Your writing style paints pictures in our minds. Your great uncle is a treasure! Thank you for agreeing about labeling.
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Thanks, Spidey. Comments like this are like gold to me. I appreciate it. Yes, with a hundred percent agreement. (When the time is right I'm going to write a story based on my deaf uncle. He was my grandmother's uncle...guess that'd make him my great-great-uncle.)
Since film seems to be a thing of the past, do people print out picture from their digital files much anymore?
The wife has a pile of 8mm tapes she got from her father, and I have some also from my father, that were taken before the age of VCR’s. She looked into transferring them to a digital format but the prices was obscene. So last year I got her a machine that converts 8mm into digital files but the process takes forever (the machine was a bit pricey). The machine basically takes a picture of every frame and puts them together. Several years ago I also got her some equipment that converts VCR tapes into digital files (pretty inexpensive). I like the idea of preserving our old family media into something we can share, and be utilized by others… as long as someone else does it.
The wife has a pile of 8mm tapes she got from her father, and I have some also from my father, that were taken before the age of VCR’s. She looked into transferring them to a digital format but the prices was obscene. So last year I got her a machine that converts 8mm into digital files but the process takes forever (the machine was a bit pricey). The machine basically takes a picture of every frame and puts them together. Several years ago I also got her some equipment that converts VCR tapes into digital files (pretty inexpensive). I like the idea of preserving our old family media into something we can share, and be utilized by others… as long as someone else does it.
Since film seems to be a thing of the past, do people print out picture from their digital files much anymore?
The wife has a pile of 8mm tapes she got from her father, and I have some also from my father, that were taken before the age of VCR’s. She looked into transferring them to a digital format but the prices was obscene. So last year I got her a machine that converts 8mm into digital files but the process takes forever (the machine was a bit pricey). The machine basically takes a picture of every frame and puts them together. Several years ago I also got her some equipment that converts VCR tapes into digital files (pretty inexpensive). I like the idea of preserving our old family media into something we can share, and be utilized by others… as long as someone else does it.
I'll go back further- have a case of 8mm film rolls. Even the projector. Once again-- no idea who(m) I am watching.
How difficult is it to / or even possible to transfer audio cassettes to cds? Most of my early SK audio books are cassettes.
Our old 8mm projector bit the big one. I looked into getting one, then film the projection with a digital camera, but those things are pretty pricey, also. So I went the way of getting a machine that does it. If people want to preserve old 8mm tapes they may not have much time left as they become brittle over time.
The wife played some of the video she created from the 8mm tapes where her father and old hippie aunt were over one day. Everyone argued who some of the people were in the home movies as most were from the 50's and 60's.
Can you play the audio tapes and record them digitally using a mic on your computer?
computer is an ancient chromebook laptop. Would need to look into the capability. Thanks for that idea.
You can get a used Windows XP computer for next to nothing these days. Some people are even giving them away.
One thing about those home movies from the 60's... wild clothes, women with high hair, cigarettes and booze in every scene. Interesting times. ")
They have relatively cheap converters to MP3 that you could play on an IPod or similar and then burn to a CD.
https://www.walmart.com/c/kp/cassette-to-cd-converter
She could always have Ms Mod or Mr King read the novels onto a CD or MP3 for her. I mean... like what else are they going to do in retirement... sit in a rocking chair and grow old?
Actually, Sai King is probably in her neck of the woods by now or soon for the winter. He could just stop over and read her a chapter now and then!She could always have Ms Mod or Mr King read the novels onto a CD or MP3 for her. I mean... like what else are they going to do in retirement... sit in a rocking chair and grow old?
Now you're cookin' with gas! Excellent idea.Actually, Sai King is probably in her neck of the woods by now or soon for the winter. He could just stop over and read her a chapter now and then!
"Now Steve, put down that newspaper and get to writing the next book".She could always have Ms Mod or Mr King read the novels onto a CD or MP3 for her. I mean... like what else are they going to do in retirement... sit in a rocking chair and grow old?
I hate this damn computer. It is older and very hard for me to see. Hope hubby gets mine fixed this weekend.
Oh good, Arista finally got her certificate from Painting With Bob Ross.
Neesy
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Jeepers... this trek to Spidey's house is longer than I thought.
Is that supposed to be you? I did not think you were all that elderly looking!
Supposed to be SK trekking his way to my place to read his books so I can place them on CD's.
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