TOOLING UP for Born-Digital AV at  

Steven Villereal Audiovisual Conservator Preservation Services Dept. @villereal  

credit: flickr user kulturarvsprojektet

RHETORICAL BORN-DIGI BOOGEYMEN  

CULTURE of PHYSICAL MEDIA  

ACCESS to TOOLS, PLEASE?  

PRODUCTION vs. PRESERVATION FORMATS  

h/t: @deanna_havas

McINTIRE DEPT. OF MUSIC CONCERT RECORDINGS  

DAT à CD-R  

CD-R à CD-R  

WAV à CD-R  

WAV à Streaming audio  

MASTER .WAVs XML METADATA  

DARK ARCHIVAL STORAGE  

Virgo (OPAC)  

• 1080p resolution (HD) • compressed, lossy codec • sizewise ~110 gb/hour  

NDSA LEVELS “a tiered set of recommendations on how organizations should begin to build or enhance their digital preservation activities”

STABILIZATION PRESERVING CREATION ENVIRONMENT

THNX! steev@virginia.edu