SAMMA: Scalable Videotape Migration Platform
By GrayMeta
The window for reliable videotape digitization is closing. Tapes degrade, playback decks fail, and spare parts grow scarcer each year. SAMMA, GrayMeta's Emmy Award-winning System for Automated Migration of Media Assets, transforms what was once a painstaking manual process into a controlled, repeatable workflow accessible to archivists, librarians, and operators alike.
Key Solutions:
• Scalable configurations with one, two, four, or eight channels that can be combined to match any digitization budget or timeline
• Broad format support covering Betacam, DigiBeta, DVCAM, U-matic, 1-inch, and 2-inch open-reel formats in a single platform
• Continuous quality monitoring with real-time alerts when signal thresholds fall below your defined standards, preventing subpar captures before they happen
• Broadcast-grade precision through integration with InSync Technology's AE2020 HD Analysis Engine, delivering signal conditioning, synchronization, and enhancement that meet the highest preservation and production standards.
Reuters chose SAMMA to digitize thousands of hours of historical news footage, to add to Screenocean's library of over 1.5 million licensable clips.
CBS News and Stations Archive captured a 2026 NAB Project of the Year Award for their 88-channel automated SAMMA system powering their internal use and clip sales. That's the SAMMA promise: preservation that pays dividends.
