SPECS BROS. Videotape Rejuvenation & Restoration: Services

Services

ARCHIVAL REJUVENATION

LIBRARY CLEANING & INSPECTION
Cost-effective cleaning and inspection of your collection reduces dropout and head clogs during duplication, conditions the tape for storage and identifies tapes suffering from damage or decay.
MASTER REJUVENATION
Employing a variety of proven techniques, we restore aging or decayed tapes that "just won't play."
INCUBATION
Controlled thermal treatment for binder hydrolysis ("sticky shed")
RESIZING/RETENSIONING/CREASE REMOVAL
Eliminate or reduce stretching and deformation that interferes with proper signal retrieval and tracking.
HUB AND SHELL REPAIR
We have the experience and the parts necessary to make repairs, from replacing dented reels and crushed shells to splicing broken leaders.
DUPLICATION
Transfer of obsolete or damaged tapes to modern analog and digital formats.
OXIDE READHESION
By reactivating chemical bonds between the recording layer and the tape base we halt oxide flaking and the loss of large sections of recorded material.

DISASTER RECOVERY

CHEMICAL DECONTAMINATION
Coffee. Glue. Construction rubble. Sewage. No matter what the contaminant, we apply the proper restoration techniques and return tapes to playable condition.
FIRE RESTORATION
We effectively counter the various problems associated with exposure to fire and smoke utilizing processes that dry, decontaminate and repair tapes. After treatment, tapes will look (and play) as good as new!
FLOOD RECLAMATION
When a disaster involves water, from light sprinkling to full submersion, our decontamination and dehumidification techniques allow us to salvage tapes you thought were lost.

CONSULTING SERVICES

ARCHIVAL MANAGEMENT
From evaluating current storage environments to selecting new formats for remastering, SPECS BROS. finds practical, cost effective solutions tailored to your needs.
DISASTER PLANNING
We help you minimize risk and prepare a plan of action to implement if disaster strikes.
ON-SITE EVALUATIONS
During disaster planning we minimize your risk factors. During disaster recovery we prevent coincidental damage and maximize your chances of a full recovery.
RECOVERY COST ESTIMATES
In any situation, we provide options the "insurer" and the "insured" can live with.
EXPERT TESTIMONY
We stand up in court! We bring laboratory testing, chemical analysis and extensive practical experience to the table.

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