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5 Popular Video Formats You Should Know

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 […]

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5 Need to Know Vintage Formats

There are many different kinds of film and methods of recording sound to go with that film for novice and professional filmmakers alike. Some of these types of film are no longer mass-produced, but they can often be found at specialty shops. 8 mm film: 8 mm film is a type of film format for motion pictures in which the film strip itself is 8 mm in width. There are two types of 8 mm film, the regular type that is sometimes called double 8 mm and Super 8. Super 8 is also 8 mm wide, but the perforations along the side of the filmstrip […]

The Secret of That All Filmmakers Need to Know

If you were to list your favourite movies of all time, chances are, several of them have used special effects created by Industrial Light and Magic. Industrial Light and Magic was founded by George Lucas in 1975 to create ground-breaking visual effects for his film Star Wars. The company has been responsible for many film visual effects milestones, including the first time animated characters were integrated with live-action footage (Who Framed Roger Rabbit), the first morphing sequence (Willow), the first completely computer generated character (Dragonheart) and the first computer-generated, photo-realistic hair and fur on the animals in Jumanji. Industrial Light […]

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How To Transfer Beta Tapes Via An SDI Connection

The Beta Tape was one of the most prominent forms of videocassette formats available for home and professional video production. Beta Tapes declined significantly in the 1980s as the VHS format became extremely popular, and the Betamax VCR stopped being made in 2002. However, many people still have irreplaceable home movies or professional videos on Beta Tapes, with no way to view them or keep them from degrading over time. These can be transferred to DVDs using an SDI connection, or Serial Digital Interface. These types of connectors are used to transmit uncompressed and unencrypted digital video signals. These connections […]