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ASMP — Preserving Digital Images initiative
In August of 2007, the Library of Congress, through its National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP), awarded eight private-sector organizations funds to conduct research into the preservation of commercial digital artwork. The American Society of Media Photographers received a major award to fund a three-year project, ASMP/Preserving Digital Images (ASMP/PDI).
The purpose of this project will be for ASMP/Preserving Digital Images (ASMP/PDI) to create standards with the goal of determining and developing refined production workflows, archiving methods, and recommended best practices for digital photography based on image usage and capture methods.
Included will be an examination of the following:
- Current methods of archiving digital photographs.
- The compatibility of various RAW and digital photographic software and their ability to read, write, and preserve digital photographs and their associated metadata.
- The advantages and disadvantages of various consumer and professional digital asset management applications.
- The advantages and disadvantages of different professional digital camera systems including capture formats, raw file processors and storage methods for digital photographic assets.
- The capacity of these workflows to work within studio and location photography environments.
These worklows will be published and made available to the public. The workflow recommendations will be promoted to the public through programming at industry trade shows and a nationwide series of training events at ASMP chapters, trade shows, and educational institutions.
Related documents
ASMP's NDIIPP project proposal. Get PDF document.