[LINK] As Go Document Formats, So Goes Video

[steve jenkin]

Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote on 24/12/07 10:48 AM:

(Thank to <brd> for your great info. posts)
> As Go Document Formats, So Goes Video
> Sunday, December 23 2007 @ 05:52 AM PST
> Contributed by: Admin
> http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=20071223055232858
>
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> <snip> ODF not accepted as an 'archival qualtiy' format
> .... etc
>
I've never understood why archival documents aren't stored in "Lowest
Common Denominator" form.
I.e. ASCII lines until XML+Dublin Core (or whatever equiv) is generally

Metadata still has to be captured with ASCII - but it was always present
in the past with paper File Registry's.

DFAT cables used to be fixed headers in ITA2 [telex charset] and with
constrained vocabularies for tag fields.
[Even long after the last Telex line went away].

For archival purposes, what's important?
- Content, Creator, Access, Classificaiton?

Presentation/layout would almost always be purely ornamental.

This whole area is obviously driven by Bureaucratic Politics and agendas
than technical or professional issues.

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