JHOVE version 1.32 is now available. JHOVE is an open-source file format identification, validation and characterisation tool for digital preservation and part of the OPF reference toolset. 

Version 1.32 contains the following changes:

• JHOVE output complies with v1.0.0 of the Audio Engineering Society metadata schema.
• Improvements and bug fixes for error reporting in the PDF Module.
• A fix to allow the parsing of PDF v2 dates correctly.
• The HTML module now correctly handles XHTML without the optional XML declaration.
• XML module entity resolution now supports new redirect HTTP codes and multiple redirects.
• The TIFF module now reports TIFF strip tags correctly.
• The TIFF module handling of out-of-range orientation tag values has been improved.
• Fixed an issue handling badly formed dates in the EPUB module.
• Reverted the reporting of XML module SAX errors.

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About JHOVE

JHOVE is maintained by the Open Preservation Foundation. JHOVE is open source and is free to download, use or modify. However, it is not free to host, maintain, support or develop. JHOVE is one of the most widely-used digital preservation tools, but currently, only OPF members support JHOVE financially as part of their membership fees. If you use JHOVE, please consider supporting its development by becoming an OPF member, or making a donation.