Existing literature on audiovisual preservation largely focuses on legacy analog formats (e.g., film, magnetic tape) or on streaming‑media workflows. There is a paucity of end‑to‑end, reproducible pipelines that (a) integrate technical and descriptive metadata extraction, (b) provide forensic integrity checks, (c) evaluate perceptual quality, and (d) output OAIS‑compliant archival packages.
| Area | Key Standards / Tools | Prior Findings | |------|----------------------|----------------| | Digital Preservation Models | OAIS (ISO 14721), PREMIS (ISO 16363) | Provide conceptual scaffolding for ingest, storage, and access. | | Metadata Extraction | FFmpeg, ExifTool, MediaInfo, PyMediaInfo | Can harvest technical metadata (codec, bitrate, duration) but often miss domain‑specific descriptors. | | Integrity Verification | SHA‑256, MD5, Fixity Checks, Error‑Vector Magnitude (EVM) | Cryptographic hashes detect bit‑level changes; EVM identifies subtle transmission errors. | | Perceptual Video Quality | VMAF (Netflix), PSNR, SSIM | VMAF correlates best with human perception for HD content. | | Audiovisual Archives | Preservica, Rosetta, ArchivesSpace | Offer repository services but lack turnkey quality‑assessment modules. | | Automation & Scalability | Apache Airflow, Docker, Kubernetes | Enable reproducible pipelines at scale. | ARCHIVE-FHD-JUQ-986.mp4
The study presents a reproducible, standards‑compliant workflow that transforms a generic HD video file—exemplified by ARCHIVE‑FHD‑JUQ‑986.mp4—into a trusted, preservation‑ready digital object. By coupling robust integrity verification, perceptual quality assessment, and rich metadata packaging, the pipeline addresses the most pressing challenges faced by audiovisual archives today. The open‑source implementation, validated on a diverse corpus, offers a practical blueprint for cultural heritage institutions seeking to future‑proof their HD video collections. The study presents a reproducible