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How to Create a Custom Photo Slideshow Written by: Brandon Harris, Smooth Photo Scanning Services

Custom photo slideshows are an amazing, intriguing way to share memories and special moments with a variety of people. When creating a photo slideshow there are numerous factors to keep in mind: number of photos, length of the show, type...

How VHS Tape Damage Occurs and Ways to Prevent It Written by: Brandon Harris, Smooth Photo Scanning Services

Your videotapes will deteriorate over time, regardless of how you store them and how carefully you handle them. VHS, VHS-C, 8mm, Hi-8, MiniDV & Betamax tapes degrade quickly, as they were never meant to be long term video storage solutions....

The Basics of Cloud Storage Written by: Brandon Harris, Smooth Photo Scanning Services

What Is Cloud Storage? Over recent years cloud storage has gained more and more popularity among consumers. This storage method is a great way to ensure the back-up of as many digital files as you want. But, it doesn't require...

Photo Organizing: A New Niche Has Been Born Written by: Brandon Harris, Smooth Photo Scanning Services

A Trillion & Counting The world takes well over a trillion digital photos per year. Process that fact for a minute. What if I told you that this number is actually growing rapidly, and yet more and more photos are...

Life Events & Why It’s Time To Digitize Written by: Brandon Harris, Smooth Photo Scanning Services

Many people ask themselves, is it really necessary to digitize my photos and home videos now? The short answer is yes! If you took the time to capture all those special moments and held on to them all these years...

What To Do With Old Film Reels Written by: Brandon Harris, Smooth Photo Scanning Services

Whether you're cleaning out your basement, attic, storage facility or a family members home, you're bound to stumble across some old movie reels. These reels probably contain film holding a visual legacy of your family. The first step in dealing...