Abu Dhabi Media (ADM) has announced the successful completion of the first phase of its pioneering digital archiving project. The nine-year programme aims to restore and protect the company’s historical videos, sound files and documents, by converting them into a secure digital format. Set for completion in 2020, the archiving project is divided into a […]
Abu Dhabi Media (ADM) has announced the successful completion of the first phase of its pioneering digital archiving project. The nine-year programme aims to restore and protect the company’s historical videos, sound files and documents, by converting them into a secure digital format. Set for completion in 2020, the archiving project is divided into a number of stages, beginning with the foundation phase, which ADM has successfully completed on time over the past two-years.
Abu Dhabi Media will be engaging an international archiving firm, with expertise in this type of digital archiving, to partner with the company and oversee the remaining stages of the project, in order to ensure it is completed according to international best-practice.
The foundation phase of the digital archiving project began with a full review and audit of the existing historical assets within ADM. During this phase more than three million of the company’s records, which were previously held on tape or in physical form at risk of damage, have been converted into a secure digital format. The files were also given a full restoration, improving image and sound quality, before being classified and archived for future use.
The second phase of Abu Dhabi Media’s digital archiving project is now underway, and will include the restoration, digital transformation and archiving of thousands of important documents and files from within the company’s records. This will build on the first phase of the project, and bring ADM closer to achieving a comprehensive digital archive that preserves both the company’s and the nation’s historical media assets.
