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Migrate

The decline in the availability ofanalogue equipment and consumables is now very

evident.

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DIGIITAL VIDEO

is the Answerto archivists

prayers

What is your DigitalStrategy?

THE ‘BIG BANG’DIGITAL ON DEMANDSTRATEGIC QUEUING

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?

Question Time

Do you have or intend to install in-house transfer facilities?

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

If you do decide that in-houseTransfer is the best option for

you the replay machines

MUST BE THE BEST

DIGITAL FORMAT OPTIONS

Digital Video TapeD1. D2. D3. D5. D9. DV. DVCAM DVCPRO

DIGI-BETA

Digital MASS

Digital Tape

Digital Optical Disc

Digital Hard Drive

Digital Film?

Estimated Project CostCapital.

2 Digi-Beta Recorders (recon’) £40.0003 Sony U-Matic Players (recon’) £ 8.000Tape Cleaning Machine (recon’) £ 4.500Video Processing £ 8.500DVD Recorders £ 1.000Ancillary Equipment £ 3.000

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£64.500

Budget

Digi-Beta Tapes (3200) £38.000Equipment Maintenance £ 8.000 Contingency £ 5,000 ________

£50.000

WORKFLOW

Remove from Vault

Acclimatise Visual Inspection

Automatic Inspection& Cleaning

Database Entry

Simultaneous TransferTo Digi-Beta & DVD

Numbering

VerificationDeposit in Vault

Baking

A very apt term, it is not unlike cake making!It can be successful or a total disaster with manymediocre results in between.

Not all tapes respond well to ‘baking’

Manufacturers batches vary

It is not a ‘permanent’ solution

Success is not guaranteed !

VERIFICATION

Full Verification

Three Point Replay

Random Replay

AGSSC/NSSAWVideo Preservation/MigrationPreservation Transfer Date: Original Reel No:

Original Format: Preservation Format:Title:

VerificationDate: Reel No:

Full Verification 3 Point Replay Random replay

Comments:

Transfer By: Verification By:

WORKFLOW

Remove from Vault

Acclimatise Visual Inspection

Automatic Inspection& Cleaning

Database Entry

Simultaneous TransferTo Digi-Beta & DVD

Numbering

VerificationDeposit in Vault

TIMESCALE

At current transfer rate we expect this

Project to take about 4 years to complete

DIGITAL MIGRATION

Digital format obsolescence will occurMore rapidly than analogue, allow for

Future migration programmes to maintain access

Define your Digital Strategy

Identify Format of Original Material

Calculate Volume Costing

In-house or Out-source

Select a Suitable Preservation Format

Plan a Practical Workflow

Ask what Others are Doing

Don’t Panic