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DIGITAL DANCING

DIGITAL DANCING. Dub. Dub Copy Migrate. The decline in the availability of analogue equipment and consumables is now very evident. i. DIGIITAL VIDEO is the Answer to archivists prayers. What is your Digital Strategy?. THE ‘BIG BANG’ DIGITAL ON DEMAND STRATEGIC QUEUING.

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DIGITAL DANCING

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  1. DIGITAL DANCING

  2. Dub Dub Copy Migrate

  3. The decline in the availability of analogue equipment and consumables is now very evident.

  4. i DIGIITAL VIDEO is the Answer to archivists prayers

  5. What is your Digital Strategy? • THE ‘BIG BANG’ • DIGITAL ON DEMAND • STRATEGIC QUEUING

  6. Question Time • Is the programme intended solely for preservation? • Is digitisation part of an Access programme? • What is/are the format/formats of your original material? • How much original material do you have? • Do you have or intend to install in-house transfer facilities?

  7. Guide to Commercial Video Preservation Costs Philips Formats £100 per tape + cleaning + baking* Sony Reel to Reel £120 per hour + cleaning Betamax £70 per hour + cleaning Laser Disc £65 per hour + cleaning U-Matic £70 per hour + cleaning

  8. If you do decide that in-house Transfer is the best option for you the replay machines MUST BE THE BEST

  9. DIGITAL FORMAT OPTIONS Digital Video Tape D1. D2. D3. D5. D9. DV. DVCAM DVCPRO DIGI-BETA Digital MASS Digital Tape Digital Optical Disc Digital Hard Drive Digital Film?

  10. Estimated Project Cost Capital. 2 Digi-Beta Recorders (recon’) £40.000 3 Sony U-Matic Players (recon’) £ 8.000 Tape Cleaning Machine (recon’) £ 4.500 Video Processing £ 8.500 DVD Recorders £ 1.000 Ancillary Equipment £ 3.000 ---------------- £64.500 Budget Digi-Beta Tapes (3200) £38.000 Equipment Maintenance £ 8.000 Contingency £ 5,000 ________ £50.000

  11. WORKFLOW Remove from Vault Acclimatise Visual Inspection Automatic Inspection & Cleaning Database Entry Simultaneous Transfer To Digi-Beta & DVD Numbering Deposit in Vault Verification

  12. Baking • A very apt term, it is not unlike cake making! • It can be successful or a total disaster with many • mediocre results in between. • Not all tapes respond well to ‘baking’ • Manufacturers batches vary • It is not a ‘permanent’ solution • Success is not guaranteed !

  13. VERIFICATION Full Verification Three Point Replay Random Replay

  14. AGSSC/NSSAW Video Preservation/Migration Preservation Transfer Date: Original Reel No: Original Format: Preservation Format: Title: Verification Date: Reel No: Full Verification 3 Point Replay Random replay Comments: Transfer By: Verification By:

  15. WORKFLOW Remove from Vault Acclimatise Visual Inspection Automatic Inspection & Cleaning Database Entry Simultaneous Transfer To Digi-Beta & DVD Numbering Deposit in Vault Verification

  16. TIMESCALE At current transfer rate we expect this Project to take about 4 years to complete

  17. DIGITAL MIGRATION Digital format obsolescence will occur More rapidly than analogue, allow for Future migration programmes to maintain access

  18. Define your Digital Strategy • Ask what Others are Doing • Identify Format of Original Material • Calculate Volume Costing • In-house or Out-source • Select a Suitable Preservation Format • Plan a Practical Workflow Don’t Panic

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