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You have a Hi8 in your hands

Hi8, Video Hi8, High-band video 8mm or Hi8-XR; these analogue video tapes have a magnetic tape of 8 mm (0.3 inch) in a closed cassette. They grew into one of the most popular consumer formats. Their long production time of 1989 to 2007 proves this.

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HI 8

The 8mm family

From the outside, this cassette looks like two similar 8mm tapes: forerunner Video8 and successor Digital8. As a matter of fact, all Hi8 equipment can play the Video8 format. This usually does not work the other way around.

Did you know …

… that Hi8 tapes can contain up to 30, 60 or 120 minutes of imagery (depending on the type)?

Would you like to know more about these cassettes? Click on the links below:

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This website is an initiative set up by meemoo, the Flemish Institute for Archives, supported by the Flemish Government and ERDF. Please do not hesitate to contact us with your comments, questions or recommendations. For more information about meemoo, visit www.meemoo.be/en.

Logo excellence in media preservationThe project won an Archive Achievement Award in October 2019, presented by FIAT/IFTA, within the ‘Excellence in Media Preservation’ category.

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