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Thorsted: Created page with "{{FormatInfo |subcat=Audio and Music |extensions={{ext|omf}} |wikidata={{wikidata|Q1459344}} |type code={{Type Code|OMFI}} |released=1992 }} Avid released a specification for ..."

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Created page with "{{FormatInfo |subcat=Audio and Music |extensions={{ext|omf}} |wikidata={{wikidata|Q1459344}} |type code={{Type Code|OMFI}} |released=1992 }} Avid released a specification for ..."

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{{FormatInfo
|subcat=Audio and Music
|extensions={{ext|omf}}
|wikidata={{wikidata|Q1459344}}
|type code={{Type Code|OMFI}}
|released=1992
}}
Avid released a specification for a Open Media Framework Interchange file format, capable of containing audio, video, graphics, still images, etc<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Media_Framework_Interchange</ref><ref>https://www.mixonline.com/recording/workstation-file-format-interchange-part-1-364921</ref>. The formats was replaced with the [[AAF|Advanced Authoring Format]]<ref>http://www.edlmax.com/FormatOmf.htm</ref>.

==File Identification==
OMF files contain the hex values {{magic|6F6D66693A64617461}} starting at byte 5, which is <code>omfi:data</code> in ASCII<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110728123616/http://www.linuxmedialabs.com/Downloads/LSI/omfspec21.pdf</ref>

== References ==
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-Avid released a specification for a Open Media Framework Interchange file format, capable of containing audio, video, graphics, still images, etc<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Media_Framework_Interchange</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20030809131248/http://www.peakoverload.com:80/Downloads/omfspec10.pdf</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20000815100248/http://avid.com/3rdparty/omfi/index.html</ref>. The format was replaced with the [[AAF|Advanced Authoring Format]]<ref>http://www.edlmax.com/FormatOmf.htm</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20000816225754/http://www.avid.com/news/press_releases/product_news/aaf.html</ref>. Appears to be based on the [[Bento]] compound object format.
+Avid released a specification for a Open Media Framework Interchange file format, capable of containing audio, video, graphics, still images, etc<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Media_Framework_Interchange</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20030809131248/http://www.peakoverload.com:80/Downloads/omfspec10.pdf</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20000815100248/http://avid.com/3rdparty/omfi/index.html</ref>. The format was replaced with the [[AAF|Advanced Authoring Format]]<ref>http://www.edlmax.com/FormatOmf.htm</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20000816225754/http://www.avid.com/news/press_releases/product_news/aaf.html</ref>. Previous draft versions used the [[IFF]] format developed by Electronic Arts, but this version uses the [[Bento]] container specification and application programming interface (API) developed by Apple Computer, Inc.
 ==File Identification==

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	OMFI 1 and 2 are different and some later software may not be compatible with the earlier version.<ref>https://www.mixonline.com/recording/workstation-file-format-interchange-part-1-364921</ref>		OMFI 1 and 2 are different and some later software may not be compatible with the earlier version.<ref>https://www.mixonline.com/recording/workstation-file-format-interchange-part-1-364921</ref>
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		+	The main differences between OMFI 1.0 & 2.1 are that in 2.1 the following support had been added:<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20030326012727/http://www.peakoverload.com:80/audio/FileInterchange/omf.shtml</ref>
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		+	* Identification information in the Header object that allows you to determine the application that created an OMF file
		+	* Support for large media files (greater than 2 gigabytes) with 64 bit positions, lengths, and frame indexes
		+	* Support for user comments on Mobs and tagged user-defined information
		+	* Improved support for film pulldown conversions
		+	* Minor improvements to media handling and storage

	==Software==		==Software==

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-Avid released a specification for a Open Media Framework Interchange file format, capable of containing audio, video, graphics, still images, etc<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Media_Framework_Interchange</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20000815100248/http://avid.com/3rdparty/omfi/index.html</ref>. The format was replaced with the [[AAF|Advanced Authoring Format]]<ref>http://www.edlmax.com/FormatOmf.htm</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20000816225754/http://www.avid.com/news/press_releases/product_news/aaf.html</ref>. Appears to be based on the [[Bento]] compound object format.
+Avid released a specification for a Open Media Framework Interchange file format, capable of containing audio, video, graphics, still images, etc<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Media_Framework_Interchange</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20030809131248/http://www.peakoverload.com:80/Downloads/omfspec10.pdf</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20000815100248/http://avid.com/3rdparty/omfi/index.html</ref>. The format was replaced with the [[AAF|Advanced Authoring Format]]<ref>http://www.edlmax.com/FormatOmf.htm</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20000816225754/http://www.avid.com/news/press_releases/product_news/aaf.html</ref>. Appears to be based on the [[Bento]] compound object format.
 ==File Identification==

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-Avid released a specification for a Open Media Framework Interchange file format, capable of containing audio, video, graphics, still images, etc<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Media_Framework_Interchange</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20000815100248/http://avid.com/3rdparty/omfi/index.html</ref>. The format was replaced with the [[AAF|Advanced Authoring Format]]<ref>http://www.edlmax.com/FormatOmf.htm</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20000816225754/http://www.avid.com/news/press_releases/product_news/aaf.html</ref>.
+Avid released a specification for a Open Media Framework Interchange file format, capable of containing audio, video, graphics, still images, etc<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Media_Framework_Interchange</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20000815100248/http://avid.com/3rdparty/omfi/index.html</ref>. The format was replaced with the [[AAF|Advanced Authoring Format]]<ref>http://www.edlmax.com/FormatOmf.htm</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20000816225754/http://www.avid.com/news/press_releases/product_news/aaf.html</ref>. Appears to be based on the [[Bento]] compound object format.
 ==File Identification==

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 ==File Identification==
 Later OMF files can contain the hex values {{magic|6F6D66693A64617461}} starting at byte 5, which is <code>omfi:data</code> in ASCII<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110728123616/http://www.linuxmedialabs.com/Downloads/LSI/omfspec21.pdf</ref>
 OMFI 1 and 2 are different and some later software may not be compatible with the earlier version.<ref>https://www.mixonline.com/recording/workstation-file-format-interchange-part-1-364921</ref>