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Mini-DV: Transcode or keep native codec? (zerobytes.monster)

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The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/vanillapenguins on 2024-05-26 16:29:53.

The native codec of the video is DV25, which is neither lossless or open. For preservation purposes it would be better to transcode the video to FFV1 or another codec that is lossless, open source and commonly used.

However, I have read that transcoding from DV25 does not guarantee that the technical metadata is preserved. That is data of about the camera, recording date and time, and video settings. I guess this depends on the settings - but since transcoding is more about the pixel data (?) it might not cover this extra metadata?

Would you recommend me to archive the video in the native codec or transcode to a more preservation-friendly format?

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