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|purpose=Embedded metadata auditing and correction for DPX files
 
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|purpose=internal file metadata management including embedding and validation
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|homepage=https://www.weareavp.com/products/embarc/
|homepage=http://www.digitizationguidelines.gov/guidelines/embARC.html
 
 
|license=CC0 1.0 Public Domain
 
|license=CC0 1.0 Public Domain
 
|platforms=Windows, Mac
 
|platforms=Windows, Mac
|function=Metadata Processing, Quality Assurance
 
|content=Video
 
 
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[[Category:Metadata Processing]]
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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
 
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embARC (“metadata embedded for archival content”) manages internal file metadata including embedding and validation. Created by [http://www.digitizationguidelines.gov/  FADGI] (Federal Agencies Digital Guidelines Initiative), in conjunction with [https://www.weareavp.com/ AVP] and [https://www.portalmedia.com/ PortalMedia], embARC features flexible options for DPX (Digital Picture Exchange) and MXF (Material Exchange Format) files to support FADGI’s Guidelines.  
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embARC (Metadata Embedded for Archival Content)is a tool for metadata embedding and validation in DPX files. It currently supports checking against FADGI’s Guidelines for Embedded Metadata within DPX File Headers for Digitized Motion Picture Film as well as required SMPTE 268 metadata rules. embARC enables users to audit and correct internal metadata of both individual files or an entire DPX sequence while not impacting the image data.
 
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embARC is created and maintained by FADGI (Federal Agencies Digital Guidelines Initiative), in conjunction with [https://www.weareavp.com/ AVP] and [https://www.portalmedia.com/ PortalMedia].
Guidelines implemented in validation routines within in embARC are currently:
 
* [http://www.digitizationguidelines.gov/guidelines/digitize-DPXembedding.html Guidelines for Embedded Metadata within DPX File Headers for Digitized Motion Picture Film]
 
* required SMPTE 268 metadata rules
 
* [http://www.digitizationguidelines.gov/guidelines/MXF_app_spec.html SMPTE RDD 48: MXF Archive and Preservation Format]
 
 
 
embARC enables users to audit and correct internal metadata of both individual files or an entire DPX sequence while not impacting the image data. Functionality for additional file formats is in development, including MXF files. embARC is developed in JAVA.  
 
  
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The tool wraps FFmpeg, CRC32C and uses Nitrite. It is developed in JAVA.
  
 
Further information about the software and release history is available at:
 
Further information about the software and release history is available at:
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== User Experiences ==
 
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* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1twXVvNwsQdc-u_kHyURyjmKQl3R7bOpYX_Po0uXJVXk/edit embARC GUI user guide]
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A google doc of the user guide is availabe at:
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lHL2ZQJ8Z2Yhpkjhk4ci0l0vHpsbjXgZZvr8umLSebM/edit embARC CLI user Guide]
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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1twXVvNwsQdc-u_kHyURyjmKQl3R7bOpYX_Po0uXJVXk/edit
* [https://blogs.loc.gov/thesignal/2021/09/fadgi-embarc/?loclr=eadpb Library of Congress Blog about v1 and CLI development]
 
  
 
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Current release is 1.0.0 for GUI and Version 0.2.0 beta for CLI.  
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Current release is 0.1.5 beta.
 
Github repo: https://github.com/LibraryOfCongress/embARC
 
Github repo: https://github.com/LibraryOfCongress/embARC
Windows and Mac builds: http://www.digitizationguidelines.gov/guidelines/embARC.html
 

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