Barcode Scanners, MiniDV Decks, and the Migration of Digital Information from Analog Surfaces

Contents: Introduction: Authentication of the Digital Replica from Media-Based Origins Digital on Paper: The UPC Barcode, Parity Data, and Verified Scanning DV as Tape-Based Digital Video Next Steps: The Testing Phase DV Ingest Software Tests DV Ingest Hardware Tests Conclusion This report examines the evaluation of accurate replication of data during digital tape to digital file migration, essential to ensuring …

Digital Audio Interstitial Errors: Raising Awareness and Developing New Methodologies for Detection

This short document (11 pages) describes a phenomenon knows as a ‘Digital Audio Interstitial Error’ which occurs when a digital audio stream is being written to disc. It makes the case that such an error is more prevalent than spoken of in the preservation community and that no tool exists to properly detect it at present. It also suggests a …