VIAA film tender won by VECTRACOM


VIAA has renewed its trust in VECTRACOM for the preservation of their film heritage.

The collection of films belongs heritage institutions that are acknowledged within the Cultural Heritage Act, city archives or art organizations from the performing arts sector and from the VRT, and is split between black & white and colored reels, with or without sound, and belongs to heritage institutions that are acknowledged within the Cultural Heritage Act, city archives or art organizations from the performing arts sector and from the national TV channel VRT.

The digitization operation is divided into 2 parcels: 3800 to 5000 films in 16mm/35mm, and 500 to 900 films in 8mm/Super 8/9.5mm

All files are archived in format:

  • DPX + WAV files for Archive Master files, with different resolutions depending on film formats
  • Apple ProRes 4:2:2 (HD) or MXF OP1-A AVC-Intra (HD) for Mezzanine files.

and the delivery of the films must be done using LTO.