Well a couple days ago, the power went out at our Culver City store for a short while. After some quick investigation, we discovered that not only was our office out of power, but the entire city block was also affected by the outage. While other hundreds of other confused businesses and employees were wondering...Read More
When scanning older negatives in Los Angeles, it’s rare that you’ll find one that was in absolute perfect condition and needed no restoration work. Luckily, most of the higher end negative scanning equipment comes with built-in technology to help diminish the aging effect of older negatives. This is called digital image correction and enhancement, or...Read More
As time goes on, our old analog recordings continue to degrade day by day and little by little and soon will turn into muffled audio, or even worse. What once was a audio track full of crystal clear sounds had been transformed into a muffled inaudible mess once you transfer the cassette to CD. This...Read More
Near the Los Angeles or Culver City area? If so, did you know that converting your 8mm to DVD was right in your neighborhood? DVD Your Memories is now serving Los Angeles county and helping our newest customers transfer their precious memories recorded on film, video, audio and images. We actually specialize in transferring this...Read More
A while ago, I wrote about how you can transfer your family movies on VHS to iPhone or iPod. Smartphones of today are getting extremely technologically advanced. For something that fits in the palm of your hand, it can do an extraordinary amount of tasks, and do them well. Capturing priceless moments using the built...Read More
So you face the problem of having to cut out commercials or other unwanted material from your recorded TV. Historically, this has been pretty tough to do. Even with the advent of modern DVRs and video recorders, they aren’t perfect at detecting scene changes, or where commercials begin and end. In the old days, you...Read More
When we transfer VHS to DVD in Los Angeles, San Diego & Irvine we come across a fair share of VCRs and old video players. Oddly enough, these obsolete machines are a premium collectors item for at least one person. The impressiveness of his bowlcut is only overshadowed by his slightly more impressive VCR collection....Read More
There’s a first time for everything, and shooting video with a camcorder is no exception. When you first handle the camera, it can be intimidating, especially if you have no idea what the multiple knobs and switches are for. When shooting important events, it’s important to have a solid understanding of the underlying mechanics of...Read More
One of the most important, yet least known facts about electronic waste (e-waste) is that it is the fastest growing solid waste stream in the United States. Even though it accounts for less than two percent of the waste in landfills, e-waste is responsible for over ninety percent of landfill pollution. That is why, in...Read More
Have you ever wondered how many photos will fit on a DVD? By performing a few simple calculations, you can easily figure out how many photos, negatives, or slides can fit on a DVD. This is useful for planning out how you will store your images after a large photo scanning project. The resulting file...Read More
Don’t forget about your old VHS tapes! Many of us have tons of memories recorded on all kinds of different media such as 35mm slides, video tapes, loose photos, old 8mm film, etc. At DVD Your Memories we can preserve that video or image forever on one of our special archival DVDs with our VHS...Read More
DVD Your Memories has just opened our NEW store located in Culver City, California! We are pleased to announce that your local, professional and specialized Family Media Transfer Technicians are now located at 3710 South Robertson Blvd Suite #205 Culver City, CA 90232. View Larger Map The new Los Angeles store has been all moved...Read More
When scanning older slides, it’s rare that you’ll find one that wouldn’t need even a little bit of restoration work. Fortunately, most of the higher end film-scanners have built in technology to counter the aging effect of old film and slides. This is called digital image correction and enhancement, or Digital ICE. Digital ICE technology...Read More
Over the years, DVD Your Memories has been through a couple design changes, but our mission remains the same. We care about your family memories and want you to preserve them and get the best transfers possible. which is to help and provide a resource for people preserve their memories that were captured on recordable...Read More
Why is Your Record Player Skipping? Oh No! Your Record Skips! What Now? Vinyl is great. It also happens to come with a lot of problems, such as record skipping. With the recent revival in popularity of vinyl record and record players, maybe you’ve brought your record collection out. Or, maybe you’ve purchased some new...Read More
The goal of VHS restoration is to create a product that looks or sounds better than the source. This can be accomplished through a variety of ways, and commonly uses a combination of factors to achieve the desired results. Results will often vary, depending on the condition of the video, and what combination of techniques...Read More
Think about the oldest photos you have. The odds are that it is probably pretty important to you. What kind of condition is it in now? 30-40 year old photos tend to have more problems that not, often suffering from torn edges, faded colors, creases, and so on. It could probably benefit from some photo...Read More
One of the easiest ways to convert your camcorder to DVD is to hook up the camcorder to a recording device such as a DVR with a DVD Burner. For this example I’ll be using a Sony Hi8 camcorder. To do this yourself, follow these steps. 1. Locate your camcorder and make sure you have...Read More
Disc film is an old outdated Kodak format developed in 1982. Disc film came housed within a plastic cartridge which provided the user with a disc of 15 images, as negatives. The size of the negatives on the disc were 11x8mm exposures arranged around the outside of the disc, with the disc being rotated 24°...Read More
VHS tapes were never perfect. They often broke, got stuck in the VCR, or didn’t want to rewind. Whatever the problem is, it usually happens the the tape you care most about. If you’ve ever had a VHS tape that wouldn’t play, rewind, or fast forward, you might be able to fix it by manually...Read More
If there is one common trend this decade, it’s that consumers love new gadgets. From the iPod to in-car GPS devices, we pretty much have everything we could ever want, right at our fingertips. In this new wave of convenience devices, our lifestyles are changing dramatically. Remember how things were before cell phones, GPS and...Read More
8mm vs Super 8 Film Different Film Formats Both 8mm and Super 8 formats of film look really similar at first glance. That makes it hard to determine whether you’ve got your hands on either 8mm or Super8. That’s especially true if you’ve got a collection that contains both types of film. However, spotting the...Read More
Valentine’s Day Slideshow The new year is upon us and now Valentine’s day is just around the corner. Stumped on gift ideas? Well, it’s 2011 and time to think outside the heart-shaped box! Show your special someone how much you care by creating a Valentine’s Day Slideshow! Have you considered creating your own special custom...Read More
As technology progresses, we’re constantly switching out the old for the new. Well, as everyone already knows, this also applies to your family media such as video and audio tapes. There’s been so many different tape formats and shifts of technology over the years, it’s hard for anyone to keep track of the model names...Read More
