The first thing I look for above anything else is to make sure the film has no vinegar smell. Vinegar means that the film is starting to break down, becoming brittle and useless eventually. This condition...
While I agree with a lot of what another poster wrote about buying film, I would like to say that 'too cold' is not a cause for film to break down. In fact, the National Archives stores all of its film in...
Video Transfer Devices Through the late 1980's and early 1990's, the videotape became of age. Many of us had old home Super 8, 8mm, 16mm movies, slides, photos. Wouldn't it be great to get these onto...
Someone who is in the business of copying home movie film to DVD/video needs far better equipment than the nasty little groundglass boxes. These have the defect of using a groundglass screen which inherently...
Do you ever wonder how to put a colored border around your photo's? In this guide I will show you a simple easy way to do this using Paint Shop Pro 9. First you need to open the image you wish to use for...
Have you ever bid on an item with a washed out, blurry photo? Of course not, and why would you? It makes you, as a buyer, feel as though the seller has something to hide, so you tend to stay clear of such...
Home videos are the best way to save and share family memories. Lately there has been a rash of natural disasters in which many families have lost these family treasures only because they were not stored or...