In the beginning there was a problem - and in fact it was already there at the very start of international distribution: Because international distribution goes hand in hand with a thousand different versions of a film being needed. So why did our industry need another complex format? That's why.Different final formats, different language versions, edited versions, subtitles, output devices - in short, an almost unmanageable number of tapes and/or file formats, including chaotic content and metadata management and high storage space requirements. IMF is now supposed to solve all these problems: a format that contains all the required versions, is easier to handle and also saves storage space. The discussion about what such a format should look like began back in 2007, and in February 2011 the USC Entertainment Technology Center finally adopted the IMF Specification 1.0 - one month later the SMPTE Working Group 35PM50 was launched, from which the various IMF applications later emerged ...
Hello Stranger!
This article is exclusively for Digital Production Subscribers.
If you are already subscribed, please log in below,
if you aren't subscribed, What are you waiting for?
Subscribers get
exclusive access to many articles like the one you just wanted to read,
can directly contact the authors or the newsroom,
can download many cool things from the archives,
support one of the last independent platforms weithout an "Algorithm"
and are granted exclusive bragging rights for being a better person!
Get an overview on what's available here, and access everything on the site!
If you need another reason,
here is a picture of the editorial cat,
which you'll be supporting as well!
