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Turn your tape archive into searchable, usable content

Videotape and data tape migration for media libraries with thousands of tapes

We migrate tapes in your building, index them with on-premises AI and store the files on Meta8, ready to license and redistribute.

Free Archive Assessment Get to know the FlyPack
Choose your path I have videotapes I have data tapes
From tape shelf to revenue Content locked on videotape, data tape and hard drives flows through four stages: Migrate, Index, Secure and Monetize. Videotape Data Tape Hard Drive 1 Migrate Off the shelf into verified,checksummed files 2 Index On-premises AI makes everyframe searchable 3 Secure Store on premisesand off site 4 Monetize Broadcast, social, weband licensing Revenue

Your archive still has value. It's just stuck on tape.

The shelves cost money every month, the videotape ages, and the data tape library holds content nobody can name. Once indexed, the same media can be licensed for FAST channels, micro-dramas, compilations, social, web, AI training and more.

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Somewhere in your building, there's a treasure chest. Decades of news, sports and shows that at one time your audiences loved, or nobody's seen in years. The catch? It's stuck on shelves of videotape and LTO. Today, the machines that can still play these formats are getting hard to find, and those tapes aren't getting any younger.

That's where Meta Martis comes in. We bring an entire video migration facility right to you. Meet the FlyPack. Digitizing, AI indexing, storage management, packaging, all on wheels. It all works right inside your building, including the AI, so your content never leaves. And the FlyPack is a rental. It lives right in your facility and runs 24/7, staffed by our operators, or we can even train your crew.

I'm Ellen, and you're about to learn how to prep and migrate tapes. But first, who can tell me what this is? No tape machines? We can usually bring those in, too.

We start by sizing up what you've got and what it may be worth. We inspect and prep every tape, and then, with one press, the magic starts. Each FlyPack turns 5,000 hours of videotape into usable content every month, and even faster with LTO.

But you'll have more than just dumb files. Amplify monitors every second and extracts every word, face, logo and bit of on-screen text, and it integrates with the media tools you already use.

Use Meta8, our private cloud archive, to keep your media safe from hackers and ransomware. And if you need a file, you can start downloading it from Meta8 within 60 seconds with no download or additional fees. Our orchestration software runs every step and tracks every file, so nothing is lost.

Then we get it all ready to earn. We clear out the music you don't have rights to and reformat your 4:3 and widescreen shows for any screen and in nearly any language. Say hello to new revenue from licensing, FAST channels, streaming, social and even brand new shows. And all those shelves of tapes? Gone.

Turn your old video and LTO into new revenue. Learn more about the FlyPack and request a free Archive Assessment at metamartis.com.

One system for nearly any video format

How it works

Meta Martis runs migration, on-premises AI indexing, protected storage, packaging and delivery as one project, with every file traced from the shelf to its delivered package. Switch to the technical view for the details.

Choose your path
Videotape path: eight VTRs controlled by one FlyPack, then Amplify Seiri, Meta8 OnPrem local storage and Meta8 Private Cloud protection, packaged for broadcast, social, web and episodic use INPUT: VIDEOTAPE VTR 1 VTR 2 VTR 3 VTR 4 VTR 5 VTR 6 VTR 7 VTR 8 Formats set by deck selection FlyPack 8 VTRs, capture, QC Amplify Seiri On premises: faces,speech, OCR, logos Meta8 OnPrem Local, on premises Meta8 Private Cloud Secure data centeror cloud copy Package and deliver Orchestration Broadcast Social Web Episodic Ready to search, reuse and license
Media and data movementControl and orchestration
Step 1

Legacy videotape in

Betacam, Betacam SP, Digital Betacam, DVCPRO, HDCAM and other broadcast formats, in whatever condition and quantity you hold. We start from your inventory: volumes, formats, condition, locations and priorities.

Technical: inventory import from your catalog or MAM, format census by deck requirement, condition sampling, prep and cleaning plan, batch and shelf-order planning.
We deliver an assessment and migration plan, and you approve the inventory and priority list before anything moves.
Step 2

FlyPack plays eight VTRs at once

One FlyPack, installed in your building, drives eight decks at once. The decks fitted to it set the formats it captures. Up to 5,000 tape hours a month move from shelf to file without leaving your custody.

Technical: 8 concurrent SDI captures through dedicated analysis engines, automated signal correction, real-time QC, checksums, essence plus proxy, naming and provenance written at capture. Data tape migration can run alongside it, coordinated under one project plan.
Every tape must pass QC, and you get verified files with their capture metadata.
Step 3

Indexed on your premises with Amplify Seiri

Every captured hour is indexed as it lands. Faces and people, speech and transcripts, on-screen text, logos and brands, objects and scenes, and custom metadata for your catalog.

Technical: Amplify Seiri engines on a GPU server sited with your storage. Each file is indexed once, and the metadata is written back to your MAM (Dalet and others) and exposed through API. Engine mix and duty cycle are sized to the FlyPack's throughput.
You get persistent, searchable metadata and a report on how much of the library is indexed.
Step 4

Stored on Meta8 OnPrem and Meta8 Private Cloud

Files land on Meta8 OnPrem storage in your facility, in non-proprietary formats you can read. A second, protected copy goes to Meta8 Private Cloud, with Meta8 Plus as the air-gapped option. Access any file in 60 seconds, with no egress fees when you need it back.

Technical: Meta8 OnPrem powered-down disk archive on premises; Meta8 Private Cloud copy in Equinix or secure colocation, Meta8 Plus offline air-gapped copy option, integrity verification, monitored replication, documented backup and restore paths; full transfer time depends on file size and bandwidth.
Each copy is set up for your project and passes an integrity and restore test.
Step 5

Orchestrated, packaged and delivered

Orchestration tracks every file through migration, indexing, storage and delivery. Indexed content is packaged with rights and technical metadata into outputs for broadcast, social, web, episodic and other downstream uses.

Technical: Workflow orchestration and monitoring, transcode and packaging profiles per destination, metadata mapping and export, exception handling, delivery to your distribution partners and platforms.
Each package is checked until its destination accepts it.
Step 6

A library you can search, reuse and license

Shelves of tape become a protected library your teams can search and reuse, packaged for the partners who license it.

Technical: search across metadata, compliance support, reuse workflows, API access for your platforms, governed access and recovery.
Next step: Free Archive Assessment
Data tape path: cartridges are extracted under orchestration, indexed by Amplify Seiri, stored on Meta8 OnPrem with a Meta8 Private Cloud protected copy, and packaged for broadcast, social, web and episodic use INPUT: DATA TAPE Most generations and libraries Contents often unknown Extraction and migration Bulk read, verify,normalize Amplify Seiri On premises: faces,speech, OCR, logos Meta8 OnPrem Local, on premises Meta8 Private Cloud Secure data centeror cloud copy Package and deliver Orchestration Broadcast Social Web Episodic Ready to search, reuse and license
Media and data movementControl and orchestration
Step 1

Data tapes in

Data tapes of every kind: LTO, ODA, T10K, Jaguar and other legacy formats, across generations and libraries, often with contents known only by a label or a database that no longer matches. We start by establishing what is actually on the tapes and what it is worth migrating first.

Technical: support depends on format and generation, readable media, working drives, archive software, catalogs and encryption keys. Library and catalog export, tape generation census, read-test sampling, restore-path check against the existing DIVA, CloudFirst or other stack, priority and exception lists.
We deliver an assessment and migration plan, and you approve the priority list before anything moves.
Step 2

Bulk extraction, vendor-neutral

Content is read from the cartridges in bulk, verified and normalized into files you can use, without tying the outcome to any one library vendor. Where a videotape migration runs at the same time, both streams are coordinated under one project plan.

Technical: extraction through your existing library and archive management stack or ours, checksum verification against source, normalization, naming, metadata mapping, provenance, exception handling for unreadable media.
Every cartridge must pass verification, and you get verified files with their source metadata.
Step 3

Indexed on your premises with Amplify Seiri

Extracted content is indexed as it lands. Faces and people, speech and transcripts, on-screen text, logos and brands, objects and scenes, and custom metadata for your catalog. Nothing leaves your premises to become searchable.

Technical: Amplify Seiri engines on a GPU server sited with your storage. Each file is indexed once, and the metadata is written back to your MAM (Dalet and others) and exposed through API.
You get persistent, searchable metadata and a report on how much of the library is indexed.
Step 4

Stored on Meta8 OnPrem and Meta8 Private Cloud

Files land on Meta8 OnPrem storage in your facility, in non-proprietary formats you can read. A second, protected copy goes to Meta8 Private Cloud, with Meta8 Plus as the air-gapped option. Access any file in 60 seconds, with no egress fees when you need it back.

Technical: Meta8 OnPrem powered-down disk archive on premises; Meta8 Private Cloud copy in Equinix or secure colocation, Meta8 Plus offline air-gapped copy option, integrity verification, monitored replication, documented restore paths; full transfer time depends on file size and bandwidth.
Each copy is set up for your project and passes an integrity and restore test.
Step 5

Orchestrated, packaged and delivered

Orchestration tracks every file through extraction, indexing, storage and delivery. Indexed content is packaged with rights and technical metadata into outputs for broadcast, social, web, episodic and other downstream uses.

Technical: Workflow orchestration and monitoring, transcode and packaging profiles per destination, metadata mapping and export, exception handling, delivery to your distribution partners and platforms.
Each package is checked until its destination accepts it.
Step 6

Unknown cartridges become a known asset

A library you could only describe by label becomes a protected collection your teams can search and reuse, packaged for the partners who license it.

Technical: search across metadata, compliance support, reuse workflows, API access for your platforms, governed access and recovery.
Next step: Free Archive Assessment

What you can do with it

Search

Find any scene, face, phrase, logo or object in seconds across the whole library.

Amplify Seiri metadata in your media asset management system (MAM)

Compliance

Run brand safety, localization and regional compliance checks in minutes.

Persistent metadata, API access

Licensing

License indexed content directly for re-broadcast, documentaries, advertising and AI training, or sell it through marketplaces and distribution partners.

Packaging and delivery

Repurpose

Clip previously unreachable library content for social videos, highlight packages, compilations, promotional campaigns and licensable footage.

Packaging and orchestration

Recovery

Begin restoring from a protected copy in 60 seconds, with an offline copy no ransomware can reach.

Meta8 Private Cloud, Meta8 Plus air gap

Governance

Know where every file and every piece of metadata lives, who can reach it and how it comes back.

On-premises deployment, monitoring

What one FlyPack delivers

Scale and control

As operated today, with AI indexing.

8VTRs controlled by one FlyPackFormats set by the decks fitted
5,000tape hours migrated per month, per FlyPack8 channels, around the clock
Metadata coverage
Speech and transcriptFaces and peopleLogos and brandsOCR and on-screen textObjects and scenesSummarizationContent classificationCustom metadata

Your media stays under your control

3-2-1 with separation

Migration and indexing run in your building, so your tapes never leave it.

Copy 1 · Yours

FlyPack, Amplify Seiri and Meta8 OnPrem in your facility

Indexing runs on a GPU server beside your storage, and files land on Meta8 OnPrem storage you own.

Copy 2 · Off site

Meta8 Private Cloud

A second copy in Equinix or secure colocation, in non-proprietary formats.

Copy 3 · Offline

Air-gapped protection

Meta8 Plus: a secondary, air-gapped copy of the whole archive that can't be touched by hackers or ransomware, with documented restore paths.

Who this is for

Use cases

For large professional archives that hold valuable content nobody can easily reach.

BroadcastersNews and program libraries on Betacam and data tape, wanted for reuse, licensing and digital channels. StudiosEpisodic and feature material with rights value, held on tape formats going out of support. SportsDecades of match and event footage with clip and highlight demand across platforms. Government and public archivesCollections with preservation mandates, access obligations and limited operating budgets. EnterpriseCorporate, brand and training libraries where discovery and governance matter more than distribution.

The systems behind it

FlyPack and Meta8
The FlyPack migration system: a rolling rack with two monitors, control deck, servers and eight analysis engines
Migration + AI indexing included

FlyPack Video Migration System

One 8-channel FlyPack migrates up to 5,000 videotape hours per month on premises, with Amplify Seiri AI indexing included. You rent the system for a fixed term. We install it in your facility. We can provide migration staff or train your team to run it. The base package is the FlyPack and Amplify Seiri indexing at one monthly price; VTRs, tape cleaning and operators can be added.

  • 8-channel FlyPack, SD, HD and more
  • Signal analysis and correction
  • Amplify Seiri AI indexing: speech, faces, logos, OCR, scenes, entities, classification
  • Delivered to your MAM, DAM or cloud
  • We assess, install and train; your team or ours operates it
Where it lands

Meta8 Private Cloud

Archive storage that costs less per terabyte than an LTO library. Migrated content lands here directly from the FlyPack, in a non-proprietary format you can read from any Mac or PC.

  • Start downloading any file within 60 seconds
  • No egress fees
  • Meta8 Plus: a secondary, air-gapped copy of the whole archive that can't be touched by hackers or ransomware
  • Non-proprietary format, readable without our software
  • Equinix or secure colocation
  • Grows in step with the migration, from a 2 PB minimum
  • Predictable fees: one price per PB per month for the whole term

More about Meta8

Technology partners

Questions

Before you start

The assessment covers the details for your library.

Do our tapes have to leave the building?

No. The FlyPack is installed in your facility, AI indexing runs on a server beside your storage, and the files land on Meta8 OnPrem storage you own.

Which formats can you migrate?

Broadcast videotape such as Betacam and Digital Betacam, HDCAM and HDCAM SR, IMX, DVCPRO, DVCAM, U-matic and 1-inch, plus data tape: LTO, ODA, T10K, Jaguar and other legacy formats. The decks fitted to the FlyPack set the formats for your project.

How fast is a migration?

One 8-channel FlyPack migrates up to 5,000 videotape hours per month on premises, including AI indexing.

What does the AI indexing find?

Speech and transcripts, faces and people, on-screen text, logos and brands, objects and scenes, and custom metadata. The results go to your MAM or DAM and are available through an API.

Who owns the content, and can we take it back?

You do. Files are stored in non-proprietary formats you can read without our software, with no egress fees, and Meta Martis never sells customer content.

What do we get from the Free Archive Assessment?

A preliminary migration approach, storage options, key risks and next steps for your library. There are no published prices: each project is scoped through the assessment.

Free Archive Assessment

Discover what's in your archive and what it could become.

You'll get a preliminary migration approach, storage options, key risks and next steps.

Your archive
Areas of interest
Your contact details

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