As we move further into the digital age, technology and hardware for older formats is becoming obsolete. The equipment needed to play these formats is disappearing too. These older formats degrade over time, are prone to damage, and take up valuable space. Left too long, tapes become unplayable, film bonds to itself, and discs become unreadable.
Whether it be old reels of film, a library of Umatic, Betacam or VHS, or even DVD/CDs, the window to digitise is narrowing.
The Solution
Preferred Media offer a digitisation service to capture this content before it’s lost. We take your physical film, video or disk and turn pictures into pixels. Once digitised, these newly created digital assets can be accessed within Preferred Connection, while their original physical counterparts can be accessed via the MediaVault, or retired, knowing the content is now safe.
Don’t know what is on the tapes or film? Preferred Media can analyse the items based on cataloguing and work to determine a program to fit within your budget to preserve the more valuable content.
Our friendly experts will work with you to answer your preservation and archiving needs.
