ProVideo Tape Transfer in HD
ProVideo Tape Transfer in HD
Pro tapes remastered in HD to digital & cloud
£85 per tape (or £75 each for 10+ tapes)
The Alive Studios ProVideo Transfer Service
full details further down this page
For your peace of mind, we will arrange secure transport of your material between your UK address to our studios. Both the collection and return delivery is completely FREE. International orders are welcome, please contact us for shipping info.
The icing on the cake with this service has got to be the FREE Movie Hosting account that all customers get. You can view all the quotes and orders you’ve ever made, track the progress of your existing order, chat directly to your editor, and best of all – we upload the films to your account and give you with FREE ACCESS for the 30 days so you can watch them online, and even share individual files with your clients and colleagues around the world with the easy-to-use share tools. And now there’s a the very cool APP for IOS, Android and Amazon Fire giving you access to all this on-the-go.
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Service Features
Tapes up-scaled to HD
We use the worlds most advanced video converter to transfer all your analogue and digital tapes. Our up-scaling service has sophisticated image sampling, edge detection techniques and multi-direction diagonal filters.
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Supplied on USB stick
ProRes 422 is the perfect choice if you wish to edit your tapes on a computer, whether it's a PC or an Mac. ProRes is a high quality, HD QuickTime file which works with all the major editing programs. MPEG also available.
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All tapes are cleaned
One of the things that makes our transfer superior to others is the cleaning process we undertake prior to transfer. Our decks also feature continuous head cleaning even as the tape is being transferred.
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Colour correction
Video tapes benefits hugely from expert colour correction. We use a variety of methods including colour correction, contrast enhancers and de-noise, which makes the picture smoother and clearer.
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Free 30 day movie hosting
All films we transfer for you are uploaded to our password protected Movie Hosting service, with FREE ACCESS for the first 30 days..
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Free collection and delivery
Information on video tape formats
Tapes we can remaster in HD
We can digitally remaster all of there’s tapes from PAL/NTSC or SECAM
U-MATIC TAPE
1971 saw the release of Sony’s U-Matic tape, U-Matic saw success from the television broadcast industry in the mid-1970s.
Tape lengths: U-Matic (Lo-Band) 74 mins, U-Matic (Hi-Band) 60 mins
BETACAM AND BETACAM SP TAPE
The original Betacam format was launched on August 7, 1982 by Sony. In 1986, Betacam SP was released and became the industry standard for most TV stations.
Tape lengths: up to 194 minutes
DIGITAL BETACAM TAPE
Digital Betacam, AKA Digibeta or D-Beta, was introduced by Sony in 1993 as a replacement for the analog Betacam SP format.
Tape lengths: up to 124 minutes
BETACAM SX AND MPEG IMX TAPE
Betacam SX is a digital version of Betacam SP introduced in 1996. MPEG IMX is a 2001 development of the Digital Betacam format.
Tape lengths: Betacam SX up to 194 minutes, MPEG IMX up to 220 minutes
HDCAM TAPE
Introduced in 1997, is a high-definition video digital recording videocassette. Recording, in 1080i-compatible down-sampled resolution of 1440×1080, and adding 24p and 23.976 modes to later models.
Tape lengths: up to 124 minutes
DVCAM AND DVCPRO TAPE
DVCPRO is a variation of DV developed by Panasonic and introduced in 1995. In 1996 Sony responded with its own professional version of DV called DVCAM.
Tape lengths: DVCPRO up to 128 minutes, DVCAM up to 185 minutes
Consumer Video Tapes
Here at Alive Studios we can handle a wide range of consumer video tapes formats including VHS, Betamax, Hi8, MiniDV, and Micro MV. Please see our dedicated Video transfer page.
Superior Quality Equipment
We use the worlds most advanced video converter to transfer all your analogue and digital tapes
Finest quality conversion between video standards, frame rates and resolutions. Teranex features proprietary and patented PixelMotion de-interlacing algorithms so you get improved image quality by maintaining vertical resolution. Also includes temporal recursive noise reduction.
With any tape conversion we always use the highest quality professional decks featuring auto video head cleaning, All tapes are also cleaned before transfer.
Digital output formats
MPEG-4
The most versatile format is the MPEG-4. Works on any computer, phone, tablet or TV. (Mac, PC, Android TV, AppleTV and Amazon Fire TV). We give you one file for each tape, named or numbered as you like. We deliver the files on a USB hard-drive/USB Stick. You can provide your own, or buy one of ours. from just £12.
- HD: (4.6GB per 1hr)
ProRes
This is the perfect choice if you wish to edit your tapes on a computer, whether it’s a PC or Mac. ProRes is a high quality, QuickTime file which works with all the major editing programs. We give you one file for each tape on a USB hard-drive/USB Stick. You can provide your own, or buy one of ours. from just £12.
- HD: (56GB per 1hr)
Free Karishma Cloud account
It's Netflix for your home movies
Alive Studios Movie hosting is free for 30 days.
Log in via your computer, or download the free APP to your phone or tablet so you can take your memories with you wherever you go. We also have the Android TV, Apple TV, Amazon and Fire TV APPs making all your home movies available onDemand from the comfort of your living room. It’s as easy as calling up Netflix – only with our service, you are the star of every episode!
them. You get 60 days free, then you can extend for just £22/year.
Featured Stories
Rugby: Bath Vs London Wasps 2004, Upscaled Before and After Example
The Clip below was taken from a job we have recently completed for BT Sports as part of a larger project to digitise their rugby archive which
Eden Project: Betacam SP Upscaled Before and After Example
Alive Studios are to very proud to have worked throughout 2019 with the fabulous Eden Project in Cornwall UK, to digitise tapes from their video
Motherwell Vs Celtic 1991: Betacam SP Upscaled Before and After Example
This short clip demonstrates the work we have been doing this year for our client The Scottish FA. Alive Studios have been gradually converting their
Calcio Storico: U-Matic Upscaled Before and After Example
This is a clip of footage taken from a U-Matic video tape transfer project recently undertaken by Alive Studios. Our client is a documentary maker
Betty Jackson entrust U-matic video archives to Alive Studios
We have this week proudly handed back the video archives belonging to the renowned British Fashion Designer, Betty Jackson. We were approached in the summer
'Under Milk Wood' remastered by alive studios in HD
Yet another major film to be entrusted to the re-mastering team here at Alive Studios. If you’ve never heard of ‘Under Milk Wood’ you’re in
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Ordering is so easy!
Build your order using the ‘Order and quote form’ button below.- Print off the order-form.
- Wrap your films securely and place in a box/Jiffy bag with your order-form.
- Send at the post office, or use our FREE courier collection service.
Or order by Phone
Or order by Phone
Speak to one of our friendly team at the studio who do everything for you.
Lines are open 9.00am to 5:30pm weekdays, and most Saturdays Tel: 0800 0830561
FREE Collection Service
We are happy to arrange our courier to collect your cine films from your work or home address. We’ll provide you with a convenient one hour time slot by text and/or email. Collection is completely free for any size order. (UK mainland only, Scottish highlands & Islands at extra cost).
FREE Delivery Service
Delivery back to you is completely FREE on ALL orders, no matter how large or small. As with our collection service, we even provide you with a precise one hour delivery window so you don’t have to wait in all day.
Get a quote & build your order
Use the handy “save for later” feature to return anytime
- Print off the order-form.
- Wrap your films securely and place in a box/Jiffy bag with your order-form.
- Send at the post office, or use our FREE courier collection service.
Or order by Phone
Or order by Phone
Speak to one of our friendly team at the studio who do everything for you.
Lines are open 9.00am to 5:30pm weekdays, and most Saturdays Tel: 0800 0830561
FREE Collection Service
We are happy to arrange our courier to collect your cine films from your work or home address. We’ll provide you with a convenient one hour time slot by text and/or email. Collection is completely free for any size order. (UK mainland only, Scottish highlands & Islands at extra cost).
FREE Delivery Service
Delivery back to you is completely FREE on ALL orders, no matter how large or small. As with our collection service, we even provide you with a precise one hour delivery window so you don’t have to wait in all day.
Get a quote & build your order
Use the handy “save for later” feature to return anytime
