Your video and slide memories are important to you. We understand that, and would like the opportunity to preserve them for you. -Robert
Over 2 million feet of film have been transfered through our facility. We take great care with every order!
We use only professional grade and quality video tape decks, and state of the art recorders to produce your DVD+/-R media.
All our slide scanning is available in High Quality TIFF or JPEG, and always includes Digital Ice Technology!
We can produce virtually any video format from most other formats, either analog or digital.
Files, Documents and miscellaneous help files! If you can't find something, please ask!
Videotape is composed of magnetic particles (metal oxides) incorporated into a binder layer on a polyester base, or a thin magnetic film deposited on a polyester base without a binder. The metal oxide particles store or record the signals, and the binder layer keeps the particles where they belong. The binder layer may hydrolyse (a chemical reaction that renders the binder soft or sticky) over time or it may lose its integrity and begin to flake off, leading to loss of information as the magnetic particles are lost. Videotapes in this condition will not play properly because they clog VCR heads. The polyester base can be damaged by uneven winding from recording or playback; this results in tracking problems when the tape is played.
The most common causes of damage are improper handling and extremes or fluctuations in heat and humidity. Dust and debris that get trapped between the layers of wound tape or accumulate in the equipment can also result in damage, i.e. scratching and equipment contamination. Magnetic fields (from televisions, speakers, magnets, vacuum cleaners, etc.) are a problem only if they are strong and close to the tape.
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DVDs from Tape are as good as your original source media. DVDs produced from film are subject to may different factors, mainly the age of the film. We use the best practices when transferring film & video to DVD to ensure lasting quality with your movies.
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We record your movies on DVD-R discs. Most new DVD players are able to play these discs without any problem. Some older models, however, do not comply with new standards and they will not play DVD-R discs.
If you are not sure if your player can read DVD-R discs, e-mail us at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with your DVD player model number. If the DVD does not work on your machine we can cancel your order and refund your money, or you may decide to keep it for the time that you do get a compatible DVD player.
