Conservation and digitization

Digitisation at SAPA is specialist work. Each analogue AV document is inspected for damage, cleaned if necessary, and processed individually. Professional digitisation includes precise documentation of the master tape’s technical metadata. Playback devices, transfer paths, faulty source material and other issues are recorded in detail.

Quality control at the end of the process ensures that digitisation has been successful. It is performed in accordance with the client’s specification and professional standards.

Matters of copyright are the responsibility of the client.

Work is carried out in line with Memoriav recommendations on digital archiving.

Image: Video preservation, SAPA Foundation

We process the following media formats in our own studio. If required, we also accept other formats and process them in collaboration with specialised partner companies.

• Betacam SP/SX (PAL, NTSC) / Digital Betacam
• Video8, Hi8 and Digital8 (PAL, NTSC)
• VHS and S-VHS, VHS-C and S-VHS-C (PAL, NTSC, SECAM)
• U-matic  
• DV, DVCAM (PAL, NTSC)
• Transcoding of born-digital video files into archive-grade formats

Image: Audio Open Reel, 1934, SAPA Foundation

The following prices are indicative. We prepare individual quotations for each assignment.

Recording duration up to 15' 100.

Recording duration 30' 140.

Recording duration 60' 180.

Recording time 90' 200.

Image: 35mm film, 1892, SAPA Foundation