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06/07/2024

Digitizing a bunch of VHS-C tapes today that were recorded in 1992! These tapes were stored really well so the video looks and sounds great for being 32 years old.

06/04/2024

05/29/2024

Long live tape!

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Though it's still less than the amount of HDD storage shipped in just three months.

05/10/2024

And you thought I only did transfers...

5 Cam Multi-Camera mix with Enhanced AudioFilmed by: All have YouTube channelsTodd NorrisAlan Keller https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClrnXInP8MaO8044PMQwgkA...

04/10/2024

This is pretty cool…

Researchers are developing a technique that uses the special synchrotron X-ray light from the Swiss Light Source SLS to non-destructively digitize recordings from high-value historic audio tapes—including treasures from the Montreux Jazz Festival archive, such as a rare recording of the King of th...

03/26/2024

8mm Film, Video & Audio Tape Transfer to USB Flash Drive or CD/DVD - 10% Off Spring Sale!!

03/07/2024

I get asked this question from time to time, usually after explaining that a transfer to DVD costs more than a transfer to USB flash drive due to the increased time and material costs involved in creating the physical DVD disc. Often, the people who come to me for preservation of their memories are....

03/07/2024

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I get asked this question from time to time, usually after explaining that a transfer to DVD costs more than a transfer to USB flash drive due to the increased time and material costs involved in creating the physical DVD disc. Often, the people who come to me for preservation of their memories are....

02/28/2024

Do you have an old VCR, camcorder or other A/V equipment that you no longer use? Trade it in to us for a discount on your film, video, audio, etc. transfer project.

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02/12/2024

There's a NEW blog post for you! Check it out at:

SP (standard play), EP (extended play) and SLP (super long play) are different recording modes for VHS and other video tape formats. SP mode is the most commonly used and produces the best quality video image. Usually in SP mode, a regular VHS tape has a duration of (a little over) two hours. In EP....

11/14/2023

I was working on a job-seeking post for another platform and made this visual aid for attention. These are just some of the shows I have worked on...!

11/01/2023

IN SEARCH OF: donated or low cost surplus post production equipment. Old Digibeta, Beta SP, 3/4 inch, VHS, DVCAM, HDCAM decks, TBCs & frame synchronizers, switchers, routers, patch bays... all of it!
Don't send your stuff to the e-waste recycler, message me instead and I'll come get it.
Will also trade for digitizing / transfer services. Please ask!

10/31/2023

Every year around this time, we screen one of my favorite projects I was involved with during my time at Cartoon Network Studios, Over The Garden Wall. This was such a great project to be a part of and I am so proud of how it turned out.

Wirt and Greg find themselves lost in The Unknown: a strange forest adrift in time.Will You Take a Peek Over the Garden Wall? Pre-order this Limited Edition ...

10/27/2023

This year, give the gift of memories!! Get 10% off all film and video transfers. Sale ends soon...contact us today!!

07/20/2023

A great video for understanding media production and the history of standards:

Welcome to the official YouTube channel of Bradford Keatts, a seasoned production engineer and consultant with over 30 years of hands-on experience in the me...

07/11/2023

This is sad news…😔. I was hired at CNS in March of 2005 to transition their post production department from SD to HD and was Post Supervisor and Editor for 12 years. It was a second home for me.

My Gym Partner’s a Monkey
Ben10
Over The Garden Wall
We Bare Bears
Mixels

I wonder what will become of the building.

The building was home to dozens of Cartoon Network productions.

06/09/2023

The ongoing digitization project for The Todd Norris Concert DAT Collection…