A standardized color management and interchange system for motion pictures and television. ACES defines comprehensive workflows for color grading and consistent color reproduction across devices.
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Industry guidelines produced by the Ultra HD Forum, covering end-to-end workflows for Ultra HD content (4K, HDR, Wide Color Gamut, Next-Gen Audio) including distribution and streaming considerations. These guidelines help ensure interoperability and best practices for advanced video formats in streaming and broadcast.
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A World Wide Web Consortium group focused on media and entertainment. It examines use cases and requirements for web technologies in the media industry (like streaming, broadcasting integration, etc.) and often produces recommendations or liaisons with other standards (like W3C for HTML5 media, or CTA WAVE).
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The ISO/IEC 23001-7 standard for Common Encryption in ISO base media file format files. CENC allows a single video file to be encrypted once and used with multiple DRM systems (Widevine, PlayReady, etc.) by defining a common encryption scheme and signaling, forming the basis of DRM interoperability in DASH and HLS fMP4.
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DASH Industry Forum’s Interoperability Points (IOP) guidelines. This document ensures consistent implementations of MPEG-DASH by defining profiles and common practices for players and encoders.
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The BBC Research & Development blog where broadcast technology advancements are discussed. Includes articles on new video compression techniques, streaming trials, and standards.
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An open source C library implementing the EBU R128 loudness standard. It can be used to measure and normalize audio loudness (LUFS) for broadcast compliance.
US Federal Communications Commission guidelines on closed captioning requirements for video programming, covering quality, accuracy, and legal obligations.
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An organization that develops and maintains standards for cinema and broadcast, including many video formats (e.g., SMPTE ST 2110 for IP video, HDR formats, etc.).
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A global technical association that publishes best practices, specifications, and guidelines to address challenges in streaming video (e.g., open caching, QoE, ad tech).
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