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Greatbear Audio and Video Digitising is a UK-based company that specialises in restoring, transferin We like to talk and are happy to offer advice and support!
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At the Greatbear Audio and Video Digitising studio, we have the expertise and technology to restore and replay almost all formats of audio and video tape, enabling us to make high-quality transfers to digital files, in the format of your choice. We work with individuals, artists, archives, universities, libraries, production companies, museums and other institutions to help preserve and give acces

s to historic content in digital form. Originally called Greatbear Analogue and Digital Media, our business evolved from a love of tape-based audio and video recordings and a desire to restore, preserve and use this technology which is disappearing quickly in the 'digital revolution'. We're based in Bristol, UK, and work internationally.

11/01/2022

Happy New Year to all our , and colleagues and friends! January is the perfect month to hunker down in a humming tape digitising studio... Looking forward to a busy 2022 saving !

27/10/2021

Another really important world day! https://www.un.org/en/observances/audiovisual-heritage-day
"The World Day for Audiovisual Heritage - 27 October - is key initiative for both UNESCO and the Coordinating Council of Audiovisual Archives Associations (CCAAA) to honor audiovisual preservation professionals and institutions that safeguard our heritage for future generations.
Around the world audiovisual archives join together annually on this day to celebrate their work with events that not only highlight the vulnerability of these valuable materials, but also to celebrate the often, unheralded work of the institutions that provide protection and preservation, ensuring their availability in the future."

16/10/2021

Happy ! In AV preservation, we spend a lot of time lovingly repairing 'obsolete' machines. Lately we've been getting more and more interesting work digitising 1/2" open reel video tape, so here's Adrian fixing another Sony AV-3670's corroded trimmers! bit.ly/2XjGMNF

29/09/2021

Wajid Yaseen of Tape Letters and Modus Arts will look at the background of this exciting project and its home here at Bishopsgate Institute, followed by an

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Unit 26, The Coach House, 2 Upper York Street
Bristol
BS28QN

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https://thegreatbear.co.uk/

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Great Bear Analogue and Digital Media 1" Type A

We got the pictures to prove it....

Ampex VR 5103 1" Type A - Great Bear Analogue & Digital Media

Our new Ampex VR 5103 1" Type A video recorder works like a dream!

recycled video clips 1

Analogue video tape looks fantastic to us even when the it's not quite right! Thanks https://www.facebook.com/josephij?fref=ts for reconstructing some of the many clips we've kept over the years...

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Greatbear audio and video digitising has evolved from a love of tape based audio and video recordings and a desire to restore, preserve and use this technology which is disappearing quickly in the digital revolution and information age that we work and live in. There are a range of other businesses offering transfer and digitising services in the UK from small home based individuals to large industrial scale document transfer facilities. These tend to focus on a particular market and either don’t have the flexibility or the specialised equipment to cater for all types of transfers and customers’ needs. While perfection isn’t usually possible or always wanted, we do take pride in getting the very best from tape in both the condition and preservation of the tape itself and the sourcing, restoration and usage of the best playback machines and digitising tools. We like to talk and we recognise the value both personally and professionally of all recordings and are happy to offer advice and support. Although based in Bristol, we have worked on projects throughout the UK and Europe.