Deck Control! (Conference Paper/Presentation)
Title: Deck Control!
Author: Rice, Dave
Abstract: The Digital Video Commander project seeks to reframe the entire paradigm of preservation when applied to digital videotapes rather than adopt upon the practices used for analog videotape. Capturing the contents of a digital videotape does not need to be as restrained as attempting to record an ideal, singular presentation of a videotape, but there is a potential that such effort could mimic the more accurate data transfers of hard drives or sectored optical discs where the quality of the data transferred could be verified piece-by-piece and retried as needed to create a more accurate result.
During the NEH R&D funded project, DV Rescue, MIPoPS has found that digitization software does not need to solely work as a diligent scribe that documents the contents recorded on legacy videotapes, but that such software can take control of the hardware, guide the user, automate actions, and orchestrate the entire reformatting event. Such an approach requires skilled development, but the results place this essential preservation practice within reach for more collecting institutions who would benefit from it while producing more accurate representations of digital videotape contents than is currently feasible with more traditional workflows. Additionally, whereas expert calibration of analog signals is essential for presenting data loss while digitizing analog videotapes, the opposite is somewhat true for digital videotapes, where signal manipulation of the digital videotape decoding adds generational loss rather than accuracy. We see that the characteristics of digital videotape provide an opportunity for automation, ease, and increased accuracy within the preservation of digital videotapes and the potential to promote project results in a way that reduces barriers for institutions seeking to establish in-house audiovisual preservation services.
In this presentation we will highlight the research, trials and documentation undertaken and created to facilitate deck control.
Date: 2022-10-26
Primary URL: https://www.youtube.com/live/Ay4C1VSHX5w?feature=share&t=8880
Primary URL Description: Video recording the No Time to Wait 2022 conference. Digital Video Commander presentation begins at 02:28:00.
Secondary URL: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-RvTBYyWCRbENXoSMwPJQtaybW1HuEP1tPjWlfgw8wY/edit#gid=0
Secondary URL Description: No Time to Wait 2022 conference program
Conference Name: No Time to Wait 2022 Conference
Experimentation, Innovation, and Working Openly: Advancing Audio Preservation Techniques (Conference Paper/Presentation)
Title: Experimentation, Innovation, and Working Openly: Advancing Audio Preservation Techniques
Author: Rice, Dave
Author: Roe, Bryce
Author: Félix, Pedro
Abstract: This panel examines what happens behind-the-scenes in the advancements in audio preservation techniques, highlighting a beloved audio format: DAT tape. As software and hardware obsolescence and material degradation challenge DAT preservation, the presenters will review historical approaches to preserve DAT tape recordings and examine approaches to innovate through research and experimentation, community involvement, and the development of open source tools in order to offset and address these challenges.
Dave Rice's part of the panel used findings from the Digital Video Commander project to inform DAT preservation research.
Date: 2022-09-29
Primary URL: https://2022.iasa-web.org/programme
Primary URL Description: Link to session listing in the International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA) 2022 conference program
Secondary URL: https://iasa.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2023/collection_resources/82271?collection_resource_file_id=170464
Secondary URL Description: Link to the recorded session at the International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA) 2022 Conference.
Conference Name: International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA) 2022 Conference
DVRescue! Lessons Learned and Outcomes from Battling DV Obsolescence (Conference Paper/Presentation)
Title: DVRescue! Lessons Learned and Outcomes from Battling DV Obsolescence
Author: Hopfauf, Libby
Author: Rice, Dave
Author: Weaver, Andrew
Abstract: DV videotape formats face an exceptional obsolescence risk. Falling in-between professional expertise in file-based digital preservation and analog videotape digitization, DV tapes are best preserved by migrating the data from the tape into a file rather than handling them as a video digitization event. This panel will review the past two years of work on the DVRescue project. Funded by the NEH, DVRescue worked to research DV preservation and create new tools and documentation to facilitate the efficient transfer of data from tape to file. The presenters will demonstrate current versions of the tool, research conclusions, methods for troubleshooting, as well as how they will utilize findings to inform future work.
Date: 2022-09-29
Primary URL: https://iasa.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2023/collection_resources/78095
Primary URL Description: Link to the prerecorded session at the International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA) 2022 Conference as part of the on-demand conference program.
Secondary URL: https://2022.iasa-web.org/programme
Secondary URL Description: Link to the on-demand session listing in the International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA) 2022 conference program.
Conference Name: International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA) 2022 Conference (Mexico City, Mexico)
DVRescue: The Community Speaks (Conference Paper/Presentation)
Title: DVRescue: The Community Speaks
Author: Rice, Dave
Author: Hopfauf, Libby
Author: Angeletti, Michael
Author: Belak, Brian
Author: Haydon, Kelly
Author: Lake, Tim
Author: Miller, Austin
Author: Morel, Morgan
Author: Turkus, Benjamin
Abstract: Since 2019, MIPoPS and RiceCapades has worked on the NEH funded DVRescue project, developing the procedures, tools and documentation to assist audiovisual archivists with preserving their DV videotapes. Through this work, we have developed, tested and modified a variety of tools and documentation that encompass a set of best practices we recommend to the greater archival community for all aspects of DV videotape preservation, including capturing, troubleshooting, analyzing, and quality control. The DVRescue team will provide some updates on the project and demonstrate the latest builds. Members of the archival community participating in the DVRescue project will describe their experience and practical application of the tools.
Date: 2022-12-08
Primary URL: https://amiaconference.net/amia-2022-program/
Primary URL Description: Link to AMIA 2022 conference program
Secondary URL: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1UKsx7icCYupULG-cPa37hD-yu2fBxP1RNAHnpsj68vs/edit?usp=sharing
Secondary URL Description: Link to presentation slides
Conference Name: Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA) 2022
Introduction to DVRescue (Conference Paper/Presentation)
Title: Introduction to DVRescue
Author: Rice, Dave
Author: Hopfauf, Libby
Abstract: This webinar will be a training workshop to assist in audiovisual processing and quality control procedures for DV videotape formats at archival institutions. The workshop shall include a focus on capturing methods for DV, quality control of the result, and DV format particularities for packaging and access. Participants will gain hands-on experience learning how to use the DVRescue toolkit for capture, quality control analysis, resolving artifacts, packaging videos for long term preservation, as well as other general best practices for working with DV. In addition, presenters will go over a summary of the overall research and deliverables of the DVRescue project — which were initially developed by MIPoPS and RiceCapades with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Date: 2022-11-16
Primary URL: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/introduction-to-dvrescue-tickets-415750249187
Primary URL Description: Link to webinar event listing
Secondary URL: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/introductiontodvrescue
Secondary URL Description: Link to webinar recording
Conference Name: AV Open Source Tools Series presented by the Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA)
dvguidance (DVRescue documentation) (Web Resource)
Title: dvguidance (DVRescue documentation)
Author: Moving Image Preservation of Puget Sound (MIPoPS)
Author: RiceCapades
Abstract: Documentation website for using the DVRescue tools.
Year: 2019
Primary URL: https://mipops.github.io/dvrescue/
Primary URL Description: Link to the final documentation website is being developed
Secondary URL: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/14sKKGQ3pr5g43Po5PNwBOTKINGqHETF-
Secondary URL Description: Link to the most current development docs in MIPoPS' Google Drive
DVRescue (Computer Program)
Title: DVRescue
Author: MIPoPS
Author: RiceCapades
Author: MediaArea
Abstract: DVRescue supports improving DV files that have already been created by allowing such files to be assessed, so that the software may selectively retry portions of the tape and incorporate any improvements into the existing file.
Funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities; designed and led by Dave Rice and the Moving Image Preservation of Puget Sound (MIPoPS); developed by MediaArea.
Year: 2019
Primary URL: https://mediaarea.net/DVRescue
Primary URL Description: Link to releases of software on MediaArea's platform
Access Model: open acess
Programming Language/Platform: C++ (37.5%); QML (24.7%); NSIS (16.1%); Shell (16.0%); Objective-C (1.8%); QMake (1.6%); Other (2.3%)
Source Available?: Yes
DVRescue CLI daily builds (Computer Program)
Title: DVRescue CLI daily builds
Author: MIPoPS
Author: MediaArea
Author: RiceCapade
Abstract: Daily builds of the command line interface version of the DVRescue toolkit.
Year: 2019
Primary URL: https://old.mediaarea.net/download/snapshots/binary/dvrescue/
Access Model: open access
Programming Language/Platform: C++ (37.5%); QML (24.7%); NSIS (16.1%); Shell (16.0%); Objective-C (1.8%); QMake (1.6%); Other (2.3%)
Source Available?: Yes
Digital Video Commander (Computer Program)
Title: Digital Video Commander
Author: MediaArea
Author: MIPoPS
Author: RiceCapades
Abstract: The Digital Video Commander project seeks to reframe the entire paradigm of preservation when applied to digital videotapes rather than adopt upon the practices used for analog videotape. Capturing the contents of a digital videotape does not need to be as restrained as attempting to record an ideal, singular presentation of a videotape, but there is a potential that such effort could mimic the more accurate data transfers of hard drives or sectored optical discs where the quality of the data transferred could be verified piece-by-piece and retried as needed to create a more accurate result.
Year: 2021
Primary URL: https://github.com/mipops/digividcommander
Primary URL Description: Link to GitHub repository
Access Model: open access
Programming Language/Platform: C++ (99.4%); QMake (0.6%)
Source Available?: Yes
DVRescue GUI daily builds (Computer Program)
Title: DVRescue GUI daily builds
Author: MIPoPS
Author: RiceCapades
Author: MediaArea
Abstract: Daily builds for the graphic user interface version of the DVRescue toolkit.
Year: 2019
Primary URL: https://old.mediaarea.net/download/snapshots/binary/dvrescue-gui/
Primary URL Description: Link to the daily builds on MediaArea's platform
Access Model: open access
Programming Language/Platform: C++ (37.5%); QML (24.7%); NSIS (16.1%); Shell (16.0%); Objective-C (1.8%); QMake (1.6%); Other (2.3%)
Source Available?: Yes
Digital Video Commander Documentation (Web Resource)
Title: Digital Video Commander Documentation
Author: MIPoPS
Author: RiceCapades
Abstract: A set of resources, training videos and instructions for using the Digital Video Commander toolkit.
Year: 2021
Primary URL: https://mipops.github.io/digividcommander/
Primary URL Description: Link to documentation website
Digital Video Commander Cable Building Instructions (Web Resource)
Title: Digital Video Commander Cable Building Instructions
Author: Weaver, Andrew
Author: Rice, Dave
Author: Hopfauf, Libby
Abstract: This documentation will explain how to build your own Digital Video Commander Cable which allows your digital videotape decks to be controlled by a computer.
Year: 2022
Primary URL: https://mipops.github.io/digividcommander/sections/cableAssembly.html
Primary URL Description: Link to the website version of the documentation
Secondary URL: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/151RRFSEyesVj_i-s6wo_d1PiOWToqVWp?usp=drive_link
Secondary URL Description: Link to the downloadable PDF version of the documentation.