Conversion
Conversion is the transferring of the threatened material to another storage medium. This can be achieved by means of microfilming and/or digitisation. Microfilming
The quality standards for microfilming adopted by the Metamorfoze programme are set down in the Guidelines Preservation Microfilming Metamorfoze. These quality standards are fully in line with the international standards for preservation microfilming. National and international institutions that do not participate in the Metamorfoze programme sometimes also apply the Metamorfoze guidelines for microfilming to their work.
The Guidelines Blueprints and technical drawings are a supplement to the Guidelines Preservation Microfilming Metamorfoze. Digitisation: Preservation imaging
In June 2007 a draft version of the Guidelines Preservation Imaging Metamorfoze was published. The Guidelines set out the requirements for preservation images commissioned for Metamorfoze.
This draft version of the Guidelines is specifically intended to serve as the basis for pilot and test projects to be initiated as of June 2007. All criteria, technical targets and software may be slightly adjusted or changed. Besides serving as a basis for pilot and test projects, this draft version is also intended as a starting point for discussion with national and international experts in the field of image science.
In July 2010 the Metamorfoze Preservation Imaging Guidelines TESTversion 0.8 was published
(PDF).
The final 1.0 version of the Preservation Imaging Guidelines is expected to be available at the end of 2010.
That final version should be regarded as setting the standard for preservation imaging. This means that all Metamorfoze preservation imaging projects must comply fully with these Guidelines. The images produced in this context must adhere to quality standards and retain a verifiable relation to the original in such a way that they can serve as a replacement of the original object, as the originals are withdrawn from use after preservation. However, there will be different requirements for different types of material.