[Nfb-history] Digitizing Project

[Mike Freeman]

Tina:

 

First, I presume you mean the original version of the Man and the Movement.

 

Second, although I admire your pluck and determination, I would strongly
advise letting professionals such as Joe Schwotke (sp) do the actual
conversion since, as Steve Jacobson says, the alignment of cassette playback
heads can make a tremendous difference in playback quality and, hence, the
quality of the digital transcription. This goes, of course, also for
reel-to-reel transcriptions. If you want to see what I mean, compare the
version of the 1948 Thanksgiving Suspense broadcast, "the Screaming Woman",
available using the "vintage Radio" iPhone app, and that commercially
available from such places as MediaOutlet.com. The former is far superior.

 

Mike

 

 

From: Nfb-history [mailto:nfb-history-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tina
Hansen
Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 10:29 AM
To: NFB History Support List
Subject: [Nfb-history] Digitizing Project

 

I've decided that as my contribution to getting our literature digitized, I
will take on The Man and the Movement and our Christmas programs. I've
learned that there is space at my local library that I can use to convert
the material to digital form from tape. My public library has the free
Audacity software on its computer.

 

If there was later found to be a need to enhance the files, I could get them
sent off to a professional studio.

 

I'd do more, but there is no way I can do it all.

 

Anyway, that's what I will do. Thanks.

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