1. © A. HAEFNER 2011 TELDAP International Conference 16 -19 March 2011 Taipei Digital Archives Technology Development and Innovation Digitization of Audiovisual Archives: Audio Established – Video still Pending 1 Digitization of Audiovisual Archives Audio established – Video still pending

2. © A. HAEFNER 2011 TELDAP International Conference 16 -19 March 2011 Taipei Digital Archives Technology Development and Innovation Digitization of Audiovisual Archives: Audio Established – Video still Pending 2 Why archiving?

3. © A. HAEFNER 2011 TELDAP International Conference 16 -19 March 2011 Taipei Digital Archives Technology Development and Innovation Digitization of Audiovisual Archives: Audio Established – Video still Pending 3 Archives are the memory of the society on the way from the past to the future Archives hold and preserve, together with museums and libraries, the cultural heritage of a society and thus represent an essential part of ist national identity Audio

4. © A. HAEFNER 2011 TELDAP International Conference 16 -19 March 2011 Taipei Digital Archives Technology Development and Innovation Digitization of Audiovisual Archives: Audio Established – Video still Pending 4 From analogue to digital – the development in Europe Example: a German broadcasting corporation  Digitization within the radio production process  The idea of the digital mass storage and obsolescence Audio

5. © A. HAEFNER 2011 TELDAP International Conference 16 -19 March 2011 Taipei Digital Archives Technology Development and Innovation Digitization of Audiovisual Archives: Audio Established – Video still Pending 5

6. © A. HAEFNER 2011 TELDAP International Conference 16 -19 March 2011 Taipei Digital Archives Technology Development and Innovation Digitization of Audiovisual Archives: Audio Established – Video still Pending 6 From analogue to digital – the development in Europe Example: a German broadcasting corporation  Digitization within the radio production process  The idea of the digital mass storage and obsolescence Audio  Chemical obsolescence  Format obsolescence  Carrier or content?

7. © A. HAEFNER 2011 TELDAP International Conference 16 -19 March 2011 Taipei Digital Archives Technology Development and Innovation Digitization of Audiovisual Archives: Audio Established – Video still Pending 7

8. © A. HAEFNER 2011 TELDAP International Conference 16 -19 March 2011 Taipei Digital Archives Technology Development and Innovation Digitization of Audiovisual Archives: Audio Established – Video still Pending 8 From analogue to digital – the development in Europe Example: a German broadcasting corporation  Digitization within the radio production process  The idea of the digital mass storage and obsolescence Audio  Chemical obsolescence  Format obsolescence  Carrier or content?  How to fight obsolescence?

9. © A. HAEFNER 2011 TELDAP International Conference 16 -19 March 2011 Taipei Digital Archives Technology Development and Innovation Digitization of Audiovisual Archives: Audio Established – Video still Pending 9

10. © A. HAEFNER 2011 TELDAP International Conference 16 -19 March 2011 Taipei Digital Archives Technology Development and Innovation Digitization of Audiovisual Archives: Audio Established – Video still Pending 10 From analogue to digital – the development in Europe Example: a German broadcasting corporation  Digitization within the radio production process  The idea of the digital mass storage and obsolescence Audio  Chemical obsolescence  Format obsolescence  Carrier or content?  How to fight obsolescence?  The pilot project  Which file format?  Lossless or lossy?

11. © A. HAEFNER 2011 TELDAP International Conference 16 -19 March 2011 Taipei Digital Archives Technology Development and Innovation Digitization of Audiovisual Archives: Audio Established – Video still Pending 11

12. © A. HAEFNER 2011 TELDAP International Conference 16 -19 March 2011 Taipei Digital Archives Technology Development and Innovation Digitization of Audiovisual Archives: Audio Established – Video still Pending 12 Achievements so far IASA TC-04 Guidelines on the Production and Preservation of Digital Audio Objects IASA = International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives TC = Technical Committee  Key digital principles  Metadata  Unique and persistent identifiers  Signal extraction from original carriers  Preservation target formats and systems  Small scale approaches to digital storage systems  Optical discs  Partnetship, project planning and resources  Bibliography Audio

13. © A. HAEFNER 2011 TELDAP International Conference 16 -19 March 2011 Taipei Digital Archives Technology Development and Innovation Digitization of Audiovisual Archives: Audio Established – Video still Pending 13 Video  The difference between audio and video  The human eye and its weak points

14. © A. HAEFNER 2011 TELDAP International Conference 16 -19 March 2011 Taipei Digital Archives Technology Development and Innovation Digitization of Audiovisual Archives: Audio Established – Video still Pending 14

15. © A. HAEFNER 2011 TELDAP International Conference 16 -19 March 2011 Taipei Digital Archives Technology Development and Innovation Digitization of Audiovisual Archives: Audio Established – Video still Pending 15 Video  The difference between audio and video  The human eye and its weak points  The agony of formats  Consequences for archival activities  Signal extraction from analogue and digital carriers  Source material

16. © A. HAEFNER 2011 TELDAP International Conference 16 -19 March 2011 Taipei Digital Archives Technology Development and Innovation Digitization of Audiovisual Archives: Audio Established – Video still Pending 16

17. © A. HAEFNER 2011 TELDAP International Conference 16 -19 March 2011 Taipei Digital Archives Technology Development and Innovation Digitization of Audiovisual Archives: Audio Established – Video still Pending 17 Video  The difference between audio and video  The human eye and its weak points  The agony of formats  Consequences for archival activities  Signal extraction from analogue and digital carriers  Source material  Digital recording format  Ingest station, requirements  Outsourcing  Video still pending

18. © A. HAEFNER 2011 TELDAP International Conference 16 -19 March 2011 Taipei Digital Archives Technology Development and Innovation Digitization of Audiovisual Archives: Audio Established – Video still Pending 18 For semi-professional applications you may have a look at http://www.video-digitalisierung.mediathek.at

19. © A. HAEFNER 2011 TELDAP International Conference 16 -19 March 2011 Taipei Digital Archives Technology Development and Innovation Digitization of Audiovisual Archives: Audio Established – Video still Pending 19 T H E E N D Thank you for your patience and attention!

20. © A. HAEFNER 2011 TELDAP International Conference 16 -19 March 2011 Taipei Digital Archives Technology Development and Innovation Digitization of Audiovisual Archives: Audio Established – Video still Pending 20 I A S A International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives IASA website: http://www.iasa-web.org http://www.iasa-web.org Downloadable publications: The Safeguarding of the Audio Heritage: Ethics, Principles and Strategy (IASA TC-03, 2005) Task force on selection criteria for digital for transfer to data formats (2003) Ethical Principles for Sound and Audiovisual Archives (2010) IASA Cataloguing Rules (1999) Not downloadable, you may order a paper copy of Guidelines on the Production and Preservation of Digital Audio Objects (IASA TC-04, 2009) i a s a Annual conference 2011: 3 – 8 September, Frankfurt, Germany