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Bay Area Video Coalition, or BAVC (pronounced “bay-vac”), is a nonprofit media arts center that was founded in 1976 by a coalition of media makers and activists who wanted to find alternative, civic-minded applications for a new technology - PortaPak video. While the technology has continued to evolve, BAVC’s mission to bring increased cultural and economic participation to underserved communities through media, and our belief that telling compelling stories is powerful for both media maker and audience, remains.

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BAVC Blog

by Angelo Sacerdote, TIMA Manager and Preservation Specialist

Recently I had the opportunity to try out an HDTV, one of those fancy new giant things that everyone is supposed to be buying now. Not having a Blu-Ray player available, I gravitated to the next best thing, my computer. Using iTunes I found some trailers in HD. These files, encoded in H.264, are stunning even though they have a bit rate of only about 5 mbps (compared with Blu-Ray, which can play video at 40 mbps). I knew you could rent movies on your computer through Apple's ITunes store, so I thought maybe I could rent an HD movie the same way.

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Don’t forget to mark your calendars for this combo mixer-fundraiser at Elixir Saloon in the Mission. The event will be hosted by BAVC member and filmmaker Victor Silverman (Screaming Queens, Getting High) and bartended by celebrity-like BAVC staff AND special guest bartenders Peaches Christ and Martiny.

The deal: for every drink you buy, a percentage of the tips go to BAVC. Good times AND good karma!

Wednesday, August 6th, 9pm – 2am

at Elixir Saloon
3200 16th Street @ Guerrero, San Francisco