Material Exchange Format

Material Exchange Format
Filename extension	.mxf
Internet media type	application/mxf
Type code	"mxf"
Initial release	22 September 2004; 20 years ago
Latest release	SMPTE ST 377-1:2019; 28 January 2020; 4 years ago
Type of format	Container format
Container for	Audiovisual material, rich metadata
Open format?	Yes
Free format?	Yes

Material Exchange Format (MXF) is a container format for professional digital video and audio media defined by a set of SMPTE standards. A typical example of its use is for delivering advertisements to TV stations and tapeless archiving of broadcast TV programs.^[2] It is also used as part of the Digital Cinema Package for delivering movies to commercial theaters.

^ Material Exchange Format (MXF) (Full draft). Sustainability of Digital Formats. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
^ "Technical Specifications – Commercial File Delivery" (PDF). Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[1] Material Exchange Format (MXF) (Full draft). Sustainability of Digital Formats. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2021.

[2] "Technical Specifications – Commercial File Delivery" (PDF). Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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