Sony U-Matic Video Tape Conversions to Pro-Res HD

Professional Video Tape Transfer in SD and HD to all Digital Outputs.

Our Audio-Visual studio boasts an impressive collection of broadcast machines to include Sony U-matic tape decks for the conversion of all U-matic tapes.

We are working extensively with a large production company, working with an NDA for the complete archive of their AV tape collections to broadcast quality Pro-Res digital files.

If we can support you with your archive collection of magnetic video tape, please do contact cheryl@oxfordduplicationcentre.com or call 01865 457000.

Our studio has been transferring video tapes to digital formats for over 12 years, working with production houses, archives, museums and broadcasters in the UK and Europe. We are highly recognised and recommended as one of the leading digitisation companies, supporting clients from short order to complete archive collections.

Our Audio-Visual conversion system is built around the World leading AWS Elemental systems to produce the highest quality Pro-Res and archive format outputs between all video standards, frame rates and resolutions.

Our system can offer all up/down conversions, cross conversions, SD/HD conversions with multiple outputs to suit our clients’ requirements.

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