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Consumer Tips (Did you know?)
| Over time, the magnetic particles on video tape that make up the picture and sound on your video begin to lose their bond.
In addition, you can also permanently damage your video during simple playback.
DVD allows you quick access to priceless memories that you can watch over and over with easy operation and navigation. |
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| Film/Home Movies, 8mm, super8/sound, 16mm
What is that stuff that looks like giant snowflakes in the lighter areas of the film?
Fungus. This arises if the film has been stored in a warm and damp location. The fungus grows in the gelatin emulsion layer of the film, where the image is. Since the gelatin has been eaten by the fungus, and replaced by fungal waste products, it is not possible to remove this. |
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| DID YOU KNOW?
That an S-Video cable is one of the high quality methods of transmitting a signal from a device such as a DVD player, Camcorder, VCR, or a game System, |
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| DID YOU KNOW?
Regular-8 is also
known as standard-8,
double-8, cine-8, normal-8
or 8mm. This film size was
introduced in 1932.
Old cameras ran at
15 or 16 FPS [frames per second]
DID YOU KNOW?
Super-8 was introduced in 1965.
Fuji also made Single-8 cameras,
using a different camera
cartridge, but using film that can
be shown on the same projectors.
The cameras normally run at [18 FPS]
16mm was introduced in 1923.
The early home movie cameras
ran at 15 or 16 |
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| Why does my film smell like vinegar?
The cellulose acetate film base is starting to decompose, known as "vinegar syndrome," releasing acetic acid. This can fade the image and get the rest of the roll started going bad also. Store the film in the open air or in a can that has holes drilled for air circulation, but still in the dark, and get it transferred to video as soon as possible. |
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