DRAFT v0.9 03 Feb 2004

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the PBCore Metadata

COMMENTS FROM RFC
DESCRIPTION	REFINEMENTS	EXPERTS

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Name	Format.Type
Definition	The element FORMAT.TYPE identifies the particular use or reason for an instance of a media format (moving image, audio, static image, text-based document or artifact). Typically it will indicate the intended purpose of that instance.
Refinements and Encoding Schemes
	PBCore Aggregate Picklist View Format Types - Artifact/Award Artifact/Book Artifact/Costume Artifact/Merchandise Artifact/Optical disk reader Artifact/SCSI Hard Drive Artifact/Sy-Quest drive Audio/Air track Audio/Audio dub Audio/Audio master (full mix) Audio/Master mix Audio/Mix element Audio/Music Audio/Narration Audio/Optical track Audio/Original recording Audio/Radio program (Dub) Audio/Radio program (Master) Audio/Sound effects Audio/Transcription dub Container/Backup (computer files) Container/Sy-Quest Install Disks Moving image/Air print Moving image/Answer print Moving image/Backup master Moving image/Backup master Moving image/BW internegative Moving image/BW kinescope negative Moving image/BW workprint Moving image/Clip reel Moving image/Color edited workprint Moving image/Color internegative (CRI) Moving image/Color master Moving image/Color workprint Moving image/Distribution dub Moving image/Distribution dub Moving image/Doc only dub Moving image/Doc only master Moving Image/Graphics - animation Moving image/Green Label Master Moving image/Incomplete master Moving image/International master Moving image/International master Moving image/Interpositive Moving image/ISO reel Moving image/Line reel Moving image/Master Moving image/Master Moving image/Mixed magnetic track Moving image/News tape Moving image/Open - Close Moving image/Orig BW a & b negative Moving image/Orig BW negative Moving image/Orig color a & b negative Moving image/Orig color a & b reversal Moving image/Orig color negative Moving image/Original Moving image/Original footage Moving image/Original footage Moving image/PBS backup Moving image/PBS dub Moving image/PBS master Moving image/Preservation master Moving image/Promo Moving image/Protection master Moving image/Release print Moving image/Screening tape Moving image/Screening tape Moving image/Stock footage Moving image/Stock footage Moving image/Submaster Moving image/Sync pix and sound Moving image/Tease Moving image/Viewing copy Moving image/Viewing copy Moving image/Work print Static image/Autochrome Static image/Caricature Static image/Carte de viste Static image/Color print Static image/Contact sheet Static image/Daguerrotype Static image/Digital file Static image/Drawing Static image/Engraving Static image/Glass negative Static image/Glass slide Static image/Illustration Static image/Lithograph Static image/Map Static image/Nitrate negative Static image/Other (see note) Static image/Painting Static image/Photo research file Static image/Photocopy Static image/Photograph Static image/Postcard Static image/Print Static image/Slide Static image/Stereoview Static image/Still Static image/Transparency Static image/Woodcut Text/Accounting statements Text/Budget file Text/Caption file Text/Contracts Text/Correspondence Text/Credit list Text/Crew list Text/Cue sheet Text/Documentation Text/EDL Text/Educational Material Text/Invoices - Receipts Text/Letter Text/Logs Text/Lower thirds list Text/Manuscript Text/Meeting notes Text/Newspaper article Text/Press clippings Text/Press kits Text/Press releases Text/Production notes Text/Promotional material Text/Proposals Text/Releases Text/Reports Text/Research material Text/Scripts Text/Transcript Text/Transcript - interview Text/Transcript - program
Guidelines for Usage	Best practice is to select from a picklist of values.
Obligation to Use	Mandatory
Repeatable Element	Apply multiple times, as needed
Type of Data Entry	Text String

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Audio/Narration Moving image/Promo Static image/Postcard Text/Cue sheet

Other Attributes of this Element

Element Label	Format.Type
Element Version	PBCore v1.1
Namespace Identifier	Public Broadcasting Metadata Dictionary Project [pending]
Registration Authority	PBMD Project [pending]
Language of the Element	eng