The Magnolia Area Chamber of Commerce (MACC) commemorates the new location of Bytes of Life Studios with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony held Thursday, April 3, 2008. Enjoying the celebration is Morrie Mayer, President of Bytes of LIfe, his wife Nancy, and Ryan Gruy, Production Manager.

Bytes of Life Studios has built our reputation on respecting and honoring the stories our clients wish to tell. We specialize in video production integrated with "new media" solutions (CD, DVD, or streaming media) that can reduce distribution costs and penetrate new markets.

Our clients are folks like you who want to tell their story and share it with others. Everyone has a story to tell.

We believe we can tell your story with creativity and efficiency. We believe we can assist you achieve your business objectives.

We have been delivering excellence since 2003.

Did you know . . .

Bytes of Life Studios has been transferring film and video to DVD for a number of years. In all, we most likely have transferred over 20,000 feet of movie film, including 8mm, Super8mm, and 16mm. Our customers' truly appreciate the quality of our work. They know we can be trusted to protect their family memories and to transfer their film with the utmost care. When they see the finished product, they are excited to see family members growing up and relive those times with family and friends who have passed away; as well as, those special events and family vacations long forgotten. In fact, some of the oldest films we have transferred date back to the 1930's.

Don't wait to take care of those precious family films, they will degrade with time. If not stored properly, they can deteriorate much more rapidly. Here are two examples of film quality degrading over time.

EXAMPLE 1:
One customer brought in a few reels of film dating back to the 1940's. The reels were obviously stored inside the house where temperature, humidity, dust, etc were controlled. The film canisters were like new and the film reels inside the canisters were in excellent physical condition. However, during the transfer process we could see where the film emulsion was deteriorating and the picture quality was faded and out of focus. This occurred within the same reel of film! Other sections of the film were is good condition.

EXAMPLE 2:
Another customer brought film to us from the 1970's. These reels seemed to be stored in tougher conditions. Some of the canisters were rusted closed and had to be pried open. As soon as we opened the film canister, a pungent, chemical smell greeted us . . . the film was physically decomposing. In fact, a 400 foot reel of film had the first 150 feet fused together. With the clients approval, we were able to salvage the remaining film on that reel by cutting away the decomposed film.

PLEASE REMEMBER . . .
Treat your movie film with care and digitize/archive it before it degrades. You will appreciate all those wonderful memories and be able to share them with your loved ones wherever they are located.

Bytes of Life is now Bytes of Life Studios and we have recently moved to a new location; 110 Vision Park Blvd, Suite 102, Shenandoah, TX. Our new studio allows us to be more responsive to our clients. As we continue to enhance our video production services, we can now provide in studio, multi-camera videography and photography.

Please call for an appointment, we will be happy to give you a tour!

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