The MXF Book: An Introduction to the Material eXchange Format / Edition 1

by Nick Wells, Oliver Morgan, Jim Wilkinson, Bruce Devlin

Overview

Written by a top team of industry professionals, this must-have guide will introduce you to everything you'll need to know about MXF. The MXF Book introduces and explains the MXF standard and helps engineers write MXF applications. The book also explains the reasons behind many details of the specification documents.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780240806938
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/28/2006
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	416
Product dimensions:	7.44(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

About the Author

Nick Wells, Bruce Devlin, Jim Wilkinson

Table of Contents

Introduction
What is an MXF file?
Case study - Usage and applications of MXF
MXF Physical & Logistical Structures
Constraining MXF - OP usage
How to put essence into an MXF file
DV in MXF
D-10 & D-11 in MXF
Long GoP MPEG and MXF
Audio
Uncompressed
Data Streams and other mappings
HD-CAM
Introduction to User Metadata
DMS-1 Metadata Scheme
Roll your own metadata
Index tables and their Applications
Interoperability with AAF
MXF AAF, UML and XML
Implementers hints and tips
Applications

Editorial Reviews

"...this guide will introduce you to everything you'll need to know about MXF." - SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal, Aug. 2006

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