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Material Exchange Format

Material Exchange Format (MXF) is a container format for professional digital video and audio media defined by a set of SMPTE standards. A typical example of its use is for delivering advertisements to TV stations and tapeless archiving of broadcast TV programs. It is also used as part of the Digital Cinema Package for delivering films and other content…

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The MXF standards

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Container for
Audiovisual material, rich metadata
Free format?
Yes
Initial release
22 September 2004; 21 years ago (2004-09-22)
Internet media type
application/mxf
Latest release
SMPTE ST 377-1:2019 28 January 2020; 6 years ago (2020-01-28)
Open format?
Yes

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Material Exchange Format

Nodes45
Edges44
Triples9
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.044444
Components1

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Material Exchange Format

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Container for · 1
Material Exchange Format → Audiovisual material, rich metadata
Filename extension · 1
Material Exchange Format → .mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace} .mxf
Free format? · 1
Material Exchange Format → Yes
Initial release · 1
Material Exchange Format → 22 September 2004; 21 years ago (2004-09-22)
Internet media type · 1
Material Exchange Format → application/mxf
Latest release · 1
Material Exchange Format → SMPTE ST 377-1:2019 28 January 2020; 6 years ago (2020-01-28)
Open format? · 1
Material Exchange Format → Yes
Type code · 1
Material Exchange Format → "mxf"
Type of format · 1
Material Exchange Format → Container format

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mxf video format file metadata material smpte standard audio digital files broadcast used standards also open container media aaf free

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Material Exchange FormatContainer forAudiovisual material, rich metadata1.00infobox
Material Exchange FormatFilename extension.mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace} .mxf1.00infobox
Material Exchange FormatFree format?Yes1.00infobox
Material Exchange FormatInitial release22 September 2004; 21 years ago (2004-09-22)1.00infobox
Material Exchange FormatInternet media typeapplication/mxf1.00infobox
Material Exchange FormatLatest releaseSMPTE ST 377-1:2019 28 January 2020; 6 years ago (2020-01-28)1.00infobox
Material Exchange FormatOpen format?Yes1.00infobox
Material Exchange FormatType code"mxf"1.00infobox
Material Exchange FormatType of formatContainer format1.00infobox

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