Digital Preservation of Moving Image Material?

Digital imaging and broadband networks are changing the moving image production and distribution process. In response to these changes, preservationists need to not only re-think some of their daily practices, but also need to engage in some fundamental paradigm shifts in how they view the preservation process. This article first describes some of the technological-induced changes in moving image production and distribution. It then discusses how those changes are altering viewer habits and expectations, and how those in turn affect how we will need to deliver and store moving image materials. Then the article explains the various approaches to preserving digital materials. Finally, the author points to two paradigm shifts that will be likely for moving image preservation: from preserving completed works as a whole to asset management, and from preserving an artifact to preserving disembodied content.

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