Tape Formats

DPTS Diplomat Transcription software has been developed to handle every input tape format we've encountered in our 30 years of transcription experience.

The following tape formats are just some which can be transcribed:

Seismic Multiplexed Formats

  • SEGA , all variations
  • SEGB, all variations
  • SEGC, all variations
  • SEGD, all 00xx variations
  • Sercel SN328, SN338, SN348
  • SSL LEACH
  • SDS1010
  • WESTERN REDCOR
  • MANDREL
  • PETTY RAY SDR 2/3
  • HR6300

Well Log Formats

  • LIS
  • LAS
  • BIT
  • DLIS
  • DIPLOG
  • HDT Dipmeter
  • Card image (ASCII/EBCDIC/BCDIC)
  • SPWLA

File Encapsulation Formats

  • RODE
  • TAR
  • BAR
  • IBM Standard Label

Navigation Formats

  • SEGP1/90
  • SEGP1/84
  • SEGP1/83
  • UKOOA

Velocity Formats

  • ESSO V2
  • Shell V5

21-Track Tape Formats

  • 9K
  • 10K
  • TIAC
  • DFS3
  • DFS4
  • SN328
  • SN338
  • SN338M


Seismic Trace Sequential Tape Formats

  • CGG Exchange 16-bit, 18-bit, 24-bit, 32-bit
  • PRAKLA DB66
  • PRAKLA DIGSEI
  • GEOCOM 16-bit, 32-bit, 36-bit
  • MOBIL SISMO, HAMBURG
  • MOBIL VANTAGE 60-bit
  • PETTY-RAY – SUMMIT
  • PHILLIPS - TEMPUS
  • PHOENIX
  • PRAKLA-PD
  • RUSSIAN I2, I4, S1
  • S&A INTERNAL
  • SIPMAP 1,2,3
  • WESTERN CODE 1,2,3,4
  • SDS1010
  • SEFEL
  • SEGD, all 80xx variations
  • SEGY I8, I16, I32, F32, IEEE
  • Sercel SN338, SN348, SN358, SN368, SN388
  • SUNRAY
  • TELEDYNE
  • T.I ASC
  • TIMAP
  • OYO-160MX (FLOPPY DISK FORMAT)
  • IBM
  • DIGICON INTERNAL I and II
  • DISCO
  • GEOCOR4
  • SEISCOM MegaSeis
  • SHELL A5


7-Track Tape Formats

  • WESTERN REDCOR
  • PETTY RAY SDR 2/3
  • CGG
  • PRAKLA DB66
  • PRAKLA DIGSEI
  • Sercel SN327
  • GEOCOM
  • DIPMETER HDT

Analogue Tape Formats

  • SIE FM
  • TECHNO AM