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Category: Tips & Tricks

Hi8-Tapes

How to Watch Hi8 Tapes

August 3, 2021 ScanCafe

In the mid-1980s, Sony introduced its first Handycam Video8 camcorder as a smaller alternative to VHS and Betamax. These camcorders…

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highlight-reel

How to Create a Highlight Reel

April 20, 2021 ScanCafe

The fact that 300 hours of video are posted to YouTube alone every minute is rather daunting if you’ve never…

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Mini DV cassette tape

How To Transfer MiniDV To Computer

January 12, 2021 ScanCafe

If you recently uncovered stacks of small tapes known as MiniDVs collecting dust since the late 1990s, you may be…

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How to Make an End Of Year Photo Slideshow

December 31, 2020 ScanCafe

Technology has come a long way since you and your siblings had to watch two full carousels of your grandparent’s…

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Family Ornament

DIY Family Photo Heirloom Ornaments

December 16, 2020 ScanCafe

Creating your own DIY photo Christmas ornaments is a wonderful way to repurpose old photos and remember ancestors. Or you…

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DIY: Creative Photo Gifts

November 24, 2020 ScanCafe

With cold weather upon us and a resurgence of COVID in many parts of the country, you may find yourself…

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Organizing-Photos

Tips For Organizing Digitized Memories

October 20, 2020 ScanCafe 1 Comment

Although shoeboxes aren’t the best way to store photos, many people do this. When you discovered 30 years of your…

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A family memories photo collection

Six Ways To Share Your Family Photos

October 12, 2020 ScanCafe 1 Comment

Perhaps you recently uncovered a treasure trove of family snapshots going back several generations. You already sent the best ones…

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Movie-Film-Reel

DIY: Old Film Reel Decorations

September 22, 2020 ScanCafe

Take a look at eBay and Etsy and you’ll see hundreds of vintage film reels in different sizes and colors…

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How To Fix Water Damaged Photos

July 31, 2020 ScanCafe

The fact that a few paper documents were salvaged from the 1912 Titanic shipwreck after living on the bottom of…

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