As promised the licence for the commercial use of PMP has gone live, announced recently as part of our succession plan to ensure continuity of the archive and access to the material into the future. This really takes us into another realm compared to many sites especially those which like us are one man bands or small family enterprises. The administration or ownership of the PMP Archive will we hope be secured and the safe keeping of the material ensured but as users that is of no use without being able to get at it. This will also stop the market bartering which seems to develop following inquiries. It is only a fraction of current US film industry archive rates which equate to £40 a second. As a not for profit business all the income is use to ensure the expansion and storage of our collection which now extends to over 3000 hours of media. We were pleased to host our friend Martin last night attending the transport ticket collectors meeting in Manchester. Martin has many rare and unusual tickets for sale on EBay. Film of his extensive garden railway is widely viewed on Youtube. We had some time to discuss the PMP tour of Asia in March next year which will be my first expedition of 2019. Other trips envisaged or already planned include a final sweep through Ukraine and in the Autumn Indonesia following up the the short stop I made this year and the warm welcome we received when out with the camera. We shall also be updating the Channel Island film and maybe we'll actually get to the Scottish islands which have been on the back burner after the open hostility by Scotland to street photography and a rather cavalier attitude to common law rights perhaps something thje South Yorkshire PTE shares with them. Today I've completed the latest of our Bus Spot Ultra productions featuring Blackburn (with Darwen), Lancashire with two hours running time it covers over a century of transport in the town and has been adjusted to widescreen and images digitally enhanced to increase the compatibility with the equipment used to view these days, i.e mobile phones and tablets. As with all our recent releases it will also be available at a digital download. I just need to get the cover made. I'm considering another Bus Spot Ultra very soon, probably again covering a North West England destination. I think you had your fill of Blackburn so lets extend around the county who knows perhaps one of the shots will be my inspiration for the next bus spot! Comments are closed.
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PMP Sponsors the North West Vehicle Restoration Trust at Kirkby.
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