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There are works out there where the master tapes have long since vanished that we can only enjoy today by virtue of the durability of the vinyl/shellac the orig
by jim-jim-jim 10y ago
There are works out there where the master tapes have long since vanished that we can only enjoy today by virtue of the durability of the vinyl/shellac the original copies were pressed upon. It's scary to consider how more obscure digitally-issued releases risk evaporating entirely.
I dismissed analog purists like Steve Albini as cranky old men until recently, when I realized they have a real point w/r/t preservation.
- Nav_Panel 10y agoThe major film studios already do this: they create a tape print (this process is one of the only reasons Kodak still exists) of every film, including digitally shot/processed ones, and store them underground. A hard drive might die in 5 to 10 years but film is guaranteed for 100.