seeking Native digital archivist

[Smith]

I'm a media producer, particularly video. I know how to digitize (no 
one's saying i can be trusted doing it, but that's us producers - get 
on the phone and then get in the way!!!), but I'm looking for someone 
for a potentially large project who knows the ins and outs of archiving 
historical materials and video storage and creating access to large 
amounts of digital files...This is a future project (say...a year or so 
from now?)

So, as much as I love DVD storage, I'm talkin' about large scale 
storage...and multi-user access and the ability to supervise..

Thanks, though, Mia!!!   Wish I could help with the presentation 
formats, I'll keep my eyes open for help that crosses my path.



On Jun 13, 2005, at 10:27 AM, Mia Kalish (LFP) wrote:

> I hate to be a wag (I guess it’s in my character).
>  
> Why don’t you simply use a digital video camera, and then save on DVD? 
> DVD is about the best stuff there is, and if you get good quality 
> stuff, your recordings will be as safe as they can be.
>  
> (I am assuming that you will be doing the videoing in the future). If 
> you already have the videotape, then it needs to be digitized. There 
> are several good programs, Final Cut Studio and Final Cut Pro will do 
> quite a serviceable job of converting (you can specify the density), 
> and then edit. It is not a biggie. . . it is time-consuming, but 
> pretty simple once you understand the concept.
>  
> One of the things I think are still pretty ugly is that you can’t 
> easily integrate the little videos (assuming you did clips) into any 
> of the presentation formats like PowerPoint and Flash. They have to be 
> compressed into gif like densities, which ruins the whole point of the 
> video.
>  
> Mia
>  
>  
>
> From: Indigenous Languages and Technology 
> [mailto:ILAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU] On Behalf Of Smith
> Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 9:07 AM
> To: ILAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
> Subject: [ILAT] seeking Native digital archivist
>  
> Digital archivist? Well, mostly I mean someone acquainted with the 
> process and best practices of archiving video tape digitally. This is 
> for a potential project, nothing concrete yet, and for sure for some 
> dialogue.
>
>  Pidamaya,
>
>  Mona Smith
>  ______________________
>  Iwanka tanhan, iku tanyanhan. (As above, so below)
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