Digibeta, the last video tape format. Good riddance. https://obsoletemedia.org/digital-betacam/
2019-04-09 14:50 GMT-04:00, Dominic Angerame <[email protected]>: > Thanks Eric, this project is being funded by a third party. Digital > Revolution can transfer the Digibeta and Digibeta SP tapes, what a dumb, > expensive, format digibeta seem that seemed to be in the past. > > Dominic > >> On Apr 9, 2019, at 11:44 AM, Eric Theise <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi Dominic, >> >> If you have time and a number of tapes I'd encourage you to look into >> BAVC's Preservation Access Program. They accept applications twice yearly >> and the spring cycle is open until 21 April. I was accepted into the >> program a year ago and they were able to recover a variety of work for me >> on MiniDV and Hi8. It is expensive even with ~70% of the cost covered by >> the Mellon Foundation and the backlog is such that it might be 9-12 months >> before you get your hard drive back. But they seem to have equipment for >> every format known to humankind and super skilled & passionate people >> working there who'll do a great job for you. >> >> Info at https://bavc.org/preserve-media/preservation-access-program >> <https://bavc.org/preserve-media/preservation-access-program> >> >> They're also set up to do one-offs outside of PAP but you'll face the same >> backlog. >> >> At the time I was looking to recover that MiniDV work this other place was >> suggested to me: >> Express Media >> 2225 Palou Avenue >> San Francisco, CA 94124 >> PHONE: 415-255-9883 >> https://expressmedia.tv/post-production/duplication-and-graphics/ >> <https://expressmedia.tv/post-production/duplication-and-graphics/> >> >> Others may wish to chime in here but I'm under the impression that >> Digibeta, while good for the time, is an inferior format if you have film >> elements and are able get a contemporary scan. >> >> Related to contemporary scans I'll toot my own horn and say that I was >> fortunate to be a recipient of one of those Interbay Cinema Society >> Lightpress Grants that Jon Behrens posts about. Previously, the only scan >> I had of my cameraless film, Hojas de Maíz, made in the days when >> previewing was via snail-mailed VHS tapes, was Digibeta and that pretty >> much left the film in limbo. But now that there's a lovely scan available >> (https://erictheise.com/films/hojas-de-maiz/ >> <https://erictheise.com/films/hojas-de-maiz/>) it's got a new lease on >> life, and I was gratified when Stefano Miraglia almost immediately curated >> into it the Moving Image Catalog project. >> >> Eric >> >> >> On Tue, Apr 9, 2019 at 6:18 AM Dominic Angerame >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> Does anyone know of a great lab here in San Francisco who can digitize >> Digibeta HP tapes. >> >> Thanks >> >> Dominic >> _______________________________________________ >> FrameWorks mailing list >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >> <https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks> >> _______________________________________________ >> FrameWorks mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list [email protected] https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
