INTRODUCTION: We at W. Cardone Productions often face challenges in duplicating legacy video and film into the digital domain. In fact, this distinguishes us within the industry because we look for avenues to leverage modern technology to optimize the process. What we produce is therefore actually ... Read More »
Legacy Video
Design Your Own titles
W. Cardone Productions introduces something revolutionary in the legacy duplication to digital industry—truly custom titles. The concept is simple. We supply the client with a Microsoft PowerPoint template file having slides that are the precise size needed for placement on a 1080p sequence ... Read More »
My Film is Out of Focus!
Occasionally we see home movie films having portions that were originally exposed out of focus. In most cases, this was the result of holding the movie camera too close to the subject matter. Virtually all 8mm home movie cameras had fixed-focus lenses so that the initial cost of the movie camera ... Read More »
What’s All This Dust Stuff On My Slides, Anyhow?
Have you ever wondered what microscopic dust might be present on your family heirloom 35mm slides? When you hold one up to the light it appears to be the image of purity with no debris whatsoever. But what do you suppose you would see if you held the 35mm slide under a microscope or...put it in a ... Read More »
Frame-by-Frame–What is it, Anyhow?
Home movie film, of course, is merely a collection of hundreds of still pictures taken about 55 milliseconds apart or 18 frames per second (fps). When played back at that same speed, there is an illusion of fluid motion-preserving for future viewers memories from that event where the film was ... Read More »
What’s All This “Dirty Power” Stuff, Anyhow?
How can it be that our typical North American residential (and certainly industrial) AC power mains can be dirty? What is this so-called "dirt," where does it come from, and is it something that affects me? Are there any health issues concerning electrical dirt? How about a little hint up front ... Read More »
