Written by Erica Scoppettuolo Video tapes can become damaged for a variety of reasons (we’re talking mold, humidity, discoloration, etc) but one problem that affects aging tapes most is sticky shed syndrome. As the name suggests, this condition causes a …
Written by Matt Patten Reel-to-reel tapes, also known as R2R tapes and open-reel tapes, are an old audio recording format that originated almost 100 years ago and became popular in the 1950s and 1960s. If you have old reel-to-reel tapes …
Written by Amy Hammond The earliest versions of instant film appeared in the 1940s and, thanks to a recent resurgence, it’s still popular even today. This fun yet practical technology allows people to view their photos a mere 60 seconds …
Written by Erica Scoppettuolo Television standards dictate how television signals are formatted, transmitted, and received by TV sets. There are three main analog color standards called NTSC, PAL, and SECAM, and they’re each used in different parts of the world. …
Written by Erica Scoppettuolo Digital Video was all the rage in the 1990s as it started to truly replace analog options in both the professional and amateur markets. The format was standardized and used across multiple companies and products, with …
Written by Matt Patten DAT tapes are a type of audio recording format that was popular among recording professionals in the 1990s. They were famous for the perfect, lossless copies they could record but were also too expensive compared to …
Written by Jennifer Niloff If you have a large family, chances are you have been confused by what to call the relation between you and another relative at some point in your life. Immediate family is simple. Aunts, uncles, and …
Written by Erica Scoppettuolo Sony is one of the biggest names in video technology—and they have been pioneers in the industry for as long as the industry has existed. This means they have a lot of different products, and differentiating …
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 …
