Audiovisual archives - NAN
Audiovisual archives
8.1 Film and video
The National Archives is the public repository for Namibian audiovisual heritage and receives legal deposit of audiovisual productions. It is equipped with coolroom storage for this material.
Access to the film and video collection is currently limited due to two factors:
- The “master” collection (MR and MV series) consists of fragile carriers which are not yet digitized and should be preserved in best condition before eventual digitization
- There is currently no replay equipment for 35 mm films, 8 mm films, U-matic videos and Betacam videos available.
However, VHS videos in the “show collection” series (SV) and DVDs may be viewed with assistance from the staff.
Due to the unavailability of viewing equipment, there is a vast backlog of uncatalogued video material (ca.4,500 cassettes), mainly originating from the former Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
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Master film rolls (35 mm, 16 mm, 8 mm) Use restricted |
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E.8 |
FILM |
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Master video cassettes (U-matic, Betacam, VHS) Use restricted |
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0159 |
E.8 |
FILM |
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SV |
Show Videos |
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E.8 |
FILM |
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ADV |
Digital video discs |
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FILM |
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Digital video on server |
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(See also 8.3: NBC archives)
8.2 Sound
The National Archives has a substantial collection of oral history recordings, and is striving to build a public Namibian music archives. The following series are available:
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Orature audio cassettes |
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ORAL |
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T. |
Audio tape reels No replay equipment available |
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MCAS |
Music cassettes |
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AMD |
Minidisks No replay equipment available |
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DAT |
DAT cassettes No replay equipment available |
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MCD |
Music CDs |
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DIGA |
Digital audio files |
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ORAL |
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ALP |
Sound disks No replay equipment available |
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ORAL |
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(See also 8.3: NBC archives)
8.3 NBC Archives
The National Archives is also the repository for the NBC (and former SWABC) audiovisual archives. Both for copyright reasons and availability of replay equipment (1-inch tape, U-matic, Betacam, and several digital formats), this material can be searched at the National Archives, but is only available on application through the NBC Archives at NBC Radio and NBC TV. The following material is held:
[To be updated and expanded]
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K. |
Radio programmes (on analog sound cassettes) |
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CASS SOUND |
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M. |
TV Master recordings (on analog AV cassettes of various formats) |
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N. |
TV news (on AV cassettes of various formats) |
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TVNEWS |
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P. |
TV programmes |
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TV adverts (unsorted, uncatalogued) |
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Radio recordings on analog reel tapes (unnumbered, unsorted, uncatalogued) |
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