Create your own Heroes Season 2 online remix

August22

Metacafe, a leading short-form video entertainment site, and Universal Studios launched the Heroes: Season 2 collaborative remix. Fans of hit TV show Heroes are invited to create their own Heroes Moment for the Heroes: Season 2 DVD release, which is available on August 26th, 2008 on DVD and Blu-ray Hi-Def. Viewers can create their own…

written by: Rene Carson on Aug 22nd, 2008
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The Exiles and handpainted skateboard art

July21

The stark vision of director Kent Mackenzie’s The Exiles film serves as the template for the often misunderstood artistic vison of Douglas Miles as he re-creates scenes from the long awaited critically acclaimed film, The Exiles.

A film ahead of its time, The Exiles (1958-61) captures in gritty film noir tradition, the story of Native…

written by: Rene Carson on Jul 21st, 2008
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Eight tips for marketing a wedding video service

July19

Here are eight universal tips for jump-starting your promotions at little or no cost. These tips are geared towards those in the wedding video business, but can easily be adapted to many other types of businesses as well. My feeling is that online marketing for these types of businesses should be limited to an add…

written by: Rene Carson on Jul 19th, 2008
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Notes on DVD player compatibility

July17

The DVDs I master for The Color Bindery and By Hand Media, play on approximately 95% of set top DVD players, however, we can not guarantee them to work on every player on the market. That’s because early on, DVD players were made using competing technologies, including DVD+R and DVD-R compatible systems. These early models…

written by: Rene Carson on Jul 17th, 2008
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Proper care and handling of CD, DVD and Blu-ray discs

July17
Proper care and handling of CD and DVD discsTopics included in this document include:

  • Tips for Proper Care
  • Cleaning Instructions
  • Conditions that may affect discs
  • General Do’s and Don’ts
  • Life Expectancy and Compatibility

Tips for proper CD and DVD care include:

Discs kept in

written by: Rene Carson on Jul 17th, 2008
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Did you know you can print hi-res photos right from your Color Bindery DVD discs?

July17

That’s because we include hi-resolution JPG versions of your photos from the project, on the disc. That’s one advantage to using our DVD archiving and sharing services over other another company’s services.

Here’s how to access and print your photos:

Insert DVD disc into your computer’s DVD-readable drive, then quite out of your default DVD…

written by: Rene Carson on Jul 17th, 2008
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Will your DVD Player play DVD-R discs?

July17

By Hand Media and The Color Bindery master discs in DVD-R or the new Blu-ray disc format.

While the majority of Blu-ray players play our discs, not all DVD players are able to play the DVD-R format. This is especially true if your player was manufactured in 2002 or prior. Please refer to your DVD…

written by: Rene Carson on Jul 17th, 2008
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