A comprehensive set of metadata is essential for further storage and meaningful retrieval of archived content. A significant set of technical metadata is created during the signal processing, which is used to best describe the signal characteristics and improves the possibilities for preservation and successive restoration.

Technical and descriptive metadata can be formatted for use in any archive- or asset management system. Quality control is still in its infancy and industry initiatives are developing common guidelines. The system is already set up to implement data for next generation quality check and control.