The Digital Dilemma

The Academy‘s Science and Technology Council has already begun to tackle the numerous challenges of archiving digital motion picture materials. Its fall 2007 report, The Digital Dilemma, presents its research on current practices both inside and outside the film industry as well as investigates the implications of relying on digital technology for long-term preservation needs. The report includes case studies of motion pictures that were either "born digital" or used digital processes for production and mastering.

The Digital Dilemma can be purchased in the Academy‘s Fourth Floor Gallery during regular business hours. Softcover, “8 1/2 x 11”, 75 pages. $20. A free PDF version is also available on this web site. Please register if you would like to download the PDF version. Already registered? Log in here. For more information, please call (310) 247-3000, ext. 185.