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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audio tape, and use digital tools to alter original video and audio records, we must make every effort to ensure that historical content retains its original integrity.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.

The Nelson Mandela Foundation have recently embarked on a journey to digitise and preserve the precious history they hold on videotape.

Automation of technology is a critical factor in videotape digitisation but it is not the only one. The JTS2016 paper "Automation to a point" looks at factors contributing to successful mass videotape digitisation projects. Using RTHK as a case study, find out why automation is not the only element needed to deliver a successful audiovisual digitisation project.

Hot on the tail of our recent win in the ACT Chief Ministers Export Awards our General Manager, Joe, was interviewed by the Canberra Times. The interview made the front page when the print version hit news stands in January 2016.

There is less than 10 years left to digitise videotape and audiotape archives before technology obsolescence takes hold. This is a global consensus backed by the Australian National Film and Sound Archive. Are you prepared for what needs to be done to save your archive?

It's time to take notice and action as our videotape, film and audio tape archives are facing extinction. The National Archives of Fiji is leading by example and undertook to digitise their videotape and film archive and are reaping the rewards.

Did you get to PARBICA in September? The conference title was ‘Footprints in Space and Time’. Alongside Mr Opeta Alefaio, the Director of the National Archives of Fiji, we presented the value of partnerships & collaboration. In this post I share the presentation as well as some other interesting take aways from the conference.

The digitisation of audiovisual content is challenging. It can require a greater investment of time and money than other format digitisation projects and this often restricts projects getting underway. Here are 6 considerations that may help you start to digitise your videotape, film or audio tape archive sooner rather than later.

We are excited to announce that DAMsmart took out the ICT category of the 2015 ACT Chief Ministers Export Awards.

After my previous post, tricks for recovering your oral history and sound collections from magnetic audio tape, I wanted to share an interesting experience from a couple of recent projects where we encountered an unusual form of degradation.

Outsourcing some or all videotape, audiotape and motion picture film digitisation will, in most cases, be the only viable solution for organisations wanting to save their content. In light of recent failings by Fairfax’s digitisation program, here are four points to think about when choosing a digitisation partner.

Saving oral history and other sound collections is a priority but not all audio cassettes or ¼-inch audio tapes were created equal and not all media will have been treated nicely. Find out about common degradation issues your media might be facing and tips to overcome them.

A useful list of open source tools. They are not all high quality tools but may suit a particular purpose for a particular organisation.

When making the commitment to digitise an audiovisual collection, you want to make sure your organisation is clear on the outcomes it wants to achieve - answering the why.

Sony Professional announces sales discontinuation of 1/2 inch VTRs and camcorders.