Cleaning & prepping VHS tapes (Part IV)
Preparing VHS, S-VHS or Betamax tapes for capture — cleaning heads, capstan care, mould removal, and a step-by-step procedure for hand-cleaning mouldy tapes.
Digitising old photos, slides & negatives: overview & storage (Part I)
Equipment, storage and methodology for digitising paper photos, slides, 35mm negatives and medium-format film — three workflow tiers from Impatient to Perfectionist.
Converting VHS to digital: overview & storage (Part I)
How big the files end up, what "lossless" really means, and the ten paths people use to capture analog video tapes. Part I of a four-part VHS digitisation series.
Choosing a VHS-to-digital converter: a buyer’s guide (Part III)
Equipment buying guide for capturing analog video tapes — three tiers for the Impatient, Libran and Perfectionist, with quality and budget trade-offs covered.
Comparing ways to convert VHS to digital (Part II)
Looking for the best way to capture VHS to digital? Quick answer (April 2026): After two years testing every realistic option from a $30...
Connecting a cassette deck to your computer (Part IV)
Connect cassette deck to computer, step by stepIn Part III we covered how to clean your equipment and tapes for the best possible sound...
Cleaning & prepping cassette tapes (Part III)
This part is about how to clean cassette tapes and ready the deck before you record. In Part I and Part II we covered...
Choosing a cassette-to-digital converter: a buyer’s guide (Part II)
Choosing the right cassette to digital converter is the question this part answers. The good news is, unless you're capturing something unusual, finding the...
Global list of web sites for purchasing second hand equipment
Hunting for second hand AV equipment? Depending on what you happen to be doing, chances are you're going to need some second hand equipment....
Converting cassette tapes to digital: overview & storage (Part I)
Digitising analog audio tapes — cassettes and reel-to-reel — overview, storage requirements, and the equipment landscape for three audience tiers. The gentlest entry point into digital archiving.
