DC Video

DC Video DC Video provides a wide range of high quality video tape transfers and media migration services. We Videotape recording was introduced in 1956.

Over the years, many recording schemes have come and gone. Most of the videotape recorder/players over 10 years old are scarce or non-existant. Fortunately DC Video has dedicated itself to preserving and maintaining the technology to recover and transfer these obsolete formats. Please don't hesitate to call or email us for further details. For examples of our media migration and reformatting work, please visit our YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/dcvideoonline

Lets see how many viewers here understand what this is. The show had an enviable network run from April 18, 1989 and end...
08/16/2025

Lets see how many viewers here understand what this is. The show had an enviable network run from April 18, 1989 and ended on August 27, 1996. This is from the very last edit session. Videotape highlights of this momentous afternoon to follow in the coming days.
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08/08/2025

Now vintage NBC Burbank HD MG (Master Grid) Color bars.
Stereo
Source: Sony HDCAM SR
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This past week, we received a heart-warming "thank you" from a new client who took possession of their completed project...
08/05/2025

This past week, we received a heart-warming "thank you" from a new client who took possession of their completed project back from us several weeks ago.

The Back Story:

The client wished to have a 1" videotape from 1972 transferred but over the course of several months, his recording had been tossed around several facilities back east claiming that they could do the transfer. It turned out that none could. One company stated that it was "type A". Really? How did they come to that conclusion?
Over the summer, a facility in Chicago told this client to talk to us. It looked to be a riveted 8" reel from the client-supplied photo. My bet was that it was an IVC format recording. "Go ahead and send it here and we will take a look at it". And so he did.

The Recovery:

It was indeed a 1972 IVC color recording of a WBBM-TV off-the-air program from the Sunset Ridge Country Club. A full color recovery was made. The files were sent back to the client and the golf-club special event attendees enjoyed the 53 year old coverage of the past tournament.

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What does William Shatner, a 1960 two-inch Quad videotape and the UCLA Film & Television Archive have in common? Come se...
07/26/2025

What does William Shatner, a 1960 two-inch Quad videotape and the UCLA Film & Television Archive have in common? Come see for yourself Saturday evening here in Los Angeles.

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Space Age TV Rarity: William Shatner Starring in “The Night of the Auk”

https://www.cinema.ucla.edu/events/space-age-television-rarity-william-shatner-2025-07-26

Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event.

R.I.P. Chuck Mangione. Your music was the soundtrack for countless 80's broadcast equipment demonstrations and reels i.e...
07/24/2025

R.I.P. Chuck Mangione. Your music was the soundtrack for countless 80's broadcast equipment demonstrations and reels i.e."Feels So Good".

Thank you!

https://www.foxla.com/news/chuck-mangione-jazz-musician-dies-84?link_source=ta_first_comment&taid=6882724ecb3d160001ab0a4f&fbclid=IwY2xjawLvYgxleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFLSG9NMk9Vd1NyRHdRbnNiAR4py34aVbFrtiMfS39T70RWVx5sFSY4xUT7DxVGy6Bgwec-UmsUlHRLvfbsYQ_aem_9_CgpsGeOAJ0HMwQaGqLMQ

Mangione was a jazz musician known for his hit "Feels So Good." He was also known for playing himself on the sitcom "King of the Hill."

It is always nice to meet new clients from Washington D.C. and to welcome them into our facility!www.dcvideo.com
07/19/2025

It is always nice to meet new clients from Washington D.C. and to welcome them into our facility!
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Sony: No Baloney. A most unusual day (at least for us): Sony Two-Inch Quadruplex Videotape and Shipper from Japan. All p...
06/18/2025

Sony: No Baloney.

A most unusual day (at least for us):

Sony Two-Inch Quadruplex Videotape and Shipper from Japan.

All programming and all paperwork was in Japanese. Thankfully, a close family friend (born and raised in Japan) has deciphered everything.

The tape stock was back-coated black oxide, similar in feel to Fuji of the era. It played right out of the box with no baking. High RF.

More details to follow.

Brian Wilson: Rest in Peace!
06/11/2025

Brian Wilson: Rest in Peace!

Brian Wilson, the musician who co-founded the Beach Boys, has died, his family announced Wednesday.

Happy International Archives Week! Get on your hands and knees and get going!
06/10/2025

Happy International Archives Week!

Get on your hands and knees and get going!

This is getting too close to home!
05/24/2025

This is getting too close to home!

The longstanding awards show producer died Friday morning.

Happy Birthday Bosch-Fernseh 1" Type B BCN Format! 50 years ago, this recording and playback scheme entered the market p...
05/23/2025

Happy Birthday Bosch-Fernseh 1" Type B BCN Format!

50 years ago, this recording and playback scheme entered the market place consisting of studio and remote VTR's with editing capabilities. It was adopted primarily in Europe and the USSR with some sales in the U.S.

DC Video is fortunate to have working NTSC, PAL and SECAM decks for 1" type B videotape migration. There are no more video heads being refurbished for these machines but we have parts on hand to play your tapes today. If you have 1" B format tapes on the shelves, you'd better get on with these transfers before it's done and gone.
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Today we are digitizing a 1960 two-inch Quad videotape, creating 10-bit uncompressed files for eventual theatre presenta...
05/20/2025

Today we are digitizing a 1960 two-inch Quad videotape, creating 10-bit uncompressed files for eventual theatre presentation.

Our 1970 third-generation Ampex AVR-1 assumes the responsibilities for this job. Superior results!

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