Interoperable Workflows Through IMF Output Profile Lists
The SMPTE Interoperable Master Format (IMF) has, over the past couple of years, been adopted by content owners (studios and broadcasters) in numerous applications ranging from archival to distribution servicing. The key characteristics of variable composition (via Composition Playlists) and packaging provide proven economy in scaling of versions. An additional feature of the IMF framework is the Output Profile List (OPL), which provides the foundation of robust and interoperable workflows through the use of standardized media-processing macros (operators), ensuring identical output regardless of systems or facilities. This presentation details how standardized as well as customizable OPL operators can be applied to construct a universally portable processing pipeline for content servicing.
- Print ISSN
- 1545-0279
- Electronic ISSN
- 2160-2492
- Published
- 2019-08
- Content type
- Original Research
- Keywords
- Composition Playlist (CPL), content distribution, distribution servicing, file-based, interoperable Master Format (IMF), media processing, output Profile List (OPL), workflow automation
- DOI
- 10.5594/JMI.2019.2917597