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Identification and validation of esoteric audio file formats
| 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 | |
| Collections | User-generated audio field recordings |