It’s Time to Give Thanks for the Memories

Thanksgiving means the Holiday Season is upon us! The good news? You may already have the perfect gift for everyone. Transfer all the good times, special events, cherished moments and love that your family has captured through the years on 8mm and 16mm film, video tape, slides, photos and audio recordings. What a great idea! (and it could be yours.) But don’t delay. Call us today!
Here are some ideas for this time of year:

• Do you have 8mm or 16mm home movies? They are priceless! Transfer them so you and your loved ones can enjoy them for decades to come!
• Do you have VHS, VHS-C, 8mm, or Mini DV tapes? We specialize in all tape formats and can transfer them to DVD, digital file, or DVA – the cloud-based Digital Video Archive. Don’t lose these precious memories!
• Do you have photo prints or 35mm slides? Are they sitting around in boxes? Our customers are so grateful to see these treasures come to life! You will be too.
• With a Photo Video Keepsake we will take your favorite photos and slides and produce a one-of-a-kind montage complete with titles, special effects and music.
• What are you doing with your smartphone videos? Are they safe? What about the videos you shoot during your family get-togethers? We can edit your video clips from before, during, and after Christmas into a creative family video. Don’t leave your videos from this special time on your phone! Let’s get creative!

Here are a few reasons why we should be your first call this Holiday Season.

1. Your home movies, tapes, photos, slides, and recent videos all make great gifts.
• What’s more unique and heartfelt than lasting memories of those you love?
• Forget someone? Extra copies are a breeze and a quick phone call away!
• We also have gift certificates!
2. Your home movies, tapes, photos, slides, and recent videos all make great Holiday entertainment.
• Once your video gifts are opened the whole family can enjoy them immediately.
• Video is something young and old will enjoy together.
3. Make new memories
• With the family in one place it’s time to shoot more video and stills.
• Let us help you get creative and plan for the upcoming year.

Call us! Soon you’ll be turning the calendar to December so don’t wait. Let's put our heads together to make this the best Holiday season ever! Don’t delay.

Holiday deadlines are approaching fast!

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A Popcorn Memory

 Jiffy-Pop popcorn

If you were like me, a child of the 70s, no discussion of popcorn would be complete without a passing reference to Jiffy-Pop. As the ads said, it was as much fun to make as it was to eat.

For the uninitiated, Jiffy-Pop was a popcorn making invention that resembled a small skillet covered with aluminum foil. Instructions were easy. Light burner on stove. Put Jiffy-Pop container on burner. Shake. That last part was the most important if you didn’t want charred kernels.

As you shook, the aluminum cover would begin expanding to make room for the ever increasing size of all the popcorn kernels. Once all kernels had been popped, your Jiffy Pop container would look like a small, silver mushroom cloud filled with hot, fluffy morsels of goodness.

I can remember jiffy-popping my way through many a Sunday night and Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color. And then microwaves came on the scene and Jiffy-Pop became little more than a footnote in popcorn history.

Mnemonic Me This

"In fourteen hundred and ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.”

 

If you attended school around the same time I did, no doubt you recited that little poem more than once to help your memory during history quizzes.  It’s an example of a mnemonic which is an aide to help bring something to mind. I call them memory pegs or memory triggers. And it is a little embarrassing how many I still use.

Except for February, I simply can’t bring myself to remember how many days are in a particular month unless I first count them down on my knuckles. With your two fists extended in front of you, side by side, start reciting the months. When a month falls on a knuckle, it has 31 days. if it falls between knuckles, it has 30 (or 28).

We probably all use the old “Spring Forward; Fall Back Trick” when it comes time to reset our clocks for Daylight Savings Time.  At least I still do and will undoubtedly continue to do so.

I could never remember which was which – stalagmite or stalactite until I learned this little trick: Stalagmite has a “g” in it because it comes out of the ground. Stalactite has a “c” in it because it hangs from the ceiling.

And finally, I would be incapable of setting a proper table without knowing that utensils with four letters (like fork) are placed to the left (four letters) of the plate while utensils with five letters (spoon, knife) are placed on the right (five letters.)

Our minds being what they are, we would have a hard time remembering anything if it weren’t for these little tricks or memory triggers.  And really, isn’t that why we keep photos, slides, videos and film?  Because they contain the images of memories we don’t want to forget.

Thanks to Home Video Studio Visalia, we don’t have to. The obsolete media once used to store memorable images can be transferred to a more current format, bringing your memories into the digital age. 

What mnemonic do you use? Share them here. Something tells me I’ll need all the memory pegs I can find as the years go by.

Arthur Zepeda and Home Video Studio Visalia specialize in the preservation of family memories through the digitalization of films, videotapes, audio recordings, photos, negatives, and slides. For more information, call 559-732-3050 or visit our website.

Video Tape is Dangerous . . . to your memories.

All forms of "Visual Media" are subject to a limited life span. The hidden danger of video tape is the relatively quick degradation of the tape and the signal recorded on it. For your convenience we have included a table below from the www.filmpreservation.org website that provides a limited guideline for preservation of most of the visual media you might have around your house.

Let's focus on VHS video tape for the moment. It was first introduced as Sony's Betamax format in 1/2" cassettes with a 60 minute record capability. It was never designed to archive "family memories" - it was born to be a cheap distribution medium in the late 70's for commercial/industrial training materials. The average shelf life is estimated to be around 5 -10 years* before it is rendered useless from various factors.

Close behind Sony, JVC followed with a lesser quality offering called VHS. (Video Home System) In VHS format the way the signal was recorded made for less picture quality than Betamax, but a two hour recording capability was a prize feature, so we as consumers adopted this system. This gave rise to inexpensive video cameras and recorders and home-based videography was launched.

The good news is we now have precious, never to be repeated memories captured. The bad news is that it's stored on what was never meant to be a long term storage solution, but rather an inexpensive and reasonable industrial distribution medium.

Your fondest "memories" now exist solely on a disposable by design medium . . . who knew?

What can you do?  It's simple!

Take all of your old VHS tapes with kids, weddings, sports, pets, family and travel memories to Home Video Studio Visalia and have them transferred to a Platinum Archival DVD. This is a real storage solution because our Platinum Archival DVD is rated to last for 100 years. This DVD is so tough that you can scratch it with a nail and it will still play.


Now, let's not forget that we can also organize and edit these tapes together and tell a more specific story. So think about how you might add to the family tree/archive with these old treasures and then distribute those to the rest of the family.

And even if you had Umatic 3/4" or 1/2" Betamax tapes there are still resources at Home Video Studio Visalia to capture those to DVD.

Sure it's another thing on your "to do" list, but it's a very important one, as it involves something totally irreplaceable . . . your memories.

As you are preparing your tapes to be transferred to Platinum Archival DVDs, here are a few tips you need to know:

How to Handle Your Video Tapes

• Never touch the tape itself. 
• Hold it by the side of the cassette
• Rewind the cassette before storing it.
• Keep away from curious kids; avoid dropping or banging the tapes.
• Keep cassettes away from magnetic fields (Top of the Old TV)
• Don't leave a cassette in the car where it will be exposed to heat and cold
• If using a new cassette and it's still cold, let it warm up to room temperature.
• Occasionally fast forward and rewind a tape that's being stored a long time.

How to Store Your Video Tapes

• Store in conditions that are stable, cool and dry.
• Stay away from hot, humid and dusty.
• Store cassettes in the cassette case.
• Store your tapes vertically and not flat to distribute the gravity pull equally, stably and avoid edge damage.And from the www.filmpreservation.org site we get the following information:

Chemical decay is due to spontaneous chemical change. Fading of color dyes in photographs and degradation of binder layers in magnetic tape are examples of decay caused by chemical reactions occurring within the materials themselves. The speed of these reactions depends primarily on temperature, but moisture also plays a role. In general, the warmer the temperature of the storage area, and the higher the Relative Humidity, the faster the media collection will be affected by chemical decay.

Excessive dampness is a very serious environmental threat to media collections because it contributes not only to mechanical decay but to biological and chemical decay as well.


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HVSN Top 5 Non-Traditional Students

HVSN Top 5 Non-Traditional Students – Can you believe it’s already school time? Campus life has always been a fertile subject for movies. Here are just a few old favorites starring less-than-traditional students. 

 Elle Woods - A country girl chases her ex to Harvard and ends up at the top of the class.

 Benjamin Braddock - A rich kid with a bright future hangs out at the bottom of the pool.

Bluto Blutarsky - A 7th year freshman with a 0.0 GPA. 

 Thornton Melon - A rich middle-aged man goes back to school and makes the diving team.

Ferris Bueller - A normal student takes the day off and involves the whole city of Chicago. 

Slide on in with your precious Kodachrome and/or other 35mm slides

We do slides (right here in our studio) and we love them! Why? Because 35 mm Kodachrome slide film was the best and is a truly American story.

In 1916 two scientists at Eastman Kodak, displeased with the quality of color film at that time, began to perfect a revolutionary way of processing color. Finally, in 1934 Kodachrome Slide Film was introduced. This film quickly became the standard for professionals, and soon plain old dads and grandparents were using it too as Americans began to document their lives with gusto in the 50's, 60's and 70's. For seventy-five years the quality of the images and the vivid colors made it second to none. Paul Simon even wrote a hit song about the nostalgia of its "nice bright colors" making "all the world a sunny day"!

Despite this film's unsurpassed quality, the American appetite for quicker and less expensive service began to rule the day. More easily processed film (but hardly the same quality) began to take Kodachrome's 35mm Slide's market share. And, as Americans began to favor "one hour" service this classic found it hard to compete due to its complex processing requirements. Then, with the advent of digital camera combined with the increasing cost of developing this special film, its long life came to a halt when the last processor of Kodachrome announced it was no longer economically feasible to process it.

On December 30, 2010, Dwayne's Photo in Parsons, Kansas, accepted orders for the last batch of Kodachrome 35mm Slide Film. They received five hundred FedEx packages and eighteen bags from the Post Office, all full of Kodachrome Slide Film needing to be processed. In fact, a woman flew to Kansas from England to personally deliver her film!


 Do you have slides? Now they can live on in all their glory! Look around in your closets, basements, attics or garage. If you are lucky enough to have 35mm slides of your precious memories you have a treasure! But what you need to know is that, besides taking up valuable space, your slides are at risk for scratching, biological damage, and in some cases, fading, rendering your slides a putrid shade of pink or purple.

Now is the time to take action. Don't wait - your memories depend on it. Call us today for a hands-on approach to scanning and restoring your slides. You'll get:
TLC - We look at every slide. You get ongoing quality control.
Best image available - Each slide is color-corrected and cropped, rotated and/or flipped if needed.
Best technology - Dirt, dust or scratches? We have the technology to digitally "mend" many of the ravages of time and the elements.
Best resolution - We scan at a very high resolution.
Local service - Did you know some places send your slides away? Even out of the country? Your slides never leave our sides!
Once transferred your slide images:

•     will be stored on the medium you choose

•     may also be made into a DVD slideshow with background music (to enjoy on TV)

Look no further. We have the experience, technology and concern for your precious slides. Give us a call right now!

By the way... Corporate customers: Does your company have old slide shows archived from times before PowerPoint? Do you realize the time and expense it took to create graphics slides on equipment almost as big as your car? Wouldn't it be great to keep these old presentations preserved digitally? We are your partner in saving these artifacts from the past.

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HVSN Top Five Memorable Water Scenes

HVSN Top Five Memorable Water Scenes – Summer is the time for big water – whether a big swimming pool or the ocean. Here are some memorable scenes starring H2O. 

Jaws - The original summer blockbuster is over forty years old. Are you still afraid of the 
water? 

The Sandlot - A great coming-of-age movie. And the surprise kiss when lifeguard Wendy Peffercorn tries to save Squints is priceless. 

The Graduate - Sometimes the only place to deal with existential angst is in a diving suit at the bottom of a swimming pool. 

Beach Blanket Bingo - Every night’s a beach party. Every day’s a time to get ready for the night’s beach party. 

From Here to Eternity - The most iconic kiss in the beach sand in movie history. 

Make video part of your summer plans!

 

"Summertime and the living is easy..."

...and the videos are great! Bright outdoor shots. Lots of action. Exotic scenery. Summer is the time for "doing stuff"! So make sure you're capturing it all with video and photos so you and your family can enjoy them for years to come.

Recently we asked HVS Network customers, representing all ages and from all parts of the country, "What stuff did you do in your ‘best summer ever'?" Here are some highlights:

Randi from Indiana: "That's easy. I backpacked through Europe, stayed in hostels and worked if I ran out of money. I was crazy."

Tim from Texas: "I was a camp counselor. We had no cellular service. We hiked and canoed every day and had campfires every night. I made incredible friendships."

Jenn from New York: "My best summer was right at home before I left for college. I cherished every day with my friends and family. It was more attitude than adventure."

Jim from Minnesota: "A few years ago I went to a baseball fantasy camp. I met the stars of my youth and got to hang out and even play a little ball with them."

What do all these folks have in common? Lots of photo and video memories. And what did they do with them? They called to keep their memories safe and at hand for a lifetime of enjoyment. 
 
What are you doing this summer?

Are you going on a dream vacation? Don't leave your adventures lying about on your cameras and devices. Bring them to life with a PhotoVideo Keepsake. Where did you go? What did you eat? How big was that fish? Document it with titles. What were the top music hits? Nothing re-creates the time and place like your favorite music in the background.

Are you staying close to home with your family? Festivals, fireworks, beaches, barbeques and picnics. How about a FamilyTIME video of your summer highlights?

Is your summer full of sports activities like baseball, tennis, or golf? We specialize in Sports Highlights videos. Let us take your videos and add some pizzazz with special effects, music, titles, narration…anything you can imagine.

Are your kids going to camp? Sports camp, music camps, church camp, cheer camp, dance camp…and they all have final performances and parent's day. Make sure it's all documented to enjoy for years to come with an Arts and Entertainment video.

Make sure you have precious family memories by preparing now to document the great summer that lies before you. Then call us to help you turn your creative ideas into reality. 

Call us today! 
559-732-3050

HVS Top 5 High School Senior Movies

We’ll remember always...Graduation Day. Here are five famous movies about Senioritis and the crazy things it’ll do to you. 

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off - Ferris pulls off the Ultimate Senior Skip Day and manages to involve most of Chicago. 

Grease - Summer lovers Sandy and Danny discover they're in the same high school. Will love survive? 

Footloose - Graduating teens want to dance in a repressed town that has banned it. 

Dazed and Confused - A teenage rock and roll spree on the last day of school. 

To Sir with Love - A by-the-book teacher must teach a group of rambunctious high school students from the slums of London's East End. 

Video: A Great Dedication to the Ones You Love

Memorial Day is a time to honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice while serving in the military.  

Think of the people you love, living or departed, whose lives are recorded on film, videos, audio tape, slides, and/or photos. We can creatively assemble them into a wonderful program ranging from a custom biography called a LifeTIME Video to a Photo Video Keepsake montage to a simple transfer of a precious video tape. Did you know we can also capture an image in a video for you to print or save? What about simply editing together choice video clips of your subject? Do you want your video to be funny? Solemn? Inspiring? All the above? You can!

Here is a list of some content you can use for lasting tribute to anyone you want to honor. And the best part is you can use a few or all of them, depending on what you have, what you want, and how much time you have.

Photos - Pictures are usually the dominant media of any tribute - whether a simple PhotoVideo Keepsake montage or a more complex presentation. We have the equipment and expertise to ensure your photos, whether prints or digital, will look the best they can.

Video - Old videos will bring life and motion to your project. Do you have video that captures your subject living life? Laughing? Loving on their kids or grandkids?

Home Movies – There’s something fascinating and timeless about old home movies. If you’re lucky enough to have old movies of your subject they can turn your project into a gem!

Interviews - On-camera interviews are a great way to include friends, family members, or anyone who tells a good story. We can shoot the interviews for you or you can do them yourself and bring them to us.

Audio - Did you know we can transfer audio from cassettes, reel-to-reel, and even old wire

Music - Music is the magic in video. As emotional shorthand, it sets the mood, the time, and the place.

Titles - Whether it's dates, people, or places - whether ornate or simple - titles tell a lot in a video
tribute.









Voiceover - Using first person voiceover narrative in a video production is a very personal way to get a message across.

Pictures, videos, home movies, audio recordings - all these wonderful resources are waiting and just
need you to add your imagination. With our professional production available at a reasonable price why not take advantage of today's technology to create a one-of-a-kind gift dedicated to the one you love? We have the equipment, experience, and creativity to make it the very best.
recordings? If part of your subject's life is available only on audio we can transfer it and find a way to mix it in.
It’s also a great time to honor those we love who are still with us. Video is the perfect gift for Memorial Day, Father’s Day, anniversaries, birthdays or retirements.

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559-732-3050
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HVS Top 5 April Movie Fools

One of the funniest elements in a movie comedy is a fool who thinks he’s smart. In honor of April and Fools we present our Top 5. If you haven’t seen any of these classic movies with their tomfoolery you owe yourself an April treat.

Ulysses Everett McGill - in “O Brother Where Art Thou”

Inspector Clouseau - in “The Pink Panther"

 

Nigel Tufnel - in “This Is Spinal Tap”

Steve Martin as Navin R. Johnson - in “The Jerk”

Adenoid Hynckel - in “The Great Dictator” 

Big Days Ahead for Video Gifts – Mother’s Day, Graduation, Anniversaries

April is the time to get started on your PhotoVideo Keepsake. There are several important days coming where this one-of-a-kind gift would be the perfect centerpiece – including Mother’s Day, Graduation, Anniversaries, Birthdays, and Father's Day.
What is a PhotoVideo Keepsake?

A PhotoVideo Keepsake honors someone for a special occasion. In its simplest form we take photos of your honoree and add your choice of music. We usually add beginning and ending titles to the production, as well as simple transitions between the photos. Then we put it all on a DVD or a video file for easy viewing. Keepsakes can be fifty photos or even fewer to several hundred. You can also add video clips if you wish.

Why are PhotoVideo Keepsakes great gifts?

Keepsakes are personal. What’s more special than great photos with inspiring music? Each one is a unique story.

Keepsakes send a powerful message in image and song. What better way to say "I love you" or "I'm proud of you" or "I'd do it all over again"?

Keepsakes are view able anywhere you can watch a video, including homes, offices, auditoriums, and fellowship halls.

What's coming up that is PhotoVideo Keepsake worthy?

Mother's day - Mom has ways of making us feel special. Now you can do the same. Does she have childhood photos? What were her favorite songs in high school? Does she have photos and

Graduation - A "Birth to Graduation" PhotoVideo Keepsake is very popular this time of year. Imagine combining photos, videos, certificates, first grade projects, college acceptance letters, favorite music through the years.... you name it! What better way to say "I am proud of you"?   Anniversaries – Did you have a summer wedding? Anniversaries are yet another great occasion for a PhotoVideo Keepsake. Create a tribute to your beloved of your years together using images, video and music.

Birthdays - Don't forget upcoming birthdays in the next few months!

Father's day - Dad will be just as moved as Mom with a unique PhotoVideo Keepsake.

This is perfect. What’s next?

Call us today.
Start gathering your photos.
Start thinking of music.
Come by and let's get started


memorabilia from when she met dad? Combine her photos and mementos with music, titles and whatever else you can imagine into a masterpiece.


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NOW is the Time to Start Your Spring Video Projects

It’s time to start planning your spring and early summer video projects. May brings Mother’s Day andGraduations, and June is the time of weddings, anniversaries, and Father’s Day. There is nothing more touching than a well-crafted video tribute that we call a Photo Video Keepsake. Remember, craftsmanship takes time. Call us today.

Here are some ideas for these fast-approaching days.

Mother's day – You could call this the Mother of All Tributes. Mom always made us feel special and loved. Now you can do the same! Combine photos, home movies, and video with music, titles and whatever else you can imagine into a masterpiece that will last a lifetime. What about narration? What about the voices of people from her past? How elaborate do you want to get? Do you see why we’re telling you get busy?

Graduation - "Birth to Graduation" Keepsakes never fail to please! Imagine combining photos, videos, certificates, first grade projects, college acceptance letters, favorite music...you name it. What better way to say "I am so proud of you"? And remember, your gift will be enjoyed long after the ceremony.

Anniversaries – Did you have a June wedding? Isn’t it funny that your anniversary keeps popping up in June as well? Anniversaries are yet another great occasion for a Keepsake montage. How moving would a tribute to your beloved be as your years together are captured through images, video and music?

Father's day – Make no mistake. Dad will be just as moved and just as thrilled as Mom will be with a unique PhotoVideo Keepsake.

Is your wedding or other special occasion on tape or 8mm film? Can you even watch it? 

We can transfer your old formats to a modern media to enjoy again! We can also edit to tighten up and brighten up the old days and make them new again! We love this time of year because we get to help you create a masterpiece for the most precious people in your life on their special day. 

Call us today!


559-732-3050

arthur.z@homevideostudio.com

Be Mine

Flowers? You don’t need no stinkin’ flowers. This Valentine’s Day, if you want to WOW your significant other with a gift he or she will truly treasure, bring me 30 pictures of the two of you together along with your favorite song, and I will deliver back to you a photo video keepsake – a customized DVD presentation that will remind you both of the special relationship you share.

Let’s face it. Flowers wilt and die. Chocolates are eaten and are soon forgotten. But memories are meant to last forever. And with our Valentine’s Day Special we can make that happen for you. #Memoriesmatter.

With thirty pictures, one song, and $74.99, you’ll be able to give your sweetheart the greatest gift ever… the memories of the times you’ve spent together and the knowledge of how special they are to you… because you spent the time and effort towards putting together this keepsake. This discounted package includes an archival quality, fully authored DVD enclosed in a case with a customized case wrap.

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. This offer is for lovers only so call today to place your order. 559-732-3050 or visit www.homevideostudio.com/art

Arthur Zepeda and Home Video Studio specialize in the preservation of family memories. But we are also in the business of creating new ones. For more information, call 559-732-3050 or visit www.homevideostudio.com/art

My First Record

Kids today have so much to be thankful for… but at the same time, I can’t help but think that they may be missing out on some of the more iconic moments we remember of growing up. I vividly recall the first music that I purchased with my own money. The Star Wars original soundtrack album. This two album set included most of the original music played for episode four of the original Star Wars movie from 1977.

For any kids that may be reading, let me explain. Before there was iTunes or Pandora or Spotify, there were record stores. That’s where we would have to go to buy music we wanted to hear. Along with these albums, they also sold a much smaller album called a 45.  They were were sold as single recordings on vinyl discs that could be played by the same process as the larger albums by dragging a needle across the face of them. On the flip side was usually a lesser known song by the same artist or group. 

Buying a record was a monumental decision for a child. The first time you put your allowance money down to buy a piece of music that wasn’t chosen for you by your parents was like taking a first step towards your independence.

I may be wrong but I doubt today’s kids can remember the first song they downloaded. It is just too easy a process to be memorable. Back in the day, great thought and planning had to be made to bring about the physical transaction that resulted in a sale of the one piece of music you decided you wanted to own. There would be other purchases to be sure, but the first record held a special meaning all its own.

I remember listening to this album for the first time and hearing it start with what is now the iconic anthem. I could visualize the words "STAR WARS" appearing as the movie opens before the opening crawl. I could see the movie in mind as the music played. There was no way to see the movie again unless we went back to the theater. Well, that in itself is another story!

Arthur Zepeda and Home Video Studio specialize in the preservation of family memories. One of the many services they offer is digitalization of audio recordings from reel to reel tape, cassette tapes, or vinyl records. For more information, call 559-732-3050 or visit www.homevideostudio.com/art

HVS Top Five Movies with “Heart” – We know you’ll heart these!

  HVS Top Five Movies with “Heart” – We know you’ll heart these! 

Where the Heart Is - An expecting girl is abandoned by her boyfriend at Wal-Mart. With a few dollars to her name she finds a way to live there. Heartwarming with many survival tips on how to make and keep Wal-Mart your permanent home.

Places in the Heart - A newly widowed woman is forced to take over the debt-ridden Texas family farm herself. Knowing she can’t do it on her own she accepts the help of the most unlikely people to bring in the cotton crop.

I Heart Huckabees - A detective story with a most unusual subject: the very meaning of existence.

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter - True to the book by Carson McCullers this is the story of a deaf mute who brings warmth into the lives of lonely people in a small Southern town.

So Dear to my Heart - A Disney classic mixing animation and live action this story of a boy and his lamb will tug at your heart strings. 

DVA - Delightful Valentine Affection with Digital Video Archive

Are you looking for a unique Valentine this year? Are you feeling in a rut with the usual Valentine’s

So, how do you say "I love you" with video? Let us count the ways!
gifts? What’s more romantic than a video commemorating your lives together? Call us today for a gift from the heart!

• Do you have a copy of your wedding on tape or film? We can transfer it!

• Does your wedding video need a little freshening? Let's add a little pizzazz with music, titles, or maybe some re-arranging!

• What about a Photo Video Keepsake combining photos, video or both in a moving tribute of your lives together through the years. Add some special music, or maybe a message with titles.

Once your Valentine’s video is finished we’ll put it on DVA™ – Digital Video Archive™ so you can watch on your Smartphone, Computer, Ipad or Smart TV!

• DVA™ is cloud-based. Your memories are safely archived - never again vulnerable to the elements, breakage, or being lost.

• Each of your videos, after transfer, are uploaded to Digital Video Archive™. From your personal DVA™ account you can then view, organize and edit your old memories.

• View your family videos on any computer, iPad, Tablet, Smartphone or Smart TV.

• Invite your friends and family to view! Everything you share is private and by invitation only.

• Add, change and re-title chapter markers online. Organize your new DVAs into Archives.

• You can also easily edit your videos.

• All your current videos are part of your archives too! You can transfer your own smartphone video to your Digital Video Archive™ account.

This Valentine’s Day show your Delightful Valentine’s Affection with Digital Video Archive™.

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Home Movie Transfer - 8mm & 16mm Film
Don't let your treasured film memories fade away! Preserve your 8mm, Super 8 and 16mm film by transferring them to an Archival Platinum DVD. These DVD's are entirely scratch proof and rated to last 100+ years!

With tens of thousands of satisfied customers and over 30 million feet of film transferred in our thirty years of business, Home Video Studio is the leader in home movie transfer. With professionally trained film technicians and state-of-the-art equipment your precious memories are in the best of hands. Sprocketless drives, color correction and full frame capture guarantees that your film will look its absolute best! Whether you have one reel or hundreds call us today! 559-732-3050