Are your slides still sitting in carousels? Convert them to digital and never worry about Fading, Discoloration and Children every again! It's convenient and priceless.
Friday, March 29, 2013
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Oh, and PS- don't forget to send your film into Larsen Digital for Conversion! Best Prices. Best Quality. Best Results.
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Mother's Day is Creeping In- Convert Her Film to Digital!
Mother's Day will be here before you know it, so it's important to start planning what you are going to do now!
What better way to tell your beloved mom how much you care about her than by showing how proud you are of your past, of the way you grew up and were raised, and how fond you are of the memories you've shared with her? How do you do this? By converting her film to digital of course!
The moment you sit down with your mom to reminisce over your family's favorite moments will bring laughter, smiles, and probably even some tears.
When you convert all her film to digital, not only will she feel the love you have for her, but since the digital images can last forever, you will always have a piece of your mom to hold on to, through thick and thin.
Your mother is important to you, so give her a gift that truly matter. Give her the gift of memories!
What better way to tell your beloved mom how much you care about her than by showing how proud you are of your past, of the way you grew up and were raised, and how fond you are of the memories you've shared with her? How do you do this? By converting her film to digital of course!
The moment you sit down with your mom to reminisce over your family's favorite moments will bring laughter, smiles, and probably even some tears.
When you convert all her film to digital, not only will she feel the love you have for her, but since the digital images can last forever, you will always have a piece of your mom to hold on to, through thick and thin.
Your mother is important to you, so give her a gift that truly matter. Give her the gift of memories!
Thursday, March 14, 2013
I Value My Old Home Movies and Video Tapes!
We all know about the boxes full of old VHS tapes and
Super 8 movie film hiding in our storage- but what’s the value in it? You might be amazed once you take a closer
look…
In 1977 I was so ecstatic when I bought my first “movie”
camera. It was a ‘sound only’ Super 8
camera which I paid $400 for ($1495 in 2012 dollars). In order to capture anything I needed to
purchase a single film cartridge which cost $11.00 ($41.00 in 2012 dollars) - and
it only held about 3 minutes of film! At
this time my wife and I were raising two kids both under age 2. There was no way I could shoot everything
that the little kids did every day (like we tend to do today with the modern
digital technology). Heck, I couldn't even afford a projector to watch the film on! In order to watch our recorded footage we
would take our film to the local camera bar where it was developed, and then we
would head to my parents’ home to watch the 3 minutes of our movies. That’s what makes this old film so valuable
beyond the enormous cost associated with shooting those memories in the first
place. Every roll of film contained a
very special event. Whether it was
capturing Christmas, a birthday, or those precious first steps it was always
something really special.
In 1986 I bought my first VHS camcorder. It was about the size of a modern computer
monitor and required that it be shoulder mounted to shoot the video. It was terrible in low light situations, but
compared to the cost and limited filming length of Super 8 it was all the rage
for the home movie buff. I paid $1400
for this behemoth ($2885 in 2012 dollars) and I would readily plop down another
$24.95 ($51.42 in 2012 dollars) for a blank VHS tape because “Hey- it costs far
less per minute than Super 8 film!”
I love today’s digital video technology. In this digital age I shoot more video in one
year than I shot in the 20 years of the old analog world combined. Sometimes I
think that the younger generation who only knows the digital age fails to
appreciate the value, cost, and effort that went into capturing all of those
old memories that your parents and grandparents have tucked away in a corner of
the basement. While I make my business
of bringing those old videos and home movies into this new age, I will always
have a special place in my heart for the good old methods of capturing the
moment.
Here’s my personal estimate of my investment:
Super 8 Movie Film including camera: ~$3600 in 2012 dollars
VHS & Hi8 tapes including cameras: ~$2450 in 2012 dollars.
-Brent Larsen, President of Larsen Digital Services
How much investment do you have in your old vintage films?
Send us your estimate!
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Photo Calendar Review: Picaboo
After my first failed attempt at making a calendar I was a little wary at trying again. I tried Picaboo.com because it was referred to me by a friend. I was able to quickly and easily upload my photos and loved the fact that it would hide photos in my gallery after I had added them to my calendar, it was simple to know which photos I still needed to add. This really helped me keep my head on straight and stay organized. The software was very user friendly and intuitive (but a little slow at times). I really liked that I could have preset designs because I didn't have a lot of spare time to create a calendar. I really liked that I could zoom into my picture and then adjust it left, right, up or down. This allowed me to focus on the exact spot of my photo.
The only downside is that it lacked decorative accents and I really wish it had offered some. I am not creative, I can't come up with fun catch phrases on my own and I would have appreciated some help. If it hadn't been midnight I would have called my sister-in-law, she can always come up with something creative.
When I received my calendar I was really impressed with how fast it arrived & that it was such great quality. Each page is on thick card stock instead of flimsy paper. The pictures on the pages look great, the printing was very high quality. It also passed the kid test. Both my 4 year old & my 1 year old have taken it from me to look at their pictures and the calendar survived! My 1 year old loves to rip pages out of books and thankfully the card stock was so thick he wasn't able to destroy my new calendar.
I was very happy with my experience with Picaboo and will definitely use them again.
4/5 stars
