Specialist conversion of broadcast, corporate, heritage and consumer video tapes into high-quality preservation and access files. From a single tape to thousands of archive assets, our studio supports organisations throughout the UK.
Oxford Duplication Centre specialises in the preservation of analogue and digital video archives for historical libraries, companies, production houses, governments and institutions.
Our fully equipped studio supports corporate and heritage clients with a wide range of discontinued and legacy video formats. We work with projects ranging from a single tape to many thousands of corporate archive assets.
Professional conversion systems and carefully maintained broadcast equipment allow us to create high-quality digital files suitable for both long-term preservation and everyday access.
Choose preservation masters, production files or convenient access copies to suit your archive workflow.
Most other output options can be discussed on request, depending on the source format and intended use.
Clear volume pricing for standard broadcast and professional video tape conversion.
HDCAM • Digital Betacam • DVCPRO HD • U-matic • Betacam SP • DVCAM • Betacam SX • Betamax • VHS • Video8 • Hi8 • MiniDV
| Service / Output | 1+ | 10+ | 25+ | 50+ | 100+ | 500+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Corporate Broadcast Tape Conversion | ||||||
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Production File
ProRes 422 HQ / MOV |
£60.00 | £50.00 | £45.00 | £40.00 | £35.00 | £30.00 |
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Archive 1
FFV1 Uncompressed |
£70.00 | £60.00 | £55.00 | £50.00 | £45.00 | £40.00 |
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Archive 2
10-bit Uncompressed |
£70.00 | £60.00 | £55.00 | £50.00 | £45.00 | £40.00 |
| Additional Broadcast Tape Services | ||||||
| Broadcast Tape to H.264 / MPEG-4 Access Files | £60.00 | £50.00 | £45.00 | £40.00 | £35.00 | £30.00 |
| Digital File Up-Conversion from SD to HD | £25.00 | £22.50 | £20.00 | £17.50 | £15.00 | £12.50 |
| ProRes 422 HQ to H.264 / MPEG-4 Access Files | £25.00 | £22.50 | £20.00 | £17.50 | £15.00 | £12.50 |
| U-matic Tape Baking — Sticky Shed Syndrome | £25.00 | £22.50 | £20.00 | £17.50 | £15.00 | £12.50 |
All prices shown are the current prices published on the existing page. VAT is additional where applicable.
These formats require additional specialist equipment, handling or digitisation workflows and are priced separately.
| Video Format | Description | Output | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philips N1500 / N1700 VCR | V-32, VCR 45 and VCR 60 square tapes | ProRes 422 HQ | £75.00 |
| JVC D-9 / Digital S | Format renamed D-9 in 1999 by SMPTE | ProRes 422 HQ | £45.00 |
| HDCAM SR | HD tape version of Digital Betacam; 8-bit 3:1:1 | ProRes 422 HQ | £60.00 |
| XDCAM Disc | Digital recording optical disc format | ProRes 422 HQ | £125.00 |
| D-VHS | NTSC/HD or PAL SD digital VHS | ProRes 422 HQ | £45.00 |
| 1/2" Sony / EIAJ Reel-to-Reel | Sony Portapak-era open-reel video system | ProRes 422 HQ | £125.00 |
| 1" Type C Video Tape | Sony PAL or NTSC helical-scan professional format | ProRes 422 HQ | £125.00 |
| Philips Video 2000 / V2000 / VCC | Philips format developed to compete with VHS and Betamax | ProRes 422 HQ | £90.00 |
I’ve called on Cheryl & the team at ODC time and time again, whenever we’ve needed fast and reliable services. The communication is always brilliant and many times they’ve gone the extra mile, delivering promptly on tight deadlines at our end. Will not hesitate to reach out to Oxford Duplication Centre in the future.— Workerbee Castings
Oxford Duplication Centre provide a great service, bringing historical motorsport video we had sat in our archive back to life. The team kept us updated regularly and our valuable archive material was in good hands throughout. Thank you to Cheryl and the team.— Motorsport UK
ODC handles our digitisation orders in a friendly, knowledgeable, and professional way.— Oxford University Press
Send us details of the tapes you have and we can advise on format, output and the most appropriate transfer workflow.
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We were thrilled to be recognised as a winner at the Cherwell Small Business Awards 2024. The standard of entries was exceptionally high, making this recognition particularly meaningful to our team.
We were also winners of the Cherwell Micro Business Awards 2022 and finalists in the Cherwell Small Business Awards 2023.
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