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Weirdest Cameras From the Past
These days, we take cameras for granted. Basically everyone in the United States has a digital camera built into their phone that lets them instantly capture hilarious cat videos and toddler hijinks. Best of all, it fits right in our...Read More -
How Much Did a VCR Cost When it Was Released?
Have you ever looked back at an old piece of technology – something obsolete by today’s standards – and marveled at how expensive it was? Take the Mac OS 1.0 computer which hit shelves in 1984. The now archaic 9-inch black-and-white monitor...Read More -
Southtree - Beginners Guide
Digitization--what on earth is that?The short of it is this: Southtree takes your home videos, photos, film reels, audio, and more, and we scan them into our computer so that you can look at them on your computer. Not too bad!But...Read More -
The Benefits of Going Digital
Preserving precious memories for generations is our top priority, and it should be yours too! We know our brains aren’t capable of preserving all of those picture perfect moments, so we document our vacations, birthday celebrations, weddings, and all of...Read More -
Inside Look: How Memories are Digitized
As technology has progressed over time, the analog media formats of the past have become outdated and new digital formats have taken precedence. Print photos, film negatives, video and audio tapes are a thing of the past: the digital download...Read More -
Southtree vs Costco
With spring just around the corner, it’s time to get into the cleaning spirit. So while you’re up in the attic dusting off that old box brimming with childhood film and photos, consider bringing it down and sending it in...Read More -
5 Things You Might Not Know about VHS Tapes
Are you a Gen Xer or an older millennial that grew up making Friday nights Blockbuster night? Renting the latest movie releases or picking old favorites to binge watch before binging was a thing. If that sounds like you, then you’re...Read More -
How and Why to Digitize Your Family Treasures
Photo albums and family videos are some of the most sentimental valuables any of us own. Who doesn’t love flipping through Polaroids of Grandma’s childhood or watching awkward films of Mom’s first prom? Tangible photographs, scratchy cassette tapes, 8 mm...Read More -
From Slides to Prints
It’s hard to imagine a world before iPhones and MacBook Pros, GoPros and Blue Ray DVDs. But not long ago, the world of photography and filmed looked totally different than it does today. The camera you hold in your hands—the...Read More -
Southtree vs. Fotobridge
When is the last time you looked at any old pictures of you and your family, or watched a home video of a holiday or birthday party? We often have golden memories just lying around our homes, and since we...Read More
