An alpha prototype of JHOVE2 is now available. JHOVE2 is a tool for the characterization (i.e., identification, validation, feature extraction, and assessment) of digital objects that is used for digital library and digital preservation purposes.

Here's an excerpt from the announcement:

An alpha prototype version of JHOVE2 is now available for download and evaluation (v. 0.5.2, 2009-08-05). Distribution packages (in zip and tar.gz form) are available on the JHOVE2 public wiki at (http://confluence.ucop.edu/display/JHOVE2Info/Download). The new JHOVE2 architecture reflected in this prototype is described in the attached architectural overview (also available at http://confluence.ucop.edu/display/JHOVE2Info/Architecture). . . .

The prototype supports the following features:

• Appropriate recursive processing of directories and Zip files.
• High performance buffered I/O using the Java nio package.
• Message digesting for the following algorithms: Adler-32, CRC-32,
• MD2, MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512
• Results formatted as JSON, text (name/value pairs), and XML.
• Use of the Spring Inversion-of-Control container for flexible module
• configuration.
• A complete UTF-8 module.
• An minimally functional Shapefile module.

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