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Unlike Wine, Tape Does Not Improve With Age

Tapes do not improve with age. Quite the opposite. Corporates, consumer and heritage clients have vast archives of magnetic tape that contain information that needs to be preserved.  70% of all audio-visual material is under the threat of deterioration, damage or obsolescence. From about 1950 through the 1990s, most of the world’s audio-visual was entrusted to analogue magnetic recording tape for archival storage.  Now that analogue magnetic tape has moved into a niche archival market, that we at Oxford Duplication Centre specialise in, it is time to reflect and realise that it is time to start worrying about the remaining lifetime of existing tapes.   Video tapes are fundamentally composed of three layers:   1. the binder layer – magnetic particles responsible for signal quality   2. the substrate – stability, strength and friction support   3. the backing – stability, strength and friction support  Corporate and consumer tapes all...

NON DESTRUCTIVE BOOK & DOCUMENT SCANNING

NON DESTRUCTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE DIARY AND BOOK SCANNING Non destructive book scanning supports clients with an affordable option for all books, regardless  of the paper type or whether colour or black and white.  We can offer searchable PDF and editable Word documents for each book scanned. Our digitisation services extend to rare book scanning and bound volumes. This includes diaries, magazines, newspapers and any other type of files, all sizes and either small or large volume. Digital formats and ABBYY Fine Reader Professional OCR technology offered in your chosen files. Books Scanned and Returned Intact No Price Difference for Colour or Greyscale All Orders Receive PDF of your books OCR Options with ABBYY Fine Reader Available Word and Searchable PDF Options Books Scanned at 300dpi for Black and White, 600dpi for Greyscale or Colour Many Book Sizes Catered For Book Scanning OCR Technology Local History Book Scanning Archiving Kind regards Cheryl Director Oxford Dupli...