Digitize 1/2" reel-to-reel tape?

[jgonc12]

Hi all,

I've acquired some half-inch reel-to-reel tapes from a news broadcaster from the mid-2000s. I'm looking to digitize this in or around Dallas and wondering if anyone has any recommendations on places/people that do it or tips on how to. I've run into a wall on it!

[nicholasserra]

Maybe send to these guys

https://www.facebook.com/thevideolabofsouthflorida

[timtape]

Hello, this sort of format is rarely handled at least by the usual media transfer businesses you find in a small city serving domestic clients. There are businesses which transfer such formats but you would need to supply more information to a business than just that it's a 1/2" width tape. eg: track format (2 tk, 4 tk, 8 tk, 16 tk), tape speed, if noise reduction was used and if so which type. Is there any such information written on the tape boxes?

[latreche34]

It looks like has 1/2 video tape reels, But yes format type needs to be known as there were quite few reel video tape formats.

[timtape]

It wasnt clear whether these were audio or video "reel to reels". A few photos might help clarify.

Half inch open reel video tape faded away after the introduction in the 70's of cassette video formats such as Beta, VHS, Umatic etc