diff --git a/HINTS b/HINTS
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+the policy format is not well documented, here some observations
+(date: 2017-02-20)
+
+- within the policy-xml there are no XML-comments allowed
+- tag <description /> is only allowed on top level, otherwise it will be
+interpreted as a rule with value "true". This could affect the result if next
+real rule fails. Example:
+  <policy type="or" name="foo">
+    <description>foo</description>
+    <rule name="bar" value="baz" tracktype="General" occurrence="*" operator="=">1</rule>
+  </policy>
+will always "true", also if <rule name="bar" .. /> fails.
+- there is no way to express an "optional depends". This means you can't
+  express a rule like "Either Audio or not, but if Audio it must be a FLAC"
+
+
diff --git a/SLUB_mediaconch_policy_retrodigitized_film16mm.xml b/SLUB_mediaconch_policy_retrodigitized_film16mm.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3137a216dc841653de88f99b2f2d120f04e2087c
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+++ b/SLUB_mediaconch_policy_retrodigitized_film16mm.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!-- SLUB version 2017-01 -->
+<policy type="or" name="Video file is MKV + FFV1v3 + 16bitRGB with CRC32" license="CC-BY-SA-4.0+">
+  <description>SLUB related policy to test that the video file is suitable for archiving purposes.
+    - Container format is Matroska with error detection (CRC)
+    - Video format is FFV1 with error detection (CRC) and with Intra mode (each frame is independent)
+    - Audio format is PCM (unfortunately it can not contain error detection) or FLAC (it has CRC by design)
+    This policy is based on:
+    - Example MKV FFV1 digitization policy.xml
+    - Video file is MKV + FFV1-Intra + PCM or FLAC with CRC32 everywhere.xml
+    If there are some policy violations or suggestions, please send an email to langzeitarchiv@slub-dresden.de
+  </description>
+  <policy type="and" name="MKV, FFV1 Intra, PCM/FLAC, error detection">
+    <policy type="and" name="Container">
+      <rule name="General/FileExtension is mkv" value="FileExtension" tracktype="General" occurrence="*" operator="=">mkv</rule>
+      <rule name="Container is MKV" value="Format" tracktype="General" occurrence="*" operator="=">Matroska</rule>
+      <rule name="Unique ID is present?" value="UniqueID" tracktype="General" occurrence="*"/>
+      <rule name="Container uses error detection" value="extra/ErrorDetectionType" tracktype="General" occurrence="*" operator="=">Per level      1</rule>
+      <rule name="General/Format_Version is 4" value="Format_Version" tracktype="General" occurrence="*" operator="=">4</rule>
+      <rule name="General/FrameRate is 24.000" value="FrameRate" tracktype="General" occurrence="*" operator="=">24.000</rule>
+    </policy>
+    <policy type="and" name="Video">
+      <rule name="Video is FFV1" value="Format" tracktype="Video" occurrence="*" operator="=">FFV1</rule>
+      <rule name="FFV1 is version 3.4 or later?" value="Format_Version" tracktype="Video" occurrence="*" operator="&gt;=">3.4</rule>
+      <rule name="GOP size of 1" value="Format_Settings_GOP" tracktype="Video" occurrence="*" operator="=">N=1</rule>
+      <rule name="Video uses error detection" value="extra/ErrorDetectionType" tracktype="Video" occurrence="*" operator="=">Per slice</rule>
+      <rule name="Frame Rate is Constant?" value="FrameRate_Mode" tracktype="Video" occurrence="*" operator="=">CFR</rule>
+      <rule name="Video/ScanType is Progressive" value="ScanType" tracktype="Video" occurrence="*" operator="=">Progressive</rule>
+      <rule name="Video/Compression_Mode is Lossless" value="Compression_Mode" tracktype="Video" occurrence="*" operator="=">Lossless</rule>
+      
+      <policy type="or" name="Video is 4k/16bit RGB or less 2k/10bit YUV">
+        <policy type="and" name="YUV">
+          <rule name="ColorSpace is YUV?" value="ColorSpace" tracktype="Video" occurrence="*" operator="=">YUV</rule>
+          <rule name="Chroma Subsampling is 4:2:2?" value="ChromaSubsampling" tracktype="Video" occurrence="*" operator="=">4:2:2</rule>
+          <policy type="or" name="Bit Depth is 8 or 10?">
+            <rule name="Bit Depth is 8?" value="BitDepth" tracktype="Video" occurrence="*" operator="=">8</rule>
+            <rule name="Bit Depth is 10?" value="BitDepth" tracktype="Video" occurrence="*" operator="=">10</rule>
+          </policy>
+        </policy>
+        <policy type="and" name="RGB">
+          <rule name="ColorSpace is RGB?" value="ColorSpace" tracktype="Video" occurrence="*" operator="=">RGB</rule>
+          <rule name="Chroma Subsampling is 4:4:4?" value="ChromaSubsampling" tracktype="Video" occurrence="*" operator="=">4:4:4</rule>
+          <rule name="Bit Depth is 16?" value="BitDepth" tracktype="Video" occurrence="*" operator="=">16</rule>
+        </policy>
+      </policy>
+    </policy>
+    <policy type="or" name="Audio exist or not">
+      <policy type="and" name="Audio exist">
+        <rule name="General/AudioCount is 1" value="AudioCount" tracktype="General" occurrence="*" operator="=">1</rule>
+        <policy type="or" name="Audio is PCM or FLAC">
+          <rule name="Audio is PCM" value="Format" tracktype="Audio" occurrence="*" operator="=">PCM</rule>
+          <rule name="Audio is FLAC" value="Format" tracktype="Audio" occurrence="*" operator="=">FLAC</rule>
+        </policy>
+        <rule name="Audio is 48000 Hz?" value="SamplingRate" tracktype="Audio" occurrence="*" operator="=">48000</rule>
+        <policy type="or" name="Audio is Stereo or Mono?">
+          <rule name="Audio is mono?" value="Channels" tracktype="Audio" occurrence="*" operator="=">1</rule>
+          <rule name="Audio is stereo?" value="Channels" tracktype="Audio" occurrence="*" operator="=">2</rule>
+        </policy>
+        <policy type="or" name="Audio Bit Depth is 16 or 24?">
+          <rule name="Bit Depth is 16?" value="BitDepth" tracktype="Audio" occurrence="*" operator="=">16</rule>
+          <rule name="Bit Depth is 24?" value="BitDepth" tracktype="Audio" occurrence="*" operator="=">24</rule>
+        </policy>
+      </policy>
+      <policy type="or" name="Audio is not included">
+        <rule name="General/AudioCount is 0" value="AudioCount" tracktype="General" occurrence="*" operator="=">0</rule>
+      </policy>
+    </policy>
+  </policy>
+</policy>
diff --git a/SLUB_mediaconch_policy_retrodigitized_film8mm.xml b/SLUB_mediaconch_policy_retrodigitized_film8mm.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a557a1ce3a2cd2cd5c628524eb060fabd766d53d
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+++ b/SLUB_mediaconch_policy_retrodigitized_film8mm.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<policy type="or" name="SLUB Policy for MKV/FFV1v3, retrodigitized film ~8mm" license="CC-BY-SA-4.0+">
+  <description>SLUB related policy to test that the video file is suitable for archiving purposes.
+    This checks if a MKV/FFV1v3 fullfill needs for 8mm retrodigitization (also Super8, Normal8, 9,5mm…):
+    - Container format is Matroska with error detection (CRC)
+    - Video format is FFV1 with error detection (CRC) and with Intra mode (each frame is independent)
+    - Audio format is PCM (unfortunately it can not contain error detection) or FLAC (it has CRC by design)
+    This policy is based on:
+    - Example MKV FFV1 digitization policy.xml
+    - Video file is MKV + FFV1-Intra + PCM or FLAC with CRC32 everywhere.xml
+    If there are some policy violations or suggestions, please send an email to langzeitarchiv@slub-dresden.de
+  </description>
+  <policy type="and" name="MKV, FFV1 Intra, PCM/FLAC, error detection">
+    <policy type="and" name="Container">
+      <rule name="General/FileExtension is mkv" value="FileExtension" tracktype="General" occurrence="*" operator="=">mkv</rule>
+      <rule name="Container is MKV" value="Format" tracktype="General" occurrence="*" operator="=">Matroska</rule>
+      <rule name="Unique ID is present?" value="UniqueID" tracktype="General" occurrence="*"/>
+      <rule name="Container uses error detection" value="extra/ErrorDetectionType" tracktype="General" occurrence="*" operator="=">Per level 1</rule>
+      <rule name="General/Format_Version is 4" value="Format_Version" tracktype="General" occurrence="*" operator="=">4</rule>
+      <rule name="General/FrameRate is 24.000" value="FrameRate" tracktype="General" occurrence="*" operator="=">24.000</rule>
+    </policy>
+    <policy type="and" name="Video">
+      <rule name="Video is FFV1" value="Format" tracktype="Video" occurrence="*" operator="=">FFV1</rule>
+      <rule name="FFV1 is version 3.4 or later?" value="Format_Version" tracktype="Video" occurrence="*" operator="&gt;=">3.4</rule>
+      <rule name="GOP size of 1" value="Format_Settings_GOP" tracktype="Video" occurrence="*" operator="=">N=1</rule>
+      <rule name="Video uses error detection" value="extra/ErrorDetectionType" tracktype="Video" occurrence="*" operator="=">Per slice</rule>
+      <rule name="Frame Rate is Constant?" value="FrameRate_Mode" tracktype="Video" occurrence="*" operator="=">CFR</rule>
+      <rule name="Video/ScanType is Progressive" value="ScanType" tracktype="Video" occurrence="*" operator="=">Progressive</rule>
+      <rule name="Video/Compression_Mode is Lossless" value="Compression_Mode" tracktype="Video" occurrence="*" operator="=">Lossless</rule>
+      
+      <policy type="and" name="Video is HD/10bit YUV/RGB">
+        <policy type="or" name="typical Resolutions">
+          <policy type="and" name="HD (1440x1080)">
+            <rule name="Video/Width is >=1440" value="Width" tracktype="Video" occurrence="*" operator="&gt;=">1440</rule>
+            <rule name="Video/Height is >=1080" value="Height" tracktype="Video" occurrence="*" operator="&gt;=">1080</rule>
+          </policy>
+        </policy>
+        <policy type="or" name="YUV or RGB">
+          <policy type="and" name="YUV">
+            <rule name="ColorSpace is YUV?" value="ColorSpace" tracktype="Video" occurrence="*" operator="=">YUV</rule>
+            <rule name="Chroma Subsampling is 4:4:4?" value="ChromaSubsampling" tracktype="Video" occurrence="*" operator="=">4:4:4</rule>
+          </policy>
+          <policy type="and" name="RGB">
+            <rule name="ColorSpace is RGB?" value="ColorSpace" tracktype="Video" occurrence="*" operator="=">RGB</rule>
+          </policy>
+        </policy>
+        <rule name="Bit Depth is 10?" value="BitDepth" tracktype="Video" occurrence="*" operator="=">10</rule>
+      </policy>
+    </policy>
+
+    <policy type="or" name="Audio">
+      <rule name="General/AudioCount is 1" value="AudioCount" tracktype="General" occurrence="*" operator="=">1</rule>
+      <policy type="or" name="Audio is PCM or FLAC">
+        <rule name="Audio is PCM" value="Format" tracktype="Audio" occurrence="*" operator="=">PCM</rule>
+        <rule name="Audio is FLAC" value="Format" tracktype="Audio" occurrence="*" operator="=">FLAC</rule>
+      </policy>
+      <rule name="Audio is 48000 Hz?" value="SamplingRate" tracktype="Audio" occurrence="*" operator="=">48000</rule>
+      <policy type="or" name="Audio is Stereo or Mono?">
+        <rule name="Audio is mono?" value="Channels" tracktype="Audio" occurrence="*" operator="=">1</rule>
+        <rule name="Audio is stereo?" value="Channels" tracktype="Audio" occurrence="*" operator="=">2</rule>
+      </policy>
+      <policy type="or" name="Audio Bit Depth is 16 or 24?">
+        <rule name="Bit Depth is 16?" value="BitDepth" tracktype="Audio" occurrence="*" operator="=">16</rule>
+        <rule name="Bit Depth is 24?" value="BitDepth" tracktype="Audio" occurrence="*" operator="=">24</rule>
+      </policy>
+    </policy>
+  </policy>
+</policy>
diff --git a/SLUB_mediaconch_policy_retrodigitized_video.xml b/SLUB_mediaconch_policy_retrodigitized_video.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3137a216dc841653de88f99b2f2d120f04e2087c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SLUB_mediaconch_policy_retrodigitized_video.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!-- SLUB version 2017-01 -->
+<policy type="or" name="Video file is MKV + FFV1v3 + 16bitRGB with CRC32" license="CC-BY-SA-4.0+">
+  <description>SLUB related policy to test that the video file is suitable for archiving purposes.
+    - Container format is Matroska with error detection (CRC)
+    - Video format is FFV1 with error detection (CRC) and with Intra mode (each frame is independent)
+    - Audio format is PCM (unfortunately it can not contain error detection) or FLAC (it has CRC by design)
+    This policy is based on:
+    - Example MKV FFV1 digitization policy.xml
+    - Video file is MKV + FFV1-Intra + PCM or FLAC with CRC32 everywhere.xml
+    If there are some policy violations or suggestions, please send an email to langzeitarchiv@slub-dresden.de
+  </description>
+  <policy type="and" name="MKV, FFV1 Intra, PCM/FLAC, error detection">
+    <policy type="and" name="Container">
+      <rule name="General/FileExtension is mkv" value="FileExtension" tracktype="General" occurrence="*" operator="=">mkv</rule>
+      <rule name="Container is MKV" value="Format" tracktype="General" occurrence="*" operator="=">Matroska</rule>
+      <rule name="Unique ID is present?" value="UniqueID" tracktype="General" occurrence="*"/>
+      <rule name="Container uses error detection" value="extra/ErrorDetectionType" tracktype="General" occurrence="*" operator="=">Per level      1</rule>
+      <rule name="General/Format_Version is 4" value="Format_Version" tracktype="General" occurrence="*" operator="=">4</rule>
+      <rule name="General/FrameRate is 24.000" value="FrameRate" tracktype="General" occurrence="*" operator="=">24.000</rule>
+    </policy>
+    <policy type="and" name="Video">
+      <rule name="Video is FFV1" value="Format" tracktype="Video" occurrence="*" operator="=">FFV1</rule>
+      <rule name="FFV1 is version 3.4 or later?" value="Format_Version" tracktype="Video" occurrence="*" operator="&gt;=">3.4</rule>
+      <rule name="GOP size of 1" value="Format_Settings_GOP" tracktype="Video" occurrence="*" operator="=">N=1</rule>
+      <rule name="Video uses error detection" value="extra/ErrorDetectionType" tracktype="Video" occurrence="*" operator="=">Per slice</rule>
+      <rule name="Frame Rate is Constant?" value="FrameRate_Mode" tracktype="Video" occurrence="*" operator="=">CFR</rule>
+      <rule name="Video/ScanType is Progressive" value="ScanType" tracktype="Video" occurrence="*" operator="=">Progressive</rule>
+      <rule name="Video/Compression_Mode is Lossless" value="Compression_Mode" tracktype="Video" occurrence="*" operator="=">Lossless</rule>
+      
+      <policy type="or" name="Video is 4k/16bit RGB or less 2k/10bit YUV">
+        <policy type="and" name="YUV">
+          <rule name="ColorSpace is YUV?" value="ColorSpace" tracktype="Video" occurrence="*" operator="=">YUV</rule>
+          <rule name="Chroma Subsampling is 4:2:2?" value="ChromaSubsampling" tracktype="Video" occurrence="*" operator="=">4:2:2</rule>
+          <policy type="or" name="Bit Depth is 8 or 10?">
+            <rule name="Bit Depth is 8?" value="BitDepth" tracktype="Video" occurrence="*" operator="=">8</rule>
+            <rule name="Bit Depth is 10?" value="BitDepth" tracktype="Video" occurrence="*" operator="=">10</rule>
+          </policy>
+        </policy>
+        <policy type="and" name="RGB">
+          <rule name="ColorSpace is RGB?" value="ColorSpace" tracktype="Video" occurrence="*" operator="=">RGB</rule>
+          <rule name="Chroma Subsampling is 4:4:4?" value="ChromaSubsampling" tracktype="Video" occurrence="*" operator="=">4:4:4</rule>
+          <rule name="Bit Depth is 16?" value="BitDepth" tracktype="Video" occurrence="*" operator="=">16</rule>
+        </policy>
+      </policy>
+    </policy>
+    <policy type="or" name="Audio exist or not">
+      <policy type="and" name="Audio exist">
+        <rule name="General/AudioCount is 1" value="AudioCount" tracktype="General" occurrence="*" operator="=">1</rule>
+        <policy type="or" name="Audio is PCM or FLAC">
+          <rule name="Audio is PCM" value="Format" tracktype="Audio" occurrence="*" operator="=">PCM</rule>
+          <rule name="Audio is FLAC" value="Format" tracktype="Audio" occurrence="*" operator="=">FLAC</rule>
+        </policy>
+        <rule name="Audio is 48000 Hz?" value="SamplingRate" tracktype="Audio" occurrence="*" operator="=">48000</rule>
+        <policy type="or" name="Audio is Stereo or Mono?">
+          <rule name="Audio is mono?" value="Channels" tracktype="Audio" occurrence="*" operator="=">1</rule>
+          <rule name="Audio is stereo?" value="Channels" tracktype="Audio" occurrence="*" operator="=">2</rule>
+        </policy>
+        <policy type="or" name="Audio Bit Depth is 16 or 24?">
+          <rule name="Bit Depth is 16?" value="BitDepth" tracktype="Audio" occurrence="*" operator="=">16</rule>
+          <rule name="Bit Depth is 24?" value="BitDepth" tracktype="Audio" occurrence="*" operator="=">24</rule>
+        </policy>
+      </policy>
+      <policy type="or" name="Audio is not included">
+        <rule name="General/AudioCount is 0" value="AudioCount" tracktype="General" occurrence="*" operator="=">0</rule>
+      </policy>
+    </policy>
+  </policy>
+</policy>