Translations:Het identificeren en beschrijven van audiovisueel materiaal/3/en

There's also a very wide variety of types of audiovisual carriers (the physical media on which the signal or recording is saved) (link in Dutch) – with different devices required to play them. With a bit of luck, you might know someone who has the right equipment that still works, but all too often you come across carriers that you don't know how to play – which is a shame because they will undoubtedly have some heritage value or hold a personal interest. Audiovisual objects are more vulnerable than paper archive documents, and you need to take the right precautions to keep them accessible and consultable. Digitisation is usually the most suitable option for this.