I want to see my movies, darn it.

I want to see my movies, darn it.

Well, it’s getting to be that time of year when folks are bringing in their camcorders to have all those pesky files watchable. They’ve learned that while having these small little hard drive camcorders is awesome to shoot with and is great in capturing...
My Thanksgiving Watch List

My Thanksgiving Watch List

A long weekend is finally coming up and what better way to spend it than watching movies (why do you think I got into the biz in the first place?) So this is my “you-should-see-these-at-least-once-in-your-life-for-Thanksgiving” list and in order of...
DVDs and Digital Copies

DVDs and Digital Copies

We’ve been having a lot of people coming in getting their materials transferred to DVD lately, and often we’re being asked “Can I watch this on my iPad?”  Well, I’m going to throw out some tidbits that may make the answer to that question...
Visual Sound on Movie Film

Visual Sound on Movie Film

This old Revere film projector shown here could not play any kind of sound, but when sound was originally developed for movie film, it was recorded optically directly on film.  That is to say that the movie film had “visual” sound, basically sound waves recorded in...
Cameras Help Tell Our Stories

Cameras Help Tell Our Stories

What cameras did your family use to take pictures, movies and videos of your pets and loved ones?  This camera is from 1913, while the cat is 100 years more current.  It’s fun to look at the history and evolution of cameras.  Cameras were invented...