@notclacke for touchlessly reading magnetic media, there should be quite a few articles out there since this was first done in 2024. For the motion picture part, that's new. There were audible gasp in the theatre at #JTS2026. I am looking forward to see further development on this.
Magnetic Media Crisis Committee
Final #JTS2026 presentation @briannatoth Brianna Toth and Casey Winkleman - From degralescence to collective action: Community-driven response to magnetic media crisis. Magnetic Media Crisis Committee (MMCC)
Super glad MMCC is able to present at #JTS2026. For […]
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Digitisation needs good data and interconnected systems
NOW: Caroline Ashworth and Rod Butler, National Archives of Australia - Lessons from a decade of audiovisual digitisation.
Most challenging format - video. QC of non-broadcast format - very hard. Need experienced eye. Double the time you think you need for […]
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Proven that synchrotrom x-ray can be used to touchlessly read magnetic media. Now experimenting with reading degraded motion picture film without even need to unroll the film. It's even sitting in the can. [jaw dropping] 🤯🤯🤯
#JTS2026 #WorthTheTicket
NOW: Dr Sebastian Gliga, Paul Sherrer Institute on Play It Again - Recovering audiovisual content from degraded tapes and films with synchroton X-rays. Also motion pictures from degraded films (!!)
"Big machines looking at small things"
Swiss light source […]
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NLA has a highly secured facility for Piql reels in Abu Dhabi. Government agencies and private organisations can deposit their Piql reels in NLA facility. Can opt for 2nd copy in Arctic World Archive, Norway.
#JTS2026
Final #JTS2026 session - Lessons learnt, future speculations and breakthroughs.
Dr Victor Kabata, Sorbonne University, on preserving audiovisual archives using Piql at UAE National Library and Archives.
Hazard and heritage session at #JTS2026. I'm speaking about calculating avoided carbon dioxide equivalent emissions by adopting #FFV1 lossless compression.
#environmentalimpact #kgco2e
View from panel seats on stage.
Scientific research done found no evidence that magnetic properties are affected by cold store!
Positive experience working with scientists.
#JTS2026
Charles Fairall, BFI on Particle acceleration and spectral microscopy on magnetic track conservation conundrum.
Suspect Iron in the magnetic coating acting as catalyst for deterioration - vinegar syndrome.
Magnetic materials don't do well in cold […]
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Karelle Duchesne, NFSA, presented Australian 1930s invention - bi-pack solarchrome. They look amazing. Lots of sleuthing to figure out who was first. First newsreel in the world with colour - uses solarchrome.
More research to be done to get this added to the […]
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Richard wonders whether AI could help in the OCR of partial edge code process?
#JTS2026
NOW: The Spirits and the times will teach: De-conforming Tangata Whenua for return to Kaitiaki by Richard Falkner, Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision.
(Note: Can't upload any photos of this presentation as per Richard's request with respect to the people in the film)
#JTS2026
Another example: Virtual Grooves for Archiving. From SDMS to SDAS. Vinyl cutting machine inadvertently developed a way to playback virtual grooves!
In 2 mins they could get a full landscape virtual groove image of a disc.
NAA has 19,000 undigitised discs […]
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Open reel to reel player
Craig thinks we need to work with external party engineers to develop new machines that fit our archiving needs.
New Open Reel to Reel Player/Recorder
https://www.analogaudiodesign.com/tp-1000-product
https://www.analogaudiodesign.com/tr-1000-product
#JTS2026
After morning tea, we have preservation in motion: current practice and research. First up we have Craig Field, National Archives of Australia, on Reimagining analogue audio preservation.
Craig, an established audio professional, runs his own sound recording […]
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Truly a digital preservation challenge where the physical assets (Digital relational assets) and the digital derivatives are all to be preserved, possibly in different forms and in different systems. Q: What's the glue linking all of these?
#JTS2026
TIL WiFi was inspired by radio astronomy! Low powered radio signals indoor resembles radio waves from outer space! 🤯🤯
#JTS2026
Preserving WiFi
NOW: @audiovisualopen Andrew Martin, Digital Preservation Coordinator on Preserving a WiFi Prototype: CSIRO's WLAN Test bed at the National Museum of Australia.
How do we preserve a technological system where its cultural significance is still developing?
#JTS2026
Hakune prioritisation model
NOW: Lara Simmons, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision on Taking a prioritisation approach to collection management.
842,820 titles and 6389 depositors. Recently acquired another 300,000 items from TV3.
Hakune - prioritisation model. Three dimensions - Risk, Significance and Access.
#JTS2026
EaaSI Emulation as a Service Infrastraurue
#JTS2026 Day 2: Dr Cynde Moya sharing the awesomeness of AusEaaSI and how it's helped the archiving of Australian media arts!
From Q&A, DU was able to develop this open source exhibits platform by repurposing all the developer-time previously rebuilding Omeka for customisation.
Note: DU certainly believes in investing in internal open source development, which is a rare sight nowadays.
#JTS2026
NOW: Designing for discovery: An open-source exhibits platform for digital collections - Beth Mawhinney, Digital Initiatives Librarian, Denver University.
Omeka didn't meet their requirements. Started developing their own discovery platform with media-first […]
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Uncorrected transcript
NOW: Thoughtful implementation of AI-assisted audio transcription technologies in a cultural heritage context - Rowan Henderson, National Library of Australia.
WhisperX, local machines, no leakage and model not "learning". Result: All oral history at NLA has […]
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Faded Balancer DCTL/OFX
Advanced Dirt Removal
Custom Machine Learning
Film restoration examples:
- Resolve Plugin: Faded Balancer DCTL/OFX
- Resolve Fusion Macro: Advanced Dirt Removal
- Custom machine learning using Foundry Nuke's CopyCat node and convolutional neural networks (CNNs)
All developed with the help of AI coding agents.
#JTS2026
Film extraction example
Film extraction example - VS Code + Github CoPilot. Developed a set of instruction to process the entire batch of reels. Did this in 2 weeks. Iteration. Fix flaws. Perfect the output. Keeps building on top of it.
#JTS2026 #AI #VibeCoding
AI as a Framework
AI coding agents
First up, Fabio Bedoya, Filmfinity, on AI as a Framework.
"AI should not be considered merely a tool."
AI agents can assist with scripting, testing and documentation.
#JTS2026
