For preservation, file formats matter just as much as the storage medium.

From music to images to games, these four digital artifacts represent the dawn of the digital age.

CNET's Donald Bell walks you through the basics of how digital video files work, including information on codecs, video containers, and bit rate. Donald Bell Senior Editor / How To Donald Bell has ...

In today's digital world, people generate and store many digital files, from documents to images, videos, and music. According to a survey by Statista, the amount of data created worldwide is ...

A caption file is a completely separate file from a video file. Caption files can be made in a wide variety of formats, and you can upload a caption file to accompany a video in order to create closed ...

You may have noticed an online image format appearing in your browser lately, especially if you have a blog or like to save images you find online. It’s called WebP ...

You spent years collecting your favorite movies on DVD, and now what? If you’re like most Americans, those bulky boxes of discs are either sitting in a box in the closet or gathering dust on a shelf.

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