Digitization Station

Preserve your memories

Convert your old home movies, cassettes, photographs, and slides into digital formats. The Digitization Station is located at the Poirier branch, free to use, and can be reserved during regular library hours.

Please note: The Sanyo DVD recorder/VCR is temporarily out of service. We are working on repairing it, and apologize for any inconvenience.

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Formats You Can Digitize

Home Video to DVD or USB
Including VHS and VHS-C, MiniDV, 8mm, Super8 film (up to 5” reels), Video8, Hi8, and Digital8. Or connect your own camcorder. *PAL to NTSC conversion unavailable.

Home Audio to CD or USB
Cassette Tape.

Scanning
Including photographs, negatives, slides, microfilm, microfiche and documents.

Other Formats
3½" floppy disk.

Don’t see the format you need to digitize? Contact us!

You may only digitize media if you own the copyright for them. Commercially produced movies and music may not be digitized.

Available Equipment

Wolverine Film2Digital MovieMaker PRO - video only (no audio conversion)
ION Tape2PC Deck
Sanyo DVD Recorder/VCR
Elgato Video Capture device
Sony DCR-TRV740 Video8/Hi8/Digital8 camcorder
Panasonic PV-GS80 MiniDV Camcorder
Epson Perfection V850 Pro Scanner
ST ViewScan Microfilm Scanner
3½" floppy disk drive
Verbatim Media Card Reader
- Compatible card types: CF I, CF II, MMC, M2, MS, MS Duo, MS Micro, MS PRO, MS PRO Duo, MS PRO-HG Duo, SD, Micro SD, xD, and SDHC
PC with the following software:
- CyberLink PowerDirector movie editing and DVD creation
- Elgato Video Capture
- ION EZ Vinyl Tape Converter
- Audacity