Services

Audiovisual Digitisation

Digitising video, sound and film collections

Collection Management - SmartARC

Enabling discovery, use, and reuse of your digitised collections

Content Modernisation

Improving content through digital restoration, conversion, and enrichment

Data Migration

Saving files from obsolete drives, discs, and digital carriers

Digital Preservation

Keeping digital files organised, authentic, and ready for the future

Work With

Broadcast & Production

Technical workflows for ingest, archive, restoration, and re delivery

Education

Support teaching and research with accessible, well-described collections

GLAM Sector

Digitise, preserve, manage, and provide access to cultural collections

Government and Corporate

Secure, compliant services for records, risk, and long-term access

Sport

Preserve, manage, and activate sporting archives for reuse and rights

Small Archives & Organisations

Right-sized services for smaller collections, budgets, and teams

Solutions

Access and Preservation

Keep content secure, organised, and ready to use

Artwork Collections

Preserve creative works with care and precision

Broadcast and Mass Digitisation Solutions

Scale workflows for speed, consistency, and quality

Degraded and Damaged Media

Stabilise at risk media and recover content

Film

Scan, restore, and deliver film for production and reuse

Handling Sensitive Collections

Protect privacy, cultural protocols, security, and access control

Mixed Media Collections

One workflow across formats, carriers, and metadata

About

About DAMsmart

Who we are, what we do, and why it matters

Our Facilities

Secure sites, specialist rooms, and scalable capacity

Blog

Stay connected for relevant insights on AV preservation.

Content Modernisation

Format migration &
standards conversion

Keep your files accessible, compatible, and future-
ready

Digital files don’t stay accessible forever. Codecs become obsolete, standards evolve, and once-common formats can quickly become barriers to use. DAMsmart’s format migration and standards conversion services ensure your media stays accessible, compatible, and ready for today’s workflows.

Whether you’re maintaining a large archive or preparing content for broadcast, education, or public access, we ensure your files can be opened, played, and integrated seamlessly across modern systems and platforms.

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Our migration and conversion services include:

Legacy format migration

Move outdated or proprietary file types into open, sustainable formats for long-term access.

Codec and wrapper conversion

Convert to industry-standard file types such as ProRes, FFV1, or H.264 without compromising quality.

Broadcast and archival standards compliance

Deliver files that meet the specifications required for broadcast, preservation, or online delivery.

Deinterlacing and standards conversion

Deinterlacing and standards conversion – Convert interlaced NTSC, PAL, or SECAM video into modern progressive formats for improved quality and compatibility.

The DAMsmart approach

We apply industry best practice and enterprise-grade software to every migration project, verifying integrity and ensuring accurate conversion. Each stage is managed and checked to guarantee that your content retains its authenticity, fidelity, and usability.

Let’s work together to make your stories of the past, part of the future.

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