Summary - This service is for digitizing broadcast tapes into new data file formats, and archiving the content for preservation and later reuse. We return the digitized content back to the customer on 2 types of Cintrex supplied storage media - a Western Digital Hard-drive and an LTO-6 tape. The LTO tape is formatted to LTFS.
Price is $50 per broadcast tape, and the minimum order for this service is ten (10) tapes. Quantity discounts are available for orders of 25 tapes or more, and on 200 tapes or more.
Available for the following list of broadcast tapes: 3/4 inch U-Matic (NTSC only), DVCAM, MiniDV, HDV, Betacam, Betacam SP, Betacam SX, DigiBeta, HDV, DVCPRO25, DVCPRO50, DVCPRO-HD, VHS, and 8mm Camcorder tapes. Benefits are the modernization and preservation of your business video library for the long term.
Payment - via credit card after order completion. We do not charge or authorize payment against your credit card until order is completed and ready for return shipment.
Shipping: Shipping is free with this service. After order checkout and arpproval, we will provide a link for a free UPS shipping label for sending in your tapes to our lab.
When we receive your order we perform the following steps as part of the process:
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Review Scope - review your instructions on the order form, call you if there are questions;
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Clean and Prep - inspect the tapes, check for content, repair as necessary, clean the tapes prior to content capture;
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Play and Capture - play in the appropriate tape deck, using SDI, component, and/or IEEE 1394 type connections to ingest each video tape into our video capture software (Final Cut or Premiere or Intensity Pro), and create an intermediate file;
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Edit - edit the content as specified on customer order, including minor video editing that is standard on all orders - removal of blank video scenes, we note problem areas with audio and video content, giving specifics on location; perform digital noise reduction if ordered by the customer;
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Reformat - transcoding digital content to final ordered file format; content from each video tape becomes it own movie data file (1-to-1); resolution of movie is dependent upon original video tape, whether recorded originally in standard definition (720x480i or 640x480i) or high definition (1280x720 or 1920x1080);
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Label - individual data files are labeled to include customer name, reel #'s, and sales order number; we input meta data or onscreen titles or data file names as specified on order form;
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Place content on Cintrex provided external hard-drive
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Archive content onto LTO Tape using LTFS format, allowing the tape to appear as another drive when mounted. LTO tape exterior is labeled per customer specification;
QC inspection – high rate of quality control sampling is done on completed orders prior to return shipment;
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Return Shipment - return of original customer content and new formats via shipping providers, or web download or cloud storage;
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All completed orders saved in internal network storage for 90 days, for protection against loss, need for further editing, and need for copies.
