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How to Remove Photo Stuck to Glass Written by: Cora Foley

We have captured and shared special moments of our personal history using printed photographs for generations now. Unfortunately, these priceless prints weren’t designed to last forever. Printed photos have the chemical tendency to fade over time and are vulnerable to...

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...

How to Clean 35mm Slides – The Best Ways for Cleaning Photo Slides Written by: Cora Foley

Slides provide amazing, 1st generation images - creating the ability to produce uninhibited printed and digital copies of the original picture. HOWEVER, for the digital images to be clear, you must scan a clean slide. Nowadays, slides typically end up...

How VHS Tape Damage Occurs and Ways to Prevent It Written by: Cora Foley

Unfortunately, we can guarantee that 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...

The Basics of Cloud Storage Written by: Cora Foley

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...

Example Photo Back-up Plan Written by: Cora Foley

You just digitized your analog photographs, VHS tapes, slides, negatives, and roll film. This probably has you thinking great! All of my memories are safe forever. Well, not exactly. What makes a digital file so much better than an analog...