Marisa,
Please see www.UPDIG.org
Universal Photographic Digital Imaging Guidelines
This is an inter-organization initiative of digital photographic =
agencies (ASMP), archivists (SAA), stock houses (Getty Images), =
photoresearchers (ASPP), camera mfrs (Sinar,Canon), academics (RIT)
and =
software vendors (Microsoft,Adobe) who are identifying common basic =
practices across disciplines.
It's very much a fledgling work-in-progress but there are some very
good =
ideas on the public web site.=20
I represent MCN to this group and I expect to report back and
listen to =
the MCN community at the national meeting in Pasadena. Hopefully,
the =
digital preservation side of UPDIG will be richer by then.
Alan Newman, Chief
Division of Digital Imaging and Visual Services=20
National Gallery of Art
Alan
Thanks for the UPDIG mention. When UPDIG was originally put together,
the focus was on preserving digital image quality as files were
transferred or reproduced. Some original UPDIG Board members did not
think it was UPDIG's mission to promote open documentation of RAW
files, so we came out in support of a standard RAW format such
as .DNG. I do see UPDIG moving in the direction of supporting both a
standard RAW format AND open documentation. I will be attending the
I3A panel discussion on the RAW file situation at PMA Feb 27. Any
thoughts you all might have for me to take to that discussion would
be appreciated. I went to this site: <<http://
www.digitalpreservation.gov/formats/fdd/descriptions.shtml>>
But see no mention of RAW files. Is that an oversight? Or do these
folks not know about RAW files?
Regards,
Richard Anderson, UPDIG Chair
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