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Interoperable

Master

Format

PPI - Facility Integrations

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What is IMF?

  • Componentized media format
  • Based on Digital Cinema Package format
  • Standardized by SMPTE (St 2067-xx)
  • Netflix is using IMF “Application 2 Extended”
  • JPEG 2000 image compression, uncompressed audio
  • Support for HDR, HFR, Timed Text, …
  • Plug-in mechanism allows for new technologies to be added

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What are the components

That make an IMF?

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Original Version vs. Version File

  • The first delivery is an OV IMF file
  • Fixes or changes can be delivered via an VF IMF (Supplemental) file
    • Only render and upload the fixes or changes
    • Fast turnaround

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Original Version (OV) CPL

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Dead Pixel

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Supplemental Version File (VF) CPL

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IMF Authoring tools

Check the recommended tools on: pta.netflixstudios.com

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SDR

HDR - Dolby Vision

Tool Name

Original Version

Version File

Metadata Insertion

Original Version

Version File

CORTEX v5

Enterprise Edition

✔

✔

✔

✔

✔

DaVinci Resolve

Studio 15

✔

✔

✔

✔

✔

easyDCP 3.6

✔

✔

✔

✔

✔

MIST 4.9

✔

✔

✔

✔

✔

OWNZONES Connect™

✔

✔

✔

✔

✔

R&S® CLIPSTER v6.7

✔

✔

✔

✔

✔

Transkoder 2018

✔

✔

✔

✔

✔

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Backlot Delivery:

OV IMF

Source Request

Ingest Inspections

The request splits based on what’s included in the CPL.

Primary

IMF

Audio (5.1)

AV (Muxed)

Audio (2.0)

Video

Backlot Delivery UI: Photon Validations

Inspection

as a Service

(IaaS)

Automated

QC