[RNLD] Current best Video practices in LDD

[Brenda Boerger]

Hello all,

I think we also dealt with this to some degree in our book:

Boerger, Brenda H., Sarah Ruth Moeller, D. Will Reiman, and Stephen N.
Self. 2016.  Language and Culture Documentation Manual. LeanPub.
https://leanpub.com/languageandculturedocumentationmanual

But I am not the author of that particular chapter.

An advantage we’re finding with LeanPub is that we can update periodically
(and make corrections).

Purchasers of older versions are notified when changes are made and can
download the update for free.

So as best practice changes, we can update what we’re suggesting there.

~Brenda



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*From:* #HIRAM RANDALL RING# [mailto:HIRAM1 at e.ntu.edu.sg]
*Sent:* Sunday, July 15, 2018 12:43 PM
*To:* RNLD list <r-n-l-d at unimelb.edu.au>
*Subject:* Re: [RNLD] Current best Video practices in LDD



Thanks to all who responded, here’s a summary of the responses so far and
what I’ve been able to find:



1. E-Meld’s website is the most recent (2006) list of recommended video
formats for recording digital video in the field, which includes a
recommendation for recording/storage in AVI format (
http://emeld.org/school/classroom/video/index.html). Related site DoBeS
provides a link to the MPI archive (where DoBeS data is stored), which
currently does not accept AVI format for new submissions (
http://www.mpi.nl/corpus/html/lamus/apa.html). Individual
archives/repositories have some general guidelines on formats but no
recommendations on recording (i.e. Yale:
https://web.library.yale.edu/digital-initiatives/digitization-standards-and-guidelines/audiovisual
)



2. Several chapters in books about and for those doing linguistic fieldwork
discuss video/audio recording, but from what I have read the chapters focus
more on principles of recording and explaining the process rather than on
recommending particular resolutions or formats (apart from audio, which is
pretty standardised) - some publications are listed below. I haven’t been
able to access the chapter in Meakins et al (2018), so I can’t comment on
whether this is the case for that publication. The fact that principles are
stressed is extremely positive in my opinion, since it gives the
information more practical longevity.

  Bowern, Claire. 2015. Linguistic Fieldwork: A Practical Guide. New York:
Palgrave Macmillan, 2 edn.

  Chelliah, Shobhana L. & Willem J. de Reuse. 2011. Handbook of Descriptive
Linguistic Fieldwork. New York: Springer.

  Meakins, Felicity, Jennifer Green, & Myfany Turpin. 2018. Understanding
Linguistic Fieldwork. Routledge.

  Thieberger, Nicholas (ed.). 2010. The Oxford Handbook of Linguistic
Fieldwork. Oxford: Oxford University Press.



3. There is a Wikipedia page that Mark Post is inviting the community to
edit regarding best practices for LDD, which was initially part of a
PARADISEC meeting. This would allow information to be updated on an ongoing
basis:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_documentation_tools_and_methods



I’ll see what more I can find on best practices (formats, resolutions) for
video, and will update the Wikipedia page unless someone beats me to it.



Best,

Hiram
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