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 | 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...
