EIAJ Helical Scan Video Tape Reel
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EIAJ-1 is a standard B&W ½-inch wide open reel video tape format that was introduced in 1969 with industry consensus between Sony, Panasonic, and others. This was the first ½-inch video format to conform to a standard and tapes are interchangeable between recording and playback equipment made by different manufacturers.
EIAJ-2 added color to the standard in 1974 (however color was not widely used). EIAJ (Electronics Industries Association of Japan) tape transports at a speed of 7.5ips. EIAJ and most 1/2-inch tape formats have the audio track along the top edge of the tape (away from the machine) and control track along the bottom edge (close to machine). Operational color playback equipment is limited.
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PRICES:
TRANSFER EIAJ helical scan video tape reel (NTSC) to mp4 file: $75 (5" diameter, 30 minute), $125 (7", 60 m inute) tape.
USB FLASH DRIVE (Thumb drive) for file(s): $10 each (16Gb max).
DOWNLOAD files: $10 per order (25Gb max).
DVD (DVDs are becoming obsolete): $20 each (2 hours max).
Preview 1-minute download: $30 ($15 credited towards full transfer).
Transfer price included baking when required.
Splices; $2/splice. Mold cleanining: $15.
*Unclaimed material will be discarded after 1 year.
h264.mp4 is a very common and well supported file format; files on a USB flash drive will play in Windows and MAC computers and will plug & play in many modern TVs. Other file formats available by request (avi, mov, etc).
EIAJ continued: This format was popular in schools and universities and portable equipment was used for Electronic News Gathering (ENG). EIAJ has approx. 300 lines of resolution. Operational playback equipment is limited and tapes are often unplayable but can usually be recovered.The EIAJ format utilizes existing ½-inch open reel tapes that typically play for 30-minutes (5-inch diameter) or 60-minutes (7-inch diameter). European B&W CCIR machines have a tape speed of 16.32cm/s (6.426ips) which is 85.7% of NTSC.
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EIAJ CARTRIDGE (Omnivision)
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EIAJ Video Tape Cartridge (Omnivision) was developed by Panasonic in 1969 and conforms to the 1969 EIAJ ½-inch video standard. The cartridge is self-threading, is convenient for the operator, and was used in educational and professional settings. Each cartridge contains a single spool of ½-inch wide video tape and normally plays for 30 minutes, Many EIAJ cartridges recorded after 1974 have color video. Tapes have Panasonic NV-P530 or Hitachi brand names. EIAJ cartridge machines include Panasonic/ National NV-5110, NV-5125 (color), and NV-5130A. Operational playback machines are rare.
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Pricing:
Transfer EIAJ CARTRIDGE (Omnivision) video tape to file: $85 each.
USB FLASH DRIVE (Thumb drive) for file(s): $10 each (16Gb max).
DOWNLOAD files: $10 per order (25Gb max).
DVD (DVDs are becoming obsolete): $20 each (2 hours max).
Preview 1-minute download: $30 ($15 credited towards full transfer).
Transfer price included baking when required.
Splices; $2/splice. Mold cleanining: $15.
*Unclaimed material will be discarded after 1 year.
Omnivision EIAJ Cartridge cont: Vintage video reels usually require cleaning and baking and it is included in the cost. The price is the same regardless of 1/2-inch wide open reel format; this same 1/2-inch video tape was used for many different video formats including CV (Skip Field), NV (National Video), Shibaden, Helical Scan, and EIAJ. Note that this early video technology and usually contains sync, start/stop disturbances, and dropouts.
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CV, SKIP FIELD video tape transfer
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CV (Consumer Video), "Skip Field", was introduced by Sony in 1965 and is a proprietary ½-inch wide B&W open reel video tape format that pre-dates 1969 EIA standards. CV is a helical scan skip-field video format and has approx. 200 lines of resolution. ½-inch open reel tapes are typically 30 minute (5-inch diameter) or 60 minute (7-inch diameter) and were manufactured by many companies. CV tape speed is 19.05cm/s (7.5ips). Operational playback equipment is limited and tapes are often unplayable but can usually be recovered.
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PRICES:TRANSFER CV SKIP FIELD video tape reel (NTSC) to mp4 file: $75 (5" diameter, 30 minute), $125 (7", 60 m inute) tape.
USB FLASH DRIVE (Thumb drive) for file(s): $10 each (16Gb max).
DOWNLOAD files: $10 per order (25Gb max).
DVD (DVDs are becoming obsolete): $20 each (2 hours max).
Preview 1-minute download: $30 ($15 credited towards full transfer).
Transfer price included baking when required.
Splices; $2/splice. Mold cleanining: $15.
*Unclaimed material will be discarded after 1 year.
h264.mp4 is a very common and well supported file format; files on a USB flash drive will play in Windows and MAC computers and will plug & play in many modern TVs. Other file formats available by request (avi, mov, etc).
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Panasonic, Concord "NV" Video Tape format
CONCORD, Panasonic 'NV' video tape reel transfer to file: $65 (5-inch, 30 minute), $110 (7-inch, 60 minute). Complete pricing below.
Panasonic “NV”/ Concord is a proprietary ½-inch wide B&W open reel helical scan video tape format introduced by Panasonic in 1965 and pre-dates 1969 EIA standards. National Video (NV) was a brand name of the Matsushita company before changing to the more recognized Panasonic name in 1988. Panasonic manufactured customized machines for Concord. The NV format uses standard 1/2-inch open reel video tape that plays for 40 minutes. The tape transports at a speed is 30.48cm/s (12ips). Machines include Panasonic NV-8100 and Concord VTR-620 and VTR-1120. Operational playback equipment is rare.
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Pricing:
Panasonic, Concord "NV" (NTSC) format to file: $75 (5" diameter, 30 minute), $125 (7", 60 m inute) tape.
USB FLASH DRIVE (Thumb drive) for file(s): $10 each (16Gb max).
DOWNLOAD files: $10 per order (25Gb max).
DVD (DVDs are becoming obsolete): $20 each (2 hours max).
Preview 1-minute download: $30 ($15 credited towards full transfer).
Transfer price included baking when required.
Splices; $2/splice. Mold cleanining: $15.
*Unclaimed material will be discarded after 1 year.
h264.mp4 is a very common and well supported file format; files on a USB flash drive will play in Windows and MAC computers and will plug & play in many modern TVs. Other file formats available by request (avi, mov, etc).
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SHIBADEN video tape reel
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Shibaden video tape format was introduced by Shiba Electric and Denshi (Japan) in 1967 and is a proprietary ½-inch wide B&W open reel video tape format that pre-dates the 1969 EIA standard. Shibaden is a helical scan skip field format and is not compatible with other skip field formats. Shibaden has approx. 300 lines of resolution. Equipment was marketed under the names of Shibaden, Apeco Teletape, Bell & Howell, and a similar format by Bang & Olfson (Denmark). It uses standard 1/2" inch wide video tape and transports at a speed of 19.05cm/s (7.5ips). Operational playback equipment is rare.
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PRICES:TRANSFER EIAJ helical scan video tape reel (NTSC) to mp4 file: $75 (5" diameter, 30 minute), $125 (7", 60 minute) tape.
CCIR (PAL) European format video transfer to file: add $10 per tape.
USB FLASH DRIVE (Thumb drive) for file(s): $10 each (16Gb max).
DOWNLOAD files: $10 per order (25Gb max).
DVD (DVDs are becoming obsolete): $20 each (2 hours max).
Preview 1-minute download: $30 ($15 credited towards full transfer).
Transfer price included baking when required.
Splices; $2/splice. Mold cleanining: $15.
*Unclaimed material will be discarded after 1 year.
h264.mp4 is a very common and well supported file format; files on a USB flash drive will play in Windows and MAC computers and will plug & play in many modern TVs. Other file formats available by request (avi, mov, etc).
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Sony Pilot Tone AV-5000A
Sony AV-5000A Pilot Tone is a standard EIAJ B&W and proprietary non-standard pilot tone Color video format released by Sony in 1968. This color format is not compatible with its AV-5000 predicessor or any other format. This pilot tone format uses standard 1/2" video tape and the video output conforms to standard B&W EIA and NTSC color TV signal requirements. B&W tapes are interchangeable between other EIAJ videocorders but require the correct machine to reproduce color. Operational equipment is rare.
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PRICES:
TRANSFER EIAJ helical scan video tape reel (NTSC) to mp4 file: $75 (5" diameter, 30 minute), $125 (7", 60 m inute) tape.
USB FLASH DRIVE (Thumb drive) for file(s): $10 each (16Gb max).
DOWNLOAD files: $10 per order (25Gb max).
DVD (DVDs are obsolete): $20 each (2 hours max).
Preview 1-minute download: $30 ($15 credited towards full transfer).
Transfer price included baking when required.
Splices; $2/splice. Mold cleanining: $15.
*Unclaimed material will be discarded after 1 year.
h264.mp4 is a very common and well supported file format; files on a USB flash drive will play in Windows and MAC computers and will plug & play in many modern TVs. Other file formats available by request (avi, mov, etc).
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CVC Technicolor cassette tape
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CVC (Compact Video Cassette) Funai Technicolor Cassette was developed by a joint venture between Funai and Technicolor in 1980 and is a portable color video tape format. The small size of CVC and ease of operation was intended to compete with 8mm movie film; the cassette is similar in size to a standard audio cassette. Tapes are labeled V30, V45, and V60 and are 30, 45, 60 minutes respectively.
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Prices:
CVC Technicolor, Funai, Muntz video tape cassette to file: $150 (
short tapes 10 minutes or less are $65+ $8/minute).
USB FLASH DRIVE (Thumb drive) for file(s): $10 each (16Gb max).
DOWNLOAD file: $10 per order (25Gb max).
DVD (DVDs are becoming obsolete): $20 each (2 hours max).
Preview 1-minute download: $30 ($15 credited towards full transfer).
Transfer price included baking when required.
Splices; $2/splice. Mold cleanining: $15.
*Unclaimed material will be discarded after 1 year.
h264.mp4 is a very common and well supported file format; files on a USB flash drive will play in Windows and MAC computers and will plug & play in many modern TVs. Other file formats available by request (avi, mov, etc).
CVC Technicolor, Muntz, Funai cont:
CVC equipment can support NTSC or PAL. CVC was sold with several brand names including Technicolor (model 212 most common), Funai, Cannon, Chinon, Grundig, Saba, Quelle, and Uher. NTSC CVC tape transports at a speed of 3.21cm/sec (1.26ips), and has a video resolution of 240 lines. CVC tape is 6.5mm wide and cassettes measure 10.5 x 6.6 x 1.3 cm (4.12 x 2.635 x 0.5-inches). The format was in decline by 1983 and operational playback equipment is rare.
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Vcord-I, Vcord-II Video tape Cassette
Vcord-I and Vcord II video cassette to file
V-Cord I is a proprietary video cassette format released jointly by Sanyo and Toshiba in 1974 to compete with open reel video formats. The tan colored VT-20C cassettes play for 20 minutes at normal speed and 60 minutes at Slow speed in a VTC-7100 machine. V-Cord I machines include the Sanyo VTC-7100 (15lb, portable).
V-Cord II was released by Sanyo in 1976 and added color, increased recording time, has two recording speeds, freeze frame, and slow motion. V-Cord II black colored V-60 and V-120 cassettes play for 60 and 120 minutes respectively at LP speed and half as much time at the STD (standard) speed.
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PRICES:
VCORD I and VCORD II (NTSC only) cassette transfer to video file: $150 (short tapes <10 minutes $65+$8 per minute)
FLASH DRIVE (Thumb drive) for file(s): $10 each (16Gb max).
DOWNLOAD files: $10 per order (25Gb max).
DVD (DVDs are becoming obsolete): $20 each (2 hours max).
Preview 1-minute download: $30 ($15 credited towards full transfer).
Transfer price included baking when required.
Splices; $2/splice. Mold cleanining: $15.
*Unclaimed material will be discarded after 1 year.
h264.mp4 is a very common and well supported file format; files on a USB flash drive will play in Windows and MAC computers and will plug & play in many modern TVs. Other file formats available by request (avi, mov, etc).
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The machine is portable and cassettes contain the tape source and take-up reels which simplifies tape loading and operator convenience. V-Cord I is a composite B&W format using the skip field technique and has approx. 250 lines of resolution. The tape is 1/2-inch wide and cassettes measure 4-5/16 x 6-3/16 x 1-inch. Tape transports at a Standard speed of 5.82ips and Slow speed of 1.45ips in a VTC7100 machine.
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Operational playback machines are rare, the rubber brake inside the cartridges turns to goo, and leader and tail splices often fail often. 1976, Sanyo released new VcordII format which is not compatible with the earlier Vcord-I format. Vcord-II records in Composit Black & White and Color, it uses tapes V-60 and V-120 video cassettes (black color). The Sanyo V-CORD-II video cassette has small twin reels with thin ½-inch wide video tape. The thin tape used in Sanyo V-Cord II (black case) tapes may have serious damage if used in Vcord-I machine VTC-7100. The Sanyo Vcord format is Extinct.
Typical machines are Sanyo VTC-7300, VTC-8000, VTC-8200 and Toshiba in Canada KV-4000, KV-4100, and KV-4200.
V-Cord II format has a STD tape speed of 2.91ips and an LP speed of 1.45ips. V-Cord II machines include Sanyo VTC-7300, VTC-8000, and VTC-8200 (1976). And Toshiba (in Canada) KV-4000, -4100, VTC-4200.
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Testimonials
Greentree, you have provided some of the best customer service I ever experienced with an online company.
Kudo to you! Marsha
We received the thumb drives with the mp4 files. I can't tell you how much your efforts are appreciated. So many memories in these [EIAJ video tape reels] videos...and many of the actors have since passed on. We are sending another tape and looking forward to seeing it as well. Dave , Illinois IL 61241
Thank you for doing such a masterful job on the digitization of the old (but precious) CV reel-to reel video tape. I was amazed at there being no wipe lines and the audio came through nicely, too.Your machine and your skill brought this old footage to the finish line perfectly. Thanks so much! Tom, MO Missouri
[Re. CVC Technicolor to mp4 files on flash drive] Thanks Greentree, the videos lookgreat and it has been a pleasure working with you.
Carlos Austin Texas 78752
Thanks again for the nice video transfer [5" EIAJ video reel to h264.mp4 file DOwnload] and your customer service is great!
Cheers, Kevin from British Columbia, Canada
Thank you. I downloaded the file [for the 7" video reel] and you did a really nice job. Thanks again, Robert, CT 06850
OMG I would hug you if I could, you can't imagine what [PAL CVC tapes to mp4 files on flash drive] this means to me and my family... My Dad and Aunt are on these tapes and sadly are not with us any more. You brought tears to my eyes, you did such a great job with these tapes that Mom hand carried from Spain.
Sara TX Texas 78078
The video USB thumbdrive and V-Cord [V-120] tapes arrived safely... all is good and am very happy with your service... Will keep you in mind if transfer services are needed again... John, New York, New York NY 10036
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