Digital Conversion in Finlayson

The Company

There is a digital conversion service based in Finlayson, ideally located to serve East Central Minnesota and West Central Wisconsin.  Digital Conversion makes the televised display of photos and film possible.  Art Olstead, is an area resident since 1991, He first showed interest in television production in the early 60’s.  A full time career in the insurance industry sidelined that interest until he retired from corporate life in 2000 and resumed his interest in television. His company, Minnesota Digital Conversion creates video supporting small business social media advertising campaigns.  The advertising practice morphed into a second specialty, the digital conversion of photo film media

The Need

Photos and film store irreplaceable moments and memories cherished by fans, friends and family. Those special moments are vulnerable to degradation over time. Therefore it’s essential to convert them to a more durable format if they are important enough to preserve. The process employs various copy technologies to convert physical images to the digital format.

Process

Photo media need to be delivered for service and some processing studios are as far away as the Philippians! So a studio closer to home removes some of the anxiety associated with delivering irreplaceable images for conversion service. In many cases Minnesota Digital Conversion, based in Finlayson, is able to handle pick-up and delivery for the East Central marketplace in person.

End Product

The converted images are more durable and they are easily be shared. We combine images from diverse formats to create interesting presentations.   Art observed how similar our family lives seem to be.  “I get to see hundreds of home movies and slide shows and they begin to reveal a pattern of birth, adolescence, graduations, weddings and family celebrations.”  He said “…the real fun begins when we edit files and add a audio track to create a short movie that tells a story.” He finds, “…that the work is very rewarding. I get deeply absorbed in the process and the hours fly by.”

Find additional information on editing home movies HERE