Permanence of content
Compare preservation strategies, model the audiovisual signal, and build a framework for migration and multivalent preservation.
Read the objectivesFP7 ICT research project
Keeping audiovisual contents alive
PrestoPRIME researched and developed practical solutions for the long term preservation of digital audiovisual objects, programmes and collections, and new ways to connect media archives with European online libraries.
42 monthsProject duration
15Partners
4Research objectives
Signal window2009 to 2012
What the project did
Four strands of research
The work programme joined preservation theory with the practical needs of sound and moving image collections.
01 / OBJECTIVES
Future access
Connect archive metadata with cultural heritage institutions, the Semantic Web and European content portals.
See the access strandIntegration and validation
Integrate the software modules and metadata tools in a working testbed, then validate them with very large collections.
Read the work planA competence centre
Establish a European networked Competence Centre and a community of audiovisual preservation practitioners.
Read the final objectiveFeatured event
PrestoPrime Final Workshop
The consortium presented the results and solutions from four years of cooperative research and development.
02 / EVENT
21
November
2012
The programme covered systems, tools and solutions; PrestoCentre, the European competence centre for safeguarding audiovisual heritage; a view of what comes next; and fellow projects from Austria and Europe.
The workshop took place at the Technical Museum in Vienna on 21 and 22 November 2012. The preliminary announcement and the full showcase programme remain available.
Project outputs
Results you can read and reuse
Public reports, models and tools produced by the consortium between 2009 and 2012.
03 / RESULTS
Final report
The public version of the PrestoPrime final report for FP7 231161, published in November 2013.
Open the resultsRights management
A proof of concept rights management system and a rights ontology for audiovisual assets across their life cycle.
See the rights workAudiovisual data model
A PREMIS based audiovisual data model and guidance for preservation metadata in a digital library.
Read the data modelConsortium
Archives, research centres and industry
The consortium brought together fifteen partners in all, including archive owners, research centres, universities, small and medium enterprises and the European Foundation.
04 / PARTNERS
Institut national de l'audiovisuelFrance
British Broadcasting CorporationUnited Kingdom
IT Innovation CentreUnited Kingdom
Joanneum ResearchAustria
EurixItaly
Institute of Sound and VisionNetherlands
Radiotelevisione ItalianaItaly
ExLibrisIsrael
Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamNetherlands
Oesterreichischer RundfunkAustria
University of LiverpoolUnited Kingdom
DoremiFrance
Universität InnsbruckAustria
Project timeline
From the launch in Paris to the final workshop
Workshops, testbeds and public events tracked the project from first planning to final evaluation.
05 / TIMELINE
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Launch and first public seminar
The European launch took place in Paris on 7 April 2009. The first seminar was held at the RAI Radio and Television Museum in Turin on 24 March 2009.
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London test workshop
A test workshop at BBC Centre House brought more than 25 project members together from 19 to 22 October 2010.
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Turin testbed event
Seven demonstration work spaces followed the OAIS model at the RAI research building in Turin from 7 to 10 November 2011.
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Final test workshop and showcase
The final evaluation ran at Ina on 12 and 13 September 2012, followed by the final workshop in Vienna on 21 and 22 November 2012.
Stay in touch
Follow the archive
The project newsletter shared methods, available systems, results and feedback from archives, research institutions, universities and industry.
The newsletter itself is now part of the archive. You can read the newsletter record or browse the publications.