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Software applications are classified as:

  • Free in which the application is available at no cost.
  • Free and open source (FOSS) in which the application is both available at no cost and, among other things, that the source code is available. See The Open Source Definition from the Open Source Initiative (OSI) for more information.
  • Developed by FADGI in which FADGI or FADGI-sponsored contractors provide all the development and maintenance work for the application.
  • Partially Sponsored by FADGI in which FADGI provides support for specific areas of interest related to FADGI guidelines or workflows in existing applications. These are not "FADGI tools" but rather examples of FADGI contributions to other software projects.

Please reach out to FADGI at [email protected] with any questions.

Audio-Visual Working Group

embARC
FOSS |  Developed by FADGI

Fully sponsored by FADGI since 2019, embARC is developed and maintained by AVP, Medex Forensics and PortalMedia to manage embedded metadata in DPX and MXF files including FFV1 in MXF.

Current contract tasks are documented at public the GitHub issue tracker.

vrecord
FOSS |  Partially Sponsored by FADGI

Starting in 2024, FADGI provides limited contract development support through MediaArea and RiceCapades for vrecord, an open-source software for capturing a video signal and turning it into a digital file.

Specific tasks are identified in the public issue tracker on GitHub with the "FADGI" tag. Tasks marked with the "FADGI Wishlist" tag will be completed if funding is available. If other entities are interested in these tasks, they should feel free to sponsor them separately or reach out to FADGI for discussion at [email protected].

User testing protocol request and documentation:

FFmpeg
FOSS |  Partially Sponsored by FADGI

Since 2020, FADGI has provided limited contract support to FFmpeg to enhance functionality and new features to better support FFV1 (standardized in IETF RFC 9043), Matroska and MXF, especially for RDD 48: MXF Archive and Preservation Format Amd 1 authored by FADGI and published through SMPTE.

Current contract tasks are documented at the MediaArea FFmpeg GitHub issue tracker.

MediaArea FFmpeg builds: https://mediaarea.net/download/snapshots/binary/ffmpeg/.

BWF MetaEdit
FOSS |  Partially Sponsored by FADGI

FADGI has provided long term partial sponsorship for BWF MetaEdit to support FADGI's Guidelines for Embedding Metadata in Broadcast WAVE Files.

Current contract tasks are documented at the BWF MetaEdit GitHub milestone LoC-2024.

Still Image Working Group

OpenDICE
Free | Developed by FADGI

AutoSFR
Free | Developed by FADGI

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
This group works collaboratively on common and sustainable technical guidelines, methods, and practices for digitized and born digital sound recordings and moving images.

Last Updated: 09/04/2024