Video

Here we have a U-matic tape, two Betamax tapes, two VHS cassettes, and two DVDs from the City of Vaughan Archives. If you are wondering when was the last time you saw any of these, you’ve discovered one of the challenges of archival film! While video provides nuanced information about our past, it is difficult to preserve and access, through unseen degradation or loss of technology to access it, like VHS players. Special media collections require constant monitoring and maintenance to keep pace with technological changes.

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