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ANATOMY OF DIGITIZATION: WHAT’S BETWEEN THE PLAY BUTTON AND THE MOUSE CLICK DAVE RICE (CUNY), SKIP ELSHEIMER (AV GEEKS), ERIK PIIL (ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES) AMIA CONFERENCE, SAT 9 NOV 2013 CLEANING VIDEOTAPE
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Anatomy of Digitization (Cleaning Videotape/Signal Monitoring)

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Erik Piil

Presented at the 2013 Association of Moving Image Archivist conference in Richmond, Virginia.
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Page 1: Anatomy of Digitization (Cleaning Videotape/Signal Monitoring)

ANATOMY OF DIGITIZATION: WHAT’S BETWEEN THE PLAY BUTTON AND THE MOUSE CLICK DAVE RICE (CUNY), SKIP ELSHEIMER (AV GEEKS), ERIK PIIL (ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES)

AMIA CONFERENCE, SAT 9 NOV 2013

CLEANING VIDEOTAPE

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ANATOMY OF DIGITIZATION: WHAT’S BETWEEN THE PLAY BUTTON AND THE MOUSE CLICK DAVE RICE (CUNY), SKIP ELSHEIMER (AV GEEKS), ERIK PIIL (ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES)

AMIA CONFERENCE, SAT 9 NOV 2013

DIY TAPE CLEANER ¼”, ½” OPEN REEL, ¾” U-MATIC, VHS FORMATS

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ANATOMY OF DIGITIZATION: WHAT’S BETWEEN THE PLAY BUTTON AND THE MOUSE CLICK DAVE RICE (CUNY), SKIP ELSHEIMER (AV GEEKS), ERIK PIIL (ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES)

AMIA CONFERENCE, SAT 9 NOV 2013

DRIVETRAIN: 4 DC MOTORS, 2 SERVO MOTORS

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ANATOMY OF DIGITIZATION: WHAT’S BETWEEN THE PLAY BUTTON AND THE MOUSE CLICK DAVE RICE (CUNY), SKIP ELSHEIMER (AV GEEKS), ERIK PIIL (ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES)

AMIA CONFERENCE, SAT 9 NOV 2013

TWO CLEANING POINTS

ON EACH TAPE SIDE

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ANATOMY OF DIGITIZATION: WHAT’S BETWEEN THE PLAY BUTTON AND THE MOUSE CLICK DAVE RICE (CUNY), SKIP ELSHEIMER (AV GEEKS), ERIK PIIL (ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES)

AMIA CONFERENCE, SAT 9 NOV 2013

MODIFIED ROLLER GUIDES BASED ON FORMAT

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ANATOMY OF DIGITIZATION: WHAT’S BETWEEN THE PLAY BUTTON AND THE MOUSE CLICK DAVE RICE (CUNY), SKIP ELSHEIMER (AV GEEKS), ERIK PIIL (ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES)

AMIA CONFERENCE, SAT 9 NOV 2013

(1) ARDUINO UNO MICROCONTROLLER $25 (1) ADAFRIT MOTOR SHIELD $20

(4) SONY RM-50 DC MOTORS (USED) $0 (2) HITEC STANDARD SERVO MOTORS $20

PELLON CLEANING FABRIC ROLLS $12 (1) IKEA CUTTING BOARD $20

MISC. PARTS, WIRING, ETC. $40

TOTAL $137  

DIY TAPE CLEANER

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ANATOMY OF DIGITIZATION: WHAT’S BETWEEN THE PLAY BUTTON AND THE MOUSE CLICK DAVE RICE (CUNY), SKIP ELSHEIMER (AV GEEKS), ERIK PIIL (ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES)

AMIA CONFERENCE, SAT 9 NOV 2013

MONITORS/SCOPES/METERS SIGNAL MONITORING:

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ANATOMY OF DIGITIZATION: WHAT’S BETWEEN THE PLAY BUTTON AND THE MOUSE CLICK DAVE RICE (CUNY), SKIP ELSHEIMER (AV GEEKS), ERIK PIIL (ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES)

AMIA CONFERENCE, SAT 9 NOV 2013

RF SCOPE

AUDIO PHASE SCOPE

WFM/VSCOPE

MONITORS/SCOPES/METERS

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THE RF SCOPE

ANATOMY OF DIGITIZATION: WHAT’S BETWEEN THE PLAY BUTTON AND THE MOUSE CLICK DAVE RICE (CUNY), SKIP ELSHEIMER (AV GEEKS), ERIK PIIL (ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES)

AMIA CONFERENCE, SAT 9 NOV 2013

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ANATOMY OF DIGITIZATION: WHAT’S BETWEEN THE PLAY BUTTON AND THE MOUSE CLICK DAVE RICE (CUNY), SKIP ELSHEIMER (AV GEEKS), ERIK PIIL (ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES)

AMIA CONFERENCE, SAT 9 NOV 2013

HEAD-SWITCHING

HEAD HEAD

X-AXIS: FREQUENCY Y-AXIS: AMPLITUDE

THE RF SIGNAL

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ANATOMY OF DIGITIZATION: WHAT’S BETWEEN THE PLAY BUTTON AND THE MOUSE CLICK DAVE RICE (CUNY), SKIP ELSHEIMER (AV GEEKS), ERIK PIIL (ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES)

AMIA CONFERENCE, SAT 9 NOV 2013

“NORMAL” RF

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ANATOMY OF DIGITIZATION: WHAT’S BETWEEN THE PLAY BUTTON AND THE MOUSE CLICK DAVE RICE (CUNY), SKIP ELSHEIMER (AV GEEKS), ERIK PIIL (ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES)

AMIA CONFERENCE, SAT 9 NOV 2013

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ANATOMY OF DIGITIZATION: WHAT’S BETWEEN THE PLAY BUTTON AND THE MOUSE CLICK DAVE RICE (CUNY), SKIP ELSHEIMER (AV GEEKS), ERIK PIIL (ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES)

AMIA CONFERENCE, SAT 9 NOV 2013

RF – PARTIAL HEAD CLOG

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ANATOMY OF DIGITIZATION: WHAT’S BETWEEN THE PLAY BUTTON AND THE MOUSE CLICK DAVE RICE (CUNY), SKIP ELSHEIMER (AV GEEKS), ERIK PIIL (ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES)

AMIA CONFERENCE, SAT 9 NOV 2013

RF – PARTIAL HEAD CLOG

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ANATOMY OF DIGITIZATION: WHAT’S BETWEEN THE PLAY BUTTON AND THE MOUSE CLICK DAVE RICE (CUNY), SKIP ELSHEIMER (AV GEEKS), ERIK PIIL (ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES)

AMIA CONFERENCE, SAT 9 NOV 2013

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ANATOMY OF DIGITIZATION: WHAT’S BETWEEN THE PLAY BUTTON AND THE MOUSE CLICK DAVE RICE (CUNY), SKIP ELSHEIMER (AV GEEKS), ERIK PIIL (ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES)

AMIA CONFERENCE, SAT 9 NOV 2013

RF – FULL HEAD(S) CLOG

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ANATOMY OF DIGITIZATION: WHAT’S BETWEEN THE PLAY BUTTON AND THE MOUSE CLICK DAVE RICE (CUNY), SKIP ELSHEIMER (AV GEEKS), ERIK PIIL (ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES)

AMIA CONFERENCE, SAT 9 NOV 2013

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ANATOMY OF DIGITIZATION: WHAT’S BETWEEN THE PLAY BUTTON AND THE MOUSE CLICK DAVE RICE (CUNY), SKIP ELSHEIMER (AV GEEKS), ERIK PIIL (ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES)

AMIA CONFERENCE, SAT 9 NOV 2013

RF – FULL HEAD(S) CLOG

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ANATOMY OF DIGITIZATION: WHAT’S BETWEEN THE PLAY BUTTON AND THE MOUSE CLICK DAVE RICE (CUNY), SKIP ELSHEIMER (AV GEEKS), ERIK PIIL (ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES)

AMIA CONFERENCE, SAT 9 NOV 2013

MAN RAY SEZ, “USE RF FOR BETTER TAPE TRANSERS”

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ANATOMY OF DIGITIZATION: WHAT’S BETWEEN THE PLAY BUTTON AND THE MOUSE CLICK DAVE RICE (CUNY), SKIP ELSHEIMER (AV GEEKS), ERIK PIIL (ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES)

AMIA CONFERENCE, SAT 9 NOV 2013

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