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
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
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
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
DVD Your Memories takes pride in helping out our communities. We sponser a wide variety of organizations each year because we know how beneficial it can be to these groups. Here’s a quick peek at some of the organizations we’ll be sponsoring during 2011. DVD Your Memories helps by donating gift certificates good for any...Read More
Machform Review In business, communication is key. Quickly engaging and communicating with interested customers or inquiries can help drive your sales up to new levels. One of the best tools we’ve found for easy communication from our website to our customers is Machform. Machform is a great, easy to use tool which easily provides you...Read More
It’s no secret by now that technology evolves at an incredible pace. The computers and electronics we build today are seemingly obsolete within months. This is especially true with data storage methods and devices, as many people today are looking for methods to transfer Zip Disks and floppy disks to their hard drives. In the...Read More
Have you ever been to Youtube and wanted the ability to save Youtube videos on your computer to view later with no load times? There are a few great methods to use in order to extract the video from Youtube. The easiest method to save online video is to visit the site https://www.keepvid.com Once on...Read More
Thanksgiving is here again. Time to feast on Turkey, potatoes and pie, and hang out with family and friends. This is considered the busiest traveling day of the year, as thousands and thousands of families are reunited for the holiday. For those of us who don’t get to see our family as often as we’d...Read More
DVD Your Memories has risen to the top ten family media transfer companies in the nation! By continuing to provide our outstanding service, and quality media transfers, we are sure to be the top media transfer company in the nation! We dedicate ourselves to providing families the chance to preserve and protect their recorded memories...Read More
A long time ago, before Blu-Rays, DVD’s and televisions, a fierce technological battle was unfolding before the American people and the world. The famous audio format war was between Thomas Edison and Emile Berliner, both of whom invented competing types of records for the phonograph. Edison first pioneered the wax cylinder in the 1880s. He...Read More
The internet is full of all kinds of different websites this day and age. Image hosting sites have really boomed in popularity over the years. Do the the sensitive nature of images, these sites offer many advantages ranging from security to ease of use. Most are aware of image hosting of some form, the most...Read More
Halloween is here. This marks the occasion of when all the funny and strange things tend to happen. This year was definitely no exception! The staff of DVD Your Memories San Diego came prepared to celebrate the spooky holiday by dressing up in their own costumes, much to the delight of our customers, and other...Read More
Since our move to Irvine back in June, we’ve been helping people from all walks of life transfer their family’s VHS to DVD, film to DVD, audio tapes to CD, as well as our other great services. With our services extending to the great city of Irvine, DVD Your Memories has quickly risen to the...Read More
