Advanced Media Workflow Association

The Advanced Media Workflow Association (AMWA) is an industry association focused on the content creation industry's move to IP-based architectures. AMWA promotes industry standards that allow diverse devices to discover and interoperate with each other reliably and securely.[2]

Advanced Media Workflow Association, Inc. (AMWA)[1]
Formation2000
TypeIndustry association
HeadquartersMadison, WI
Location
Official language
English
Executive Director
Brad Gilmer
Websitewww.amwa.tv

Work

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As part of AMWA's collaborative process AMWA specifications are published on GitHub.[3][4]

AMWA's Framework for Interoperable Media Service (FIMS) integrates a common approach to integrate hardware devices and software components in TV production facilities [5] [6]

Networked Media Open Specifications (NMOS) provide discovery, registration and control services for the SMPTE ST 2110 media over IP protocol suite, and other media over IP applications.[7][8]

The Advanced Authoring Format (AAF) is a multimedia file format for professional media creators. AAF provides cross-platform data interchange, designed for the video post-production and authoring environment.[9][10][11]

AAF and Material Exchange Format (MXF) are successors to Open Media Framework (OMF).[10]

Published specifications

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AMWA publishes interface specifications, data models, best current practices, application specifications and informative documents.[12]

Interface specifications

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  • IS-01: AAF C++ SDK reference implementation.
  • IS-03: Media Authoring with Java (MAJ) API
  • IS-04: NMOS Discovery & Registration API
  • IS-05: NMOS Device Connection Management API
  • IS-06: NMOS Network Control
  • IS-07: NMOS Event & Tally API
  • IS-08: NMOS Audio Channel Mapping
  • IS-09: NMOS System Parameters
  • IS-10: NMOS Authorization
  • IS-11: NMOS Stream Compatibility Management
  • IS-12: NMOS Control Protocol

Data models

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  • MS-01: AAF Data Model
  • MS-02: Mapping from AAF objects to Structured Storage
  • MS-03: Structured Storage Specification
  • MS-04: A model for identity and timing in AMWA NMOS specifications.
  • MS-05-01: NMOS Control Framework
  • MS-05-02: NMOS Control Block Specs

Best current practices

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  • BCP-001-02: AMWA Specification Process
  • BCP-002-01: Natural Grouping of NMOS Resources
  • BCP-003-01: Secure Communication in NMOS Systems
  • BCP-003-02: Authorization in NMOS Systems
  • BCP-003-03: Certificate provisioning in NMOS Systems
  • BCP-004-01: Receiver Capabilities
  • BCP-005-01: EDID to Receiver Capabilities Mapping
  • BCP-006-01: NMOS With JPEG XS

Application specifications

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  • AS-01: AAF Edit Protocol
  • AS-02: MXF Versioning (was MXF Mastering Format)
  • AS-03: MXF Program Delivery
  • AS-05: AAF Effects Protocol
  • AS-07: MXF Archive & Preservation
  • AS-10: MXF for Production
  • AS-11: Media Contribution File Formats
  • AS-12: MXF Commercial Delivery

Informative Documents

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  • INFO-001: Control / Monitoring / Management Architectural Sprint
  • INFO-002: Security Implementation Guide
  • INFO-003: Sink Metadata Processing Architecture
  • INFO-004: Implementation Guide for DNS-SD
  • INFO-005: Implementation Guide for NMOS Controllers
  • INFO-006: Implementation guide for NMOS Device Capabilities Control

History

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The AMWA began in January 2000 as the Advanced Authoring Format Association. The organization's name was officially changed in May 2007.[1] The first NMOS specification (IS-04) was published in 2016.

References

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  1. ^ a b "About". AMWA.
  2. ^ "AMWA, EBU, SMPTE Announce Groundbreaking Collaboration To Drive Future Media Standards & Interoperability Across Digital Media Ecosystem".
  3. ^ "AMWA - Advanced Media Workflow Association". GitHub.
  4. ^ "NABShow2019 - IP Showcase Theater - AMWA NMOS: The whole story" (PDF).
  5. ^ "AMWA/EBU FIMSJoint Task Force to Seek a Framework for Interoperable Media Services" (PDF).
  6. ^ April 2011, David Austerberry 06 (6 April 2011). "AMWA, EBU to demonstrate service-oriented media workflow at NAB Show". TVTechnology.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Bridge, The Broadcast (August 13, 2018). "AMWA, NMOS and open standards - The Broadcast Bridge - Connecting IT to Broadcast". www.thebroadcastbridge.com.
  8. ^ Porter, R.; Sylvester-Bradley, G. (October 24, 2018). "Scalability and Performance of the AMWA IS-04 and IS-05 NMOS Specifications for Networked Media". SMPTE 2018. pp. 1–20. doi:10.5594/M001842. ISBN 978-1-61482-960-7. S2CID 86693610 – via IEEE Xplore.
  9. ^ "AAF". AMWA.
  10. ^ a b "EdlMax - AAf Format". www.edlmax.com.
  11. ^ "Advanced Authoring Format (AAF) Object, Version 1.1". www.loc.gov. December 16, 2011.
  12. ^ "Specs". AMWA.
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