24 Oct Heading to AMIA 2019 in Baltimore
Corporate and other archives, media companies, libraries, historical societies, universities and...LAC Group’s media and archiving specialists. These are some of the organizations represented by the Association of Moving Image Archivists or AMIA. LAC Group has been an AMIA member and conference sponsor for many years.…
12 Sep Film and photos lost, now found, part II
Movies and pictures have been a part of life since the 19th century, but in the past they were more compartmentalized. Today, our devices have screens and they’re connected, allowing us to process more images every day: Documentaries, other programs and even commercials are being…
03 Sep Linear Tape-Open pros and cons
Linear Tape-Open or LTO magnetic tape data storage has been widely adopted within the entertainment industry for many years, relied upon as a dependable, competitive storage choice. Yet as with all backup storage options, LTO has its upsides and its downsides, which are succinctly summarized…
13 Aug Preview: Cinecon Classic Film Festival 2019
LAC Group is excited to be a sponsor of Cinecon 2019, the 55th annual Classic Film Festival and memorabilia show taking place in Hollywood over Labor Day weekend, August 29th through September 2nd. Loews Hollywood Hotel is the host hotel, with all screenings at the…
24 Jun On the brink of infinite data
Perhaps the most intriguing finding I took away from this years’ Digital Asset Symposium (DAS) is the concept of DNA storage for “infinite” data archives, discussed in the show’s first session. DAS 2019 was held June 5th at the Museum of Modern Art in New…
22 May Bringing silver back to the screen
True film preservationists typically come running at the mere mention of the word “nitrate”. That’s what the George Eastman Museum was counting on when they launched the first Nitrate Picture Show five years ago and, based on maximum occupancy, their gamble has paid off nicely.
06 May Film and photos lost, now found
To make digital content accessible and discoverable, you need metadata that will match your content to the needs and wants of a particular market or audience. News, movies, entertainment or non-commercial images all struggle to be seen until they are defined. How material gets defined…
22 Apr Providing digital archiving services
Tim Knapp is SVP of Content & Archive Services at LAC Group and holds over 35 years of experience in motion and still film imaging and most recently in digital. This article was adapted from an interview by freelance journalist Bob Gibbons.
11 Mar Everything old is new again
We are living in a golden-age of new uses for old film. The growing appearance of old film in new media has prompted interest in its uses and effects. In fact, CBS Sunday Morning recently featured a story on the "golden age of documentary filmmaking" that…
