Dan is dedicated, professional and does a terrific job of digitizing photos. For example, we had a 5"x7" color photo from a family outing. We wanted to digitize this photo to share with family members and be able to make duplicate photos. Dan took this photo and prepared a digitized image, which we used to create a larger 8"x10" photo for displaying in our home. Even though this new 8"x10" photo was larger than the original 5"x7", the 8"x10" color photo looks great. Many thanks to Dan for a job well done! read more

I had a very small project, transferring one VHS tape to a usb stick. Even though it was a very small project and probably not worth his time, he completed it in less than a day and even reduced his charge because my tape was bad ( it was a 29 year old VHS tape so totally not his fault). He was still able to do the transfer and treated me like any other client, even though it was a small project. Highly recommend Dan! read more

I have known Dan with Keepsake Family Tree video for years. He has a driving passion for preserving family memories, and providing the highest quality videography. You can feel his dedication and care with his outstanding customer service. Everyone I know who has hired him to video their wedding and Bar/Bat Mizvah's has spoken highly about how happy they were with him. For years he has emphasized the importance converting old movies to digital format since they apparently degrade and fade over time. I heard the words, and intended to get around to it, but was "too busy", "didn't have time" and "needed to 'organize them" (so I thought). In actuality, it took no time at all to retrieve the box from the closet and drop it off - very easy, simple and quick. A lifetime of my family's videos going back to 1960's was place on one drive - and what a game changer to be able to easily watch and share them with other family members!! I was brought back in time to so many happy moments and memories of my grandparents, my childhood, and all the wonderful times raising our children. I was hit hard understanding Dan's message behind "preserving your family memories" when I viewed one particular video with my paternal grandmother who passed in 1989. As I listened to her voice and hearing her express herself, I realized my memory of who she was, her voice, her movements, personality, had all faded. I suddenly wondered who she was as a person. I was overcome with wishing I knew more about her childhood, her family, the massacre, and so many things that I will never know. For my children and generations to come, she is essentially lost and in a generation or two, basically forgotten or nothing more than a name and date of birth/death in the Family Tree software. This isn't just a "review", but an encouragement to have your parents and grandparent's interviewed and preserved for your children, grandchildren and future generations. If you have video tapes call Dan and drop them off without delay. It is true, they do degrade. There is a noticeable color/quality difference between the newer and older ones; three tapes degraded fully and were no longer recoverable. Today. Work quality: 5 stars Customer service: 5 stars Friendliness: 5 stars Dan: 5 Stars read more

Keepsake Family Tree Video - Box of 300 degrading not-easily-viewable family videos residing in my closet for decades.. - Video/Film Production Near Me - Riverwoods, Illinois

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I had a huge job for Dan who was highly recommended. I had 8mm films, slides and DVD that all needed to be converted to USB drive so my 89 year old mother could see the Christmas' past, birthdays and vacations with my dad! He passed when I was 16 and left all these beautiful treasures in the many boxes in the basement. Dan did such an amazing job, it was like my dad was back for a little while. My mother cried. She was so happy! And he made me extra thumb drives for my family members so they can show their Children what they loved like as kids! And now my grandkids can see the beautiful Raggedy Anne dress i wore on my 7th birthday! Dan is so wonderful. He is not just converting films, he is making new memories for my whole family!! Can't thank Dan enough! Thank you for helping me make my mom so happy! read more

VHS tapes, mini DV's....what to do with them? I had heard about Keepsake through a friend, so I brought over a dozen tapes to see what could be done with my bins full of old video tapes. Superior customer service!!! Great work, as they did and charged me exactly what I was told. You can trust Keepsake Family Tree Video with your tapes. read more

Dan is professional in every way. He is a great to work with! We done video for our business with him. The process was smooth and easy and final video was outstanding! I would definitely recommend Dan! read more

I heard about Dan from a personal referral. I needed to make a video about my business in a short period of time. He was outstanding. We did multiple takes and he made many helpful suggestions at my request.(I needed the help). After 3 hours of taping, he edited the material perfectly to get down to the required 5-10 minute request. The 9 minute video was perfect!!! I would recommend Dan to anyone. read more

I hired Dan to shoot a series of videos for me on site at my work. We accomplished shooting 15 short videos in a half a day. He was fast, reliable, knowledgeable and got the job done. I'd use him again and recommend him. read more

I have known Dan Gelfond of Keepsake Video for many years. He has interviewed my elderly Mother years before she passed away and the video is a blessing to our family for years to come. He videoed my son's wedding and those memories will forever be cherished. He created a video for my business that is used in presentations constantly. His talents are varied and incredibly helpful in my personal and business life. I am eternally greatfull i met Dan and allowed him to play a role in both my business and personal life. read more

My parents are getting older and I wanted to give them a special keepsake. I met with Dan and he gave me some awesome recommendation on what sort of pictures to include. I then went thru a huge stack of boxes of old 35 mm and even 126 pictures. We put them in a sequence than made sense and together with music which actually fit the period in life from which the pictures originated, what had been a box of pictures turned into a story of my parent's life. Dan is second to none and I have seen a lot of video presentations done by others. He didn't overdo it with special effects like so many do. He just flat out made it great! I highly and enthusiastically recommend Dan! read more

terrible customer service and terrible end result. "Dan the Video Man" was rude and not one bit concerned with the quality of the end result. For example, I used a groupon to transfer many videos to DVDs. He lost one of my tapes ( I had them numbered and when #7 was missing he suggested that perhaps there wasn't a #7). There was another family's movie on 2 of my DVDs. When I pointed that out, he said was I sure. Well, yes, I think I would know if they were my family or not. When I picked up the final DVDs he still tried to give me their video tape, AGAIN. The DVDs were all jumpy and the tracking was off on most of them. TERRIBLE Quality. I could have done better at Costco, and really wished I had. It was expensive and it was upsetting to be treated like he was really doing me a favor. I will never use him again, obviously.There are better, more conscience people out there that will treat your movies with respect. So steer clear of Dan, unless you want to be treated like dirt and have a crappy end result. read more