This recorded webinar will examine the question of whether it makes sense to produce a standardised copy of a digital video file for preservation within the context of collections of video artworks. In the world of digital video tape, this was done to provide a safety copy, often to provide a more robust uncompressed version and also to streamline future migration. In the world of digital video files, there is a suggestion that unless the files supplied by the artist are very unusual it does not make sense to produce a normalised copy, however it may make sense to preserve other elements which serve to render the file correctly and help to monitor the file’s integrity. This video will take the form of a discussion and reflect current thinking around these issues.
Learning Objectives
After watching the recording participants will be aware of the current debates regarding whether or not to produce a standardised copy of video formats for preservation.