Digital Mix

18/08/2025

On today's to do list. Upscale betacam sp tape for use in a tv doco.

17/08/2025

This is what happens to film when stored incorrectly. Acetate leach or Vinegar Syndrome causes the film to shrink, warp and become brittle, making it impossible to scan. A sure sign of acetate leach is a strong vinegar smell when the film container is opened.
If you have old film in storage check that it's not showing signs of damage and consider getting it scanned sooner rather than later.

We scan all small gauge film formats at 2K or HD resolution.
Regular 8mm film, Super 8 film, 9.5mm film and 16mm film.

We also supply film leader and splicing tapes.

https://digitalmix.co.nz/film-scanning-in-2k-resolution/

28/07/2025

Another old film reel - 16mm film of Namibia / Southwest Africa and Botswana sometime in the 1960's.

Includes film of The Mukurob aka The Finger of God / Vingerklip which collapsed in December 1988.

Some historically significant film shot in the 1960's on 16mm film.Producer unknown.Reproduced in the interests of keeping old film archived for generations ...

19/07/2025

Time for a cleanout - various pieces of video and film equipment for sale on our trademe page.

Watch out for more in the next few weeks.

Panasonic AGAC90 HD Camcorder 2 x long life batteries Charger Carry case 2 x 32gb SD cards Camera in good working condition, some minor surface scratches. ...

18/05/2025

2K Frame by frame scanning of all small gauge film.
Super 8, Regular 8, 9.5mm Pathescope and 16mm film.

https://digitalmix.co.nz/film-scanning-in-2k-resolution/

2K HD Frame by Frame film scanning of Super 8mm film, 8mm film, 9.5mm film and 16mm film. We also stock genuine Kodak film leaders and splicing tape.

16/04/2025

After time behind the camera is the time in front of the screens.

12/04/2025

A busy 2 weeks with various events and a conference. The highlight was a trip to Whangamata by helicopter to do some work at the surf lifesaving club. One way to beat the traffic!

17/03/2025

Our newest addition, the firewire bidirectional DAC gives us more options with digital tape transfer. Being able to convert from component analogue and firewire sources direct to SDI ensures best possible quality for all formats.

07/03/2025

conference live from Christchurch.

04/03/2025

Panasonic half inch video tape splicer. We clean and repair all video tape formats. If you have old tape that is moldy or damaged give us a call. No recovery-No fee!

05/02/2025

Another format added to our already extensive list of media we can convert.

DAT or Digital Audio Tape was introduced by Sony in 1987 and was primarily used in professional audio recording. DAT was discontinued in 2005 due in part to high cost and the popularity of optical recording systems such as Mini Disc and CD.

We also convert Mini Disc, Audio Cassette, Micro Cassette, 1/4inch audio reels and LP's.

03/01/2025

Recently we received a batch of damaged DVCPRO tapes. These tapes had developed mold and had snapped during playback whist in the care of another transfer facility. We disassembled the cassettes and placed the tape reels into our tape baking oven. After some time at a constant temperature and humidity level, we rewound the tape onto new reels removing any bad sections. We managed to recover over 99% of the tape and using our Panasonic and Sony VTR's, we managed to digitize the tapes and supply the customer with uncompressed MOV files.

If you have tape in storage, do a quick check in and get it digitized before it's too late.