Digital Archivist

This is where you record cassette to computer. By now the groundwork is done: in Part III we cleaned the deck and squared up...

Getting MiniDV to digital is the easiest archiving job you'll do. If you've a shoebox of small camcorder cassettes — MiniDV, or the slightly...

If you've gone looking for the best VHS capture card 2026 has to offer (the same device captures Video8, Hi8 and S-VHS), you've hit...

This guide covers how to convert reel to reel to digital. Reel-to-reel is the audio-tape series' awkward cousin. The principles are almost exactly those...

Learning to convert vinyl to digital is, for the most part, the same job as capturing any analogue audio — play it, record it...

You did everything the capture articles asked. You found a deck, you tapped the RF, you sat through a transfer in real time, and...

You finally captured the family tapes, you open the first file, and your heart sinks a little. There is a line near the top...

You've pulled a box down from the loft or out from under a bed, and the moment you open it you know something's off....

Wondering about the best VCR for FM RF Capture? Somewhere along the way, "doing captures properly" picked up a reputation for needing a rare,...

Wondering how to preserve family photos for the long term? This is Part II of the family-archive series. Part I covered the backup half...