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<blockquote>''"Best practice dictates that master files should be lossless. If there are storage space constraints, other members of the organization in addition to archivists or digitization staff may be consulted on the organizational policy for master file formats."''<ref>https://www.digitizationguidelines.gov/guidelines/FADGI%20Technical%20Guidelines%20for%20Digitizing%20Cultural%20Heritage%20Materials_3rd%20Edition_05092023.pdf</ref></blockquote> | <blockquote>''"Best practice dictates that master files should be lossless. If there are storage space constraints, other members of the organization in addition to archivists or digitization staff may be consulted on the organizational policy for master file formats."'' <ref>https://www.digitizationguidelines.gov/guidelines/FADGI%20Technical%20Guidelines%20for%20Digitizing%20Cultural%20Heritage%20Materials_3rd%20Edition_05092023.pdf</ref></blockquote> | ||
When it comes to proper scanning for the preservation of paper documents and archival materials, DPI (dots per inch) and image resolution alone are not sufficient indicators of quality or suitability for long-term preservation (just like transcoding and [[ripping_games|ripping, dumping]] processes). While these metrics are important, they are just one part of a broader set of considerations that include hardware quality, scan settings, encoding and compression options, and file formats. Proper preservation requires a holistic approach to ensure that digital surrogates are both faithful to the original documents and durable for future access. | When it comes to proper scanning for the preservation of paper documents and archival materials, DPI (dots per inch) and image resolution alone are not sufficient indicators of quality or suitability for long-term preservation (just like transcoding and [[ripping_games|ripping, dumping]] processes). While these metrics are important, they are just one part of a broader set of considerations that include hardware quality, scan settings, encoding and compression options, and file formats. Proper preservation requires a holistic approach to ensure that digital surrogates are both faithful to the original documents and durable for future access. | ||