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*INDEPENDENT MEDIA ARTS PRESERVATION *
*AND SOCIETY OF GEORGIA ARCHIVISTS PRESENT:*
* Workshops: Digital Preservation for Audio and Digital Preservation for
Video*
Dates:
June 26: Digital Preservation for Audio
June 27: Digital Preservation for Video
Time:
10 AM – 4 PM
Location:
Atlanta History Center
130 West Paces Ferry Rd NW
Atlanta, GA 30305
*DIGITAL PRESERVATION FOR AUDIO (Full day)*
Many library and archival collections contain a wide array of audio
materials, ranging from early discs to many varieties of audiotape and
audiocassettes. All are now faced with the increasing rarity of playback
equipment and the expertise needed to maintain it. Moreover, magnetic media
is especially prone to physical degradation over time—degradation that can
be very difficult to detect until a tape is played back. CDs are also
subject to degradation and decay.
Today, the only viable means of long-term audio preservation is
digitization—but the process of digitizing audio material can be
complicated and requires a series of critical choices. This workshop is
aimed at artists, archivists, and librarians who are tasked with the care
of audio materials in their collections, with the goal of helping them make
good choices for their preservation.
Workshop topics include:
- Identifying audio disc and tape formats
- Collection inspection, survey, and triage
- Proper storage for magnetic (tape) and optical (CD) media
- Determining preservation and access file formats
- Quality control and relations with outside digitization vendors
Instructor: TBD
*DIGITAL PRESERVATION FOR VIDEO (Full day)*
If content on analog videotape is to survive for the long term, the tapes
must be digitized--moved from the unstable magnetic media on which the
content is currently held, into the digital realm where--in theory--they
can be preserved indefinitely and migrated forward as files rather than
physical objects. Digitization, however, means more than simply selecting
a destination file format. It requires a series of decisions that will
determine the long-term viability of files created--and thus of the
valuable video content.
Workshop topics include:
- Basic digital file creation
- Preservation and access file formats and codecs
- Software for file creation and playback
- Storage options
- Workflows for digitization
In addition, participants will examine case studies of small and
large-scale digitization projects in order to understand real-world
applications of principles introduced in the workshop.
*Instructor: Jeff Martin*
Fees:
- Single workshop:
- General Admission: $150
- IMAP Members, SGA Members: $100
- Artists and Students: $50
- Both workshops:
- General Admission: $250
- IMAP Members, SGA Members: $150
- Artists and Students: $75
Inquiries: [log in to unmask]
Register at www.imappreserve.org/join/membership.html
These workshops are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts
with the
support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
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