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Splicing Magnetic Video Tape and Challenges

September 18, 2024 by Wesley Cardone

Video tape breaks. It happens. Sadly, the entire cassette then becomes unserviceable. With home movie film at least we can discard one side of the film and retain the other side. But with video cassettes the game is lost. Of course we can splice the tape but the task is not for the faint of heart. ... Read More »

Filed Under: Techniques and Practices

FilmOSound Rare Super8 Home Movie Film Format

April 11, 2024 by Wesley Cardone

What Is It? With the introduction of Super8 home movie film in the mid-1960s came an option for sound. But it was pricy and not widely sold. But there was more than one 8mm Super8 sound format offered to the consumer. The most common format was one that used film manufactured with magnetic sound ... Read More »

Filed Under: Movie Film, Techniques and Practices, Thinking Vintage

W Cardone Productions Presents: the 1959 Chelsea Community Fair Parade!

March 6, 2024 by Wesley Cardone

https://youtu.be/3gGVFEKjfGg ... Read More »

Filed Under: Movie Film Tagged With: Chelsea Community Fair Parade

What’s the Diff: h.265 vs h.264?

September 28, 2023 by Wesley Cardone

At W. Cardone Productions we recognize the video industry's transition to a more efficient digital coding scheme that takes advantage of streaming and therefore typically gives clients the advantages of both. Please read to document below which we have prepared explaining what this stuff is all ... Read More »

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Instruction Manual Webster-Chicago Model 288 Wire Recorder

August 13, 2023 by Wesley Cardone

The instruction manual shown below is offered free of charge and includes a high-resolution schematic of the device. The document is searchable. PDF User Manual Webster-Chicago Model 288 Wire Recorder ... Read More »

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The Very Rare Mini-Slide

July 22, 2023 by Wesley Cardone

There We have all seen the traditional 35mm color slide transparency format of photographs. An example of these is shown here compared with the mini-slide. The mini-slide never gained a foothold in the consumer photo industry and thus, in our multi-decade time of service, have only seen this formant ... Read More »

Filed Under: Imaging Practices, Slides and Photos, Techniques and Practices

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