Family Videos

Beginning in 1986 I rented a video camera once/year for a weekend. This was very high tech for the times, as it was many years before smart phones and compact video recording devices were available. Eventually my parents bought us a video camera and over the years we would replace it with newer models as media transitioned from analog to digital. In the 80s I would edit on the fly as consumer video editing software was not available.

In the 1990s digital cameras and tapes were introduced. With an eye to posterity I exported all the VHS tapes to this format, in order to have files that would stand the test time.

In the early 2000s a new media storage became available - DVDs. Once again, I converted most files to this new format.

Eventually even DVDs began to lose popularity. At this stage I uploaded the files to my YouTube channel for online viewing. This worked OK except for the fact that copywright laws meant that YouTube would routinely erase any songs that were copywright infringements I may have added during the editing process.

There are still many hours of unedited video in the MiniDV format that are not shown here.

The next stage, and hopefully the final one, is this website. The video files are all stored in Google Drive.

Many of these files are of poor quality. As noted above they have been through several different file formats which tends to diminish the video quality.

These pictures represent the various stages used to create these family videos.

1980s
VHS tapes

I still have the original recordings of the VHS cassettes that played in VCRs.

1980s
VHS
Camera

Video Cassette cameras were the rage in the 1980s/1990s until they declined when MiniDV cameras took over and became a preferred format.

1990s
Mini-DV

MiniDV tapes were much smaller and were digital which was a major improvement in video & audio quality.

1990s
miniDV cam

The transition to MiniDV cameras was a major imrovement. No longer was the camera resting on your shoulder and it could be handheld.

2000s
dvd

Apple began including DVD burners in their computers in the early 2000s.

When I exported the videos to DVD I used iMovie and iDVD video editing software to add in chapters and other features.

I had hoped this would be the final storage location for all the videos.......

Movie 1986-1987.mp4

1986-1987

First video that was made

Movie 1989.mp4

1989

There is no 1988 video. It was damaged. ☹️

Movie 1990s.mp4

1990

Kara Softball 0:00

Kristen Spider Play 3:03

Kathy/Steve's Wedding 10:26

Niagara Falls 26:41

Block Party 31:34

Family Slide Show

Movie 1991 1992.mp4

1991-1992

Waterville Valley (Robillard's)

Backyard Play 18:30

New London 36:17 (Zekan's)

Visit to Long Island 41:10

Xmas (Goldsmith's) 47:28

Birthday's 57:15

Movie 1992-93.mp4

1992-1993

Waterville Valley

Xmas 17:50

Kristen bday 21:30

Statue of Liberty 23:51

"A Whole New World" 28:10

New London 30:48 (Snell's)

Bdays 34:12 (with Skip-it)

Movie 1993-1994.mp4

1993-1994

Holidays 6:04

Mom 70th 11:30

Kristen Bday 19:25

K& K Duet 26:32

"Tomorrow" 28:01

"Together at Last" 29:56

Movie 1995-1996.mp4

1995-1996

Snell visit

Perkinses 3:06

Amaral reunion 4:00

Neighborhood 9:12

Hopi Village 14:00

Holiday 14:50 (Chu's)

Kristen & Jessica 21:50

Kara at Wildcat 29:05

recital 34:07

Kara Gymnastics class 36:30

Kara Bday 38:30

DC/Olympics 43:08

Movie 1997-1999.mp4

1997-1999

Limo Birthday 0:00

15 Allen Lane 8:39

Vermont 18:21 (McGlynn's)

Soccer 26:30

Québec 27:38

Paris 43:26

Kristen announcer 59:00

Kristen gymnastics 1:03:18

Molly & Everett 1:07:15

Movie 2003-2004.mp4

2003-2004

Vid for HJN 0:00

Backyard Sledding 6:04

Kristen Dance Class 9:15

Fenway Park 12:05

Kara's Gymnastics vid 14:53

Miscellaneous Videos

Block Party 2006.mov

year?Block Party

Snippets from a Kurchian Lane Olympiad

Gymnastics 2003.mp4

2003 Gymnastics

Highlights from 2003 season

HJN Slide Show.mp4

HJN Bday

Kristen & Kara made this for their grandfather

Kristen Grad Gift.mp4

2004

I made this for Kristen's high school graduation

Kara Grad Gift.mp4

2006

I made this for Kara's high school graduation

K&K Proud Mary.mov

Proud Mary

Kristen & Kara made this for Michael McSweeney's bday.

Les Mis Rip.mp4

2004
Les Mis I

Kara Highlights

On My Own.mp4

2004
Les Mis II

"On My Own"

Moxie.mp4

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