I Do Video takes on Youtube!

Youtube is a wonderful website because you can find video of all kinds on the website.

When I'm not working, I go on there sometimes to watch rare videos of old concerts and snippets of older television shows.

I like that there are videos that you probably wouldn't find anywhere else and I like that you can upload the videos relatively quickly. However, the quality of the video suffers immensely.

Everything gets compressed to save space and the sound and video get distorted enough to be a nuisance. Think of Youtube as the Diet Coke of streaming video.

With portable media players like the I-Pod on the rise, you can upload your wedding video into your player and watch the video the way it was meant to be seen...in its best quality.

Do you want it done fast or do you want it done right?

The Wonderful World of Video Transfers...

Moments on video are supposed to last forever. The only thing is that the way we see video has changed over the years.

Growing up in the late 70s, the format that was made most available to consumers was the VHS. The VHS standard gave way in the late 90s to the DVD.

Perhaps a lot of the family moments and events that you have are on VHS. Birthdays, communions, bar mitzvahs, sporting events and even the television shows that you taped upwards of 20 years ago are all just sitting in a box somewhere in your garage.

With I Do Video, you get to relive those moments over again with the power of transfers.

As mentioned earlier, the value of video increases over time. With the power of transfers, you can restore and maintain that value.

The Importance of Video...

This may sound intimidating to some of you, but it's a lot more simple than it sounds.

You hire a photographer to shoot your wedding. That's great. You get anywhere from 100-400 pictures of the event and memories that'll last forever. You'll look at the picture and travel back to the day that you got married.

However, when you hire a videographer to shoot your wedding, you're getting someone that will be taping the entire day, sometimes between 4 and 6 hours of tape. That tape will get edited down to about two hours.

When you watch something on television, you're watching 30 frames per second...30 pictures per second for two hours would make thousands of pictures.

The important thing to note is that when you watch your video over time, that video will not only instantly send you back to the day that you were married, but to the entire period.

Perhaps your 10 year old kid was a baby then or you talked differently. You may have had hair years ago or you may have grown a beard!

The point is that with video, your memories will last much longer.

Now think about a world without video or without television.

It's practically impossible.

The Big Day

Hello and welcome to the I Do Video blog.

My name is Nelson Fuentes Jr. and I have been shooting and editing events all around Long Island and New York City for almost 20 years.

I created this blog so that I can address customers' issues with video. I created this as an extension of my website so that any further questions about video can be answered.

If nothing else, I'd like to use this blog to help inspire other young videographers and filmmakers because videography is my lifestyle and my passion.

Before I begin with the blog, I'd like to mention how I got my start in the business.

Almost 20 years ago, I got a job with a company called Video Specialties, that specialized in the same kinds of events. I was grateful for the experience, but the events that I'd edited were all made in a cookie-cutter way where all edits were done the exact same way. 

After years of being there, I decided I wanted to start shooting weddings and editing them on my own.

In 2000, I officially started I Do Video. 

I have dedicated and sacrificed my time to make events priceless memories for my customers.

I hope that you learn more about what I do and what I hope to do for you as a customer in this blog.