Digitize Camcorder Tapes (8mm, Hi8, Digital 8, MiniDV, & MicroMV) to Digital

TheDigitizeCenter | Send us your media and our team of experts will digitize all of it with care and prepare it for you in the format of your choice.

Convert Camcorder Tapes to Digital Format and Enjoy your Memories Forever

Digitize your Camcorder Tapes including Regular 8, Hi8, Digital8, MiniDV, and MicroMV tapes into a digital format with The Digitize Center so that they can be preserved and last forever. Once digitized, your digital memories will be delivered to you on the format of your choice via digital cloud, USB thumb drive, or playable DVDs.

  • Step 1: Order Digitize Kit and Pack your Tapes

    The first step is simple, order the Digitize Kit that corresponds to the number of tapes you plan to send in. Don't worry if you do not have the exact number, you can always send more if you'd like. Once the kit arrives, pack it with your memories and send it off to us using the prepaid special priority return label.

  • Step 2: Professionally Digitized with Care

    Our team of experts will digitize all of your media with care and prepare it for you in the format of your choice. You will receive email updates along the way keeping you up to date on the status.

  • TheDigitizeCenter | You will receive all of your original media back, along with the digitized versions you can download from the cloud, receive on a thumb drive, or view on a DVD set. Enjoy your digitized memories forever.

    Step 3. Enjoy your Memories

    You will receive all of your original media back, along with the digitized versions you can download from the cloud, receive on a thumb drive, or view on a DVD set. Enjoy your digitized memories forever

    What You Get 
  • 8mm Video Cassette

  • Hi8

  • Digital8

  • MiniDV

  • MicroMV

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does it cost?

Digitizing your video tapes is only based on the number of items you send in. To learn more, visit the Pricing Page or scroll down.

How long does it take?

It can take anywhere from 2-8 weeks to completely finish your order depending upon what size it is and if its during the busy season. However, we do offer expedited processing options that allow you to have your order completed in as little as 3 days!

Can I send other types of items in along with my camcorder tapes?

Yes! You can mix and match as much as you'd like. We can digitize most types of consumer media, including video tapes, film, photos, and slides. For a full list of what we can digitize, visit What We Digitize.

What if one of my tapes is blank?

We will go through each tape you send us from the beginning to the end to make sure we get everything from it. If a tape is completely blank, you will be notified and receive a credit.

Do you fix any quality issues with the tapes?

Yes we do. If a tape is damaged or broken, we will repair the tape and perform any splices necessary at no additional cost. We also digitally trim any blank areas of the tape so the digitized copy will just be the actual content.

Which output choice should I choose?

This is really up to you and how you would like to have your digitized files. We can put your digitized files on the cloud for digital access and download, put them on a thumb drive, or burn them to playable DVDs.

Will you name the files?

Yes! This is something that only we do. Whenever possible, we will take whatever labels you have on the tapes and apply that name to digitized file. So if you have a tape labeled Christmas 2001, its digitized file will have that same file name.

I'm nervous about sending my memories. What safeguards do you take to keep my memories safe?

Excellent question! We take a number of measures to make sure your memories are safe and secure from the moment they leave your possession until you receive them back from us. This includes using a special priority shipping service, an advanced internal tracking system, and more. So far, we have digitized over 1 million memories and have never lost or damaged a single one. Not one! To learn more about the safeguards we take, read this article.

Can you digitize PAL or SECAM Camcorder tapes?

Yes, we can digitize all consumer camcorder tapes, including NTSC, PAL, and SECAM.

What type of camcorder tapes can you digitize?

We can digitize nearly all consumer camcorder tapes, including 8mm, Hi8, Digital 8, MiniDV, MicroMV, and VHS/VHS-C.

What is included with the Digitize Kit?

The Digitize Kit is a special secure and crush-proof box we send you so that you can pack up your memories to send back to us. Included in the box is a Welcome Guide with useful information to help you pack up your memories. Also included is a Customer Card for you to fill out.

  • Preserve your Memories Forever

    Old media items such as camcorder tapes can and will degrade in quality over time. Video tapes are especially prone to degradation due to mold and moisture. Digitizing preserves these memories forever before it is too late.

  • TheDigitizeCenter | You will receive all of your original media back, along with the digitized versions you can download from the cloud, receive on a thumb drive, or view on a DVD set. Enjoy your digitized memories forever.

    Share with Family and Friends

    Digitizing with The Digitize Center makes it easy to share your memories with family and friends. Once digitized, you can share whichever videos you like easily with the people you choose using our Digital Cloud. Send home movies straight to anyone's smartphone or email in the cloud or order additional thumb drives or DVDs for more physical copies.

  • Protection from Loss or Damage

    Digitized memories are protected from loss or damage with our Digital Memory Cloud Backup. Once digitized, you never have to worry about losing your memories to an unforeseen disaster as we keep your memories backed up in our secure cloud.

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Order your Digitize Kit to Get Started

Order the Digitize Kit that corresponds to the number of items you want to digitize and prepare to enjoy a lifetime of memories in high-quality digital format. Fill up the Digitize Kit with your memories and receive everything back fully digitized in just a few weeks.

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    2 Item Digitize Kit

    Sale Price: $29.99 (50% OFF)

    Digitize up to 2 video tapes or mix and match.

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    10 Item Digitize Kit

    Sale Price: $139.99 (50% OFF)

    Digitize up to 10 video tapes or mix and match.

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  • Digitize Kit - Digitize Photos | VHS Tapes | Reels | Cassettes | The Digitize Center

    20 Item Digitize Kit

    Sale Price: $279.99 (50% OFF)

    Digitize up to 20 video tapes or mix and match.

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    40 Item Digitize Kit

    Sale Price: $549.99 (50% OFF)

    Digitize up to 40 video tapes or mix and match.

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Digitizing your Camcorder Tapes has never been easier...

Over 1 Million Memories Digitized and Thousands of Happy Customers

With our industry leading technology and world-class customer service, The Digitize Center is America's leader in digitizing video tapes, film reels, photos and more. See what our customers have to say about us:

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Diane Toth (Oxford, CT)
Wonderful Results

Second time I’ve used to company and am very pleased with the video results!!

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Dennis Anti (Wilbraham, MA)

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Brayton F (San Francisco, CA)
Took a 25 year old VHS cassette and transferred it well.

We had a friend record our wedding in 1999, and realized that as the videotape would degrade, asked The Digitize Center to convert to DVD and allow us to download it. They did great! I hope someday they would be able to set up a menu of options, like different scenes and when AI gets better, have viewers select a person, and then see all snippets of scenes with that person (maybe 10 seconds before and after, to understand the situation). Also, if they could use tools to upgrade the low resolution to 720P. We would pay thousands for that. However, it still looked GREAT!. Turnaround time was a couple months, but we had no rush.I recommend contacting them if you want a rush order.

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DANIEL BAREFOOT (Lincolnton, NC)
Good product but slow service

Transfer to DVD was super. However, turnaround time was extremely slowly. Must be a one-person operation.

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Shaz (Orlando, FL)
16mm and 8mm Transfers

It took a while but the transfers were acceptable, with some post software tweaking, the footage looked pretty good. I believe that the timeline extended in excess of 3 months. Well worth the wait as I hadn’t seen the regular 8mm, film of my brother in 1962, for over 30 years.

The other 8mm, my ice skating on Lake Candlewood in Connecticut in 1971, looked good. Other 8mm transfers were super 8, some college projects in the 80’s looked good.

Finally, a rough cut of a 16mm student project was fun to revisit. The flash drive worked out well. This is my first time using this company and my experience was a good one. I recommend them!

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Sara Winchester (Saint Johns, FL)
So happy to view the digital videos again.

Thanks!

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Randolph Androsik (North Olmsted, OH)

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Deb Anderson (Kamas, UT)
Very Happy

It was easy to do and the results are great! My only complaint is how long it took to get my videos back. After seeing them, it was worth the wait. So happy! In fact, I am preparing another box to send.

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Donna Haft (Oberlin, OH)
Worth the wait!

I mailed my VHS Tape in late February to be digitized to a DVD. I put it in a Legacy Box, and filled in the included form. I received a notification that May that my digitizing was still in progress. At the end of June, I called Legacy Box to talk to a person about the progress of my order, it had been 5 months now. I explained that I filled out the paper in the box with all of my information. Legacy explained that by filling out the form in the box, I allowed them to sell my order to a third party company, in this case, The Digitize Center. Shortly thereafter, the Digitize Center contacted me to let me know my order was safe, and I would be receiving notification when it shipped. Though it took a long time, Digitize Center kept me informed and reassured until my order finally shipped at the end of July. I was so worried that I had lost my memories for good. The video was not spectacular and wouldn't mean much to anyone else, but it was recorded 32 years ago, and held memories very dear to me. Some of the people in it aren't even with us anymore. I am so grateful to The Digitize Center for locating my lost order, keeping it safe, and making sure I got the best DVD quality possible from a 32 year old VHS tape. I would highly recommend The Digitize Center to reproduce your memories and keep them safe. The Digitize Center kept me notified and reassured throughout the entire process. It took eight months from start to finish, but watching the events on that video was well worth the wait! Thank you Digitize Center for finding my order and taking such good care to make sure it was returned to me safely.
Warmest regards...

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Marie Welch (Colorado Springs, CO)
Better than some

I had sport videos that were sent to be processed. They did not recopy some tv shows that got on the used tapes. I appreciated that. There were some tapes that had tracking issued that occurred during processing. I reached out to see if they would recopy them. Haven't heard back.

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Jo Pillai (Winfield, IL)
Happy with the results

I sent in about 10 old tapes ranging in age from the 1960's to the 1990's and they turned out very well. If I happen to find more, then I will certainly send them in.

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Michael Chapman (Onalaska, WI)
Excellent Service

They immediately offered me a refund for my expedited service payment without me requesting it, and then completed the 10 VHS tapes in a very short time. Highly recommended.

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Jack Prescott
Remember old times

It is nice to be able to see

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Kay Morrison (Portland, TX)
Great Experience

I had submitted several old reel to reel tapes, and they were perfectly digitized.
THis company does update you on the status of your order through emails, and
it did take about 3 months, so you just have to have patience! I will probably be sending them some old cassette tapes in the very near future!

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Mike Strekall (Salt Lake City, UT)

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George Klett (College Station, TX)
Accolades!

Quality okay but would like a more expedient and quick return of my order. Will give you another chance soon!
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Joe Villarreal (Dallas, TX)
Very well done!

Digitize Center translated ten 8mm tapes and 100 old 35mm slides for a projector into perfect digital images and videos. Took a little longer to get to my order, but once they started working on it I had the results in under 4 weeks.

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Laura S (Advance, NC)
120 film negatives success

I had 40 year old 120 size official negatives of me in the USN. Thank you for creating actual photos & putting them on a thumb drive. You kept me up to date frequently as the processing took place. Highly recommend you for any photo needs.

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NANCY FAIRLEIGH (Cleveland, OH)

Very happy with my digitized photos.

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Lesley Tsai (Portland, OR)
Beautifully digitized 35-year-old audiocassette and videocassette!

The Digitize Center converted my 35-year-old audiocassette and my videocassette containing precious family memories into USBs that I can share with my siblings. My father passed away 32 years ago, so watching this long-lost video was the first time I've heard his voice since then. And the audiocassette of my then 95-year-old great-aunt recounting the family history of my Swedish great-grandparents immigrating to the US in the 1880s is priceless. The quality of both these digitized versions was stellar! The time it took to reproduce these was well worth it. Thank you!

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Linda Hart (Fort Myers, FL)
High Quality Results, But Patience Required

Everything I sent came back digitized with excellent quality. It did take almost 5 months to receive the finished product.

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Heather B Shanton (New York, NY)
Great job!

I'm so happy with the digitization on my dad's audio reel-to-reel tapes from the 1970's. Amazing work on these old artifacts!

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Jackie Outten (Hayes, VA)
Very Good Job with the processing but . . .

We sent in two reels for processing. They did a nice job on the processing and the quality was great for the age of the film but the wait time was way beyond what was shown in the FAQ which states 4 to 10 weeks. They received my reels on February 5th of this year and I finally got them back on July 6th for. They need to be more forthcoming on processing time. If you are in a hurry to receive your media back, you really need to pay for expedited processing.

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stanislawa czulak (Staten Island, NY)
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Philip Dodd (Columbus, OH)
Great job digitizing, but it took forever and I was overcharged.

It took about 5 months to get the digitized media. I was told that since I only had 8 items they would charge me for a two item box and then give me a discounted item rate for the remainder. They charged me for a full 10 item box. I tried to call over and over and the customer service message said there were no agents available. I also emailled them a number of times with no response. Finally someone did contact me, but said he couldn't help with the billing issue. I ended up paying the full price they invoiced me for because I wanted my original and digitized media and didn't see any other options.