[Konvas] I was treated to an analog geek temple yesterday

[Speedbird@acousticturtle.plus.com]

Absolutely fabulous.  Never seen so many "toys" to play with.

Thankyou for sharing,  I have penciled them in my special red book.

There's big money in archives and it's on the increase. Everybody wants everything archived so we can watch yesteryear in our space capsules!

Rita



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> On 31 Dec 2015, at 14:18, Nicholas Kovats <nkovats at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I was treated to an analog geek temple yesterday also known as the
> Gatineau Preservation Centre which is run by Library and Archives
> Canada. My host was local Ottawa filmmaker and film scientist Roger
> Wilson in conjunction with our guide and Preservation employee, Paul
> Gordon.
> 
> "Located in Gatineau, Quebec, the Library and Archives Canada
> Preservation Centre houses all of Library and Archives Canada’s
> preservation laboratories. Also included in this building are records
> storage vaults which accommodate a significant portion of Canada’s
> documentary heritage. The Preservation Centre is a
> building-within-a-building. An outer shell of glass and steel creates
> an environmental buffer zone for the interior concrete structure which
> comprises preservation laboratories on the upper floor over 3 levels
> of records storage vaults, and other operations."
> 
> This building is designed to withstand earthquakes and atomic blasts
> by the looks of it. The film preservation division is actively
> archiving, optically printing and scanning R8, S8, 9.5, 28, 35, 5-70
> and 15-70 film formats. Nitrate film is stored off-site. Largest
> collection of superlative Italian Intercine flatbeds in the country.
> Even custom R8, 9.5 and 28mm flatbeds with custom sprockets/transports
> by the legendary Klaus Linnenbruegger. It was a pleasure to finally
> meet him. Paul actually opened a drawer full of Klaus's custom
> wetgates in all major formats including Super 8! Simply magnificent.
> 
> http://www.canadianfilm.com/KL/Specialty-Thumb.01.html
> 
> Analog film color analyzers, dual Kinoton 16/35mm quality control
> projection systems with remote control, alot of RTI custom equipment,
> processing tanks located above the main interneg/copy processor
> utilizing gravity method, DFT German engineered Scanity 4K scanner
> with actual 4:3 sensor, BHP modular contact printers, two (2) Oxberry
> optical printer systems with custom automation, etc. It's a long list.
> Even giant 2 inch quad tape machines are being archived to MJPEG 2000
> file format.
> 
> The center is also seeking to purchase a Nagara 1/4 inch mono head
> with Pilotone module. Please contact me directly if such a machine is
> for sale by forum members.
> 
> PICTURES: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0Bx7lCN-y2qb1Z004TXNmNGFtUGc&usp=sharing
> 
> 
> WE COULD RI was treated to an analog geek temple yesterday also known as the
> Gatineau Preservation Centre which is run by Library and Archives
> Canada. My host was local Ottawa filmmaker and film scientist Roger
> Wilson in conjunction with our guide and Preservation employee, Paul
> Gordon.
> 
> "Located in Gatineau, Quebec, the Library and Archives Canada
> Preservation Centre houses all of Library and Archives Canada’s
> preservation laboratories. Also included in this building are records
> storage vaults which accommodate a significant portion of Canada’s
> documentary heritage. The Preservation Centre is a
> building-within-a-building. An outer shell of glass and steel creates
> an environmental buffer zone for the interior concrete structure which
> comprises preservation laboratories on the upper floor over 3 levels
> of records storage vaults, and other operations."
> 
> This building is designed to withstand earthquakes and atomic blasts
> by the looks of it. The film preservation division is actively
> archiving, optically printing and scanning R8, S8, 9.5, 28, 35, 5-70
> and 15-70 film formats. Nitrate film is stored off-site. Largest
> collection of superlative Italian Intercine flatbeds in the country.
> Even custom R8, 9.5 and 28mm flatbeds with custom sprockets/transports
> by the legendary Klaus Linnenbruegger. It was a pleasure to finally
> meet him. Paul actually opened a drawer full of Klaus's custom
> wetgates in all major formats including Super 8! Simply magnificent.
> 
> http://www.canadianfilm.com/KL/Specialty-Thumb.01.html
> 
> Analog film color analyzers, dual Kinoton 16/35mm quality control
> projection systems with remote control, alot of RTI custom equipment,
> processing tanks located above the main interneg/copy processor
> utilizing gravity method, DFT German engineered Scanity 4K scanner
> with actual 4:3 sensor, BHP modular contact printers, two (2) Oxberry
> optical printer systems with custom automation, etc. It's a long list.
> Even giant 2 inch quad tape machines are being archived to MJPEG 2000
> file format.
> 
> The center is also seeking to purchase a Nagara 1/4 inch mono head
> with Pilotone module. Please contact me directly if such a machine is
> for sale by forum members.
> 
> PICTURES: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0Bx7lCN-y2qb1Z004TXNmNGFtUGc&usp=sharing
> 
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