Victorian Electronic Records Strategy

3.2 Media accepted by PROV

3.2.1 Compact discs

The specifications of the CDs acceptable to PROV as transfer media are:

CD Type. CD-R (Recordable) or CD-RW (Rewritable or Eraseable).
CD Capacity. 63, 74, or 80 minute CDs only, with 74 minute CDs preferred. Higher capacity CDs (e.g. 90 minutes) are not acceptable.
Manufacturer. ‘No name’ (i.e. CDs without a brand name) are not accepted.
File System. ISO 9660 (but not ISO 9660:1999), Universal Disk Format (UDF), and Joliet file systems are accepted., ISO 9660:1999, Macintosh HFS or Rock Ridge file systems are not acceptable.
Labelling. All pieces of media must be uniquely labelled with a CD safe marker (i.e. felt-tip pen with water or alcohol based inks) on the label side. Printed sticky labels are not acceptable. Marking with felt-tipped pens with solvent-based inks is not acceptable.
Packaging. All CDs are to be individually packaged in jewel cases.

3.2.2 DVDs

The specifications of the DVDs acceptable to PROV as transfer media are:

DVD Type. DVD-5 (4.7 gigabyte, single sided, single layer). Media type: DVD+R or DVD-R using recordable-only discs. Rewritable or erasable discs are not acceptable.
Manufacturer. ‘No name’ (i.e. DVDs without a brand name) are not acceptable.
Labelling. All pieces of media must be uniquely labelled with a DVD safe marker (i.e. felt-tip pen with water or alcohol based inks) in the clear inner ring of the DVD. Printed sticky labels are not acceptable. Marking with felt-tipped pens with solvent-based inks is not acceptable.
Packaging. All DVDs are to be individually packaged in jewel cases.

3.2.3 DDS tape

The specifications of DDS tape acceptable to PROV as transfer media are:

3.2.4 LTO tape

The specifications of LTO tape acceptable to PROV as transfer media are:

LTO Format. Ultrium Generation 1 or 2 (LTO-1 or LTO-2). LTO Accelis format is not acceptable.
Compression. Hardware compression accepted.