Preserving your home movies and precious memories is our area of expertise at ARS Video, but film conversions and digitization aren’t the only specialties our team has to offer. Our film preservation services range from recovering damaged video to managing construction site photo and video footage and everything in between. Here are the top three [...]
Dear Legacybox, RETURNED ORDERS Over the years we have received a number of Legacybox orders that were returned to customers uncompleted by Legacybox. Some orders indicated that they were not able to be processed and other orders were simply returned without any explanation at all. ARS Video makes communication with our customers essential and we [...]
Let ARS Video Help! For many people, photos, negatives, videos, and films of their loved ones are where all their memories are held. The idea of losing those memories is unthinkable. Fortunately, technological advances mean that these items can easily be digitized, preserving them in a convenient, safe, and shareable way. The availability of [...]
Why You Should Digitize Home Movies With ARS Video Video camera and camcorder recordings typically have a lifespan of around 15–20 years. Any film footage taken before 2000 already risks being lost forever—unless you have the film converted to digital files. If you’re looking for somewhere to get your favorite footage saved and preserved, there [...]
So, you have decided to take the big jump and convert lots of old film to digital format. That means you’re going to need a digital service if you don’t have the equipment yourself, and most folks don’t. The Basics It’s important to understand how digitizing film works in the first place. Similar to if [...]
One thing that a lot of older generations have a lot of still is print photographs, slides, and video tapes. Not so common with younger folks who predominantly take photographs and video with their mobile devices or, if really getting into photography or film, doing so with digital devices, print photography was still very much [...]
Several video archive services can help you keep your videos safe and sound. But with so many options, it can be tough to know which is right for you. Here's a look at some of the critical factors to consider when choosing a video archive service: Ease of use: You should be able to upload [...]
There are times we record informational videos and forget about them. We tend to think such videos are important and useful at that particular time. However, when we adopt the secret of using video archiving software, we can store videos that we may need to use in the future. The benefits of archiving videos are [...]
Somewhere back in the early 1980s, an apparatus connected to a TV started taking the country over by storm. No, it was not the Beta movie player. Nor was it the LaserDisc player, either. It was, instead, the VHS videotape player, a TV version throwback to a 1970s 8-track cassette player, but no one wanted to [...]
There was a time when home movies were captured on film reels, just like the ones movie theaters used. While some aficionados had more robust cameras and captured events on a wider film, the average person wanting to make home movies used an 8mm camera. That in turn was then developed and returned from the [...]
