CDs or DVDs do not require routine cleaning. It is best to clean the disc only when it is absolutely necessary, specifically: before storing, when surface contamination is visible before recording, when surface contamination is visible before playing, to prevent surface contamination from ... Read More »
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Massaging Audio in the Studio Edit Room
All too often the audio we record captures sounds that we would prefer to leave out. Examples of this might be an overhead fan when indoors or crickets when outdoors. Technology allows us to do radical things to the audio track of video. In many cases we can actually remove or at least reduce an ... Read More »
Storing LP Record Albums
Here’s a tip on storing any LP vinyl records you may own. Store your records upright, on edge. There should be no exposure to sources of heat or direct sunlight. Don’t let the records lean at an angle. You might use books to snug them completely upright. Better yet, let us transfer your LP albums ... Read More »
Vintage High School LP to CD
Many times when people want their legacy vinyl LP albums transferred to compact optical disk (CD) we find that they are already available commercially. These would include all of the fabulous 50 artists such as The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Gene Pitney, Frankie Avalon, and many more. Commercial ... Read More »
Film “Rolling Bar”
In generations gone past family memories were captured to motion pictures with regular 8mm, Super 8mm, and 16mm film. In later years sound film started to gain use. The means to view these family treasures have for the most part vanished from common availability. Consequently these films have in ... Read More »
Film Transfer to DVD Grain Consideration
We are presenting a continuing series to explain what effects, phenomenon, and peculiarities one should look for in evaluating the quality of a home movie film conversion and transfer to DVD. These considerations are applicable to regular 8mm, Super 8mm, as well as 16mm film conversion and ... Read More »
