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+- jemoji
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+version: "1.2-RC1"
+release_date: "31.05.2024"
+guest_os: "Debian"
+guest_os_version: "12"
+guest_os_nickname: "Bookworm"
+droid_version: "6.7.0"
+jhove_version: "1.28.0"
+verapdf_version: "1.26.2"
+tika_version: "2.9.2"
+handbrake_version: "1.6.1"
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+mediaconch_version: "23.10"
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---
-
+
-Developed in collaboration with the Dutch Digital Heritage Network, ViPER is an easy-to-install virtual machine running popular open source preservation tools with graphical user interfaces: DROID, HandBrake, JHOVE, MediaConch, Mediainfo, Tika and veraPDF. With this VRE we aim to reduce barriers to using and testing digital preservation software.
+Developed in collaboration with the Dutch Digital Heritage Network, ViPER is an easy-to-install virtual machine running popular open source preservation tools with graphical user interfaces: DROID, HandBrake, JHOVE, MediaConch, Mediainfo, Tika and veraPDF. With this virtual machine, we aim to reduce barriers to using and testing digital preservation software.
With a selection of open source digital preservation tools pre-installed, it enables users to try out tools typically used in the pre-ingest and ingest stages of a digital preservation workflow, without having to install or configure the software. You can research them before making decisions about which to use in your production environment.
diff --git a/docs/tools/index.md b/docs/tools/index.md
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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ title: ViPER Tools
Here you can find a full list of the bundled tools and some references to online resources.
-##  DROID (Digital Record Object Identification)
+##  DROID (Digital Record Object Identification) v{{ site.data.vars.droid_version }}
A file format identification tool developed and maintained by The National Archives of the UK.
DROID performs automated batch identification of file format. DROID uses internal signatures
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ to identify and report the specific format versions of digital files. These sign
- GitHub:
- PRONOM Homepage:
-##  JHOVE
+##  JHOVE v{{ site.data.vars.jhove_version }}
A tool developed by Harvard University Library and the Open Preservation Foundation.
JHOVE provides functions to perform format-specific identification, validation, and characterization of digital objects.
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ JHOVE provides functions to perform format-specific identification, validation,
- Homepage:
- GitHub:
-##  Apache Tika
+##  Apache Tika v{{ site.data.vars.tika_version }}
A characterisation and text extraction tool developed and maintained by the Apache Software Foundation.
detects and extracts metadata and text from over a thousand different file types (such as PPT, XLS, and PDF). All of these file types can be parsed through a single interface, making Tika useful for search engine indexing, content analysis, translation, and much more.
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ detects and extracts metadata and text from over a thousand different file types
- Homepage:
- GitHub:
- Wiki:
-- Supported Formats:
+- Supported Formats:
-##  veraPDF
+##  veraPDF v{{ site.data.vars.verapdf_version }}
A validation and characterisation tool for the PDF/A format, developed by The PDF Association and The Open Preservation Foundation.
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ A validation and characterisation tool for the PDF/A format, developed by The PD
- GUI User Guide:
- GitHub:
-##  HandBrake
+##  HandBrake v{{ site.data.vars.handbrake_version }}
A tool for converting video from nearly any format to a selection of modern, widely supported codecs.
@@ -53,26 +53,26 @@ A tool for converting video from nearly any format to a selection of modern, wid
- The Forum:
- GitHub:
-##  Mediainfo
+##  Mediainfo v{{ site.data.vars.mediainfo_version }}
A convenient unified display of the most relevant technical and tag data for video and audio files.
- Homepage:
- Supported Formats:
-##  MediaConch
+##  MediaConch v{{ site.data.vars.mediaconch_version }}
An extensible, open source software project consisting of an implementation checker, policy checker, reporter, and fixer that targets preservation-level audiovisual files.
- Homepage:
-##  Inkscape
+##  Inkscape v{{ site.data.vars.inkscape_version }}
Open source image manipulation software bundled with Debian.
- Homepage:
-##  GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program)
+##  GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) v{{ site.data.vars.gimp_version }}
Open source image manipulation software bundled with Debian.