How Cultural Institutions Are Benefiting From Digitization Of Photo Archives
How Cultural Institutions Are Benefiting From Digitization Of Photo Archives “Today digital technology is pervasive. It is mandatory that museums, libraries, and archives join with educational institutions in embracing it.” Wayne Clough, Author, Best of Both Worlds Museums and cultural institutions are leaving no stone unturned to digitize history. Archiving photos form an integral part […]
Six Steps For Restoring Your Old Films
Six Steps For Restoring Your Old Films Did you know that 50% of all full-length features produced before 1950 have vanished? Fewer than 20% of features from the 1920s survive in complete form; survival rates of 1910s is <10%? While more than 90% of the world cinema produced before 1929 can no more be restored […]
How Cultural Institutions Are Leveraging Photo Archiving
How Cultural Institutions Are Leveraging Photo Archiving Museums and cultural institutions play a valuable role in preserving the rich cultural heritage of our planet. By recording the history of different era and communities, such institutions help us understand our history, deepening our knowledge and respect for various cultures and traditions. However, with time, the ways […]
5 Classics Films Restored For The Digital Age
5 Classics Films Restored For The Digital Age Movies made with photosensitive films and analog cameras until the 1990s had great details, but was also susceptible to dirt, temperature changes, and rough handling. As classics and old movies fall prey to the effects of time, content producers are digitizing to restore them. With easy access […]
Future Of Linear Tape-open (LTO)
Future Of Linear Tape-open (LTO) In today’s scenario, so much content is being produced that handling it is the biggest challenge every company is facing. It won’t be wrong to say that every moment becomes a data for further reference from time to time. And where there is data, there is a need for its […]
Cultural Institutions Preserving Heritage In Digitization Era
Cultural Institutions Preserving Heritage In Digitization Era Culture forms the backbone of each place and its people are identified by their cultural uniqueness. Some great thinkers started preserving it over the time to keep it alive even after thousands and thousands of years. Today, each country or community has so much heritage of such great […]
7 Common Mistakes To Avoid While Digitizing Your Content
7 Common Mistakes To Avoid While Digitizing Your Content Attributing to the loss of valuable content and the burgeoning demand for good content by today’s digital consumer, media organizations and content owners have been investing in digitization and archiving of content. Digitization of legacy content is not just about converting analog into digital, but a […]
Why Digitization Is Critical
Why Digitization Is Critical Broadcasting is indeed proliferating with its multiple screen adaptation, home videos, streaming, OTT and instant content generation. Yet, are the broadcasters preserving and monetizing the extensive and instant content warehouse? The issues related to broadcast archives/content are wide-ranging and include technical obsolescence, media degradation, carrier deterioration, physical and chemical decay and […]
