Format Identification is the determination of the format of a Byte sequence. Format is the ordering and encoding of information so that it can be interpreted by rendering software.
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DROID
— Digital Record Object IDentification (DROID): Automatic file format identification tool. Labels: characterisation, identification, java, tool |
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Fido
— FIDO (Format Identification for Digital Objects) is a simple format identification CLI tool for digital objects that uses PRONOM signatures converted to regular expressions. Labels: python, characterisation, identification, tool |
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JHOVE
— Provides functions to perform format-specific identification, validation, and characterisation of digital objects. Labels: tool, characterisation, validation, identification |
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NARA File Analyzer and Metadata Harvester
— NARA File Analyzer and Metadata Harvester allows a user to analyze the contents of a file system or external drive and generates statistics about the contents of the contained directories. Labels: characterisation, identification, metadata, extraction, fixity, tool |
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Tika
— Detects and extracts metadata and text content from documents. Labels: characterisation, java, identification, extraction, tool |
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