Re: [Videolib] Do your institutions have video studios in their library/libraries?
We have an arts workstation and are in the process of installing a second one. These are the only two Macs in our library. They have Final Cut and iMovie, of course, as well as the full Adobe Suite and few discipline-specific apps like Finale, Labanwriter, and Pyware. Nothing to convert video formats, but we do have equipment that can convert LPs and cassettes over to CD so the students can access audio in a usable form. Most of them no longer have any equipment to handle older formats, as you all are undoubtedly aware. I have a full list of the specialty software installed available on request. Jana Atkins, B.M., M.L.S. Performing Arts/Multimedia Librarian University of Central Oklahoma Max Chambers Library 100 N. University Edmond, OK 73034 405-974-2949 On 9/10/10 1:29 PM, Randal Baier rba...@emich.edu wrote: I'm interested in knowing how many of you have video production studios in your libraries. Either live recording facilities or editing/post production facilities. Could you please give me some idea of the kinds of projects you work on, what you interaction is with campus faculty and a general idea of the mission? We *do* have such a studio; it needs some upgrading but it is a nice facility. But we are reviewing it's overall purpose given recent directions in media making, and I'd like to get some comparative information from other colleagues about their sites. Even if some of you do not have a studio but have some opinions about the role of libraries in producing video/electronic media -- I'd like to get your input. Feel free to reply here if you think it is of group interest or reply to me off list and I can summarize later. Cheers, Randal Baier Eastern Michigan University **Bronze+Blue=Green** The University of Central Oklahoma is Bronze, Blue, and Green! Please print this e-mail only if absolutely necessary! **CONFIDENTIALITY** This e-mail (including any attachments) may contain confidential, proprietary and privileged information. Any unauthorized disclosure or use of this information is prohibited. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
Re: [Videolib] Do your institutions have video studios in their library/libraries?
We have a Digital Media lab in our Media Resources Center. The media lab houses 11 editing stations (Mac Pros /or G5s - with Final Cut) and a stand alone audio studio (w/ another Mac Pro running logic reason). We loan out a wide range of camera equipment (HD cameras - Panasonic HMC-40s and Flips; DV tape cameras- Canon ZR700 ZR800s; shotgun lavaliere mics; light kits; and green screen) - as well as projectors, field recorders, iPads and Wiis. Our lab has been running for about 8 years and is extremely popular with students faculty. Students and faculty tend to use the facilities and equipment for both their curricular work and personal creative projects. We also provide instruction sessions and tutorials on all of the editing software and equipment we offer in the lab. Our Media Lab Manager works closely with faculty to provide tailored instruction sessions to classes incorporating a video or media assignment. Many of those classes create PSAs, 2-5 minute narrative films and brief documentaries. In addition to creating music, folks use the audio studio for general voiceover; podcasts; interviews; creating voice tracks for media; and audio tours. Please email me off list if you'd like more information. Winifred Winifred Fordham Metz Media Librarian Head of the Media Resources Center House Undergraduate Library CB#3942 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill http://www.lib.unc.edu/house/mrc/index.html 919-962-4099 fred...@email.unc.edu On Sep 10, 2010, at 7:14 PM, John Streepy wrote: We have a dedicated iMac with Final Cut Express and iMovie available. We also have an old Legacy microphone amp to provide voice over ability, and I want to expand the abilities as I find other equipment to augment what we have. I want to have a spot for kids who are not in Film Studies can have access to create projects. We also have several iMacs in our library that have iMovie and we will lend them cables to hook up cameras if necessary so they can use those to edit as well. No actual shooting studio, but I would love to create such a room. regards jhs John H. Streepy Media Services Supervisor Library-Media Circulation James E. Brooks Library Central Washington University 400 East University Way Ellensburg, WA 98926-7548 (509) 963-2861 http://www.lib.cwu.edu/media Hand to hand combat just goes with the territory. All part of being a librarian -- James Turner Rex Libris Transitus profusum est nocens! Randal Baier 09/10/10 10:53 AM I'm interested in knowing how many of you have video production studios in your libraries. Either live recording facilities or editing/post production facilities. Could you please give me some idea of the kinds of projects you work on, what you interaction is with campus faculty and a general idea of the mission? We *do* have such a studio; it needs some upgrading but it is a nice facility. But we are reviewing it's overall purpose given recent directions in media making, and I'd like to get some comparative information from other colleagues about their sites. Even if some of you do not have a studio but have some opinions about the role of libraries in producing video/electronic media -- I'd like to get your input. Feel free to reply here if you think it is of group interest or reply to me off list and I can summarize later. Cheers, Randal Baier Eastern Michigan University VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
[Videolib] thanks for all the help with my Swank question!
As Sandra Jackson said, it seems it depends a lot on the film, anticipated audience size, and other factors--but I now have a ballpark range of estimates--I appreciate it, everyone! VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
Re: [Videolib] swank
They will want to know date(s), number of showings, and estimated audience size before quoting you. We got Food, Inc. last year for a one day, one time show at our film fest and the cost was $300. Jo Ann Jo Ann Reynolds Reserve Services Coordinator University of Connecticut Homer Babbidge Library Storrs, CT 860-486-1406 jo_ann.reyno...@uconn.edu Question Reality From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Maureen Tripp Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 4:53 PM To: 'videolib@lists.berkeley.edu' Subject: [Videolib] swank Can anyone give me a ballpark figure on what it costs to rent a film from Swank for non-admission charging campus viewing? Just an estimate? Maureen Tripp Media Librarian Iwasaki Library 120 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02116 maureen_tr...@emerson.edu (617)824-8407 VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
Re: [Videolib] thanks for all the help with my Swank question!
On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Maureen Tripp maureen_tr...@emerson.eduwrote: As Sandra Jackson said, it seems it depends a lot on the film, anticipated audience size, and other factors--but I now have a ballpark range of estimates--I appreciate it, everyone! I should also mention that it depends a lot on how well you get along with the salesperson at the company. Most of us are in the business because we love films. If you discuss favorite films (and books and museums) and what's out that week and how's the family, you'll do well. If somebody comes and complains that they are non-profit and we should treat them better, they don't get as good a break. The retired Edith Kramer at the Pacific Film Archive is a legend in this regard. She would spend two or three hours on the phone charming the salesperson until she got the rate she could afford. Funny thing is -- we had the same automatic friends rate for her for twenty years and she still would spend an hour with us. One of our favorite customers. -- Best, Dennis Doros Milestone Film Video/Milliarium Zero PO Box 128 Harrington Park, NJ 07640 Phone: 201-767-3117 Fax: 201-767-3035 email: milefi...@gmail.com www.milestonefilms.com www.ontheboweryfilm.com www.arayafilm.com www.exilesfilm.com www.wordisoutmovie.com www.killerofsheep.com AMIA Philadelphia 2010: www.amianet.org Join Milestone Film on Facebook! VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
[Videolib] Thank you
Thank you to everyone who responded to my (rather broad) question about video collections in academic libraries. I may have some more specific questions in the near future, but the feedback I received was helpful nonetheless. Sincerely, Benjamin Turner Assistant Professor, Instructional Services St. John's University Libraries turn...@stjohns.edu 718.990.5562 VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
[Videolib] videonews
Hi all I was just doing some maintenance on the VIDEOLIB list and noticed (again) the fairly large number of subscribers who are not also subscribed to VIDEONEWS. 'Tis a pity... VIDEONEWS is a relatively low-volume list that has been established as a way for distributors and filmmakers to post notices of interesting new products and services. I personally order a fair number of titles that are announced on the VIDEONEWS list and find it a useful way of keeping current with new releases. Those interested in subscribing can find instructions for doing so at http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/vrtlists.html Gary Handman Gary Handman Director Media Resources Center Moffitt Library UC Berkeley 510-643-8566 ghand...@library.berkeley.edu http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself. --Francois Truffaut VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
Re: [Videolib] Do your institutions have video studios in their library/libraries?
We too have a media studio--green screen and three HD studio cameras with a computer Tricaster recording/editing system. We have 2 edit bays in the studio area --available when our technician is in the studio and 1 system in the Media Center itself--available when the library is open. We have limited cameras to loan. We use Vegas Video. There are some i-Macs in the library with i-movie on them. We're in the midst of the construction of a Learning Commons, so I'm not sure what's going to happen. Our studio and editing stations are very popular. Pat McGee Coordinator of Media Services Volpe Library and Media Center Tennessee Technological University Campus Box 5066 Cookeville, TN 38505 931-372-3544 VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
Re: [Videolib] thanks for all the help with my Swank question!
I would not bet on the Swank salesperson being a big film buff. Things might have changed over the year, but that certainly was not their reputation in the past. My favorite of all Swank stories involved a school that had ordered a 35mm print of classic film for which a studio had done a major reissue just about a year before. It was not a small reissue and I would bet several dozen new/restored prints were made. The programmer reminded the Swank booker to MAKE sure they got one the new prints as the old ones were known to be horrid. The day of the show the print arrived, it was red, splicy, and very beat up. It was clearly a decades old print. The irate programmer called up the Swank booker to complain as we could not even show the print. The Swank booker looked up the title in the Maltin TV/Movie book and pronounced The film is 50 years old. What did you expect? Apparently they had no concept a NEW print of a 50 year old film. On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 11:16 AM, Dennis Doros milefi...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Maureen Tripp maureen_tr...@emerson.edu wrote: As Sandra Jackson said, it seems it depends a lot on the film, anticipated audience size, and other factors--but I now have a ballpark range of estimates--I appreciate it, everyone! I should also mention that it depends a lot on how well you get along with the salesperson at the company. Most of us are in the business because we love films. If you discuss favorite films (and books and museums) and what's out that week and how's the family, you'll do well. If somebody comes and complains that they are non-profit and we should treat them better, they don't get as good a break. The retired Edith Kramer at the Pacific Film Archive is a legend in this regard. She would spend two or three hours on the phone charming the salesperson until she got the rate she could afford. Funny thing is -- we had the same automatic friends rate for her for twenty years and she still would spend an hour with us. One of our favorite customers. -- Best, Dennis Doros Milestone Film Video/Milliarium Zero PO Box 128 Harrington Park, NJ 07640 Phone: 201-767-3117 Fax: 201-767-3035 email: milefi...@gmail.com www.milestonefilms.com www.ontheboweryfilm.com www.arayafilm.com www.exilesfilm.com www.wordisoutmovie.com www.killerofsheep.com AMIA Philadelphia 2010: www.amianet.org Join Milestone Film on Facebook! VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
[Videolib] Duplicate copies?
I am trying to develop an unofficial policy for when duplication of materials is a good idea. (We do not, in general, order duplicate copies of any materials) Do you order duplicate copies of films? Under what circumstances? -- Rudy Leon Learning Commons Librarian Undergraduate Library University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (217) 333-3503 http://www.deepening.wordpress.com AIM: rudibrarian VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
Re: [Videolib] Duplicate copies?
Hi Rudy, A cornerstone of our collection development policy is that we're here to support curricular needs and if I need to purchase multiple copies to do that then I do, though usually this is just for reserves (for example, if the class that's using a title is really large or if there's more than one class using it). We don't really have any kind of formula, though. I'd be interested it hear if others do. Also, if a faculty member needs a title that's checked out by someone else and we're having a hard time getting it back then I'll sometimes just go ahead and buy another copy depending on how much it costs. I don't purchase multiple copies, however, just because the title is popular for recreational viewing (okay, sometimes I do, but don't tell anyone) so I'm sometimes in the position of reminding users that our purpose is to support curricular needs, and I encourage them to check with our local video store (that's only ΒΌ mile away) or an online video store. Cheers, Matt Matt Ball Media and Collections Librarian University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA 22904 mattb...@virginia.eduhttps://mail.eservices.virginia.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=62fe60f092584617be4c37bdfc2dcf42URL=mailto%3amattball%40virginia.edu | 434-924-3812 From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Rudy Leon Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 1:50 PM To: videolib Subject: [Videolib] Duplicate copies? I am trying to develop an unofficial policy for when duplication of materials is a good idea. (We do not, in general, order duplicate copies of any materials) Do you order duplicate copies of films? Under what circumstances? -- Rudy Leon Learning Commons Librarian Undergraduate Library University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (217) 333-3503 http://www.deepening.wordpress.com AIM: rudibrarian VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
Re: [Videolib] Duplicate copies?
Hi Rudy, We order duplicate copies of DVDs for high demand titles. -Bonnie Brown Avery Fisher Center Elmer Holmes Bobst Library New York University - Original Message - From: Rudy Leon rudy.l...@gmail.com Date: Monday, September 13, 2010 1:55 pm Subject: [Videolib] Duplicate copies? To: videolib videolib@lists.berkeley.edu I am trying to develop an unofficial policy for when duplication of materials is a good idea. (We do not, in general, order duplicate copies of any materials) Do you order duplicate copies of films? Under what circumstances? -- Rudy Leon Learning Commons Librarian Undergraduate Library University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (217) 333-3503 http://www.deepening.wordpress.com AIM: rudibrarian VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
Re: [Videolib] thanks for all the help with my Swank question!
All too true, Jessica. *Unlike* independent distributors such as Janus, Kino, New Yorker and Milestone, the staff at Swank have little knowledge of their 35mm inventory. The prints are very hit-or-miss. Sometimes they're pristine (as was a print OUT OF THE PAST), but other times they're virtually unprojectable (ask me offline about our KUNDUN disaster). There's literally no way to find out in advance what you're getting. I think the problem is twofold. Swank has not been investing very much in new 35mm prints, because it's cheaper and easier for them to rent out DVDs of older titles. Also, the major studios themselves are not striking as many prints as they used to--many recent restorations are available *only* in digital formats. We're seeing fewer and fewer old films available on 35mm, period. It's a shame, because most academic institutions lack the equipment to show high definition video, effectively leaving them out of the loop apart from lower resolution DVD versions. Call me old-fashioned, but there isn't very much magic in watching a DVD blown up on a big screen. --James -- James M. Steffen, PhD Film and Media Studies Librarian Theater, Dance, ILA/IDS and LGBT Subject Liaison Marian K. Heilbrun Music and Media Library Emory University 540 Asbury Circle Atlanta, GA 30322-2870 Phone: (404) 727-8107 FAX: (404) 727-2257 Email: jste...@emory.edu -- Message: 4 Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:54:38 -0400 From: Jessica Rosner jessicapros...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Videolib] thanks for all the help with my Swank question! To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Message-ID: aanlkti=vgy_jxepexyij=7qqb8wyt4hxp0ybz3a1_...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 I would not bet on the Swank salesperson being a big film buff. Things might have changed over the year, but that certainly was not their reputation in the past. My favorite of all Swank stories involved a school that had ordered a 35mm print of classic film for which a studio had done a major reissue just about a year before. It was not a small reissue and I would bet several dozen new/restored prints were made. The programmer reminded the Swank booker to MAKE sure they got one the new prints as the old ones were known to be horrid. The day of the show the print arrived, it was red, splicy, and very beat up. It was clearly a decades old print. The irate programmer called up the Swank booker to complain as we could not even show the print. The Swank booker looked up the title in the Maltin TV/Movie book and pronounced The film is 50 years old. What did you expect? Apparently they had no concept a NEW print of a 50 year old film. On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 11:16 AM, Dennis Doros milefi...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Maureen Tripp maureen_tr...@emerson.edu wrote: As Sandra Jackson said, it seems it depends a lot on the film, anticipated audience size, and other factors--but I now have a ballpark range of estimates--I appreciate it, everyone! I should also mention that it depends a lot on how well you get along with the salesperson at the company. Most of us are in the business because we love films. If you discuss favorite films (and books and museums) and what's out that week and how's the family, you'll do well. If somebody comes and complains that they are non-profit and we should treat them better, they don't get as good a break. The retired Edith Kramer at the Pacific Film Archive is a legend in this regard. She would spend two or three hours on the phone charming the salesperson until she got the rate she could afford. Funny thing is -- we had the same automatic friends rate for her for twenty years and she still would spend an hour with us. One of our favorite customers. -- Best, Dennis Doros Milestone Film Video/Milliarium Zero PO Box 128 Harrington Park, NJ 07640 Phone: 201-767-3117 Fax: 201-767-3035 email: milefi...@gmail.com www.milestonefilms.com www.ontheboweryfilm.com www.arayafilm.com www.exilesfilm.com www.wordisoutmovie.com www.killerofsheep.com AMIA Philadelphia 2010: www.amianet.org Join Milestone Film on Facebook! VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. -- next part -- An HTML attachment scrubbed and removed. HTML attachments are only available in MIME digests. -- Message: 5 Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 12:50:29 -0500 From: Rudy Leon rudy.l...@gmail.com Subject: [Videolib] Duplicate copies? To: videolib videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Re: [Videolib] videonews
I understand people wanting to cut down on email but videonews is not exactly junk mail and most distributors filmmakers use it judiciously. On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 2:29 PM, Dennis Doros milefi...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Gary, Thanks for speaking up for us distributors! I find this news (Videonews) disturbing because there are a lot of us distributors who take time out of our day to take part in VideoLib assisting people with advise and suggestions and yet there are not enough librarians out there willing to take two minutes out of their day to read about our releases. Information, of course, that could help in their jobs as it stands. Am I being too much of a curmudgeon? I apologize if I sound that way. Best, Dennis Doros Milestone Film Video/Milliarium Zero PO Box 128 Harrington Park, NJ 07640 Phone: 201-767-3117 Fax: 201-767-3035 email: milefi...@gmail.com www.milestonefilms.com www.ontheboweryfilm.com www.arayafilm.com www.exilesfilm.com www.wordisoutmovie.com www.killerofsheep.com AMIA Philadelphia 2010: www.amianet.org Join Milestone Film on Facebook! On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 11:25 AM, ghand...@library.berkeley.edu wrote: Hi all I was just doing some maintenance on the VIDEOLIB list and noticed (again) the fairly large number of subscribers who are not also subscribed to VIDEONEWS. 'Tis a pity... VIDEONEWS is a relatively low-volume list that has been established as a way for distributors and filmmakers to post notices of interesting new products and services. I personally order a fair number of titles that are announced on the VIDEONEWS list and find it a useful way of keeping current with new releases. Those interested in subscribing can find instructions for doing so at http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/vrtlists.html Gary Handman Gary Handman Director Media Resources Center Moffitt Library UC Berkeley 510-643-8566 ghand...@library.berkeley.edu http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself. --Francois Truffaut VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
Re: [Videolib] videonews
I like videolib because it's an easy way to send to my librarian selectors new title information. They don't look at print and email is the way to go. Saves me time as well. Thanks everyone for sending us blurbs on new titles. It's appreciated. And I get a chance to get my list together to preview at the National Media Market! Jane B. Hutchison Associate Director Past President Instruction Research Technology CCUMC: Leadership in Media Academic Technology William Paterson University http://www.ccumc.org Wayne, NJ 07470 973-720-2980 (work) 973-418-7727 (cell) 973-720-2585 (facs) hutchis...@wpunj.edu From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Dennis Doros Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 2:29 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] videonews Dear Gary, Thanks for speaking up for us distributors! I find this news (Videonews) disturbing because there are a lot of us distributors who take time out of our day to take part in VideoLib assisting people with advise and suggestions and yet there are not enough librarians out there willing to take two minutes out of their day to read about our releases. Information, of course, that could help in their jobs as it stands. Am I being too much of a curmudgeon? I apologize if I sound that way. Best, Dennis Doros Milestone Film Video/Milliarium Zero PO Box 128 Harrington Park, NJ 07640 Phone: 201-767-3117 Fax: 201-767-3035 email: milefi...@gmail.com www.milestonefilms.com www.ontheboweryfilm.com www.arayafilm.com www.exilesfilm.com www.wordisoutmovie.com www.killerofsheep.com AMIA Philadelphia 2010: www.amianet.org Join Milestone Film on Facebook! On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 11:25 AM, ghand...@library.berkeley.edu wrote: Hi all I was just doing some maintenance on the VIDEOLIB list and noticed (again) the fairly large number of subscribers who are not also subscribed to VIDEONEWS. 'Tis a pity... VIDEONEWS is a relatively low-volume list that has been established as a way for distributors and filmmakers to post notices of interesting new products and services. I personally order a fair number of titles that are announced on the VIDEONEWS list and find it a useful way of keeping current with new releases. Those interested in subscribing can find instructions for doing so at http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/vrtlists.html Gary Handman Gary Handman Director Media Resources Center Moffitt Library UC Berkeley 510-643-8566 ghand...@library.berkeley.edu http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself. --Francois Truffaut VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
Re: [Videolib] Duplicate copies?
In the past we'd order duplicate copies for course reserve when large or multiple classes are using the same title or when it is in demand at more than one campus. Now, however, if the stream is available we'll get that instead of multiple copies since the access is online anytime, anywhere the students can log in to our courseware. Jo Ann Jo Ann Reynolds Reserve Services Coordinator University of Connecticut Homer Babbidge Library Storrs, CT 860-486-1406 jo_ann.reyno...@uconn.edu Question Reality From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Rudy Leon Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 12:50 PM To: videolib Subject: [Videolib] Duplicate copies? I am trying to develop an unofficial policy for when duplication of materials is a good idea. (We do not, in general, order duplicate copies of any materials) Do you order duplicate copies of films? Under what circumstances? -- Rudy Leon Learning Commons Librarian Undergraduate Library University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (217) 333-3503 http://www.deepening.wordpress.com AIM: rudibrarian VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
Re: [Videolib] videonews
Not at all, Dennis. I have often ordered from those emails as they are easy to shoot to the acquisitions department. Christine Crowley Dean of Learning Resources Adjunct Faculty, Theatre Northwest Vista College 3535 N. Ellison Dr. San Antonio, TX 78251 210.486.4572 voice 210.486.4504 fax We will either find a way, or make one.--Hannibal From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Dennis Doros Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 1:29 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] videonews Dear Gary, Thanks for speaking up for us distributors! I find this news (Videonews) disturbing because there are a lot of us distributors who take time out of our day to take part in VideoLib assisting people with advise and suggestions and yet there are not enough librarians out there willing to take two minutes out of their day to read about our releases. Information, of course, that could help in their jobs as it stands. Am I being too much of a curmudgeon? I apologize if I sound that way. Best, Dennis Doros Milestone Film Video/Milliarium Zero PO Box 128 Harrington Park, NJ 07640 Phone: 201-767-3117 Fax: 201-767-3035 email: milefi...@gmail.com www.milestonefilms.com www.ontheboweryfilm.com www.arayafilm.com www.exilesfilm.com www.wordisoutmovie.com www.killerofsheep.com AMIA Philadelphia 2010: www.amianet.org Join Milestone Film on Facebook! On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 11:25 AM, ghand...@library.berkeley.edu wrote: Hi all I was just doing some maintenance on the VIDEOLIB list and noticed (again) the fairly large number of subscribers who are not also subscribed to VIDEONEWS. 'Tis a pity... VIDEONEWS is a relatively low-volume list that has been established as a way for distributors and filmmakers to post notices of interesting new products and services. I personally order a fair number of titles that are announced on the VIDEONEWS list and find it a useful way of keeping current with new releases. Those interested in subscribing can find instructions for doing so at http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/vrtlists.html Gary Handman Gary Handman Director Media Resources Center Moffitt Library UC Berkeley 510-643-8566 ghand...@library.berkeley.edu http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself. --Francois Truffaut VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
Re: [Videolib] videonews
Dennis,Thank you for making this more clear to me; I have subscribed due to your impassioned plea.Marsha LoyerMedia Services CoordinatorMishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library209 Lincoln Way EastMishawaka, IN 46544Phone: 574-259-5277Fax: 574-254-5585Email: m.lo...@mphpl.org Original Message Subject: Re: [Videolib] videonews From: Dennis Doros milefi...@gmail.com Date: Mon, September 13, 2010 2:29 pm To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Dear Gary,Thanks for speaking up for us distributors! I find this news (Videonews) disturbing because there are a lot of us distributors who take time out of our day to take part in VideoLib assisting people with advise and suggestions and yet there are not enough librarians out there willing to take two minutes out of their day to read about our releases. Information, of course, that could help in their jobs as it stands. Am I being too much of a curmudgeon? I apologize if I sound that way.Best,Dennis DorosMilestone Film Video/Milliarium ZeroPO Box 128Harrington Park, NJ 07640 Phone: 201-767-3117Fax: 201-767-3035email:milefi...@gmail.comwww.milestonefilms.comwww.ontheboweryfilm.com www.arayafilm.comwww.exilesfilm.comwww.wordisoutmovie.com www.killerofsheep.comAMIA Philadelphia 2010:www.amianet.orgJoin "Milestone Film" on Facebook! On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 11:25 AM, ghand...@library.berkeley.edu wrote: Hi all I was just doing some maintenance on the VIDEOLIB list and noticed (again) the fairly large number of subscribers who are not also subscribed to VIDEONEWS. 'Tis a pity... VIDEONEWS is a relatively low-volume list that has been established as a way for distributors and filmmakers to post notices of interesting new products and services. I personally order a fair number of titles that are announced on the VIDEONEWS list and find it a useful way of keeping current with new releases. Those interested in subscribing can find instructions for doing so at http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/vrtlists.html Gary Handman Gary Handman Director Media Resources Center Moffitt Library UC Berkeley 510-643-8566 ghand...@library.berkeley.edu http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself." --Francois Truffaut VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
Re: [Videolib] thanks for all the help with my Swank question!
But a 4K or 6K scan off of Technicolor 3-strip negatives with proper color balance and digital correction for registration can look absolutely stunning! I know it's not at colleges now (though I think Indiana U and a few others do have it) and I know that by the time that becomes commonplace the technology will have changed again and it'll be more wasted dollars, but at some point, the future will catch up with the technology and bad prints will be a thing of the past. And of course, such as the Warner DVD-R library, you'll be able to get a lot more obscure films to view. I'm very sad about the death of 35mm as well, but there will be advantages such as no more bad sprockets, scratched prints, and the cost of shipping 100 lb. prints in dented and warped containers. Did anyone read the NY Times today? Herehttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/13/technology/13wifi.html?ref=technologyand herehttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/13/technology/13broadband.html?_r=1ref=todayspaper. My HD files for I AM CUBA (a 141-minute film) is about 200 gigabytes at most so a 4K scan is probably about 4 terabytes. At a gigabyte per second, it wouldn't take long to send it over home lines. Much less than three or four days by Fed Ex and a hell of a lot cheaper. Dennis On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 2:33 PM, Steffen, James M jste...@emory.edu wrote: Call me old-fashioned, but there isn't very much magic in watching a DVD blown up on a big screen. --James -- James M. Steffen, PhD Film and Media Studies Librarian Theater, Dance, ILA/IDS and LGBT Subject Liaison Marian K. Heilbrun Music and Media Library Emory University 540 Asbury Circle Atlanta, GA 30322-2870 Phone: (404) 727-8107 FAX: (404) 727-2257 Email: jste...@emory.edu -- Message: 4 Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:54:38 -0400 From: Jessica Rosner jessicapros...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Videolib] thanks for all the help with my Swank question! To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Message-ID: aanlkti=vgy_jxepexyij=7qqb8wyt4hxp0ybz3a1_...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 I would not bet on the Swank salesperson being a big film buff. Things might have changed over the year, but that certainly was not their reputation in the past. My favorite of all Swank stories involved a school that had ordered a 35mm print of classic film for which a studio had done a major reissue just about a year before. It was not a small reissue and I would bet several dozen new/restored prints were made. The programmer reminded the Swank booker to MAKE sure they got one the new prints as the old ones were known to be horrid. The day of the show the print arrived, it was red, splicy, and very beat up. It was clearly a decades old print. The irate programmer called up the Swank booker to complain as we could not even show the print. The Swank booker looked up the title in the Maltin TV/Movie book and pronounced The film is 50 years old. What did you expect? Apparently they had no concept a NEW print of a 50 year old film. On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 11:16 AM, Dennis Doros milefi...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Maureen Tripp maureen_tr...@emerson.edu wrote: As Sandra Jackson said, it seems it depends a lot on the film, anticipated audience size, and other factors--but I now have a ballpark range of estimates--I appreciate it, everyone! I should also mention that it depends a lot on how well you get along with the salesperson at the company. Most of us are in the business because we love films. If you discuss favorite films (and books and museums) and what's out that week and how's the family, you'll do well. If somebody comes and complains that they are non-profit and we should treat them better, they don't get as good a break. The retired Edith Kramer at the Pacific Film Archive is a legend in this regard. She would spend two or three hours on the phone charming the salesperson until she got the rate she could afford. Funny thing is -- we had the same automatic friends rate for her for twenty years and she still would spend an hour with us. One of our favorite customers. -- Best, Dennis Doros Milestone Film Video/Milliarium Zero PO Box 128 Harrington Park, NJ 07640 Phone: 201-767-3117 Fax: 201-767-3035 email: milefi...@gmail.com www.milestonefilms.com www.ontheboweryfilm.com www.arayafilm.com www.exilesfilm.com www.wordisoutmovie.com www.killerofsheep.com AMIA Philadelphia 2010: www.amianet.org Join Milestone Film on Facebook! VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of
Re: [Videolib] videonews
Hey! I read them! However, when I've been on vacation, I've been known to skip a lot of the answers to questions. And the questions. . Becky Tatar Periodicals/Audiovisuals Aurora Public Library 1 E. Benton Street Aurora, IL 60505 Phone: 630-264-4100 FAX: 630-896-3209 blt...@aurora.lib.il.us www.aurora.lib.il.us -Original Message- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Dennis Doros Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 1:29 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] videonews Dear Gary, Thanks for speaking up for us distributors! I find this news (Videonews) disturbing because there are a lot of us distributors who take time out of our day to take part in VideoLib assisting people with advise and suggestions and yet there are not enough librarians out there willing to take two minutes out of their day to read about our releases. Information, of course, that could help in their jobs as it stands. Am I being too much of a curmudgeon? I apologize if I sound that way. Best, Dennis Doros Milestone Film Video/Milliarium Zero PO Box 128 Harrington Park, NJ 07640 Phone: 201-767-3117 Fax: 201-767-3035 email: milefi...@gmail.com www.milestonefilms.com www.ontheboweryfilm.com www.arayafilm.com www.exilesfilm.com www.wordisoutmovie.com www.killerofsheep.com AMIA Philadelphia 2010: www.amianet.org Join Milestone Film on Facebook! On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 11:25 AM, ghand...@library.berkeley.edu wrote: Hi all I was just doing some maintenance on the VIDEOLIB list and noticed (again) the fairly large number of subscribers who are not also subscribed to VIDEONEWS. 'Tis a pity... VIDEONEWS is a relatively low-volume list that has been established as a way for distributors and filmmakers to post notices of interesting new products and services. I personally order a fair number of titles that are announced on the VIDEONEWS list and find it a useful way of keeping current with new releases. Those interested in subscribing can find instructions for doing so at http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/vrtlists.html Gary Handman Gary Handman Director Media Resources Center Moffitt Library UC Berkeley 510-643-8566 ghand...@library.berkeley.edu http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself. --Francois Truffaut VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
Re: [Videolib] thanks for all the help with my Swank question!
Hmmm. They're doing at least 4K scans of some pretty obscure films (Monogram's Charlie Chan's for example) off of archival prints so anything is possible. Jessica, you're thinking film rental. They're thinking preservation/streaming. If theaters want to rent a 4K scan, I suspect they will be made available. Of course, I'm talking future Utopia, not necessarily this year's programming. Dennis On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 5:27 PM, Jessica Rosner jessicapros...@gmail.comwrote: Not holding my breath for studios to make 4K 6K scans of anything but there top titles available while trashing the 35mm prints of everything. On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 4:54 PM, Dennis Doros milefi...@gmail.com wrote: But a 4K or 6K scan off of Technicolor 3-strip negatives with proper color balance and digital correction for registration can look absolutely stunning! I know it's not at colleges now (though I think Indiana U and a few others do have it) and I know that by the time that becomes commonplace the technology will have changed again and it'll be more wasted dollars, but at some point, the future will catch up with the technology and bad prints will be a thing of the past. And of course, such as the Warner DVD-R library, you'll be able to get a lot more obscure films to view. I'm very sad about the death of 35mm as well, but there will be advantages such as no more bad sprockets, scratched prints, and the cost of shipping 100 lb. prints in dented and warped containers. Did anyone read the NY Times today? Herehttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/13/technology/13wifi.html?ref=technologyand herehttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/13/technology/13broadband.html?_r=1ref=todayspaper. My HD files for I AM CUBA (a 141-minute film) is about 200 gigabytes at most so a 4K scan is probably about 4 terabytes. At a gigabyte per second, it wouldn't take long to send it over home lines. Much less than three or four days by Fed Ex and a hell of a lot cheaper. Dennis On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 2:33 PM, Steffen, James M jste...@emory.eduwrote: Call me old-fashioned, but there isn't very much magic in watching a DVD blown up on a big screen. --James -- James M. Steffen, PhD Film and Media Studies Librarian Theater, Dance, ILA/IDS and LGBT Subject Liaison Marian K. Heilbrun Music and Media Library Emory University 540 Asbury Circle Atlanta, GA 30322-2870 Phone: (404) 727-8107 FAX: (404) 727-2257 Email: jste...@emory.edu -- Message: 4 Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:54:38 -0400 From: Jessica Rosner jessicapros...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Videolib] thanks for all the help with my Swank question! To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Message-ID: aanlkti=vgy_jxepexyij=7qqb8wyt4hxp0ybz3a1_...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 I would not bet on the Swank salesperson being a big film buff. Things might have changed over the year, but that certainly was not their reputation in the past. My favorite of all Swank stories involved a school that had ordered a 35mm print of classic film for which a studio had done a major reissue just about a year before. It was not a small reissue and I would bet several dozen new/restored prints were made. The programmer reminded the Swank booker to MAKE sure they got one the new prints as the old ones were known to be horrid. The day of the show the print arrived, it was red, splicy, and very beat up. It was clearly a decades old print. The irate programmer called up the Swank booker to complain as we could not even show the print. The Swank booker looked up the title in the Maltin TV/Movie book and pronounced The film is 50 years old. What did you expect? Apparently they had no concept a NEW print of a 50 year old film. On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 11:16 AM, Dennis Doros milefi...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Maureen Tripp maureen_tr...@emerson.edu wrote: As Sandra Jackson said, it seems it depends a lot on the film, anticipated audience size, and other factors--but I now have a ballpark range of estimates--I appreciate it, everyone! I should also mention that it depends a lot on how well you get along with the salesperson at the company. Most of us are in the business because we love films. If you discuss favorite films (and books and museums) and what's out that week and how's the family, you'll do well. If somebody comes and complains that they are non-profit and we should treat them better, they don't get as good a break. The retired Edith Kramer at the Pacific Film Archive is a legend in this regard. She would spend two or three hours on the phone charming the salesperson until she got the rate she could afford. Funny thing is -- we had the same automatic friends rate for her for twenty years and she still would spend an hour with us. One of our favorite customers. -- Best, Dennis Doros Milestone Film
Re: [Videolib] videonews
Thank you Becky, Christine, Marsha and all! I'm not preaching to the choir but those lurking in the back row of the church who are talking and ignoring the sermon. God will strike them. :-) As for Gary, he's just a big ol' Teddy Bear. -- Best, Dennis Doros Milestone Film Video/Milliarium Zero PO Box 128 Harrington Park, NJ 07640 Phone: 201-767-3117 Fax: 201-767-3035 email: milefi...@gmail.com www.milestonefilms.com www.ontheboweryfilm.com www.arayafilm.com www.exilesfilm.com www.wordisoutmovie.com www.killerofsheep.com AMIA Philadelphia 2010: www.amianet.org Join Milestone Film on Facebook! VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
Re: [Videolib] thanks for all the help with my Swank question!
Again I would not be so sure they will make them available for screening. For YEARS WB refused to allow theaters to project DVDS of films they had actually released on DVD. To be fair they will be no less helpful with 4K material than they are with 35MM with the notable execption of Universal. On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 5:50 PM, Dennis Doros milefi...@gmail.com wrote: Hmmm. They're doing at least 4K scans of some pretty obscure films (Monogram's Charlie Chan's for example) off of archival prints so anything is possible. Jessica, you're thinking film rental. They're thinking preservation/streaming. If theaters want to rent a 4K scan, I suspect they will be made available. Of course, I'm talking future Utopia, not necessarily this year's programming. Dennis On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 5:27 PM, Jessica Rosner jessicapros...@gmail.comwrote: Not holding my breath for studios to make 4K 6K scans of anything but there top titles available while trashing the 35mm prints of everything. On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 4:54 PM, Dennis Doros milefi...@gmail.comwrote: But a 4K or 6K scan off of Technicolor 3-strip negatives with proper color balance and digital correction for registration can look absolutely stunning! I know it's not at colleges now (though I think Indiana U and a few others do have it) and I know that by the time that becomes commonplace the technology will have changed again and it'll be more wasted dollars, but at some point, the future will catch up with the technology and bad prints will be a thing of the past. And of course, such as the Warner DVD-R library, you'll be able to get a lot more obscure films to view. I'm very sad about the death of 35mm as well, but there will be advantages such as no more bad sprockets, scratched prints, and the cost of shipping 100 lb. prints in dented and warped containers. Did anyone read the NY Times today? Herehttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/13/technology/13wifi.html?ref=technologyand herehttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/13/technology/13broadband.html?_r=1ref=todayspaper. My HD files for I AM CUBA (a 141-minute film) is about 200 gigabytes at most so a 4K scan is probably about 4 terabytes. At a gigabyte per second, it wouldn't take long to send it over home lines. Much less than three or four days by Fed Ex and a hell of a lot cheaper. Dennis On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 2:33 PM, Steffen, James M jste...@emory.eduwrote: Call me old-fashioned, but there isn't very much magic in watching a DVD blown up on a big screen. --James -- James M. Steffen, PhD Film and Media Studies Librarian Theater, Dance, ILA/IDS and LGBT Subject Liaison Marian K. Heilbrun Music and Media Library Emory University 540 Asbury Circle Atlanta, GA 30322-2870 Phone: (404) 727-8107 FAX: (404) 727-2257 Email: jste...@emory.edu -- Message: 4 Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:54:38 -0400 From: Jessica Rosner jessicapros...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Videolib] thanks for all the help with my Swank question! To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Message-ID: aanlkti=vgy_jxepexyij=7qqb8wyt4hxp0ybz3a1_...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 I would not bet on the Swank salesperson being a big film buff. Things might have changed over the year, but that certainly was not their reputation in the past. My favorite of all Swank stories involved a school that had ordered a 35mm print of classic film for which a studio had done a major reissue just about a year before. It was not a small reissue and I would bet several dozen new/restored prints were made. The programmer reminded the Swank booker to MAKE sure they got one the new prints as the old ones were known to be horrid. The day of the show the print arrived, it was red, splicy, and very beat up. It was clearly a decades old print. The irate programmer called up the Swank booker to complain as we could not even show the print. The Swank booker looked up the title in the Maltin TV/Movie book and pronounced The film is 50 years old. What did you expect? Apparently they had no concept a NEW print of a 50 year old film. On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 11:16 AM, Dennis Doros milefi...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Maureen Tripp maureen_tr...@emerson.edu wrote: As Sandra Jackson said, it seems it depends a lot on the film, anticipated audience size, and other factors--but I now have a ballpark range of estimates--I appreciate it, everyone! I should also mention that it depends a lot on how well you get along with the salesperson at the company. Most of us are in the business because we love films. If you discuss favorite films (and books and museums) and what's out that week and how's the family, you'll do well. If somebody comes and complains that they are non-profit and we should treat them better, they don't get as good a break. The retired Edith Kramer at the Pacific
