Lucy Wales

TV addict, getting through so much thanks to fast forward. Cats rule. Has traits of both Van Pelt siblings. Views are my own.

[Lucy Wales @LucyCWales]

@LNRailway Thanks Leah, will do.

[Lucy Wales @LucyCWales]

@LNRailway wondering why the 16.49 from Berkhamsted to London Euston left two minutes early at 16.47? Unacceptable. 16.55 train cancelled so having to wait on a hot platform until 17.20, joy 🥵! National Rail may say departed on time but it lies…

[Lucy Wales @LucyCWales]

Brilliant blog written by my colleague Tom Wilson (Digital Preservation Archivist @BFINationalArchive) on the BFI’s new challenge of preserving born digital document archives for World Digital Preservation Day 🌟#WDPD2024 #BFINationalArchive #digipres

[DPC Chatter @dpc_chat]

🌍Dive into the flurry of #digipres blogs for World Digital Preservation Day🌍

#DPCblogs SIPping from the fount of collective knowledge https://t.co/GRegJnhB2x #WDPD2024 #digitalpreservation #awareness #blog-a-thon

[Stephen McConnachie @mcnatch]

Some #BFINationalArchive work profiled for World Digital Preservation Day #wdpd2024 - first our Netflix #digipres featuring important acronyms like IMF, IMP, SMPTE, MXF - https://t.co/ZEk1yp0JFo

[Brianna Toth @brianna_toth_]

4. Have the types of tapes that need baking changed (ex. baking all Umatics instead of some, additional baking prep, new formats need baking, etc.)?
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5. When did you start noticing these changes?
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2/2

[Brianna Toth @brianna_toth_]

Have people’s tape baking recipes increased in temperature and duration? If so…
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1. What do you use to bake tapes (name & brand of oven or humidifier)?
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2. Baking temp increased (include old & new temps)?
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3. Baking time increased (include old & new bake times)?
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1/2

[Lucy Wales @LucyCWales]

Evil Under the Sun, Hook, Sister Act and A Room with a View. My weekend viewing sorted in tribute ❤️

[Louise @louisemcaw_w]

Can't wait for this panel next week!

Get ready for some radical views about skills - both organisational and individual!

[No Time to Wait @nttwconf]

We're excited to share our program for #nttw8! 📋✨

[Joanna White @digitensions]

There’s still time to apply for the Junior Developer role here at the @BFI National Archive! Come and help grow and maintain the codebase that drives many preservation workflows using Python, Bash, FFmpeg and many more excellent open source tools.
https://t.co/8U4oEui3KY

[Joanna White @digitensions]

Really excited to share a new Junior Developer job working at the BFI National Archive with me and my amazing colleagues! Come help us maintain and grow our AV preservation workflows built with fabulous Python code and packages 🐍

More info here:
https://t.co/8U4oEui3KY

[DPC Chatter @dpc_chat]

Its 1 August, so its time to share our brand new DPC Prospectus for 2024-2025! 🎉
This is our plan for the next 12 months and lists ALL activities for the year ahead. It is shaped by #DPC members and available to the entire #digipires community:
https://t.co/U1WhaPKyLd

[Joanna White @digitensions]

Delighted to be faculty for the Digital Archives Summer School. Still a few places available if you’d like to learn more about Python, FFmpeg, open-source AV tools and much more… https://t.co/sJiCFXdzu3

[The Strong Museum @museumofplay]

Tickets are now available for Save the Games: A Digital Preservation Symposium at The Strong Museum on August 21 & 22. Tickets are required for all non-presenters who wish to attend the symposium! https://t.co/2TGCtYojR1

[Dr Leontien Talboom @makethecatwise]

Over the last few weeks I have been working on getting a 3-inch Amstrad drive to work and have written a blog about it!

https://t.co/POwy3eEOBK

#digipres #amstrad

[BFI @BFI]

Congratulations to BFI National Archive silent film curator @bryonydixon, who was honoured with the Vittorio Boarini Award at Il Cinema Ritrovato Film Festival this week. https://t.co/ETU3tP7U0G

[BFI @BFI]

Read more about the history of sound in film, and the process of digital sound restoration. https://t.co/377vJFUCup

[Lucy Wales @LucyCWales]

😃🥹😀 Access to cystic fibrosis drugs approved in England https://t.co/rvO0UD8vui

[No Time to Wait @nttwconf]

Have you heard? This year, we're looking forward to centering #nttw8 around these themes:
- Overcoming Obsolescence 💿
- Interconnecting Systems, Datasets, and People 📊
- Crafting Standards, Workflows, and Practices 📝
- Analog Advocacy 🎞️
- AI: Annoyances and Opportunities 🤖