[game_preservation] Archivist's Burden

[Andrew Armstrong]

Not to be pedantic, but you both did read my email right?

"I'd suggest /*adding*/" (third paragraph, first sentence)

...refers to Mikes Python script. It'd be trivial to add a conversion 
line (assuming FFMPEG) to do a simple mp3 conversion in __addition__ to 
the FLAC/Apple lossless creation ;) I did say this was in addition to 
the FLAC, and typically if the file structure was setup correctly, it'd 
just make accessing the files trivial to quickly listen to or use. I 
hope this absolves me from this perceived notion I am completely insane. 
Probably wasn't too clear.

Good overview Devin (I'll check out your links too :) ), want to write 
it up for the wiki? :P Or do you mind being quoted? I don't want to list 
the technical aspects of formats (we have Mike's brilliant wiki to link 
to for that), but the whys for videogame and digital file preservation 
is a good thing to get noted down somewhere, and a mini-manual "how to" 
and "suggested ways" would be good to point people towards. As for CD 
file dumps, they can work, depending on the game - some don't like being 
installed from a random folder and need the CD as an ISO (or rather, it 
likely just needs the CD in a drive for copy protection checking). Will 
have to see if Daemon Tools and other sites has more in depth 
information on the copy protection aspects on released games. Won't 
likely apply to Mike's collection anyway :)

Andrew
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