02 Dec 2016
Hello, internet of people! Something I’ve been thinking about for a long time and have started working on is the creation of documentation for people who want to set up their own analog audiovisual media digitization stations (called elsewhere as memory labs, personal archiving labs, transfer stations, et al). Aside: I’m also super influenced by my goal of supporting an in-the-works Southeast U.S. Transfer Station by any (remote) means possible. 2017 goals! I’m specifically interested...
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24 May 2016
Hello! I’m wrapping up this (very) brief LEMONADE series by talking about home movies! This is a little bit about aspect ratios but maybe a little bit more about preservation issues with home movies. If you haven’t, its worth catching up in Pt. 1 right here, because this picks up where that aspect ratio context left off. The first time we see the 4:3 ratio appear, it’s a cropped image during “Don’t Hurt Yourself,” sized...
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29 Apr 2016
Ashley note: Super shout out to Peter Oleksik, Assistant Conservator at MoMA, who coauthored this blog post with me, was the impetus for the post existing at all, and provided very thorough factual information that turned my flippant guesswork-notes into real knowledge. Thank you, thank you Peter!!! Post-posting Ashley note: Second post is now up! Similar posts: Format-ion: Video playback errors in Beyoncé’s latest music video Beyoncé’s HOMECOMING: Film, film, and video Here’s more words...
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24 Feb 2016
Today Dr. Carla Hayden is nominated to be our 14th Librarian of Congress, an incredibly smart and talented librarian dedicated to inclusivity. Also today was the official announcement of Open eBooks, a initiative that opens up free and easy eBook access to children and lays the technical foundation for making access to ebooks easier for everyone through the LibrarySimplified project (and many other things). These are both great strides towards a more democratic society and...
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09 Feb 2016
Update: There are a few other blog posts in this series – Aspect Ratios in LEMONADE, Pt. 1 Aspect Ratios in LEMONADE, Pt. 2 Beyoncé’s HOMECOMING: Film, film, and video Like most people I know, I spent most of yesterday watching “Formation” over and over, and noticed Beyoncé really has a thing for faking media playback errors for some reason. And this new digital drop covers many errors and several formats all in one. You...
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