11 DMS-1 Metadata Scheme

Jim Wilkinson

 

Introduction

The MXF specification provides the mechanism by which a descriptive metadata (DM) framework can be plugged into the structural metadata part of the header metadata. These DM frameworks are a part of the header metadata and provide additional editorial value to an MXF file. The DMS-1 specification is defined in SMPTE 380M. Further information on using descriptive metadata in MXF is given in engineering guideline document SMPTE EG42.

A Short History of DMS-1

The descriptive metadata scheme, now known as DMS-1, started life as a short list of metadata items that were needed to replicate roughly the equivalent of a tape label. Inevitably, this list grew rapidly in an attempt to create a common ...

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