Stream and File Formats – Where are We Now?

Broadcast file formats have evolved over several years. Some of these have been standardized, a few new ones are in the process of being standardized, and others are being held as proprietary technology. The first to be standardized, Digital Moving Picture Exchange, is used for uncompressed material transfers by telecine and image rendering systems. The next format to be standardized was General Exchange Format (GXF), which is intended for news, sports, and on-air operations. The AAF Association has released a format that has a feature set designed for post-production and rich editing applications. And, finally, the Pro-MPEG Forum is developing a new file format—the Material Exchange Format—which that has a large feature set. The proponents of Material Exchange Format plan to support a broad range of applications.

Published

2001-11

Content type

Original Research

DOI

10.5594/M00970

ISBN

978-1-61482-935-5