by Tim Rochon | Feb 2, 2021 | Audiotape Videotape Restoration, Magnetic Tape Recovery, Media Preservation, Salvaging Lost or Damaged Audio Video Tapes and Discs
It’s easy to forget that audio and video cassettes are simply open-reel, magnetic tape on spools, housed in a convenient carrying case. But while cassette housings were first introduced in the 1960s… 1962 Philips introduced the compact audio cassette 1969 Sony...
by Tim Rochon | Feb 2, 2021 | ATSC 3.0, BT.709, Color Gamuts, Color Space, DCI-P3 Cinema, DTV, Gamma, HDR, Internet-Protocol IP-based Television Standard, ITU-R Recommendation BT.2020, ITU2020, ITU709, Next-Gen 4K TV, Rec.2020, Rec.709, UHD, Ultra HD 4K
New TV standards make your media appear old and dull. Your res is too low, Your frame rate’s too slow, and your media’s dynamic range is abysmal. Does it have to be this way? Does it matter? The answers are no and yes It’s Time to Get With It Your HD film scans...
by Tim Rochon | Feb 2, 2021 | ATSC 3.0, BT.709, DTV, Film Archival Scanning, Internet-Protocol IP-based Television Standard, ITU-R Recommendation BT.2020, ITU2020, ITU709, Magnetic Tape Recovery, Media Preservation, Next-Gen 4K TV, UHD, Ultra HD 4K, Uncategorized
You did it! You transferred your entire film library using full-frame sensors and pin-registered image stabilization. No gate swim found here! Your images are rock solid; and unlike your professional colleagues who jumped in early, you waited for an all-digital...
by Tim Rochon | Feb 2, 2021 | Audiotape Videotape Restoration, Magnetic Tape Recovery, Media Preservation, Salvaging Lost or Damaged Audio Video Tapes and Discs, Uncategorized
Regardless of how well your video and audio tapes are stored, it’s just a matter of time before they fall prey to the scourge of all magnetic media: sticky-shed syndrome. Pre-1985 media is especially at risk of becoming unrecoverable. Even your newer digital tapes if...
by Tim Rochon | Feb 2, 2021 | Audiotape Videotape Restoration, Magnetic Tape Recovery, Media Preservation, Salvaging Lost or Damaged Audio Video Tapes and Discs
We all have one: the shoebox, shelf, or sea trunk of obsolete media to be digitized. We thought we’d get to it one day soon, but that became next year, and now you’re not sure when. Professionals are not immune to this. Preserving media takes funding and funding takes...
