If he could take the time the videos could most probably be made better if run through software that is designed to improve old video tape. I have restored a lot of 8mm film and am always amazed at the results. There can be scenes that are so dark you can hardly see anything but after restoring you see it as the filmer intended. There is a certain amount of sharpening that can be achived also. Almost anything that is wrong can be improved to a extent. Video tape has even less resolution than film. Film about 720p video about 480p. The problem with most people who restore film or video tape is they just run the whole thing with one setting. To do it correctly it must be done scene by scene which takes a whole lot of time.
As to the complaint the videos are low quality, that was the technology of the time and the most likely the best they could do. 10 years from now the tech of tomorrow will make today's videos look like the video tape of old. Everything gets better but doesn't mean the old should be discarded.?
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Bill From Socal
