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Wow…What a difference! Part 1
Hello my friends. This week we journey back to 1997. The film Titanic was set to make its home video release and it was a massive launch and l had just started my first day at my new job. This job l would have for the next 10 years and it would allow me to…
1990’s, 1997, Blockbuster, Blockbuster Video, Cinema, Film, music, N64, Nintendo, Paramount Studios, PlayStation, retro, Saturn, Sega, Sony, Titanic, VHS, Viacom, Video, Video games, video tape -
The big 5
Hello my friends. Last week we looked at the rise of CD’s and CD-Rom technology. With the combination of that and the LaserDisc/VCD systems that were available but not widely adopted, we are on the threshold of the DVD revolution. Once again, the path to this new format would be a rocky road that needed…
1970’s, 1980’s, Amiga, CD, CD-Rom, Cinema, Computers, Film, LaserDisc, Mac, Philips, Retro Audio, Retro Computers, Retro Gaming Consoles, Sega, Sony, Uncategorized, VHS, Video, Windows70’s, 80s, Amiga, Cinema, Commodore, Computers, electronics, Film, IBM, music, PC, Philips, retro, Sony, Toshiba, VHS, Video, video editing, Video games, video tape, vintage audio, Windows -
All that glitters.
Hello my friends. Last week we looked at LaserDisc, the optical 12 inch transparent disc media read by a laser for music and video playback. This week we take that to the next level with the smaller CD technology as we start to get all interactive. Let’s explore and welcome back ☺️ It would be…
1970’s, 1980’s, Amiga, CD, Computers, Electronic Music, Film, LaserDisc, Mac, NEC, Philips, Retro Audio, Retro Computers, Retro Gaming Consoles, Sega, Sony, VHS, Video70’s, 80s, Amiga, CD, CD-Rom, Cinema, Commodore, Compact Disc, Computers, electronics, Film, Philips, retro, Sony, VCD, VHS, Video, Video games, video tape, vintage audio -
Welcome to DiscoVision!
Hello my friends. This week we look at the what came after VHS. It was DVD right? Well that was a short blog, next week… ….WAIT a minute🤔 I am sure it wasn’t that easy? and once again with the audiovisual world there would be a fight to be the next big thing in home…
70’s, 80s, Cinema, DiscoVision, electronics, Film, LaserDisc, MCA, NEC, PC Engine, Philips, Pioneer, retro, Sega, Sega CD, Sony, Turbo Graphix, VHS, Video, Video games, video tape -
It’s the digital revolution!
Hello my friends. Last week we looked at my first and last digital camcorder which had a rudimentary digital stills function. This week we will look at my first proper digital photography camera and a little bit of history around early digital photography. Let’s explore and welcome back ☺️ Now before l continue on, l…
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It’s getting toastie.
Hello my friends. Last week we looked at high end semi-professional video equipment in the last throws of the analog age. This week we will dive into my experiences with a niffy mini digital DV camcorder which would be my last bespoke video camera and my first journey into digital stills photography. Let’s explore and…
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Focused Filming.
Hello my friends. Last week we looked at cine and video cameras. This week we will dive into my experiences with semi- professional video camera equipment, editing units and the interesting world of videography of that time. Let’s explore and welcome back ☺️ Last week, we left the blog in the last throws of the…
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Don’t be Cine-cal, it’s the new video age.
Hello my friends. Last week we looked at 35mm cameras and SLR’s. This week l would like to look at my experiences with cine cameras and video cameras before we move onto semi-professional gear l used in the mid-1990’s next week. Let’s explore and welcome back ☺️ With my Grandfather being very much into his…
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The chances of anything coming from Mars…
Hello my friends. In the last blog entry we looked at my childhood experiences with 70’s audio equipment. We are now about to dip our toes into the early 80’s and l get captured by a piece of tech that I will have a life long fascination with. We will also talk about my first…
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