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UK Police wants to spend $100 million to turn millions of hours of VHS footage into digital format — now that's something AI could help with

17 hours ago   techradar.com
  • Old media archives are to be digitized to support UK police investigations
  • Bluelight opens £100 million framework to upgrade analog police records
  • Suppliers must attach correct metadata and handle sensitive material securely

The UK police service is preparing to spend up to £100 million to digitize millions of hours of VHS and other analog media.

The work will be procured through a framework agreement managed by Bluelight Commercial, a not-for-profit body that supports emergency services with commercial projects.

The conversion aims to support the move to digital evidence management by transforming outdated formats into electronic files.

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