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MXF+JPEG-2000+HDD = Future of Video Preservation?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the archivists-know-how-to-party dept.

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."

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  1. Re:Lossy file formats... by iezhy · · Score: 5, Informative

    JPEG standart defines several encoding formats, which include lossless compression as well

  2. Re:MXF? by Raul654 · · Score: 5, Informative

    " The Material eXchange Format (MXF) is an open file format targeted at the interchange of audio-visual material with associated data and metadata. It has been designed and implemented with the aim of improving file based interoperability between servers, workstations and other content creation devices. These improvements should result in improved workflows and result in more efficient working than is possible with today's mixed and proprietary file formats." -- What is MXF

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