VHS to DVD conversion
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dancerjodiI picked up my discs from http://www.nvcamera.com/html/home.html yesterday.
I brought in our wedding tapes and an old recording of a very special TV show to have converted to DVD. The prices were good, and it was worth it for us to pay someone else to do it (over buying our own analog-to-DV converter and Brian taking all the time to capture, reformat and all of that jazz).
I'm so happy with it! They need 5-7 days to get it done, but it cost me less than $100 for an hour long TV show and our entire wedding+reception. They cleaned up some of the quality issues on the TV show disk which is very cool (I'm sure their machine is better than my VCR and could better deal with the tracking issues). I haven't yet checked out the wedding videos, but since they were fresh tapes when used and they aren't as old as that TV show, I wasn't as as concerned.
I just wanted to let you all know, in the case that any of my local LJ friends are looking to have that kind of work done.
Related to that TV show, oh my God I bawled when I watched it! Its of my old dance teacher and is a profile of her history, the studio, the community vibe of the place and her working with special needs students. Its weird to see myself and others I see nowadays on there and see how young we all were (1991). Its also weird to see people on there that have since left the studio, either in death or for new pursuits. I think it will be tough for Peggy's students and family members to watch, but at the same time I think it was an excellent look at the studio and one people will be happy to see, despite the tears. The hour long show was mixed with commercials and featured 4 guests, Miss Peggy being the last of them. Brian is going to capture her 5-7 minute long portion and put it up somewhere so that I can share it. I'll warn you, it will make you cry (even if you didn't know Miss Peggy).
I brought in our wedding tapes and an old recording of a very special TV show to have converted to DVD. The prices were good, and it was worth it for us to pay someone else to do it (over buying our own analog-to-DV converter and Brian taking all the time to capture, reformat and all of that jazz).
I'm so happy with it! They need 5-7 days to get it done, but it cost me less than $100 for an hour long TV show and our entire wedding+reception. They cleaned up some of the quality issues on the TV show disk which is very cool (I'm sure their machine is better than my VCR and could better deal with the tracking issues). I haven't yet checked out the wedding videos, but since they were fresh tapes when used and they aren't as old as that TV show, I wasn't as as concerned.
I just wanted to let you all know, in the case that any of my local LJ friends are looking to have that kind of work done.
Related to that TV show, oh my God I bawled when I watched it! Its of my old dance teacher and is a profile of her history, the studio, the community vibe of the place and her working with special needs students. Its weird to see myself and others I see nowadays on there and see how young we all were (1991). Its also weird to see people on there that have since left the studio, either in death or for new pursuits. I think it will be tough for Peggy's students and family members to watch, but at the same time I think it was an excellent look at the studio and one people will be happy to see, despite the tears. The hour long show was mixed with commercials and featured 4 guests, Miss Peggy being the last of them. Brian is going to capture her 5-7 minute long portion and put it up somewhere so that I can share it. I'll warn you, it will make you cry (even if you didn't know Miss Peggy).
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