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Identification and validation of esoteric audio file formats

Created by Adam Tovell on Jun 14, 2011 · last edited by Julie Allinson · on Jul 27, 2011 (view history) · 3 versions

One line summary	The identification and validation of esoteric audio file formats.
Detailed description	Little-used, esoteric and proprietary audio file formats present a significant challenge in securing and preserving digital content. Without support from common and current software tools, the validation of audio files relies on the success of transcoding; which, in turn, depends on the accuracy and error reporting of software used for conversion.
Issue champion	Adam Tovell
Possible approaches	The addition of signatures to the Pronom, allowing identification with Droid. Creation of new Jhove modules.
Context	British Library Sound & Vision
AQuA Solutions	AQUAdio - characterization of user-generated audio field recordings
Collections	User-generated audio field recordings