High Speed Documentary / Archive Videotape Capture w/ Teranex / Topaz (Valencia)

Professional Tape Digitization and Media Restoration Services

We specialize in capturing, restoring, and remastering vintage film and television series for the documentary and entertainment industries, offering superior speed and quality with extensive equipment capacity.

Credentials & Experience

Our client portfolio includes major industry names such as the Roddenberry Archive, the late Betty White, Maroon 5, The Grateful Dead, the US Army, and billionaire Michael Milken. We recently completed a project of 14,000 tapes within a strict 10-week timeframe for a major educational foundation.

Services Offered

• Tape Digitization: Capture and restoration of virtually all legacy tape formats.
• Professional Tape Baking: For U-Matic, Betacam, and other tapes affected by Sticky Shed Syndrome.
• Video Processing: Teranex upconversion/deinterlacing to HD or 4K (broadcast gold standard) or Topaz AI processing.
• Audio Enhancement: Using award-winning iZotope RX software.
• Film Scanning: For 8mm, Super 8, 16mm, and 35mm film up to 4K resolution using a Lasergraphics Scanstation 5K scanner.
• Large-Scale Project Management: Capability to deploy additional stations for projects involving 5,000+ tapes.
• Equipment Rental: Deck and capture station rentals for client-led digitization.

Format Expertise

• Betacam, Beta SP, Digibeta (all versions)
• U-Matic and U-Matic SP
• HDCAM and HDCAM SR
• D-1, D-2, D-3, D-5, D-9 (Digital-S)
• 1-inch Type C
• VHS, VHS-C, Super-VHS
• Video 8, Hi8, Digital8
• miniDV, DVCAM, DVCPro, HDV, DVCProHD
• DVD and Blu-Ray
• Many formats available in PAL or NTSC standards.

Pricing & Special Notes

Contact for pricing on large media libraries. Audio enhancement with iZotope RX is an additional $5 per tape.

Finder's Fee: We pay a 10% finder's fee for referrals leading to projects with 1,000 or more tapes, which can amount to thousands of dollars.

Contact

Please reach out to us for quotes and to discuss your specific project needs.