Memnon offers archives a range of services to digitise, restore, preserve and provide access to classic and current sound and video recordings in any format. Our service is suitable for a wide range of archive owners – from cultural institutions, libraries and universities to record labels, archive websites and private collectors. We provide a professional, high-quality and cost-effective service, that combines innovative techniques, in-depth experience of audiovisual processing and databases, professional research in archiving standards, and optimised production process.
Memnon is currently involved in the digitisation of over 1 000.000 hours of audiovisual archives (650,000 hours of sound and 350,000 hours of video) for prestigious cultural institutions and audiovisual organisations - broadcasters throughout Europe.
Memnon digitises all analogue formats (sound: magnetic tapes, audio cassettes, vinyl records) (video: Betacam SP, U-Matic, 1 inch, 2 inch, VHS, D3, D9, etc.) and digital supports (sound supports: DAT, CD) (video: DVD, Digital Beta, DVC Pro, DV Cam, P2, etc.).
Memnon offers 3 ways to digitize your collection : outsourcing (digitization is done in our units) - insourcing (digitization is done at your place with our support) - shared services (mix between outsourcing and insourcing).
Memnon has developed a series of software tools and solutions to assist archives in achieving significant savings in the time required for indexation and documentation and to facilitate its post-digitisation operation.
We offer secure long-term storage and indexing of audiovisual archives, making digitised archives available either for public access or for access by a specific target audience.
We also assist clients with commercialisation of digital or non-digital archive rights; while we actively provide assistance with obtaining external funding for long-term preservation and access of audio-visual archives.
With our office and studios in Belgium, Memnon is one of Europe’s key players in the archiving field.
Memnon’s mission is to be “
the trusted partner of organisations for the digital preservation and accessibility of audiovisual and cultural archives”.