Verbatim

October 9, 2008 – Leveraging many of the same technologies that set the standard for high-speed DVD+R Double Layer (DL) disc performance, reliability and compatibility, Verbatim Americas, LLC, announced today the world’s first LightScribe 8X DVD+R Double Layer (DL) discs. At 8X speed, the industry’s fastest DVD DL burning speed, an entire 8.5GB single-sided disc can be filled to capacity in 15 minutes or less. Verbatim will begin shipping LightScribe 8X DVD+R DL discs in November.

Verbatim and its parent company, Mitsubishi Kagaku Media (MKM), have consistently been at the forefront in developing DVD+R DL technologies and LightScribe media coating. Verbatim was also the first company to release DVD+R DL discs and LightScribe media worldwide. Read more

September 23, 2008 – Verbatim announced today Verbatim PhotoSave DVD, a recordable DVD that makes finding and saving photos absolutely effortless—even for consumers who have never burned a disc before.

Verbatim PhotoSave DVDs feature integrated software that launches automatically when the disc is inserted into a DVD-R drive. The process of searching for photos is also automated so users only need to click on the record button to save their memories from a PC. In the manual mode, PhotoSave DVDs also support “search and burn” from a digital camera connected to a PC. In addition to offering a long lifespan, each DVD disc provides a useable capacity of 4.5GB (1GB = 1 billion bytes) and can store approximately 2,000 photos.

PhotoSave DVDs combine the ultimate in photo storage simplicity with the superior reliability and compatibility that Verbatim media is known to deliver. Highly versatile, the unique discs can be used to find and save photos from a hard drive, camera, memory card or a USB drive and will recognize more than 80 different photo file formats. Read more

Questions just keep rolling in at Verbatim’s user information site www.photostorageguide.com. General questions from people on how to gather, save, protect their family moments/memories photos and videos.

Here are answers to some of the latest questions (and answers) on archiving photos:

Q. Why are CDs and DVDs the best way to archive?

A. Since it is estimated that one out of seven computer hard drives "crash" within the first year, it could be dangerous to rely on storing irreplaceable photos on a hard drive alone. Optical discs (CD, DVD) are a very economical and reliable way to archive photos. For added security, write-once CD-Rs and DVD-Rs should be used and extra copies should be made that can be stored at another location. Users can add to the disc but cannot alter the content stored on the discs. The portability of CDs and DVDs also makes them easy to take with you in the event of an environmental disaster. Read more

Questions just keep rolling in at Verbatim’s user information site www.photostorageguide.com. General questions from people on how to gather, save, protect their family moments/memories photos and videos.

Here are answers to some of the latest:

Q. I want to organize and archive my photos. Where do I start?

A. Start by giving your photos descriptive file names. This will speed the search process. If you name the files as you download them, you won't have to go back and view each one to name it. You can also use the tag capability offered with most photo applications to attach a keyword (or many keywords) to a photo file. You can also organize your photos by creating folders for various themes, i.e., family vacations, reunions, and various family members.

If the task seems overwhelming, start with the most recent photos and work your way back through the older ones. Read more

Since Verbatim launched their user information site www.photostorageguide.com, they have received a number of questions from people on how to gather, save, and protect family memories, photos and videos.

The following are some of the most commonly asked questions they received:

Q - What are the best practices for caring for images stored on my camera's memory card?

A - It is best to download all your photos from the card onto the computer. Then delete the ones you don't want. If you continuously delete them directly from your camera, you could accidentally delete a desired photo, or risk corrupting the files. One corrupted image file can cause many other images files to be lost. Keep a spare memory card on hand if you anticipate running out of storage space on your current card, to avoid having to delete photos just to make room for new images.

One of the most common causes of corrupt files is turning the camera off or removing the memory card before the camera buffer has completely transferred your files to the memory card. Read more

Verbatim has announced a new website for photo enthusiasts – PhotoStorageGuide.com. The website was created to give consumers information on sharing digital memories as well as tips and photo ideas.

Designed to get creative juices flowing, it's easy to find information on Archiving, Backup and Printing digital photos. Each section includes information on the choices available, step-by-step instructions and links for more information.

PhotoStorageGuide.com also includes a Toolbox section with resources and ideas to help visitors enjoy their photos in a variety of ways such as scanning, editing, scrapbooking, and creating slideshows. A “Just for Kids ” section is also included. Read more

November 06, 2007 - Verbatim® Corporation, the storage media producer known for offering the widest range of premium-quality LightScribe® media, announced today the world’s first Color-background LightScribe 16x DVD-R and DVD+R media. The new 4.7GB LightScribe DVDRs are available in vibrant shades of red, orange, yellow, blue and green in addition to the original gold color. Verbatim has begun shipping them in the US market in 25-packs which include five discs of each color.

The richly colored DVDRs are produced using LightScribe Media Version 1.2 coating technology on the label side for enhanced image contrast and faster label printing. The data side of the discs incorporates the innovative technologies that deliver the premium quality features consumers have come to expect from the Verbatim brand-- high reliability, stability and longevity with high performance and broad compatibility. Read more

Two events – GDC (Game Developers Conference) and NAB (National Association of Broadcasting) – set the stage, mark the trends we’ll see in a year or two in stores to fill our waking hours with entertainment content.

At NAB this year the “buzz” was all about breathtaking cameras like The Big Red One that shot stuff so beautifully you really knew you were part of the TV/movie script. Not to be outdone Sony and Panasonic said they had similar beauties… in the works.

Then there were the symphonies of beautiful NLEs from Avid, Adobe, Apple (guess what Disney uses?) and others that really streamline work for the production and post production people to make content regular folks want to watch. The new 3D tools which were perfected in gaming are becoming commonplace in content development with products like those from Boris that can finally deliver video that will get people off (and behind) their couch. Read more

Ten years after its introduction, the installed base of home DVD players has finally – almost – replaced VHS players. No matter how much the PC, CE industry wants people to replace today’s technology with tomorrow’s…it takes time.

At the same time people have been wringing their hands that two high definition disc formats (Blu-ray Disc – BD – and HD DVD – High Definition DVD) are keeping the consumer from buying next generation movies.

Most of the attention thus far surrounding blue laser technology focuses on movies and which will be the dominant format for the home. One camp enjoys saying that HD DVD is less expensive to produce – thus being cheaper – than BD. The other camp points out that their format delivers more storage capacity – 15GB vs. 25GB for single layer discs – thus enabling Hollywood to include more special content and providing consumers more storage capacity. Read more

One of the first consumer products a computer owner buys is often a digital camera and/or camcorder. It enables people to capture family moments, memories, special events and celebrations that can be shown, shared and enjoyed for years to come.

They use the PC to edit photos, create digital photo slide shows, edit/produce family event videos and…store their content. All too often the photos/videos are parked on the PC hard drive and there they sit waiting to be enjoyed…or lost.

It takes almost no time you to fill the hard drive with masses of precious family event/activity photos and large video files. It takes even less time for that content to disappear because of a mouse-click or two or hard drive that dies. Read more