Re: [ARSCLIST] I.R.E.N.E.

[Diane Ota <doota@xxxxxxx>]

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-------------- Original message from George Brock-Nannestad <pattac@xxxxxxxx>: -------------- 


> From: Patent Tactics, George Brock-Nannestad 
> 
> Daniel Weiss commented 
> 
> > > 
> > > The Library of Congress, in an effort to preserve its collections of 
> > > recorded sound, is now evaluating a prototype device to extract sound 
> > > from phonograph records through digital imaging. 
> > 
> > Probably a similar approach: 
> > 
> > http://www.eif.ch/visualaudio/ 
> > 
> 
> ----- actually no. VisualAudio relies on an intermediate carrier, a large- 
> format black-and white film sheet. Reproduction occurs by scanning and 
> conversion to digital image, but that is truly two-dimensional from the film. 
> I.R.E.N.E. is so far two-dimensional, but directly from the flat record. 
> Preservation-wise VisualAudio is much quicker, because the film becomes the 
> secondary medium and it does not need to be scanned and digitized until 
> needed. Access-wise you obviously need the digitization in a modern world. 
> 
> Kind regards, 
> 
> 
> George