Category: Video Conversion

Video Conversion, Video Production

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

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 with 300 lines of horizontal luminance resolution and 120 lines chrominance resolution (versus ≈30 for Betamax/VHS), on a relatively inexpensive cassette based format. The original Betacam format records on cassettes loaded with oxide-formulated tape, which are theoretically the same as used by its consumer market-oriented […]

Video Conversion

Is it time to copy your VHS tapes over to DVD?

There’s really no sense in holding onto old video tapes, because they will degrade over time – slowly on the shelf, and much quicker if they are played frequently. If you’ve got irreplaceable memories like weddings, births or holidays on video tape, it’s a good idea to transfer them over to DVD as soon as possible. If they’ve degraded a little bit, it may still be possible to salvage them and still have them transferred, but it’s best to do it right away to avoid the tapes getting too far damaged. Otherwise, they may lose their original quality. Is copying […]

Video Conversion, Video Marketing

Using Video Production For Corporate Communications

 photo from: http://www.takeonevideo.net How effective is a video corporate communication?   The National Training Laboratory Institute for Applied Behavioural Science shows us how effective different teaching methods are:   Seeing or hearing a lecture – 5% knowledge retention Reading – 10% knowledge retention  Video – 20% knowledge retention  Demonstration – 30% knowledge retention  Practice by Doing – 75% knowledge retention This means that video and demonstrations have a higher effectiveness than simply being told something or reading something on a memo. This is especially effective in advertising, but works very well in business. For example, companies who need to tell a […]

Video Conversion

VHS Tapes Damaged? They Can Be Repaired

VHS tapes that have been damaged (or “eaten”) by VCRs can usually be repaired inexpensively and easily by a professional video production company. If the tape inside the video is broken, the video tape is jammed or the plastic shell of the video tape is cracked, having your VHS tape repaired shouldn’t be a problem. In some cases, VHS tapes that have been damaged by other means (such as dirt, grease, excessive heat, liquid, dust, mold and puppy teeth) can also be repaired. If the VHS tapes do have some kind of foreign substance on them, they should always be […]