This paper examines preservation philosophies and strategies applied to large scale video collections that are both born-digital and tape-based. Technically and philosophically different approaches may be applied to migrating born-digital, tape-based content with decisions ranging from deck selection and choice of output to specifications of the resulting file. At the core of this is the [...]

Born Digital File-Based Video recording is pervasive. Tape is not even an option on many new cameras being sold today. This shift has made accessioning and management of file based content and the associated challenges a new reality to archives. This presentation offers insights into the challenges that born digital file-based video brings to your [...]

A guide and checklist to help clients successfully work with vendors

A presentation focusing on obsolescence monitoring and normalization as strategies for managing born digital audio

David Rice and Mike Castleman represented Democracy Now! at the 2008 AMIA Digital Asset Symposium presenting on the integration of open source technology and Free Software in efforts to record, disseminate, and archive moving image media. The presentation included references to Tools for Recording: dvgrab, cron, vidiTools for Transcoding and Wrapping: ffmpeg, mplayer, MP4Box, ffmpegX, [...]

A Survey of Current Audiovisual Assessment and Prioritization Projects (Chris Lacinak coordinated this six presentation session for JTS 2007. The speech below is an introduction to the session to offer perspective and context to the topic and presentations)

Managing the Intangible Quality Assessment of the Digital Surrogate

Written by Chris Lacinak in representation of the Audio Engineering Society and the Association of Moving Image Archivists.

Preservation: The Shift from Format to Strategy