[Frameworks] Digibeta to digital

[Francisco Torres]

Digibeta, the last video tape format. Good riddance.
https://obsoletemedia.org/digital-betacam/

2019-04-09 14:50 GMT-04:00, Dominic Angerame <dominic.angerame at gmail.com>:
> Thanks Eric, this project is being funded by a third party. Digital
> Revolution can transfer the Digibeta and Digibeta SP tapes, what a dumb,
> expensive, format digibeta  seem that seemed to be in the past.
>
> Dominic
>
>> On Apr 9, 2019, at 11:44 AM, Eric Theise <erictheise at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Dominic,
>>
>> If you have time and a number of tapes I'd encourage you to look into
>> BAVC's Preservation Access Program. They accept applications twice yearly
>> and the spring cycle is open until 21 April. I was accepted into the
>> program a year ago and they were able to recover a variety of work for me
>> on MiniDV and Hi8. It is expensive even with ~70% of the cost covered by
>> the Mellon Foundation and the backlog is such that it might be 9-12 months
>> before you get your hard drive back. But they seem to have equipment for
>> every format known to humankind and super skilled & passionate people
>> working there who'll do a great job for you.
>>
>> Info at https://bavc.org/preserve-media/preservation-access-program
>> <https://bavc.org/preserve-media/preservation-access-program>
>>
>> They're also set up to do one-offs outside of PAP but you'll face the same
>> backlog.
>>
>> At the time I was looking to recover that MiniDV work this other place was
>> suggested to me:
>>   Express Media
>>   2225 Palou Avenue
>>   San Francisco, CA 94124
>>   PHONE: 415-255-9883
>>   https://expressmedia.tv/post-production/duplication-and-graphics/
>> <https://expressmedia.tv/post-production/duplication-and-graphics/>
>>
>> Others may wish to chime in here but I'm under the impression that
>> Digibeta, while good for the time, is an inferior format if you have film
>> elements and are able get a contemporary scan.
>>
>> Related to contemporary scans I'll toot my own horn and say that I was
>> fortunate to be a recipient of one of those Interbay Cinema Society
>> Lightpress Grants that Jon Behrens posts about. Previously, the only scan
>> I had of my cameraless film, Hojas de Maíz, made in the days when
>> previewing was via snail-mailed VHS tapes, was Digibeta and that pretty
>> much left the film in limbo. But now that there's a lovely scan available
>> (https://erictheise.com/films/hojas-de-maiz/
>> <https://erictheise.com/films/hojas-de-maiz/>) it's got a new lease on
>> life, and I was gratified when Stefano Miraglia almost immediately curated
>> into it the Moving Image Catalog project.
>>
>> Eric
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 9, 2019 at 6:18 AM Dominic Angerame
>> <dominic.angerame at gmail.com <mailto:dominic.angerame at gmail.com>> wrote:
>> Does anyone know of a great lab here in San Francisco who can digitize
>> Digibeta HP tapes.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Dominic
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