Written by Erica Scoppettuolo The DV (Digital Video) format is well-known among consumers for its MiniDV tapes, but there was also a larger professional variant developed by Panasonic called DVCPRO. If you’ve found old DVCPRO tapes in your collection, you …
Written by Erica Scoppettuolo “8mm tapes” is one of the more confusing video format terms because it refers to three types of tape: Video8, Hi8, and Digital8. 127 companies agreed to the standardized format before it came to market, which …
Written by Erica Scoppettuolo VHS tapes became a true household staple in the 80s and 90s. It has been a while, however, since any of us really used a VCR or played a VHS tape, so it’s no surprise if …
Written by Erica Scoppettuolo With so many video formats developed and released in the last quarter of the 20th century — and the same companies producing multiple products with similar names — it’s easy to confuse one format for another. …
Written by Erica Scoppettuolo As video formats go, U-matic tapes are one of the oldest and most niche. These tapes came before even Betamax and were used by professionals working in television far more than by consumers. Just because they’re …
Written by Erica Scoppettuolo Everyone knows what a VHS tape is but during the heyday of analog recording, there were all sorts of competing products on the market. One competitor was a smaller, more compact version of the VHS tape …
Written by Erica Scoppettuolo In the 1990s, mini DV tapes were a cutting-edge technology in video recording. These days, they’ve been replaced by more convenient digital storage methods but many people still have precious footage preserved on mini DV tapes. …
Written by Erica Scoppettuolo Though it’s no longer the most convenient form of video recording, 8mm film still holds a certain nostalgic charm. Whether you’re a film enthusiast or simply looking to preserve family memories, here’s everything you need to …
Written by Erica Scoppettuolo We’ve come a long way from the era when the first video camera was invented. Nowadays, most of us have one sitting in our pocket—you might even be reading this article on the same device you …
Written by Erica Scoppettuolo The first DVD movie changed the game for home entertainment. With superior quality, interactive features, greater storage capacity, and a sleeker design, the DVD stood out as infinitely superior to its video storage predecessors. With its …
