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  • damaged video tapes

    Damaged Video Tapes

    If you have damaged video tapes that seem like a lost cause, know that it might be possible to repair them and convert them after all. Don’t give up too soon!

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    Film Reel Formats

    Home movie reels date back to the 1920s and come in three major formats, including Regular 8, Super 8, and 16mm. Here’s an easy guide to tell the difference between these three formats:

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    How to Choose a Video Conversion Service

    Almost everybody has home movies trapped in formats that are hard to view, including video tapes, film reels, and DVDs. What should you consider when choosing a video conversion company?

  • metadata

    What is Metadata

    Metadata, a way to embed details inside a digital photo, allows you to search your photo archive instead of browse for your memories.

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    Services We Love

    We use a variety of business solutions to keep things running smoothly. Some of the tools we couldn’t live without include…

  • adhesive albums

    Adhesive Albums

    Do you remember the adhesive photo albums from the 1980s that sandwich your photos between a layer of sticky cardboard and a plastic sheet? Learn best practices for removing photos from these albums

  • curation of photos

    Curation of Physical and Digital Photos

    For personal photo collections, Adam has curation recommendations for photos you want to keep.

  • slide viewing tips

    Slide Viewing Tips

    These are our recommendations for previewing slides:

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    Photo Backup Best Practices

    Every year we organize millions of photos for our clients, and we’ve noticed five consistent emotions reflected in every project.

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    Seven Lessons for Organizing Photos

    Before I launched Chaos to Memories, I scanned and organized my entire Family Photo Archive back to 1904. Here are the lessons I learned…