The Consumerist blog lead us to an old post on the Wise Bread blog which discusses several interesting methods for removing scratches from CDs or DVDs. Suggested methods include using tooth paste, a banana, chewing gum, and most effectively – Brasso, or any liquid metal polish. This video shows you how it’s done, but as […]
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DC is now down to one Blockbuster
[This Blockbuster is located at 410 8th Street, SE Washington, DC ] Now that spotting an open Blockbuster location is a novelty that merits a double take, and scores of other video rental chains have vanished, movie fans who want to rent some DVDs for the road have had to change the way they operate. […]
Continue readingPeople Buying Even Fewer DVDs Than Before
Check out what Consumerist.com has to say about this Deadline article on the decreasing popularity of DVDs.
Continue readingIn the spirit of the Sundance Film Festival, here’s a great post about past year films…
http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2011/01/17/greatest-sundance-hits-must-see-indie-classics/ Here’s a collection of films that have played at the Sundance Film Festival…
Continue readingTodd’s Tips: Take Your DVDs to the Next Level
One of the easiest ways to put the movie you’ve made onto a playable DVD (as opposed to a file saved on a disc) is to use iDVD. Which is admittedly a fine way to make a dvd for class. But, suppose you want to make a DVD that has your project and your contact […]
Continue reading20 Horror Films You Should See
Tis the season to be frightened and there are plenty of scary movies in the Home Use Collection in Media Services to get you in the Halloween mood. The following is a list of 20 to get you started. There are tons more where these came from. Coffin Joe Trilogy (Brazillian cult horror) – HU […]
Continue readingTodd’s Tips – Easy Video Importation into iDVD
While iDVD is one of the simplest DVD creation programs out there, sometimes it can throw folks for a loop. Say for example, you had a video that you made and it’s lingering in some folder somewhere. You open up iDVD, find a template and then what? Now, you can use the “Import” command […]
Continue readingCheck out the Media Services Blu-ray collection!!
When it comes to Blu-ray, we’re just getting our feet wet. As more quality titles come out on Blu-ray, we’ll be sure to add to our collection and announce them here. Remember: Blu-ray DVDs can only be played on Blu-ray DVD players. We have one here in Media Services in viewing room 10. Please feel […]
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