Preserving Legacy Media for Organizations, Archives & Institutions
Reel Transfers provides professional digitization and migration services for organizations with collections of aging film, videotape, audio and other legacy media.
We tailor each project to your media formats, collection size, digital file requirements and delivery needs — with careful, hands-on attention to your original media.
Legacy Formats Require Legacy Equipment & Experience
Reel Transfers supports more than 35 legacy media formats, including professional broadcast videotape, consumer video, movie film, audio recordings and difficult-to-find international formats.
Our extensive collection of legacy playback equipment allows organizations to consolidate many different media types into a single digitization project.
Videotapes
HDCAM • HDV • Digital Betacam
Betacam SX • MPEG IMX • Betacam SP
Panasonic MII • PAL VHS • PAL Betamax • EIAJ 1/2"
Hi8 • Digital8 • DVCAM • MiniDV • Betamax
DVCPRO • 3/4" U-matic • VHS • S-VHS
Film
16mm Silent & Sound
8mm / Super 8 Silent & Sound
35mm Short Films & Specialty Material*
Technicolor Sound Movie Cartridge
Polavision • Magi-Cartridge • Color Negative
Audio
1/4" Open-Reel • Audio Cassette
DAT • Vinyl 33 & 45 RPM
MiniDisc • Microcassette • Mini-Cassette
8-Track Cartridge
RCA Sound Tape Cartridge
* 35mm service is available for short films and select specialty material. Contact us to discuss your project.
Hands-On Quality Control
Your media receives hands-on attention throughout the digitization process. Transfers are monitored during capture and reviewed during post-production, with adjustments such as trimming and color correction performed when appropriate.
For larger projects, we can discuss file specifications, organization and naming requirements, delivery options, scheduling and chain-of-custody needs before work begins.
Consumer • Professional • Broadcast • Specialty Legacy Media