Ball State University Libraries A destination for research, learning, and friends Capturing Reel History: Ball State University Libraries' Film, Video.

Ball State University LibrariesA destination for research, learning, and friends

Capturing Reel History: Ball State University Libraries' Film, Video and Audio Digitization Project

Westinghouse Electric Plant groundbreaking in Muncie, 1959

Senator Birch Bayh speaks at Ball State, 1970

• Moderator: John B. Straw, Assistant Dean for Digital Initiatives and Special Collections

• Michael Szajewski, Archivist for Digital Development & University Records• Blake Stiener, Metadata and Digital Initiatives Developer• Tom Barker, Tom Barker Video

Project Overview• Converting over 4,000 16mm film reels, videotapes, and audio

reels/cassettes to digital format to facilitate global access to historical content• Ball State University

• Significant campus events• Social life on campus• Athletic events• Notable campus visitors• Faculty research

• Made globally available in Digital Media Repository (DMR), Ball State University’s CONTENTdm instance.

• Muncie & Delaware County• Athletic events• Interview segments for television• Local business and industry• Family life and social activities• Natural disasters (floods, fires,

tornadoes)


Units Involved• Metadata and Digital Initiatives (MADI)• Archives and Special Collections • Library Information Technology Services (LITS)• Tom Barker Video, digitization vendor


Selection for digitization

Digital capture

Project Workflow


Digital content uploaded for review

Content reviewed, edit points suggested, basic descriptive metadata provided

Content edited

Asset uploaded into Mediasite

Full metadata record created

Asset published in CONTENTdm (DMR) for public access

Digital files archived offline

LITS

MADI

Archives

Vendor

Selection for Digitization• Assets separated by format type, boxed and prepared for

digitization in priority order• Evaluation of content based on metadata available

• Project tracking spreadsheet created to document preparation, capture, and return dates• Used Google Docs to support shareability, scalability

• Film length estimated for purpose of pricing


Review and Basic Metadata Creation• Review all assets to determine:• If content is able to be made available online• If copyright edits are needed• If content from one reel/tape needs to be separated into unique digital

assets• If content from multiples reels/tapes needs to be combined to create

one digital asset• Provide basic descriptive metadata for each digital asset• Event • Date• Persons picture• Places pictured

• Edit decisions and descriptive information entered into spreadsheets


Digital Capture

Video Cassette Recorder/Players: Betamax, Betacam, VCR, U-matic, Digital HD


Digital Capture

Audio equipment: Tascam audiocassette recorder/player, Crown reel to reel player


Digital Capture

Analog/Digital Converters: PreSonus Firestudio Mobile (Firebox), Grass Valley Bi-Directional Analog/Digital Converter (Canopus)

• Combined efforts - staff (Digital Media Specialist) and student involvement


Digital Content Uploaded for Review - Djnco


Editing Files• Final Cut Pro 7 – Used to capture and edit video files

• Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 – Used to edit Video files

• Sony Sound Forge Pro 10.0 – Used to capture and edit audio files

• iZotopes RXII – Used to restore audio


Creating Access Links with Mediasite

Creating Access Links with Mediasite


Uploading Links and Creating Metadata


Uploading Links and Creating Metadata


Described Items are Uploaded into the DMR


Ball State University Libraries A destination for research, learning, and friends Capturing Reel History: Ball State University Libraries' Film, Video.

Documents

friends digital content

digital format

mediasite slide

unique digital assets

tom barker video slide

public access digital

review content

digital media repository