Oxford Duplication Centre Ltd

OUR BROADCAST VIDEO TRANSFER SERVICES ARE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Our preservation AV archive transfer services are perfect for capturing content from professional broadcast tapes and converting to new digital formats can convert the following specifications.  10 bit uncompressed files in either AVI or Quicktime codecs. Pro-Res 422, FFV1, H.264 MOV, H.264 MP4, DVD and Blu-Ray discs. These can be converted to storage media, cloud or your own server.  We can support both PAL and NTSC tape formats for DVCam, MiniDV, HDV, Betacam SP SX, Digibeta, Sony IMX, DVCPro, VHS, U-Matic. There are only three ways to preserve analogue content:  1. Conserve the originals;  2. Make copies of the originals, using the same or similar technology (dubbing analogue content onto new analogue carriers); and  3. Move the content onto new technology.  Alternatively we can provide authored DVD and Blu-Rays with menu suppliments. Our services are su...

Audio Recording Through the Ages – Oxford Duplication Centre The late 19 th and 20 th centuries brought with them a huge range of exciting technological developments, including everything from the advent of electrification to railways, telecommunications and engines.  However, an often overlooked breakthrough was the development of audio recording technology – before 1877, there was no way to record and play back sound and music. It’s mindblowing to consider this, especially as today we can digitally encode audio and store thousands of songs on a smartphone! So how did we get to this stage? The 20 th century brought rapid developments to the world of audio, with new technologies transforming formats and production methods every few decades. For example, the earliest technology that could reproduce sound – Thomas Edison’s phonograph – used wax cylinders to store the resulting audio, but the end result was often low quality and with poor fidelity. The ...

PHOTOGRAPHIC GLASS PLATE NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE SCANNING SERVICES FOR CORPORATE AND CONSUMER CLIENTS IN OXFORDSHIRE UK Oxford Duplication have established a preservation technique perfect for preserving photographic plates and prevent their valuable historical information from being lost. The emulsion on the plate can deteriorate. In addition, the glass plate medium is fragile and prone to cracking if not stored correctly. History of Photography, Glass Plate and Tintype Ferrotype Negatives There are 2 types of glass plate negatives and 1 type of tintype negative. Collodion Wet Plate and Gelatine Dry Plate and further below more information about Ferrotypes also known as Tintypes.  Collodion Wet Plate Negatives - 1851 until the 1880s. Invented by Frederick Scoff Archer an English sculptor. Frederick used a viscous solution of collodion coated glass with light-sensitive silver salts. Glass plates created a sharper stable and detailed negative than paper. This wa...

Oxford Duplication Centre Audio Recording to CD, WAV, AIFF, MP3 SO WHAT IS WIRE RECORDING? Wire recording or magnetic wire recording was the first early magnetic recording technology. An analog type of audio storage in which a magnetic recording was made on a thin steel wire. The first crude recorder was invented in 1898 by Danish inventor  Valdemar Poulsen.   With the first magnetic audio recorder to be made commercially available anywhere was The Telegraphone, which was manufactured by the American Telegraphone Company in Springfield Massachusetts. HOW DOES IT WORK? The wire is pulled rapidly across a recording head which magnetises each point along the wire in accordance with the intensity and polarity of the electrical audio signal being supplied to the recording head at that instant.   By later drawing the wire across the same or similar head whilst the head is not being supplied with an electrical signal, the varying magnetic fie...

DISCUSSING FFV1 The most common challenge in digitising moving image is the file sizes that result from the actual digitisation.  The file sizes can be huge and with that comes the increased cost of storage and maintenance for long term preservation. Common consensus consider 10-bit uncompressed to be the preservation standard for moving image because it uses no file compression.  It is considered the most reliable safest format for moving image preservation at the current time. 10-bit uncompressed deliver high image resolution, colour quality and sharpness whilst avoiding motion compensation and compression artefacts. THE DOWNSIDE TO 10-BIT UNCOMPRESSED 1 hour of 10-bit uncompressed video can produce a 100gb file. To put it into perspective it would take 21 DVDs to store a video of this size.  As you can see, its a lot of data! WHAT IS FFV1? FFV1 (Full name:  FFmpeg Video Codec 1 ) Contained by ‎: ‎ AVI ‎, ‎ MKV ‎, ‎ MOV ‎ Latest r...

SCANNING BULK PHOTOGRAPHS WITH EASY AFFORDABLE OPTIONS TO JPEG  OR TIFF FILES - PERFECT FOR VIEWING ONLINE Our photograph scanning services are very popular in Oxfordshire and the surrounding areas. We provide for both corporate and private clients, to include educational and science sectors. Ordering is simple .  Please either post your photographs or bring them into our Kidlington office. From there we will process and scan your photos to JPEG files.  If you require an archival format then we offer TIFF files which are perfect for publications and other archival requirements.  Orders take 5-7 working days. From there we will contact you to collect your order ready to pay via card. Our services include photo transfer, helping convert old photos to digital formats that are suitable for your computer, smart TV or simply onto DVD as a stunning slideshow for your family entertainment. Our services are highly recommended by 1000's of clients in and around Oxf...