This article is inspired by a collection of DVCAM tapes sent in by London-based cultural heritage organisation Sweet Patootee. Below we will explore several issues that arise from the transfer of DVCAM tapes, one of the many Digital Video formats that emerged in the mid-1990s. A second article will follow soon which focuses on the content of… Continue reading DVCAM transfers, error correction coding & misaligned machines
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Digitisation: methodologies, processing and archival practices
We work with a range of customers at Greatbear, digitising anything from personal collections to the content of institutional archives. Because of this, what customers need from a digitisation service can be very different. A key issue relates to the question of how much we process the digital file, both as part of the transfer… Continue reading Digitisation: methodologies, processing and archival practices
EIAJ ½ inch Video Tape Transfers – Working with Community Groups to Develop Digitisation Projects
We understand that when organisations decide to digitise magnetic tape collections the whole process can take significant amounts of time. From initial condition appraisals, to selecting which items to digitise, many questions, as well as technical and cultural factors, have to be taken into account before a digital transfer can take place. This is further… Continue reading EIAJ ½ inch Video Tape Transfers – Working with Community Groups to Develop Digitisation Projects