Archive for December, 2009
Digitizing Your Scrapbook Pages
Scrapbooking is a hobby that, in recent years, has been growing in popularity. The basic idea is to preserve memories in a more fun and creative way. The pages often contain multiple forms of media such as print, photos, newspaper clippings, to help the viewer get a better understanding of the mood and feelings associated [...]
Converting LP records to CD
A gramophone record, also known as a phonograph record, vinyl record, or simply record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed spiral groove. The groove starts at the edge of the disc, gradually moving toward the center. This was the primary recording medium for much of the 20th [...]
How to Format a Fat32 Thumbdrive or portable to NTFS
A common problem we get while doing video transfers in Orange County is that people are having trouble putting large files (4gb+) on their portable drives. Thumbdrives and small USB-powered hard drives are an extremely convenient way to quickly store, transfer or manage small amounts of data. Fat32 is a very compatible format with one [...]
How to Determine the Best Way to Digitize Your Slides
Gather and Organize
I’m sure somewhere in your possession, like most people, is a box or two of old slides, photos, or negatives collecting dust in an old cabinet or drawer. For this entry, I will focus on slide scanning. Generally, people take pictures to capture a particular special moment or setting that can be preserved [...]
A Brief History of VHS Tapes, VHS to DVD San Diego
We all had them at one point, but what are these things, and where did they come from?
Video Home System (VHS) tape and the VHS recorder were developed by a team at the Victor Company of Japan (JVC) in 1976. Videotape is a linear system of storing information. VHS originally stood for Vertical Helical Scan, [...]
Why Should You Digitize Your Family’s Media?
With today’s technology, saving old photographs and 8mm film can be quick and easy. We all hear about how important it is to back up all of our computer information, or transfer to CD or some other way.