Explain Three Reasons To Have A Film And Tape Recordings Converted To A Digital Format

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Three Reasons to Have Your Film and Tape Recordings Converted to a Digital Format

If you have any film or tape that contains footage of events that are important to you, it is a good idea to have them converted to a digital format. There are many reasons for doing this. The following are a few of the reasons that should give you motivation to take action as soon as possible.

Your equipment will not last forever
There has been a lot of different technology used in the past for recording on film and tape: Super 8 8mm, 16mm, Beta and VHS to name a few. But the availability of equipment to play these recordings that can be found today in used but good working condition is scarce. Even if your equipment is working today, it will need repairs

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