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Graduation was made for video and DVD memories

May 22, 2012 By

If there was ever a day made for video it’s Graduation Day. Caps and gowns, pomp and circumstance, family and friends all make for moments to be cherished forever, and Home Video Studio can help you every step of the way to make sure your grad’s special day gives them the honor they deserve! The centerpiece of this landmark day should be a Photo Video Keepsake. Imagine celebrating your graduate’s life in one powerful presentation of pictures, videos and special songs. Is there a better way to present their life from “Birth to Graduation” on a silver platter? Most graduation gifts come and go, but this heartfelt tribute will last a lifetime.

There’s still time so call today! Start gathering your favorite old photos from around the house. Don’t forget about photos and videos that may be stored in your cell phone, hard drive camera and memory cards. You’ll want images from school, church and dance recitals. Maybe you want to mix in video from birthdays, vacation and Little League. What about certificates, ribbons or that “straight A” report card? We’ll help you blend it all together with music, titles and effects to make a DVD that will be enjoyed by all and never forgotten!

Of course you will record the Graduation Ceremony with your video camera. This is the culmination of many years of hard work so don’t take a chance on losing it! Get it transferred to DVD right away. We can put it on an Archival Platinum DVD for convenience (just pop it in your DVD player to watch anytime) and safety (Archival Platinum is scratch proof and will last for a hundred years!) and attractiveness (we will print a nice label and can also provide a beautiful case wrap). Plus you can easily have copies made for family and friends.

Now, what about the Graduation Celebration? A houseful of proud friends and relatives makes for some great video moments. There will be speeches, well-wishes, advice, laughter and maybe even a few proud tears. Why not let us professionally edit the high points of the day and make a DVD to distribute? What a way to remember this most special of days!

Your local Home Video Studio is part of the world’s leading international video production services franchise. We have studios located in the United States, Canada and Sweden. Home Video Studio provides video production and post production services for consumers, businesses, schools, churches, and other organizations!

Competition for college scholarship money has become so fierce today that students need to have every advantage to secure this money. Home Video Studio can help make your son or daughter’s artistic talents shine.

Similar to HVS’ Sports Scholarship Videos, our Arts, Music and Entertainment Scholarship videos highlight these student achievements. Key moments are featured that are definite viewer attention grabbers. These videos could make the difference between getting an audition or college scholarship money.

Don’t miss this opportunity. Call Home Video Studio to make an appointment today.

Home Video Studio-Visalia
559-732-3050

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Savers of the Family Archives

April 26, 2012 By

We begin this with a very recent true story:

Betty, a Home Video Studio customer, brought in thousands of feet of film to be transferred to DVD. It was obvious from her packing, her careful labeling, and even the spreadsheet she used to classify everything that this collection was her pride and joy. Memories dating as far back as 1940 included birthdays, weddings, vacations, and school activities. Lo and behold, as the film was being prepared for transfer it was discovered that over half of it had literally turned to powder due to improper storage and the ravages of time. You can imagine the disappointment this customer felt! Don’t let this happen to you!


At Home Video Studio we have a mission to protect your family’s heritage and invaluable documents, in fact, our theme this year is “Savers of the Family Archives.” We have seen the effects that natural disasters like hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, and fires have on your life’s legacy. We know what time and elements can silently do to your most valuable treasures. Take steps today and let us help you digitize all of your photos, videos, documents, mementos, and important papers to a more disaster-proof digital format whether that’s CD, DVD or files onto a hard drive. Think of this as purchasing insurance. The value of preserving these precious items is priceless.
How do you get started? The first step is to get organized. Are your effects in order? Are your photos, videos, and/or film organized? Are they in random boxes, unmarked memory cards, on your cell phone, or your flip cam? Where are your important papers? Are they in one place? Don’t forget that, as Savers of the Family Archives, we make house calls and can help you categorize your family’s artifacts. In addition to all of the memories, there are some very practical documents and records that need to be safeguarded as well.
These might include:

  • Birth Certificates
  • Property titles
  • Citizenship papers
  • Military records
  • Social Security Cards
  • Bank accounts
  • Wills
  • Insurance policies
  • Passports
  • Powers of attorney
  • Marriage certificates
  • Family tree

When we are finished, you will have all the important artifacts that make up your life digitized and organized on a small, easy and convenient medium and stored in one safe place like a safety deposit box or a fireproof safe! Wouldn’t that be comforting to know?
Another amazing benefit of this process is that you now have instant access to all the important items in your possession. You can retrieve your favorite photos and make copies for loved ones. You can enjoy videos and film at the touch of a button, and, of course, your personal records are now preserved indefinitely, ready for uncomplicated access in case of an emergency.

As Savers of the Family Archives we take your family’s treasures very seriously.

Call Home Video Studio today to preserve them for generations to come!

Contact Information
Home Video Studio
Arthur Zepeda
4844 W. Rialto Ave.
Visalia, Ca 93277
(559) 732-3050 / (866) 993-8348

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Don’t make a “Goal” instead make a “Promise”

January 22, 2012 By

This is the time of year that many of us start to think about ‘setting goals’.

I try to pull out my “Goal Plan” (a sheet of paper I wrote them on) to see where I am on their achievement on a regular basis.

I end up ‘hitting’ some and not others.

I started to give this more thought and study this month in anticipation of the New Year (Resolution). I came across a Bill Bateman video on iLG where he was talking about his “10 Step Goal Setting” process. It was all really good information – much that I had already learned, but it was good to revisit. He said ‘one thing’ that completely changed the way I’m looking at my personal and business ‘goal setting’.

He said to replace the word ‘Goal‘ with the word ‘Promise‘ when we go about this task. He offered up a study by Harvard that indicated that people “miss their Goals” 76% of the time – but “achieve their Promises” 98% – and that got me thinking about how my own mind interprets the difference between the two words.

First off, I am rare to make ‘Promises’ – I completely understand on a very “Conscious‘ level what that means and I always remember both Mom and Dad teaching ‘how you never make Promises you can’t keep’. Which explains on my subconscious level how I feel about this same word… It is to be taken very seriously!!!

As to ‘Goals’ – for some reason I seem to have an entirely different internal perspective about that word. I’ve made them most my life and if I did not achieve them I would refine either the goal or the time frame and simply forgive myself – or hit a mulligan (do it over).

This year I intend to do this one simply thing; I intend to create my ‘Promise Plan’ for 2009 and in it I intend to make some real ‘Promises’ on what I ‘will do’ both Personally and Business wise this coming year. So far the list is already much shorter as it forces me to ‘filter’ things better and interestingly it also ended up covering the ‘most’ important things.

Maybe this will help you as well. Best to you and yours in 2009 – I ‘Promise’ :)
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The Golden (Platinum) Rule = The Social Networking Rule

January 22, 2012 By

We speak of it and we try to live by it – “treat others as you would like to be treated.”

To me it’s the main rule one needs to follow within Social Networking.

The Golden Rule was a common principle in ancient Greek philosophy.

A few examples:

“Do not to your neighbor what you would take ill from him.” (Pittacus)

“Avoid doing what you would blame others for doing.” (Thales)

“What you wish your neighbors to be to you, such be also to them.” (Sextus the Pythagorean)

“Do not do to others what would anger you if done to you by others.” (Isocrates)

“What thou avoidest suffering thyself seek not to impose on others.” (Epictetus)

A couple snippets from different world views…

Christianity:

Matthew 7:12
“So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.”

Luke 6:31
“Just as you want others to do for you, do the same for them.”

Judaism:

“That which is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow. That is the whole Torah; the rest is the explanation; go and learn.”

Buddhism:

“One who, while himself seeking happiness, oppresses with violence other
beings who also desire happiness, will not attain happiness hereafter.”

Confucius:

“Never impose on others what you would not choose for yourself.”

Hinduism:

“That man who regards all creatures as his own self, and behaves towards them as towards his own self, laying aside the rod of chastisement and completely subjugating his wrath, succeeds in attaining to happiness.”

Islam:

“Woe to those . . . who, when they have to receive by measure from men, exact full measure, but when they have to give by measure or weight to men, give less than due”

Taoism:

“Regard your neighbor’s gain as your own gain, and your neighbor’s loss as your own loss.”

The “The Platinum Rule” adds a nice addition to the “Golden Rule”…

“The golden rule is a good standard which is further improved by doing unto others, wherever possible, as they want to be done by.”

You’ll see lot’s of “Top 10 Rules of Social Networking” – pick any of the above and I think you’ll have it covered.
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Home Video Studio(tm)- Visalia Wins International Award

January 22, 2012 By

Visalia, Ca – Home Video Studio(tm) – Visalia recently won a Hanley award at the 9th annual Home Video Studio(tm) (HVS) Getaway in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Hanley Awards are HVS’ version of the Oscars, which recognize achievement in the movie industry. Home Video Studio(tm) is the largest international video production services franchise with studios located in the United States, Canada and Sweden.

Studio owner Arthur Zepeda submitted his video work in several of the 33 Hanley award categories. Studio owners from across the world entered to win Best Video Production, Best Documentary, and Best of Show to name a few types of honors. The Hanley’s, named after Robert Hanley, the founder and president of Home Video Studio(tm), are in recognition of a studio owner’s work during the past year.

Home Video Studio(tm) – Visalia won for its work in the Best Memorial Video category. The video featured pictures from the life of Helen Duran Moreno, who recently passed away earlier this year. Helen’s love of singing was exemplified by the use of her audio tape recordings, which were used as the soundtrack in this video.

“We couldn’t be more pleased that our video was recognized by our peers,” says Zepeda, Home Video Studio(tm) owner. “We strive to produce the best work for our customers and it’s nice to know that other professional video studio owners are impressed as well.”

In addition to being an honored guest at the gala black-tie Hanley Awards ceremony, Zepeda participated in video production and post production training in lighting, audio, camera techniques and video editing at the Home Video Studio(tm) Getaway convention. These studio owners use Apple’s Final Cut Pro(tm) and DVD Studio Pro ™ along with other video and graphic software programs to ensure the highest quality of work performed. This is the same technology utilized in the making of Hollywood movies and network television shows.

HVS studio owners provide at least 27 different types of professional video services. Some of those services include video to DVD transfers, photo/video montage keepsakes, home movie transfers, video editing, legal video services, and sports or performing arts scholarship videos.

To contact Home Video Studio(tm) Visalia call 559-732-3050. For more information visit their website at www.homevideostudio.com.
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Scenes of Americana Retold Through Old Home Movies

January 21, 2012 By

Your family’s home movies might be seen on the big silver screen. Home Video Studio is collecting old family movie films to be part of its feature-length documentary called the Great American Home Movie Project.

Arthur Zepeda, a Home Video Studio franchise owner in Visalia is supporting this documentary film project. “We tell families that their memories capture an era of days gone by in America. Wouldn’t it be great to share these images with others before they disappear all together?” Zepeda says.

Robert Hanley, the founder of the Home Video Studio franchise and an award-winning film and video producer/director, is currently archiving thousands of home movies to be part of his feature film. This documentary is believed to be the first of its kind. Home Video Studio is America’s leading video production franchise, with studios located throughout the United States, two in Canada and one in Sweden.

“What I’ve seen over the past 20 years of transferring film is spectacular and it is something I think everyone should see,” says Hanley. “ I’ve watched America unfold before my eyes through home movie footage of backyard barbecues, dance recitals, family holiday celebrations and even favorite vacation spots.”

These 8mm, Super 8 and 16 mm home movie films offer a slice of Americana dating as far back as the 1920s. Home Video Studio customers, who are transferring their home movies to DVD, are being asked to participate in this Great American Home Movie Project as a way to preserve nostalgia.

“Film and VHS tapes do not have a long shelf-life and can easily deteriorate,” adds Arthur Zepeda. “This film is a great way to preserve a part of American history that is literally fading away.”

Customer home movies will be archived and their original film will be returned intact. They also receive a price discount for participating in this film project.
The Great American Home Movie Project documentary is hoped to be released in movie theaters nationwide.

For more information on this project go to www.greatamericanhomemovieproject.com.
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At Home Video Studio, we are creators and changers of content.

January 21, 2012 By

We shoot, edit, transfer, and duplicate video each and every day. Daily, people bring in a myriad of obsolete formats as well as new and up-to-date media. Customers bring in boxes and bags of old photos and home movies from 50 years ago. Others bring in memory cards, tapes, and discs containing digital pictures and video they just shot yesterday. We take this “content” in whatever format it may be, edit it, duplicate it, or simply update it to today’s latest-greatest technology. A perfect example is the migration of your family’s old VHS videotapes to DVD or the conversion of your audio cassettes or LPs to compact disc (or to your iPod Touch or other MP3 player, for that matter). We have equipment to handle any format. Betamax? Yep. Super-8mm or 16mm with sound? Absolutely! Broadcast audio and video formats? Those too. We like to say, “If you can see it or hear it, we can produce (or reproduce) it!”

Do you have old tapes of your kids (or when you were a kid) that no one watches because you no longer have a player that works? Perhaps you and your siblings can go in together on a gift for your parents that includes a DVD of old photos or slides and their favorite music from the good ol’ days.

One of the greatest parts of our job is seeing and hearing the impact our work has on the lives of others. We like hearing about the kids that watch the DVDs of their parents and grandparents from long ago (“Wow grandma, you really did look like mom back then!”). How joyful (and tearful) one of our customers was who stumbled upon an old 78 record of her father speaking to her mother while he was stationed overseas during WWII. Her father died in the war when our customer was very young. While she’d seen pictures of him, she had never really heard his voice.

Stories like this happen quite often in our studio. Where are your treasured memories? I’d venture to say they’re in boxes in the attic, basement, or closet somewhere. As you’re thinking about what to give and who to give to this year, why not make it memorable? Give me a call. 559-732-3050. I’m ready to create another memorable experience!
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At Home Video Studio, we are creators and changers of content.

January 21, 2012 By

We shoot, edit, transfer, and duplicate video each and every day. Daily, people bring in a myriad of obsolete formats as well as new and up-to-date media. Customers bring in boxes and bags of old photos and home movies from 50 years ago. Others bring in memory cards, tapes, and discs containing digital pictures and video they just shot yesterday. We take this “content” in whatever format it may be, edit it, duplicate it, or simply update it to today’s latest-greatest technology. A perfect example is the migration of your family’s old VHS videotapes to DVD or the conversion of your audio cassettes or LPs to compact disc (or to your iPod Touch or other MP3 player, for that matter). We have equipment to handle any format. Betamax? Yep. Super-8mm or 16mm with sound? Absolutely! Broadcast audio and video formats? Those too. We like to say, “If you can see it or hear it, we can produce (or reproduce) it!”

Do you have old tapes of your kids (or when you were a kid) that no one watches because you no longer have a player that works? Perhaps you and your siblings can go in together on a gift for your parents that includes a DVD of old photos or slides and their favorite music from the good ol’ days.

One of the greatest parts of our job is seeing and hearing the impact our work has on the lives of others. We like hearing about the kids that watch the DVDs of their parents and grandparents from long ago (“Wow grandma, you really did look like mom back then!”). How joyful (and tearful) one of our customers was who stumbled upon an old 78 record of her father speaking to her mother while he was stationed overseas during WWII. Her father died in the war when our customer was very young. While she’d seen pictures of him, she had never really heard his voice.

Stories like this happen quite often in our studio. Where are your treasured memories? I’d venture to say they’re in boxes in the attic, basement, or closet somewhere. As you’re thinking about what to give and who to give to this year, why not make it memorable? Give me a call. 559-732-3050. I’m ready to create another memorable experience!
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Memories . . . the Ultimate Christmas gift.

January 21, 2012 By

Imagine the surprise on your parents face when they open your Christmas gift and its a DVD with their old 8mm, super8, or 16mm film transferred to DVD. Old memories with new technology, easy to use and view. Saving those old memories is a wonderful and worthwhile endeavor. Remember as film ages, it loses its integrity and can easily break or jam in an old projector, so preserving memories can have an expiration date.

Home Video Studios specializes in such transfers, one reel or a shoe box full we’ll handle these treasured memories with the same care we have been using for over 18 years of doing this great work. (Never lost or mishandled a single foot of film during that entire time!)

Don’t delay, you can still be the one to give the timeless gift of memories to all the family members on your list with DVD copies, which no one will want to exchange.

But don’t delay, Christmas is but weeks away. Call Home Video Studio today, and get your “Best Christmas Gift” started.
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Home Video Studio specializes

January 20, 2012 By

Home Video Studio specializes in video editing, video to DVD transfer, DVD and CD duplication, photo/video montages, Super 8mm, 8mm & 16mm home movie transfers, 35mm slide transfers, video tape repair and much more.

The word “specializes” is significant because we actually do specialize in what we do. I’m sure many of you can relate when you quote a price over the phone and a potential customer will say, “they do this over at (insert national chain drug store) a little cheaper!” My response is as simple as, “when I think I need aspirin or cough medicine, I also think of that store, but when I think of preserving my video memories, I would like to go to someplace that specializes at what they do.” I usually will get a “you have a point” response back!

Home Video Studio guarantees 100% customer satisfaction by specialized people!
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