Audio-Visual Video Tape Digitisation Services in Oxford

Our studio extensivel work with production and heritage companies preparing video tapes to include HDCam, D1 & 2, HI8 and Betcam tapes to Pro-Res digital files or 10-bit uncompressed archive files.

One particular project requires both digitisation and transcoding to several digital outputs, firstly separating section of individual scenes, prepare Pro-Res sections and then provide MPEG4 vewing files before outputing to client hard drives. This is a typical order for our company, and one using our AWS boxes can be prepared within client time frames.

For technical support or a quote for your project, please call 01865 457000 or e-mail cheryl@oxfordduplicationcentre.com.

Oxford Duplication provides professional audiovisual video and audio digitising services for production houses, archive collections, heritage sites, supporting archive and conversion of your titles.

Our audiovisual services offer standard definition conversion, to include high definition up-scaling. With transparent pricing that is competitively priced, we can support projects from a few tapes to the 1000's.

AUDIOVISUAL MAGNETIC VIDEO TAPE CONVERSION AND INGESTING SERVICES

VIDEO FORMATS

Digitising Options:
Transfer in SD PAL/NTSC resolution. 4X3 Aspect ratio.
Transfer in HD 1920X1080p resolution. 16X9 Aspect.

BETACAM SP
HDCAM SR
MINI-DV
3/4™ U-MATIC
D1 - D2 - D3 - D5
S-VHS - VHS- C-
BETACAM SX

DIGITAL BETACAM
DVCPRO HD
HDCAM
DVCAM
1” Type “C”
8MM - HI8- DIGITAL 8
BETA SP - DIGIBETA
DVCPRO 25/50/100BETACAM SP

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