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...
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