DIGITAL ARCHIVING SOLUTIONS

About Us

Media migration, digital conversion and format shifting of audiovisual content from legacy formats such as video tape, sound reels, film, cartridges, optical media & discs

Working with archives, historians, libraries, production companies, documentarians, filmmakers, animators, musicians, editors and artists to ensure their AV assets are safely preserved

With experience in the radio, TV, film & broadcast industries, our team brings a wealth of technical and archival knowledge to your next digitisation project

Email us at info@videolab.com.au

Video Tapes, Video Reels, Optical Discs

Umatic *
Betamax
Digibeta, Beta SP
Camcorder Tapes
VHS, S-VHS, VHS-C
Mini DVD, DVD
Video 8, Hi-8, Digital 8mm
DVC Pro, HD Cam, DV Cam
Mini DV, HDV - 720p & 1080i
1/2" EIAJ, 1" Type C, 2" Quad open reel

Damaged tapes repaired
Supply as ProRes 422/4444 .mov
JPEG2000, FFV1, Quicktime
Digitised to NAA specifications
Image rejuvenation, dialogue retrieval
Metadata documentation
Transcoding of files
Frame interpolation up to 120fps
NTSC, PAL, Secam
Deinterlacing, upscaling

* Umatic videotape is now considered to be close to the end of its useful life. Approximately 15% of tapes we are receiving are beyond repair, with many more suffering significantly degraded sound and picture. This format should be prioritised for digitisation ASAP.

Magnetic Reels, Cassettes, Digital Tapes

Compact Cassette
Dictaphone Tapes
Micro & Mini Cassette
Mini-Disc
PCM Audio - VHS, Beta
DAT - Digital Audio Tape
Vinyl & Shellac 16, 33.3, 45, 78 rpm
Field Recorders
1/4", 1/2", 1" Open Reel Tape
ADAT & DA-88 Multitrack

Damaged tapes repaired
24bit, up to 192kHz sample rate
Broadcast .wav, .mp3
Digitised to NAA specifications
Tape baking, de-hydrolysis
Sound sweetening, remastering
Pitch stabilisation
Editing, stem-splitting
Noise reduction, dialogue retrieval
Remixing of multitrack audio

Film, Magsound Reels

8mm
Super 8mm
Regular 8mm
9.5mm
16mm
35mm
Magsound reels

Damaged film cleaned & respliced
Digitised to NAA specifications
DPX, ProRes 422/4444
Image enhancement, dialog retrieval
QC reports supplied
Audio sync to picture
Scans at HD, 2.5K & 4K

Data Discs, Floppies, Cartridges

DVD, CD
Floppy disk 3.5" & 5.25"
DAT, DDS
LTO, DLT, Bernoulli, Syquest disk
Zip drive, Jaz drive
Tape & data cartridges
QIC, 4mm, 8mm
9 track, 3M 3480

Digitised to NAA specifications
Supplied in native/modern file types
Data decoding & re-formatting
Bit-for-bit imaging
File extraction & organisation
Documentation of metadata
Data integrity checksums
Read using original drives

Clients

Melbourne City Council
The Red Cross
Museums Victoria
RMIT
The Nine Network
Melbourne International Film Festival (VHS re-mastering)
The Broken Hill Archive (Archival collection digitised)
Melbourne Cricket Club (Archival collection digitised)
Bosch Australia (Digitise & re-master VHS training materials)
Ambulance Victoria (Archival collection digitised)
The County Court
Birkenstock Australia (Remastering of TV commercials)
The Department of Defence (Digitise training materials from VHS)
Helium Pictures (Archival footage digitised for Tina Arena documentary)
Ventureland UK (Archival footage digitised for Kylie Minogue documentary)
Mushroom Records (Betacam & DVD prepare for broadcast, Rage episodes)
Umbrella Entertainment (Soundtrack re-master, DA-88, Umatic)
Country Fire Authority
ABC TV
927 RSN Radio
Methodist Ladies College (1/4" audio re-mastering)
Ivanhoe Girls Grammar
The Walt Disney Company
St Kevin's College
Cricket Australia
University of Melbourne
Victorian College of the Arts (Digitisation for School of Dance, School of Film)
Museums Victoria (Betacam digitisation)
ACMI (Betacam digitisation & remastering for screening)
Melbourne University
LaTrobe University
Victoria University
The Menzies Foundation
Story Films UK (Historical footage digitised for Amazon Prime documentary)
Edelman Australia (World Cup soccer DVD)
The Taboo Group
The Front Bar (TV episodes digitised from Betacam)

More Info

Dedicated to professional procedures and correct handling

Salvage of data from problematic or damaged media

Supply of multiple versions to suit any application ie Master, Mezzanine, Access, Browsing, etc

Creation of custom websites to showcase historical content

Generation of files in accordance with national archiving standards & supply of quality assurance reports on digital files

Assistance with significance assessments and asset evaluations for educational institutions, government departments, NGOs, NFPs, and private businesses who are looking to format shift their content to modern formats

Email info@videolab.com.au to discuss your project's requirements

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