We can bake (when necessary) and transfer low band and high band Umatic, video tapes, also known as 3/4 inch video tape. We can work only with NTSC tapes. We work with video only and cannot transfer PCM1630 digital audio tapes at this time but we hope to be able to do that soon.
The Umatic videocassette tape format developed by Sony in the late 1960s. They were one of the first formats to contain the videotape inside a cassette, rather than on open reels, making them more convenient for both professional and industrial use. Introduced in 1971, Umatic tapes were widely used in television production, education, advertising, and corporate training until the 1980s. The format used a ¾-inch magnetic tape housed in a plastic shell, which made it more durable and portable than previous formats. While initially popular, Umatic was eventually supplanted by more advanced formats like Betacam and VHS, particularly due to advancements in video quality, longer recording times, and reduced costs. Despite this, Umatic tapes were crucial in the evolution of video technology.