Apple QuickTime Movie File
File with .mov extension which uses QuickTime File Format (QTFF) multimedia container to store audio, video and metadata.
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Cosmo
A content metadata identifier used within the TiVo/Rovi.
Read articleElectronic Programming Guide (EPG)
Electronic Programming Guide (EPG) is a digital guide that displays information about current and upcoming content on cable, satellite or streaming channels. At a glance an EPG will…
Read articleEvent Message (emsg)
Event Message (emsg) boxes are often used to carry proprietary metadata since no standardised methods include a latency timestamp.
Read articleICY
ICY is an HTTP-based protocol and header (used by internet radio servers like Icecast and SHOUTcast) embedded within the audio stream. The ICY protocol allows audio players to…
Read articleID3
ID3 is a metadata format that can be used to carry additional information in CMAF and transport streams.
Read articleMedia Presentation Description (MPD)
Media Presentation Description (MPD) is a manifest file that contains information about content that is streamed using MPEG-DASH. MPD is an XML document that contains metadata that a…
Read articleMetadata
The term metadata means simply, data about the data. It is how one set of data is used to describe other data. Metadata falls into several primary categories…
Read articleMetadata Aggregator
Metadata aggregators facilitate the connection of disparate sources of data and/or provide the means for others to connect to the data stored in their repositories through common content…
Read articleMetadata Enhancement
A process where descriptive metadata is reviewed and edited or added to in order to increase the overall value of the content package. Metadata enhancement can be performed…
Read articleMetadata Landscape
The evolution of content distribution models over the past decades has introduced a tremendous amount of flexibility for content processing and delivery. The availability of metadata, which provides…
Read articleMetadata Mapping
A set of correspondences between terms, fields, or element names used for translating data from one standard or vocabulary into another, or as a means of combining terms…
Read articleOpen Caching Configuration Interface: Part 2 – Extensions to CDNi Metadata Object Model
This is part two in a set of documents that specifies the motivational drivers, use cases, and standards for a configuration interface to facilitate interoperability within the content…
Read articlePrecision Time Protocol (PTP)
Precision Time Protocol (PTP) is a time standard. It enables other technologies, ex. the 2110 protocol, to keep accurate timing between audio, video, closed captioning and other metadata.…
Read articleSupplemental Enhancement Information (SEI)
Supplemental Enhancement Information (SEI) is data that can be embedded within H.264 or H.265 video streams and can be used for various purposes, such as signaling information to…
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