We have done the hard part for you: duplicating your photonic legacy library into today’s digital domain. But the ultimate experience is in your ability to view your family memories. Below are some ideas on what might be beneficial for you. FIRST STEPS: Your family memories have come to you on ... Read More »
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Your 35mm Slide Duplication to Digital
Congratulations on having your legacy family photo collection duplicated to digital with the finest precision known to man! The art of duplication is so much more than duplicating from the photonic domain into the digital. The first thing that comes to mind regarding duplication to digital of slides ... Read More »
Attaching Comments to Photos
You have probably wondered about how you might deal with losing comments mom & pops left on photos telling you about the subject. Often, they penciled on the back of the photo such things as the date, the age of the subject, where the photo was taken, the name of people in the photo, etc. ... Read More »
A Film Cleaning Example
Typically only a few of the legacy 8mm and 16mm family home movie films that come to us benefit from film cleaning. We have observed that film reels that have been kept in a cardboard box or metal film can through the decades will be in superlative condition. Cleaning will typically not benefit ... Read More »
Adhesive Labels on DVDs and CDs
Adhesive labels should not be applied to optical discs destined for long-term storage (more than five years). The label could delaminate over time and interfere with disc drive operation. The adhesive in some earlier labels has also been known to react with the lacquer surface. Any attempts to peel ... Read More »
A List of DON’Ts for Optical Media
Here is a list of “Do Not Do” practices for you to observe that will maximize the longevity of optical media you are handling. Touch the surface of the disc. Bend the disc. Use adhesive labels. Store discs horizontally for a long time (years). Open a recordable optical disc package if you ... Read More »
