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Starchive Meetup at AMIA Conference
Starchive is heading to Portland, Oregon this week for the AMIA annual conference. In addition to welcoming archivists to our booth where they can learn more about Starchive — a powerfully simple digital asset management (DAM) platform designed with large-scale media collections in mind — we are also participating in the conference sessions where we are looking forward to learning about the challenges and opportunities shared by the moving image archivist community.
We currently work with some of the world’s most valuable film collections, including the Sherman Grinberg Film Library, the OKPOP museum, the Bob Dylan Collection, PBS Distribution, and ATTN: Media. For these and many other archival organizations, Starchive is quickly becoming the DAM software of choice because of its flexible structure and ability to organize content in an organic and interconnected way.
We’re excited about the opportunity to both reconnect with old friends and meet new archivists, and we’d like to invite you to visit us at the Starchive table if you’re in Portland this week. We’ll be giving away Grado headphones and some sweet treats.
Looking forward to seeing you there and hearing more about how we can help moving image archivists finally take control of their media archives.
Anatomy of an Upload
Why does it take so long to upload to the cloud? Upload is more than just sending information from one place to another, and there are numerous factors that play into upload time. Here’s a handy overview of what goes into an upload to help you estimate how long it might take to move your media into the cloud.
What’s next for digital content in 2019?
2019 will be the year organizations reframe their content as an asset on a massive scale. Tapping the power of AI, cloud storage and other technologies, users will transform managing and optimizing their content troves from a dreaded, overwhelming chore to lucrative discovery and revitalization.
The “Jackie Robinson” of classical music: Charlie Burrell’s storied career
After hearing a radio broadcast conducted by Pierre Monteux, Burrell knew he wanted to pursue classical music. In 1959, he became the first black orchestra member hired by a major U.S. orchestra, breaking the color barrier in classical music.
Starchive helps WFMT Relaunch a Radio Legend
Dubbed “the voice of the working man,” Studs Terkel reached international acclaim as one of the most intellectually curious newscasters of the 20th century. His work included coverage of the civil rights movement and conversations with the power players of jazz, blues, and politics.
