[QuadList] Fw: [AMIA-L] WARNING TO VIDEO ARCHIVISTS

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I really would not worry about eiaj heads....
there are enough used units out there with low hours on them and  still  
small stashes of nos heads turning up..
 
 
quad heads?  yea there may be a problem there.
 
Thanks,

Ed  

 
In a message dated 8/4/2009 7:35:20 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,  
vmi at csprings.com writes:

 
----- Original Message -----  
From: _Videomagnetics_ (mailto:vmi at CSPRINGS.COM)  
To: _AMIA-L at LSV.UKY.EDU_ (mailto:AMIA-L at LSV.UKY.EDU)  
Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 10:04 PM
Subject: Re: [AMIA-L] WARNING TO VIDEO ARCHIVISTS



Well said Jim. There is a narrow window  of opportunity to get all the 
video media digitized. We are the only company  left in the world refurbishing 
the quad heads and umatic 3/4 inch as well as  other formats EAIJ heads ect. 
It is a reality that we could close the doors  within the next 12 months 
unless we have an influx of cash or orders which  would enable us to train new 
staff. I have heard that there are some out there  that think they can build 
there own heads but they do not realize the  complexity and the resources 
for tips and parts that are needed. We have been  trying to get the word out 
but so far the response has been  flat. Our engineering staff for the older 
formats are well beyond  retirement. I can only say that if the conversion 
is not done in a short  time allot of history will be lost forever.
 
Tony Korte
Videomagnetics Inc
800-432-3887
 

----- Original Message ----- 
From:  _Jim  Wheeler_ (mailto:jimwheeler at AOL.COM)  
To: _AMIA-L at LSV.UKY.EDU_ (mailto:AMIA-L at LSV.UKY.EDU)  
Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 9:17  PM
Subject: [AMIA-L] WARNING TO VIDEO  ARCHIVISTS


WARNING TO VIDEO ARCHIVISTS:   You will lose your video collection unless….
 

For those of  you with videotapes sitting on shelves, it is extremely 
difficult to  convince your funders that conversion to digital must be done NOW!  
 
The bad news  is that the present economy makes it difficult to get any 
money for  anything.  In the past, you  have probably told your funders that 
money is needed to save your  videotapes.  Now, you must  convince your 
funders that there will be NO video collection unless some  money is budgeted each 
year for converting your old videotapes to a digital  medium.




 
The main  problem with playing old videotapes is that analog videotape 
recorders are  no longer being made. With the exception20of VHS, finding an old 
videotape  playback machine that is in useable condition is extremely 
difficult or  impossible.   

This is a  Katrina-level disaster and most video archivists are not aware 
of the  consequences of such a catastrophe.   You MUST convert your 
videotapes to digital ASAP.  
 
This is not  an easy task but the alternative is to lose your video 
collection  FOREVER.
 
The first  step is to hire a person or a company that specializes in 
advising how to  convert analog videotapes to digital.   Discuss with them what 
you need to do20and what they can do for  you.
 
Next, advise  your funders about the alternatives and the impact of doing 
nothing.  Make it clear that digitizing is a  NOW OR NEVER situation for this 
collection!
 
Jim  Wheeler
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