Open Reel Broadcast Tapes

Cintrex AV offers content digitization and reformat for certain types of open reel video tapes, listed below.  Transfer includes tape preparation (cleaning and baking), play on appropriate tape deck, capture in Final Cut Pro or Adobe editing software, and reformatting digital content to final format.   Available return formats include DVD, Blu-ray Disc, or Data File types such as MP4, MOV, and AVI.  Data files are returned to you on your provided storage media, or on storage media purchased from Cintrex.  Flash-drive and hard-drive pricing is shown below in Options category. 

Average turnaround of your order is three to four weeks from receipt into our lab back to your doorstep. 

Pricing varies by type tape.  This service is available for the following tape types:

1/4 inch tapes 

• AKAI 1/4"

1/2 inch tapes in Sony EIAJ format

• AMC 4096 -7201 (7" diameter)
• AMPEX 163-30S (5" and 7" diameter)
• Ampex 164 (5" and 7"diameter)
• Ampex 174 (7-1/4" diameter)
• Ampex 194 (5" diameter)
• AMPEX Silver Chrome ( 5" diameter)
• BASF FV 26 AE (7" diameter)
• Generic brand #4095 ( 7" diameter)
• IRISH 182 (7" diameter)
• Karex Silver chrome (5" diameter)
• Karex Silver Chrome 2 (5" diameter)
• Karex SC2-3 (7" diameter)

1 inch tapes

• Sony V-11
• Sony V-12
• Type C

We save all customer jobs for 90 days in our storage network for further editing, extra copies of discs, and protection against loss.