Video Conversion

The equipment contained in the Video Conversion Kit allows for the creation of access copies of VHS and DVD video content, suitable for display on the web for greater visibility, and to minimize the need to handle and play from the original analog format, thus prolonging its life.

Audience

The kit is designed to be used by staff at libraries and cultural heritage organizations that wish to digitize video content stored on VHS tapes and DVDs in order to extend online access to video content held in their collections, and contribute to the Plains to Peaks Collective (PPC) (and by extension the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)) through the creation of oral history interviews. It is expected that the oral history interviews created with this equipment will also be made available for sharing through the Stories of Colorado Collection .

1 binder containing:
- 1 binder pouch containing spare AA battery
1 Clipboard
1 DVD/VHS Player
1 VHS-C Adapter
- AA battery included
Elgato Digital Capture Device
- RCA Composite Cord
1 1TB External Hard Drive (with case)
- 1 USB Cord
1 Laptop Computer
- 1 DC Power Cord
Laminated Reference Guide
- Unpacking & Repacking the Kit

Resources

Digital Capture & Digital Video Preservation

Digital Video Preservation, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 2020
The Digitization of VHS Videotapes – Technical Bulletin 31, Canadian Conservation Institute, 2020
NARA Video Guidance, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, 2016
Minimum Digitization Capture Recommendations, The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS), 2013
Self-Guided Curriculum for Digitization, DPLA, 2015
Digitization Guidelines, Federal Agencies Digital Guidelines Initiatives, 2018
Best Practices and Planning for Digitization Projects, WebJunction, 2012
Digitization Services Products and Services, National Archives Records Administration (NARA), accessed 4/16/18.
BCR’s CDP Digital Imaging Best Practices
FADGI: Creating and Archiving Born Digital Video
SIA: Recommended Preservation Formats for Electronic Records
Oral History in the Digital Age, Michigan State University, 2017

Vendor Suggestions for Digital Video Capture & Preservation

AMIA Supplier Directory: A Global Directory of Services and Suppliers of Audiovisual Media from the Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA)
Video Preservation from the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training
American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works In “Basic Search”, use the drop-down menu under “Select the Type of Conservation” and choose “Electronic Media.”
Moving Image Copy Orders, Vendor Contact List from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration

Copyright

Understanding Copyright, DPLA, 2015
Rightsstatements.org
- Webinar. RightsStatements.org: Why We Need It, What It Is (and Isn’t) and What Does It Mean? Part 1 and Part 2
- Society of American Archivists Guide to Implementing Rights Statements from Rightsstatements.org
Copyright Expiration Flow Chart
Copyright Term and the Public Domain
PA Digital video modules on copyright and rights statements
- Copyright 101 provides a basic introduction for library and information professionals considering copyright and rights issues in digitized cultural heritage collections.
- What is a Rights Statement provides an overview of rights statements and their application for digitized cultural heritage collections.
Copyright and Cultural Institutions: Guidelines for Digitization for U.S. Libraries, Archives, and Museums, Peter B. Hirtle, Emily Hudson, & Andrew T. Kenyon, 2009.
Artists Rights Society
VAGA – Representing visual artists’ copyrights worldwide

Cataloging and Metadata

Using Metadata to Describe Digital Content, DPLA, 2015

Manual

Elgato Video Capture Manual

Help & Support

General Kit Support

For questions about borrowing, delivery, or return of the kit, contact Kit Support at KitSupport@coloradovirtuallibrary.org.