why old archive video from the BBC generally looks so good (as opposed to old US based archive video footage)?

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Example: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK88CkVCbVg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK88CkVCbVg)

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Not sure why you think old US based archive video is bad. As a video engineer I have digitized hundreds of hours of archive footage and as long as the tapes were still in good condition, looked just fine.