Resource Formats
Formats
Images
- Preservation - TIF, 600 dpi
- Access - JPEG, PNG
- Working Files - format used by software in image manipulation
Note: In the event you need to edit an image in a software such as Photoshop, you need to make sure you have access to all of the layers you created.
Video
- Preservation - MOV
- Access - streaming via Vimeo/Youtube
- Working Files - format used by software in video editing
Some platforms will not allow you to upload your original audio or video files. Uploading your content to a video or audio streaming service will allow you to embed the content into your project.
Audio
- Preservation - WAV with a bit depth of 16-24 bits per sample
- Access - streaming service (eg. Soundcloud)
- Working Files - format used by software in audio editing
Documents
- Preservation - PDF-A (OCRed)
- Access - PDF
- Working Files - format used by software to create the document (eg. Word, PowerPoint, Google Docs)
Datasets
- Preservation - CSV
- Access - CSV
- Working Files - format used to create the dataset
Links
- Preservation - Archive-It, Wayback Machine (Internet Archive), saving page HTML files, annotating in detail the content of the page/project