2364 Main
Building B
Philomath, OR
97370
Convert Photo, Video & More to Digital
The Technology of Converting Video Tapes to Digital
It's important to use the correct resolution when converting video tape to digital. Otherwise, the image quality will be degraded.
Tape type | COMMON NAME | rESOLUTION |
---|---|---|
VHS | VHS, VHS-c | 480p USE Economy Class |
8mm | Hi-8, Digital8, Video8 | 480p up to the 90's 720p after that USE Standard Class |
MiniDV | MiniDV | 1080p USE Premium Class |
Video Tape Explained
Name | Class | DpsDave |
---|---|---|
Open Reel | Pro | No |
Betamax | Consumer | No |
VHS & VHSc | Consumer | YES |
Laser Disk | Pro | No |
Betacam | Pro | No |
Video 8 / Hi8 | Pro | YES |
D2,D2,D3 etc. | Pro | No |
DVcam, DVpro | Pro/consumer | YES |
MiniDV | Consumer | YES |
HDCam | Pro | No |
Digital 8 | Consumer | Yes |
This is the manual our operators are use to identify video tapes: VIDEO TAPE IDENTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT GUIDE