Hello CGP> Document is well-formed CGP> Document is valid CGP> Document does not conform to PREMIS in METS best practice: CGP> line 2, element mets: There must be PREMIS elements inside the METS container. Can you post the whole document? Where is the schema that you're validating against? The error is reported as being in line 2 because that is the start of the METS container, which apparently doesn't have any PREMIS elements. To fix the error, you wouldn't necessarily have to change line 2. But that is how to read the error message. Swithun. -- The University of St Andrews is a charity registered in Scotland: SC013532