Archiving

Phase One Media Pro 1 released

Phase One have released an update to Expression Media/iView. Media Pro 1 is the first update by Phase One since they acquired Expression Media from Microsoft (who had purchased the product known as iView MediaPro). This remains the most solid DAM application for photographers and creatives. New features include: updated user interface,  roundtrip metadata with … Read more

Digital Archives Don’t Last

US newspaper the Columbia Missourian writes about the cost of archiving news (article now behind paywall): https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/dear-reader-digital-archives-dont-last-a-tale-of-corruption-and-crashes/article_ddfd387b-03f2-54b5-b4e8-019de24351b6.html Executive Editor Tom Warhover asks what is the best medium: CD, paper, hard drive, server? The answer right now for large collections is microfilm. How should news organisations offset costs for digitising and storing news? And what about … Read more