Recommendations & Guidance

A quick reference to key Specifications, Recommendations, and Guidance documents from the DPP

Metadata

A range of metadata recommendations, for applications including VOD content delivery, News production, and IMF.

DPP008 Business to Business Metadata Exchange

This recommendation aims to reduce friction in the media supply chain at the points of content interchange, specifically around the exchange of metadata.

DPP002 Metadata Exchange for News

An implementation framework to enable exchange of a minimum metadata set between systems and news organisations.

DPP003 Carriage of AMWA AS-11 Metadata in IMF

This DPP Recommendation defines usage of common user metadata elements and their carriage in SMPTE RDD 59 IMF Packages.

Interoperable Master Format

A DPP Application of IMF for broadcasters and online content providers, with associated implementation guidance.

SMPTE RDD 59-1

This link will take you to IEEE Explore, to download SMPTE RDD 59-1 IMF Application DPP (ProRes).

DPP005 IMF Operational Guidance

This Guidance document helps adopters to make sense of IMF standards, specifications and terminology, and understand their impact on workflows.

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DPP004 IMF QC Workflows

This Guidance document provides an overview of how QC processes can be adapted to suit component based media workflows, using formats such as IMF.

DPP006 IMF Plug-in for an Auxiliary Image Sequence

This Recommendation defines an IMF plugin for an Auxiliary Image Sequence, allowing overlays to be treated as components in an IMF workflow.

AS-11 File Delivery

Technical specifications for file-based delivery of television programmes, promotions, advertising, and more.

AMWA AS-11 UK DPP HD

This link will take you to the AMWA website where you can find the AS-11 DPP HD Specification for air-ready master files.

AMWA AS-11 UK DPP SD

This link will take you to the AMWA website where you can find the AS-11 DPP SD Specification for air-ready master files.

AMWA AS-11 X6

This link will take you to the AMWA website where you can find the AS-11 X6 draft Specification for the delivery of HD short form content.

AMWA AS-11 X5

This link will take you to the AMWA website where you can find the AS-11 X5 draft Specification for the delivery of UHD short form content.

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Other key specifications and guidance from the DPP

DPP007 - Content Supplier Onboarding

This guidance sets out commonly agreed best practices that are simple to implement and can drive significant time and cost savings.

DPP001 Live IP Profiles

This DPP Recommendation defines a series of profiles for exchanging live video across IP networks for contribution and distribution.

DPP document formats

DPP technical documents are mostly published in one of our main formats. Learn more about what each one means.

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