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Regular-8: Regular-8, or Regular 8 mm film, was developed in the 1930s by Kodak. This format of film was more portable and less expensive than 16 mm, which had been introduced earlier. It was intended for creating amateur movies, but many popular major motion pictures were released in this format so people could watch them at home. VHS Tape: Most of us grew up with our movies on VHS tapes. They were introduced in the 1970s, and until DVDs became more prevalent, VHS tapes were the go-to format for video recording. Betamax: Beta tapes were first introduced in the 1970s and were a rival format to VHS tapes. This resulted in a giant format war, which VHS eventually won in most parts of the world. Before that, they were quite popular for recording home movies and independent films, and were also smaller and lighter, meaning the VCRs that played the tapes were also smaller and lighter. One of Betamax tapes’ …