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CDR

2026-04-16T15:57:58Z

Sam.Alloing:

{{Infobox format
|Wikidata ID=Q939636
|File formats wiki ID=CorelDRAW
|PRONOM PUID=fmt/467,x-fmt/375,x-fmt/378,fmt/427,fmt/466,fmt/1928,fmt/1929,fmt/1930,fmt/1931,fmt/1932,fmt/1933,fmt/1934,x-fmt/379,fmt/465,fmt/464,x-fmt/29,x-fmt/291,fmt/1924,x-fmt/292,x-fmt/374,fmt/428,fmt/429,fmt/430,fmt/1925,fmt/1926,fmt/1927
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A CDR file is a vector graphic file format used by CorelDRAW, a vector graphic editor. These files contain various elements such as images, text, and effects, primarily for graphic design, logo creation, and illustration. CDR files are proprietary to Corel Corporation but can be opened by various software programs, not just CorelDRAW. This format is popular among graphic designers for its versatility in handling complex vector graphics.

IrfanView

2026-04-16T15:44:10Z

Sam.Alloing:

{{Infobox tool
|purpose=IrfanView is a very fast, small, compact and innovative FREEWARE (for non-commercial use) graphic viewer for Windows 9x, ME, NT, 2000, XP, 2003, 2008, Vista, Windows 7.
|homepage=http://www.irfanview.com/
|formats_in=BMP, GIF, JP2, JPEG, PNG, TIFF
|formats_out=BMP, GIF, JP2, JPEG, PNG, TIFF
|function=Rendering
|content=Image
}}
= Description =
IrfanView is a very fast, small, compact and innovative FREEWARE (for non-commercial use) graphic viewer for Windows 9x, ME, NT, 2000, XP, 2003, 2008, Vista, Windows 7.

= User Experiences =
* KOST-CECO: Used in the Conversion Guide (http://www.kost-ceco.ch/cms/index.php?preservation_tiff_de) of invalid TIFF files according to [[KOST-Val]].
* Landesarchiv BW: strong batch conversion. A whole folder tree can be replicated in another format.
* Color profile support can be added via plugin.

= Development Activity =
{{Infobox tool details
|ohloh_id=IrfanView
}}

BMP

2026-04-16T15:33:34Z

Sam.Alloing:

{{Infobox format
|Wikidata ID=Q192869
|File formats wiki ID=BMP
|PRONOM PUID=x-fmt/270,fmt/115,fmt/118,fmt/119,fmt/114,fmt/116,fmt/117
}}

ARC (Internet Archive)

2026-04-16T15:28:48Z

Sam.Alloing:

{{Infobox format
|Wikidata ID=Q27824058
|File formats wiki ID=ARC (Internet Archive)
|PRONOM PUID=x-fmt/219, fmt/410
}}

ADDML

2026-04-16T15:13:16Z

Sam.Alloing:

{{Infobox format
|Wikidata ID=Q25110588
}}
<b>NB! Under construction!</b>
ADDML (Archival Data Description Markup Language) is a format for describing technical structures in a dataset. The format was developed by the National Archives of Norway in the late 1990s. Today normally used versions are ADDML 8.2 or ADDML 8.3. The format are today in use in Norway and Sweden. It is open for everyone interested to take part in the further developement of the format and it is free of use.

[[File:Coptr ADDML Fig1.jpg|thumb]]

The format is describing datasets, hence the element "dataset" is the top level. It is open to describe many datasets within one description. Next level is consisting of three elements that forms a section each. The element "reference" is used to describe metadata about the dataset and the original system from where it is generated, both contextual and content types of metadata. The element "flatFiles" is used to describe in derail a flat file structure of the form - File / Record / Field. The element "dataObjects" is used to describe other structures. This element is not described in detail, but has a structure that is generic and gives the user the possibility to design a structure of need. The top structure would be as shown in figure 1.

Under the element "reference" there is two defined elements - the element "context" and the element "content". The element context is referring to the original system and metadata about this system. The element content is referring to the dataset and metadata about the dataset itself. Under both of them there is defined the element "additionalElements", with the element "additionalElement" as sublevel. There can be many additionalElement under additionalElements, and it is possible to define an additionalElements under additionalElement. This way it is possible to create a hierarchical structure for each ones need. The standard itself do not define any metadata elements. But using the generic posibillities with additionalElements and additionalElement, each user can define what kind of metadata elements they want.

[[File:Coptr ADDML Fig2.jpg|thumb]]

Under the element "flatFiles" there is a structure shown in figure 2 where it is possible to describe files, records and fields in detail. It is possible to define types of files, records and fields and connect a definition to a type at the same level. In this structure there is many elements defined on each level for the descriptive use.

Under the element "dataObjects" it is possible to describe structures which are not flat files. This is again based on a generic structure where the user have to define himself the actual structure.

In addition it is possible on spesific elements to specify a process. This will not actually be a process, but a flag indicating to an application that a certain process should be performed while reading the datafiles.

ACCDB

2026-04-16T15:11:51Z

Sam.Alloing:

{{Infobox format
|Wikidata ID=Q1931564
|File formats wiki ID=Ext:accdb
|PRONOM PUID=fmt/275
}}

SIARD Suite

2026-03-20T09:02:41Z

Sam.Alloing:

{{Infobox tool
|purpose=SIARD Suite is a freeware tool for the conversion of contents of relations databases into the SIARD format.
|homepage=https://www.bar.admin.ch/bar/en/home/archiving/tools/siard-suite.html
|sourcecode=https://github.com/sfa-siard/siard-suite
|license=Vendor-specific licence agreement. Redistribution prohibited
|platforms=should run under Java 1.8 on any operating system
|language=Java
|Wikidata ID=Q138745006
|formats_in=ACCDB
|formats_out=SIARD
|function=File Format Migration
|content=Database
}}
== Description ==

SIARD Suite extracts the contents from a relational database and saves them in the SIARD format which is appropriate for archiving.

In this format, the data is stored for future generations and can be uploaded into a new database that may differ from the original.

Therefore, this method allows to retain data independently of the original database and to reuse them in the future in modern database systems.

==== SIARD format ====
SIARD stands for Software Independent Archiving of Relational Databases. Originally the Swiss Federal Archives (SFA) have developed the SIARD format as a sustainable solution for the archiving of relations databases.

In early 2013 SIARD format has been adopted as an eCH Standard (eCH-0165: SIARD format specification http://www.ech.ch/vechweb/page?p=dossier&documentNumber=eCH-0165).

eCH is the Swiss organization for standardization in the field of e-government. eCH Standards define guidelines for recurring applications and their results, as for example format definitions or procedural standards. The aim of those standards is to unify and thus facilitate the electronic collaboration between authorities as well as between authorities and organizations, educational and research institutions, firms and private organizations.

==== Which types of databases does SIARD Suite support? ====
* Oracle
* Microsoft SQL Server
* MySQL
* DB/2
* Microsoft Access

==== How can I order SIARD Suite? ====
You can get SIARD Suite from https://www.bar.admin.ch/bar/en/home/archiving/tools/siard-suite.html or https://github.com/sfa-siard/SiardGui/releases

==== Intellectual Property Rights ====
SIARD Suite is a development of Enter AG for the Swiss Federal Archives. The copyright owners publish SIARD Suite as open-source software under the CDDL-1.0 license (in the SIARD distribution as doc/licenses/CDDL-1.0.txt).

SIARD Suite relies on the components of other manufacturers. For detailed information on all components and their licenses see /doc/manual of the Siard Suite

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== User Experiences ==

* '''Daniel:'''
**This user experience is only about SiardEdit, the GUI version of SIARD Suite. The program works fast and because of the minimalistic user interface and the good documentation is the programm easy to use.
**If SIARD has some problems to create the .siard file from a database, then the program will stop and the user gets the message "not successful". A detailed describtion of the error and the reason of this problems is desirable. A useful error message is only avaiable when the error is detected by the database, then SIARD will print out the error message of the database.
**Searching in a .siard file is not possible in a appropriated way. For that the user have to convert the .siard file in a "normal" database and then the user work and search in the database in the typical way.
**Using admin accounts to download a database will cause errors. The best way is to create a achive account which has reading rights to the part of the database which should be archived.
**For converting a MS Access database in a .siard file, SIARD will not store any information about the primary keys. In SIARD only tables can be stored. Views and something like that can't be stored, thats way it is important to make sure the database can be used and read without any extras.

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== Development Activity ==



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AccessToSiard

2026-03-20T08:39:16Z

Sam.Alloing:

{{Infobox tool
|purpose=A collection of scripts to automatically convert MS Access files to the SIARD format.
|homepage=http://sourceforge.net/projects/accesstosiard/
|license=GNU General Public License version 2.0 (GPLv2)
|formats_in=MDB
|formats_out=SIARD
|function=File Format Migration
|content=Database
}}
= Description =
Update 17.02.2015 (see https://sourceforge.net/projects/accesstosiard): This application is deprecated. Use the new "pure JAVA" option in SIARD Suite instead!

A collection of scripts to automatically convert MS Access files to the SIARD format from the command line.

Requires Windows with [[SIARD Suite]] installed.

==== SIARD format ====
SIARD stands for Software Independent Archiving of Relational Databases. Originally the Swiss Federal Archives (SFA) have developed the SIARD format as a sustainable solution for the archiving of relations databases.

In early 2013 SIARD format has been adopted as an eCH Standard (eCH-0165: SIARD format specification http://www.ech.ch/vechweb/page?p=dossier&documentNumber=eCH-0165).

eCH is the Swiss organization for standardization in the field of e-government. eCH Standards define guidelines for recurring applications and their results, as for example format definitions or procedural standards. The aim of those standards is to unify and thus facilitate the electronic collaboration between authorities as well as between authorities and organizations, educational and research institutions, firms and private organizations.

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= User Experiences =

= Development Activity =

=== Release Feed===
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=== Activity Feed===
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{{Infobox tool details
|ohloh_id=AccessToSiard
}}

File:Opj logo full.png

2026-03-20T08:30:54Z

Sam.Alloing:

OpenJPEG

2026-03-20T08:29:38Z

Sam.Alloing:

{{Infobox tool
|image=opj_logo_full.png
|purpose=The OpenJPEG library is an open-source JPEG 2000 codec written in C language.
|homepage=http://www.openjpeg.org/
|license=BSD
|platforms=GNU/Linux, BSD, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
|language=C
|Wikidata ID=Q3353118
|formats_in=BMP, PGM, PGX, PNG, PNM, PPM, RAW, TGA, TIFF
|formats_out=JP2
|function=File Format Migration, Metadata Extraction
|content=Image
}}
= Description =
The OpenJPEG library is an open-source JPEG 2000 codec written in C language. It has been developed in order to promote the use of JPEG 2000, the new still-image compression standard from the Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG).

= User Experiences =

= Development Activity =
{{Infobox tool details
|ohloh_id=OpenJPEG
|mailing_lists=https://groups.google.com/g/openjpeg
}}