Time Lapse tape duplication is just one service offered by Duplication Media
by Duplication Media of the Des Moines, Iowa area

Law enforcement, surveillance, nature shows, etc. These are just a few uses of a time lapse recorded videotape. But try to play a time lapse recording in your normal VHS VCR and time will fly right past you.

To extend the recording time of a videotape, a time lapse VCR records fewer frames per second than a normal VCR. While the same type of VHS videotape is used in each machine, it's the recording method that is different.

Duplication Media is able to play a VHS videotape recorded in various time lapse speed modes. To achieve this, a slow motion effect or accelerated playback effect can be achieved by using a slower or faster playback speed than the speed used in the original recording.

NTSC video runs at 60 fields (30 frames) per second. A time lapse machine may only record 1-10 fields from each second. If a T120 videotape is recorded with a time lapse VCR at the 2 hour mode, it will record every 1/60 of a second which is every field. If the same machine is set to the 24 hour mode, it will record every 12th field or 5 fields per second. At the 72 hour mode, it will record every 36th field.

Going back to the 24 hour mode setting example, for a time lapse VCR to record every 12th field it will record a 24 hour period onto a 2 hour tape. At the 72 hour mode, a time lapse VCR will cover a 72 hour (3 day) period on a 2 hour tape.

So the next time you see footage of a sunrise, clouds flying past, and sunset in a matter of only a few seconds, you'll know how it was accomplished…with time lapse recording.

Duplication Media has been servicing law firms, police officers, banks, convenience stores, and more with the ability to duplicate a time lapse videotape in a way that the human eye can see what's really happening.

Duplication Media is a Des Moines, Iowa duplication company offering cd duplications, dvd duplications, videotape duplications, time lapse recordings, foreign videotape conversions, audio to cd transfers, and video to dvd transfers with professional services, low prices, and quick turn-around.

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For more information, contact:
Duplication Media
Jason Olson - owner
8659 Douglas Avenue
Urbandale, Iowa 50322
(515) 334-DUPS [3877]
FAX (515) 727-4904
info@duplicationmedia.com
http://www.duplicationmedia.com/

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