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Here at Orion Media we can convert all video and camcorder tapes to a digital format, such as a DVD disc or USB Memory stick or even a digital format to upload to the cloud using google drive etc. But what format tapes to you have exactly? Here is a run down of the most common consumer video tape formats. VHS The most common of all video tapes VHS revolutionised the home entertainment market in the 1980’s. These were pretty…

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So you have got your video tapes onto DVD but you have several hours of footage that you want condensing into a much shorter disc? Here is the beginner’s guide to editing video. Prepare It is worth taking a few minutes to write down exactly what footage you have. Some important information such as dates, who is in the scene, and maybe a mark of how important you rate that footage. It is nice to have lots of video tapes…

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When digital came along many consumers didn’t see the benefit and preferred to stick with traditional forms such as VHS. The same people said the same thing when film cameras came along and slides/transparencies (which by the way we can digitise and turn them into digital photos for you) were the preferred medium for taking photographs. Analog had its drawbacks and digital won out and is here to stay. Once you go digital you never go back. Standard-Definition Analog Standard-definition…

Today you can convert your VHS to DVD using a service like ours. Being able to watch our home movies or any film we like is taken for granted. Before 1970 you had cine film but not many people owned a cine projector let alone a cine camera to record cine films. Many families with parents born before 1950 will remember going to the cinema was the only way to see any recorded material. News reels from Pathe films would…

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One way to convert VHS to DVD is to use a VHS to DVD recorder, which will probably have the word “combo” somewhere in the title. The best are made by Panasonic or Toshiba, but there are alternatives from Philips, Sony and other companies. The best of these will transfer your VHS to DVD, and some may even improve the image quality. It could be a hard to pick a new one as the lasers can degrade with a lot…

There are hundreds of programs available for editing video but with so much choice comes a lot of rubbish. When you copy a DVD to a computer it will have several files with the extension .VOB – these are the data files with your video. They are MPEG-2 format but cause problems when trying to combine them into one long video. The sound can become de-synchronised so the lips move separate from the words. To fix this we first need…