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ABOUT THIS INITIATIVE

FADGI is a collaborative effort started in 2007 by federal agencies to
articulate common sustainable practices and guidelines for digitized and born
digital historical, archival and cultural content. Two working groups study
issues specific to two major areas, Still Image and Audio-Visual.

Summary chart of FADGI's impact within the Library of Congress and the wider
community. Updated April 17, 2024.

Learn more about the initiative

Still Image
Working Group

This group is involved in a cooperative effort to develop common digitization
guidelines for still image materials.

Audio-Visual
Working Group

This group works collaboratively on common and sustainable technical guidelines,
methods, and practices for digitized and born digital sound recordings and
moving images.

The Federal Agencies Digital Guidelines Initiative (FADGI) does not review,
certify, or endorse commercial products, and does not maintain lists or other
information about commercial products that claim FADGI conformance.

   The tools and guidelines linked below are the most widely used FADGI
   resources. For additional guidelines please click the link above.

 * Guidelines for Embedded Metadata in WebVTT Files
   Approved by Working Group | June 2024
   
   
   Embedded metadata structure to document provenance, administrative history,
   and contextual information for WebVTT files which are often used for captions
   and subtitles to support accessibility.

 * Guidelines for IRENE System Products for Long Term Retention: Deliverable
   Packages for Imaged Audio Systems
   Approved by Working Group | June 2024
   
   
   Joint project of the FADGI AV and Still Images Working Groups to define, for
   the digital preservation community, standard output packages for imaged audio
   created by non-contact scanning.

 * embARC Open Source Software for Embedded Metadata
   Updated by Working Group | March 2024
   

   embARC (metadata embedded for archival content) is a free, open source
   application that enables users to manage (i.e., audit, validate and correct)
   embedded metadata in DPX files as individual files or an entire DPX sequence
   as well as RDD 48 compliant MXF files, while not impacting the image data.
   Recent updates include the incorporation of accessibility features and FFV1.

 * Software Accessibility for Open Source Digital Preservation Applications
   Approved by Working Group | March 2024
   
   
   The FADGI AV Working Group project seeks to provide broadly applicable
   recommendations on accessibility best practices for open-source software.
   Deliverables include a final report and recommendations.

 * Technical Guidelines for the Still Image Digitization of Cultural Heritage
   Materials (3rd Edition)
   Approved by Working Group | May 10, 2023
   
   
   The FADGI Technical Guidelines for Digitizing Cultural Heritage Materials
   have been revised by the Still Image working group. These Guidelines
   represent shared best practices for digitizing still image materials (e.g.,
   textual content, maps, and photographic prints and negatives) followed by
   FADGI agencies, and is used by cultural heritage institutions worldwide.

 * Exploring Accessibility for AV Collections Content
   Approved by Working Group  | Autumn 2022
   
   
   The FADGI AV Working Group is working on accessibility needs for digital
   audiovisual collections content acquired through collection development scope
   and policies. Recent projects include Definitions for Key Accessibility
   Features for Archival Audiovisual Content and Survey Results: The Current
   State of Accessibility Features for Audiovisual Collections Content in Five
   FADGI Institutions.

 * Mapping FFV1 to MXF: SMPTE RDD 48 Amendment and Sample Files
   Approved by Working Group | Spring, 2022
   
   
   SMPTE has published RDD 48 MXF Archive and Preservation Format Application
   Specification – Amendment 1 which provides metadata and registered Universal
   Labels for the FFV1 encoding in the MXF wrapper.  New sample files are also
   available in both NTSC and PAL.

 * OpenDICE and AutoSFR Software
   Updated by Working Group | March 27, 2024
   
   
   OpenDICE software measures DICE device level imaging target files for
   conformance with the FADGI imaging guidelines. AutoSFR software measures
   physical structures in an image file to determine the effective resolution of
   the image, useful to help determine the appropriate scanning resolution for
   best results.

 * Updated Guidelines for Embedded Metadata in BWF Files
   Approved by Working Group | April 26, 2021
   
   
   The FADGI Audio-Visual Working Group is pleased to release version 3 of
   Guidelines for Embedding Metadata in Broadcast WAVE Files with support for
   use of Associated Data List Chunk to accompany use of Cue Chunk and Cue
   Points, expanded options for CodingHistory values and more. These updates are
   reflected in the open source BWF MetaEdit application.

   


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NEWS & EVENTS

 * FADGI updates at the NDSA Digital Preservation 2023 - Communities of Time and
   Place conference, November 2023
 * FADGI updates at the No Time to Wait 7 conference, November 2023
 * FADGI updates at the IASA (International Association of Sound and Audiovisual
   Archives Conference, September 2023

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FREQUENTLY REQUESTED GUIDELINES AND TOOLS

 * embARC (Metadata Embedded for Archival Content)
 * OpenDICE and AutoSFR
 * ADCTest
 * MXF Application Specification and Sample Files
 * Audio Analog-to-Digital Converter Performance
 * Digitizing Motion Picture Film
 * Creating and Archiving Born Digital Video
 * DRAFT Significant Properties for Digital Video
 * File Format Comparison Projects
 * Embedding Metadata in Broadcast WAVE Files

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BLOG POSTS

 * New FADGI Project: Researching Accessibility in Open-Source Digital
   Preservation Applications, May 30, 2023
 * Getting the Band Back Together: Recap of FADGI Audiovisual Working Group
   Meeting, May 18, 2023
 * 3rd Edition of FADGI Still Image Digitization Guidelines Finalized, May 11,
   2023
 * FADGI's embARC Now Supports FFV1!, October 11, 2022
 * FADGI is a Finalist for the Digital Preservation Coalition 20th Anniversary
   Award, June 23, 2022
 * FADGI Publishes Revision to Influential Still Image Digitization Guidelines,
   June 9, 2022
 * New from FADGI: Mapping FFV1 into MXF, June 7, 2022

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Last Updated: 06/04/2024

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