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first to describe the structure of the file and its play out
but also to let the user specify its own metadata
metadata
annotating the content of the file
This format is also designed to ensure the interchange of data in a
streaming environment such as data tape storage or networked
communications.
The capacity of a given media product in its basic
Native Capacity
recording format (without the use of data compression).
Refers to the uncompressed storage capacity of a media
Native Mode
subsystem. (See Native Capacity.)
The simplest and most common
Op1a
single
source package
. Files produced by the Evtr from Sony are an extension of
package
the .
Op1a
This
OpAtom operational pattern
consists in a single source (only video or audio). However, the
material package
Op2a, and Op2b
files.
OpAtom
This term is used to designate the complexity of an
Operational Pattern
MXF file. It describes the possibilities for building the
.
packages
A method of generating redundant information that can be used
Parity
to detect errors in stored or transmitted data.
A device added to a system as a complement to the basic
Peripheral
central processing unit (CPU), such as a disk drive, tape drive, or
printer.
Positive Engagement Buckling Mechanism
engineered media leader-buckling mechanism for heavy-duty-
cycle automated environments.
Power-on Self-Test. When power is applied to the tape drive, it
POST
performs a POST.
descriptive metadata
operational pattern
which is played as is by the unique
embeds a single
may allow building complex editing (
) by referencing
source packages
A highly robust, solidly
Glossary
structural
.
containing a
material
which
source package
Op1a, Op1b,
from other
material
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