Topic: image-scanning technology used on audio restoration

[Pan]

This was posted elsewhere by the Carolina Chocolate Drops, and I thought some of you might be interested in it. I think it was mentioned on a thread recently, but I couldn't find it using the search.

This technology looks promising, if costly, but choosing and preserving the old audio looks like daunting task.

http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2014/04/05/pushing-back-silence-new-technology-and-battle-save-old-recordings/8ccQ3EPHdc7TI6GnxK8QtM/story.html

Cheers

Pan

[Stuart]

Thanks, Pan. As you say, there have been posts about this here and elsewhere, but I couldn't locate them, either. --However, I've posted a few links below re: Carl Haber's work. 

http://www.macfound.org/fellows/892/

http://www.berkeleyside.com/2013/12/16/carl-haber-get-just-one-idea-youre-feeling-pretty-good/

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/09/130925-genius-macarthur-carl-haber-sound-bell/

http://irene.lbl.gov/


Patrick Feaster has done some work in this area as well. Here's a link:

http://www.phonozoic.net/

Patrick's work has received a Grammy award.


There's lots more out there.

[ArthurBlake]

Amazing, modern technology is incredible. That article was fascinating.