Written by Erica Scoppettuolo If you’re clinging to old video cassettes because they hold cherished memories, bear in mind that magnetic memories tend to fade over time. That raises the question of “how long does a VHS tape last?” VHS …
Written by Erica Scoppettuolo The stories are true – the oldest film can burst into flames under the right conditions. Nitrate film sparked the 1937 Fox vault fire and fueled the MGM vault blaze of 1967. These fires were fatal, …
Written by Erica Scoppettuolo VHS tapes are keeping the moments from your family trips and weddings alive. They also face several risks, like crushing at the bottom of storage bins and even snapping in your VCR. Since we fix lots …
Written by Erica Scoppettuolo ARE VCRs STILL MADE? If you’ve ever asked yourself, “Are VCRs still made?”, the answer is no. Funai Electric made the very last one in July 2016 – a big turning point in home movie history. …
Written by Erica Scoppettuolo Feeling nostalgic for the good old days? You can convert old home movies to digital and relive them anytime, anywhere. Film projectors and VCRs have been phased out, and the condition of aging tapes and film …
Written by Erica Scoppettuolo Saturday, October 21st was Home Movie Day – a day to celebrate and preserve the memories of home movies! We work with home movies a lot at EverPresent, and we are going to cover some basic …
Written by Erica Scoppettuolo The most important part of any video or film reel conversion project is to make sure you have a digital file of your transfer. DVDs will degrade over time and a digital file will last much …
Written by Erica Scoppettuolo Converting your video tapes to digital is an essential component to preserving your video tapes for posterity. But what do you do with the old tapes? Sometimes, we have a hard time getting rid of such …
Written by Erica Scoppettuolo Many of our clients, particularly those who created their video tapes outside the United States, come to us with PAL encoded tapes to convert to DVD. Having home PAL encoded video on VHS tapes means that …
Written by Erica Scoppettuolo VHS-C tapes are a popular video tape format that we see quite often at EverPresent. We have digitized thousands of these tapes and have come to know them quite well. Here are a few facts about …
