About: Steve

Steve Unkles has always had a fascination with stories, images, and ideas. His professional career in media began with his studies at The American University, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Audio Technology in 1987. Having more interest in education than working in the music industry, Steve first worked at Boston University, and then in other academic and professional settings providing media support and production services. A series of artistic and professional audio, film, and video projects lead him to dedicate his life’s work to the creation and archiving of recorded media as embodied in Audio-Visual Archives.

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"People love the CDs--going to print up 1000 this week."  Bruce.
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Cassette Conversion Client

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“I found the CD to be a big improvement--I commend you for such a good job of reducing the imperfections on the original tapes.”.
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LP Conversion Client

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Thank you so much for the time and expertise you put into bringing “The Red River Rangers” old records into the new CD.  The records are very precious to me and will be kept by my family and the CD will mean that they can actually be played!  Ruth.
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Home Movie Client

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Steve -  just viewed the wedding DVD and I couldn't be happier. I know that the flaws created by the movie taker so long ago can't be changed but you were able to lighten the indoor footage significantly and I'm seeing folks that I hadn't been able to see before.  ...This is the only movie.
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Film Transfer Client

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Steve, as I said in my phone message, the dvd is totally awesome!! I can hardly wait to watch it again!! Your dvd is so much, much better, there is no comparison!!! The music sure beats the elevator music on the Sears tape, too...Randy was also happy that I had you make an extra copy.
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Home Movie Client

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Thanks very much for the job--and for doing the drop off.  My hopes were realized when I discovered some footage of my father on the film (he died very young).  Soon I hope we can talk about my next project--making a CD of my father’s children’s songs from a tape.  Can it be done?  [yes.
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Lots of videos coming soon

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September 2016--I'm finally creating that series of videos I've been promising that will describe each of the services that we offer here.  I hope it will demystify the processes somewhat, and make you more aware of the variables to look out for, and the choices to consider.  We begin every project, at least in the.
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2016 finds us with even more and better tools.  New gear (from video cameras & lenses to a new audio interface and restoration software) that really makes a difference.  The facility here is also undergoing some re-design for better integration of various systems from recording to playback to editing to restoration to master to final.
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New Videotape-to-Files Options

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Our workstations have always integrated computer-based hardware with professional A/V components in order to provide no-compromise solutions.  Stand-alone A/V solutions like our Toshiba DVD System add to that mix as a lower cost option for DVD creation from analog sources, retaining impressive functionality when needed, and zero compromise in quality.  The newest developments involve a.
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