3. DIGITAL DANCING

6. Dub Copy Migrate

7. The decline in the availability of analogue equipment and consumables is now very evident.

8. i DIGIITAL VIDEO is the Answer to archivists prayers

9. What is your Digital Strategy?  THE ‘BIG BANG’  DIGITAL ON DEMAND  STRATEGIC QUEUING

10.  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?

11. 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

12. If you do decide that in-house Transfer is the best option for you the replay machines MUST BE THE BEST

16. DIGITAL FORMAT OPTIONS Digital Video Tape D1. D2. D3. D5. D9. DV. DVCAM DVCPRO DIGI-BETA Digital MASS Digital Tape Digital Optical Disc Digital Hard Drive Digital Film?

18. Estimated Project Cost Capital. 2 Digi-Beta Recorders (recon’) £40.000 3 Sony U-Matic Players (recon’) £ 8.000 Tape Cleaning Machine (recon’) £ 4.500 Video Processing£ 8.500 DVD Recorders£ 1.000 Ancillary Equipment £ 3.000 ---------------- £64.500 Budget Digi-Beta Tapes (3200) £38.000 Equipment Maintenance £ 8.000 Contingency £ 5,000 ________ £50.000

20. WORKFLOW Remove from Vault AcclimatiseVisual Inspection Automatic Inspection & Cleaning Database Entry Simultaneous Transfer To Digi-Beta & DVD Numbering VerificationDeposit in Vault

21. Baking A very apt term, it is not unlike cake making! It can be successful or a total disaster with many mediocre results in between.  Not all tapes respond well to ‘baking’  Manufacturers batches vary  It is not a ‘permanent’ solution  Success is not guaranteed !

29. VERIFICATION Full Verification Three Point Replay Random Replay

30. AGSSC/NSSAW Video Preservation/Migration Preservation Transfer Date: Original Reel No: Original Format: Preservation Format: Title: Verification Date:Reel No: Full Verification3 Point ReplayRandom replay Comments: Transfer By:Verification By:

31. WORKFLOW Remove from Vault AcclimatiseVisual Inspection Automatic Inspection & Cleaning Database Entry Simultaneous Transfer To Digi-Beta & DVD Numbering VerificationDeposit in Vault

32. TIMESCALE At current transfer rate we expect this Project to take about 4 years to complete

33. DIGITAL MIGRATION Digital format obsolescence will occur More rapidly than analogue, allow for Future migration programmes to maintain access

34.  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