Yep, tape was a real step backward in so many ways. It's poor performance is really why film lasted so long.
On Thu, Apr 11, 2019 at 12:36 PM Francisco Torres <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >
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