Updated May 12, 2009   

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- VIDEO BASICS
- Blank DVD Media Help
- Introduction to DVD-Video
- Good Methods to Create DVDs

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CAPTURE / RECORD
- Introduction to Video Capturing
- Understanding Your Source
- Playback Hardware Suggestions
- Audio Sync and Dropped Frames
- more...

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RESTORING QUALITY
- Introduction to Restoring Audio 
- Introduction to Restoring Video
- SoundForge Software Audio Filters
- more...

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EDIT / ENCODE / CONVERT
- Introduction to Video Conversion
- Basic Editing with Adobe Premiere
- Edit Commercials from MPEG
- Edit DVD from DVD Recorder
- Convert VCD to DVD
- Convert PAL/NTSC Standards
- more...

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AUTHOR / BURN / STORE
- Introduction to DVD Authoring
- Author with TMPGEnc DVD Author
- Blank DVD/CD/Tape Media Guides
- Copy DVD with DVD Shrink
- Make DVD Cases in Photoshop
- more...

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REVIEWS (BUYER GUIDES)
- DVD Recorder Reviews 
- Where to Buy DVD Cases
- Where to Buy DVD Media
- Best and Worst Blank DVDs
- more...
- Coming in 2009:
- Introduction to Web Design
- Basic Design Theory
- Advanced Design Theory
- Advanced HTML Technique
- Introduction to CSS
- GIF/JPEG with Adobe Photoshop
- more...
- Coming in 2009:
- Digital Photo vs. Film Photo
- Megapixels vs. Resolution vs. DPI
- Camera Buying Advice
- Adobe Photoshop Basics
- Advanced Photoshop Technique
- more...

 

 

Latest Updates

The Digital FAQ - Version 2 Unveiled: 
Throughout 2009, we'll be making big changes to this site. On March 18, we rolled out a new design and added many guide updates. Once the new blog is up, with daily media articles, we'll post a featured article here on the homepage. Version 3 of the site is already in the works, for later this year.

Expect more content here in the near future, with an even more revised homepage.


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Welcome to digitalFAQ.com: 
What began as a single video guide in 2002 has exploded into a full-fledged digital media information site. We at digitalFAQ.com strive to provide services and information for those that want to be part of the digital media revolution. Our specialty is digital video and the DVD format (including DVD-R, DVD+R). We offer VHS to DVD conversion services, video restoration services, and free guides for the do-it-yourselfers out there. Guides cover the full spectrum for creating DVDs; this includes capturing, editing, converting, encoding, restoring, authoring, burning, copying, presentation (menus/cases), and buyer's guides. The web design and photography sections are for future expansion.



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This is a no-jargon site:
Although this site will likely introduce you to new terms and new ideas, we reject the common practice of using excessive technical jargon. Digital media is hard enough without use of a foreign language! All services and related correspondence will use common language so that the client will understand what is happening at all times. All guides on this site should be read from top-to-bottom, especially the intros and overviews, as they explain common video terms.

Video restoration services:
If you have a video that is proving difficult to capture, and buying professional grade equipment (proc amp, TBC, S-VHS VCR, etc) is not a viable option, this site offers restoration and conversion services. Prices start at $25 per DVD, and can go up based off a sliding scale that depends solely on the length and severity of the video to be converted or restored. Click here for info.














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