Specs
SPECIFICATIONS
The AMWA develops specifications and technologies to facilitate the deployment and operation of efficient media workflows. There are three types of specifications - Application Specifications, Data Model Specifications, and Interface Specifications. The AMWA also publishes Best Current Practices. More information on each of these document types is provided below.
To make sure that projects are clearly defined, adequately resourced and successful, we have a process to carefully manage proposals from start to finish. We welcome all new ideas to advance workflows. The AMWA Specification Process document (see link below) provides information on how AMWA projects are started, the different types of AMWA Specifications, and the different levels of AMWA Specifications.
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Although first designed to meet a known requirement, a specification can be updated, either because the original user has refined their needs or because a new member wishes to capitalise on the previous work and slightly extend the capabilities of the specification.
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Application Specifications
Applications Specifications define a set of rules that constrain a standard—like MXF—to suit a specific application. Each has been created to satisfy the clearly defined operational need of a member company.
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Program Mastering when there are multiple versions of the content (AS-02)
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Program Delivery to multiple broadcast stations (AS-03)
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Archive and Preservation of a wide range of material (AS-07)
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Workflows suited to fast turnaround end-to-end production (AS-10)
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Media Contribution for the delivery of finished media assets to a broadcaster or publisher (AS-11)
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The use of metadata for the management of content, including a unique identifier (AS-12)
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Data Model Specifications
The data models lie at the heart of the media workflow technologies.
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Interface Specifications
The interface specifications are used to create interoperation between equipment and applications in the media workflow.
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Best Current Practices
Best current practices are intended to define and ratify the community's best current thinking on statements of principle or the best ways to perform certain operations or process functions.
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All Specifications
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Published & STABLE
Edit metadata interchange using AAF. Includes base set of effects.
Published
Storage of MXF program components to enable versions & inventories, for use in a multi-version, multi-lingual, multi-delivery media environment.
MXF Versioning (was MXF Mastering Format)
Published
MXF optimized for program delivery intended for direct playout via a video server for example. This is based on a PBS profile for MXF program delivery.
Published
Extends AS-01 with color, text & opacity effects.
Published
A vendor-neutral subset of the MXF file format to use for long-term archiving and preservation of moving image content and associated materials including audio, captions, multiple legacy timecodes, and other metadata. The main users for AS-07 are archives that maintain audiovisual content for the long term.
MXF Archive & Preservation
Published
MXF for end-to-end production workflow.
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The AMWA AS-11 family of Specifications define constrained media file formats for the delivery of finished media assets to a broadcaster or publisher. Includes Specifications used by broadcasters in the UK (DPP), Nordic countries, Australia and New Zealand.
Media Contribution File Formats
Published
Delivery of finished SD programs to Digital Production Partnership (DPP) broadcasters.
MXF Program Contribution – UK DPP SD
Published
Delivery of finished HD programs to Digital Production Partnership (DPP) broadcasters.
MXF Program Contribution – UK DPP HD
Published
Delivery of finished UHD programs to Digital Production Partnership (DPP) broadcasters.
MXF Program Contribution – DPP UHD
Published
Delivery of finished HD AVC Intra programs to a broadcaster or publisher.
MXF Program Contribution – HD Intra
Archived
Delivery of finished HD AVC Long GOP programs to a broadcaster or publisher.
MXF Program Contribution – HD Long GOP
(25p, 50p)
Archived
Delivery of finished HD AVC Long GOP programs to a broadcaster or publisher.
MXF Program Contribution - HD Long GOP (23.98p (24/1.001p), 59.94p (60/1.001p))
Work in Progress
Delivery of finished commercials and promos based heavily on AS-11 X1.
MXF Program Contribution - DPP UHD Commercials & Promotions
Work in Progress
Delivery of finished commercials and promos based heavily on AS-11 X2.
MXF Program Contribution - DPP HD Commercials & Promotions
Published
Delivery of finished SD D10 programs to a broadcaster or publisher.
MXF Program Contribution – SD
Archived
Delivery of finished HD (MPEG-2) programs to North American Broadcasters Association (NABA) broadcasters.
MXF Program Contribution - NABA DPP HD (MPEG-2)
Published
Delivery of finished HD (AVC) programs to North American Broadcasters Association (NABA) broadcasters.
MXF Program Contribution - NABA DPP HD (AVC)
Published
MXF format optimized for the delivery of finished commercials to broadcast stations. AS-12 adds advertising identification metadata to an advertisement contained in an AMWA MXF Application Specification compliant MXF file.
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This Best Current Practice (BCP) describes the AMWA’s Specification development process, including how work is initiated, levels of AMWA documents, and types of AMWA Specifications. The goals of the AMWA Specification process are 1) interoperability, 2) satisfying business needs, 3) technical robustness, 4) reusability and composability, and 5) timeliness.
This Best Current Practice (BCP) describes the AMWA's specification development process. This document is, itself, a Best Current Practice.
AMWA Specification Process
Published
How to group related Resources in NMOS specifications
Natural Grouping of NMOS Resources
Published
Securing HTTP and WebSocket communications within NMOS APIs.
Securing communications in NMOS APIs
Work In Progress
How to implement client authorization for the NMOS APIs
Authorization in NMOS APIs
Published
AAF format for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.
Specification
At the request of the AMWA board, a team of volunteers, including end-users, network equipment providers, processing equipment providers, and related software subsystem developers was charged with the task of adding a layer of detail to the JT-NM reference architecture in the area of control, monitoring and management interfaces.
Control / Monitoring / Management Architectural Sprint
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Media Authoring with Java (MAJ) API
Published & STABLE
Discovery and Registration
NMOS Discovery & Registration API
Published & STABLE
Device Connection Management
NMOS Device Connection Management API
Published
NMOS Network Control Specification
Published
How to set channel mapping/selecting/shuffling settings for use with NMOS APIs
NMOS Audio Channel Mapping
Work in Progress
AMWA NMOS IS-09 is due to be the output of a work in progress activity. This will define a 'System API' providing Media Nodes with access to configuration parameters when they first boot.
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AAF Data Model (SMPTE 2033 – in progress).
Published
Mapping from AAF objects to Structured Storage
Published
Structured Storage Specification
Finalised, awaiting board approval
A model for identity and timing in AMWA NMOS specifications.
