====== List of Preferred Formats for Data Submission ======


In general, ZFMK Data Center accepts every format for submission and ingestion into the long term archive. However, a few criteria would allow a potential future user to interpret and use the data from scratch:

  - use a non-proprietary format for files.
  - open, but patent-encumbered formats should be avoided.
  - Simple format descriptions have precedence over more complicated ones.
  - Formats should be described by a reasonably established international standards organization such as W3C, IEC or ISO.

A list of recommended file formats is available from Facile: https://facile.cines.fr/

====== Documents ======

^ Format  ^ Name                                                 ^
| TXT     | text documents in unicode                            |
| PDF/A   | ISO certified version of PDF suitable for archiving  |
| CSV     | table-based documents in unicode                     |
| XML     | eXtented Mark-up Language                            |

====== Multimedia ======


^ Format             ^ Name                                                                  ^
| TIFF               | Tagged Interchange File Format, allows for rich metadata information  |
| GeoTIFF            | Geographic Tagged Image File Format                                   |
| JPEG2000           | JPEG2000                                                              |
| PNG                | Portable Network Graphics                                             |
| SVG                | Scalable Vector Graphics                                              |
| WAV                | WAVEform audio file format                                            |
| AAC AAC            | Advanced Audio Codings                                                |
| AIFF PCM           | Audio Interchange File Format                                         |
| OGG Theora/Vorbis  | Format OGG                                                            |
| OGG Vorbis         | Format OGG                                                            |
| MPEG-4 AVC         | Moving Picture Experts Group                                          |
| MPEG-4 AVC/AAC     | Moving Picture Experts Group                                          |
| MPEG-4 AVC/AAC LC  | Moving Picture Experts Group                                          |