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05.24.2001
Kodak
Processing Labs and YesVideo
Offer Convenient New Service to
Convert Home Videos onto CDs and
DVDs
No
Hardware or Software to Buy with
Painless New Service Now
Available through Photo
Stores
SAN JOSE,
Calif. – May 24, 2001
– Kodak Processing Labs
(KPL) has teamed up with YesVideo
to offer a new service to help
camcorder users share and
preserve the 300 million-plus
home videos piled up around their
homes. The convenient new service
will convert these neglected home
videos into CDs and DVDs, making
those precious memories easier to
view and share, and safe from
deterioration.
Camcorder
owners simply drop off their
videotapes at one of thousands of
participating photo stores --
just as they’ve been doing
with their photo film for years.
Approximately two weeks later,
they pick up their videotapes
converted onto CDs for computers
or DVDs for television viewing.
The original videotape is also
returned. There is no need to buy
any additional equipment or
software.
"We are
delighted to partner with the
number one company in photo
processing. KPL is the first
prominent national company to
take the lead in helping the 43
million U.S. camcorder owners
share and preserve their videos,"
said Sai-Wai Fu, founder and CEO
of YesVideo. "Unlike diamonds,
videotapes are not forever. They
start to degrade after 50
viewings and/or 15 years, while
CDs and DVDs last hundreds of
years."
"My customers
are busy people who want digital
solutions without the hassle of
choosing and learning hardware
and software," said Karen McHugh
of Los Angeles-based Samy’s
Camera. "My customers tell me
they have more fun watching the
CDs and DVDs because they can go
right to the scenes they want
without having to fast forward
all the time."
Both CDs and
DVDs offer scene detection, which
allows viewers to skip the boring
parts of their videos and choose
only the scenes they want to
watch. Customers looking for the
highest possible video quality
and who want to watch their video
on TV will select the DVD
solution, which costs $69.95 for
up to one hour of video, and
$89.95 for up to two hours.
Transfer to CD-ROMs ($29.95 for
one hour of video, $39.95 for two
hours) is for video owners who
want to customize their footage,
take still-frame snapshots and
share their video over the
Internet. Both the CD and DVD
products arrive in customized
gift-type cases featuring the
most important scenes on the
cover, allowing users to easily
identify the content of each
disk.
The service is
already available in California,
Las Vegas and Phoenix, and is
rolling out throughout the nation
this summer. A list of
participating stores is located
at www.yesvideo.com.
About Kodak
Processing Labs
Kodak Processing Labs is a
division of Kodak Corporation.
Based in Fountain Valley, CA, KPL
supports a wide range of
photofinishing, retail and drug
stores. KPL can be reached by
telephone at (714) 431-0630.
About
YesVideo
YesVideo is the most convenient
and complete service for
transferring home videos onto CD
and DVD. Sai-Wai Fu, a pioneer in
digital video and compression
technology, founded the company
in 1999. The company is located
at 2249 Zanker Road in San Jose,
Calif., and can be reached on the
Internet at www.yesvideo.com or
by phone at 877-817-5375.
Please direct
all press inquiries to:yvpr@yesvideo.com.au.
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