Preserving Family Memories: The Value of Tape Transfer

Physical media ages

Magnetic tape can deteriorate and suitable playback equipment is getting harder to find. Waiting until a tape becomes difficult to play can limit what can be recovered.

Digital files are easier to duplicate

A digital copy can be backed up, stored in more than one location and shared with relatives without repeatedly playing the original tape.

Professional transfer helps protect the source

Careful playback and capture are important when the original cassette may be the only copy. At Artisan Media, tapes are handled as source material to be preserved rather than simply treated as disposable media.