8mm Tapes to digital service
100,000+
130+
locations
90,000+
converted per year
115+
employees
5 million
scanned per year
If you’re looking to digitize 8mm tapes, then you no doubt had the pleasure of recording them in the 90s. They still bring a smile to our faces too! These Hi8 tapes were small, which meant the cameras were genuinely portable and pleasant to use. Our team of over 80 technicians loves to convert 8mm tapes to digital as they tend to be full of kids playing sports, graduating, getting married, and generally living their best lives. We’ll be pleased to provide you with high-quality transfers of hi8 to the digital format of your choice, including USB, DVD, or cloud archives, all labeled and organized. We look forward to hearing from you. Don’t be shy with any questions!
Our Mission
“By making the hard work of digitizing and sharing easy for our clients, we will preserve our world’s history before old formats fade and family stories are lost to time. Our ultimate goal is to make your best memories EverPresent in your life.”
– Eric, Jennifer & Winston
Why Choose Our 8mm tape to digital service
TRUST
Over 100 million memories preserved, 30+ years experience, 115+ expert technicians. Alarmed, camera-monitored, US-based, high-tech labs. Human quality control process. Advanced barcode tracking to keep you updated by email and text.
VALUE
The size of our company allows us to provide more for less. We’ve invested in the best film & video technology so you can benefit from high-resolution or file format upgrades, a hybrid of AI enhancements and human quality checks, organized files and transcribed labels.
SECURE
You should NOT have to risk your family memories getting lost or damaged in the mail. We run a private logistics network between our clients homes, our 130+ local stores and our high tech labs nationwide. Your materials will be binned and barcoded, and we’ll provide you with updates throughout.
RESPECT
No upfront payments and no rushed decisions. We never ask you to do work to make our job easier. Feel free to send your collections in their original containers, boxes and cases. We’ll count them for you, provide a no-obligation estimate, and keep everything in order.
We Convert 8mm Tapes to HD
Our optional AI enhancement tools can:
costs to digitize video tapes
Ultimately, what we care about is helping families do this video-tape-to-digital project ONCE – and do it right the first time.
Select a tab below to learn more about pricing packages:
Digital Package
First 10 Tapes: $21.99/tape
Tapes 11-20: $19.99/tape
This 20% bulk discount will be applied automatically!
Great value for clients ready to download their files and back up on their own before sharing with friends and family online. Enjoy 60 days of app access for unlimited downloading and sharing.
A $50 service fee applies to all orders. This service fee provides for safe handling procedures including: intake, item coding, physical & digital storage, quality checks by senior technicians and packaging.
Signature Package
First 10 Tapes: $29.99/tape
Tapes 11-20: $25.99/tape
This 20% bulk discount will be applied automatically!
Most popular. Simple, flat-rate pricing to have everything done, including labeling & cloud backup. Zero work and zero worries for you after we finish. Easy to share cloud access and included USB or DVDs.
A $50 service fee applies to all orders. This service fee provides for safe handling procedures including: intake, item coding, physical & digital storage, quality checks by senior technicians and packaging.
Family Bundle
First 10 Tapes: $39.99/tape
This 20% bulk discount will be applied automatically!
Best value if you are doing this for the family and would benefit from extended time with your private cloud archive. If you need more than three copies it’s easy and affordable to add them.
A $50 service fee applies to all orders. This service fee provides for safe handling procedures including: intake, item coding, physical & digital storage, quality checks by senior technicians and packaging.
Professional Package
Bulk discounts may be available upon request
Chosen by fewer than 10% of our clients, but popular with certain institutions and professionals. Unless you already know you want this service, you likely don’t need it.
A $50 service fee applies to all orders. This service fee provides for safe handling procedures including: intake, item coding, physical & digital storage, quality checks by senior technicians and packaging.
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HOME PICKUPS
Too many boxes to move on your own? Complimentary home and office pickups are offered along the East Coast from Maine to Florida.
LOCAL STORES
130+ locations available for convenient drop-off. See which store is closest to you. Our drivers personally transport projects to our local lab for digitizing.
FREE SHIPPING
We accept mail-in orders from across the U.S. We’ll email a pre-paid UPS label or apply a shipping credit if you ship on your own.
Still have more questions about converting 8mm tapes?
866-363-3351
Call us or click Inquire below to get a free estimate.
Click “Arrange Service” to select the most convenient option to get us your 8mm video tapes.
Comparing The Five Largest Digitizing Services
An honest comparison to help you choose the best company for your project.
How Does Digitizing Video Tapes Compare?
EverPresent is an archival grade video digitizing company that regularly works for museums and historical institutions. You will benefit from all of our next-level equipnment and advanced quality control these clients require of us.
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EverPresent |
LegacyBox |
iMemories |
ScanCafe |
CVS, Walmart |
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AI Upscaling to HD |
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Written Labels |
✅ |
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Formats Digitized |
VHS, VHS-C, Hi8, Digital 8, 8mm |
VHS, VHS-C, Hi8, Digital 8, 8mm MiniDV, Betamax, MicroMV |
VHS, VHS-C, Hi8, Digital 8, 8mm, MiniDV, Betamax, MicroMV |
VHS, VHS-C, Hi8, Digital 8, 8mm, MiniDV |
VHS, VHS-C, Hi-8, Digital 8, MiniDV, 8mm |
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Output Format Options |
✅ |
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❌ |
❌ |
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Restorative Services |
✅ |
❌ |
❌ |
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Shipping & Drop-off Experience
All transport between our stores, your homes and our high-tech labs is handled by our private in-house logistics network that’s 100% devoted to safely transporting your precious photos and videos.
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EverPresent |
LegacyBox |
iMemories |
ScanCafe |
CVS, Walmart |
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Home Pickup |
✅ |
❌ |
❌ |
❌ |
❌ |
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Local Stores |
✅ |
❌ |
❌ |
❌ |
✅ |
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Inbound Shipping Included |
✅ |
✅ |
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❌ |
✅ |
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Flexible Shipping Approach |
✅ |
❌ |
❌ |
✅ |
✅ |
Shopping & Service Experience
We are the only major national company that makes it 100% free to get us your project, counts everything for you, build an inventory, and provides a free estimate and personal consultation before you pay a dime.
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EverPresent |
LegacyBox |
iMemories |
ScanCafe |
CVS, Walmart |
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Inventory & Quotes |
✅ |
❌ |
❌ |
❌ |
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Order Approval |
✅ |
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✅ |
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Personalized Ordering Experience |
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❌ |
✅ |
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Digital Delivery Options |
✅ |
❌ |
✅ |
❌ |
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*Information regarding competitors is based on public research and market knowledge available at the time of publication. Product features, and service offerings are subject to change. EverPresent does not guarantee the absolute accuracy of competitor data. Please verify all information directly with the respective service provider.
frequently asked questions about 8mm tape conversion
A FEW MORE NOTES ON HI8 TAPES:
Hi8 tapes’ major competition for home movies came from VHS-c tapes. VHS-c were the small tapes that fit into full-size VHS adapters, which was convenient for use in the VCRs most people already owned and 8mm tapes did not. But the higher quality and 120-minute+ capacity of the Hi8 tapes (vs. the 45 minute capacity of the VHS-c tape), helped 8mm tapes become successful. However, 8mm tapes were not relevantly more durable than their VHS counterparts in terms of longevity, which means it’s time to convert your 8mm tapes to DVD or digital so they are preserved before it’s too late. They only have a shelf life of 15 years! While you prepare for this project, we recommend storing your 8mm tapes vertically, away from sunlight to keep deterioration from accelerating. We have cutting-edge 8mm tape converter solutions and can help guide you through the entire process and convert 8mm video cassettes to digital in the safest and most effective way possible.
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