Hi8 to DVD :: DVD's from Hi 8 Video Tape

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We can transfer all analogue video formats to DVD, including Hi8 (Hi 8) video camcorder tape

Hi8 Video Camcorder Transfer to DVD :: Costs

Hi8 video tapes can be up to 90 minutes in length. We advise customers to put no more than 2 hours of Hi8 tape on a DVD to maintain the quality. The cost is £20 perHi8 video tape inc VAT. Discounts are available for 5 or more Hi8 video tapes to DVD - at just £15 each.

All of the Hi8 DVD transfer work is done onsite by trained technicians. This service is only available at our Kodak Express store in Camden, London - ensuring the quality of our Hi8 video to DVD transfer work and it also means that your precious Hi8 tapes cannot get lost. Use our HI8 to DVD mail order service.

An excellent mail order service is available for Hi8 DVD work. P/P is an additional 10%. We are part of the Kodak group[ of companies which is your assurance of excellent service, good quality work and peace of mind when ordering through the web.

Mail order to DVD Hi8 transfer takes 5 days Please add 50% for a 24 hour turn around Additional copies of your Hi8 to DVD are £10 each Editing of your Hi8 -DVD transfer is available We can repair broken Hi8 video tapes A Hi8 mail order service is available We offer a NTSC to PAL Hi8 service

Hi8 Video Tape Editing

Many of our customers request editable Hi8 video files for editing on their home computers. For PC's we supply a WMV file for easy editing. The cost is £25.00. For editing on a MAC the editable Hi8 files cost £40 per tape

Drop your Hi8 video tapes off at our studios in London or post them to us and include your phone number and instructions. On receipt of the work we will call you, confirm your instructions and take payment by credit card over the phone

Hi8 NTSC to PAL DVDs

Many countries around the world use the NTSC format, including Japan, USA and many countries in South America. NTSC conversion cost £30 in addition to copying the footage to DVD

Hi8 Video to DVD Copies :: Copyright

We can Hi8 copy videos to DVD if you are the copyright owner. We cannot copy the tape if you have rented or borrowed the video.

By giving us your Hi8 tapes to copy to DVD, you are assuring us that the above conditions have been met.

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Hi8 Video Format :: Essential Reading only for Geeks

Hi8 is one of three 8mm video formats developed for SECAM, PAL and NTSC TV systems. The Hi8 video tape format was widely used by the amateur consumer market but also saw some use by professionals who required portable light weight video camcorders for new gathering.

The Hi8 video format was introduced in the late eighties, early nineties. Some of most well known Hi 8 cameras were made by Sony and included the very popular Sony CCD-TRV138 Camcorder, the Sony Handycam CCD-TRV68 Hi-8 Analog Camcorder, and the Sony CCDTRV608 Camcorder with 3.0" LCD, Hi8 Video Light & USB Streaming. The Hi8 was so popular because it was smaller and more compact than other video systems on the market at the time, namely s-VHS, Betamax and ED-Beta video formats.

The Hi8 video format consisted of a plastic cassette not unlike VHS tapes with a magnetic tape (8mm wide) wound between the two spools. On PAL TV systems could record up to 90 minutes and on NTSC, 2 hours of recording was possible.

Hi8 Recordings are made on a helical scan drum which can both play and record the Hi8 video tape. The drum rotates at high speed, up to 3000 rpm when played on a PAL camcorder and up to 3600 when played on American format NTSC camcorders. The advantages of Hi8 camcorder recordings over Video8 was improved picture quality due to improved video tape and better quality helical drum recording head. The result was an increase in luminance bandwidth making the Hi8 camcorder more versatile and giving almost laser disc quality. The Hi8 camcorder format was also backwardly compatible with the Video8 format.

The Hi8 camcorder video format has now almost been superceded by a variety of digital video formats including Digital8, mini DVD, miniDV and DV cam but remains popular in the secondhand market. The Digital8 video format is at present coming under a lot of pressure. Only Sony continue to manufacture it with consumers preferring miniDV and the newer mini DVD formats.

Hi8 video tapes are prone to 'drop out'. Since the Hi8 tape is only 8mm wide and travels over the recording head at great speed, the magnetic coating tends to erode relatively quickly. Hi8 camcorders incorporate an advance compensating system to correct this fault isn't always successful. To improve the life of Hi8 video tapes they must kept out of direct sunlight and be kept away from damp and dusty enviroments.It is inevitable that, as with any magnetic video format, the Hi8 recording will eventually be lost over time. Older tapes will start to show the drop out effect and noise (snow). Hi8 camcorder tape will also eventually become brittle and snap and if it has not been played for a number of years, will start to stick to itself. Hi8 video tapes must therefore be transferred to DVD at some stage to avoid losing the recording altogether. The same applies to miniDV tapes as well.

Hi8 video tape is an analog format and needs to be converted to digital before capture on a computer can be done. Capture to a computer usually involves one of two methods. The first is to have an interior capture card installed in the computer. The second is to buy an Hi8 exterior unit, such as the excellent and versatile Canopus unit which can convert Hi8 analog signals from any source to digital. Once the Hi8 video tape has been captured to computer, editing and burning to a DVD can take place.