Keeping Your Memories Safe

One of the first places I suggest you go to start your memoir is your old photographs. That may include your old movies too and with some families that may even be that some of the memories are on video tape. This is a great place to start but while your their you might want to start the project of up-dating all these materials. This is very important and there is not better time as now. It is so important that I did this article for my book Remembering…life story triggers and memory essays available for purchase on the page on this blog called order your copy of remembering post at the top of this page. The book contains many more ways to keep more memories safe.

Here is a an example of what is in the book that never was published in my monthly newsletters.

Transferring old technology to new can be done at home with the right equipment, technological know-how and time. This equipment is constantly changing and improving. You may want to check on line before purchasing any of this equipment. Read the blogs to see how easily the soft ware actually is and see if there are any reasons to buy one product over the other. Theses can be really helpful when buying new technology.

It is important to digitize ones precious documents and store them on a PC and right now a cd. This gives you an opportunity to keep them as they are right now and avoid them from aging more. It gives you another opportunity to have many copies disturbed among your family members. With today’s’ printers you can easily scan all important papers and photographs this equipment continues to come down in price but there many companies that will do it for you.

If you still have a projector you can easily run your films and use a digital camera and record the old movies and videos that you have been saving. This is an inexpensive trick but many of us do not own any equipment to run them.
Currently Sony has a disc burner that will take your old movies or videos and burn them to a DVD with or without a computer. Not all of us can do it or want to do it on our own. Therefore here is a partial list of companies that offer video transfers. For more resources, check in the yellow pages under “Video Production Services.” Here is a special hint, look for companies that specialize in home videos rather than corporate clients.

Resources for movie transfers:
Best Buy
• Smaller orders are done in-store in the image lab. Larger orders and specialty media such as reel-to-reel are sent off-site.
National Camera and Video (six Twin Cities locations)
• Transfers 8 millimeter, Super 8 and 16 millimeter to VHS, Super VHS or mini DV or DVD, slides and still pictures to DVD. Videotape repair.
Ping Pong Media Tucson, Ariz., www.pingpongmedia.com
• Professional transfers and editing of 8 millimeter, Super 8, 16-millimeter silent film, slides, negatives, photographs onto DVDs.
DigitalPickle SanFrancisco,Cawww.digitalpickle.com
• Professional transfers and editing of 8 millimeter, Super 8, 16-millimeter silent film, slides, negatives, photographs onto DVDs.
DigMyPics! Mesa, Ariz., www.digmypics.com
• Comprehensive 35mm slide scanning transfer services, film scanning transfer services, print scanning transfer services, photo restoration services and photo archival products. Once on disk, your photos can be shared, enjoyed and preserved for generations to come.
Home Movie Depot, Ashland, Missouri, www.homemoviedepot.com:80/
• Convert your old 8mm film, super 8 film, 16mm film, camcorder tapes, and VHS into a convenient DVD that will play in your home DVD player. Also, with our 35mm slide transfer at 4000dpi, you can protect your photographs by putting them on a CD or enjoy the memories through a slide show DVD.
Audio Video Memories, www.audiovideomemories.com
• Audio Video Memories saves your precious memories to VHS and DVD. Video Transfers and Photo Montages with free music.
Digital Transfer Systems, www.digitaltransfersystems.net
• At DTS we use state-of-the art technology and now offer high-definition (HD) frame-by-frame (FBF) transfers for the ultimate quality in archiving along with standard-definition FBF transfers for economical archival projects
Just8mm, www.just8mm.com
• Our postal address is 1020 W. Loop 281 Longview, Texas 75604. We can be reached via e-mail at service@just8mm.com
Walgreen’s, CVS, Wal-Mart and Kmart stores transfer some home video or VHS to DVD. Check new listings before sending your precious materials to anyone.

*Get an estimate of charges before you go ahead with any of these companies since this can be an expensive proposition. You can always get added to the free newsletter mailing list by sending us an email and in the subject line put newsletter. hella@lifestorytriggers.com And you can catch up on five year of triggers by buying the book! http://lifestorytriggers.com/wordpress/order-your-copy-of-Remembering.

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