What Audio Or Video Tape Format Is This?

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Originally Posted On: https://www.mastertrack.com/identify-your-media/

You probably have a box or archive filled with many different types of old video tapes and film. Many magnetic, digital, audio and video tape formats as well as film and audio reels exist. If you’re not sure what you’ve got in your boxes of legacy tapes, check out the pictures below. Let us know what you’ve got and we’ll work on a plan to convert, modernize and bring new life to your tapes and film.

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Betacam SP

Betacam SX

3/4″ U-Matic

3/4″ SP Umatic

DV Cam

DVC Pro 25 & 50

1″ Tape

Digital Betacam

D-2

VHS

S-VHS

VHS-C

Betamax

8mm

Hi-8mm

Digital 8

Mini DV

Film Reels

1/4″ Reel to Reel

DAT

Mini Disc

Audio Cassette

Micro Cassette

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Across businesses, schools, governments, libraries, broadcasters, studios and home archives, there are vast treasure troves of video content locked up from 80+ years of motion picture films, 30+ years of analog video tape and 20+ year of original format digital tapes. Even if you’re not doing anything with these tapes today, it’s important to digitize this old content to preserve and use it for the long term.  Mastertrack is an expert in preparing and digitizing old format film and video tapes to be repurposed, streamed online or appropriately archived in modern digital storage or the cloud.