Specifications include, but are not limited to: We believe all the 16mm film dates from the 1940’s – 1960’s. All the film to our knowledge contains positive images. We are unsure if sound track is on each reel but it should be assumed that sound is present. We are unsure if the sound is optical, double-system or composite mag sound. Many of the films are unidentified but do all trace back to programming developed by the Iowa Conservation Commission staff shown on TV in Iowa and/or at the Iowa State Fair. he vendor will demonstrate their qualifications to quote this project. A competitive vendor RFQ submission should reference existing preservation standards & guidelines from Federal Agencies Digitization Guidelines Initiative (FADGI), Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) or another national recognized guidelines to detail how they will preserve the recorded information on the 16mm film from analog to digital via the transfer. All film transfers should be supervised from start to finish by a professional operator with years of experience working on film restoration. The vendor will demonstrate: Film Preparation (Including but not limited to). Identify and mitigate the vinegar syndrome or shrinkage in the films. Film inspection. Repairing bad or weak splices and cleaning as needed. Reformatting Process. Reproduction Setup. Outline of the vendors signal digitization path with associated AV inputs and outputs. Image and Sound Processing. Identify process and equipment for the 16mm film transfer to digital. Sync the film to the audio track. Perform clean up of the audio and video track. Quality Control plan. Destination File Format Specifications (vendor to recommend file types). A high resolution uncompressed digital/audio preservation master file. A mid-resolution mezzanine copy. A lower resolution compressed digital public access or reference file. Vendor will send files to client via powered portable hard drive. Creation of technical Preservation Metadata information package for each film.
