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01.00  pbcoreIdentifier
01.01 Element identifier
01.02 Element identifierSource
02.00  pbcoreTitle
02.01 Element title
02.02 Element titleType
03.00 pbcoreSubject
03.01 Element subject
03.02 Element subjectAuthorityUsed
04.00 pbcoreDescription
04.01 Element description
04.02 Element descriptionType
05.00 pbcoreGenre
05.01 Element genre
05.02 Element genreAuthorityUsed
06.00 pbcoreRelation
06.01 Element relationType
06.02 Element relationIdentifier
07.00 pbcoreCoverage
07.01 Element coverage
07.02 Element coverageType
08.00 pbcoreAudienceLevel
08.01 Element audienceLevel
09.00 pbcoreAudienceRating
09.01 Element audienceRating

15.00 pbcoreCreator
15.01 Element creator
15.02 Element creatorRole
16.00 pbcoreContributor
16.01 Element contributor
16.02 Element contributorRole
17.00 pbcorePublisher
17.01 Element publisher
17.02 Element publisherRole
18.00 pbcoreRightsSummary
18.00 Element rightsSummary

25.00 pbcoreInstantiation
25.01  Element dateCreated
25.02 Element dateIssued
25.03 Element formatPhysical
25.04 Element formatDigital
25.05 Element formatLocation
25.06 Element formatMediaType
25.07 Element formatGenerations
25.08 Element formatStandard
25.09 Element formatEncoding
25.10 Element formatFileSize
25.11 Element formatTimeStart
25.12 Element formatDuration
25.13 Element formatDataRate
25.14 Element formatBitDepth
25.15 Element formatSamplingRate
25.16 Element formatFrameSize
25.17 Element formatAspectRatio
25.18 Element formatFrameRate
25.19 Element formatColors
25.20 Element formatTracks
25.21 Element formatChannelConfiguration
25.22 Element language
25.23 Element alternativeModes
25.24 Sub-container pbcoreDateAvailable
25.24.1 Element dateAvailableStart
25.24.2 Element dateAvailableEnd
25.25 Sub-container pbcoreFormatID
25.25.1 Element formatIdentifier
25.25.2 Element formatIdentifierSource
25.26 Sub-container pbcoreAnnotation
25.26.1 Element annotation

99.00 pbcoreExtension
99.01 Element extension
99.02 Element extensionAuthorityUsed

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5.04
 formatDigital

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formatDigital
DEFINITION
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Use the descriptor formatDigital to identify the format of a particular version or rendition of a media item as it exists in its digital form, i.e., as a digital file on a server or hard drive. Digital media formats may be expressed with formal Internet MIME types.
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Element Interdependency This element is hierarchically bound to the container pbcoreInstantiation
REFINEMENTS &
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Select from the PBCore Aggregate Picklist

Note: if a MIME or document type doesn't appear in the picklist where expected, scroll to the *application* section. For example a PDF document is not considered a *text* MIME type, but is instead listed as an *application* MIME type.

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GUIDELINES
FOR USAGE
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Best practice is to select from a controlled vocabulary list.

For a review of the meaning behind the digital formats and MIME types, consult these websites:

IANA: Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
http://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/

IMT: Internet Media Types documented by Wikipedia
with extensive and helpful hyperlinks
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_media_type

IMT: Internet Media Types
http://graphcomp.com/info/specs/mime.html

Text and Text-Related Types
http://www.utoronto.ca/webdocs/HTMLdocs/
Book/Book-3ed/appb/mimetype.html#text

HTML Stylesheet
http://www.utoronto.ca/webdocs/HTMLdocs/
Book/Book-3ed/appb/mimetype.html#styl

Image
http://www.utoronto.ca/webdocs/HTMLdocs/
Book/Book-3ed/appb/mimetype.html#imag

Audio/Voice/Music
http://www.utoronto.ca/webdocs/HTMLdocs/
Book/Book-3ed/appb/mimetype.html#audi

Video
http://www.utoronto.ca/webdocs/HTMLdocs/
Book/Book-3ed/appb/mimetype.html#vide

2D/3D Data/Virtual reality
http://www.utoronto.ca/webdocs/HTMLdocs/
Book/Book-3ed/appb/mimetype.html#vrml

Scientific/Math/CAD
http://www.utoronto.ca/webdocs/HTMLdocs/
Book/Book-3ed/appb/mimetype.html#math

Special HTTP/Web Application
http://www.utoronto.ca/webdocs/HTMLdocs/
Book/Book-3ed/appb/mimetype.html#spec

Application Type: Text-related
http://www.utoronto.ca/webdocs/HTMLdocs/
Book/Book-3ed/appb/mimetype.html#trel

Application Type: Archive/Compressed Archives
http://www.utoronto.ca/webdocs/HTMLdocs/
Book/Book-3ed/appb/mimetype.html#arch

Application Type: Program/Scripts
http://www.utoronto.ca/webdocs/HTMLdocs/
Book/Book-3ed/appb/mimetype.html#prog

Application Type: Animation/Multimedia
http://www.utoronto.ca/webdocs/HTMLdocs/
Book/Book-3ed/appb/mimetype.html#anim

Application Type: Presentation
http://www.utoronto.ca/webdocs/HTMLdocs/
Book/Book-3ed/appb/mimetype.html#pres

Application Type: Special Embedded Object
http://www.utoronto.ca/webdocs/HTMLdocs/
Book/Book-3ed/appb/mimetype.html#spece

Application Type: General Applications
http://www.utoronto.ca/webdocs/HTMLdocs/
Book/Book-3ed/appb/mimetype.html#gene
OBLIGATION
TO USE
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Mandatory if Applicable
REPEATABLE
ELEMENT
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Apply once within its container, pbcoreInstantiation (which itself can be applied multiple times for each rendition of a media item)
TYPE OF
DATA ENTRY
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Text String
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application/vnd.ms-powerpoint
audio/x-aiff
image/jpeg
text/pdf
video/quicktime

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ELEMENT
LABEL
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formatDigital
ELEMENT
VERSION
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PBCore v1.1
NAMESPACE
IDENTIFIER
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Public Broadcasting Metadata Dictionary Project Namespace
http://www.pbcore.org/PBCore/PBCoreNamespace.html
REGISTRATION
AUTHORITY
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PBMD Project [pending]
LANGUAGE
OF THE
ELEMENT
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eng
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