Gary
At 10:04 AM 11/19/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>Here's one that's a little different...
>
>A faculty person brought in a videotape that she wants edited.
>It seems that someone somehow managed to tape over a section and now
>there is about 2 minutes of static in the middle. She wants us to edit
>out the bad spot -- either by splicing or by making a duplicate that
>doesn't include the blank spot.
>
>My thoughts are that we shouldn't touch it because either way, we're
>altering the tape. On the other hand, the content has already been
>altered.
>
>The program is a documentary that is still available for purchase at a
>reasonable price (but more than the twenty bucks they're willing to
>pay).
>
>What do you think?
>
>Barb
>
>Barb Bergman
>Media Services Librarian
>Minnesota State University-Mankato
>(507) 389-5945
Gary Handman
Director
Media Resources Center
Moffitt Library
UC Berkeley
ghandman@library.berkeley.edu
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC