FIAT/IFTA World Conference 2013

1. “FILE-BASED PRESERVATION OF
THE BBC’S VIDEOTAPE ARCHIVE”
Thomas Heritage
BBC Research & Development (R&D)
Get in contact: thomas.heritage@bbc.co.uk
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2. Preparation
Location A
Problem Solving
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3. Preparation
Location A
Problem Solving
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4. 1 Frame
-Video
-Audio
-Timecode
Frame
Checksums
Metadata etc
Frame
Checksums
Header
1 Frame
-Video
-Audio
-Timecode
Footer
More
frames…
Metadata etc
.MXF
Write to LTO
Master MXF
on HDD
File Checksum
Write MXF
Frame
Checksums
Ingest
Transcode
Browse Files
on HDD
Review
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5. 2007
2013
Full AIPs
+
++++
Number of AIP copies
1
2
Data Management
+
++
Provide access to content
for re-use – on videotape
Yes
(manually)
Yes
(manually)
Provide access to content
for re-use – as a file
No
No
Regular object fixity checks
N/A
No
‘+’ indicates advancement towards an OAIS.
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6. DIP Creation
New AIP
Creation
Validation
Repair
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7. External
Programme Delivery
Sales
Production & Post
Production
Broadcast
Transmission
Web
Digital Archive Library
?
Historic TV Digital
Preservation Archive
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8. “FILE-BASED PRESERVATION OF
THE BBC’S VIDEOTAPE ARCHIVE”
Thomas Heritage
BBC Research & Development (R&D)
Get in contact: thomas.heritage@bbc.co.uk
Copyright © of this presentation is the property of the author(s). FIAT/IFTA is granted permission
to reproduce copies of this work for purposes relevant to the above conference and future
communication by FIAT/IFTA without limitation, provided that the author(s), source and copyright
notice are included in each copy. For other uses, including extended quotation, please contact
the author(s).
Thanks to the BBC Academy the full video
“Digitising the BBC Archive” can be found at:
www.bbc.co.uk/academy/technology
“Digitising the BBC Archive” : BBC Academy © 2013
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