Re: [AMIA-L] AMPAS Digital Dilemma

[Ted Langdell <preservation@TEDLANGDELL.COM>]

On Nov 6, 2007, at 5:56 PM, Milton Shefter wrote:
>  We want all members of AMIA and all other archivists to see this  
> report  and we will notify you through
> this listserve and the AMIA office as soon as the on-line version  
> is available.
>
> Milt Shefter

The Hollywood Reporter also has an online story (as did Variety,  
posted here via Nan Rubin).
The HR headline: "AMPAS: Archive before its too late."

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/ 
e3i00627c6566fe8f5fedf234e72ea32bd2

Both stories get into the economics of archiving film and digital  
master material... with Variety using a running minute method.

The HR used "per title" to compare:

"Economics also is outlined in the report, which suggests that the  
annual cost of preserving film archival master material is $1,059 per  
title, and the cost of preserving a 4K digital master is $12,514. The  
report states, "The annual preservation costs for a complete set of  
digital motion picture source materials also are substantially higher  
than those for film, and all digital asset storage requires  
significant and perpetual spending to maintain accessibility."

When the report's out, we'll be able to see HOW the 4K master  
materials were preserved... on active RAID storage, off-line tape or  
some other means.

Absent that, one one wonders if producers will be thinking "filmout"  
more often?

Ted.

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