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Original video tapes as the source

Q: Why should I transfer my Video Tapes to DVD?
A: Video tapes are fading faster than you think. Over time, the magnetic particles (iron oxide) on the tapes that make up the picture and sound of your video begin to lose their bond to the plastic tapes. Video tapes usually start to deteriorate in 7 to 10 years, while DVD can last for 300 years according to a research by Sony.

Original photos, documents as the source

Q: Should I worry about several boxes of old photos sitting in my cabinets?
A: You have been cherishing your old photos or family photos for 20 years. They WILL fade away sooner than you think.

Q: How can I preserve them for hundreds of years without losing any quality?
A: We can scan them into digital formats and put them onto CD with easy-to-use thumbnail interface.

Q: How to use the Photo CD?
A: We offer two options. You can view them on anybody’s computer. Or, we can compile them into a VCD/DVD photo album, which can be played on stand-alone VCD or DVD player.

Q: How can I share my photos with friends and family?
A: It is really easy to share your photo collection once they are on a CD. You can send your friends and family a copy of the CD, or you can email them a digital photo out of the CD.

Q: How about the historic documents I have, such as marriage certificate, titles or scrapbooks?
A: We can scan and preserve them as well.

Q: Why DVD is the best way to preserve my precious Photos?
A: When we put your photos into DVD format viewable on TV, you will enjoy the following benefits:
Great indexing, you can find your pictures out of several hundreds almost instantly; more enjoyable to go through all your photos because the photo DVD can play by itself just like a movie; Easy to share with your family and friends, since you can make exact copies of your photo collections for each of those you love to share with.

DVD related Information

Q: How is the quality of the transferred DVD?
A: We use professional software and hardware for the video conversion to achieve the best quality. However, your source video tapes determine the overall quality. For Photo DVD, photos are scanned at the best resolution for DVD format.

Q: What are Chapter Marks and why would I want this option?
Chapter Marks are an optional service that we offer our customers. They are segments of your video that you specify as separate titles for the DVD by giving us the START and STOP time code from your original source video tape. Each Chapter Mark will appear on the Main Menu of your new DVD with its own 24 character Title that you specify.

If you want this option you'll need to use our ORDER FORM and specify the START & STOP timecode (ie: 07:55:20 - hh:mm:ss) from your source tape. You can obtain the time code from your VCR by rewinding your video tape to the beginning and reset your VCR counter to zero (00:00:00). Then, playback your tape until you find the location where you want the title to START and write down the hours, minutes and seconds from your VCR. Continue playing your tape (do not reset the counter at this point) until you find the location where you want that title to STOP and write down the hours, minutes and seconds on the counter. This is a Chapter Mark. Keep in mind that any video segments that fall BETWEEN Chapter Marks on your video tape WILL NOT be transferred to the DVD. You will need to specify BACK-to-BACK Chapter Marks if you want all of your video transferred.

When you receive your new DVD you will see all of your Chapter Marks on the DVD main menu. You can then click on any Chapter Mark Title from the DVD menu to quickly jump to that section of the DVD.

You can specify up to fifteen (15) Chapter Marks per DVD.

Q: I have a special request for my DVD. How do I tell you?
A: Communication is very important before and during your DVD project because once the final DVD is burned it cannot be changed without additional cost to you. Our engineers will keep a file in your name for each of your DVD projects. We ask that you call us via telephone with any special instructions. We may have some questions for you and will ultimately need to discuss if your request is feasible and if any additional costs are involved. Your special requests must be received prior to the start of your production and will be kept in your business file with us.

Q: Can I transfer Copyrighted video, photo or any other media to DVD?
A: Yes, you can transfer copyrighted video on condition that you complete and sign our Copyright Release Agreement.

This form must be signed, dated and completed in full and accompany the media prior to services being rendered. We will return any suspected copyright-protected media if not accompanied by this form.

About your order and delivery

Q: How long will it take for you to transfer my media to DVD?
A: Usually it takes five to eight business days to process your video tape transfers onto DVD when we get your video tapes. We also accept rush orders. See our order form for this option.

Q: What payment methods I can use to pay for your service?
A: We currently accept Paypal money, Personal/Business checks, Money Orders, and Cashier's checks. We currently do not accept credit cards payments including Paypal credit cards. All projects must be paid for in advance of services. You may send us a check along with your source tapes.

Q: How can I make sure that you will get my tapes and I'll get my original video tapes back?
A: We know from our hearts what your original video tapes mean to you, which is why we've tried to provide our best quality service to help you preserve your memories. We only use a reliable shipping service w/tracking and insurance such as Federal Express or UPS for shipment delivery. Also we require your signature upon delivery.

We highly recommend that you ship your orignal video tapes to us using Federal Express or UPS and require our signature when you send them. We cannot be responsible for tapes we have not yet received. We are not responsible for shipments lost in the mail inbound or outbound.

Please know that the default return shipping method is USPS w/$100 insurance. If you desire to have insurance of more than $100 on the return shipment, please indicate in the order form.

About us and our privacy policy

Q: Will my information be shared with others?
A: No. We highly repect your privacy and consider every piece of information you give us, including your video tapes, photos, documents and other media, and you addresses, email, phone numbers, etc, is highly sensitive and confidential and will never be shared with any third party without your permission.

Q: Who is Evertrue Photo & Video Preservation?
A: Evertrue Photo & Video Preservation is a service division of Evertrue Enterprises LLC, a company registered in the State of Idaho. With over five years of experience in the video production industry, we specialize in video transfer, video format conversion, photo and video preservation, photo and video editing, and custom DVD encoding and authoring. The company office is located at 1929 Eagle Pointe CT, Idaho Falls, ID 83406. This is also the address you mail your original video tapes and other media. If you need to reach us, you can call (208)552-9905 or fax at (360)323-0896. Please leave a message if we are not able to answer your call. We will get back to you asap.