The Envision Blog
A Guide to Hiring Video Tape Conversion Services
Videotapes have been around since the late 1960s. They were once the preferred method of recording and watching home videos. With the advent of digital technologies, VHS tapes are pretty much now obsolete. Many people are looking...
How to Create a Family Legacy: An In-Depth Guide
When people talk about legacy, they're often referring to lasting financial or societal impacts that follow through generations. There's a more personal side to the concept of family legacy, though. And that's where we come in. Because we believe that your family...
The Video Restoration Process: A Quick Guide
Did you know that mobile devices account for 75% of all video viewing? Even more interesting, 66% of people rely on video as their main source of information. While there's no denying that Americans love to watch videos, what about videos from yesteryear, including...
How to Digitize Home Movies for a Memorable Holiday Gift
Do you have a box filled to the brim with VHS tapes that have a bunch of old home movies on them? If so, there is a good chance that you haven't been able to watch them in years. There are still some people who have old VCRs lying around that they can use to watch VHS...
Reasons To Convert Your Video to DVD
Do you have some old video tapes that you don't want to lose? It might be time to do a video to DVD conversion. A/V technology progresses at a furious rate, which leaves a lot of our old equipment to fall by the wayside. When it comes to VHS and other kinds of tapes,...
What Are the Benefits of Hiring a Professional Video Transfer Service?
The glory days of VHS are long behind us. We now look at these technologies as antiquated and useless. While it’s true that these storage and playback systems are obsolete, the memories they often hold are more valuable than ever. Accessing their content isn’t as...
Transferring 16mm Film to Digital
Did you know that 16mm film is referred to as “safety film” in the industry because it was made out of a non-combustible acetate plastic that was much safer than the highly-flammable 35mm film? While that’s interesting for sure, if you have any old 16mm film lying...
How To Restore Old Photos
Studies show that people upload 1.8 billion digital images each day on average. While these digital images are easy to save and access, this is often not the case with old photographs. Luckily, there are many ways that you can digitize and restore old photos to keep...
What Audio Tape Transfer Services Are and How They Work
Not all things can withstand the test of time, and sadly audio tapes are one of them. While they have a decent lifespan, up to 30 years and longer, improper care can shorten that considerably. Consider that each time you play them, you're risking losing your precious...
7 Reasons to Hire Photo Restoration Services
Did you know that the world’s oldest photo was shot in 1826 by Joseph Nicephore Niepce outside a window of his estate in France? The photo shows a faint outline of buildings, and nothing else. It wasn’t until the 1830s that Niepce worked with Louie Daguerre to come up...