Using Umid Data - Sony CINEALTA PDW-F330K Operating Instructions Manual

Using UMID Data

To perform operations from interviewing to editing
effectively and to detect audio-visual materials easily
when reusing them, metadata that provides additional
information is recorded along with audio-visual data on a
disc.
As one of application of metadata, the UMID (Unique
Material Identifier) is internationally standardized.
Basic UMID (32 bytes)
Universal label
12 bytes
Globally unique ID is automatically recorded every
shooting.
Original material: 00 00 00
Copied material: Generation number (1 byte)
+ random number (2 bytes)
Using the Extended UMID
You have to enter a country code, organization code and
user code. Set the country code referring to the ISO 3166
table, and set the organization code and user code
independently.
Extended UMID (64 bytes)
Instance
L Material Number
No.
1 3 bytes 16 bytes
Material No.
ID generated when
Instance No.
shooting
Same as the above
Distinguishing between Material source ID/
the original material and detecting material
copied material
What is a UMID?
The UMID (Unique Material Identifier) is a unique
identifier for audio-visual material defined by the
SMPTE330M-2003 standard.
The UMID may be used either as the 32-byte Basic UMID
or as the Extended UMID, which includes an additional 32
bytes of Source Pack to make a total 64 bytes.
For details, refer to SMPTE 330M.
Source pack (32 bytes)
Spatial
Time/Date Country
Coordinates
8 bytes 12 bytes 4 bytes
The Extended UMID is metadata that provides additional
information such as location, time/date, company and so
on.
The UMID is applied as follows.
Source Pack
Shooting
information (when,
where and who)
Same as the above
Metadata pack that
identifies the source of
material unit by defining
the when, where and who
of the material unit with
which it is associated.
For details, see "Additional information related to the
UMID" on page 172.
Functions of UMID data
The UMID data enables the following:
Org User
4 bytes 4 bytes
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