Overview: Audiovisual media are particularly at risk of being lost without appropriate intervention, since not only do the material substrates deteriorate over time, but as formats become obsolete, appropriate playback equipment in working order become harder to obtain and maintain. We provide digital reformatting and physical conservation services for Emory's collections in the following AV formats:
| Moving Image | Audio |
| VHS | Cassette |
| S-VHS | Open Reel |
| Betacam SP | DAT |
| U-matic | Phonograph |
| DVCAM | Microcassette |
| Mini DV | CD |
| Laserdisc | |
| DVD | |
| Film* |
*Film reformatting is outsourced and typically grant funded
Digital Reformatting: Archival quality 4:2:2 Quicktime movies, as well as compressed MPEG-4 use copies
Audio Reformatting: Archival quality 96 KHz / 24 bit WAVE files, as well as compressed MP3 use copies
Conservation: We perform various repairs of physical damage preventing playback and work to arrest further deterioriation of original media