about the video identification guide

About the Video Format Identification Guide

Text and photographs for this site were prepared by Sarah Stauderman, Preservation Manager at the Smithsonian Institution Archives.

Paul Messier, Conservator at formatted Sarah's work for presentation on the www.

Thanks to Andrew Robb for the "endangered species" idea.

Sarah Stauderman's work on this project was largely completed through a fellowship at the Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education.

All tapes depicted are from the VidiPax Museum of A/V Technology. Thanks to Jim Lindner, President, VidiPax.

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