I'm editing, writing and running bash scripts to automate mass RAWcooked preservation of 3PB worth of DPX sequences. Using bash scripts with cron scheduling is a new experience for me, so it feels like another excellent opportunity to share my steps and help someone else along.
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
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