National Archives and Records Service film-vault fire at Suitland, Md. : hearings before a subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, first session, June 19 and 21, 1979 (1979)

Record Details:

Title:
National Archives and Records Service film-vault fire at Suitland, Md. : hearings before a subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, first session, June 19 and 21, 1979
Date:
1979
Publisher:
Washington : U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
Volume:
National Archives and Records Service film-vault fire at Suitland, Md. : hearings before a subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, first session, June 19 and 21, 1979
Leaf #:
000448
Language:
English
Subjects:
Washington National Records Center. Building A, Motion picture film collections
Collection:
Books and Government & Law
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Prelinger Library
Sponsor:
Internet Archive
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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424 Second, shrunken nitrate cannot be satisfactorily transferred directly to a video image without considerable loss in imaae quality; it also poses the danger of damaqinq the nitrate film itself. Video tape, however, is quite satisfactory as an inexpensive reference copy but not as a preservation copy. The National Archives has a prooram of transferring new fine grain master positives made from nitrate negatives to video tape cassettes at a cost of less than $1 per minute. The transfers are made on a Steenbeck table viewer equipped v;ith a video camera (with neoative or positive polarity.) This system utilizes a revolvinq prism instead of the intermittent movement common to most projectors and film chains. The tension under the intermittent system increases the risk of damage from scratches or tears. Made from a new fine grain master, the video image is quite sat i-sfactory for study purposes. Video tape can be especially useful for newsreel preservation for the period after 1950, namely, the safety-triacetate era. The safety negatives that largely comprise this period can be transferred directly to video tape for reference and study purposes. This method is much cheaper than making l6mm or 35mm positive prints. Newsreel Archives and Libraries JOHN E. ALLEN, Inc. 1 16 Noith Avenue Park Ridge, N. J. O7656 201 391-3299 Contact: Mr. John E. Allen, Jr. The Allen company is primarily a specialized motion picture laboratory with nev;srcel holdings that v;ere acquired commercially for purposes of resale as stock footage. It is a family-owned and operated company, v/i th an im piessive array of printing equipment for handlinn shrunken nitrate film. Nitrate vaults have been constructed adjacent to the laboratory facilities.