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 Mediaconch is an open source tool to validate and standardize audiovisual files
 for long-term preservation, see https://mediaarea.net/MediaConch/ for details
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-please check http://www.slub-dresden.de/ueber-uns/slubarchiv/technische-standards-fuer-die-ablieferung-von-digitalen-dokumenten/langzeitarchivfaehige-dateiformate/ for release information.
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