OMF Interchange

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Avid released a specification for a Open Media Framework Interchange file format, capable of containing audio, video, graphics, still images, etc<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Media_Framework_Interchange</ref><ref>https://www.mixonline.com/recording/workstation-file-format-interchange-part-1-364921</ref>. The format was replaced with the [[AAF|Advanced Authoring Format]]<ref>http://www.edlmax.com/FormatOmf.htm</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20000816225754/http://www.avid.com/news/press_releases/product_news/aaf.html</ref>.
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Avid released a specification for a Open Media Framework Interchange file format, capable of containing audio, video, graphics, still images, etc<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Media_Framework_Interchange</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20000815100248/http://avid.com/3rdparty/omfi/index.html</ref>. The format was replaced with the [[AAF|Advanced Authoring Format]]<ref>http://www.edlmax.com/FormatOmf.htm</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20000816225754/http://www.avid.com/news/press_releases/product_news/aaf.html</ref>.
  
 
==File Identification==
 
==File Identification==
OMF files contain the hex values {{magic|6F6D66693A64617461}} starting at byte 5, which is <code>omfi:data</code> in ASCII<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110728123616/http://www.linuxmedialabs.com/Downloads/LSI/omfspec21.pdf</ref>
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Later OMF files can contain the hex values {{magic|6F6D66693A64617461}} starting at byte 5, which is <code>omfi:data</code> in ASCII<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110728123616/http://www.linuxmedialabs.com/Downloads/LSI/omfspec21.pdf</ref>
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OMFI 1 and 2 are different and some later software may not be compatible with the earlier version.<ref>https://www.mixonline.com/recording/workstation-file-format-interchange-part-1-364921</ref>
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==Software==
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* [http://archive.digidesign.com/download/omf/ OMFTool from Digidesign]
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
 
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Revision as of 00:45, 24 June 2022

File Format
Name OMF Interchange
Ontology
Extension(s) .omf
Type Code OMFI
Wikidata ID Q1459344
Released 1992

Avid released a specification for a Open Media Framework Interchange file format, capable of containing audio, video, graphics, still images, etc[1][2]. The format was replaced with the Advanced Authoring Format[3][4].

File Identification

Later OMF files can contain the hex values 6F6D66693A64617461 starting at byte 5, which is omfi:data in ASCII[5]

OMFI 1 and 2 are different and some later software may not be compatible with the earlier version.[6]

Software

References

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Media_Framework_Interchange
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20000815100248/http://avid.com/3rdparty/omfi/index.html
  3. http://www.edlmax.com/FormatOmf.htm
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20000816225754/http://www.avid.com/news/press_releases/product_news/aaf.html
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20110728123616/http://www.linuxmedialabs.com/Downloads/LSI/omfspec21.pdf
  6. https://www.mixonline.com/recording/workstation-file-format-interchange-part-1-364921
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