Photography tips and tricks

I love Instagram, so many cool ideas are shared. As this blog is dedicated to photography and the digital age, here is cool tips to photograph someone:

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More cool photography ideas:

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Family legacies and obituaries

This year, starting with January 2nd to this day, namely April 27, 2017 I cannot remember a time in my life hearing of so many deaths!! A week or day doesn't pass by we are alerted of a death among relatives, former UN colleagues, friends, neighbors and our community.

I decided today to keep dedicate this page to people that I have known either as an aquaintance or close friends, community figures and neighbors.

Today was Hrag Vartanian's father's obituary in Toronto Star. Hrag's family is from the ancesterial home in Aintab, Turkey and as the fate of the indigineous people of Asia Turkey they were uprooted as well. I had to read about his father and I learned so much. It was interesting to find out he started with photography, passport photos and editing photos as well! However, life took different turns. Sharing here with you the obituary of Samuel Vartanian:

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thestar/obituary.aspx?n=samuel-vartanian&pid=185219300

Remembering Our Ancestors: Maps and Genealogy Resources for Armenian-Americans | The New York Public Library

Remembering Our Ancestors: Maps and Genealogy Resources for Armenian-Americans | The New York Public Library: As an Armenian-American keenly aware of the devotion to lost homeland of my ethnic compatriots, I’ve always been on the lookout for Armenians among the researchers from many large ethnic groups who have found their way to the Map Division. April 24 is the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the Armenian Genocide, and one way to honor those who were not able to find refuge is to learn all we can about them and celebrate our link to them.

Down Memory Lane - Thanksgiving 1991

This morning I backed up my camera's Nov files to Master archival and Backup of Master archival external hard drive. And of course I got carried away! I checked some of the videos that were digitized. It took me over an hour, but I have to get back and watch some of the family movies soon. That's the ease and beauty of having your old videotapes digitized. You could get back to them anytime you wish to. I bet you can all relate, you have videotapes which you have taken over the years and NEVER even got to watch them. At least I am in that situation, life was too hectic between full time job, family responsibilities, there wasn't enough leisurely time to watch those tapes. All our VHS tapes got digitized (still got to do the 8mm) - I watched Thanksgiving 1991 and I am so happy to have captured, family interactions, cousins playing, Arda trying to crawl, however sad to see two people no longer with us RIP my loosahoki dad and loosahoki sister-in-law May .... Also I knew one of those years Randy had been Santa at HMACH in Bayside. Now I can tell for sure that it was in Dec 1991. Dec 1991 Paul and Randy in the living room! Such ordinary moments, however so precious looking back and reliving those days gone by so FAST!!! Also saw the HMADS January Christmas show, so beautiful! And 2008 all the Friendship Club events I had organized, we had so much fun! And 2008 Grand Central in December with the light show on the ceiling

What's the status of your family videos? If you need help getting them digitized, please message me or email info at baysidedigital.com

Application for .vob files

This question often comes up regarding applications that can open .vob files, we will cover it here once again:

Here is listing of great resources:

Free download from CNET:

They describe as: Editors' Note: Download.com has chosen not to provide a direct-download link for this product and offers this page for informational purposes only.
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From Media Freeware: VOB is the software that is mostly used in DVDs. However, with much advancement in technology, it has become easier to watch videos, listen to music, record, etc. on portable devices such as mobile phones, iPods, etc. In order to view videos that are in the VOB format, this free VOB Player is ideal for any users. For more info and the link go to:
http://download.cnet.com/Free-VOB-Player/3000-13632_4-76084619.html

Here is another one: 3 ways to play .vob file at: WikiHOW:

Quote: "The easiest way to play the video is to use VLC Player - open the VIDEO_TS folder. You can play a VOB file at a basic level using Media Player Classic but to experience finer qualities of a DVD movie such as high-definition (HD) and 3-dimensional (3D) video you may want to consider using a virtual DVD player." Follow this link for great instructions and visuals of how to go about it at: http://www.wikihow.com/Play-VOB-Files


On your PC, play it via the Windows Media Player: here is details as how to:
http://www.tech-faq.com/play-vob-files-on-windows-media-player.html

Additional resource: How to play .vob files
https://www.winxdvd.com/resource/how-to-play-vob-files.htm

Digital file formats: .VOB

HOW TO OPEN A .VOB FILE:
http://www.wikihow.com/Play-VOB-Files

We will cover here about .vob file formats and various reference sources to answer your questions about this video file extension:

The VideoHelp Forum is a great help resource to go to: They cover about avidemux video editor and converter:

How to get started with avidemux, edit and convert any video format
http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/295782-How-to-get-started-with-avidemux-edit-and-convert-any-video-format

How to convert DVDs back to MPG files for reauthor or reedit
If you have authored, recorded a DVD and you want to reedit or re-author it without reconverting it again then just "convert" the DVD VOBs back to a MPG file or MPEG2, AC3, MPA, WAV elementary streams(called demultiplexing) for easier editing and authoring. This does not affect the video or audio quality. and to further read the response to the above question check out:
http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/169081-How-to-convert-DVDs-back-to-MPG-files-for-reauthor-or-reedit

What is the Function of .IFO .BUP .VOB files on a DVD?
Brassplier's question is: Some of the .vob files are quite large, some are small. Looking at the individual .vob files with mediainfo, it lists them as mpeg2 files. And in fact, I find if I put an .mpg extension on them, media players will play them.
So, I take it the .vob files are the primary audio/video files. The largest three on one particular disc I made are 921,990KB, 921,680kb, 921,950kb. What's the significance of this size? The larger .VOB's are listed as VTS_01_1.mpg, VTS_01_2.mpg, VTS_01_3.mpg VTS_01_4.mpg though the last one is apparently the "leftovers" since it's only about 32 megs. and he likes to know What are .ifo and .bup files for?
Check the responses at this thread:
http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/289288-Function-of-IFO-BUP-VOB-files-on-a-DVD

Q: Multiple .VOB file to one file?
Here is the responses thread http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/320071-Multiple-VOB-file-to-one-file

Q: What is the Best/Fastest way to easily convert a dvd (.VOB) to .avi
http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/325182-Best-Fastest-way-to-easily-convert-a-dvd-(-VOB)-to-avi

Q. Edit a VOB without Intermediate Files:
This guide assumes you already have a prepared VOB to edit.
http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/278086-Edit-a-VOB-without-Intermediate-Files

Q. Devices to play VOB files in VIDEO_TS folder like a DVD?
http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/364542-Devices-to-play-VOB-files-in-VIDEO_TS-folder-like-a-DVD

REFERENCE:
https://www.reference.com/web?qsrc=999&qo=semQuery&ad=semD&o=35372&l=sem&askid=8b93f773-2475-40e7-9574-398da8edc8b7-0-rf_gsb&q=how%20to%20edit%20vob%20files&dqi=&am=broad&an=google_s

About: I love the wdtv live gen 3! Streaming media on TV:
http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/363471-I-love-the-wdtv-live-gen-3%21

Varaztad Kazanjian: Father of Modern Plastic Surgery

Varaztad Kazanjian: Father of Modern Plastic Surgery: Varaztad Kazanjian: Father of Modern Plastic Surgery - By Raffi Elliott gettreated The Invention: As a young man, Varaztad Kazanjian fled the Ottoman Empire, where he worked in a local post-office due to the anti-Armenian pogroms known as the Hamidia