8mm movies were an early milestone on the evolutionary path of VHS camcorders, mini-cams, DVD’s and digital cameras. Regardless of the media format, the reason we do this has always been the same.

The company is based here in a 25,000 square-foot warehouse, where 100 employees are busy copying old movies on 8mm and 16mm projectors, and VHS tapes are churning along on his 500 VCRs.

What 1,200 reels of home movies reveal about a century of life on Chicago's South Side The “South Side Home Movie Project” exhibit at the University of Chicago offers a glimpse into everyday ...