RESURRECT YOUR Digital 8 TAPES!
Freeman Productions offers an incredible opportunity to transfer your old Digital 8 tapes into a digital format
DIGITISATION OF Digital 8 TAPES
With our handy video conversion tools and software, we can take those old tapes of yours and make them digital!
WORKS WITH ALL TAPES
We convert all tapes, both NTSC and PAL. No matter the region, Freeman Productions has got you sorted!
DAMAGED VIDEO TAPE REPAIR
We repair tapes that are damaged or covered in mould! This can be dangerous to do youself
Digital 8 VIDEO CONVERSION
Time is fleeting as the saying goes. That’s why you went to pains to buy the best camera in its day and spent hour upon hour recording your family growing up. What memories they were. That day your son rode on the dog or that time your daughter had her big ballet recital. They are all on these old Digital 8 videos and you have no clue how you will ever see them again! What can you do now?
Luckily Freeman Productions has your back with a digital 8 to USB conversion service. We can turn those old tapes into a video file that you can easily play on your computer, phone or other device! We do this from our studio located in Johannesburg South Africa. We also convert Hi8 tapes, miniDV and much more!
Why should I convert digital 8 to usb?
WORKS UNIVERSALLY!
Your new videos should work on all video devices once converted. This includes phones, TV’s and computers!
PROTECT YOUR HOME MOVIES
Without transferring your videos; moisture, sun-light and other irritants can affect the delicate magnetic tape. This will cause your Digital 8 movies to lose quality over time.
IT WILL SURVIVE DECADES
Digitised files can last for decades and beyond if backed up regularly
RE-WATCH YOUR Digital 8 VIDEOS
It is an incredible and emotional experience to watch tapes for the first time in years.
SAVE ANYWHERE YOU SAVE FILES
Once your tapes are in a digital format, you can save them anywhere! This includes YouTube, Facebook and anywhere else you wish.
SHARE THIS EXPERIENCE
Do you have an old wedding video or an old recording of someone’s birthday? The best gift you can give someone is the gift of an old memory.
HOW IT’S DONE
We label the tapes
We put little stickers on each tape with a number written on them. This will allow you to link each tape to its respective video file at the end of the process.
The VIDEO CONVERSION process
Our engineers will capture your Digital 8 tapes onto a computer, turning them into video files.
AI Enhancement (additional service)
As an additional service, our talented engineers can go through the process of skillfully using AI tools to increase the resolution and quality of small clips from your tapes. Click here to learn more. (not included in this service)
Saving your VIDEO CONVERSIONS
That’s it, we are done! Now all that we need is to save your tape to a USB device of your choosing.
How are digital 8 video conversions done?
GIVE THE GIFT OF A MEMORY
Surprise a friend or family member, with the most amazing gift you could give them. A video conversion
The more you share and back up your video conversions, the longer they will last.
It’s so easy. All you need to do is copy and paste the video conversions.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
I was very pleased with the quality of the work. Extremely professional and the turnaround time to deliver was exceptionally fast. I had a great experience with Freeman Productions and will definitely be using their services going forward!
Sindi Ndlovu
What an absolute pleasure to work with such decent people who give absolute attention to detail in the most loving and professional way
Chaim Tuch
The team was excellent. Freeman productions run a very professional operation and the quality of the service was exceptional. Would highly recommend working with them!
Brett Dembo
History
- In the 1980's Kodak invented a type of tape called the 8mm video as a response to the VHS that was already in the market
- This technology, like VHS, used a plastic shell to contain a magnetic tape to store videos.
- 8mm was used for professional and home use. After the creation of video8 (the first 8mm video format), Hi8 was created before finally Digital 8 came to the market.
- By about 2010's the technology had become almost completely obsolete as it was replaced by Digital technologies
Downsides to Digital 8
- After years, your Digital 8 tapes will start to degrade and you will lose some of the video. This effect gets worse the longer you leave it
- This is because moisture, sunlight and some other elements influence the sensitive magnetic tape which causes the quality to degrade over the years. What this means is that even if you have a player for your tapes, the player and the physical tapes themselves will eventually wear down.
- In addition to this, every time you play the tape, it gets more worn out. So even just playing them causes damage.
- The only solution to these problems is to convert your tapes to a Digital video file.
YOU CAN PLAY YOUR Digital 8 TAPES ON ANYTHING!
Phones, TV’s, Tablets and computers are just some of the many ways you can watch your movies
Really? All devices
Yes! You can watch the video conversions on your phone, your computer and even your TV if you have a USB equipped one. Any device that plays modern video files should be able to play your video conversion.
What video format will my Digital 8 tapes be?
We convert Hi8 tapes to MP4 but we can convert to avi , mpeg, quick time and mov at your request. Because MP4 is a global standard, it should work on almost all devices.
WE CARE
TRUST
- We completely get how trusting us to convert your special memories can be scary. There is no reason to panic, we will take the utmost care in the conversion process
EXPERIENCE
- We appreciate the sentimental value that these tapes have for you and we intend to give them the utmost respect . If you are still a little bit worried, look at our 120 + positive google reviews.
INTERNATIONAL TAPES
We do video conversions from anywhere in the world.
This means that if you have a PAL or an NTSC tape we won’t have any problem converting them!
FAQ
Other questions you may have
It’s always a good idea to have backups of your video files. It’s as simple as a copy and a paste to make copies of the files that we provide to you. Also ask about our great popular service of uploading your videos to private links whereby you can send them to friends and family in order to be able to watch them remotely from any device. Simply copy and paste the link into Whatsapp and your aunt in Cape Town can watch them straight away.
We recommend that when you have the files on your computer, you make copies of the files.
Please arrive with your tapes and a USB if you have one (as long as it has enough space). However, if you do not have a USB, we are able to provide one as an addition to the service.
Yes! We do not have a limit to the number of tapes that we can convert, this is service for everyone, individuals and companies alike!
While the end result will entirely depend on the state of your tapes, we do have an AI service that can increase the quality in clips from your tapes
The process is normally between ten to twenty working days unless express delivery is requested
We can indeed! Freeman Productions is able to convert hi8 tapes as well as plenty of other media types such as slides/negatives, VHS-C, betamax and much more!
MODERNIZE MEMORIES
ELEVATE JOY
At Freeman Productions, we are overjoyed to be able to provide people with their memories. The feeling we get when we show our customers their precious moments is indescribable and we love doing it. So what are you waiting for? Get your Digital 8 tapes converted to USB today!
