1. MXFComponentSuite Version 2.0 Technical Overview
Pedro Ferreira
15/03/2004

2. Overview MXF Wrapper MXF MetaUpdater MXF Unwrapper
Generate MXF files from raw Essence and Metadata
MXF MetaUpdater
Update Metadata in existing MXF files
MXF Unwrapper
Extract Essence and Metadata
MXF DirectShow Filter
Play MXF files using Windows Media Player 2

3. Overview Targeted at most common use cases Simplified interface
XML-based Metadata
File-based and streaming interfaces
Shipped as:
DLLs and OCXs, except MXF DirectShow Filter
Supported Platforms:
Windows, Linux (soon), others on request 3

4. Streaming Support
DLL versions support streaming 4

5. MXF Unwrapper Extracts Essence and Metadata from MXF files
Optionally separates audio and video stored in the same MXF Essence Container
e.g. D10 to MPEG and AES3
Outputs Metadata as XML
Metadata dictionary formats compliant with MXF::SDK (XML Schema and Binary)
Metadata may be validated against the XML Schema dictionary
DLL version supports streaming
OCX version is file oriented 5

6. MXF Unwrapper: OCX configure Essence files execute Metadata file
progressUpdate ( % )
MXF file
done
Application
MXF Unwrapper
Configure
Input File
Output Files
Dictionary File
Extract Dark Metadata
Extract Only Structural Metadata
Logical Metadata View
Metadata Output File
Separate Audio/Video 6

7. MXF Wrapper Generates MXF files from raw Essence
Allows multiplexing of several Essence files into the same MXF Essence Container
e.g. MPEG and AES3 to D10
Optionally adds XML Descriptive Metadata
Multiple MXF generation options:
KAG Size, Write RIP, Footer has Metadata, Close all Partitions, Master Edit Units per Partition, Metadata Repetition Period, Streamable
Metadata dictionary formats compliant with MXF::SDK (XML Schema and Binary)
DLL version supports streaming
OCX version is file oriented 7

8. Metadata file (optional)
MXF Wrapper: OCX
configure
Essence files
execute
Metadata file (optional)
progressUpdate ( % )
MXF file
done
Application
MXF Wrapper
Configure
Input Files
Output File
Dictionary File
Footer Has Metadata
Close All Partitions
Master Edit Units Per Partition
Metadata Repetition Period
KAG Size
Streamable
Write RIP
Identification 8

9. MXF MetaUpdater Updates Metadata in existing MXF files
Metadata input in XML
Metadata dictionary formats compliant with MXF::SDK (XML Schema and Binary)
DLL version supports streaming
OCX version is file oriented 9

10. MXF MetaUpdater: OCX configure MXF file execute Metadata file
progressUpdate ( % )
Metadata file
done
Application
MXF MetaUpdater
Configure
MXF files
Metadata file
Dictionary File 10

11. MXF DirectShow Filter Plug-and-Play into Windows Media Player
Plays a single Source Package or a complete Material Package
Compatible with Operational Patterns up to OP3c
Random access even for non indexed files
Selection of audio channels
Timecode extraction 11