Southtree
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Southtree is a privately held digital media company founded in 2009 in the state of Tennessee serving to digitize analog
media such a videotape
, movie film
, and photos to DVD
and DataDVD.
The company primarily works with consumer home movies as a send-in service, available online and through authorized retail partners. They provide digitizing to various corporations and individuals. The company’s headquarters are in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
In 2009 Southtree was recognized in Chattanooga's Business Trend magazine (a publication from the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce) noting their 60% growth sustained in 2009.
Southtree is an accredited member of the BBB with a B rating (with 21 consumer complaints).
on film. Formats include; VHS
, MiniDV, 8mm, Betamax
, 16mm Film and 8mm
(also known as "Regular 8" and "Super 8") Film. The company provides two options for digitized media, standard DVD or digital files for use on computers and hard drives.
In 2009 Southtree added photo digitizing services converting photo prints, Kodachrome
slides, and negatives as well as Kodak "Digital ICE" scanning with color-correction.
film and photo scanning. In 2009, Southtree relocated its media processing facilities to Chattanooga, Tennessee.
In 2010, Southtree owner's Nick Macco and Adam Boeselager made the "Thirty Under Thirty" list of entrepreneurs and professionals headquartered in Tennessee.
Analog recording
Analog recording is a technique used for the recording of analog signals which among many possibilities include audio frequency, analog audio and analog video information for later playback.Analog recording methods store signals as a continual wave in or on the media...
media such a videotape
Videotape
A videotape is a recording of images and sounds on to magnetic tape as opposed to film stock or random access digital media. Videotapes are also used for storing scientific or medical data, such as the data produced by an electrocardiogram...
, movie film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, and photos to DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
and DataDVD.
The company primarily works with consumer home movies as a send-in service, available online and through authorized retail partners. They provide digitizing to various corporations and individuals. The company’s headquarters are in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
In 2009 Southtree was recognized in Chattanooga's Business Trend magazine (a publication from the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce) noting their 60% growth sustained in 2009.
Southtree is an accredited member of the BBB with a B rating (with 21 consumer complaints).
Services
Southtree digitizes consumer camcorder tapes as well as home moviesHome movies
A home movie is part of the motion picture filmmaking process made by amateurs, often for viewing by family and friends. When the hobby began, home movies were produced on photographic film, but accessibility of video production with video cameras and low cost data storage devices has made the...
on film. Formats include; VHS
VHS
The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
, MiniDV, 8mm, Betamax
Betamax
Betamax was a consumer-level analog videocassette magnetic tape recording format developed by Sony, released on May 10, 1975. The cassettes contain -wide videotape in a design similar to the earlier, professional wide, U-matic format...
, 16mm Film and 8mm
8 mm film
8 mm film is a motion picture film format in which the filmstrip is eight millimeters wide. It exists in two main versions: the original standard 8mm film, also known as regular 8 mm or Double 8 mm, and Super 8...
(also known as "Regular 8" and "Super 8") Film. The company provides two options for digitized media, standard DVD or digital files for use on computers and hard drives.
In 2009 Southtree added photo digitizing services converting photo prints, Kodachrome
Kodachrome
Kodachrome is the trademarked brand name of a type of color reversal film that was manufactured by Eastman Kodak from 1935 to 2009.-Background:...
slides, and negatives as well as Kodak "Digital ICE" scanning with color-correction.
History
Southtree's parent corporation was founded in 2001 by Adam Boeselager and originally named AMB Video Transfer after the founder. The company originally offered digitizing for consumer videotapes and expended into digitizing vintageVintage
Vintage, in wine-making, is the process of picking grapes and creating the finished product . A vintage wine is one made from grapes that were all, or primarily, grown and harvested in a single specified year. In certain wines, it can denote quality, as in Port wine, where Port houses make and...
film and photo scanning. In 2009, Southtree relocated its media processing facilities to Chattanooga, Tennessee.
In 2010, Southtree owner's Nick Macco and Adam Boeselager made the "Thirty Under Thirty" list of entrepreneurs and professionals headquartered in Tennessee.