TECH_ASPECTS_FOR_DIGITIZATION.pdf

DIMOC Archival Standards (As agreed upon by DIMOC and NARA Special Media Services)

Motion: H.264 – Standard Def.

• Resolution: 640x480

• Color Bit Rate: 10

• Frames: 10fps

• Data rate: 1.5 Mb/s

• Compression ratio: 83:1

• Sampling: 4:2:2

Motion H.264 – High Def.

• Resolution: 1280x720

• Color bits: 12

• Frames: 29.97fps

• Data rate: 6 Mb/s

• Compression Ratio: 180:1

• Sampling: 4:2:2

Still Imagery: JPEG Quality 12

• Optimized baseline

• 8 bit (RGB)

Magazines: PDF-A

• OCR

• Layered Flattened

Graphics: JPEG quality 12

• Optimized baseline

• 8 bit (RGB)

Audio: PCM (WAV/AIFF)

• 48kHz sampling

All imagery to be color corrected in accordance with DoD Instruction 5040.02, Enclosure 10: Prohibited Alteration of Official DoD Imagery