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<DIV>I really would not worry about eiaj heads....</DIV>
<DIV>there are enough used units out there with low hours on them and
still small stashes of nos heads turning up..</DIV>
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<DIV>quad heads? yea there may be a problem there.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 PTSIZE="10">Thanks,<BR><BR>Ed
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<DIV>In a message dated 8/4/2009 7:35:20 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
vmi@csprings.com writes:</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=mailto:vmi@CSPRINGS.COM
href="mailto:vmi@CSPRINGS.COM">Videomagnetics</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=mailto:AMIA-L@LSV.UKY.EDU
href="mailto:AMIA-L@LSV.UKY.EDU">AMIA-L@LSV.UKY.EDU</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 03, 2009 10:04 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [AMIA-L] WARNING TO VIDEO ARCHIVISTS</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Well said Jim. There is a narrow window
of opportunity to get all the video media digitized. We are the only company
left in the world refurbishing the quad heads and umatic 3/4 inch as well as
other formats EAIJ heads ect. It is a reality that we could close the doors
within the next 12 months unless we have an influx of cash or orders which
would enable us to train new staff. I have heard that there are some out there
that think they can build there own heads but they do not realize the
complexity and the resources for tips and parts that are needed. We have been
trying to get the word out but so far the response has been
flat. Our engineering staff for the older formats are well beyond
retirement. I can only say that if the conversion is not done in a short
time allot of history will be lost <U>forever</U></FONT><FONT size=2
face=Arial>.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><STRONG>Tony Korte</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><STRONG>Videomagnetics Inc</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2 face=Arial>800-432-3887</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=mailto:jimwheeler@AOL.COM href="mailto:jimwheeler@AOL.COM">Jim
Wheeler</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=mailto:AMIA-L@LSV.UKY.EDU
href="mailto:AMIA-L@LSV.UKY.EDU">AMIA-L@LSV.UKY.EDU</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 03, 2009 9:17
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [AMIA-L] WARNING TO VIDEO
ARCHIVISTS</DIV>
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WARNING TO VIDEO ARCHIVISTS:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>You will lose your video collection unless….<SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-themecolor: text1"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 225.9pt"
class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 225.9pt"
class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 225.9pt"
class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">For those of
you with videotapes sitting on shelves, it is extremely difficult to
convince your funders that conversion to digital must be done NOW!<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 225.9pt"
class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The bad news
is that the present economy makes it difficult to get any money for
anything.<SPAN20STYLE="MSO-SPACERUN: yes?> </SPAN>In the past, you
have probably told your funders that money is needed to save your
videotapes.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Now, you must
convince your funders that there will be NO video collection unless some
money is budgeted each year for converting your old videotapes to a digital
medium.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The main
problem with playing old videotapes is that analog videotape recorders are
no longer being made. With the exception20of VHS, finding an old videotape
playback machine that is in useable condition is extremely difficult or
impossible.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">This is a
Katrina-level disaster and most video archivists are not aware of the
consequences of such a catastrophe.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>You MUST convert your videotapes to digital ASAP.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">This is not
an easy task but the alternative is to lose your video collection
FOREVER.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The first
step is to hire a person or a company that specializes in advising how to
convert analog videotapes to digital.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Discuss with them what you need to do20and what they can do for
you.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Next, advise
your funders about the alternatives and the impact of doing nothing.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Make it clear that digitizing is a
NOW OR NEVER situation for this collection!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> <BR>Jim
Wheeler</o:p></SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></SPAN></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT><DIV CLASS="aol_ad_footer" ID="885bd36d110d5c913bd9b7c4e9b39345"><br/><font style="color:black;font:normal 10pt arial,san-serif;"> <hr style="margin-top:10px"/></font></DIV></BODY></HTML>