MEDIACONCH

OVERVIEW

MediaConch (CONformance CHecking for audiovisual files) is an extensible, open source software project consisting of an implementation checker, policy checker, reporter and fixer that targets preservation-level audiovisual files (specifically Matroska, Linear Pulse Code Modulation (LPCM) and FF Video Codec 1 (FFV1)) for use in memory institutions, providing detailed and batch-level conformance checking via an adaptable and flexible application program interface accessible by the command line, a graphical user interface, or a web-based shell. MediaConch is currently being developed by the MediaArea team, notable for the creation of open source media checker software, MediaInfo. Furthermore, the MediaArea team is dedicated to the further development of the standardization of the Matroska and FFV1 formats to ensure their longevity as a recommended digital preservation file format.

SOURCE CODE

​https://mediaarea.net/MediaConch/Download/Source (work in progress)

BUILD ENVIRONMENT

​https://mediaarea.net/MediaConch/Download/Source (work in progress)

EXECUTABLES

​https://mediaarea.net/MediaConch/Download

TEST FILES

​Test files directory: https://github.com/MediaArea/MediaConch/tree/master/SampleTestFiles

​Demo with files: https://github.com/MediaArea/MediaConch/tree/master/Demo

DOCUMENTATION AND CODING PRACTICES

​Instructions how to install and use the software: https://mediaarea.net/MediaConch/demo.html

​Presentation of the results of the design phase: download PDF

​Functional and technical specification: download PDF

​Conformance Check Registry & Expression Snapshot: download PDF

​Discovery interviews: download PDF

​Discovery questionnaire: download PDF

​Standardization excercises: download PDF

WEBSITES

​MediaConch website: https://mediaarea.net/MediaConch/

​MediaConch Demo Web User Interface: https://mediaarea.net/MediaConchOnline/ (work in progress)

COLLABORATION AND DEVELOPMENT TOOLS

​GitHub: https://github.com/MediaArea/MediaConch

​Issues (users): https://github.com/MediaArea/MediaConch/issues

​Issues (dev): https://github.com/MediaArea/MediaConch_SourceCode/issues, https://github.com/MediaArea/MediaInfoLib/issues

​List join form (Mailman work in progress): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1yWJZB6bt19rMrjYEOrYgKRK5sFjd4p7ZKDdXiKZrCTI/viewform