The 2012 Consumer Electronics Show, or CES, is coming up from January 10-13, 2012. This is a yearly show hosted in Las Vegas that features all of the new and upcoming gadgets, computers, software and technology that is being developed by the world’s top corporations and technological companies. Over 100,000 people regularly attend the show...Read More
Customers often ask us what we recommend they do with their video tapes after transferring their video to DVD. Many peoples first reaction to transferring their collection of VHS tapes is to simply get rid of them one way or another. People will usually want to get rid of their tapes after transferring to DVD...Read More
What looks like the world’s biggest VHS collection, is actually an artistic display presented at the Venice Biennale of Contemporary Art in 2009. The work is entitled “Life Span” and displayed in a small church on Garibaldi Street, this giant block full of VHS videotapes is the work of Australian artists Claire Healey and Sean...Read More
Although they look entirely different, VHS and VHS-C tapes actually share the same type of magnetic recording tape. This is due to the fact that the manufacturers wanted consumers to be able to play the smaller tapes in a standard VCR, with minimal of extra equipment. Usually, to play your VHS-C tapes on your VCR,...Read More
People often take up the hobby of green-crafting to pass time, help reduce garbage, and make awesome things! VHS tapes have definitely become obsolete in the last decade or so, with all of the new age Youtube, internet TV, and digital video, many people have forgotten about the video tapes of the past. Instead of...Read More
If you’re stuck transferring Video 8 or trying to convert video8 to DVDor digital 8, or 8mm video tapes, then you may have already looked for an 8mm or Video 8 VCR adapter to no avail. As it turns out, there is still a way to convert and transfer video8 tapes to your computer. If...Read More
If you have relatives overseas, or have ever received video tapes from Europe or Asia, you may have found that the tapes did not play correctly in your home VCR. This is caused by a significant difference in broadcasting formats between NTSC and PAL. Here in America, we use NTSC, which is short for National...Read More
If you’ve ever had trouble trying to play AVI video files due to codec issues, this article is for you. AVI is a very common video container that’s used widely throughout the world. Many people convert video to AVI and other popular formats, only to find that the resulting video will not play. To play...Read More
Video Format for DVDs Use the MPEG-2 Video Format There’s so many video formats out there now that it’s hard to know which one to use. Especially when burning media to a DVD, it’s hard to pick the right format for a DVD player. This guide aims to explain 1) When to consider making digital...Read More
Watch MiniDV Tapes on TV or Computer What Are MiniDV Tapes? Simply put, MiniDV Tapes were Sony and Panasonic’s answer to the limitations of VHS. The VHS Tapes that people were using in their large camcorders were bulky and unwieldy, and people wanted a more convenient and mobile solution. The MiniDV answered that call. Being...Read More
Repairing a Mini DV tape is actually not very difficult at all, once you have the right tools. In many ways, it’s very similar to the VHS tape repair and audio tape repair posts I made a while back. Although tapes can become damaged in many different ways, tape breaking is one of the most...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
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
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
With all of the different format of video tapes throughout the years, it can be hard to keep track of what camera you have and which tapes are compatible with what. With the 8mm tapes in particular, 3 different types of tapes were released that all look identical to each other. The first tape to...Read More
Most VHS tapes just do not look as good when played today as it did 20 years ago. They can suffer from all sorts of symptoms such as color loss or degradation, warping, flickering etc. Often times these problems can be so severe, that it can distract from the video itself. Thankfully, with a little...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
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
Getting certain types videos to play on your home computer can sometimes be a challenge. As computer techonology progresses and gets more and more complicated, the software that comes bundles follows the same path. In this article, you will find the current best video players for PC. The current Windows Media Player is a perfect...Read More
