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The poor plight of the once revered DVD... |
DVDs were the state-of-the-art for more than ten years in
the video and home movie industry and worldwide with consumers, movies, media
and more. But… have you tried to play a DVD on your smartphone? It won’t play!
There are a lot of other devices that will not play a DVD!
Your brand new Apple computer is one of them, as well as your iPad, iPhone,
Android tablet, etc.
But don’t worry. There’s a new way to experience, edit,
modify, archive and distribute your personal and business video content: The DVA
(Digital Video Archive) Video in the Cloud. If you have not tried out DVA yet
you can get a free account at http://www.Digitalvideoarchive.com.
I highly recommend it.
Indeed we are at a watershed moment in history. We’re
witnessing the end of physical media. Film had its day. Videotape had a long
run including VHS, Mini DV and other formats. Then came DVDs.
But if you have DVDs of your family (personal or business
video content) from the past five to ten years, beware: your memories are in
danger of vanishing! It may already be too late. Of all the old media that
needs to be converted to some new format DVDs, believe it or not, are the most
perishable. Here's why:
Most DVDs are not archival. Unless you used or are using a
service like Home Video Studio or www.HomeMovieTransfer.com to convert your videos
and home movies, your DVDs are most likely not archival. (HomeMovieTransfer.com
still transfers to DVD and always uses Platinum Archival DVDs. Most other
companies do not.) In fact many places just use plain old store-bought DVDs.
Worse yet, whoever transferred your video content may have used
"consumer" encoding and not Professional Encoding. Even worse,
perhaps you or a friend "burned" your DVDs on a home computer. This
might have made sense at the time but your images are now in jeopardy of being
lost. Those old DVDs are degrading quickly. This is why I am excited by DVA –
Digital Video Archive – Video in the Cloud!
If you’re like most people you want to watch your personal
video the same way you consume your media entertainment which is pretty much
online these days – Netflix, Hulu, etc. In fact most people access the internet
from their phones. So you can see that DVD’s
days are indeed numbered. What should
you do? What can you do?
The tech team at Digital Video Archive has figured out a new
way for us to experience our video content: The DVA and the Digital Video
Archive services. So far, I love it. In fact I will go as far to say that most
likely some day soon everyone will have their own DVA account – it will be part
and parcel of their daily lives, much like Facebook.
Actually according to the folks at Digital Video Archive,
a DVA - Digital Video Archive is a specially designed and engineered MP4
file format containing unique customizable metadata - title information,
chapter markers, thumbnail images and more which enables playback on a DVA
player (computer, smartphone, tablet and smart TV- with internet access). DVAs
are easily viewed, modified, edited, shared and archivally stored in the cloud
at DigitalVideoArchive.com. A DVA can be shared with one person, several family
members or your entire circle of friends and family. Here's more information
about this new and exciting product and service.
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Digital Video Archive (DVA) is a cloud-based
technology. Your memories are safely archived - never again vulnerable to
fading or being lost.
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You can instantly share your video content
with anyone on the planet!
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You can view your DVAs on your smartphone,
computer, tablet or smart TV.
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DVA's sharing service is private. Unlike
public sharing sites, Digital Video Archive is a safe, family-oriented viewing
experience.
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With DVA you can easily edit and organize
your videos. Combine clips by category (content, date, people, whatever you
like). Insert chapter markers and add titles.
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You can also grant – or "gift" - your
DVAs to others and then they will own their copy of the family home movies,
etc.
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| Who will you share your DVAs with? |
You can also check out www.Digitalvideoarchive.com for
more information on DVA.
Digital Video Archive Plans and Pricing:
Digital Video Archive Free Membership
Up to 2 GB Storage
Digital Video Archive Paid Membership
2 GB to 100 GB
$7.95 per month
Enjoy!
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