Convert Your Video8 Tapes to Digital.
The tape that put a movie camera in every family's hands
Video8 was Sony's original 8mm camcorder tape, the analog format that finally replaced Super 8 film for home movies in 1985. We transfer it to digital MP4 at roughly 12.5 GB per two-hour tape, monitored in real time, on equipment most families no longer own.
Get a Free Video8 QuoteIn-house in Orange, CA since 2001. Over a million reels handled, never one lost.
$19.95
per two-hour tape (regularly $28.50). Any brand.
Since 2001
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What Video8 Is
Introduced by Sony in 1985, Video8 recorded analog video on a compact cassette about the size of an audio tape. It was small enough to make the palm-size camcorder possible and finally retired the Super 8 film camera.
Video8 came before Hi8 and Digital8. If your tapes are from the mid-to-late 1980s, they are most likely Video8.
As analog magnetic tape, Video8 loses signal over time. The picture softens and colors dull a little more every year.
The three 8mm formats look nearly identical. You do not need to tell them apart; we identify each by its recording.
The 8mm camcorders that played Video8 are now rare, leaving the tapes stranded without the hardware.
Why Digitize Video8 Now
The earliest Video8 tapes are approaching 40 years old. Time is working against the signal on every one.
Tape stored in garages and attics can turn sticky or grow mold. Do not keep trying to play an affected tape at home.
Video8 captured the birthdays, trips, and everyday life of the late 80s, often the only moving footage of that era.
You do not need a working camcorder. Send the tapes and we play and capture them on maintained equipment.
Video8 Transfer Pricing
The same flat rate as Hi8 and Digital8. Longer tapes count as multiple two-hour tapes.
Delivery on flash drive or hard drive, and optionally on DVD: $5 per disc for disc-only orders, $15 per disc when a drive is included. $50 order minimum. We skip blank footage and never charge for the empty parts of a tape.
Which Tape Do You Have?
Not sure what you are looking at? Match your tape below and tap it for the details, or just send a mixed box and we sort and identify them for you.
Consumer and Home Formats
Professional & Broadcast
Low-compression MP4 or MOV files delivered on flash drive, hard drive, the cloud, or long lasting archival DVD.Â
Why Our Video8 Transfers Look Better
We encode at far higher quality than the warehouse standard, preserving the detail a small analog tape holds.
A technician monitors each capture and tries troublesome tapes in multiple decks for the best result.
We trim blank footage and never charge for the empty parts of a tape.
Your tapes are digitized by our own team in Orange, California, never subcontracted or sent overseas.
How It Works
Getting your Video8 tapes to us is simple, and your originals always come home.
Send it to us
Free local pickup across Southern California, a secure prepaid shipping kit by mail, or drop off at our Orange, CA counter.
We digitize it in-house
Each tape is captured in real time at low compression, tried in multiple decks if needed, and the blanks are trimmed.
You relive it
Get your videos as MP4 on a drive or DVD to share and stream, and your original tapes come back with them.
Video8 Questions
How much does it cost?
How do I know if I have Video8 and not Hi8 or Digital8?
Do I need the camcorder?
Can you convert sticky or moldy Video8 tapes?
How do I get my videos back?
Can you combine my Video8 with other tapes and media on one drive?
How long does it take?
Do you have a minimum order?
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