SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 15, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- iMemories today launched its home movie transformation service as a convenient way for families to celebrate special occasions such as Mother's Day, Father's Day, birthdays and anniversaries with professionally edited movies with music soundtracks. The final product, an iMemories Movie(tm), is gift-boxed as a professionally packaged DVD, or delivered to a video iPod. The company also digitally preserves rapidly-degrading old home movies (any format, new or old), photos and slides on contemporary media. iMemories also provides a digital "backup" archive service which provides restored copies of DVDs in case of loss or damage to home movie and photo memories.
"Families everywhere have boxes of old media stashed away," said company founder Mark Rukavina. "These physical film reels and video tapes represent memories that are irreplaceable. We professionally inspect, clean, repair, edit and transform them to contemporary digital media, creating a one-of-a-kind spectacular gift for a special event. We bring life to those old formats, drawing on the latest in best-of-breed technology, and most importantly, on our in-house experts, who have specialized training in home movie video production and music supervision."
The company combines Rukavina's award-winning entrepreneurial experience as co-founder and COO of successful Scottsdale-based company KnowledgeNet, which delivered a quality learning experience over the Web, and his personal lifetime passion for home movies. He took his first home movies at age 10 using a Super 8 film camera.
"What makes iMemories different is that you can trust them to do a great job every time," said customer Christina Ruttenburg. "It couldn't be easier. Just drop off your box of memories and pick up the final DVDs a few weeks later. The DVDs are professionally packaged, organized and labeled perfectly. It's also extremely fast and easy to jump around the DVD menu and find the fun segments I am looking to view. Now, my entire family can watch this footage, which is priceless to us, in the home theater, in the car or on the computer."
Announcing a Drawing to Celebrate Home Moviemaking
To celebrate the business of home moviemaking, iMemories is announcing a drawing for any customer who creates an iMemories Movie as a Mother's Day or Father's Day gift between March 15th -- May 31, 2006. The winner will receive a free video iPod. iMemories has asked State Representative Michele Reagan (District 8) to draw the winning entry. For entry forms, contestants should stop by iMemories' studio in Scottsdale before May 31st.
About iMemories
iMemories is located in North Scottsdale at 9181 E. Bell Road in Scottsdale, Ariz., next to the Alltel Ice Den. The company's services are designed both for special occasions such as anniversaries and birthdays and for anytime "digital mastering" of family heirloom movies that are aging with time. For more information, visit the website at www.imemories.com or call 480-767-2510.
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