resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 days agoTime has not been kind to VHS: As tech turns 50, preservationists race to save material stored on vanishing format. Methods include … baking?news.harvard.eduexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up194arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up192arrow-down1external-linkTime has not been kind to VHS: As tech turns 50, preservationists race to save material stored on vanishing format. Methods include … baking?news.harvard.eduresipsaloquitur@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 days agomessage-square7fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squareTar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-223 days agoFilm does, depending on how it’s stored. VHS is much thinner, and more prone to damage. There’s also a huge difference between professional tapes and “get the cheapest 5-pack at the store” we all used to have.
Film does, depending on how it’s stored. VHS is much thinner, and more prone to damage. There’s also a huge difference between professional tapes and “get the cheapest 5-pack at the store” we all used to have.