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The Best Way to Find Out What to Transfer Your Videos Onto

Are you confused on what to convert your family videos onto? There are a lot or video formats out there and it can get confusing. However, if you know exactly what you want the final output to be, you can nail it down to one format. Here is a simple breakdown of the most popular formats you can transfer to: 1) DVD Video – This format can be played on a DVD player, PC & MAC. You can extract the information and convert it to a file format for editing in the future as well, however it can be time […]

3 Important Ways on How to Keep Your Memories

Once you have transferred your videos onto DVD or digital. Its important to know how to make sure that they will last as long as possible. Even if you haven’t get a chance to transfer your home videos, there are certain measures to keep your tapes safe until you’re ready. Here are the three ways to store your tapes longer: 1) Store them in a dry cool place, such as a closet. Moisture will damage the magnetic tape, if you have VHS, Hi8, or MiniDV mediums as your storage preference. They will also damage hard drives and DVDs over time as well. […]

Recent News, Video Editing, Video Production

How the Pros Restore our Films

Often when older movies are released on DVD or Blu-Ray, they’re marketed as being “restored”. But what does this even mean? Most movies shot on film have negatives, but with every pass of a negative through equipment, the negative can degrade and become scratched. In order to preserve the negatives to create a new copy of a film from them, a special liquid is used to remove any scratches. After the digital scan is made from the negatives, small issues like camera shakes and movement issues is adjusted to create a smoother film. Colourist also eliminate any colour and contrast […]

Best Films Nominated at the Oscars

Oscar season is upon us once again, with another batch of phenomenal films nominated for Best Picture. The Oscars are this coming Sunday, and will be the 86th Academy Awards ceremony. Ellen Degeneres is hosting, and the list of presenters for the Oscars has also been announced, be sure to check out who you’ll get to see presenting here American Hustle Captain Phillips Dallas Buyers Club Gravity Her Nebraska Philomena 12 Years a Slave The Wolf of Wall Street Many of the actors and actresses in these films are also nominated for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and […]