Translations:Registratie en identificatie van video- en audiotapes bij Damaged Goods voor digitalisering/8/en

The best solution for preserving the content of the tapes and keeping them accessible is digitisation [1], (only in Dutch). This involves producing first archive files, and then reference files. An archive file is a digital copy of the highest possible quality – preferably of a high enough quality to replace the original should it be destroyed or damaged; a reference copy is a digital copy that is used to make a video or audio recording available digitally (online). In addition to this, there is sometimes a reproduction file. This is an intermediary/archive file that is used to make different sorts of reference files. Due to economic considerations, the decision is often made to use the same specifications for the different types of files. This saves not only storage space, but also transcoding time and infrastructure.