Quality Control for Digitized AV Collections: Practical Applications of QCTools and MediaConch - Day 1 (DPOE-N)

In the era of large-scale audiovisual digitization, ensuring the integrity and usability of digital preservation files is critical. This hands-on workshop introduces archivists, preservationists, and media professionals to practical strategies for quality control in digitized audiovisual collections with a focus on the open source tools: QCTools and MediaConch.

Participants will explore common issues that arise in digitized video and audio files, learn how to interpret and assess quality control metadata, and develop workflows for evaluating files before ingest or long-term storage. We’ll walk through real-world scenarios, demonstrate how QCTools visualizations can reveal signal anomalies, and use MediaConch for policy-based validation of digitization deliverables.

This session is ideal for practitioners involved in audiovisual digitization projects, digital preservation, or quality assurance. No prior experience with the tools is required, though familiarity with basic audiovisual formats is helpful.