Help:Document types

Prefered and allowed document types

Some document types are prefered over others. The reasons for the choice for a specific type are

• sustainability of the type, in other words if the document will still be readable over a long period of time.
• Usability in the wikibase, in other words if the software can handle and show it.

Not all document types are allowed. This can be because of a high risk it could damage the system, or it is not usable within the software.

Document files

Prefered file type
.pdf
Allowed  file type
.odt (Open Document Text)
.doc (Microsoft word)
.docx (Microsoft word) 
.ps (Adobe Post script)

Images

Prefered file type 
.tiff
.jpg
.jpeg
Allowed  file type
.png
.gif
.bmp

Vector artwork

Preferred type
.svg

Video

Video file formats involve three parts:

• the video codec (a codec is the definition of how the video is encoded and decoded)
• the audio codec
• the container format, that holds the video and audio data, and metadata about the video.

Preferred video codec
For optimum quality: FFV1
For good quality and much smaller file sizes: H.264 or H.265

Preferred audio codec
For optimum quality: FLAC, WAV/PCM
For good quality and much smaller file sizes: AAC

Preferred container type
.mp4
Allowed  container type
.mkv (container files that support unlimited picture, audio, and subtitle tracks)
.avi

3D

Prefered file type
At the moment, there is not a sustainable file format for 3D objects
Allowed  file type
.gltf (standard file format for three-dimensional scenes and models)
.glb a standardized file format used to share 3D data
.skp the native file format of the design program SketchUp

Tables

Prefered file type 
None, tables should only be added as table if the information needs to be interactive, filtered, ...
Allowed  file type
.xls
.xlsx
.ods (OpenDocument Spreadsheet)

Presentations

Prefered file type
None, presentations should only be added as presentation if the information needs to be interactive, Otherwise they should be stored as pdf-A
Allowed  file type
.ppt
.pptx

Other

• some sector specific files are not usable in the software, for exaple 3D images, showfiles or visualisation software files.
• when these files are not transferable to a prefered document type, they can be added in a zip file

Prefered file type
none
Allowed  file type 
.zip