Youtube is a great service allowing anyone with an internet connection to upload digital videos indefinitely onto their servers to share with others. Since Youtube was developed after digital video had already gained massive popularity around the globe, it’s a bit more complicated to upload analog video sources, such as what you’d find on VHS...Read More
Back when the VHS format reigned supreme, it actually had two different sizes. There was the standard VHS tape that everyone knows and there was also the VHS-C. VHS-C tapes are basically compact versions of the VHS tape, made smaller to fit the much more desirable handheld camcorders. The creators of this tape felt they...Read More
MiniDV tapes are a great medium for recording and capturing memories on video. The camcorders are small and compact, and the tapes even smaller, making carrying it with you an ease. MiniDV is a pretty versatile format, with many camcorders providing additional outputs for making capturing to your computer easier such as Firewire or USB....Read More
There’s all sorts of different things you can do with your old media. With old VHS tapes, you can make a variety of cool things like this awesome spiral-bound notebook made from the front of old VHS tapes. Instructables.com has a great step-by-step guide on how to create your own spiral-bound notepad made from recycled...Read More
Uploaded by user brusspup, he explained, “They gave me the statistic of “500 years of youtube videos are watched each day through social media sites” and asked if I could build an illusion around it. I thought VHS tapes would be a nice way to portray “video” and would be easy to work with to...Read More
Before converting your whole entire collection of video tapes to DVD, there’s actually a few things to think about. With all of the different options available, you’ll want to make sure you get all of the specifications you’re looking for prior to bringing in your video tape transfer. These are just some points to think...Read More
Our department of VHS to DVD in San Diego is equipped to take your old video tapes and convert them to a modern DVD or Blu-ray format that you can enjoy in your home. All of our DVDs even come with a compatibility guarantee, so you can be sure that our discs will work in...Read More
VHS tapes might be obsolete at this point in time, but that doesn’t mean that we don’t all still remember the days of rewinding tapes and fuzzy video. There now exists an awesome coffee table, shaped as three giant wood VHS tapes! The table features intricately carved details and features commonly found on VHS cassettes,...Read More
Container VS Codecs If you’ve ever worked with digital video before, you’re probably aware that there are many different types of video files. A digital video file usually consists of two parts. These two parts are called the “Container” and the “Codec”. The container refers to what the actual file type or extension is, for...Read More
With all of the new technology coming out all of the time, it can be difficult to keep up with the latest and greatest, and what the newest generation offers. Blu-ray is the latest available optical storage medium, similar to a DVD. The difference is that it uses a different laser wavelength (blue) instead of...Read More
Have you ever wanted to watch videos from your computer or tablet on your home TV? Well believe it or not, there are several products on the market which will allow you to do just that! These little media boxes will enable you to watch all of your movies, media, and music, plus other high...Read More
We all know the Betamax format was technically superior to the VHS tape if we simply compared specs on the tapes themselves. However, you also need to consider the “whole product”. “The whole product” model also provided a convincing explanation of why VHS had thrashed Betamax. VHS offered a bigger choice of hardware at lower...Read More
10: The VHS Revolution The story of the effect of the DVD on the film industry starts with the introduction of the VHS tape in the early 1980s. Home video changed how the film industry worked, by providing people a way to enjoy movies from the comfort of their own homes. VHS tapes were pretty...Read More
Are you unsure what type of 8mm camcorders you should be looking for? Converting 8mm video tapes like Video8, Hi8, and Digital8 tapes can actually be pretty confusing, especially if you have different types of tapes. Having multiple different tape formats can cause problems because not all camcorders are capable of playing each format. The...Read More
Cloud-based video editing startup Magisto will soon launch an iPhone version of its automated video editing app, the company announced today. Magisto’s free (for now) service automates the video editing process for the untrained or lazy, making it possible for people to submit video clips to the service and let it do the work of...Read More
With video editing, you have a couple of different options for your workstations. There are several advantages and disadvantages depending on what kind of system you plan to use for your project. Typically, you’d either be working on a desktop computer, or a laptop computer. However, recently, tablets and other mobile platforms have begun to...Read More
For some, the actual differences between low-definition, standard definition, and high definition video can be a bit confusing. High Definition Video – This is the newest form of video that rose primarily at the advent of the HDTV (High Definition Television). Most of us are familiar with high-definition video, as it’s been heavily marketed the...Read More
The 2012 Consumer Electronics Show, or CES, is coming up from January 10-13, 2012. This is a yearly show hosted in Las Vegas that features all of the new and upcoming gadgets, computers, software and technology that is being developed by the world’s top corporations and technological companies. Over 100,000 people regularly attend the show...Read More
Customers often ask us what we recommend they do with their video tapes after transferring their video to DVD. Many peoples first reaction to transferring their collection of VHS tapes is to simply get rid of them one way or another. People will usually want to get rid of their tapes after transferring to DVD...Read More
What looks like the world’s biggest VHS collection, is actually an artistic display presented at the Venice Biennale of Contemporary Art in 2009. The work is entitled “Life Span” and displayed in a small church on Garibaldi Street, this giant block full of VHS videotapes is the work of Australian artists Claire Healey and Sean...Read More
Although they look entirely different, VHS and VHS-C tapes actually share the same type of magnetic recording tape. This is due to the fact that the manufacturers wanted consumers to be able to play the smaller tapes in a standard VCR, with minimal of extra equipment. Usually, to play your VHS-C tapes on your VCR,...Read More
People often take up the hobby of green-crafting to pass time, help reduce garbage, and make awesome things! VHS tapes have definitely become obsolete in the last decade or so, with all of the new age Youtube, internet TV, and digital video, many people have forgotten about the video tapes of the past. Instead of...Read More
If you’re stuck transferring Video 8 or trying to convert video8 to DVDor digital 8, or 8mm video tapes, then you may have already looked for an 8mm or Video 8 VCR adapter to no avail. As it turns out, there is still a way to convert and transfer video8 tapes to your computer. If...Read More
