8mm Film to DVD Transfer

Good morning everyone.

I wanted to spend just a moment this morning talking about your 8mm Film to DVD transfers (and 16mm to DVD transfers too).

First, I want to let you know that there is a difference between a professional, frame-by-frame system and the projection systems that the cheap guys use-A BIG DIFFERENCE! Remember the adage "you get what you pay for?" Well that proves true here. There is no comparison between our transfer and the cheap guys. Just take a look at this video for a comparison.




Second, I know that Puyallup can be a drive for some but let me tell you that it is worth the effort. There are not many people in this business anymore that can deliver something different than the "cheap guys" and certainly nothing beyond the DVD. They won't even edit out the leader. We have had film transfer customers from New York and Florida, California to Alasksa and many places in between. If driving to Puyallup is burdensome, contact us for mailing instructions and we'll get you taken care of. Remember, only our studio will treat your film as if it were our own.

Lastly, if you make an appointment to come down and see us for cannot make it for whatever reason, please give us the courtesy of a phone call. The time that we schedule for you is for you alone, and we arrange our day to ensure that the time is uninterrupted by other customers (who also schedule time), the telephone, and our production work. Please give us a call, in advance, and let us know that you need to change plans so we can free up that time for others or so that we can get back to work (email is ok if we have enough advance notice). We sincerely appreciate it. 

And as a post-script, if you need a format other than DVD, such as MP4, or quicktime .mov, Windows Media .wmv, we can do that!

Blessings,

Chris.

Don't Forget About Our Other Blogs

Good morning,

Some of you may be wondering if, perhaps, I have another blog site. Acutally, I have two others. They are:

www.chrismckennaphoto.com/blog
www.mvsweddings.com/blog/

The first in this list offers a slew of photography tips, as well as some "highlights" (i.e., selected photographs) from various photo shoots. The latter is a blog to our wedding site. Although I would love to offer tips for engaged couples, I find that I only have time to update this site with highlights from selected weddings, engagement shoots, love stories. etc. Please note that I say "selected weddings" and not "every wedding." The tips for engaged couples may come in the future (maybe I can convince Lynette to offer that up-let's see).

Nevertheless, I encourge you to go out and take a look at these site and let me know your thoughts. Please feel free to offer your comments. As always I certainly appreciate them.

Blessings,

Chris.

Random Summer 2011 Thoughts

Here we are square in the middle of a disappointing summer. Disappointing in so many ways, but one of the certainly has to be the weather. In the greater Seattle/Tacoma region we can't seem to break out of the gray, wet mold and cannot break into warmer weather for what seems like any more than 2 days.

Anyway, I'm back from a few weeks off and had a series of thoughts come into my head while I was away from the studio. I thought that I would share them with you. Some of them might be familiar to you if you follow me here or on Twitter/Facebook, so please bear with me.

• Apple Computers no longer cares about their image in the professional world. They will cater to the amateur and consumer market from now on if it means a few more bucks in their pocket. 
• Loyalty doesn't matter anymore.
• Nevada really is a desolate place.
• The worst roads in the Western U.S. are in Washington State.
• The cop that gave me a speeding ticket earlier this month is a moron.
•  Bill O'Reilly can't see the big picture. 
• Jeffrey Immelt is a moron! 
• I have a story to tell and can't articulate it. 
• My kids are awesome!
• Idaho speed limit going in and out of Boise is 75 mph but desolate Nevada is 70. Someone explain that to me please?
• The stalemate over the debt limit is going to bankrupt us all. 
• Soccer is awesome! 
• D.C. has a spending problem. 
• Last time a company tried to drive the market (i.e., new coke) it failed! 
• Netflix is now following Apple's lead in "how to piss off your customers."
• Watercolors are more difficult than they appear.
• Las Vegas needs a face lift.
• Is sunshine overrated?
• New York City could be my next home. 
• College financing is way too complicated. 
• I hope my son appreciates what we try to do for him. 
• I hope my parents know how much they let me down. 
• I still love babies.
• Heaven is for real! 
• The NFL lockout may be a good thing for everyone except for players. 
• Someone is making a lot of money on high gas prices-it isn't me. (I wish it was)
• Life was sometimes easier before technology invaded our lives. 
• I am getting too old for some things. 
• Why do mochas have to have so many calories? They are sooo good! 
• It is still better that one guilty person go free than one innocent person be locked up. 
• This was supposed to be the year of video. Really? 
• Dog hair. 
• "It could be worse..." is not a good defense of the economy. 
• Why do hotels have the worst channels of television in their lineups? 
• Charelston, S.C.- NOT going there in January.  
• Jeffrey Immelt is still a moron.
• "Finding Bigfoot" the television show is hillarious. 
• Why should I print my digital photographs? (I'm currently writing a blog post on this topic).
• Military exercises.

I know that there are a lot more in my mind, but this is what I am thinking about today.

What is on your mind?

Chris