Repair and Maintenance (8)

Ethan

Tracking Issues: Repairing a VHS Deck

Editor's Note (2021-04-06): The following post is the last in a series of three written by Savannah Campbell on the topic of analog video deck maintenance and repair. These posts were written by Savannah in the spring of 2017 as part of an Independent Study…

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Ethan

Tracking Issues: Repairing a U-Matic Deck

Editor's Note (2021-04-06): The following post is the second in a series of three written by Savannah Campbell on the topic of analog video deck maintenance and repair. These posts were written by Savannah in the spring of 2017 as part of an Independent Study…

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Ethan

Tracking Issues: Swab the Decks!

Editor's Note (2021-04-06): The following post is the first in a series of three written by Savannah Campbell on the topic of analog video deck maintenance and repair. These posts were written by Savannah in the spring of 2017 as part of an Independent Study…

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Ethan

Upgrading Video Digitization Stations

In the primary MIAP lab we have four Mac Pro stations set up mainly for video digitization and capture. They get most heavily used during our two Video Preservation courses: Video Preservation I, which focuses on technical principles and practice of digitization from analog video…

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Ethan

Changing a CMOS Battery

Computers, computers, computers. I knew becoming a "technician" meant that I would learn more about computers and how they work, but I admit when I took an archival post I thought it might involve more film and analog video tech. Not that I don't work…

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