How can it be that our typical North American residential (and certainly industrial) AC power mains can be dirty? What is this so-called "dirt," where does it come from, and is it something that affects me? Are there any health issues concerning electrical dirt? How about a little hint up front ... Read More »
Techniques and Practices
Massaging Audio in the Studio Edit Room
All too often the audio we record captures sounds that we would prefer to leave out. Examples of this might be an overhead fan when indoors or crickets when outdoors. Technology allows us to do radical things to the audio track of video. In many cases we can actually remove or at least reduce an ... Read More »
Storing LP Record Albums
Here’s a tip on storing any LP vinyl records you may own. Store your records upright, on edge. There should be no exposure to sources of heat or direct sunlight. Don’t let the records lean at an angle. You might use books to snug them completely upright. Better yet, let us transfer your LP albums ... Read More »
Home Movie DVD Packaging
At W. Cardone Productions the home movie transfers that we do are packaged using professional graphics coordinated between the DVD case dust cover, DVD disk label, and the DVD interactive menuing system. Similar packaging is done for audio transfers to CD such as 78rpm and LP records, cassette ... Read More »
Did I Get All of My Frame?
We are presenting a continuing series to explain what effects, phenomenon, and peculiarities one should look for in evaluating the quality of a home movie film conversion and transfer to DVD. These considerations are applicable to regular 8mm, Super 8mm, as well as 16mm home movie film conversion ... Read More »
What’s All This Frame-by-Frame Stuff, Anyhow?
Years ago a knowledgeable associate of ours (Thomas Video Studio) in Eau Claire, Wisconsin) carefully inspected the projectors offered by an impressive company in Texas. They completely rebuilt projectors, widening or removing the framer windows, reinventing the transmission to allow for the “snap ... Read More »
