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What are the Best Ways to Clean Negatives? Written by: Brandon Harris, Smooth Photo Scanning Services

Negatives are a great way to store high-quality images for printing later. They're easy to store, decay slowly, and are (or at least were) relatively cheap to produce. However, even they succumb to environmental factors sooner or later at whether...

History of Broadcast Video Tapes Written by: Brandon Harris, Smooth Photo Scanning Services

With the move to digital, many people have forgotten what came before and how good it was. For years TV studios, movies, and other companies all over the world used professional broadcast quality videotapes. Two styles of tape, in particular,...

Cost of Scanning Photos: DIY Vs. Professional. Written by: Cora Foley

While photo scanning seems like such a simple thing to do, many people don't realize the time and effort that actually goes into scanning large quantities of photographs. Obviously, you will have to spend some money on equipment, software, and...

Do You Have Memory Insurance? Why Digitizing Your Photos, Videos and Other Media Is So Important Written by: Brandon Harris, Smooth Photo Scanning Services

Quick Reasons to Digitize Your Memories: Eliminate the risk of damage to items from fire, floods, and other unforeseen disasters Insurance against losing priceless photos, videos, and film forever Protect your one of a kind keepsakes from fading and deteriorating...

Video Timelines: The Best Way to Organize Your Videos Written by: Cora Foley

A big shout out to Marci Brennan of Past Present Pix for this guest post on what to do with all of your videos. Everyone has videos randomly throughout their digital photo collections & it can be hard to decide...

8 Tips for Taking Photos with Your Smartphone Written by: Cora Foley

Year-round we have reason upon reason to snap photos like crazy. Maybe there is a beautiful snowfall, a birthday party, a family reunion, or a vacation. Don't you wish these memories could be captured with professional quality? But what if...