SMPTE 394M-2006

This standard specifies the data format for the System Item of the MXF Generic Container (GC) that is called System Scheme 1. This data format is a superset of the System Item defined in SMPTE 385M (Mapping SDTI-CP Essence and Metadata into the MXF Generic Container) and provides a more generic and flexible data structure that can provide system elements for flexible GC wrappings including clip-based wrapping. This document defines the rules that System Elements in the System Item shall follow in order to be classified as a System Scheme 1 System Element.

The MXF Generic Container is the native Essence Container of the Material Exchange Format (MXF) File Body. The MXF Generic Container is defined for the interchange of streamable audio-visual material.

This document defines the data structure at the signal interfaces of networks or storage media. This document does not define internal storage formats for MXF compliant devices.