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Internet video is nearly ubiquitous, with countless apps and smartphones letting people create and post tons of movies on a daily basis. But it wasn’t always that way. A generation ago, breaking out the camcorder was something of a production, signifying a special occasion. Today, it’s becoming harder and harder to view and share those older videos because the equipment used to shoot and view them has become obsolete.
That’s where YesVideo, a cloud-based platform for storing photos and home movies, comes in, offering a new iOS app. YesVideo, the app, lets you view and share vintage videos and still photos of friends and family—often shot in ancient, long-defunct formats—on your iPhone or iPod touch.
YesVideo stores all home movies in the cloud and accessible on your iPhone.
YesVideo itself is not new. The company started in 1999 as a service that digitized personal media from VHS tape, mini DV, slides, photos, Super 8, 16mm, Beta, and other formats. It handles only non-commercial content. The YesVideo app is designed as an easy entre into all your content on-the-go, letting you view full video albums or chapters and highlight videos, and privately share with specific friends or family via email or Facebook.
YesVideo’s service is the back end for mega-retailers like Walgreens, CostCo, Walmart, Sam’s Club, CVS/pharmacy, Rite Aid, and others. Customers drop off their legacy videos at some 34,000 retail locations nationwide, or order directly from YesVideo’s Website. You can send your old home movies in any box, or you can request an EasyShip Kit from YesVideo. Digitization costs about $20 per video tape; film reels are billled by the foot.
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