Tools
A Study of Embedded Metadata Support in Audio Recording Software
This report presents the findings of an ARSC Technical Committee study, coordinated and authored by AVPS, which evaluates support for embedded metadata within and across a variety of audio recording software applications. This work addresses two primary questions: (1) How well does embedded metadata persist, and is its integrity maintained, as it is handled by various applications, and (2) How well is embedded metadata handled during the process of creating a derivative? The report concludes that persistence and integrity issues are prevalent across the audio software applications studied. In addition to the report, test methods and reference files are provided for download, enabling the reader to perform metadata integrity testing.
PBCore Instantiationizer
PBCore Instantiationizer is part of a toolset for conforming extracted technical metadata to the PBCore 1.2.1 metadata standard instantiation element set. The automated approach to extraction and conformance of this element set allows for consistent application of standards to fields that require a strict level of control for usability while also relieving the burden from the cataloger to document what can be a large dataset that can be human-readable unfriendly. This draft version of the Instantiationizer Toolset contains an XSL stylesheet as well as a Mac drag-and-drop application for an even simpler conformance process.
**New Version 1.2 Available**
The update of the PBCore Instantiationizer tool to version 1.2 presents refinements that improve usability and user control. Follow the links below for downloading elements of the Toolset and further information on the latest version and the development and use of the tool.
YADA! Archiving & Preservation Grants Calendar (YADA!Cal)
The YADA! Archiving & Preservation Grants Calendar (YADA!Cal) is a freely available listing of deadlines, reminders, links, and short descriptions of grants available for media archiving and preservation projects. AVPS has aggregated the grant information and is publishing it using the .ics file format via iCal Exchange, a free clearinghouse for the publishing of internet calendars. The .ics file format (iCalendar) is a data transfer standard that enables the sharing of calendars in Apple’s iCalendar, Microsoft Outlook, Google Calendar, and other calendar programs. Subscribing to the YADA! Archiving & Preservation Grants Calendar will automatically display grant dates and information in your calendar as AVPS continually updates and refines the information, making it easier for you to track, research, and plan ahead for potential funding opportunities. Visit http://www.avpreserve.com/yadacal-subscription-instructions for more information and subscription instructions.
DV Analyzer
DV Analyzer is a technical quality control and reporting tool that examines DV streams in order to report errors in the tape-to-file transfer process. DV Analyzer also reports on technical metadata and patterns within DV streams such as changes in DV time code, changes in recording date and time markers, first and last frame markers within individual recordings, and more. To those concerned with preservation and archiving, this means that you now have the ability to automatically monitor integrity during reformatting of DV tapes and extract meaningful metadata from DV files.
