Audio Visual Working Group Sub-Groups

Recorded Sound

This subgroup will draft a broad set of guidelines that pertain to the reformatting of historical sound recordings and explore issues associated with the receipt of born digital audio content.

Moving Image

This subgroup will identify, explore, and develop ideas and tools that pertain to key issues in the reformatting of historical video recordings and motion picture film. For the reformatting of video recordings, the subgroup will identify and document potential target formats for digital-file-oriented approaches.  For motion picture film, the subgroup will track emerging specifications from the industry, and draft preliminary guidelines.

Embedded Metadata

Embedded metadata plays an important role in the management, use, and sustainability of digital assets, supporting disaster recovery by making digital files self-documenting.  Descriptive metadata may be embedded or linked by means of an identifier, and the availability of descriptive metadata will support the need of users to identify, understand, and differentiate the content, and to know whether restrictions apply. Participants are from both the Still Image and Audio-Visual Working Groups.

Technical Metadata

This subgroup will identify the needed technical metadata for sound recordings, still images, and moving images, will compare the element sets used by various federal agencies, and will recommend a core metadata set for all agencies.  Participants are from both the Still Image and Audio Visual Working groups.

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.