T3D Re: archival mediums?

[Oliver Dean <3d-image@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

John Toeppen wrote:

> It is hard to find a good Betamax these days.  My tapes are still fine.
> I need to digitally archive some of my old videos. The point being that
> digitized data may be transferred and duplicated without significant
> losses except by its initial compression. The copies I make of my VHS
> copies will be degraded. Once it is digital one can easily move it to
> multiple safe places. Film negatives are reasonably stable and may be
> scanned and color tweaked (to a point).

> 
> I still have a good betamax.  I use Tesla and Slovac vacuum tubes in my
> Fisher Hi-Fi Stereo audio systems.  And I use my Realists. Classic and
> vintage things are art forms in themselves.  But I have not heard of a
> Betamax society yet.

Since a variant of Beta is still being used by professionals, might
there be a professionally oriented Beta or Betamax society in existence?
 
Cordially,
Oliver Dean


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