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Kompendium der Bildstörungen beim analogen Video

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A unique reference work on image errors in analogue video, indispensable for conservators, collectors, and artists


Multilingual Edition (German, English)
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Title Details
By Hillary Torrence, Agathe Jarczyk, Johannes Gfeller
Edited by Schweizerisches Institut für Kunstwissenschaft SIK-ISEA
2013
Hardback
272 pages, 171 color and 34 b/w illustrations
22 x 28 cm
ISBN 978-3-85881-381-7

Preserving collections of analogue video art is no easy task. Not only must collection caretakers ensure that their magnetic tapes are appropriately catalogued and stored, they must also properly inspect the content of the analogue videotapes in order to make an informed assessment of their condition. This is the only way to prevent unintended image errors – caused by a damaged videotape or video player, or by simple operator error – from being irreversibly merged with the artist’s original image content during the digitization process and thereby permanently compromising the artwork.

This compendium aims to provide caretakers of our audiovisual artistic and cultural heritage with a general guide to identifying, viewing, cataloguing and assessing the condition of analogue videotapes. The symptoms and causes of 28 common image errors are described in detail, and further illustrated by video sequences on an accompanying DVD. A technical chapter explains the basic principles of video technology, while an art history chapter discusses the deliberate use of image errors as creative tools in analogue video art.

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«Als zweisprachiges Kompendium besticht dieses Buch durch seine Fülle an Texten und Abbildungen, die zum gezielten Nachschlagen wie auch Stöbern einladen. Zusammen mit der beigefügten DVD ist es ein Grundlagenwerk für alle, die sich im Bereich der Erhaltung von Video fortbilden und gesicherte Informationen nachlesen möchten.» Naemi Reymann, film & video, Magazin des BDFA (Bundesverband Deutscher Film-Autoren e.V.)

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