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A Standard is a document that states basic specifications, dimensions, or criteria that are necessary for effective interchange and/or interconnection within the system described.
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Browse BelowA Recommended Practice is a document that states basic specifications, dimensions, or criteria that are not necessary for effective interchange and/or interconnection but that facilitate implementation of systems.
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Browse BelowPublic CDs are open documents that are distributed for review and comment by the professional community for a limited time. Distribution of public CDs does not constitute publication, as the material remains work under development. Therefore, public CDs shall not be referred to as a SMPTE Standard, Recommended Practice, or Engineering Guideline.
The process is designed to satisfy, among others, the following industry needs:
You can read more about public CDs, their purpose and process in an updated SMPTE AG-22 available at https://www.smpte.org/about/policies-and-governance very soon.
Public CDs are managed in GitHub. Github is used as a store of repositories for SMPTE software projects, as a tool for iterative document development and maintenance, and is used for SMPTE code development as well as issue tracking and resolution.
Feedback on any of the public CDs can be submitted through the GitHub Issue Tracking feature.
Public CD | Public Review Period |
SMPTE ST 377-4:2012 MXF Multichannel Audio Labeling Framework and companion SMPTE ST 377-41 Multichannel Audio Controlled Vocabulary | Ending no earlier than 24 July 2020, and no later than 25 January 2021 |
SMPTE ST 377-41 Multichannel Audio Controlled Vocabulary | Ending no earlier than 24 July 2020, and no later than 25 January 2021 |
SMPTE ST 2067-40 Interoperable Master Format - Application #4 Cinema Mezzanine | Ending no earlier than June 15, 2020, and no later than 18 March 2021 |
SMPTE ST 2125 IMF Registration Service API | Ending no earlier than 20 November 2020, and no later than 20 November 2023 |
SMPTE ST 2126 Microservice Status Reporting and Logging | Ending no earlier than 20 November 2020, and no later than 20 November 2023 |
SMPTE RP 2059-15 | Ending no earlier than 10 December 2020, and no later than 10 December 2023 |