anatomy of digitization (cleaning videotape/signal monitoring)
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Presented at the 2013 Association of Moving Image Archivist conference in Richmond, Virginia.TRANSCRIPT
ANATOMY OF DIGITIZATION: WHAT’S BETWEEN THE PLAY BUTTON AND THE MOUSE CLICK DAVE RICE (CUNY), SKIP ELSHEIMER (AV GEEKS), ERIK PIIL (ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES)
AMIA CONFERENCE, SAT 9 NOV 2013
CLEANING VIDEOTAPE
ANATOMY OF DIGITIZATION: WHAT’S BETWEEN THE PLAY BUTTON AND THE MOUSE CLICK DAVE RICE (CUNY), SKIP ELSHEIMER (AV GEEKS), ERIK PIIL (ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES)
AMIA CONFERENCE, SAT 9 NOV 2013
DIY TAPE CLEANER ¼”, ½” OPEN REEL, ¾” U-MATIC, VHS FORMATS
ANATOMY OF DIGITIZATION: WHAT’S BETWEEN THE PLAY BUTTON AND THE MOUSE CLICK DAVE RICE (CUNY), SKIP ELSHEIMER (AV GEEKS), ERIK PIIL (ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES)
AMIA CONFERENCE, SAT 9 NOV 2013
DRIVETRAIN: 4 DC MOTORS, 2 SERVO MOTORS
ANATOMY OF DIGITIZATION: WHAT’S BETWEEN THE PLAY BUTTON AND THE MOUSE CLICK DAVE RICE (CUNY), SKIP ELSHEIMER (AV GEEKS), ERIK PIIL (ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES)
AMIA CONFERENCE, SAT 9 NOV 2013
TWO CLEANING POINTS
ON EACH TAPE SIDE
ANATOMY OF DIGITIZATION: WHAT’S BETWEEN THE PLAY BUTTON AND THE MOUSE CLICK DAVE RICE (CUNY), SKIP ELSHEIMER (AV GEEKS), ERIK PIIL (ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES)
AMIA CONFERENCE, SAT 9 NOV 2013
MODIFIED ROLLER GUIDES BASED ON FORMAT
ANATOMY OF DIGITIZATION: WHAT’S BETWEEN THE PLAY BUTTON AND THE MOUSE CLICK DAVE RICE (CUNY), SKIP ELSHEIMER (AV GEEKS), ERIK PIIL (ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES)
AMIA CONFERENCE, SAT 9 NOV 2013
(1) ARDUINO UNO MICROCONTROLLER $25 (1) ADAFRIT MOTOR SHIELD $20
(4) SONY RM-50 DC MOTORS (USED) $0 (2) HITEC STANDARD SERVO MOTORS $20
PELLON CLEANING FABRIC ROLLS $12 (1) IKEA CUTTING BOARD $20
MISC. PARTS, WIRING, ETC. $40
TOTAL $137
DIY TAPE CLEANER
ANATOMY OF DIGITIZATION: WHAT’S BETWEEN THE PLAY BUTTON AND THE MOUSE CLICK DAVE RICE (CUNY), SKIP ELSHEIMER (AV GEEKS), ERIK PIIL (ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES)
AMIA CONFERENCE, SAT 9 NOV 2013
MONITORS/SCOPES/METERS SIGNAL MONITORING:
ANATOMY OF DIGITIZATION: WHAT’S BETWEEN THE PLAY BUTTON AND THE MOUSE CLICK DAVE RICE (CUNY), SKIP ELSHEIMER (AV GEEKS), ERIK PIIL (ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES)
AMIA CONFERENCE, SAT 9 NOV 2013
RF SCOPE
AUDIO PHASE SCOPE
WFM/VSCOPE
MONITORS/SCOPES/METERS
THE RF SCOPE
ANATOMY OF DIGITIZATION: WHAT’S BETWEEN THE PLAY BUTTON AND THE MOUSE CLICK DAVE RICE (CUNY), SKIP ELSHEIMER (AV GEEKS), ERIK PIIL (ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES)
AMIA CONFERENCE, SAT 9 NOV 2013
ANATOMY OF DIGITIZATION: WHAT’S BETWEEN THE PLAY BUTTON AND THE MOUSE CLICK DAVE RICE (CUNY), SKIP ELSHEIMER (AV GEEKS), ERIK PIIL (ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES)
AMIA CONFERENCE, SAT 9 NOV 2013
HEAD-SWITCHING
HEAD HEAD
X-AXIS: FREQUENCY Y-AXIS: AMPLITUDE
THE RF SIGNAL
ANATOMY OF DIGITIZATION: WHAT’S BETWEEN THE PLAY BUTTON AND THE MOUSE CLICK DAVE RICE (CUNY), SKIP ELSHEIMER (AV GEEKS), ERIK PIIL (ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES)
AMIA CONFERENCE, SAT 9 NOV 2013
“NORMAL” RF
ANATOMY OF DIGITIZATION: WHAT’S BETWEEN THE PLAY BUTTON AND THE MOUSE CLICK DAVE RICE (CUNY), SKIP ELSHEIMER (AV GEEKS), ERIK PIIL (ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES)
AMIA CONFERENCE, SAT 9 NOV 2013
ANATOMY OF DIGITIZATION: WHAT’S BETWEEN THE PLAY BUTTON AND THE MOUSE CLICK DAVE RICE (CUNY), SKIP ELSHEIMER (AV GEEKS), ERIK PIIL (ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES)
AMIA CONFERENCE, SAT 9 NOV 2013
RF – PARTIAL HEAD CLOG
ANATOMY OF DIGITIZATION: WHAT’S BETWEEN THE PLAY BUTTON AND THE MOUSE CLICK DAVE RICE (CUNY), SKIP ELSHEIMER (AV GEEKS), ERIK PIIL (ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES)
AMIA CONFERENCE, SAT 9 NOV 2013
RF – PARTIAL HEAD CLOG
ANATOMY OF DIGITIZATION: WHAT’S BETWEEN THE PLAY BUTTON AND THE MOUSE CLICK DAVE RICE (CUNY), SKIP ELSHEIMER (AV GEEKS), ERIK PIIL (ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES)
AMIA CONFERENCE, SAT 9 NOV 2013
ANATOMY OF DIGITIZATION: WHAT’S BETWEEN THE PLAY BUTTON AND THE MOUSE CLICK DAVE RICE (CUNY), SKIP ELSHEIMER (AV GEEKS), ERIK PIIL (ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES)
AMIA CONFERENCE, SAT 9 NOV 2013
RF – FULL HEAD(S) CLOG
ANATOMY OF DIGITIZATION: WHAT’S BETWEEN THE PLAY BUTTON AND THE MOUSE CLICK DAVE RICE (CUNY), SKIP ELSHEIMER (AV GEEKS), ERIK PIIL (ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES)
AMIA CONFERENCE, SAT 9 NOV 2013
ANATOMY OF DIGITIZATION: WHAT’S BETWEEN THE PLAY BUTTON AND THE MOUSE CLICK DAVE RICE (CUNY), SKIP ELSHEIMER (AV GEEKS), ERIK PIIL (ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES)
AMIA CONFERENCE, SAT 9 NOV 2013
RF – FULL HEAD(S) CLOG
ANATOMY OF DIGITIZATION: WHAT’S BETWEEN THE PLAY BUTTON AND THE MOUSE CLICK DAVE RICE (CUNY), SKIP ELSHEIMER (AV GEEKS), ERIK PIIL (ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES)
AMIA CONFERENCE, SAT 9 NOV 2013
MAN RAY SEZ, “USE RF FOR BETTER TAPE TRANSERS”
ANATOMY OF DIGITIZATION: WHAT’S BETWEEN THE PLAY BUTTON AND THE MOUSE CLICK DAVE RICE (CUNY), SKIP ELSHEIMER (AV GEEKS), ERIK PIIL (ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES)
AMIA CONFERENCE, SAT 9 NOV 2013
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