*Help* Trying to save old tapes, vhs, 8-track

[JBscar]

Hi, my father passed away a few months ago. I inherited all of our home videos and recordings my faher did on vhs video tapes, 8-track tapes, cassetes and all that. I would like to preserve these memories on a modern format.
Im not dumb, but where can you find an 8-track recorder player to dvd???
I have vhs to dvd recorders and stuff, but I would like some advice please on how to get it all done properly
Yes I have contacted most of the local prople thay offer this service, but for 1 VHS tape to DVD only 2 hrs (that i can do) is $40
Not alot of money to spend, would like help for direction please!

Thank-you

[JBR]

I had a number of Super 8 video and VHS old family movies done at Costco. As I recall, their prices were much better than several other places. Good luck!

[sureLoss]

One solution is to get a video capture card/device for a computer and then burn a DVD/CD or save it to a hard drive.

I assume you have a working device to play back these old formats anyway.

Something like this would work:
https://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX61334

And if it is just audio most computers already have an audio input or microphone input and you can connect something like this to that port and record the audio:

https://www.amazon.ca/3-5mm-Female-S...JDTJDMR4SDVKYS

[Hack&Lube]

Originally Posted by JBscar

Hi, my father passed away a few months ago. I inherited all of our home videos and recordings my faher did on vhs video tapes, 8-track tapes, cassetes and all that. I would like to preserve these memories on a modern format.
Im not dumb, but where can you find an 8-track recorder player to dvd???
I have vhs to dvd recorders and stuff, but I would like some advice please on how to get it all done properly
Yes I have contacted most of the local prople thay offer this service, but for 1 VHS tape to DVD only 2 hrs (that i can do) is $40
Not alot of money to spend, would like help for direction please!

Thank-you

8 Track tape is audio and it's very rare for anybody to have personal recorded material as it was all commercial pre-recorded songs that were released.

Do you mean Super 8 Video?

[Wormius]

My parents held on to their 8-track player. If you're near Kelowna you could probably arrange to borrow it.

[Locke]

We used this place a few years ago and they did a great job for a reasonable price.

Stopwatch Transfers

https://www.yelp.ca/biz/stopwatch-transfers-calgary

[monkeyman]

Super8mm film maybe?

[Ducay]

Having been involved in a family effort to convert a variety of tape formats to digital via a "capture card"....just dont. It is a humongous pain in the arse and time suck since it needs to sit there and play in real time. After a tonne of time spent we got 1/3 through it and the project ended with no tangible results.

I don't care who you pay, just pay someone.

[zamler]

Why not simply play them in their native format.

[Buzzard]

Because "vhs video tapes, 8-track tapes, cassetes and all that" is super inconvenient compared to playing them all on a couple dvd's. I don't know one person who has an 8 track, cassette, AND a VHS player.