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video tape transfer

Sony Digital Betacam DVW-M2000P

what we offer

transfer

We use a mixture of professional and domestic VCR machines and time-base correction to ensure the original analogue tapes transfer as well as possible. All analogue video is processed through a Time Base Corrector. A Processing Amplifies (ProcAmp) is employed to offer adjustments to the video signal before capture such as brightness and level if necessary.

We can capture to any format or codec but usually use 8 or 10 bit uncompressed video using our Black Magic Design Decklink video interface cards stored on one of our 5TB Raid Arrays. While these files are huge they offer the best master recording that other digital files can then be encoded from for DVD viewing, web streaming, etc.

Open Source and proprietory tools are used in the capture, editing and conversion of the digital video.

video tape formats we transfer

VHS, SVHS, VHS-C video recordings in PAL or NTSC, Long Play (LP) or Standard Play (SP)
8mm, Hi-8 and Digital 8 PAL or NTSC, Long Play (LP) or Standard Play (SP)
Betamax PAL or SECAM, mono or stereo sound
Video 2000
half inch EIAJ and skip field reel to reel video, PAL
1 Inch Type C reel to reel video, PAL
uMatic low band and high band SP PAL, SECAM or NTSC
Panasonic MII, PAL
BetaCam SP, PAL
JVC Digital-S / D-9, PAL
miniDV and DVCAM, PAL or NTSC

some previous clients

Glimmer Films
The Open University
Available Light Productions Ltd.
Bristol City Council
Places for People
UK Border Agency
Owl Optical Ltd
Bristol Archive Records
many more individuals…

what you will receive

All transfers are done by with attention to detail and at the highest quality and bitrate that is appropriate for the material.

All transfers are trimmed, encoded, burnt to DVD with chapter points every 5 minutes and housed in a high quality Amaray plastic DVD case.

More customised editing is possible as is custom DVD creation (authoring), case and surface printing of the DVD. This is different in every case though and must be quoted on an individual basis.