It simplifies project management, saves time and preserves valuable metadata that was often lost in the past during media transfers. It enables content creators to easily exchange digital media and metadata across platforms and between applications. SMPTE RP224: Registry of SMPTE Universal LabelsĪdvanced Authoring Format (AAF) is an industrydriven open standard for multimedia authoring and postproduction. SMPTE RP210: SMPTE Metadata Dictionary (the latest version is available here: )

SMPTE 436M: MXF Mappings for VBI Lines and Ancillary Data Packets SMPTE 380M: DMS1 (a standard set of descriptive metadata to use with MXF files) SMPTE 405M: Elements and Individual Data Items for the GC SI Scheme 1 SMPTE 394M: System Item Scheme-1 for Generic Container SMPTE 389M: Generic Container Reverse Play System Element SMPTE 388M: GC-AA (how to store A-law coded audio essence data in MXF using the Generic Container) SMPTE 384M: GC-UP (how to store Uncompressed Picture essence data in MXF using the Generic Container) SMPTE 382M: GC-AESBWF (how to store AES/EBU and Broadcast Wave audio essence data in MXF using the Generic Container) SMPTE 387M: GC-D11 (how to store SMPTE D11 essence data in MXF using the Generic Container) SMPTE 386M: GC-D10 (how to store SMPTE D10 essence data in MXF using the Generic Container)

SMPTE 385M: GC-CP (how to store SDTI-CP essence data in MXF using the Generic Container) SMPTE 383M: GC-DV (how to store DV essence data in MXF using the Generic Container) SMPTE 381M: GC-MPEG (how to store MPEG essence data in MXF using the Generic Container) SMPTE 379M: Generic Container (the way that essence is stored in MXF files) SMPTE 378M: OP-1a (the layout options for a minimal simple MXF file) SMPTE 390M: OP-Atom (a very simple and highly constrained layout for simple MXF files) SMPTE EG42: MXF Descriptive Metadata (A guide explaining how to use descriptive metadata in MXF)

SMPTE EG41: MXF Engineering Guide (A guide explaining how to use MXF) SMPTE 377M: The MXF File Format Specification (the overall master document) MXF is self-contained, holding complete content without need of external material. This way the sequences can be assembled into programmes. There are basic facilities available for cuts between sequences and audio crossfades. Its contents may be a complete programme as well as complete packages or sequences. MXF is a file format for the exchange of programme material between servers, tape streamers and to digital archives. Material eXchange Format (MXF) is a container format for professional digital video and audio media defined by a set of SMPTE standards.

Mxf file extension