Pricing videotape digitation projects is not always straightforward. Different types of tapes, the quality of the physical videotape, and how much of it you have are all influencing factors when you develop a project budget. Find out what you need to know to price a video digitisation project.

I had the privilege to attend and present at this year’s International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA) conference held at the Library of Congress in Washington DC. The title of this year’s conference was ‘A World of Opportunity: Audiovisual Archives and the Digital Landscape’. and I wanted to share some brief insights about my experience.

Not knowing what is on a videotape is often one of the first challenges of a digitisation project. These consideration might help in your decision making process as you ponder whether to make your content assessment before or after digitising the videotape.

As digital technology continues to influence our lives, it is important that we remain true to our past. As we digitise content from videotape, film and audio tape, and use digital tools to alter original video and audio records, we must make every effort to ensure that historical content retains its original integrity.

It’s an unfortunate reality that not all audio tape digitisation projects result in a high-quality outcome. Here are some things to look out for as you quality check your newly digitised collection.

Audio digitisation gives your audio archive another chance at life. Make sure you know what factors play a role in determining the quality of your digitised audio archive before you embark on your next digitisation project.