Broadcast Quality Conversions

Second Début digitizes videotapes in compliance with the SMPTE Technical Specification
for Interoperable Master Format (IMF), using the industry-leading AJA Kona LHe Plus video capture hardware, supporting 10bit uncompressed video in HD and SD.

TAPE FORMATS WE PLAYBACK
Broadcast Series: HDCAM SR, HDCAM, DVCPRO HD, BETACAM SP, DVCAM, DV
Consumer Series: VHS, VHS-C, miniDV, 8mm, DV8, Digital8 as well as DVD and BluRay
Audio Series: Compact Audiocassettes, Microcassettes

VIDEO SPECS WE CONVERT - DIGITAL
SD/HD SDI, 4:2:2, SMPTE-259/292/296, 8 or 10-bits

VIDEO SPECS WE CONVERT - ANALOG
NTSC Component, HD YPbPr RGB, SD YPbPr RGB, SMPTE/EBU N10

DELIVERY FILES
Master Files remain uncompressed, or at same compression rate as original tape, maintaining the highest quality relative to the original source, as per guidelines published by the international archiving community. Proxy Files of different formats can be derived from the Master.

Master Files: Uncompressed YUV 8-bit, 10-bit 4:2:2
Mezzanine Files: JPEG 2000, MXF, Apple ProRes Quicktime MOV
Proxy Files: MPEG4/H.264, MP4, Quicktime MOV, H.265 HEVC, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Vimeo