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Updated 21 Oct 2026

Video tape digitization guides

Every cassette format has its own guide: history and technology, how to identify it, ageing risks, how we digitize it and what it costs. We have been digitizing video tapes in Estonia for five years (kasseta.ee), and all work is done in our lab in Tallinn.

Pillar guideVHS

The most common home video tape. History, identification, risks and S-Video digitization.

€15 / cassette · Read guide →ComparisonVHS-C

The compact camcorder tape played in a VHS deck via an adapter. VHS-C vs VHS.

€9 / cassette · Read guide →Data featureS-VHS

Better VHS at ≈ 400 lines. How to spot an S-VHS tape and why it needs an S-VHS deck.

€9 / cassette · Read guide →ChaptersVideo8

Sony’s 8 mm camcorder tape, with a flowchart to tell Video8, Hi8 and Digital8 apart.

€9 / cassette · Read guide →Fact sheetHi8

The sharper 8 mm format. MP vs ME tape and the ageing risks.

€9 / cassette · Read guide →ExplainerDigital8

Digital DV video on a Hi8 cassette. Myths, compatibility and digital transfer.

€9 / cassette · Read guide →Step by stepMiniDV

The small digital DV tape. Step by step: identification, FireWire transfer and files.

€9 / cassette · Read guide →

Which tape do you have?

Size is the quickest way to identify a format. The cassettes below are drawn to the same scale.

Video cassette sizes to scaleVHS / S-VHS187 × 103 mmVHS-C92 × 58 mmVideo8 / Hi8 / Digital895 × 62.5 mmMiniDV66 × 48 mm
Video cassette sizes to scale.

Formats side by side

Home video formats at a glance (PAL)
FormatLaunchedTape widthResolutionRecordingDigitization
VHS1976, JVC12.65 mm (½″)≈ 240 linesAnalogue€15 / cassette
VHS-C1982, JVC12.65 mm (½″)≈ 240 linesAnalogue€9 / cassette
S-VHS1987, JVC12.65 mm (½″)≈ 400 linesAnalogue€9 / cassette
Video81985, Sony8 mm≈ 250 linesAnalogue€9 / cassette
Hi81989, Sony8 mm≈ 400 linesAnalogue€9 / cassette
Digital81999, Sony8 mmDV, 720 × 576Digital€9 / cassette
MiniDV1995, DV consortium6.35 mm (¼″)DV, 720 × 576Digital€9 / cassette

Prices are per cassette. Damaged cassette repair €9 per cassette, cleaning €9 per cassette. Payment by invoice to a private person or a company.

How to order

  1. 1
    Send a request

    Tell us the formats and quantities via the form or email. You get exact information, the price and shipping instructions.

  2. 2
    Ship your tapes

    Pack the tapes carefully and ship them with Posti (SmartPosti), Matkahuolto or DPD to our office in Tallinn.

  3. 3
    Receive your files

    We usually digitize your recordings within 10–14 working days. Files on USB or via a cloud link, paid by invoice.