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How to Transfer Film to DVD

How to Transfer Film to DVD

 Transferring film to DVD yourself is possible, although it is time consuming and requires additional equipment you may not have, such as a film projector. In actuality, the majority of fly-by-night companies or individuals who sell film to DVD transfer services do it this way too.  Do-It-Yourself Film to DVD Transfer You will need:  A [...]

Occupy Economics; is the system broken?

Occupy Economics; is the system broken?

News & Media in Toronto written by Ian Chow: In response to the CBC article written about the occupation Occupy Economics; is the system broken? Posted Oct 17, 2011, written by Don Pittis: There were some important issues raised here. Especially about bailing out banks. But there are many more that couldn’t be covered under the [...]

Should you edit your video yourself?

Should you edit your video yourself?

  There’s an abundance of at-home movie-making software available these days, and depending on the type of computer you have at home, some of this software may seem state-of-the-art. But do you know what you’re doing? The availability of this software can provide any small business owner the equipment to create a video in order [...]

Harper’s pet project – Libya

Harper’s pet project – Libya

01 November 2011

News & Media in Toronto written by Ian Chow: Libya is Harper’s new project to continue and follow in the wake of the military industrial complex. In my previous article, I mentioned the military industrial complex. This should briefly be explained to understand more of what is happening in Libya. The term was first used by Dwight [...]

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Transformers’ Outstanding Special Effects Created By Digital Domain

Transformers’ Outstanding Special Effects Created By Digital Domain

11 October 2011

Transformers: Dark of the Moon came out on DVD and Blu-Ray this month, and if you’ve gotten around to picking it up you’re probably still in awe of the special effects and robot creations this third time around. As much as we love making movies, it’s always great to sit back and enjoy some real [...]

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Basics of photo scanning

Basics of photo scanning

21 September 2011

Scanners typically read red-green-blue color (RGB) data from the array. This data is then processed with some proprietary algorithm to correct for different exposure conditions, and sent to the computer via the device’s input/output interface (usually USB, previous to which was SCSI or bidirectional parallel port in older units). Color depth varies depending on the [...]

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Audio Cassette Tape

Audio Cassette Tape

21 September 2011

The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. Although designed originally for dictation, improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel tape recording in most non-professional applications.[1] Its uses ranged from portable audio to [...]

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Broadcast Tapes & formats (from http://en.wikipedia.org)

Broadcast Tapes & formats (from http://en.wikipedia.org)

21 September 2011

Betacam The original Betacam format was launched on August 7, 1982. It is an analog component video format, storing the luminance, “Y”, in one track and the chrominance, on another as alternating segments of the R-Y and B-Y components performing Compressed Time Division Multiplex, or CTDM.[1] This splitting of channels allows true broadcast quality recording [...]

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Is it worth it to do VHS to DVD video transfers yourself?

Is it worth it to do VHS to DVD video transfers yourself?

20 September 2011

If you’ve only got a few old VHS tapes laying around that you’d like to transfer to DVDs, is it worth it to just transfer them over yourself? Transferring VHS to DVD video requires special equipment and software. The cost of these items alone can quickly eat up your project budget, and if you’ve never [...]

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