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Practical reading about streaming, devices and the decisions behind a better prepared setup.
EE’s recording guidance recommends recording the following programme as well when a live event may overrun. Check schedule capacity and the actual event, rather than assuming the guide slot guarantees the finish.
The BFI describes creating multiple outputs from its scanner, usually preserving at 4K and often delivering at 2K. Scanner capability, preservation file and viewing copy are different parts of the workflow.
The BFI’s digital-preservation account includes validation, documentation, multiple storage copies and later migration. A playable file today does not by itself establish a long-term preservation plan.
The BFI says nitrate film should only be handled by trained people and asks members of the public who find it to contact the archive for guidance. A home projection experiment is not a safe identification method.
IWM’s published colourisation policy requires viewers to be told when original black-and-white material has been rendered in colour. Permission to colourise is not an endorsement of historical colour accuracy.
BFI Replay’s current About page describes public home viewing alongside thousands of videos available only in participating libraries. Check the item’s access route rather than assuming one location unlocks the whole collection.
