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This post is being written for VideoHelp.com members/visitors who are seeking my help. :) If you have questions, and want my help, you need to post here in The Digital FAQ forum (aka digitalFAQ.com). I do not answer questions via private messages (at any site!), and I'll easily miss those "help me lordsmurf!" type VH posts since I do not visit that site daily anymore. This is my home site/forum, and as a Site Staff member, I see all questions. Step 1: Login -or- Register for the forum as a Free Member or Premium Member. Then login. (Hint: scroll up!) Step 2: Post a new question in the appropriate forum -- or General Discussion if you're unsure. Step 3: Ask for me in the body of your post -- NOT the topic title. Step 4: Wait for me to reply. (Hint: If you're a Premium Member, I'll reply faster.) Thanks! -LS FAQ: Q: What's wrong with VideoHelp?! A: Nothing. I've been a member there for more than two decades, and it's a nice site. I have a good relationship with the owner (Baldrick) and quite a few members. At one point I was a moderator, and created the Restoration forum there. But these days, I only visit maybe once per week to see what's going on. That site has always been more about copying discs (VCD/DVD/BD/etc), downloading videos, using "easy" lesser-quality methods (like "all-in-one" software), open-source software (anti-payware mentality), cheap hardware, etc. As both a video professional AND a video hobbyist, that's not what I'm about. It's why www.digitalFAQ.com was established back in 2002, and thrives to this day. Q: Why no advice via PMs? A: It hides advice. Free advice needs to be shared, and that's why forums exist. When we have discussions in public, others can read them and learn from the conversations. Q: You won't download my sample from ___ site?! Where can I share the file? A: I only accept 4 ways to get sample files: - (1) Google Drive, Dropbox - (2) Attachments to posts at this site (99mb max). See also: http://www.digitalfaq.com/forum/news...ly-upload.html - (3) Via the digitalFAQ (CDN4) FTP -- Premium Membership required -- see also http://www.digitalfaq.com/forum/news...mbers-how.html - (4) Your own hosted server where you've uploaded files. Q: Why do you not use VH much anymore? Where have you been? A: From 2003 to 2008, I was on there almost daily, and made more than 30,000 posts in that time. But as the years moved on, so did the topics and conversations -- mostly to things I had no interest in. Then in December 2012, I had a tragic accident that sidelined me for ~18 months. See also: - December 2012: http://www.digitalfaq.com/forum/news...q-updates.html - July 2013: False start, too optimistic: http://www.digitalfaq.com/forum/news...ack-246-a.html - April 2014: Back, finally, after almost 18 months mostly offline: http://www.digitalfaq.com/forum/news...html#post31514 (post#12) - 2015-2018, steady progress, slow recovery from my life-changing ordeal. - 2019-2023, plateaued, stable, have learned to accept and live within my permanent limitations. |
Can you recommend me a video restoration service? What are their prices like?
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We do analog signal repair, meaning we make the videos look better to perfect. :) |
8mm tapes are moldy and sticky, easily tears.
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Any DIY tutorials available? I hear immersing the tapes in hydrogen peroxide may help.
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