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Transforming Negatives and Slides to Digital: A Comprehensive Guide Written by: Brandon Harris, Smooth Photo Scanning Services

Most of the time, our treasured memories from years ago are stowed away on negatives and slides in a small box in the attic. Soon, they would start facing the test of time. Picture negatives tend to decay, fade, or...

Three Simple Ways to Transfer Your MiniDV Tapes to Digital or DVD Written by: Brandon Harris, Smooth Photo Scanning Services

Before cell phones and digital cameras, camcorders were the best way to record home videos. In the mid-90s MiniDV tapes became a very popular format to capture home movies as well as professional usage. . However, today, with the advent...

What is Document Scanning? A Complete Guide Written by: Brandon Harris, Smooth Photo Scanning Services

Document scanning has been around for a long time. But with the rise of digital technology, it has become an indispensable part of the business world, helping streamline processes and get essential documents from paper and onto the computer screen....

5 Best Ways to Scan and Digitize Old Photos Written by: Brandon Harris, Smooth Photo Scanning Services

Today, many people still have boxes upon boxes of photos, albums, and scrapbooks full of precious memories of family, friends, and important occasions in their lives. And while there’s no question about the value of these memories, the photos themselves...

How to Convert Your VHS Tapes to DVD Written by: Brandon Harris, Smooth Photo Scanning Services

Have a collection of VHS tapes you want to preserve? Or want to explore your options into how feasible it is to convert VHS to DVD to take up less space and be easier to access? Then, there’s good news...

5 Important Things About Photo Scanning Service Written by: Brandon Harris, Smooth Photo Scanning Services

If you have an extensive collection of photos collecting dust in your garage or attic, you are probably thinking about ways of clearing up that space. But at the same time, those boxes with old photos contain some of the...