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AMWA Advanced Media Workflow Association, makers of NMOS, Networked Media Open Specifications, video and audio IP based architectures for broadcast media, professional video and audio facilities. NMOS is instrumental for IPMX and ST 2110. NMOS View the NMOS At A Glance page For a Business Overview (Read Below) For a Technical Overview (start here) To see the Specifications (start here) For the NMOS Wiki (Start Here) BusinessOverview This page provides a non-technical overview of the AMWA’s work to create Networked Media Open Specifications. The information has been provided in the form of Frequently Asked Questions. If you have any further questions, don’t hesitate to Contact Us . Technical information which has been published, is available at https://amwa-tv.github.io/nmos/ What are Networked Media Open Specifications? Who is supporting this initiative? What is the technical basis for the NMOS project? What is the Networked Media Incubator? What are IS-04, IS-05, IS-06, etc? Where can I find technical details of the specifications? How can my company participate? Is there an NMOS compliance / certification process? When will NMOS specifications become standards? What are Networked Media Open Specifications? The Networked Media Open Specifications (NMOS) have been developed for use in IP-based infrastructures to provide a control and management layer in addition to the transport layer provided by SMPTE ST2110. The goal is to provide a means for straightforward interoperability between products from a wide range of manufacturers, in order that end users and service providers can build best-of-breed systems. As in the past, successful sales by a supplier will depend on matching their customer’s needs for functionality. NMOS simply seeks to make the interconnection of products from competing suppliers as simple as possible. The NMOS family of specifications began with projects for Discovery & Registration, Device Connection Management and Network Control. It has grown to include important subjects such as Event & Tally, Audio Channel Mapping and Interoperable Security. Additional working groups become active as new operational / business needs are identified. They are a growing family of specifications which are available to both suppliers and end users, at no cost, to support the development of products and services which work within an open industry framework. Wherever possible, the specifications are being developed using Internet standards or Internet-friendly techniques. Back to the top Who is supporting this initiative? The NMOS initiative is supported by the Joint Task Force on Networked Media (JT-NM), comprised of four organisations; the AMWA, EBU, SMPTE and VSF. http://www.jt-nm.org/ The work of the AMWA complements and, in turn, supports the contributions from the other organisations. More than 70 AMWA members, end users and their suppliers, have signed up as participants in this project and are active in the working groups that most directly affect their business. The list ranges from large, multinational suppliers to single person consultancies. The list of end users and suppliers . The JT-NM works closely with the Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS) to provide education and advocacy across our industry. Back to the top What is the technical basis for the NMOS project? In 2015, the JT-NM published a Reference Architecture which describes a conceptual model for interoperability. It is designed for contribution that will allow end users and manufacturers to truly benefit from the cost saving, flexibility and scalability of an Internet-based approach. However, the Joint Task Force did not go as far as working on specifications or encouraging implementations. Instead, they laid out the Reference Architecture and a collection of best practices, leaving it to initiatives such as NMOS and the AMWA Networked Media Incubator project to work out the details and to get implementers together to create interoperable solutions. Back to the top What is the Networked Media Incubator? This is a key project set up to enable the creation of a family of Open Specifications. The Networked Media Incubator project is sponsored by the AMWA to enable open, multi-vendor interoperability in professional media networks. The activity is focused on getting early tangible results by concentrating on specific technical areas through a series of collaborative development activities and facilitating virtual and physical interchanges between system developers. The technical goals of the group are guided by the JT-NM’s Reference Architecture. The Networked Media Incubator (also simply called the "Incubator”) was set up in September 2015 as an “umbrella” project, under which the working groups could operate. The number of working groups has grown steadily and most hold weekly or fortnightly conference calls in addition to technical discussions on the Basecamp project forum. Regular developer workshops take place throughout the year. These are open to any AMWA member which has software to test. The workshops provide a supportive environment where developers share experiences to the mutual benefit of all participants. To encourage openness and discussion, there is strict rule not to speak negatively about any other participant who takes part in a workshop. Back to the top What are IS-04, IS-05, IS-06, etc? These are Interface Specification (IS) identifiers assigned to the NMOS specs. Specifications are formally given an IS number once they reach Specification status. Other supporting specifications may have different numbering, such as "BCP", for Best Current Practice. Details of all specifications can be found by the link at the top of this page. NMOS APIs are built on widely adopted patterns used on the Internet/Web, using open-source components wherever available. Back to the top Where can I find technical details of the specifications? An overview can be found at https://amwa-tv.github.io/nmos/ with more detailed documentation starting at https://github.com/AMWA-TV/ . NMOS specifications are made publicly available (Apache 2 licence) as early as is practical, and at the latest on elevation to AMWA Specification. Note that some specifications are in private repos in their early stages. These are accessible to AMWA NMOS participants (if you are a member who needs access, please contact the Incubator or activity lead). As well as proprietary implementations, several open-source implementations of IS-04 and IS-05 are available. These are available via the first link above. At the time of writing, they all use the Apache 2.0 license, which matches the NMOS specifications themselves. If you have an implementation you would like added, please create an issue against this repository indicating where it is available from. Back to the top How can my company participate? Any company can join this work by becoming a member of the AMWA and signing the Rules document **. Membership provides access to all current NMOS projects and a shared IPR framework through the AMWA’s IPR policy. There are three company membership levels plus an individual membership. Details of the range of membership benefits are available via the JOIN button at the top of this page. If you have questions of any sort, please use the CONTACT button above. Please note that the NMOS Incubator project is "RAND-Z" so it requires any contributions to be made available on a reasonable and non-discriminatory basis at zero cost. ** The Rules document exists simply to support open, honest communication and ensure that no participant speaks negatively about a competitor following discussions and / or developer workshops. Back to the top Is there an NMOS compliance / certification process? At present, there are interoperability checklists at workshops and in preparation for public demonstrations but these are for use for testing by suppliers and do not let vendors formally claim compliance. The AMWA does not currently provide a certification process for NMOS implementations. Back to the top When will NMOS specifications become standards? Development of an Interface Specification reaches a point where it is sufficiently advanced to be formally elevated to an “AMWA Specification”. However, further versions of NMOS specifications are likely, for example, to support the additional requirements of newer, later specifications. Also, as the professional networked media industry matures we can expect end user requirements to evolve so, although individual versions will become “Stable” and widely implemented, NMOS will not stand still. This need to accommodate evolving end user requirements does not allow as easy fit with the traditional standards processes which have worked so well for transport streams such as SMPTE ST2110. Back to the top NMOSfaq1 NMOSfaq2 NMOSfaq3 NMOSfaq4 NMOSfaq5 NMOSfaq6 NMOSfaq7 NMOSfaq8 NMOSfaq9

Events Upcoming Event AMWA @ NABShow April 6-11, 2019 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA The AMWA at NAB 2019 Stop by at the Futures Park in the North Hall, booth N1331FP, for an update on our new Networked Media Open Specifications (NMOS) projects. You will also hear how the JT-NM concept for dematerialised facilities is being aligned to match practical business in the real world. The AGM at NAB Our Annual General Meeting will take place on the booth at 5:30 pm on Monday, 8th of April. Election of Board members will take place, along with a short review of the year's activities. Anyone from our member organizations is welcome – and prospective members too!

AMWA Advanced Media Workflow Association, makers of NMOS, Networked Media Open Specifications, video and audio IP based architectures for broadcast media, professional video and audio facilities. NMOS is instrumental for IPMX and ST 2110. Developers DEVELOPER TOOLS AMWA provides worldwide leadership in developing and advancing the use of media standards and technology that enable more effective networked media workflows. The Association has a number of projects in progress. Members of the AMWA work closely with committees at standards bodies like the SMPTE to ensure that work is not duplicated, and that the AMWA specifications are aligned with International standards. To assist developers the AMWA provides comprehensive documentation on the programming interfaces and data models defined by the AMWA Specifications. Much of the work on the specifications can be followed in the members-only AMWA Forum. Some of the projects can be found on SourceForge. Finished specifications are published on this web site. The AMWA projects use three primary standards: AAF, the Advanced Authoring Format (AMWA MS-01) MXF - Material Exchange Format (SMPTE 377M-2004) BXF - Broadcast Exchange Format (SMPTE S2021-2008) Library AMWA DEVELOPERS LIBRARY AAF SDK API Documentation AAF SDK Plugin Programmer's Interface Documentation AAF Plugin Specification (PDF, 55k) AAF Object Manager Design (PDF, 171k) MS-01 AAF Object Manager Documentation (PDF, 4.3Mb) MS-01 AAF Developers Guide (PDF, 155k) AAF FAQ for Programmers is a technical FAQ which offers answers to programming question. Null codec implementation and (re)use - Given by Jim Trainor, AAF Developer, at the October 2002 AAF Engineering Meeting, Atlanta (PDF, 92k) Patterns in AAF Software - Given by Jim Trainor, AAF Developer, at the 2001 AAF Developers Conference in Barcelona, Spain (PDF, 144k) New AAF Examples - Given by Jim Trainor, AAF Developer, at the 2001 AAF Developers Conference in Barcelona, Spain (PDF, 62k) The AAF File Format: A Bottom Up Look at AAF Files and the AAF Open Source SDK - Given by Jim Trainor, AAF Developer, at the 2001 AAF Developers Conference in Barcelona, Spain (PowerPoint, 439k) The AAF File Format - Given by Jim Trainor, AAF Developer, this is a presentation on AAF for developers from the SMPTE 143rd Technical Conference in New York City (PDF, 47k) AAF For Developers - Jim Trainor, AAF Developer (PDF, 217k) AAF - Dodo and the Evolution of an interface Dodo Reference Manual Rebuilding Derived headers on Windows How to download Cygwin tools AAF and its use of COM Performance evaluation for AAF Structured Storage files - Results collated by Phil Tudor, 5 April 2005, version 0.1 (PDF, 127k) TN09 - I/O Performance and the AAF Toolkit - April 5, 2004 Tim Bingham (PDF, 30k) AAF-SDK AAF SDK AAF Run-Time Libraries The AAF dynamically loadable com library, and plugins, required to run AAF applications. AAF-runtime-libs file releases AAF Developer Libraries The AAF dynamically loadable com library, static libraries, and header files required to develop applications. Debug versions of the libraries are also included. AAF-devel-libs file releases AAF SDK Source Code AAF-src file releases OMF Developer Libraries The AAF/OMF converter distributed as part of the AAF SDK source code (Utilities/AafOmf) requires OMF libraries which are no longer distributed with the AAF SDK. Instead, the OMF developers libraries, and header files required to develop applications, may be downloaded from here. The following zip archive contains OMF libraries for the Win32 (using MSVC 6 compiler) or Irix 6.5.x (using MIPSPro 7.3.1. compiler) platforms. To build the AAF/OMF converter, download and unpack the following zip file, and place the resulting OMF directory into the top-level of the AAF SDK source tree (i.e., as a peer of AAFWinSDK or AAFMipsIrixSDK). Then build the AafOmf project as required. OMF developer libraries (Zip Archive 3.7MB) ProgrammingExamples AAF PROGRAMMING EXAMPLES Download programming examples (757k, zip) AAA-Tutorial AAF TUTORIAL The following files are available to AMWA members only. AAF Programmer's Tutorial by Jim Trainor AAF Programmer's Tutorial Example Code AAF UML Example Please contact us at info@AMWA.tv to arrange for copies of these documents.

Marketing resources for AMWA and NMOS Advanced Media Workflow Association logos, graphics, and more MarketinG Resources for You #nmos #amwa Join us and @ us on LinkediN Would you be able to display the NMOS or AMWA logo on your InfoComm booth and IBC stand? Download links below. Get involved with AMWA! What's in it for you: 1. If IP interoperability is something that comes up in your sales and marketing, then AMWA is for you. AMWA's NMOS lets video and audio equipment from different companies all work together (2110, IPMX...) which means you and your customers can choose the equipment that's preferred and have best-of-breed systems. 2. When your company is an AMWA member, we can work together on marketing initiatives that benefit you! AMWA promotes its members every day and is looking to do even more to support your goals. You can join the AMWA marketing group here . NMOS Together graphic Download links: jpg png eps ai NMOS graphic Download link AMWA NMOS Together With splasH Download link need something AMWA or NMOS-Related? Reach out here: Cindy Zuelsdorf Director, Marketing and membership +1 530 203 5703 Cindy.Zuelsdorf@amwa.tv NMOS Hands-on Workshop Feb 2025

AMWA Advanced Media Workflow Association, makers of NMOS, Networked Media Open Specifications, video and audio IP based architectures for broadcast media, professional video and audio facilities. NMOS is instrumental for IPMX and ST 2110. Join AMWA, get involved! Join AMWA Get involved! When you join AMWA, you get to influence vendor-independent control of IP video and audio systems for everyone – from IPMX to ST 2110 and beyond. As part of the The AMWA open specifications community, you always have the latest information and the inside scoop on what's coming next. NMOS (networked media open specifications) lets equipment from different companies all work together. Since AMWA's NMOS is an open set of specifications, it gives you a significant advantage by preventing vendor lock-in. It means you or your customers can choose the equipment that's preferred, without being tied to any specific manufacturer. Working groups you can apply to participate in include: NMOS Controller Specification NMOS Minimum Device Status Reporting NMOS Modeling NMOS Resource Labeling NMOS User Group NMOS Architecture Review NMOS Steering NMOS Incubator NEW NMOS IPMX/HKEP Want more info on joining AWMA or joining a working group? Use the chat widget on your lower right or contact cindy.zuelsdorf@amwa.tv Join the AMWA open specifications community! Don't miss out. Benefits of Membership Principal General Associate Individual1 Eligible to participate in a Project Group One complimentary certification per year ($1,750 value) Eligible to participate in a Project Group Submit unlimited project proposals to AMWA Board of Directors Submit one project proposal per year to the AMWA Board of Directors Propose extensions/additions to existing and new specifications Access to AMWA Application reference implementations and sample files Access to AMWA community (AMWA Forum) Access to AMWA community (AMWA Forum) Attend AMWA educational events Member company logos posted to AMWA website with links to company pages Manufacturers can list AMWA-compliant products on AMWA web site Annual Membership fee Member company logos posted to AMWA website with links to company pages Technology Business Benefits The AMWA provides an environment which lowers the financial risk of technology decisions and helps to get the maximum return on investment by enabling cost effective, well integrated systems. For media companies, all projects have clearly defined business benefits and exist to improve efficiencies in both technical resources and manpower. Close collaboration between media companies and their suppliers increases understanding and helps align the supply of products and services to end users’ operational needs. For suppliers, participation in AMWA projects can lower the perceived risk for customers when choosing products and investing substantial sums in new technology. What we do Technology Technology Benefits AMWA is the only media-industry association that focuses on enabling smoother, more efficient, workflows and system implementations. Interoperability and standardized interconnections support the design of best of breed systems. AMWA online forums provide a place for open technical discussions and consensus between a wide range of end users and suppliers. Workshops provide a safe environment to work with other organisations in software development. What we do Membership MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS All AMWA member dues are annual and renew on the anniversary month of membership commencement. Membership and participation in projects are open to all full time staff of a member company but not contractors. Principal Members Principal members set the strategy and direction of the AMWA, and are the only level of membership eligible to serve on the Board of Directors. The AMWA Board sets the direction of the Association, including the budget and resource allocation, and approves project proposals. Principal members are entitled to all membership benefits. The AMWA posts Principal member logos on its web site and include links to specific pages on the member’s web sites. Principal member dues are $10,300 annually. Join Now General Members General members share most of the Principal member entitlements except for serving on the Board of Directors. They have access to all projects and can initiate new work (which is subject to Board approval). 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Videos NMOS - Networked Media Open Specifications Fundamentals An Introduction to the AMWA Networked Media Incubator project 4:47 Brad Gilmer, AMWA 1. Introduction to Networked Media Open Specifications 9:08 Andrew Bonney and Alex Rawcliffe, BBC R&D An introduction to the current specifications in progress, their data model and key concepts. 2. NMOS: Discovery and Registration 8:39 Andrew Bonney and Alex Rawcliffe, BBC R&D A robust and scalable approach to Discovery is essential element of real-world management networked media. This presentation describes how to use NMOS's Node, Registration and Query APIs for discovery, from small peer-to-peer cases to large installations. 3. NMOS: Connection Mangement 2:52 Andrew Bonney and Alex Rawcliffe, BBC R&D NMOS allows Senders and Receivers to be connected in a transport-agnostic way. Andrew and Alex describe how to do this using the Node API. 4. NMOS: In-stream Identity and Timing 4:18 Andrew Bonney and Alex Rawcliffe, BBC R&D NMOS provides a universal identity model for content and an end-to-end timing model, both important elements of a future-proof networked media architecture. This presentation explains these contents, and how they are mapped to media streams. Demonstration of NMOS Registration and Discovery 3:40 Alex Rawcliffe, BBC R&D An example of NMOS Registration and Discovery in action using software and hardware from multiple manufacturers. Public presentations IBC 2019, IP Showcase , curated by the Video Services Forum NMOS Now and Next 28:43 Peter Brightwell, BBC R&D An introduction to the AMWA Networked Media Open Specifications, including an outline of the specifications themselves, how they have been developed and tested, the state of industry adoption, and broadcaster perspectives. AMWA NMOS Automated Testing 30:41 Andrew Bonney, BBC R&D and Gareth Sylvester-Bradley, Sony Europe An introduction to the open source AMWA NMOS Testing Tool, which can be used to automatically ensure that Media Nodes and other appliances are adhering to the NMOS specifications. NMOS IS-07 – GPI Replacement and Much, Much More 23:58 Miroslav Jeras, Pebble Beach Systems IS-07 Event & Tally is part of the NMOS suite that defines how states and state changes are communicated in an IP environment. It is not only a GPI replacement but it also provides a platform for resolving many other problems broadcasters are facing in the IP transition. Security for Discovery and Connection management of ST 2110 Media Devices 25:30 Arne Bönninghoff, Riedel Communications This session describes the current workflow of the BCP-003 Security best practices, including proposed mechanisms to encrypt NMOS APIs with TLS to prevent man in the middle attacks. Furthermore, AMWA IS-10 is reserved to specify authorization mechanisms to secure access to NMOS APIs like IS-04, -05, or -08. Using AMWA IS-06 for Flow Control on Professional Media Networks 26:15 Rob Porter, Sony Europe and Sachin Vishwarupe, Cisco Systems AMWA IS-06 is an open specification for setting up and modifying flows on a professional media network, allowing the use of Software Defined Networking to both authorise and optimise network usage. This presentation describes the current IS-06 APIs and some of the future areas of development. NAB 2019, IP Showcase , curated by the Video Services Forum AMWA NMOS: The Whole Story 31:25 Brad Gilmer, AMWA and Peter Brightwell, BBC R&D This talk serves as an introduction to AMWA NMOS, covering all parts of this suite of interface specifications and best practices. It also touches on why we’re creating it, the approach we’re taking, and how it’s being implemented. The AMWA IS-04 and IS-05 interfaces are now recognized as being essential to the industry’s move to interoperable live IP infrastructure. They allow control applications to automatically discover and connect networked media devices and are now mature specifications featured in many products. A MWA NMOS IS 04 and IS 05: Things You Might Not Know 29:31 Andrew Bonney Did you know for example, that there is no requirement for every node in a system to run the same IS-04 version? This presentation will take a look at some of the lesser-known and more advanced features of IS-04 and IS-05, along with how they may assist you in deploying anything from a small ad-hoc setup through to a large-scale multi-format facility. AMWA BCP 003 NMOS API Security 17:03 Simon Rankine, BBC R&D BBC Research and Development’s Simon Rankine presents an update from AMWA’s NMOS API Interoperable Security Group which is working to apply tried and tested web technologies to the APIs in order to provide APIs that are simultaneously secure and cross-vendor interoperable. NAB 2019, AMWA Booth Cisco IP fabric for Media 16:28 Rahul Parameswaran, Cisco SMPTE Annual Technical Conference 2018 Scalability and Performance of the AMWA NMOS IS-04 and IS-05 Specifications 27:53 Rob Porter and Gareth Sylvester-Bradley, Sony Europe A key requirement is that APIs such as those used for AMWA IS-04 and IS-05 scale successfully in the very large installations, typical of real world deployments. To help address this, Sony has been leading an AMWA NMOS Scalability study to test these protocols for installations comprising thousands of media devices. SMPTE Webinar, May 2018 Exploring the Role of NMOS: Discovery and Connection in an IP World 1:32:52 Peter Brightwell SMPTE ST 2110 specifies how to stream video, audio, and data between devices for professional applications using IP networks. How best to discover, connect, and monitor those devices? That is addressed by the Advanced Media Workflow Association (AMWA) Networked Media Open Specifications (NMOS). This SMPTE Technology Webcast will focus on how different parts of the AMWA NMOS work, in theory as well as in practice, and on how NMOS can be used in a range of applications, whether within a broadcast control room or a cloud-based workflow. Agile Media Workflows Introducing the AMWA Agile Media Blueprint 25:33 Richard Cartwright, Streampunk Media Introducing the Agile Media Blueprint (AMB), a plan for how to use the same technology platform as used for the Internet to make television, OTT media systems and to enable new kinds of creativity. A Demonstration of ZeNMOS and SDPoker 10:31 Richard Cartwright, Streampunk Media A brief demonstration of open-source testing tools ZeNMOS and SDPoker, designed to help users and suppliers to test products that support the latest IP Standards (SMTPE ST 2110) and Specifications (AMWA NMOS IS-04). MXF - Media Exchange Format AS-10: MXF for Production - Acquisition to Air & Archive 8:08 Dan Shockley, CNN A presentation by Dan Shockley from NAB 2012 on the AMWA specification 'MXF for Production', AS-10 Webinar: AMWA AS-11: Introducing the New Rules-Based Specifications 38:16 Thomas Heritage, BBC and Kevin Burrows, Channel 4 The AMWA AS-11 family of Specifications define constrained media file formats for the delivery of finished media assets to a broadcaster or publisher. The business case for AS 11, MXF for Contribution. pt 1 of 2 13:11 Ian Wimsett, Red Bee Media Part 1 of a presentation given by Ian Wimsett at NAB 2012. The AMWA application specification was designed to meet the needs of publisher broadcasters who may need to process content, for example segmentation, before it is ready for air. The Business Case for AS-11: MXF for Contribution, pt 2 of 2 7:51 Ian Wimsett, Red Bee Media A presentation by Ian Wimsett given at NAB 2012 What AS-11 DPP Product Certification Means for Your Business 23:33 IBC Panel Discussion

AS-11 AS-11 X1: MXF Program Contribution - DPP UHD This is a Specification in the AS-11 family of Specifications . It defines an MXF file format for the delivery of finished UHD programs to UK Digital Production Partnership (DPP) broadcasters. See the specification - Full Specification on GitHub At present, there is no Certification program set up for this specification.

AMWA's Networked Media Open Specifications (NMOS) exist to support the industry adoption of an open, inter-operable approach to IP-based infrastructures. Members Principal Members General General Members Associate Associate Members Individual Individual Members Phil Bernal PB Technologies Group LLC Kenny Munro Jim Trainor Jed Deame Nextera Phillip Nguyen Pedro Ferreira BISECT, LDA Joost Rovers Rovers IT Eben Jenkins Nicolas Sturmel

This section lists commercial implementations of the NMOS specifications. It includes information about which NMOS specifications, versions and features are supported, and provide links to the manufacturers’ product pages. NMOS SOLUTIONs This section lists commercial implementations of the NMOS specifications. It includes information about which NMOS specifications, versions and features are supported, and provide links to the manufacturers’ product pages. (Note to manufacturers: the linked product page must include information about NMOS support!) Note that inclusion in this list is not an endorsement by AMWA or a guarantee of conformance to the specifications. Many of these products have participated in the JT-NM Tested programme, with results available here . Note that the JT-NM Tested badge does not constitute a ‘pass’, but is simply an indication that testing results are available to download. commercial hardware and software MEDIA NODES Incubator Participants Alongside those working on implementations of the finished specifications, many organisations actively participate in the specification development process including workshop events. The latest list of participating companies can be found at nmos.tv .

AAF “The Advanced Authoring format (AAF) was developed as an open, interoperable file format for professional media editing. Further details can be found via the SPECS button above and technical supporting documentation via Developers button on the drop-down menu above. Which Application Specifications have been developed? AS-01 for AAF Edit Protocol providing edit metadata interchange including a base set of effects. AS-05 for AAF Effects Protocol extends AS-01 with color, text & opacity effects.

AMWA Advanced Media Workflow Association, makers of NMOS, Networked Media Open Specifications, video and audio IP based architectures for broadcast media, professional video and audio facilities. NMOS is instrumental for IPMX and ST 2110. About ABOUT THE AMWA History The Advanced Media Workflow Association, Inc. (AMWA) began in January 2000 as the Advanced Authoring Format (AAF) Association, Inc. The organization's name was officially changed in May 2007 to better reflect the direction and scope of the association and its mission statement. Today With worldwide representation from both media companies and their suppliers, the AMWA currently focuses on the industry move to IP based architectures. To enable software based systems to recognize and exploit devices, the AMWA has developed the Networked Media Open Specifications (NMOS). These have been created in practical workshops by the Networked Media Incubator project. This activity complements the work of other well established technology associations, such as the Audio Engineering Society (AES), the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) and the Video Services Forum (VSF). The AMWA continues its support for the Media Exchange Format (MXF), the Advanced Authoring Format (AAF) and the Framework for Interoperable Media Services (FIMS). The organization maintains open membership and committee participation. There are two documents that explain how the Advanced Media Workflow Association works:- The guiding principles of the organisation How we’re structured and how we work (pdf, 216k) The interaction of the activity groups involved in key decision making and technical developments Roles of AMWA NMOS Activity Groups and Stakeholders (pdf, 2016k) BOARD OF DIRECTORS Felix Poulin, Director, Governance and Engineering, Media Transport Architecture & Technology Lab, CBC Brad Gilmer, Executive Director, AMWA Ievgen Kostiukevych, Team Leader, Media over IP and Cloud Technologies, EBU John Mailhot, Systems Architect for IP Convergence, Imagine Communications Andrew Starks, Director of Product Management, Macnica Americas, Inc Gerard Phillips, Systems Engineer, Arista Networks Peter Skyes, Strategic Technology Development, Sony Michael J. Strein, Director, Engineering and Technology, Walt Disney Television - ABC News Phil Tudor, Principal Technologist, British Broadcasting Corporation Jed Deame, CEO, Nextera Video** ** taking advantage of the trial Principal membership offer (please contact Cindy Zuelsdorf for details) STAFF Brad Gilmer, Executive Director, Brad.Gilmer@AMWA.tv Cindy Zuelsdorf, Director, Membership & Marketing, Cindy.Zuelsdorf@AMWA.tv Tina Lipscomb, Operations Manager, Tina.Lipscomb@AMWA.tv COMMITTEE CHAIRS AMWA Finance - Gerard Phillips, Arista, gp@arista.com NMOS Architectural Review Group - Gareth Sylvester-Bradley, NVIDIA, garethsb@nvidia.com NMOS Incubator - Peter Brightwell, BBC, peter.brightwell@bbc.co.uk NMOS Steering, End User - Felix Poulin, CBC/Radio Canada, felix.poulin@radio-canada.ca AMWA Mission The AMWA provides an open, collaborative forum, advancing business-driven solutions for Networked Media workflows through the development and publication of specifications, tools, and current best practices. AMWA Vision The AMWA is the recognized authority focused on the creation of fully automated, virtualized media workflows, through its collection of open, IT-driven, cross-industry specifications and supporting resources. All Association policies can be found under Policy Documents. AMWA and NMOS marketing resources can be found here. Board Chairs Mission+Vision

AMWA Advanced Media Workflow Association, makers of NMOS, Networked Media Open Specifications, video and audio IP based architectures for broadcast media, professional video and audio facilities. NMOS is instrumental for IPMX and ST 2110. A family of open, free of charge specifications that enable interoperability between m edia d evices on an IP infrastructure. Any question s? Please use the Contact tab above Whether you work in Broadcast or Pro-AV, the ability to quickly and reliably set up a working system is vital to business efficiency. This may be building permanent or temporary facilities - or changing operational set-ups between TV shows or professional AV activities. If you work in traditional media or a professional communications environment, NMOS exists to provide an effective open control layer to get you working as easily as possible. How Does NMOS Help? Read What NMOS is. What NMOS isn’t . A non-technical overview which also explains the benefits to your job in the media industry. NMOS offers significant benefits over proprietary solutions . Watch a video describing what NMOS is, and how NMOS has evolved Beyond Routing Control. NMOS is a fundamental building block in an open, fully-functioning architecture. Read how it fits within the JT-NM full stack and the EBU Technology Pyramid . The NMOS ROADMAP Since the NMOS developments began, there has been a steady demand from users to provide additional functionality. Version 2 of the NMOS Roadmap shows all of these key developments, now grouped to show the overall benefits and how they work together. These include the many developments that are finished and deployed, along with “work in progress” and future additions. Much of the new work is to accommodate compressed video formats to extend the use of NMOS between media premises and to / from the Cloud. Also, as the IPMX standard is adopted in the Pro AV market, NMOS will bring valuable plug and play benefits to both end users and suppliers alike. The roadmap includes Interface Specifications (IS-xx), Best Current Practices (BCP-xx) and Data Model Specifications (MS-xx), to show the functionality and benefits that they offer. Please note - there is a range of supporting material for these technical developments. These can be found as INFO documents on the Specifications page of AMWA.tv . What you will find Core F unctionality Security Features Compressed Streams Control and Monitoring System Features Testing Tools Join the family of NMOS users and suppliers AMWA members have invested thousands of hours in developing the open specifications that are in use today. But we also encourage non-members to benefit from this development time by including the code, free of charge, in their product range. See below for a range of resources that are available to help you. How can I use it? Get started with the easy-NMOS tool from NVIDIA. Watch the presentations which explain the benefits and how to use the easy-NMOS tool, with a practical demonstration. The business benefits of using NMOS with DNS-SD for discovery of devices on your network. Use the free of charge test suites . Watch the NMOS Test Tool tutorial with a demos of installation and a typical test. Read how new versions and upgrades are handled, for example on IS-04. NMOS is available form a broad range of vendors Suppliers worldwide have signed up to participate in the NMOS developments. Big industry names and small independent specialists are contributing to the working groups, showing a long-term commitment to the success of this initiative. The JT-NM Tested program offers confidence to purchasers that products have been thoroughly checked by industry experts. Where can I buy it? The AMWA maintains a catalog of products and software which support the broad adoption of NMOS. The Buy NMOS Here page provides links to the existing catalogs and application form so that new entries can be added. The JT-NM Tested program has catalogs for successful products with carefully documented procedures and results. Watch the JT-NM Tested presentation from IBC2019 . nmos developments are based on real business needs End users and their suppliers are working towards open standards and specifications to escape the limitations of closed technology solutions. Customers want the ability to build systems using products with the best features. Vendors value the ability to make sales into the widest customer markets. Will it help my business? Read What NMOS is. What NMOS isn’t to learn how all vendors and their customers can benefit by adopting NMOS. Many suppliers are participating in the AMWA's NMOS initiative to participate in developments and implement the APIs. NMOS is a fundamental part of an ip-based infrastructure For an excellent picture of how end users are employing NMOS and IP-based architectures - plus how their suppliers have stepped up to satisfy those needs, please use the Resources option on the AIMS IP Showcase website. There you will find many presentations delivered online and at trade shows. And for end users who want to specify NMOS in their procurement processes, there is a standard form of words at the bottom of this section, prepared by the EBU. Is there a risk in adopting it? Four media organisations joined a panel discussion at IBC2019 on Real-World SMPTE ST 2110 and AMWA NMOS Implementations . At IBC2019, Riedel gave a presentation on secure Discovery and Connection of ST 2110 Media Devices An example of the practical application of NMOS is included in the Mellanox (now NVIDIA) presentation at IBC2019 in "Simplifying JT-NM TR-1001-1 Deployments Through Microservices". How to specify NMOS in a system tender or specification. SO what for the future? IP-based infrastructures take us on important first steps, liberating workflows from traditional, hard-wired, point-to-point installations. However, the professional media industry can also harness the power of IT infrastructures that we have come to expect every day in our office systems. The future vision NMOS provides a path to true IT infrastructures. A presentation by Brad Gilmer explains the business benefits that an IT infrastructure can deliver and how flexible professional media workflows can be built using IT principles. At IBC2019, Gordon Castle of Discovery / Eurosport gave his vision for an IT future .

Easy-NMOS is a free of charge, open-source, toolkit, created to simplify and speed up the adoption of NMOS APIs . Developed by NVIDIA based on open-source NMOS software from Sony, BBC R&D and other AMWA members. getting started with nmos The following presentations explain the benefits of easy-NMOS and how to use it, including a practical demonstration. Easy-NMOS video library Easy-NMOS overview (5:03) What it is and its component parts How it came to exist and has been developed How it can be used Who can benefit What you need to get started (2:04) The pre-requisites The technologies you need to be familiar with First steps to using easy-NMOS (4:04) How to get hold of easy-NMOS What it gives you access to - the registry, virtual node and testing suite How you can use it How to use easy-NMOS (6:45) Installation Configuration Get it running How you can be confident that this provides a valid representation of a running system (3:09) Checks against the test suite Checked against the JT-NM Tested criteria NMOS specifications supported by easy-NMOS (as at Nov 2020) (4:49) Interface Specifications (ISs) Best Current Practices (BCPs) Additional features Practical demonstration of setting up easy-NMOS (20:02)

Certification Supplier Information Certification Authority – AS-11 DPP Supplier Information Why get involved? The AMWA has set up the Certification Authority (CA) to work with partner organizations in demonstrating the compliance of a product to an AMWA Application Specification. For vendors, it provides an opportunity to participate in an external quality assurance check, ensuring that their implementation meets independently determined criteria. It also grants the legal right to those vendors to make use of the AS-11 DPP Certified logo and to state publicly that their products are certified. What does a certificate mean? For a detailed explanation of what a certificate means and what it does not mean, see the page CERTIFICATION AUTHORITY – AS-11 DPP What entitlement does a certificate bring? The supplier of a compliant product may use the “Certified AS-11 DPP” logo and claim compliance as part of their Sales and Marketing campaigns and / or direct users and potential users of their products to the test reports on the AMWA site. What are the testing criteria? The testing criteria for the AS-11 DPP specification are defined by the Digital Production Partnership. Who will conduct the testing? The DPP’s test lab will carry out checks that a product meets the criteria that they have defined. What does it cost? Initial certification for any product is $1,750. An update certification for any previously certified product is $500 within 2 years of the date of issue of the initial certification. Initial certification of a different product from a vendor who already has a certified product is $1,750. There is an annual royalty payment for any certification of $200 per year. However, the royalty payment for the initial year is included in the price of the initial certification. If an OEM requests the re-issuance of a certification for some reason other than an error in the certificate (i.e. the requesting company is acquired by another company), then a $130 administrative fee will be charged. Can I update my certification? When a new version of product software has passed the DPP’s tests, the CA will issue an updated certificate at a discounted rate within two years of the initial certification. The only caveat to this is whether the DPP has either continued to operate the test lab or has informed the CA of some other method that is acceptable for the issuance of certificates. If the DPP stops providing a method for testing products then updates will not be available. Our DPP Test Report says that the product name is "XYZ", but everybody knows our product as "ABC". Can we get a certificate for "ABC"? Not unless you get a revised DPP Test Report saying that "ABC" is the product that passed their tests. The CA can only issue certifications to the exact company, and for the exact product and version number listed on the Test Report. The CA will not become involved in issues of whether product "XYZ" is in fact the same product as "ABC", or whether Company 'R' acquired Company "L", and now the product from Company "L" should be certified. All of these discussions are between the DPP and the Vendor. The CA simply issues the certification based on the information listed in the Test Report. Can I use the certified logo for future versions of a product? A certificate is issued for a specific software release of a specific product so it is only possible to claim that this version is certified. However, as long as subsequent versions continue to meet the DPP testing criteria, it is possible to continue the use of the logo and the marketing claims. How do I get involved? The first step to certification is to obtain a test report which shows compliance to the DPP’s criteria. To start this process, please contact the DPP. Once you have a test report, please follow the DPP Certification Application Procedure to obtain a certificate. Contacts For information on the DPP Compliance Programme please contact the DPP. www.thedpp.com For information on the AMWA Certification Authority please contact CA@AMWA.tv Return to Certification