Tag Archives: video

More About Video Preservation

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Mark Mizen

We need to preserve videos, even though there is no good way to do it. I have previously discussed using YouTube to preserve Technology Center Videos from Creative Memories. I have now taken video preservation one step further, using ClipConverter to … Continue reading →

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Making the Custom Album Page and You Create It Album

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Mark Mizen

I had a chance to see my Custom Album Pages and You Create It Album being made. For the cover, I used custom digital paper and for the custom album pages, I used the kids’ school photos. The manufacturing process works well … Continue reading →

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The Most Impressive Camera at Photokina

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Mark Mizen

I had a chance to use the Casio Exilim EX-ZR10 yesterday, and I was impressed. This camera will not be released until December, but it is worth checking out if you are looking for a new camera this Christmas. Here’s … Continue reading →

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Backup Your Photos Online

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Mark Mizen

I recently received a  message saying that Google Documents was now allowing all file formats to be stored on its server. The price seemed reasonable: free for 1 GB, $5.00/year for 20 GB, etc. After further investigation, I learned that Microsoft’s Windows Live SkyDrive … Continue reading →

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Transfer Video Tapes to Hard Drives

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Mark Mizen

The April 14, 2010 NY Times recommends preserving video tapes by transferring them to hard drives. “Along the way, I was crestfallen to discover that about 10 percent of the tapes had stretches of garbled video. After only a few years, the … Continue reading →

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Solve your computer headache for $449

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Mark Mizen

We did it. We  purchased a new home computer for Christmas. I had grown tired of trying to maintain our older system, which was an eight year-old Gateway purchased shortly after Microsoft’s initial release of Windows XP. Our old system had … Continue reading →

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