Refining Conversion Contract Specifications: Determining Suitable Digital Video Formats for Medium-term Storage

Contents: What is this document? Video preservation in a digital context Practice variation at the Library and in the wider community Options for an interim approach About classes and categories Category 1. Analog source Category 2. Digital source (media dependent, non-transcoded transfer possible Category 3. Digital source (media dependent, transcoded transfer required Category 4. Digital source (media independent “file based”) …

AV Insider 3: Preservation Technology – Making the Connection

AV Insider is a quarterly magazine for the audiovisual digital preservation community. AV Insider issue 3 (January 2013) is themed “Preservation Technology: Making the Connection”. It gives an insight into the challenges faced and the actions required to bring AV preservation technology (tools, techniques, systems) out of laboratories and into practical applications for AV archivists. This issue also introduces a …