I'm a filmmaker, photographer, and media archivist with a deep love of history and analog media. I've spent years working hands-on with legacy video formats — from 1" Type C to MiniDV — and that work has given me a strong appreciation for how fragile and irreplaceable this media is.
My broader creative work spans documentary filmmaking, photography, and visual storytelling. You can find that work at v1de0.com.
Media archival sits at an intersection I find endlessly compelling: technology, history, and preservation. Growing up I wanted to be an archaeologist and anthropologist — media archival is what brought those interests together. Every tape that gets digitized is a story that doesn't disappear. I built this site to make that work a little easier for everyone doing it.
A Field Guide to Video Archival is a reference resource for archivists, digitization technicians, and anyone working with legacy videotape formats. It covers tape stock identification, physical deterioration, signal handling, cabling, and archival terminology — the practical knowledge that usually only exists in the heads of people who've been doing this work for years.
The goal is to better inform archivists when working with analog videotape: what they're looking at, what risks to watch for, and what tools and techniques apply. The site is a living document, confirmed against manufacturer documentation, field experience, and community knowledge. The content status page tracks what has been verified and what is still outstanding.
If something is wrong, incomplete, or missing — let me know. Every correction makes it more useful for everyone.