Nitrate & Pixelhttps://nitrate-pixel.pages.dev/scanning, dust and scratch removal, upscaling, colorization debates, speech-to-text for oral histories and.enRestoring a 16mm Wedding Film With Vinegar Syndrome: A Four-Pass Workflowhttps://nitrate-pixel.pages.dev/16mm-wedding-film-vinegar-syndrome/https://nitrate-pixel.pages.dev/16mm-wedding-film-vinegar-syndrome/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTA 16mm wedding film affected by vinegar syndrome needs careful physical assessment before scanning, followed by a preservation-quality capture and separately documented digital cleaning.AI Upscaling of Archival Film: How to Disclose Inferred Image Detailhttps://nitrate-pixel.pages.dev/ai-upscaling-archival-frame-inference/https://nitrate-pixel.pages.dev/ai-upscaling-archival-frame-inference/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMTAI upscaling can make archival footage easier to view on modern displays, but it can also generate image details that were never recorded in the original film.Should Historical Footage Be Colourised? A Decision Tree for Film Societieshttps://nitrate-pixel.pages.dev/historical-footage-colourisation-decision-tree/https://nitrate-pixel.pages.dev/historical-footage-colourisation-decision-tree/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMTHistorical footage should be colourised only when the purpose is clear, the available evidence is understood and the resulting interpretation can be disclosed.Transcribing Oral-History Tapes: A Speech-to-Text Workflow for Accurate Nameshttps://nitrate-pixel.pages.dev/oral-history-speech-to-text-names/https://nitrate-pixel.pages.dev/oral-history-speech-to-text-names/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMTSpeech-to-text can produce a useful first transcript of an oral-history recording, but personal names, place names, dates and specialist vocabulary require human attention.Home Movie Metadata: A Minimal Schema Families Can Maintainhttps://nitrate-pixel.pages.dev/home-movie-metadata-minimal-family-schema/https://nitrate-pixel.pages.dev/home-movie-metadata-minimal-family-schema/Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:00:00 GMTA useful home movie catalogue does not need a complicated database or specialist software.Born Vertical, Born Ephemeral? Preservation Questions for One-Minute Platform Filmshttps://nitrate-pixel.pages.dev/vertical-short-films-digital-preservation/https://nitrate-pixel.pages.dev/vertical-short-films-digital-preservation/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTOne-minute vertical films published on character platforms are born-digital moving images with preservation needs that extend beyond the video stream.