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Interoperable Master Format

Interoperable Master Format (IMF) is a container format for the standardized digital delivery and storage of finished audio-visual masters, including movies, episodic content and advertisements. In IMF, each kind of essence (video, audio, subtitles, etc.) is stored in individual media files (“Track Files”) and the instructions for synchronizing these media files are stored in a separate playlist file (“Composition Playlist”). This component-based approach allows the large media files to be reused across multiple playlists, each representing a different version of the content. The IMF family of standards, ST 2067, is maintained by SMPTE. Its first edition was published in 2013. IMF is closely related to Digital Cinema Package (“DCP”), leveraging several of the same standards for packaging and architecture.

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Interoperable Master Format (IMF) is a container format for the standardized digital delivery and storage of finished audio-visual masters, including movies, episodic content and advertisements. In IMF, each kind of essence (video, audio, subtitles, etc.) is stored in individual media files (“Track Files”) and the instructions for synchronizing these media files are stored in a separate playlist file (“Composition Playlist”). This component-based approach allows the large media files to be reused across multiple playlists, each representing a different version of the content. The IMF family of standards, ST 2067, is maintained by SMPTE. Its first edition was published in 2013. IMF is closely related to Digital Cinema Package (“DCP”), leveraging several of the same standards for packaging and architecture.

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  1. publication date: 2013 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the publication date is "2013". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363482406

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