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Digitizing Equipment Available

 * The LVFSL provides Free conversion equipment that will preserve those old audio and video recordings into a format that will be accessible for years to come.
 * We do not provide flash drives. Bring your own 8 - 16 GB flash drive
 * Sort and organize your images and documents at home.
 * We will teach you how to operate the equipment.  We will be available throughout your visit to answer your questions.

Reserving Digitizing Equipment

 * It is best to call ahead to reserve specific digitizing equipment.
 * You may reserve one piece of equipment for a 2 hour block.
 * If no one has reserved this same equipment after your reservation you may continue to use the equipment for 1 more hour or move to other available equipment.
 * Our available digitizing equipment can be viewed below.

Video Recording Studio

 * Preserve your stories, your faces and your voices in our recording studio.
 * The studio is designed with audio and video technology. You will leave with your experience preserved on your 8-16 GM flash drive.
 * The studio can hold a group of 10-15 persons. Our microphones and lighting provide for a successful recording experience.
 * Using prepared interview questions helps the interviewee to focus on dates, places, events, and people to create an invaluable oral history.

Reserving Video Recording Session
The Las Vegas FamilySearch Library video recording studio is available to record your family's stories. Our qualified staff will provide all technical support for your recording session.
 * You may reserve a recording event for up to 1 hour.
 * Groups may relate their story about a recent event such as a service project or youth conference.
 * Family members share memories and record grandma’s voice and smile as she tells her own story.
 * Remember to bring your own 16 GB flash drive on which your completed video will be transferred.
 * Call the Library to make a reservation in the video recording studio.

Video Recording

 * Video camera and microphones and lighting
 * Studio capacity of 10-15 persons
 * Transfer of a 30 minute video recording to your flash drive will take about 7 minutes.

1 Large Book/Document Scanner

 * The Epson scanner has a 16” x 24” glass plate and a maximum dpi of 1200dpi
 * Bound books would be opened and placed face down on the glass.
 * The glass is large enough for portrait photographs or pages from large photo albums.



2 Photo Scanners
The Epson PS80 is a rapid photo scanner digitizing 60 photos per minute. The Epson 8.5” x 14” flatbed photo and document scanner can be used for very small or very large images.



3 Scanza Slide Scanners
Kodak Scanza digital film and slide scanner can convert 35mm, 126, 110, Super 8 and 8mm film negative and slides to JPEG. This is manually operated permitting you to view the negative and make adjustments to brightness before saving each slide.



3 Video Tape Conversion Equipment
This equipment will convert VHS & VHS-C tapes, 8mm & Hi8 tapes into MPG4 digital movies. The conversion time is equal to the running time of the tape.



1 Reel to Reel Tape Conversion
This equipment converts reel to reel tapes to MP4 digital files.



1 Audio Cassette & Micro Cassette Tape Converter
Preserve the voice from old audio recording devices.



Wolvering 8mm and Super 8
This is a fully automated digitizer which will convert frame by frame old 8mm and Super 8 reels. Conversion time - A 3” in diameter film will take approximately 45 minutes to convert.



Lexmark Rapid Scanner
The Scanner/Copier will convert your journals and letters and save them as PDF files. The pages must be of equal size, without staples, or scotch tape/glue. We can cut the binding off of a journal so the loose pages can be put into the auto feed and convert your journal in minutes.