Information and Resources
- Puget Sound and Vision Audio Workflow Scripts. Tools for streamlining audio workflows. These tools take a WAV file and create an archival package with BWF metadata and the optional documentation of original item container.
- audiorecorder An archivally focused open source tool for analog audio calibration and digitization currently under development by pugetsoundandvision members.
- Audacity A free, open source DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) for recording and editing of audio.
- XLD CD Ripping and Audio Conversion Software Supports error free ripping of audio cds as well as conversion between a variety of lossless audio formats. Setup instructions for CD ripping can be found here.
- Exact Audio Copy CD Ripping Another program that supports error free ripping of audio cds. For Microsoft Windows.
- CDDA2WAV Linux CLI that incorporated CD Paranoia library.
- ARSC Guide to Audio Preservation
- IASA Publications: TC-03 Safeguarding the Audio Heritage: Ethics, Principles and Preservation Strategy, TC-04 Guidelines on the Production and Preservation of Digital Audio Objects, TC-05 Handling and Storage of Audio and Video Carriers.
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Puget Sound and Vision Video Workflow Scripts. Tools for facilitating the creation of access copies and archival packages with digital/digitized video. Includes assist for trimming analog head switching noise when creating derivatives.
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VRecord Free open source software for digitizing analog video. Provides digital scopes and QC metadata to aid with creating high quality video transfers.
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QCTools Free open source tools to help with QCing digitized video files. For use information, see Libby's Awesome Guide.
- MediaConch A tool that allows extensive compliance testing for digitized files. Indispensable tool for confirming that outsourced reformatting projects meet internal standards.
- MediaInfo An essential tool for viewing extensive metadata of A/V files. Available in GUI and CLI form.
- Minimum Viable Station Recipies Instructions for equipment to set up an A/V digitization station at a range of price points.
- ffmprovisr A tool that provides annotated examples for a variety of FFMPEG commands to accomplish common A/V preservation tasks! I very good starting point for people trying to understand FFMPEG. Created at AMIA Hack Day.
- The Cable Bible A comprehensive guide to cables you might encounter in A/V preservation. Maintained by MIAP's Ethan Gates.