Unless you are just taking photos to upload them to a website, you will want to change the settings on your camera to the least compression available.
What’s compression?
Using an empty pop can for an analogy, when you compress it the can gets smaller but the quality of your can is reduced. Likewise, when your camera compresses it’s photos they get smaller and the quality of the photo is reduced.
How do I change the compression?
I would give you step by step directions but the menus and terms on different camera are well….different. So if you are brave start poking around on the menu on your camera. The levels of compression are often called: super fine, fine, normal and basic or none, high, medium and low. From these options choose none or super fine. When you scroll through the different setting you may notice a number off to the side that is getting smaller as you reduce compression. That is the number of photos that you will be able to save on the memory card in your camera.
My camera is a Canon and it uses two settings: the pixel dimension and compression. I chose L (large) 2816×2112 pixels and in the compression menu I chose superfine and then it determined that I could save 259 more photos on my memory card when using these settings. If you aren’t brave about poking around on your camera to look for these settings then I suggest that you pull out the dreaded manual or even better stop by Leave A Legacy in Fort Collins or Denver and we’ll check your settings for you.
Every birthday is a big event when client Beth is your mother.
custom invitation
We often make custom invitations for her children’s birthday parties. This year the theme for Gracie’s birthday was an Asian party complete with letting the guests create their own fortune cookie. Here you will see the custom designed and very creative (on Beth’s part) invitation. When you bring us your great idea we turn it into reality.
The authentic antique chuck wagon will help us to draw attention to our grand opening party at Leave A Legacy in Denver. Find us at 487 S. Broadway Suite 100 just West of Sam’s Club.
flyer for grand opening
We will have a full staff to answer your questions about preserving your memories with digital creations. We will show off our equipment for transferring 8mm films, 16mm films, video tapes of all sizes (8mm tape, VHS, VHSC, miniDV, 3/4 inch tapes and even Beta tapes). We’ll be sharing how we transfer audio from cassettes, reel-to-reel, micro cassettes, records and even your old 8 track tape collection. We’ll show our solutions for scanning print photos, slides, negatives, artwork, maps, you name it.
Come with all your questions and meet some of our helpful and professional staff.
Let me know if you think it sounds like a fun event…and if you plan on coming!
Our Denver Studio store front
We are proud to announce the opening of our newest full service location in Denver, Colorado. We are located at 487 S. Broadway Suite 100 Denver, CO 80209. Inside you will find not only helpful, friendly, and knowledgeable staff, but also cutting edge equipment to scan you photos, slides, negatives, artwork, maps and other print items. We also have the equipment for transferring your 8mm, VHS, VHSC, mini DV and other media to DVDs. We also have the ability to transfer your old audio to CDs. At Leave A Legacy we are only limited by your imagination….and we can even help with that. Many clients choose to just bring in their boxes of photo, video, audio and film memories and let us work our magic. We take the stress out of preserving memories and have the ideas, staff and equipment to produce an amazing production for your and your family to treasure for generations.
So what do you think of our new location?
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