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Specialized Equipment For Transferring Film

As VHS video players become more obsolete and people with large video collections realize they need to transfer their films over before they degrade in quality, transferring film to DVD becomes a more sought-after service. There are a multitude of online videos that teach you how to transfer your VHS tapes or older film reels onto DVDs as a do-it-yourself project. This is a neat idea, but not necessarily the best value for your money even when considering you’re doing it yourself. How a do-it-yourself film to dvd transfer works is a projector plays the film on a flat […]

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 piece of paper (preferably matte photo paper) A film projector (preferably a variable speed projector, but these can cost several hundred to a thousand dollars)Camcorder Tripod Scotch tape Tape the piece of matte photo paper to the wall. Aim your projector and digital video camera […]

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 span of the CBC article. But first to answer the bailing out question: “So was it a good idea to spend $800 billion in taxpayer cash to bail out the U.S. banks? Is it a good idea for the Europeans to do it all over again […]

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 to sell a product or inform their clients. But if it’s not edited properly, it may not have the impact you’re looking for – or provide the return on your investment that you had intended if you spent time and money creating the initial video. So […]