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*Library of Congress states that [http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/formats/fdd/fdd000188.shtml Adobe Digital Negative (DNG), Version 1.1] may be emerging as a standard preservation format for raw camera images. Adobe provides a free (but not open-source) [http://www.adobe.com/products/dng/ Adobe DNG Converter] designed for downloading to Windows or Mac computers. | *Library of Congress states that [http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/formats/fdd/fdd000188.shtml Adobe Digital Negative (DNG), Version 1.1] may be emerging as a standard preservation format for raw camera images. Adobe provides a free (but not open-source) [http://www.adobe.com/products/dng/ Adobe DNG Converter] designed for downloading to Windows or Mac computers. | ||
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+ | |TIF or TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) | ||
+ | |Normalization to Portable Network Graphics (PNG) format with embedded metadata stored in [http://xena.sourceforge.net/ Xena] XML. | ||
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− | + | *Normalization of TIFF 6.0 files may not be necessary. since TIFF 6.0 itself is considered by some to be a preservation format. See, for example, TIFF 6.0 Action Plan and Action Plan Background Report at [http://www.fcla.edu/digitalArchive/formatInfo.htm Florida Digital Archive] format information page. | |
− | + | *For more information on TIFF files see [http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/formats/fdd/fdd000022.shtml Library of Congress Sustainability of Digital Formats: TIFF, Revision 6.0] and [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/PRONOM/Format/proFormatSearch.aspx?status=detailReport&id=612 PRONOM: Tagged Image File Format 6]. | |
+ | *For more information on PNG files see [http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/formats/fdd/fdd000153.shtml Library of Congress Sustainability of Digital Formats: PNG, Portable Network Graphics]. | ||
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Revision as of 17:51, 7 December 2009
Main Page > Documentation > Format-specific preservation issues
Format | Preservation action plan | Issues and links |
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DOC (Microsoft Office Word) |
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NEF (Nikon Electronic Format, also known as Nikon Image Format) | Possible normalization to Adobe Digital Negative (DNG) format |
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TIF or TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) | Normalization to Portable Network Graphics (PNG) format with embedded metadata stored in Xena XML. |
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