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Incredible article on archiving film, video
Posted by clarkjohnsen on December 24, 2007 at 09:59:48:
"We are already heading down this digital road ... and there is no long-term guaranteed access to what is being created. We need to understand what the consequences are and start planning now while we still have an analog backup system available." ... Shefter noted that a requirement for any preservation system is that it must meet or exceed the performance characteristic benefits of the current analog photochemical film system. According to the report, these benefits include a worldwide standard; guaranteed long-terms [sic] access (100-year minimum) with no loss in quality; the ability to create duplicate masters to fulfill future (and unknown) distribution needs and opportunities; and immunity from escalating financial investment."
Reminds me of something I wrote over twenty years ago: "78s are the Grecian urns of audio."
clark