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[Ming Pao News] In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) technology has seen explosive growth, and AI photo editing is one of the most commonly used tools. Whether it's beautifying faces, swapping faces, removing background clutter, or enhancing image resolution, AI can accomplish it all in the blink of an eye.

Taking photos for social media has become a routine part of daily life — people can snap and share pictures anytime, anywhere, thanks to advances in technology. In the past, taking photos wasn't so easy; it required film and photo development, which is why many households still have a large collection of analogue media stored away.

73-year-old veteran actor Kwok Fung, who has been in the industry for over half a century, significantly reduced his workload after becoming a freelance actor in 2016. Last year, he played the cunning tycoon Cheuk Ho-tin in the drama Darkside of the Moon, and his performance was highly praised by netizens.

Capture.HK CEO and Co-founder, Michael Chang, stated that the company has already served over 4,000 families in Hong Kong, digitising more than 1.5 million media items over the past three years, including photo albums, photographs, negatives, and videotapes.

Analogue media digitisation service provider Capture reported a 600% year-over-year revenue increase in the first quarter of 2025, reflecting the immense potential of Hong Kong’s digitisation market. 

As of 2024, over 94% of photos worldwide are taken with smartphones. According to recent foreign media reports, a staggering 150 million photos uploaded to the Flickr platform were taken with iPhones, surpassing professional camera brand Canon (130 million). Although digital photography is now widespread, many people still keep family photo albums from their childhood or previous generations.

In recent years, the resurgence of the film photography trend has sparked increased interest among the public in restoring vintage negatives and videotapes. Digitisation service provider Capture.HK has developed various AI restoration technologies to help customers restore old media.

Old photos tend to yellow and fade, while old videotapes are vulnerable to moisture and damage. Every moment carries the risk of memories fading away, which concerns many people. Recognising this opportunity, Capture.HK offers analogue media digitisation services, using technology to preserve beautiful memories and successfully carving out a niche in the market.

Capture.HK is dedicated to preserving cherished moments across all media formats, offering comprehensive solutions to help Hong Kong citizens safeguard and relive their visual and audio memories.

Capture Hong Kong, a leading analogue media digitisation provider, has been commissioned by actor Kwok Fung to restore his memories with his family, friends and fellow artists in his 30 years of career. 

舊媒體數碼化公司 Capture 於2024年間成功數碼化超過一百萬張家庭相片。為應對業務增長，Capture.HK已在荔枝角開設首間舊媒體處理中心，進一步擴充產能並提升服務質素。

As time passes, old photos and videotapes are at risk of fading or becoming mouldy, which creates a growing need for digitisation. Capture.HK, a company specialising in digitising analogue media, announced that it successfully digitised over 1 million family photos in 2024. To meet rising demand, the company has also opened its first Capture Media Factory in Lai Chi Kok, further expanding production capacity and enhancing service quality.