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Preserve & Protect  Analog Collections

Do you need help?... 

• Overwhelmed  by the size & variety of your collection?

• Concerned about  deterioration?

• Wish you could watch old videos? 

• Want to digitize your collection but don't know where to start?

Survey

Checklist to determine the types and size of the collection, the condition of the     media and how it is stored and organized: 

Types & Size 

• Loose Photographs, slides, negatives,

• Film reels - 8mm, 16 mm, super8

• Videos - VHS, VHS-C, Betamax

• Video Cassettes - 8mm, mini-DV

• Documents - letters, certificates, newspaper clippings 

• Albums  and Scrapbooks

Condition 

• Old photographs that  need restoring  or are stuck to album pages.​

• Damaged tapes

• Deteriorating  paper

• How & where they are stored

How & Where Stored​

• Attics, Garages and Basements are not ideal due to temperature fluctuations & humidity

• Sunlight may be fading Framed photos on your walls

Organize Media

Strategies to  sort  and organize Analog Media

Photos

• Sort by when  taken, event, people, pets  etc..  in them 

  • Photos stored in labelled albums with captions are the easiest to go through; boxes of random unlabeled photos  presents a challenge.  ​ 

• De-clutter - discard extras  such as duplicates or very similar,  forgotten scenes, out-of-focus shots. 

• Select   the best photos from a certain time  or event.    

• Organize  in labelled storage & create a digital index, to easily locate  special memories in the future​

Storage

•  Safe  Media  specific storage solutions best suited for your collection  -   acid-free, archival folders and boxes 

• Robust long-term storage options  - airtight plastic containers

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Digitize

• To preserve favorite photos, videos and other memorabilia  in  a modern media collection

•  At home DIY  digitizing options 

• Digitizing service recommendations