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WHITE PAPER: Dangers of Inadequate
​Restoration During Digitization

Magnetic tape ages over time and is very subject to a variety of factors in the environment.  If these factors are not properly addressed before attempting to play a tape to digitize it, content recorded on the tape can be compromised and serious damage can occur to the tape.  Some of this damage can be sufficient that the content on the tape cannot be recovered and is permanently lost.

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The round object in the center of the magnified picture is a spec of dirt that was not removed before digitization. The lines are digital recording tracks. The white area around the spec of dirt is lost signal.
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Larger debris can scratch tape during playback attempts causing removal of lines of recording.
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Failure to identify hydrolysis decay left residue on a tape guide during playback attempt...
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...commonly resulting in scored or deformed tape.
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Serious hydrolysis decay can abrade the recording surface off of tape...
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... or jam and mangle a tape in the playback machine.
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Other decay residues can seriously contaminate playback machines blocking the signal.
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stick tape wraps together causing the tape to rip during playback...
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...or just make your tape fall apart.
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  • Home
  • About Us
    • About Us History
    • About Us Clients
    • About Us Client Comments
  • Archival Transfer
    • Archival Transfer Basics
    • Archival Transfer Getting Started
    • Archival Transfer Commercial Services
    • Archival Transfer Consumer Services
  • Disaster Recovery
    • Disaster Recovery Services
    • Disaster Recovery Emergency Response
    • Disaster Recovery Magnetic Tapes Can Survive Flood Exposure
    • Disaster Recovery Institutional Disaster Response For Magnetic Tape Materials
    • Disaster Recovery Images of Flood Damaged Tapes
  • White Papers
    • White Paper: Basic Material Identification of Legacy Tapes In An Archive
    • White Paper: Basic Inspection Techniques To Sample The Condition of Magnetic Tape
    • White Paper: Dangers of Inadequate Restoration
    • White Paper: The Benefits of Tape Cleaning
    • White Paper: Common Signs of ​Problem 3/4" and Beta Videocassettes
  • Preservation
    • Preservation Basics
    • Preservation Tape Endangerment Issues
    • Preservation Minimum Tape Handling Standards
    • Preservation Effects of Moisture On Tape
    • Preservation Effects of Temperature On Tape
    • Preservation Legacy Tape Timeline
    • Preservation Video Tape Proliferation Until 2000
    • Preservation History of Tape Obsolescence
    • Preservation Standards and Recommended Practices in Print
    • Preservation FAQs
  • Contact Us