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MXF+JPEG-2000+HDD = Future of Video Preservation?
Anonymous Archivist writes "Media Matters, a technical consultancy specializing in archival audio and video material, recently completed a Mellon Foundation funded Digital Video Reformatting Preservation Project for the Dance Heritage Coalition. They conclude that MXF is the recommended container format, JPEG-2000 is the recommended encoding format and HDD is the recommended storage media. It's a very valuable series of experiments and offers a strong indication of where the archival preservation of analogue video is heading."
Recommended Storage Media: Peer to Peer network.
make their report available on a format other than a '.doc' file. it is known to change a lot and therefore not suitable for long term storage.
MXF is the new, proprietary video compression method jointly sponsored by Microsoft and MTV. The new Most eXtreme Format is the video compression of choice for today's most hard-core, edgy, in-your-face artists with an attitude!
Ashlee Simpson says "When I'm performing for a half-time show of 10,000 screaming fans, I want to make sure that every bit of the live energy is caught perfectly! I give 100% for my fans and want to make sure they get every bit of my performance!"
MXF... in your FACE, Quicktime! This isn't your father's archive-quality lossless video compression algorithm!
(and keep an eye out for Ogg Vorbis 2 - by Mountain Dew!)