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This is #4 out of #6 SSD archival tests underway. The Samsung T7 500GB SSD was formatted on 9.1.22 and 449GB of data was put on it. It has not been plugged in since 9.1.22. I checked it today, 3.1.26 and everything was fine. Future tests will be for #5 / 56 months and #6 / 68 months. I will also retest #4 for a 10-year test. It will test not rewriting the data over a 10-year period with just one plug in to recharge over 10 years. That test is due on 9.1.32. <><><><> Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Advertising Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. VHS Video Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Popular Culture Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Audio Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Social Documentary Photography

If I put a giant file in my computer to post process (+/-100GB ProRes for 14 min of video) the post software spins forever saying it is optimizing the import. Then when it eventually settles down, I make an adjustment like changing aspect ratio and the optimizing starts all over. In short, I can never do much with the original file and have to convert it to a 4K MP4 at about 10% of the size of the original scan. Also, when I do get it to work the cooling fan in the computer starts running like a blow dryer, which it seldom does. Is this a software problem (Movavi software) or a computer problem? How much RAM and power should a video post processing computer have?

Resolution of the 15-minute long 16mm scan is listed as 4096 x 3072. Size of the file is 114GB. It is a MOV file. Should a 4K scan be that big of a file?

Mine does 10X or 1000%. It is Movavi from Russia. I think the USA put them on the shit list. I base this on the fact that I never hear a peep from them any more to upgrade. And I was constantly bombarded for years with offers. And I had read a guy in the USA that lost access to his Russian investments that were frozen. But just guessing at all this. It is pretty nice software for basic video work. I just wish it was better at color correction. I don't know how to zoom in with it digitally. It is supposed to be able to do it, but I can't figure it out. I also wish it had more ability to speed up films, say to 1500%. Speeding up films is very important to me to make film samplers to view. Generally speaking, 1250% seems to be the sweet spot for me with film samplers. And to get 1250% from Movavi requires the film to be exported and re-imported and sped up 25% more. So, it is extra work. Not a big deal for the filmmaker that does not work on that many films. But for the archivist working with many thousand films, it is an extra hassle if they want to make film samplers. I also wish it exported in ProRes. Other than that, very happy with the software. If offers all the basic tools to the archivist / filmmaker in an easy to use package. How fast can your video software speed up a film?

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AI Overview As of mid-2025, significant developments in laser-engraved quartz and glass data storage have focused on improving storage density, enhancing read/write performance, and moving from a research concept toward practical archival applications. Major efforts from companies like Microsoft (Project Silica) and university researchers are advancing the technology for long-term, sustainable, and high-capacity storage, primarily for cloud services and major archives. Key advancements and projects Microsoft's Project Silica Performance and efficiency: Microsoft is leveraging AI and machine learning to optimize the encoding and decoding of data stored on quartz glass. An academic paper presented at SOSP 2023 detailed the development of a complete archival system, including robotic library automation for fetching and reading glass platters. Increased capacity: The storage capacity per glass platter has grown considerably. By late 2023, Microsoft demonstrated storing over 7 TB of data—more than 100 times the capacity previously shown—on a single glass plate. Real-world application: In 2024, Project Silica partnered with a venture group to establish the Global Music Vault in Svalbard, Norway. This is one of the first real-world uses of the technology, preserving musical heritage on silica-based glass plates. 5D optical storage (University of Southampton) Rewritable capability: Researchers are exploring rewritable variants of glass memory. In a February 2025 development, scientists created a doped photochromic glass that could be written to with a laser and erased with heat, advancing the technology beyond its "write-once-read-many" origins. AI-ready storage: In a CNN Academy report from May 2025, researchers highlighted the potential for 5D quartz crystals to serve as future data centers for AI, emphasizing the technology's potential for massive data archiving. Continued durability testing: Recent developments confirm the extreme stability of the 5D storage medium. In July 2025, it was reported that data remained intact after 3,100 hours of testing at100∘C100 raised to the composed with power cap C100∘𝐶. Core technology and remaining challenges How the technology works Encoding: Data is written into the quartz or glass using ultrafast femtosecond lasers, which create tiny, permanent nanostructures within the material. 5D storage: The "5D" aspect of this technology comes from encoding data across five parameters: the three spatial dimensions (x, y, and z) of the nanostructure and two optical dimensions (intensity and polarization). Decoding: The data is read back by shining polarized light through the glass and using machine learning-assisted optical microscopes to interpret the encoded structures. Key challenges Write/read speed: Current writing speeds are still too slow for mainstream use, though machine learning is being employed to improve this. For example, one academic paper noted that a completion time of 15 hours for a read request is acceptable for deep archives. Cost: The expensive femtosecond lasers currently prevent the technology from being a cost-effective alternative for general-purpose storage. However, the extremely low cost of long-term archival storage (due to no data migration) is a key selling point. Rewritability: While some breakthroughs have been made, commercial solutions are generally "write-once-read-many" (WORM). This is suitable for archives but not for applications requiring frequent updates. Future outlook The focus remains on commercializing this technology for long-term archival data storage in cloud infrastructure, not as a replacement for everyday hard drives or SSDs. The durability, sustainability, and data density make it an ideal solution for storing massive amounts of data that must be preserved for decades or even millennia. Sealed in glass - Microsoft Unlocked Fast forward to today, technology has remarkably expanded the storage capabilities of this sustainable material. A small sheet of glass can now hold several ter...Microsoft Unlocked The Crystal Future of AI Data Storage System - CNN Academy May 9, 2025 — A team of researchers in the UK are reimagining the future of data storage system with a 5D 5-inch quartz crystal. With a capability of storing up to 360 TB dat...CNN Academy Microsoft advances toward glass-based archival storage Nov 22, 2023 — This means that “minimizing the latency of mechanical movement in the library is crucial for optimal performance,” and also that a Silica library should be cust...Blocks and Files <><><><> Selection from Early Apple & Apple Clone Computer Collection eBay Photo: eBay Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Advertising Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. VHS Video Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Popular Culture Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Audio Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Social Documentary Photography

I had posted my 3144 page book disassembly thread at a photo forum. They poo-pooed the BW scans because they have some transparency due to the nature of the thin paper. Consequently, some of the printing on the verso shows through. They recommended I use a black backer. Well, I'm not new to scanning or black backers. I've been scanning since the late 1990s. And I've experimented with black backers from many years ago. The black backers do cut the transparency way down. But the tradeoff is they do not reproduce the original faithfully. You just have to pick which way to go with this type of job. Poor quality color and white reproduction scans with less transparency or a faithful reproduction with more transparency. You can work on the black backer scans in post. But that only goes so far. And to do post on 3144 scans is too much for me. Batch processing never seems to do the job on these vintage scans and there are always problems. So that slavish job of post processing 3144 scans would be for someone else. And that someone else would hopefully be getting paid to do that job. Here are some test scans with white, black and various shades of gray backers. The top of the scan shows the type of backer used. The file name also tells which backer was used. The light gray backer does the best job with reproduction other than white. But if offers the most transparency of the dark backers. Another problem beside off-color reproduction with using colored backers is the originals on this job barely fit the scanner. Very little wiggle room. Some of the type can be tight to one side or the other as well as the top. If the scanner had a dedicated dark backer that would help with this problem. But when you position the original off the edge of the scanner trying to split the difference and then have to hand overlay a backer on it, the original invariably moves. You end up scanning and rescanning the same original over and over again trying to get it right. That is fine for a handful of scans, but not for 3144 flatbed scans. Download these files so you have a library of test scans. And if you do use colored backers for scans, make sure you are happy with the post job to make them look acceptable. If you have a sheetfed scanner and use the 'scan both sides' option, sometimes that helps with reducing transparency. It just depends on the original. And a copy stand can help with transparency. But copy stands offer their own issues. Experiment to find what works best for you. Examples of using white, black and gray backers to reduce transparency when scanning D. D. Teoli Jr. A. C. : D. D. Teoli Jr. A. C. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive <><><><> Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Advertising Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. VHS Video Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Popular Culture Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Audio Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Social Documentary Photography

eBay photo... This is a photo of 16mm clips. What kind of software can make this type of grouping of photos into one image? Thanks <><><><> Selection from Continental Restyling collection DDTJRAC Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Advertising Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. VHS Video Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Popular Culture Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Audio Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Social Documentary Photography

Lots of uses for them. Also includes shades of gray, black and white. Full collection... Colored, White, Gray And Black Page Collection D. D. Teoli Jr. A. C. : D. D. Teoli Jr. A. C. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive <><><><> Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Advertising Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. VHS Video Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Popular Culture Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Audio Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Social Documentary Photography

In the old days we had to tone film / prints with chemicals and bleach. Kodak also made a line of pre-tinted cine' film and lightly toned printing papers. But...when digital came around it opened up the entire palette of colors to choose from to tone your images. Here are some samples of digitally toned images. This 2-inch-long piece of film was broken off of some nudie cutie arcade reel and who knows which one it was from. So, before trashing it, I put this gal to work for one last time and did some tests with her. (You will be seeing more of her down the road as I did numerous tests with her beside toning.) Full collection of toning tests below; including raw scan, full BW monochrome scan and warm toned versions. Digital Toning Examples of Cine' Film D. D. Teoli Jr. A. C. : D. D. Teoli Jr. A. C. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive (Download hi res files to view properly and for reference.) <><><><> Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Advertising Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. VHS Video Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Popular Culture Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Audio Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Social Documentary Photography

If I have a ProRes file and want to cut it in half and keep it as ProRes, can it be cut up? What sort of software do you use? Thanks <><><><> Selection from Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Meme & Gif Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Advertising Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. VHS Video Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Popular Culture Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Audio Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Social Documentary Photography

Thin Transfer : DDTJRAC : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive Transferred from DVD and looks thin. What type of software can fix this and stretch image out some? Original was not widescreen or anything. From the 1970's TV video. Thanks

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The highest version of Lightroom I have is Lightroom 5. I still use Lightroom 3 on some old computers. I always wondered what the new Lightroom did. Here is a good video showing some of the features. Probably the Lightroom on the cloud does even more. Or maybe the Classic is kept a year behind the cloud version. Anyone know?