10 Ways DVDs Changed the Film Industry, a 2023 Retrospective 10. The VHS Revolution When the VHS Tape format made movies readily accessible in the family home, movie studio executives in the film industry were worried. If people didn’t have to go to the cinema to watch a movie, where were the profits going to...Read More
“Oh…this picture here is from our first little store on the main strip in town. This was when we were first getting started…” We are in the business of memories. My friend, the industrial designer Stuart Karten, once told me, “In your business you have to find a way to get as close to...Read More
Saturday Hours for Pick Up and Drop Off Now Available!! WE are pleased to let you know that in order to better and more conveniently serve you our offices in West LA, Irvine, and San Diego will be open for business with new hours on Saturdays starting on Jul 16, 2022. Many of you have...Read More
In order to be compliant with local guidelines to limit the spread of Coronavirus, we are currently closed to the public at all of our four locations in California and Colorado. While we will not be able to greet drop-in customers in our friendly offices during this outbreak, our senior-level team is making sure that...Read More
If you’ve spent any time on the internet lately, chances are that you’ve come across an animated GIF. It’s an image file that contains multiple still-frames that play looped in a sequence. Nowadays, animated GIFs are used to convey messages or reactions that a still frame just can’t match. Plus, animated GIF images are a...Read More
You sometimes may ask yourself, “Why should I go digital?” With today’s technology, scanning 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 in Orange County or San Diego with us. The importance of backing...Read More
Have you ever wanted to print a picture right from your smartphone? Well, that is now completely possible with the new gadget, SnapJet. Using Poloroid technology, SnapJet uses open source software to allow anyone to easily print photos from their smartphone, without even using an app. SnapJet is a slim, portable instant film printer for...Read More
Struggling to find the perfect gift this holiday season? DVD Your Memories offers gift cards that can be purchased in our local stores for any amount! These gift cards are good for any of our media transfer services including VHS to DVD transfers, photo scanning, and film to DVD transfers in San Diego. Gift cards...Read More
It’s all Apple’s fault. No, really. As a wedding photographer, I give all of my clients the digital images from their wedding day. I used to deliver these in a beautifully packaged DVD that had a custom image of the couple printed right onto the DVD. It came in a modern metal case, and when...Read More
Andrew Norman Wilson got a lot of attention last year for his Workers Leaving the Googleplex video, which depicted a little-known group of contractors at Google’s HQ, charged with doing the scanning that feeds Google’s mission to digitize every book that it possibly can. While Wilson lost his own contractor job in video production at...Read More
DVD Your Memories is one of the few companies primarily built for our local customers who wish to transfer their old memories and convert them to a more modern format, such as local VHS to DVD in Orange County, slide scanning to DVD Los Angeles, and transfer audio cassettes to CD. VHS tapes in particular...Read More
For a limited time only, when you purchase a $100 DVD Your Memories gift card for any of our services, we will give you a $50 bonus to your total credit. So, for only spending $100 on a gift card, you can walk away with $150 worth of services from the highest reviewed media transfer...Read More
Have an awwww moment. View and share this fun and sweet 2-minute video created by a customer who came to us for VHS-to-DVD transfers in 2006 and then joined our corporate team in 2008.Read More
In light of the recent fires, we’re offering 30% off our media transfer services for all San Diego residents. Offer expires 6/15/2014. Call for more info: 858-503-7965 Imagine if every home video, audio recording, and photograph of your kids, parents, and friends were gone in an instant? How would you ever replace those invaluable memories?...Read More
Today marks World Backup Day 2014! What does this mean? World backup day is one day a year where people pledge to backup their most important digital files to ensure they don’t get lost due to data corruption, natural disasters, human error, or any number of ways you can lose data. Files going missing, photos...Read More
Keeping your digital files save from accidental deletion or other disaster is becoming a higher priority for all of us as technology moves forward. As more and more of our personal data such as videos, photos, accounting, business files, etc. are moved to a digital format, we need to be prepared in the event that...Read More
Whenever we look back at old photos from our past, there’s always a couple of goofy photos that stand out and make you think, “What was I thinking?”. We all have pictures of our childhood, as parents tend to have a really hard time putting down the camera or camcorder when we are little ones....Read More
“Looking into the past” pictures place past pictures in present day situations. Typically, the camera operator would hold up a vintage image of the same location and match it up with the lens to create a “seamless” effect as a way to blend the modern and vintage photos together. Some of them are spectacular! Source...Read More
We recently transferred over 150 video tapes for the upcoming “Be Brave” movie, which details the incredible journey of Daniel Northcott. We are excited to be a part of this amazing project. Check out the trailer for the upcoming release here: https://bebravemovie.com/ About the Film: Bursting with unquenchable curiosity and a boundless love for life,...Read More
With fire season nearly in full swing, it’s a good time to remind everyone about keeping important family media items like video tapes, photographs, and film safe from potential danger. Fires, floods, hurricanes and tornadoes are very unforgiving and can wreak havoc on your home and belongings. The unfortunate thing is that in many cases,...Read More
When researching different media transfer companies, you might hear some wild claims from other people on forums or word of mouth. Here are the top five misconceptions about media transfer companies like DVD Your Memories that I see around the net. 1. Costs too much While some services cost more than others, they are all...Read More
Shipping your order to DVD Your Memories is now easier and more convenient than ever! We’ve teamed up with FedEx to provide an all in one solution to ship your media directly to our stores. To get started, visit our shipping page here: https://dvdyourmemories.com/shipping-your-memories/ The process is simple: 1) Enter in your personal information including...Read More
