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Posted by Graham]]> Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:50:39 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by Graham]]> Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:45:47 -0800 Portland Mercury Again, correctly stored 35mm is archival; it doesn't just "continue to age and die and change" like you say.
It's pretty obvious you don't know what you're talking about from the terminology you use @2 ("they did a good digital remastery") and the statements you make. You say all "all film to digital remasters" look fantastic but that "nobody has gone back and done a good digital conversion of those old films." Kind of a contradiction there. What are you babbling about?
Posted by geyser]]> Thu, 06 Dec 2012 08:41:05 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by Todd Mecklem]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:17:28 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by rico]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:42:49 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by jarvitron]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:23:24 -0800 Portland Mercury
As for the archival question, can you be certain digital files, however they end up archived in practical terms, will not get lost or rendered unreadable for people a century from now? Definitely not. Anyone who's that sure of it and wants to junk all film elements is a complete fool. A 35mm film that's stored well, with common-sense preservation practices, will still be there and will be viewable.
Better to let archivists (I'm not one) hash this out using their professional expertise, I think. The average person who thinks digital is just neat or thinks this is about nostalgia or something will probably never really get it. I have more reasons for making that statement but don't want this to be any longer than it already is.
Posted by geyser]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:26:33 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by jarvitron]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:17:38 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by jarvitron]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:15:35 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by Graham]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:59:17 -0800 Portland Mercury