Written by Amy Hammond So many elements can damage physical media, including mold, mildew, sunlight, stains, and — worst of all — water. It seems intuitive to think that water damage is a life-ender for photos. They are made of …
Written by Matt Patten Cassette tapes have been around since the 1960s, allowing people to record, play, and share audio more easily and conveniently than ever before. The tech inside a cassette tape isn’t that different from what came before …
Written by Erica Scoppettuolo Video tapes can become damaged for a variety of reasons (we’re talking mold, humidity, discoloration, etc) but one problem that affects aging tapes most is sticky shed syndrome. As the name suggests, this condition causes a …
Written by Matt Patten Reel-to-reel tapes, also known as R2R tapes and open-reel tapes, are an old audio recording format that originated almost 100 years ago and became popular in the 1950s and 1960s. If you have old reel-to-reel tapes …
Written by Amy Hammond The earliest versions of instant film appeared in the 1940s and, thanks to a recent resurgence, it’s still popular even today. This fun yet practical technology allows people to view their photos a mere 60 seconds …
Written by Erica Scoppettuolo Television standards dictate how television signals are formatted, transmitted, and received by TV sets. There are three main analog color standards called NTSC, PAL, and SECAM, and they’re each used in different parts of the world. …
Written by Erica Scoppettuolo Digital Video was all the rage in the 1990s as it started to truly replace analog options in both the professional and amateur markets. The format was standardized and used across multiple companies and products, with …
Written by Matt Patten DAT tapes are a type of audio recording format that was popular among recording professionals in the 1990s. They were famous for the perfect, lossless copies they could record but were also too expensive compared to …
Written by Jennifer Niloff If you have a large family, chances are you have been confused by what to call the relation between you and another relative at some point in your life. Immediate family is simple. Aunts, uncles, and …
Written by Erica Scoppettuolo Sony is one of the biggest names in video technology—and they have been pioneers in the industry for as long as the industry has existed. This means they have a lot of different products, and differentiating …
