Tag Archives: conversion
Video to DVD Christmas 2011
It’s a very busy time of year for our video to DVD transfer service. If you are having a video transferred as a gift for a friend or family member then we’ll be happy to print your personalised message on alongside the title at no extra cost.
Legacy formats, Happy 40th U-matic
U-matic was one of the first video cassette formats. Until then open-reel tape was the norm. Prototype U-matic video recorders were first shown by Sony in 1969. Japanese electronics giants Panasonic and JVC joined Sony and five other non-Japanese companies to agree unified standards for the format in 1970. The first U-matic products were introduced to… Read More: Legacy formats, Happy 40th U-matic »
New service, transfer video to dual-layer DVD
For around twelve years we’ve been transferring video to DVD. During all of that time we have used DVD-R discs which hold up to two hours of good quality video footage. It is possible to fit much more footage on a DVD-R disc. A few minutes over two hours is usually OK but once you… Read More: New service, transfer video to dual-layer DVD »
DVD Quality, Less is More
When you make a DVD there are important artistic choices to be made about the content, menu design, navigation, first play item etc. Once you have all that in place you need to turn your attention to technical decisions. Quality -v- quantity One of the most important technical decisions is setting the target data rate for the… Read More: DVD Quality, Less is More »
Just another conversion job…..
Client confidentiality means that most of the time we can’t talk about the more challenging, interesting and varied work that we undertake. We decided it was time to document a small commercial project on our blog and at the same time get a little bit technical. If you don’t know your NTFS from your FPS… Read More: Just another conversion job….. »
Identify your video tapes
There are lots of different video tape formats. Some, such as VHS and Betamax were used in video cameras with separate recorders and later, full size camcorders. Smaller tapes enabled the manufacturers to make more compact camcorders. Almost all video formats were developed over time with improvements in recording technology to give better quality images… Read More: Identify your video tapes »