TownsWeb Audio Visual
Protecting heritage through digitisation & enhanced discovery of digital archives with PastView, our complete management & publishing platform
Description
Digitise Your Audio Visual Collections
Older audio and video formats are fragile, difficult to preserve, and increasingly hard to play back as compatible equipment disappears. Our specialist AV digitisation service transforms these recordings into high-quality digital files, protecting them against loss while making them easier to access, share, and repurpose.
Older audio and video formats are fragile, difficult to preserve, and increasingly hard to play back as compatible equipment disappears. Our specialist AV digitisation service transforms these recordings into high-quality digital files, protecting them against loss while making them easier to access, share, and repurpose.
In addition to still image archives, TownsWeb provides dedicated digitisation services for audiovisual collections. We work with a wide variety of legacy formats, including cine film (8mm, 16mm, and 35mm), videotapes (VHS, Betacam, U-matic, MiniDV, and more), and audio carriers such as reel-to-reel, cassettes, and vinyl. Many of these formats are at risk - not only from physical degradation but also from the scarcity of reliable playback equipment and the obsolescence of analogue technology.
AV digitisation is a complex process that demands specialist knowledge and equipment to ensure the best possible capture. Our team uses professional-grade playback systems, calibrated capture technology, and industry-standard preservation workflows to create faithful digital surrogates. Where needed, we can also enhance output with metadata, transcription, and indexing to improve accessibility and discoverability.
BENEFITS:
- Protect fragile assets and safeguard audio-visual collections from risks like degradation, mould, and tape damage.
- Avoid obsolescence and overcome the challenge of outdated formats and equipment before recordings are lost.
- Unlock brand value and repurpose historic footage for marketing campaigns, milestone celebrations, and corporate storytelling.
- Strengthen connections and build trust and engagement with customers, stakeholders, and employees through preserved media.
- Ensure long-term access and convert analogue formats into high-quality digital files for easier storage, sharing, and reuse.
- Enhance & restore to benefit from professional grading and digital restoration for improved quality and clarity.
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Save time & resources and rely on our expertise and technology rather than attempting complex in-house solutions.
If you’re unsure whether your audio or video format is covered, our team can advise on the best approach for converting your analogue materials to digital. Contact us to discuss your AV digitisation needs: https://www.townswebarchiving.com/contact/
