<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Hi, Shai, </div><br><div><div>On May 14, 2011, at 3:51 AM, Shai Drori wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"> <div text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff"> <div class="moz-text-flowed" style="font-family: -moz-fixed; font-size: 13px;" lang="he">Please excuse the cross posting <br> Is there anyone on the list already using the Samma Solo system? One of my clients might be ready for a big migration job and I think the Samma could save me some time. I contacted them about two years ago about the robot but it was SO expensive it was out of the question. I am looking for something that can input PAL and NTSC composite and component (different formats from vhs, to Umatic, 1" and quad) and output different files formats, preferably at the same time. If you are using a different system that you are happy with I'll be glad to hear about it. <br> Cheers <br> Shai Drori <br> </div> </div> </blockquote><br><div>Whatever you investigate, make a good comparison to ensure you're comparing feature-for-feature so you're able to get a good sense of the differences between the systems and what they were designed to do. </div><div><br></div><div>That'll also give you a list of things you'd need in addition to what a particular vendor offers. Might be machines on the front end, computers in the middle, additional QC software, storage and content management on the back.</div><div><br></div><div>Labor costs are also a factor. </div></div><blockquote class="webkit-indent-blockquote" style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><div><div>How much work does it take to prep a tape for proper playback? </div></div><div><div>How much work does it take to QC each file?</div></div><div><div>And how much work does it take to get and keep the hardware and software systems running?</div></div></blockquote><div><div><br></div><div>Your analysis of different approaches to yield cost per tape migrated, cost per file produced and <i>verified</i> quality per file may show you that what seems like a more expensive proposition at first is actually a better financial and customer-centric proposition in the long run.</div><div><br></div><div>And if you can spread out the cost of the migration system over time, you can affect the cost per tape/cost per file for your immediate client, and for future clients.</div><div><br></div><div>Everybody's looking for a bargain, but as my dad often said when the family home furnishings business was open: "The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten."</div><div><br></div><div>That applies to the process you eventually choose and what I call "associated hassle factors" as well as the products it produces for your clients.</div><div><br></div><div>Too much hassle means you're futzing with stuff at the expense of completing jobs or bringing in more business... all of which affect your bottom line.</div><div><br></div><div>Hope this is helpful.</div><div><br></div><div>Ted</div><div><br></div><div style="font-size: 11px; ">Disclosure: My company, <a href="http://flashscan8.us/">flashscan8.us</a> is a <a href="http://www.fpdigital.com">Front Porch Digital</a> reseller and Front Porch packages the SAMMA Solo/Diva Solo with <a href="http://flashscan8.us/images/Full-Line-Download-V5-08-11-10.pdf">MWA Nova film transfer systems</a>, which <a href="http://flashscan8.us/">flashscan8.us </a>is the distributor of in the US, Canada and selected parts of the Americas.</div><div><br></div></div><div apple-content-edited="true"> <div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; 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