Fast forward: new strategy revives Atlantic Video.

When Todd Mason took the reins of District-based Atlantic Video late last summer, he faced a daunting challenge.

Mason said he found a dwindling client base, "material" revenue losses and a potential technological crisis at the once-powerful production and editing facility. What a difference a year makes.

After losing nearly half of its revenue in the 1990s, the company saw sales jump nearly 20 percent to $6 million in its most recent fiscal year.

The company pumped $3.5 million into top-of-the-line digital equipment and devised a new corporate strategy to be the one and only video and production source for its customers, from shooting film to post …