Since acquiring a Golden Eye 4 (GE4) scanner here at the Media Archive for Central England (MACE) we've developed a DPX preservation workflow which I've decided to share here, in the hope of feedback and collaboration. Our first DPX scans would be wrapped as uncompressed sequences using 7-Zip in a TAR archive and written to … Continue reading DPX preservation workflow with RAWcooked and fixity checking
To anyone who has been enjoying the open source audiovisual preservation topics covered in this blog please consider visiting a new Zulip Chat space that myself and a few #AVpres friends have just launched - AVhackers. The purpose of this space is still a little undefined, but I hope above all else it will form … Continue reading AVhackers launches on Zulip Chat
This summer I had an amazing opportunity to work with a Computer Science PhD student for a few days receiving assistance writing and learning Python, resulting in the development of a couple of scripts for the Media Archive for Central England (MACE). I’ve been struggling to work with Python for over a year since discovering … Continue reading DIY Python microservices in audiovisual preservation workflows
I thought I'd document our leap into open source software here at the Media Archive for Central England (MACE). We've been capturing SD PAL video to v210 uncompressed MOV on a Mac Pro 5,1 since around 2011. The Mac has a Black Magic Decklink Duo (1) card and software that includes Black Magic Media Express … Continue reading Open Source FFV1 video capture workflow for MacOS
I've finally committed to making my first blog entry about my LTO (Linear Tape-Open) journey, and it's coincided with revisiting my Daft Punk albums so forgive the Technologic inspired chapter titles! With grateful thanks to all those who've encouraged this blog. I hope it's helpful to some go-it-alone LTOers. Disclaimer: I'm formerly a videographer and … Continue reading Experiences of an LTO/LTFS beginner
For the love of FOSS 