Twenty years of HDV projects — preserved, transcoded, and presented in their original 1440×1080 anamorphic glory. Every frame, every format, every technique catalogued for the next generation of filmmakers.
Each entry in the archive has been digitally migrated from MiniDV tape, frame-accurate restored, and documented with full technical lineage. Browse by decade, camera format, or restoration technique.
A six-year longitudinal study of California's coastline communities, captured on the Canon XL H1 in full HDV 1080i. Restored frame-by-frame from the original MiniDV master tapes with TBC correction and chroma noise reduction.
View Case StudyAn anthology of urban night cinematography shot on Sony HVR-Z1U at 30p. The archive preserves the original progressive 720p cadence — now a rare format in modern workflows — alongside original camera metadata.
View Case StudyIndependent feature shot in native HDV anamorphic with a 2.39:1 squeeze, recovered from deteriorating DVCProHD transfer tapes. The restoration retained the original 1440×1080 pixel grid for pixel-accurate archival viewing.
View Case StudyTravelogue series capturing the architectural light of Portugal and Spain. Shot interlaced at 50i and archived with full pulldown cadence preserved — viewers can opt into original field-interlaced playback or progressive restoration.
View Case StudyA music video collection captured at 720p24 for a true cinematic cadence, often paired with the legendary Sony Z1U's cineframe modes. Restored with grain-aware denoising that retains the original film-emulation texture.
View Case StudyFinal-generation HDV fieldwork captured in remote highland villages, transcoded from aging HDV tapes with humidity damage. The archive includes a side-by-side comparison viewer: original capture vs. AI-assisted restoration vs. conservative manual pass.
View Case StudyEvery project in the catalogue passes through a three-stage preservation pipeline designed to honour the original capture while making footage accessible for modern workflows.
Original MiniDV, DVCProHD, and HDV cassettes are recovered on calibrated decks with time-base correction. We re-digitize at 1:1 with full metadata capture, including camera model, lens, exposure, and tape condition logs.
We preserve native cadence — interlaced fields, 1440×1080 anamorphic pixel grids, and 720p24 cineframe — alongside progressive restorations. Chroma noise, dropout, and head-switching artefacts are repaired without destroying the original character of the image.
Each project ships with a complete technical dossier: capture notes, deck serial numbers, transfer software versions, and the full restoration chain. Researchers, archivists, and the original creators can verify the provenance of every frame in the archive.
Filmed something between 2003 and 2016 on HDV? We're actively expanding the archive with new acquisitions. Our restoration team will review your submission and provide a free technical assessment of the original media.