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formats we digitise

FDL Sistemi audio & video media identification resource

At FDL SISTEMI we have a wealth of experience and detailed expertise in the careful restoration, transfer, migration and digital preservation of both audio and video media. We deliver high-resolution digital files for archive, broadcast or home use.

The portfolio below shows the audio & video reel-to-reel, cassette, cartridge and disc formats we regularly work from, and can be used to identify your source media.

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video studio equipment

We take pride in the analogue and digital video equipment we've collected, saved, repaired and restored. Below is an ever-growing list of the analogue and digital tape machines we have available at the Greatbear studio.

analogue video VTR

1 Inch A / B / C Format

  • Ampex VPR 2b - C Format / PAL

  • Ampex VR 5103 - A Format / PAL

  • Sony BVH 2000 x 2 - C Format / PAL

  • Sony BVH 3100 P x 2 - C Format / PAL  

2 Inch Quadruplex

Ampex AVR2 - A Format / PAL

U-matic

  • Sony BVU 950P x 3 (Hi Band SP built in TBC board)

  • Sony BVU 800 NTSC (Hi Band / Low Band) x 2

  • Sony BVU 850 NTSC (Hi Band / Low Band)

  • Sony VO-9600P (Hi and Low Band)

  • Sony VO-9850P (Hi and Low Band) x 2

  • Sony VO-9800P (Hi and Low Band) x 3

  • Sony VO-7630

  • Sony VO-7030

Betacam SP

  • Sony BVW 75D (NTSC SDI)

  • Sony BVW 75 (NTSC)

  • Sony BVW 65 (PAL)

  • Sony UVW 1800 (PAL) x 3

  • Sony UVW 1200 (PAL)

Panasonic MII / DVC PRO

  • Panasonic AU 750 x 2

  • Panasonic AU63

  • Panasonic AU-W35

VHS / S-VHS

  • Mitsubishi BV-2000 x 2

  • Panasonic AG-MD835 x 4

  • Panasonic AG-4700 x 2

  • Panasonic AG-7150

  • Panasonic AG-7750 x 2

  • Panasonic AG-8700

  • Panasonic NV-V8000 x 3

  • Panasonic AG-TL350 time lapse CCTV VTRs x 5

  • JVC BR-S522 with TBC / DNR options installed

  • JVC SR-VS20 x 2

  • JVC HR-DVS3 EK x 2

  • JVC HR-S7600 x 2

  • JVC HM-DR10000 D-VHS

  • Sony SVO-5800P x 3

  • Sony SVO-9620

8mm / Hi8 

  • Sony EV PR-2 (NTSC)

  • Sony EV-S700 (PAL)

  • Sony EVO-9800 (PAL) x 2

  • Sony EVO-9850 (PAL)

  • Sony EVO-9850 (NTSC)

Betamax

  • Sony SL-C9UB

  • Sony SL-HF100 Beta hi-fi

  • Sony SL-HF150 Beta hi-fi

  • Sony SL-T50

  • Sony SL-700ME Super Beta PAL / NTSC / SECAM

1/2" reel-to-reel

  • Sony CV-2100 ACE x 3 (PAL CV format)

  • Sony AV-3620 CE x 3

  • Sony AV-3670 x 3

  • Sony AV-3700 (NTSC 50Hz)

  • Hitachi SV 610 (PAL EIAJ)

  • Shibaden (Hitachi) SV620D (PAL Colour EIAJ)

  • Shibaden SV700

  • National NV-8030 (PAL EIAJ)

1/4" Akai reel-to-reel

  • Akai VT 110

  • Akai VT 120

N1500 / N1700

  • Philips N1502 x 2

  • Philips N1702 x 2

  • Grundig SVR 4004 EL

Video 2000

  • Grundig 1600

  • Grundig 2 x 4

digital video VTR

D1 / D2 /

  • Broadcast Television Systems (BTS) DCR 500

D3 / D4 / D5 / HD-D5 

  • Panasonic PR-D1000E

  • Panasonic AJ-D550

  • DVC PRO HD

D9

  • JVC BR-D750 E - PAL

  • JVC BR-D85 E - PAL with SDI (digital output) boards fitted

  • JVC BR-D51 E - PAL D9 / SVHS playback facility

Digital 8

  • Sony TRV

DVCAM / DV/HVR /DVC Pro / DVC Pro HD

  • Panasonic AJ-D640 x 2

  • Panasonic AJ-D750 x 2

  • Panasonic AJ-SD255

  • Panasonic AJ-D940 PAL / NTSC 25 / 50 Mbps

  • Panasonic AG-DV2500 PAL / NTSC

  • JVC BR-DV600E

  • JVC SR-VS20 x 2

  • Sony DSR 20 PAL

  • Sony DSR 25 PAL / NTSC

  • Sony DSR 1500 AP PAL

  • Sony DSR 1500A NTSC

  • Sony DSR 2000P PAL x 2

  • Sony HVR M15E

  • Sony HVR-1500

Digital Betacam / Betacam SX Betacam IMX

  • Sony J-3 SDI x 2

  • Sony DVW A500P x 2

  • Sony DVW A510

  • Sony DNW-A65P (PAL / NTSC)

HDCAM / HDCAM SR

  • Sony JH-3

  • Sony SRW 1

  • Sony HDW D2000

  • Sony HDW M2000

  • Sony SRW 5000 

  • Sony SRW 5500

  • Sony SRW 5800

processing

Time Base Correctors / Frame Synchroniser / Proc Amps

  • ​Teranex

  • Harry 50

  • Harry 75

  • For-A FA450P

  • G2 Systems MSTC - multistandard time base corrector (PAL / NTSC / SECAM)

  • JVC KM-F250 (PAL)

  • Leith / DPS 290 Component TBC / Sync (NTSC)

  • Leitch / DPS 365 Frame Synchroniser / TBC x 3 (PAL)

  • Leitch / DPS 465 Frame Sync / TBC (PAL)

  • DPS 575 (PAL / NTSC) x 2

  • Leitch DFS-3005A Frame Synchroniser

  • Prime Image Freeze II (PAL)

  • Snell and Wilcox NRS 80 - noise reduction (PAL / NTSC / SECAM)

  • Snell and Wilcox IQ Modular Frames x 2 IQDPF cards x 8 / IQDEC02 cards x 8 (Golden Gate Decoders)

  • Snell and Wilcox ARC 150

  • Sony BVT 500 / 800 x 2

Analog audio players

  • Revox A77 ( 1/4 Open reel )

  • Revox A700 ( 1/4 Open reel )

  • Akai D600 Pro ( 1/4 Open reel )

  • Sony TC 510

  • Uher 4000

  • Nagra

  • Sony Micro cassette player

  • BEL Digital Audio Delay Synchronisers x 2

  • Rane AVA 22d Audio Video Delay

  • Sony SRP-L300 Delays x 2

monitoring & test equipment

video

  • Sony BVM 14E4E

  • Sony BVM 20F1E x 2

  • Sony PVM 20M4U

  • Sony PVM 2054QM x 2

  • Sony BVR 50P / BVR 55P

  • Tektronix 1745A waveform / vectorscope

  • Tektronix WFM 300a component / composite waveform monitor

  • Videotek VTM 200, 400, 4100

  • Tektronix TSG 271

  • Tektronix TSG 371

  • CED SDI TSG

  • RTI TapeChek 490 Videotape Inspector / Cleaner

audio

  • Marantz 

  • Bel BM-AV2 video and audio monitor

  • Dolby E Decoder DP572

  • Tektronix 760a SAM Audio Vectorscope

  • Hamlet 503 Analogue onscreen audio meter

  • Lindos LA101 audio Oscillator / LA102 Audio Measuring Set

video digitising hardware

  • Blackmagic Decklink SP

  • Blackmagic Decklink HD Extreme x 2

  • Blackmagic Decklink Studio 4K

  • Teranex

  • AJA Kona LSe

  • AJA Kona Lhi+ x 2

  • Panasonic DMR / JVC DVD recorders

  • audio studio equipment

  • Using the right audio archiving equipment is essential for our work and we love older gear! We spend (possibly) more time than we should making the machines work 'as good as new,' so they deserve to be mentioned here...

  • reel-to-reel tape

  • ¼ inch stereo

  • 3 x Sony APR 5003 with a JRF Magnetic Sciences modified head assembly for 4 track and 2 track 1/4" stereo tapes

  • 2 x Studer A80 RC with a JRF Magnetic Sciences modified head assembly with DIN (butterfly) and NAB repro heads also drilled for easy azimuth adjustment

  • Studer A80 R customised for winding and cleaning of fragile tapes with no fixed heads or guides

  • 2 x Tascam BR20 stereo decks

  • ¼ inch multitrack

  • Tascam 34 / Teac 3440 4 channel multitrack 1/4"

  • Fostex Model 80 - 1/4 inch, 8 track multitrack (7" cine hub, small reels)

  • Fostex E8 - 1/4 inch, 8 track multitrack (10.5" NAB, large reels)

  • ½ inch stereo

  • Sony APR 5003 1/2" head assembly for 1/2" stereo masters

  • ½ inch multitrack

  • Teac 80-8, ½ inch, 8-track multitrack

  • Otari MX5050 ½ inch, 8-track multitrack

  • Fostex B16 ½ inch, 16-track multitrack

  • Tascam TSR8, ½ inch, 8-track multitrack

  • 1 inch multitrack

  • Tascam MS16 - 1 inch, 16-track multitrack with external dbx decoders

  • Tascam MSR24 - 1 inch, 24-track multitrack with internal dbx decoding

  • 2 inch multitrack

  • Otari MTR90 MkIII 2 inch 24-track multitrack

  • analogue cassette tape

  • compact cassette stereo / compact cassette multitrack

  • Nakamichi RX505 3 head deck

  • Nakamichi 680 3 head deck with half and normal speed options

  • Nakamichi 670 3 head deck

  • 4 x Marantz PMD 502 with balanced outputs

  • Tascam 122 Mk III 3 head deck x 7 with balanced outputs

  • 4 x Tascam 130 3 head deck

  • Tascam 133 Multi Image 3 head deck

  • Tascam 134 4 track multitrack deck with Dolby B / C

  • 2 x Tascam 234 4 track multitrack deck with dbx

  • Tascam 238 8 track multitrack deck with dbx

  • Tascam 238S 8 track multitrack deck with Dolby S

  • Teac C-3X 3 head deck with normal and double speed options

  • Teac MR-40 Cassette Data Recorder

  • noise reduction

  • Dolby A-301

  • Dolby 330 stereo Dolby B encoded / decoder

  • 2 x Dolby 361 units

  • 2 x Dolby 365 stereo Dolby A

  • Dolby 363 stereo Dolby A / Dolby SR / Telcom C4 cards

  • Nakamichi NR-200 external Dolby B and C encoder / decoder

  • Bel BC3 16 channel

  • Tascam DX-4D x 2 dbx units

  • digital formats

  • DAT

  • 3 x Fostex D5 DAT

  • 3 x Sony 7030 timecode DAT

  • Sony 7040 timecode DAT

  • Sony TCD 10 portable DAT recorder

  • Sony EVS 700 - 8mm video deck with PCM multi audio

  • Tascam DA30 MkII DAT

  • Tascam DA40 DAT

  • Tascam DA45HR High Resolution 24 bit DAT

  • Tascsam DA60 MkII Timecode DAT

  • DTRS / DA-88

  • 2 x Tascam DA78HR DTRS 8 track digital multitrack tape

  • 3 x Tascam DA98HR DTRS 8 track digital multitrack tape

  • 3 x Tascam DA88 DTRS 8 track digital multitrack tape

  • ADAT

  • Alesis ADAT XT

  • Alesis ADAT M20

  • Alesis ADAT LX20

  • MiniDisc

  • Denon DN-990R Broadcast MiniDisc Recorder

  • HHB MDP-500 Portadisc MiniDisc Recorder

  • Sony MDM-X4 4 track multitrack MiniDisc Recorder

  • Sony MZ-NH600D HiMD Minidisc Recorder

  • Tascam MD-301 MkII MiniDisc Recorder

  • Tascam MD-350 MiniDisc Recorder

  • Tascam MD 801R MiniDisc Recorder

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  • Denon DN-951FA Broadcast CD Cart Player

  • HHB CDR-850 CD recorder

  • 3 x RME Hammerfall DSP 9652

  • 3 x RME HDSP 9632 analogue and digital audio interface cards

  • RME Fireface 800 firewire interface

  • MOTU Digital Timepiece

  • MOTU 2048 Mk 1 8 channel Interface

  • MOTU 2048 Mk 3 8 channel Interface x 2

  • Midiman Digipatch 12x6

  • Benchmark Media Systems ADC1 2 channel 24bit 192 kHz A/D converter

  • Lavry Engineering AD10 2 channel A/D converter

  • Benchmark Media Systems DAC1 2 channel 24bit 192 kHz D/A converter

  • Sony PCM-701ES (PAL / SECAM based recordings)

  • patching / metering / monitoring

  • Balanced B-Type patchbays for analogue audio

  • Rane BB 44X 8 channel transformer based unbalanced <> balanced converter

  • Alice Broadcast Solutions Matchpak x 2

  • BES BNC / Musa Patchbay for S/PDIF Digital Audio

  • DK Audio MSD 200 analogue / AES audio meter, vectorscope, spectrum analyser

  • RTW 1206D

  • RME DIGICheck metering software

  • Tektronix 760A Stereo Audio Monitor

  • Tektronic 764 Digital Audio Monitor

  • Adcom GF-545 power amp

  • Quad 405II power amp

  • Quested VS2205 active studio monitors

  • Genelec 8020B active studio monitors

  • AR 18S passive loudspeakers

  • test / service tools

  • Nakamichi T-100 Audio Analyser

  • Leader LFM-3610 Wow / Flutter meter

  • Philips PM3055 Dual Trace 50MHz Oscilloscope

  • Lindos LA101 Audio Oscillator / LA102 Audio Measuring Set

  • Information Terminals M-300 cassette gauge

  • Tentelometer tape tension gauges

  • Various Spring Gauges

  • MRL 1/4 test tapes

  • Teac / Nakamichi / Abex cassette test tapes

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