Program
Tuesday - November 11

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Tuesday November 11, 2008

8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Kodak Imaging Technology and Workflow Options to Maximize Image Quality

Co-Chairs:
Jonathan Barlow - Eastman Kodak Company
Richard Utley - PRO-TEK Media Preservation Services

Presenters:
Richard Utley - PRO-TEK Media Preservation Services
Scott MacQueen - PRO-TEK Media Preservation Services
Richard Carlson - Eastman Kodak Company
Steven Hallatt - Eastman Kodak Company
Randall Tack - Eastman Kodak Company

This workshop highlights workflow options and technology, including how to identify image quality for preservation. Presentations will include: Archivists and The Digital Domain, Top Ten Tips to Help "Play It Forward," Preserving Image Quality, Image Permanence and Motion Picture Workflows, and Asset Management.

8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Safeguarding your Audio Video Assets

Chair:
Peter Brothers - Specs Bros, LLC

Presenters:
Peter Brothers - Specs Bros, LLC
John Walko - SCENE SAVERS

This workshop covers multiple aspects of preserving audio and video including storage, handling, treatment, and re-mastering. The first part will focus on re-mastering options to either analog or digital formats and will address both the pros and cons of various compression schemes and digital codecs. The workshop will then cover preventative maintenance of existing materials, essential tape handling and storage and will review a visual guide to identifying tape formats. Finally, attendees will be taught to conduct a 7-step physical inspection, currently mandated by International Standards, to identify at-risk materials. Visual examples of problem tapes will illustrate the steps so results can be easily understood and applied to a collection's preservation efforts.

8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Cataloging and Metadata for Moving Images Part One

Chair:
Karen Barcellona - Academy Film Archive

Presenters:
Amy Lucker - New York University
Andrea Leigh - Library of Congress M/B/RS, NAVCC
Linda Tadic - New York University
Nancy Goldman - Pacific Film Archive Library

Libraries, archives, and museums take in a wide variety of moving images. Learn what traditional and emerging standards have developed in the bibliographic and archival domains. Gain a basic understanding of the types of metadata necessary to a well-maintained collection. This workshop provides a greater understanding of the foundations metadata practice and the application of cataloging principles to all types of resources amidst rapidly changing production environments and evolving technologies. Sessions will include dynamic presentations encompassing film, video, digital, and broadcast materials and including interactive exercises and clips. The workshop will close with a hands-on demonstration of MIC's (Moving Image Collections) new web-based open source cataloging utility.

 

12:00pm - 3:30pm (Separate Registration Fee Required)
Tour: Historic Savannah

Explore Savannah's Beautiful Historic Landmark District. Savannah is a city of live oaks draped in Spanish moss, lovely squares and fine architecture. Today's tour will provide you with an outstanding view of these sites as your tour guide tells you about the founding of the city in 1733 and its unique history and town plan. Learn more about the old city as you ride along the riverfront and learn about the importance of cotton and the port of Savannah.

9:00pm - 10:30pm (Separate Registration Fee Required)
Tour: Haunted Pub Crawl

After you've had a chance to have some dinner at any of Savannah's great restaurants, guides will meet the group for a creepy pub-crawl. Visit some of the city's many pubs and explore stories of ghosts, mystery and intrigue as you stroll around the Historic District. You'll stop along the way for spirited libations. You will be returned to the hotel at the conclusion of the tour.

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