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Luke Hones

Luke Hones has long been associated with Bay Area Video Coalition and is well-known for his work in the area of video restoration and preservation.

Video preservation activities at BAVC have included the establishment of the first professionally-equipped, non-profit preservation center and the organization of Playback 1996: Video Roundtable, the first international symposium bringing together the fields of conservation, museology and media arts to address technical and ideological issues surrounding video preservation. Playback: A Preservation Primer for Video (1998) contains recommendations for storage and cleaning, procedural issues, a glossary and bibliography.

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Luke Hones is associated with the Bay Area Video Coalition and is known for work in video restoration and preservation; BAVC established the first professionally-equipped, non-profit preservation center and organized Playback 1996: Video Roundtable, the first international symposium to bring together conservation, museology and media arts to address technical and ideological issues in video preservation. Playback: A Preservation Primer for Video (1998) provides recommendations for storage and cleaning, discusses procedural issues, and includes a glossary and bibliography.

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