Tools I Used to Digitize Family Home Videos
May 18, 18180
I used several devices and software tools to capture, process, and upload my family’s home videos. It was a long project, but fun and a great learning experience.
🎞️ Analog Video (VHS, Video8)
Capturing analog tapes like VHS and Video8 was done using:
- An RCA-to-HDMI adapter
- Connected to a HDMI-to-USB-C capture adapter
- Recorded using OBS Studio into
.mkvfiles
📼 MiniDV Tapes
For MiniDV, I installed a FireWire PCI card in an old desktop PC and used: