This document summarizes the film digitization process at Radiotelevizija Slovenija. It outlines the film archive preservation plan from 2016-2040, which currently includes over 45,000 media objects representing 25,000 news clips and 2,000 TV programs. The digitization process involves inspecting and restoring film reels, scanning them at 2K resolution, and ingesting the digital files and metadata into a storage system. The goal is to digitize over 26,830,000 meters of film carrier tapes representing the TV film archive by 2040 to preserve the content.

1. Film digitization at
Radiotelevizija Slovenija
Bojan Kosi
Head of Digital archive, Mediateka RTVSLO

2. RA sound archive preserved in 7 years:
• 2008-2014
today
> 530.000 media objects as:
• 60.000 albums and concerts
• 700.000 music tracks
• 250.000 radio programmes

3. carriers hours % hours
1 2 3 4=(2*3)
Videotape Betacam (+SP) Rtv Slo + others 59.800 75.800 75 % 56.850
Videotape Digital Betacam Rtv Slo 620 720 100 % 720
Videotape MPEG IMX Rtv Slo 14.200 20.800 100 % 20.800
DVC Pro Rtv Slo 2.380 4.500 100 % 4.500
Videotape MGS 1" Rtv Slo 11.000 19.300 100 % 19.300
Total 88.000 121.120 102.170
for digitization
Video
Media type Carrier type Production
Archive contentTV videotape archive preservation plan:
• 2016-2022(2025)
today:
> 21.000 media objects, representing:
• 15.000 TV news clips
• 25.000 TV programmes

4. TV film archive preservation plan:
• 2016-2040 (!)
today:
> 45.000 media objects, representing:
• 25.000 TV news clips
• 2.000 TV programmes
meters hours % hours
1 2 3 4=(2*3)
Film - B&W Rtv Slo 12.820.000 18.700 100 % 18.700
Film - Color Rtv Slo 7.210.000 10.500 100 % 10.500
Perforated magnetic tape Rtv Slo 6.800.000 9.900 100 % 9.900
Total 26.830.000 39.100 39.100
for digitization
Film
Media type Carrier type Production
Archive content

5. preservation policy
carrier restoration & digitization
ingesting media
basic metadata
extended metadata
…
media & metadata

6. digitization ingest
digital restoration
metadata
access
restoration
film flow

7. • inspecting
• project reels vs. jumbo reels
• replacing splices, repairing damages, new leaders
• pH analyses (vinegar)
• new cans (stabilized plastic with ventilation holes)
• new archive signatures (keeping originals)
• tech metadata & restoration documenting
• ultrasonic film cleaning

9. archive vault transformation

10. film scanning
• 16 mm / S 16 mm
• DPX 2 K full aperture
• RGB / Monochrome
• 10 / 16 bit log or printing density
• 500 GB – 1 TB per hour
• COMOPT / COMMAG

11. SEPMAG digitizing
• 16 mm
• BWF 48 kHz / 24 bit
• vinegar issues

12. ingesting film media
• automated process
• manual confirmation
• DPX in TAR package
• auto sync preview

13. storage
• LTO 6, 2000 slots available
• up to 1 PB per year
• today > 2 PB
• 1 copy near-line
• 1 copy off-line
• up to 20 PB in next 20 years

14. ingesting metadata
• archive books
• files
• scenarios
• broadcast reports & schedules
• old database (flat structure)

16. today (film)
basic metadata
• 27.000 news clips
• 1.500 programmes
extended metadata
• 300 programmes

17. future „film“ plan
• extended picture QC with timeline log
• LTO 6 -> 9 migration
• 2nd near-line copy
• FFV1 instead/beside DPX ?
• …

18. Film digitization at
Radiotelevizija Slovenija
Bojan Kosi
Head of Digital archive, Mediateka RTVSLO