Reel to Reel

Reel-to-reel, open reel tape recording is the form of magnetic tape audio recording in which the recording medium is held on a reel, rather
than being securely contained within a cassette.

Cassette tape

A magnetic tape sound recording format for audio/sound recording and playback. Compact cassettes come in two forms, either already
containing content as a pre-recorded cassette, or as fully recordable “blank” cassette.

Mini Cassette

Mini Cassettes are a tape cassette format introduced by Philips in 1967. It is used primarily in dictation machines, answering machines and small hand held memo tape recorders.

8-track

Stereo 8, commonly known as the eight-track cartridge, eight-track tape, or simply eight-track, is a magnetic tape sound recording technology. It was popular in the United States from the mid-1960s through to the early 1980s, but was relatively unknown in many European countries. It was, however, very popular in the United Kingdom during this period. Stereo 8 was created in 1964 by a consortium led by Bill Lear of Lear Jet Corporation, along with Ampex, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Motorola, and RCA Victor Records (RCA).

LPs and 45s

Long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph (gramophone) records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry. Apart from relatively minor refinements and the important later addition of stereophonic sound capability, it has remained the standard format for vinyl “albums”

The 7″ 45 rpm record was introduced in 1949 by RCA as a smaller, more durable and higher-fidelity replacement for the 78 rpm shellac discs. The first 45 rpm records were monaural, with recordings on both sides of the disc. As stereo recordings became popular in the 1960s, almost all 45 rpm records were produced in stereo by the early 1970s.

CDs

The Compact Disc, or CD for short, is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and play back sound recordings only, but the format was later adapted for storage of data (CD-ROM), write-once audio and data storage (CD-R), rewritable media (CD-RW), Video Compact Discs (VCD), Super Video Compact Discs (SVCD), PhotoCD, PictureCD, CD-i, and Enhanced CD. Audio CDs and audio CD players have been commercially available since October 1982.

VHS, VHS-C

The Video Home System (better known by its abbreviation VHS) is a consumer-level analog recording videotape-based cassette standard.Several improved versions of VHS exist, most notably Super-VHS (S-VHS), an analog video standard with improved video bandwidth. S-VHS improved the luminance resolution to 400 horizontal lines (versus 250 for VHS/Beta and 500 for DVD). The audio-system (both linear and AFM) is the same. S-VHS made little impact on the home market, but gained dominance in the camcorder market due to its superior picture quality. Another variant is VHS-Compact (VHS-C), originally developed for portable VCRs in 1982, but ultimately finding success in palm-sizedcamcorders. The longest tape available for NTSC holds 60 minutes in SP mode and 180 minutes in EP mode. Since VHS-C tapes are based on the same magnetic tape as full size tapes, they can be played back in standard VHS players.

Betamax

Also called Beta, and referred to as such in the logo, is a consumer-level analog videocassette magnetic tape recording format. The format is virtually obsolete, though an updated variant of the format, Betacam, is still used by the television industry.

8mm video, Hi8 and Digital8

The 8mm video format refers informally to three related videocassette formats for the NTSC and PAL/SECAM television systems. These are the original Video8 (analog recording) format and its improved successor Hi8 (analog video and analog audio but with provision for digital audio), as well as a more recent digital recording format known as Digital8.

Mini DV

DV was originally designed for recording onto magnetic tape. Tape is enclosed into videocassette of four different sizes: small, medium, large and extra-large. All DV cassettes use tape that is ¼ inch (6.35 mm) wide. Small cassettes, also known as S-size or MiniDV cassettes, had been intended for amateur use, but have become accepted in professional productions as well. MiniDV cassettes are used for recording baseline DV, DVCAM as well as HDV.

HDV

This a format for recording of high-definition video on DV cassette tape. The format was originally developed by JVC and supported by Sony, Canon and Sharp. The four companies formed the HDV consortium in September 2003. Conceived as an affordable high definition format for digital camcorders, HDV quickly caught on with many amateur and professional videographers due to its low cost, portability, and image quality acceptable for many professional productions.

BetaSP

Betacam SP or BetaSP (SP for “Superior Performance”) became the industry standard for most TV stations and high-end production houses until the late 1990s. Despite the format’s age Betacam SP remains a common standard for video post-production.

3/4 inch U-matic

U-matic is an analog recording videocassette format. It was among the first video formats to contain the videotape inside a cassette, as opposed to the various Reel-to-Reel or open-reel formats of the time. Four decades after it was developed, the format is still used for the menial tasks of the T.V. industry, being more highly specialized and suited to the needs of production staff than the domestic VHS, although as time passes it has been replaced at the bottom of the tree of tape-based production formats by Betacam and Betacam SP.

Slide Film and Images

A slide is a specially mounted individual transparency intended for projection onto a screen using a slide projector. This allows the photograph to be viewed by a large audience at once. The most common form is the 35 mm slide, with the image framed in a 2×2″ cardboard or plastic mount. Some specialized labs produce slides from digital camera images in formats such as JPEG, and also work with computer-generated presentation graphics and make slides from images such as fingerprints, microscopic sections, paper documents, astronomical images, etc. Save My Films scans in slides at several different resolutions depending on your requirements. From 300 DPI* (if you are making a DVD slide show) all the way up to 4000 DPI suitable for prints and/or archival.

*Dots per inch (DPI) is a measure of spatial printing or video dot density, in particular the number of individual dots that can be placed in a line within the span of 1 inch (2.54 cm)

Save My Films can use just about every format of graphics, digital stills, prints and digital photos. These can be combined and edited to make a slide show that can be played either via DVD or in a self playing slideshow program.

There are three main television broadcast standards in the world today.

NTSC, PAL, and SECAM Save My Films can transfer from and to any of these formats so that the media can be played in any region. 

Film

8 mm film is a motion picture film format in which the filmstrip is eight millimeters wide. It exists in two main versions: the original standard 8 mm film, also known as regular 8 mm or Double 8 mm, and Super 8. Although both standard 8 mm and Super 8 are 8 mm wide, Super 8 has a larger image area because of its smaller and more widely spaced perforations. There are also two other varieties of Super 8 – Single 8 mm and Straight-8 – which require different cameras but which produce a final film with the same dimensions. 

16mm Film

The picture area of standard 16 mm is 10.26 mm by 7.49 mm, an aspect ratio of 1.37:1, the standard pre-widescreen Academy ratio for 35 mm. Double-perf 16 mm film, the original format, has a perforation at both sides of every frame line. Single-perf is perforated at one side only, making room for an optical or magnetic soundtrack along the other side. 

DVD duplication

Deep discounts for 10 or more! Custom and standard artwork printed on the DVD disc.

Video Editing

We can edit your videos for you. We ask for a detailed EDL (edit decision List) provided by you that includes the time code of the video you would like to be included on the final edit master. Prices and time frame can be quoted with detailed project information.

Slideshows

Slideshows from images that can be played via DVD or even uploaded to video hosting sites such as Youtube.

Stills from video or films

Images can be pulled from any video source and converted to a still image. It’s important to remember that these images will only have the resolution of the video source they are pulled from, and may not be suitable for large prints.

VHS, VHS-C

The Video Home System (better known by its abbreviation VHS) is a consumer-level analog recording videotape-based cassette standard.Several improved versions of VHS exist, most notably Super-VHS (S-VHS), an analog video standard with improved video bandwidth. S-VHS improved the luminance resolution to 400 horizontal lines (versus 250 for VHS/Beta and 500 for DVD). The audio-system (both linear and AFM) is the same. S-VHS made little impact on the home market, but gained dominance in the camcorder market due to its superior picture quality. Another variant is VHS-Compact (VHS-C), originally developed for portable VCRs in 1982, but ultimately finding success in palm-sizedcamcorders. The longest tape available for NTSC holds 60 minutes in SP mode and 180 minutes in EP mode. Since VHS-C tapes are based on the same magnetic tape as full size tapes, they can be played back in standard VHS players.

Betamax

Also called Beta, and referred to as such in the logo, is a consumer-level analog videocassette magnetic tape recording format. The format is virtually obsolete, though an updated variant of the format, Betacam, is still used by the television industry.

8mm video, Hi8 and Digital8

The 8mm video format refers informally to three related videocassette formats for the NTSC and PAL/SECAM television systems. These are the original Video8 (analog recording) format and its improved successor Hi8 (analog video and analog audio but with provision for digital audio), as well as a more recent digital recording format known as Digital8.

Mini DV

DV was originally designed for recording onto magnetic tape. Tape is enclosed into videocassette of four different sizes: small, medium, large and extra-large. All DV cassettes use tape that is ¼ inch (6.35 mm) wide. Small cassettes, also known as S-size or MiniDV cassettes, had been intended for amateur use, but have become accepted in professional productions as well. MiniDV cassettes are used for recording baseline DV, DVCAM as well as HDV.

HDV

This a format for recording of high-definition video on DV cassette tape. The format was originally developed by JVC and supported by Sony, Canon and Sharp. The four companies formed the HDV consortium in September 2003. Conceived as an affordable high definition format for digital camcorders, HDV quickly caught on with many amateur and professional videographers due to its low cost, portability, and image quality acceptable for many professional productions.

BetaSP

Betacam SP or BetaSP (SP for "Superior Performance") became the industry standard for most TV stations and high-end production houses until the late 1990s. Despite the format's age Betacam SP remains a common standard for video post-production.

3/4 inch U-matic

U-matic is an analog recording videocassette format. It was among the first video formats to contain the videotape inside a cassette, as opposed to the various Reel-to-Reel or open-reel formats of the time. Four decades after it was developed, the format is still used for the menial tasks of the T.V. industry, being more highly specialized and suited to the needs of production staff than the domestic VHS, although as time passes it has been replaced at the bottom of the tree of tape-based production formats by Betacam and Betacam SP.

Slide Film and Images

A slide is a specially mounted individual transparency intended for projection onto a screen using a slide projector. This allows the photograph to be viewed by a large audience at once. The most common form is the 35 mm slide, with the image framed in a 2x2" cardboard or plastic mount. Some specialized labs produce slides from digital camera images in formats such as JPEG, and also work with computer-generated presentation graphics and make slides from images such as fingerprints, microscopic sections, paper documents, astronomical images, etc. Save My Films scans in slides at several different resolutions depending on your requirements. From 300 DPI* (if you are making a DVD slide show) all the way up to 4000 DPI suitable for prints and/or archival.

*Dots per inch (DPI) is a measure of spatial printing or video dot density, in particular the number of individual dots that can be placed in a line within the span of 1 inch (2.54 cm)

Save My Films can use just about every format of graphics, digital stills, prints and digital photos. These can be combined and edited to make a slide show that can be played either via DVD or in a self playing slideshow program.

There are three main television broadcast standards in the world today.

NTSC, PAL, and SECAM Save My Films can transfer from and to any of these formats so that the media can be played in any region.

Film

8 mm film is a motion picture film format in which the filmstrip is eight millimeters wide. It exists in two main versions: the original standard 8 mm film, also known as regular 8 mm or Double 8 mm, and Super 8. Although both standard 8 mm and Super 8 are 8 mm wide, Super 8 has a larger image area because of its smaller and more widely spaced perforations. There are also two other varieties of Super 8 - Single 8 mm and Straight-8 - which require different cameras but which produce a final film with the same dimensions.

16mm Film

The picture area of standard 16 mm is 10.26 mm by 7.49 mm, an aspect ratio of 1.37:1, the standard pre-widescreen Academy ratio for 35 mm. Double-perf 16 mm film, the original format, has a perforation at both sides of every frame line. Single-perf is perforated at one side only, making room for an optical or magnetic soundtrack along the other side.

DVD duplication

Deep discounts for 10 or more! Custom and standard artwork printed on the DVD disc.

Video Editing

We can edit your videos for you. We ask for a detailed EDL (edit decision List) provided by you that includes the time code of the video you would like to be included on the final edit master. Prices and time frame can be quoted with detailed project information.

Slideshows

Slideshows from images that can be played via DVD or even uploaded to video hosting sites such as Youtube.

Stills from video or films

Images can be pulled from any video source and converted to a still image. It's important to remember that these images will only have the resolution of the video source they are pulled from, and may not be suitable for large prints.