Here’s how I FINALLY digitized my Hi8 tapes (15 years later)

It took over 15 years to digitize my old home movies, but I finally did it. I’ll show you how.

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July 1, 2020

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It took over 15 years to digitize my old home movies, but I finally did it. I’ll show you how.

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Armaan Pasha

July 1, 2020 at 2:00 pm

First here

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Timothy Nickles

July 1, 2020 at 2:09 pm

I love these videos keep up the good work

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EOBARD THAWNE

July 1, 2020 at 2:10 pm

CLASSIC 🙂 good old memories

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Dr. Arpit Bavaskar

July 1, 2020 at 2:16 pm

Good old memories!!!

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kamarul hisham

July 1, 2020 at 2:18 pm

atok tua nyanyok

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Billy Braithwaite

July 1, 2020 at 2:19 pm

Gotta love preserving memories ????

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Pastor Donkoh

July 1, 2020 at 2:21 pm

i get anxiety when i think about curious regular people and historians alike in the year 50,000 looking through the internet domain and missing out on a lot information purely becuase language will have changed so much they won’t know the terms to use

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Alex

July 1, 2020 at 2:31 pm

What is a hi5? And why r u such a handsome man? Cnet got the mancandy again!

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Vee Macks

July 1, 2020 at 2:33 pm

That’s a pretty nasty interlacing effect going on there. Does the software not offer a de-interlacing option?

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- PA -Mail
  
  July 1, 2020 at 4:08 pm
  
  Most shoes come with lacing. But you can also buy shoes with Velcro, if you are too lazy to tie them ????????‍♂️
  
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Bird mom

July 1, 2020 at 2:49 pm

I agree with 20 more years, that’s how I am too lol

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GhettoMist

July 1, 2020 at 3:18 pm

The tapes are probably more permanent than the digital versions, but I want to digitize them because waiting for hours worth of tape to rewind is a hastle.

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- Ou8y2k2
  
  July 2, 2020 at 6:34 am
  
  Not a chance. He can make copies of the video and mirror them on the internet. With a python script, he can even schedule it every four years to prevent bit rot.
  
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Drea_TheArtist

July 1, 2020 at 3:28 pm

I had the same camera! But now I can’t find it and don’t know how to get my footage off the tapes ????

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- young fresh
  
  July 1, 2020 at 8:23 pm
  
  I have the same issue
  
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Mr MEMé

July 1, 2020 at 3:43 pm

Phundit Thyne Phundy Merea-Kcrheead kaaab AChk-beÆrchrĔd ThÖoMbBb ❌ ❌ ✔ ✔

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Terra Florim

July 1, 2020 at 3:51 pm

cool video, not like typical cnet garbage

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- CNET
  
  July 1, 2020 at 4:44 pm
  
  My feelings! ????
  
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- Terra Florim
  
  July 4, 2020 at 1:37 pm
  
  @CNET if only you guys had someone like me
  
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Venomlad Guy

July 1, 2020 at 4:53 pm

Cool

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Tow Dow 3

July 1, 2020 at 4:59 pm

why would even consider getting rid of the tapes. im glad you didn’t

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kancocorp

July 1, 2020 at 5:47 pm

OK, you can’t play that song, but can you still do any of those gymnastics moves?!

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DCMBR SXTNTH

July 1, 2020 at 7:03 pm

Wholesome.

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Magnets Travel

July 1, 2020 at 8:25 pm

Yap I done same like 10 years back, My Sony had FireWire & also my old laptop had FireWire port.

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hyper shine

July 1, 2020 at 8:54 pm

What if I only have the mini DV but not the camcorder?

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The Desi Vegan

July 2, 2020 at 3:40 am

Legend has it that all those videos are stored in Google Photos forever.

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The Desi Vegan

July 2, 2020 at 3:51 am

I have an old Hi8 Sony Handycam and a Pinnacle Video Transfer. I have done this, but I have not ever finished all the tapes. I hit play on the tapes, and hit record on the PVT device, and it puts it on a flash drive as mp4 format. I copy it to the computer, Google Photos, and YouTube as my backups. Yea, Facebook too, why not? It will reside there forever.

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TL

July 2, 2020 at 12:53 pm

Nice job man. You were sure a ladies man, and I guess even now ????

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GODLOVEME12345

July 3, 2020 at 5:43 pm

what about Hi5 tapes >? able to use it

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