Home Video Studio's 2017 Studio Owner of the Year is right here in Visalia, Ca!

Our local Home Video Studio owner, Arthur Zepeda, was recently selected as Home Video Studio's "Studio Owner of the Year" for 2017!

Arthur Zepeda, owner of Home Video Studio – Visalia, traveled to Tucson, Arizona, known to the world as the “The Sunshine Factory,” from July 25th through the 30th and left with his own theme: Excellence in Video Production. Arthur won the Presidents Award Best In Show prize with his entry "My Memories." A movie created for his son, Samuel, who recently graduated from High School.

Arthur attended the Hanley Awards, Home Video Studio's version of the Oscars, which is open to international competitors and are presented to winners at the culmination of the annual Home Video Studio (HVS) Getaway in Tucson, Az. Home Video Studio is the world’s largest international video production services franchise with studios located in the United States, Canada and Sweden.

Arthur submitted his video work in several of the eighteen Hanley award categories. Besides winning Best Photo Keepsake, Cut and Paste Award for Editing, and Best Use of Post Production awards for "My Memories,"  his videos were also nominated in 10 categories including Dr. Strangelove” Award for Strangest or Weirdest Video, Best DVA Authoring, Best Studio Promo/Trailer, Best Memorial Video, Best Long Form Video, Best Video Production and Best Sports Video. He also won the Social Media Award.

“I was delighted that my video work was rewarded,” says Arthur, “and to be recognized as the Studio Owner of the Year from among such talented and dedicated peers is an honor and I am very humbled.”

Arthur also attended several days of intense course-work in video production and from the HVS Flight School instructed by Luisa Winters, a giant in the video production industry, in addition to being an honored guests at the gala black-tie Hanley Awards ceremony.

HVS studio owners provide at least 27 different types of professional video services. Some of those services include Video to the Cloud and DVD transfers, photo/video montage keepsakes, home movie transfers, DVD/CD duplication, video editing, slide transfer services, Audio tape transfers and sports or music scholarship videos.

Here is the award winning movie, My Memories


My Memories ~ Memories can do funny things to us... Winning 4 Hanley Awards for Video Excellence from ARTSVDO on Vimeo.

Back to School means Video/DVD/DVA Memories

Back to School means Video/DVD/DVA Memories

This time of year is chock full of moments to remember. Summer is winding down. You probably took

lots of video and photographs over the summer - at the beach, family reunions, pool parties and camping. Back to school activities are heating up. Your probably going to take lots of back to school photos and videos - new clothes, new friends, football games and cheerleading. Here are a few ideas of things we can do at Home Video Studio to help you preserve those moments as well as present them on a silver platter.

Family Time Video: Why not spice up your videos with themes, titles and music? What if you took the best video from that family reunion and added titles showing who attended? How about editing that summer pool party with some fast cuts and great music? Your imagination is the limit to how you can creatively turn video into your own creation.

Photo Video Keepsake: This is still one our most popular services. Can you imagine the impact of a montage of photos and stirring music showing your daughter or grandson from birth to first day of school? How about a time capsule of school pictures?

Sports Highlight Video: Fast becoming a favorite! Back to school means lots of athletic competition. Now is the time to capture you son or daughter's games on video so that at the end of the year we can help you condense it into a fast paced video production. Music, slow motion, special effects....you're the producer!

Video to DVD Transfers: Bring us all videos you've shot over the summer - we'll transfer them to an Archival DVD for you. This will keep them safe and convenient. These DVDs are scratch resistant and will keep your memories for a lifetime. Every DVD has scene selection "smart chapter markers" so you can easily find your favorite spots.

Video to DVA Transfers: While we still transfer video to Platinum Archival DVDs, more and more of our customers are opting for DVA. DVA is the newest thing and the best way to go in our opinion. Plus with DVA you do not need to order copies. You can instant share with anyone on the planet for free! It's safe, secure, private, and ultra-convenient. You can edit and privately share online through your Digital Video Archive account. It's easy to see why the DVA is rapidly replacing DVD as the media of choice for our customers. With your new DVA account, you can manage, edit, modify and view your movies and videos.  You'll want to invite your friends and family to set up their own (free) DVA accounts. This will give them access to the DVAs you would like for them to see and enjoy. Every DVA has smart chapter markers with thumbnail images, just like the old DVDs, so you and your viewers will be able to fully experience each of your videos. 
Also, with your new Digital Video Archive account you can immediately begin uploading your own personal videos and smartphone video. You'll be able share these videos with your friends and family as well. Plus, your friends and family will receive their own Digital Video Archive account when you invite them. They will want to upload their videos too. Soon you'll have new DVAs from them to watch as well! 
Home Video Studio-Visalia is a Digital Video Archive Authorized Representative. 
Our DVA Deluxe transfer system uses professional encoding which ensures maximum quality and a great viewing experience whether you are viewing on your smartphone or your huge home theatre screen.

Call us today to see how we can help you with back to school video savings!

To contact Home Video Studio – Visalia call 559-732-3050. 

For more information visit their website at www.HomeVideoStudio.com/art 

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FamilyTIME Videos ™
Make your child the star of his or her own video! Home Video Studio will create a FamilyTIME™ Video that features the video highlights that you select of "your star"! Perhaps it's a "Baby's First Year" video, a "Sweet 16" video, or even a "How We Spent Our Summer Vacation" video. Home Video Studio will add music, titles, special effects, and produce a three- to five-minute professional video for you.

FamilyTIME™ Videos make wonderful gifts for long distance friends and family, siblings, and as keepsakes to store for your children when they grow up. You could even make a FamilyTIME" Video for yourself and you can be the star! 

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About Home Video Studio - Visalia

Arthur Zepeda, Owner/Video Artist

Your local Home Video Studio offers a wide range of professional video production services to consumers and businesses alike. We value our customers and want to thank you for being a part of our success!
Home Video Studio strives to make your experience with us enjoyable and truly memorable. Our specialties include video production, video editing, home movie and video transfers, CD and DVD duplication, and much more! For all of your video needs, call Home Video Studio today for an appointment!
559-732-3050

2017

How Long Do VHS Tapes Last?

Just like every other technology, video home system (VHS) recording tapes are being affected by technological change. Just as consumers become used to one form of home technology, a new and better technology comes along. Unfortunately, consumers have already recorded many precious moments on their VHS tapes and are increasingly finding that they do not have the same quality as the new technologies being offered today. In some cases, the tapes themselves are beginning to deteriorate. Generally, this deterioration takes place because of incorrect storage, but overall, it usually happens because the recording wears away the tape.

Going Digital

Like many other technologies, VHS tapes are becoming a victim of the digital conversion process. VHS tapes are analog recordings and, as such, will not last if the recording was from a video camera. Commercial movies will last quite a bit longer, but if they are home recordings, they will likely have a storage life of the order of one or two decades, depending on storage conditions.

What Can Be Done?

In many respects the VCR tape has gone the way of the cassette tape. There were plenty of uses for the basic function of the VCR tape, like recording TV shows, but the focus has completely shifted to digital recording devices. The tapes themselves may be around for a while longer, but the machines to play them are pretty much gone. Transferring the VHS images to a digital form becomes the only recourse if you wish to save precious events like an important soccer game, wedding or a birthday party.

Will Technological Innovation Ever End?

It is unlikely that it will ever become unnecessary to transfer recordings from one technology to another. Technology just does not stay still. Right now, you need to transfer your VHS tape data to a digital form of a certain format. Five to ten years down the road you will likely be doing the same thing all over again. In a way, it is sort of like death, taxes, and data transfer! Fortunately, there are businesses like HOME VIDEO STUDIO in Visalia that will be happy to do the transferring for you.

Transferring VHS data

Home Video Studio ® in Visalia specializes in VHS to a Digital format transfers!

Bring us your old home movies and video tapes - we'll transfer them to Digital format for you. VHS, VHS-C, BETA, 8mm video, Mini DV, and of course, your old 8mm and 16mm movies. Here is more information about our Video to Digital Format Transfer services. We call it HVS DVA Deluxe. The Home Video Studio DVA Deluxe system includes:

• If you choose DVD, we'll put your video onto a Platinum Archival DVD.
• Every DVD has scene selection "smart chapter markers". Our proprietary DVD Deluxe system detects where your video camera stopped and started or the scene changed. Chapter markers are placed at these points so you can easily skip through your finished DVD.
• We have many themes to choose from so if this is your wedding from six years ago or your baby's birth from six months ago, we will choose the appropriate theme.
• Ask about an upgrade to our album case with custom insert and thumbnail photos of your video on the outside.
• Ask about the best choice of transferring, Digital Video Archive! DVA for short!

While we still transfer video to Platinum Archival DVDs, more and more of our customers are opting for DVA. It's safe, secure, private, and ultra-convenient. You can edit and privately share online through your Digital Video Archive account. It's easy to see why the DVA is rapidly replacing DVD as the media of choice for our customers.

Here's how it works: Once we have transferred your content to your new DVAs you'll receive an email explaining how to quickly set up your new Digital Video Archive account. 
With your new DVA account, you can manage, edit, modify and view your movies and videos. You'll want to invite your friends and family to set up their own (free) DVA accounts. This will give them access to the DVAs you would like for them to see and enjoy. Every DVA has smart chapter markers with thumbnail images, just like the old DVDs, so you and your viewers will be able to fully experience each of your videos.

Please note that your Digital Video Archive account will be $7.95 monthly (like your Netflix bill) based on the number of tapes you transfer. Digital Video Archive also has a FREE level of account that will hold about three two-hour tapes. So if you only have a few tapes, you won't have a monthly bill. This is a great way to start.

Also, with your new Digital Video Archive account you can immediately begin uploading your own personal videos and smartphone video. You'll be able share these videos with your friends and family as well. Plus, your friends and family will receive their own Digital Video Archive account when you invite them. They will want to upload their videos too. Soon you'll have new DVAs from them to watch as well!

Home Video Studio ® in Visalia  is a Digital Video Archive Authorized Representative. Our DVA Deluxe transfer system uses professional encoding which ensures maximum quality and a great viewing experience whether you are viewing on your smartphone or your huge home theatre screen.

Remember with DVA you will not need to spend money on copies for friends and family!


Don't delay, call today! 559-732-3050

2017

The HVS Top Five Back to School Movies 2017

The HVS Top Five Back to School Movies

The campus has always been fertile ground for good movies. Now that school is back in full swing we thought we’d bring you our picks for the top five back to school movies:

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off – "Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."

Dead Poets Society – "Carpe, carpe. Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary."

To Sir with Love – "I believe one should fight for what one believes. Provided one is absolutely sure one is absolutely right."

School of Rock – "I pledge allegiance... to the band... of Mr. Schneebly... and will not fight him... for creative control... and will defer to him on all issues related to the musical direction of the band."

Back to School – "Why don’t you come and see me sometime when you have no class?"