When the item type is "Moving Image" or "Sound," use only for born digital files or uncompressed file capture. Compressed file capture should not be documented in this element but rather in the data element "Bit Rate Reduction - Creating Application."
creatingApplication has the following components:
Subelements:
creatingApplicationName
creatingApplicationVersion
creatingApplicationDateCreated
Controlled Vocabulary
n/a
Repeatable
N
Name
creatingApplicationName
Label
Creating Application - Creating Application Name
Schema
PREMIS
Definition
The name of the application used to create the object in its current format.
Usage Note
The proper name of the application package should be used. The numeric version of the application will be filled into creatingApplication version.
Controlled Vocabulary
free text
Example(s)
Microsoft Word; XMLSpy; Oracle
Repeatable
N
Name
creatingApplicationVersion
Label
Creating Application - Version
Schema
PREMIS
Definition
The numeric version of the creating application used when the object was created.
Usage Note
Required whenever the creatingApplication Name is applied. Should be a numeric value with decimal points to indicate sub releases and revisions, with alphabetic characters to indicate beta or release candidate versions. Consult your Application documentation on how to obtain the numeric version number.
Controlled Vocabulary
free text
Example(s)
2.0, 1.1.5, 3.0LE
Repeatable
N
Name
creatingApplicationDateCreated
Label
Creating Application - Date Created
Schema
PREMIS
Definition
The actual or approximate date the object was created by the creating application.
