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Content Categories & Digitization Objectives | Digital Imaging Framework | Digitization Activities - Project Planning | Embedding Metadata in Broadcast WAVE Files
MXF Application Specification | Technical Guidelines for the Still Image Digitization of Cultural Heritage Materials | TIFF Image Metadata | Audio System Performance

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Guidelines

The documents below have been drafted by either the Still Image or Audio Visual Working Group, and range from guidelines recommending specific metrics to those describing more general processes or methodologies.

The following categories are used to describe the status of each document in the process: Draft for public comment (with a closing date), Draft under review (by the Working Group), Approved (all changes have been made).  In early stages, activities may be categorized as Draft under development or Concept under development. A link to a comment form is included for each of the documents; please use the form to submit your suggestions to us.

Guideline Source

Content Categories & Digitization Objectives
Approved by Working Group | September 3, 2009

Still Image Working Group

Digital Imaging Framework
Approved by Working Group | April 2, 2009

Still Image Working Group

Digitization Activities – Project Planning
Approved by Working Group | November 4, 2009

Still Image Working Group
Audio-Visual Working Group

Embedding Metadata in Broadcast WAVE Files
Approved by Working Group | September 15, 2009

Audio-Visual Working Group

MXF Application Specification
Draft under development | October 20, 2010

Audio-Visual Working Group

Technical Guidelines for the Still Image Digitization of Cultural Heritage Materials
Approved | August 24, 2010

Still Image Working Group

TIFF Image Metadata
Approved by Working Group | February 10, 2009

Still Image Working Group

Audio System Performance
Concept under development | April 28, 2011

Audio-Visual Working Group

Working Groups

Still Image Working Group
This group is involved in a cooperative effort to develop common digitization guidelines for still image materials.

Audio-Visual Working Group
The goal for this working group is to identify, establish, and disseminate information about standards and practices for the digital reformatting of audio-visual materials by federal agencies.

Last Updated: 08/04/2011