Enhancements

We offer enhancement services to improve sound and image quality. Enhancements are not miracle treatments to restore what was not in an original to begin with—some things simply cannot be appreciably improved at a reasonable cost, if at all.

With sound, we can filter out noise and adjust levels. The most successful subjects for noise filtering are the more consistent noises, like traffic or 60 cycle hum. We can also remove most tape hiss and surface noise from old recordings. Level adjustments make everything louder, so while it is possible to dramatically increase the volume on something that was under-recorded, everything gets louder in proportion.

With film and video we can adjust luminance (brightness) and contrast, plus make color corrections. These adjustments can make a considerable improvement to images that were recorded in less than ideal conditions. Film usually has a bit more latitude for image enhancement than video. We can also make digital and print stills from film and video footage.

We are always willing to look at or listen to a sample for you and give an honest, free appraisal of how much improvement you can expect from the media in question.