Technology

Our mission is to deliver a simpler, more effective global content supply chain. We produce specifications and recommendations, backed up by workflow guidance and implementation support.

Our Tech Projects

Versioning with IMF

Enabling simpler and more efficient localisation and versioning
Broadcast File Delivery

DPP specifications revolutionised file-based content delivery
Live Delivery

Enabling interoperability for live contribution and distribution
VOD Delivery

Driving best practice in the process of delivering content to VOD
Artificial Intelligence

Applying AI and machine learning in the media industry
Metadata

Better data enables content exchange, management, discovery
Advertising

Discover our projects relating to advertising workflows
Distribution

Exploring the future of content distribution over IP

Our Programmes

Security

Promoting cyber security best practice in the media industry
Sustainability

Building an environmentally sustainable media industry

Latest Tech Updates

DPP and SMPTE publish major updates to IMF documentation
04.08.2021

The DPP has collaborated with SMPTE® on the publication of a new pair of SMPTE Recommended Disclosure Documents resulting in adoption by the BBC this summer.

IMF Tech Specification Versioning
Improving Sustainability Practices
12.07.2021

IMG Studios explain their journey to environmental sustainability.

Tech Sustainability Opinion Implementation
Live content is the ultimate direct to consumer product, says DPP report
01.07.2021

The Business of Live explores what an explosion of live content means for the professional media industry and how it has become the ultimate direct to consumer product.

Tech Cloud Research Live Insight Going Live and Remote
Accelerating Responsible AI adoption in the Creative Industries
19.04.2021

Nathan explains the Digital Catapult's Machine Intelligence Garage, how it connects to the DPP's work on AI, and how you can get involved.

Tech AI
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Latest Downloads

SMPTE RDD 59-1

This link will take you to the GitHub repository that houses SMPTE RDD 59-1 IMF Application DPP (ProRes).

IMF Tech Specification Versioning

SMPTE RDD 59-2

This link will take you to the GitHub repository that houses SMPTE RDD 59-2 IMF Application DPP (JPEG2000).

IMF Tech Specification Versioning

MEMBERS

DPP Tech Network: April 2021

The slides from the DPP Tech Network quarterly meeting, April 2021.

Tech Tech Update

MEMBERS

DPP Tech Network: July 2021

The slides from the DPP Tech Network quarterly meeting, July 2021.

Tech Tech Update
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Tech Network

Tech Network

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Document formats

Document formats

DPP technical documents are created in various formats. Learn about the different types and how they're published.
Test lab

Test lab

Our technical specifications are backed up by a thorough testing and certification process in the DPP Test Lab.

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