The Giz Wiz Show, Week of Nov. 6th, 2013, Netcast 1441.
November 4, 2013 1 Comment Giz Wiz Videos of the Week -- from 45 years ago!
Freeze Fame from that 45 year old 8mm film. That's Betty White in the foreground! Recognize anyone else?Do you have lots of VHS, or even VHS-C videotapes? They sit around in boxes because you no longer have a working VHS player. And boxes of slides, but no slide projector? Or like me, an older guy, you might even have 8mm or 16mm film! (Yeah, movie film!) Well, there’s a way to enjoy them all again in a digital format! For 15 years YesVideo has helped people save, protect and share generations of priceless memories. My 8mm films are truly irreplaceable because they contain shots of many of the stars that appeared on The Match Game. At a press event for Holiday Gift ideas, I was given a gift certificate for a free digital transfer of old media. I took advantage of it by having some of my old 8mm movies made digital. I had sort of done that myself years earlier by projecting the film and then videotaping the image on the screen. The results were okay, but not great. Now thanks to YesVideo, I have not only have a great copy of those 8mm films, I also have them stored on the web. Once your old media is converted, you don’t have to worry about the media aging and falling apart. Videos are easy to watch and with YesVideo DVD menus with chapter pictures, you don’t have to fast-forward or rewind to find the scenes you want. Instead of setting up any equipment you’ll be able to access your home movies, videos, etc. online and from any device - TVs, computers, iPad’s, iPhones, or any other web- enabled device. YesVideo also makes it easy to edit videos and share favorite clips with friends and family via email and on Facebook. I called to confirm and YesVideo said their customers receive free and unlimited cloud storage for their videos. You can go to any of the 30,000 retail locations including Costco, CVS, Rite Aid, Sam’s, Wal-Mart, Target, etc., or place your order online. Get all the details here:
Here are 3 one-minute highlights reels via YesVideo. They’re from a movie satire I wrote and produced called “242nd Street”– the low-rent version of the musical 42nd Street. See if you can pick out the celebrities that flash by.
http://share.yesvideo.com/i/XC0kLKuth3m7rLyG
http://share.yesvideo.com/i/XC0kaa0DsvPFcqfE
http://share.yesvideo.com/i/XC0kjvXM4mqHghEr
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Reader Comments (1)
Hi Dick & Fans of the Giz Wiz!
I also had Yes Video digitize my grandfather's 8mm films from the 1930's and they did a great job. Sorry there's no sound or famous people but interesting to see the crazy fun and games anyway.
You can see the results at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXskoHlOPAs
Go to the 5 minute mark for some 1930's "crack the whip" fun and check out the old car in the background. Remember this is from seventy some years ago. Right now that car is one of my favorite gadgets. I just wish I had it in my gadget warehouse.
Ken Kovar