Association of Moving Image Archivists

Annual Conference 2019, Baltimore, MD
"WTF is a TBC?"
presented by George Blood, George Blood Audio/Video/Film/Data,

Analog video is a marvel of engineering. Many individual problems had to be solved to reliably produce a quality picture. This paper explores the role of a time base corrector: the problem is solves, how it works, and why it is critical to accurate reproduction. Attendees will gain an understanding of the theory and practice of a TBC, and leave promising never to consider video preservation complete without one.

 

Association of Moving Image Archivists

Annual Conference 2017, New Orleans, LA
"Preservation is Painless: A Guide to Outsourced AV Digitization Project Management"
presented by Biz Gallo, George Blood Audio/Video/Film/Data,; Robin Pike, University of Maryland Libraries; Emily Vinson, University of Houston Libraries; Rebecca Holte, New York Public Library; Charles Hosale, WGBH & AAPB; Erica Titkemeyer, University of North Carolina
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American Library Association

Annual Conference 2015, San Francisco, CA
"On Choosing A Preservation File Format for Video: 'TIFFs are too big to store', or 'We Used JPEGs and Nobody Died'" presented by George Blood, George Blood Audio/Video/Film/Data,
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External Resources
Generational Compression 
Artifacts from Null: Quad Split 

 

American Library Association

Annual Conference 2015, San Francisco, CA
"Number Crunching: Or How I Learned I Wanted to Participate in Preservation Statistics" presented by George Blood, George Blood Audio/Video/Film/Data,
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Association of Moving Image Archivists

Annual Conference 2011, Austin, TX
"What Should We Do Today: Toward an Interim-Master for the Preservation of Digital Audiovisual Materials" presented by George Blood, George Blood Audio/Video/Film/Data,; Courtney Egan, National Archives and Records Administration; and Jimi Jones, Library of Congress - Office of Strategic Initiatives. 
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