[AT] Fwd: Re: Digitizing LPs (Vinyl) Was Re: The Wreck Of The Old 97/OT

[rlgoss at insightbb.com]

----- Original Message -----
From: <rlgoss at insightbb.com>
Date: Monday, January 28, 2008 10:16
Subject: Re: [AT] Digitizing LPs (Vinyl) Was Re: The Wreck Of The Old 97/OT
To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>

> BINGO!  You put your finger on the "problem" of technology, 
> Don.  That's one of the reasons why I asked the question 
> concerning real time file conversion from analog audio.  
> When I first started burning CD's, I didn't have any choice 
> except .cda.  Eventually, I'll have to reburn everything 
> that is in that format as it is abandoned by the industry.  
> From what I understand, one of the DVD recording formats is 
> likely to be the next format of choice.  I hadn't planned 
> on living that long, but my doctor claims I'll see my 100th 
> birthday so I guess I'd better plan for it.
> 
> FWIW, if you can find a copy of it, read "Mastering Internet 
> Video" by Damien Stolarz, Addison-Wesley, 2005.  I already 
> knew some of the material, but it opened my eyes to where the 
> industry is headed.  It has things to say regardless of 
> whether you anticipate ever doing any video for any 
> purpose.  There also is an archiving standard from ALA on 
> preserving all the various media. I can't put my fingers on my 
> hard copy of it, but you can probably find it on-line
> 
> Do some searching on Archiving of Digital Information or 
> Preserving Digital Information for on-line material related to 
> the problems.  Most of the publications concentrate on 
> "Born Digital" documents, but they address the conversion 
> process and migration of media also.  The materials I found 
> most helpful dated from the mid-90's.  That pre-dates the 
> popularity of digital photos, so the things that are said have 
> to be extended to include images as well as text.  Some of 
> the national archiving organizations postponed making any 
> decisions concerning the problems until last year.  I 
> haven't checked them lately, but I suspect they have come in "A 
> Day Late and A Dollar Short."  
> 
> This is more than anyone wanted to read about converting from 
> vinyl.  Enough already.
> 
> Larry
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Don Thiel <dwt at rrt.net>
> Date: Monday, January 28, 2008 9:04
> Subject: Re: [AT] Digitizing LPs (Vinyl) Was Re: The Wreck Of 
> The Old 97/OT
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-
> tractor.com>
> > Steve,
> > 
> > I took a look.  Looks good, but doesn't support 
> WMA.  
> > :-(    Since I 
> > already have half my stuff in WMA.....   I 
> know.  
> > It doesn't matter. 
> > Media player reads both....  Just me being 
> > stubborn.   I actually 
> > should download it and give it a try....
> > 
> > BTW,  I haven't heard any complaints about cold weather 
> the 
> > last 
> > couple of days.  Guess what guys?  It's coming 
> > back.   We have winter 
> > storm watches for tonight and tomorrow.  Temps now about 
> > 30F (Waaaaay 
> > above normal--record is 41F) and supposed to be about -25F 
> plus 
> > 30-ish mph winds by Tuesday morning.   I think that 
> > barbed wire fence 
> > between us and the north pole has just about worn out  :-)
> > 
> > Don