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1. 10 10 10 Metadata Exchange Tool Restore Move Size Minimize Maximize Close Preferences About Metadata Exchange This will open up the Preferences dialog Preferences Organization name Template path n Default template name le Show properties in tree M Show details in tooltips m Form Font Line spacing iM Show property checkboxes in form m Preview XML Prewiew ML file CT emp ml Estra line in ML lt ml stylesheet type tes MW Only add extra line in XML during preview Browser command Cancel Hovering above any of the controls will show a tooltip with a short explanation of that preference Y ctagon Solutions Veelzijdige oplossingen tot in de puntjes verzorgd MMovator Page 21 of 28 cross media network en 10 10 10 Metadata Exchange Tool User Manual The directory that contains the Template AML files If this field ts empty the Template AML files will be searched for ina sub directory called Templates in the directory containing the executable Template path Default template name lv Show properties in tree The preferences are stored in the system Registry under the key HKEY CURRENT _USER Software Octagon Solutions MetadataExchange ai Registry Editor lcs C me File Edit View Favorites Help E aP Octagon Solutions la Type Data dl a MetadataExchange REG SZ value not set 44 LineSpacing REG DWORD ox00000072. Program Files folder or another location After unzipping an executable file MetadataExchange exe a folder named Templates and a XLST file used for preview explained later should be present in the folder to which you extracted the ZIP file Marne Type MetadataExcha nge exe Application display_as_html xsit ASLT File de Templates File folder If you desired you can create a shortcut to the application on the Desktop by dragging the application icon from within Explorer to the Desktop whilst holding the Ctrl Shift keys on the keyboard Metadata Exchange The Templates folder contains all the Template XML files that can be used within the application Some pre installed templates like 10 10 10 Basis are distributed with the installation Additional Template XML files can be downloaded from the MMovator website and should be placed in the Templates folder 3 3 Launch Quit The application can be started by double clicking on the MetadataExchange exe file or the created shortcut The main application window should now appear ctagon Solutions Veelzijdige oplossingen tot in de puntjes verzorgd Y cross media network en 1010 10 Metadata Exchange Tool User Manual 10 10 10 Metadata Exchange Tool Template NANI gt i Publicatie titel El By Productie Raamwerk _ Origineel gesproken Publicatie titel Origineel gesproken taal Descriptive Comment Descriptive Comment M S
3. lectro spatial gegevens The model consists of sets groups of properties fields that are related to each other by the connected lines In above example the Productie Raamwerk set has properties like Productie titel and SD HD vlag and links to zero or one Video Parameters sets which has it s own group of properties Sets can be nested within sets without limitations This model is represented by the Metadata Exchange Tool in the following way Template 10 10 10 Basis 5 ed F Publicatie titel Flodder E Productie Raamwerk if Origineel gesproken taal Nederlands Mn o Publicatie titel igs Origineel gesproken taal Descriptive Comment beef Je Descriptive Comment ue SD HD vlag SD HD vlag SD Standard Definition os G id d di Da nl En M Geluid codering CE D M Beeld kwaliteit man re Kwaliteitsindicatie EN oe Commentaar op de kwaliteits indicate us Logo Flag ek Welke soort grafiek en Generatie kopie nummer ef Je Generatie clone nummer bed CE Ondertiteling QE Key personen ue C O E vent E M E Beeld Parameters M Codec definitie Cl Picture Essence Coding E Aspectratio oe Opname beeldverhouding eer Weergave beeldverhouding e CE Geluid Parameters At the left hand side you can see all the sets from the model list including the properties and sets within these sets and so on using a treeview One can add and remove sets and e
4. 10 10 10 Metadata Exchange Tool User Manual Version 1 1 13 3 2011 IMMOVATOR CROSS MEDIA EXPERTISECENTRUM IS MEDE GEFINANCIERD MET STEUN VAN HET EUROPEES FONDS VOOR REGIONALE ONTWIKKELING VAN DE EUROPESE COMMISSIE en 10 10 10 Metadata Exchange Tool User Manual Table of Contents ls GOSSE OF IPS dd E 3 PP e A e O II A 4 PAR gt Ce gg A 4 2 2 Metadata Exchange TOO tnr EEESAnEEESAAEEEAAEEEESAAEEEESEAEEEE SEEE EEn EE EEEn ennnen eneee 5 De NWS TAG Ale a 5 ARA A 7 i NS FN ee e 8 ANO An 8 ARE A A IE A AEE NE E A T 8 o SS A 8 SO ceca ee ence acetic cette ET ET E E A EATE EE AE PEET E T 10 1 PL SET ER 12 RO tec a ec snc oenen keneden en eee eames eel 12 A A nanne De ae D ee nee ae sen ER EEN SEE NERE ESP SEERE EENE TERE 13 din A 14 e PU O datur 15 RS LOER Seager sere eee cane cape eneen ended tee Do Gen de a D de ne 16 ONE Eee se eset casas ee teh Atak 17 5 Preferences ricino di lirica 21 SA SS 21 O A A a 22 A An 23 A aa 23 AP A a er ee A A ee een A T 24 a 24 A aa 25 A A 28 OO T E tic anaes nese teen ereem esate 28 OO ATOS a 28 OO O o E E ee eee 28 ctagon Solutions Veelzijdige oplossingen tot in de puntjes verzorgd cross media network Y M 10 10 10 Metadata Exchange Tool User Manual 1 Glossary of terms Form Metadata Metadata XML MXF Properties Sets Template Template XML Tree Universal Label XML gt IMMovator cross media network The right hand s
5. Veelzijdige oplossingen tot in de puntjes verzorgd IMMovator Page 18 of 28 cross media network Y en 10 10 10 Metadata Exchange Tool User Manual l Metadata Windows Internet Explorer EI a Y 2 CAProgram Files Metadata Exchange _Temp_ Pr lt Favorites Metadata r Safety y Tools y Publicatie titel Flodder Origineel gesproken taal nl SD HD vlag 0 Geluid codering Dolby E Ondertiteling Ondertitels aanwezig yes Methode van ondertiteling Ingebrand Uitzendgegevens Uitzenddatum Seizoen Episode nummer Beeld Parameters Codec definitie 06 0E 2B 34 04 01 01 01 0D0D 01 03 01 02 01 05 01 Aspectratio Opname beeldverhouding 16 9 Weergave beeldverhouding 16F16 Octagon Solutions template 10 10 10 Basis 10 10 10 Metadata Exchange Tool 201 1 02 09T 14262 E Productie Raamwerk jM Computer Protected Mode Off It is also possible to load back a Metadata XML file into the Metadata Exchange Tool by means of the Load Metadata XML button in the top of the application a A File Open dialog box will appear where you can select the Metadata XML file to load You can also drag and drop an XML file anywhere onto the Metadata Exchange Tool application window After loading the sets and properties from the Metadata XML file should appear in the tree and form You can then either browse the metadata modify it and or re save it The current selected template will be us
6. Restore Move Size Minimize Maximize Close Preferences About Metadata Exchange This will bring up the About dialog that shows the version information for the Metadata Exchange Tool in the example below it is version 1 1 0 Build 10 About 10 10 10 Metadata Exchange Tool 10 10 10 Metadata Exchange Tool a a 10 10 10 Version 1 1 0 Build 10 M MI ovator Created for 1440 ator cross media network Cross Media Network ctag on Solutions Created by Henk Demper Veelzijdige oplossingen Octagon Solutions 2011 tat in de puntjes verzorgd The same version can also be obtained without launching the application by right clicking on the executable file from Windows Explorer and selecting Properties ctagon Solutions Veelzijdige oplossingen tot in de puntjes verzorgd IMMovator Page 10 of 28 cross media network Y en 10 10 10 Metadata Exchange Tool User Manual M MetadataExchange exe Properties Property Value Description File description 10 10 10 Metadata Exchange Tool Type Application File version 1 1 0 10 Product name 10 10 10 Metadata Exchange Tool Product version 1 1 0 10 Copyright Copyright c 2011 Size 1 67 MB Date modified 12 3 2011 22 10 Language English United States Original filename MetadataExchange exe ctagon Solutions Veelzijdige oplossingen tat in de puntjes verzorgd IMMovator Page 11 of 28 cross media network 2 10 10 10 Metadata
7. 7 ab OrganizationName REG_5Z ShowDetailsInToolTips REG DWORD 0x00000001 1 We ShowPropertiesin ree REG DWORD Ox00000001 1 mr You can reset all preferences to their default values by holding the Ctrl key when launching the application wo The remainder of this chapter will explain each preference in more detail 5 2 Organization The contents of the text in the Organization Name preference will be included in each Metadata XML file that is created by the application lt txml version 1 0 encoding UTF B gt lt NLMetadata standardVersion 1 1 template 18 18 18 Basis templateVersion 0 0 generator 18 18 18 Metadata Exchange Tool generatorVersion 1 1 0 10 organization Octagon Solutions creationTime 2811 83 12711 387 gt lt s 06 0E 2B 34 01 01 01 01 0D 0B 01 00 00 00 00 08 name Productie Raamwerk gt It is not part of the metadata itself but gives the receiver extra information who created the Metadata XML file ctagon Solutions Veelzijdige oplossingen tat in de puntjes verzorgd MMovator Page 22 of 28 cross media network Y 2 101010 Metadata Exchange Tool User Manual 5 3 Template 5 3 1 Template path The Template path preference is the folder where all the Template XML files that the application uses will be stored By default this preference is empty and when the application starts it will look for a sub folder called Templates in the defau
8. Opname beeldverhouding Ku rs Weergave beeldverhouding Lu ef ly Audio Parameters aw wO Uitzendgegevens oo el Kona Naam van de organisatie e Uitzenddatum of po Seizoensnummer C1 Seizoen Episode nummer AN Seizoen Episode titel ER FJ Absolute productie lengte 5 M Ed Productie deel 1 TD Mark In When this preference is unchecked the same part of the tree looks like ctagon Solutions Veelzijdige oplossingen tot in de puntjes verzorgd Y gt IMMovator Page 23 of 28 la network en 10 10 10 Metadata Exchange Tool User Manual Cl Video Parameters e dy Aspectratio Audio Parameters E v Cl Uitzendgegevens As you can see it might be easier to view all the sets and their relations at the cost of not seeing all the properties in each set at one glance 5 5 Tooltips With the preference Show details in tooltips the Universal Label for sets and properties and the Type for properties only will be hidden from the tooltips With this preference enabled the tooltips look like Producent Contains the name of the producer of the program Universal Label 06 0 28 34 01 01 01 01 0D 08 04 02 00 00 00 00 Type Text With the setting disabled the same tooltip looks like Producent Contains the name of the producer of the program Disabling this preference can be useful if these details are not required when filling in the metadata However for debugging issues when creating
9. When checking it the set will be added and expand to show the properties and sub sets within tt ml Audio Parameters 2 M a heef Je Maam wan de organisatie ren Uitzenddatum ctagon Solutions Veelzijdige oplossingen tot in de puntjes verzorgd IMMovator Page 15 of 28 cross media network Y 10 10 10 Metadata Exchange Tool User Manual To remove a set simply uncheck the checkbox for that set and this set will be removed along with all the properties and sub sets within it This will also delete any data entered for properties within this set and sub sets So be cautious when deleting sets particular for sets that have many sub sets with a lot or properties filled in Depending on the template definition some sets may be added multiple times In this case an un checked set will always be empty just below the just added set and the sets will get a sequential number 1 2 added like the Productie deel set bn Jeen Absolute productie a el Ya Pu as Mark In Je Mark Out SY wl Productie deel 2 bee C saa Mark In P T Mark Out In fact the template can define the allowed minimum and maximum number of occurrences for each set For instance the Production Raamwerk root set is defined to exist exactly once and hence can not be added a second time or removed This is shown by a checked grayed out checkbox In general when the minimum number of sets has been reached the checkboxes for these se
10. hr Text Validate Value required for property Publicatie titel el 4 6 Metadata XML After all the metadata has been entered by adding sets and filling in the values for the containing properties a Metadata XML file can the created for it This is done by pressing the Create Metadata XML button in the top of the application nHL You can also press the Enter key to create the XML file however this will not work when you are editing in a multi line edit control The complete metadata will be validated check if all required fields are entered no illegal values before you will be able to create the Metadata XML file If validation fails you will get a dialog stating the problem and the property causing this problem will be selected in the tree E MMovator Page 17 0128 as ctagon Solutions Veelzijdige oplossingen tat in de puntjes verzorgd en 101010 Metadata Exchange Tool User Manual and the form If validation passes a File Save As dialog will appear asking of the name of the Metadata XML file to be created Save XML Metadata File Save in LE My Documents Name i Date modif a My Music 21 7 2010 File folder fa My Pictures 21 7 2010 File folder H My Shapes 23 7 2010 File folder fan My Videos 21 7 2010 File folder B My Web Sites 24 11 201 File folder de Scanned Documents 19 8 2010 File folder le File name MyMetadatal Save as type XML Files xml Cance
11. no possibility for the user any more to enable or disable properties In this case one must rely on the automatic mechanism properties are initially only enabled for required properties and properties containing a default value in the template and will furthermore be enabled when their value is changed But it will not be able to manually disable them anymore 5 7 Preview 5 7 1 Preview XML file This is the filename of the temporary Metadata XML file that will be used for preview If no path is specified the default working directory will be used Remember that any referenced XLST or other files without a URL path must be present in the same directory as the XML file being previewed If this field is empty preview will not be possible 5 7 2 Extra line in XML The extra line with for instance with a XLST reference to add in the Metadata XML file that will allow formatting of the XML in the Internet Browser The default setting is to include the following line lt xml stylesheet type text xsl href display_as_html xslt gt This implies that a file named display as _html xslt must be available next to the created temporary Metadata XML file Without a specific path specified for Preview XML file this will be in the default working directory which again by default is the folder in which the application resides It is in this folder that the distribution of this application includes a file display as html xsit lt is also possible
12. or loading Metadata XML files it can be handy to include the Universal Label and Type information in the tooltips by keeping this preference enabled 5 6 Form 5 6 1 Font amp Line spacing With the Font button a different font can be selected for the form only the selected font will not be applied to the tree The line spacing can be used to widen the vertical distance between the properties the form 1 Publicatie titel My title M Origineel gesproken taal Nederlands hd Descriptive Comment My comment SD HD vlag SD Standard Definition 7 Geluid codering 5 6 2 Show property checkboxes in form With this preference the checkboxes displayed at the left of each property name in the form can be hidden This makes the appearance of the dialog less crowded ctagon Solutions Veelzijdige oplossingen tot in de puntjes verzorgd Y E MMavator Page 24 of 28 2 101010 Metadata Exchange Tool User Manual Publicatie titel My title Origineel gesproken taal Nederlands ll Descriptive Comment My comment SD HD vlag SD Standard Definition 5 Geluid codering v The checkboxes are used to enable or disable properties to be included in the Metadata XML file When this setting is disabled one can still enable or disable properties using the checkboxes next to each property in the tree However if in addition the preference Show properties in tree has been disabled there is
13. supplied Template XML files Both the Metadata Exchange Tool and the Template XML files contain a version number When using Metadata Exchange Tool with a certain template always make sure you have the most recent version of the application and the Template XML file This will assure that the receiving company gets the metadata with the correct fields and in the desired format Both the Metadata Exchange Tool application and the Template XML files can be downloaded from the iMMovator website as outlined in the next chapter ctagon Solutions Veelzijdige oplossingen tot in de puntjes verzorgd Y cross media network 2 10 10 10 Metadata Exchange Tool User Manual 3 Installation 3 1 Download The Metadata Exchange Tool can be downloaded from the MMovator website http www immovator nl 101010 The tool is downloaded as a ZIP file named MetadataExchange zip After download please store this ZIP file on the target computer where the application is to be installed Windows 7 or a corresponding Windows Server variant There are no special RAM memory or disc space requirements The application does not natively run on systems with Mac Unix or Linux operating systems is The application is supported under Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Vista 3 2 Unzip Once downloaded unzip the MetadataExchange zip file on the computer where the application is to be installed This can be in any folder for instance in a subfolder in the
14. the Metadata XML files If you for instance specify notepad in this field this application will be used to preview the Metadata XML files MMovator Page 26 ot 28 cross media network ctagon Solutions Veelzijdige oplossingen tot in de puntjes verzorgd en 10 10 10 Metadata Exchange Tool User Manual a _Temp_xml Notepad File Edit Format View Help lt xml version 1 0 encoding UTF 8 gt lt xml stylesheet type text xsl href display_as_html xslt gt lt NLMetadata standardVersion 1 1 template 10 10 10 Basis templateVersion 0 9 generator 10 10 10 Metadata Exchange Tool gener lt s_06 0E 28 34 01 01 01 01 0D 08 01 00 00 00 00 00 name Productie Raamwerk gt lt p_06 0E 2B 34 01 01 01 03 01 05 02 01 00 00 00 00 name Publicatie titel gt Flodder lt p_06 0E 2B 34 01 01 01 03 01 05 1 lt p_06 0E 2B 34 01 01 01 07 03 01 01 02 03 13 00 00 name Origineel gesproken taal gt nl lt p_06 0E 28 34 01 01 01 07 0 lt p_06 0E 2B 34 01 01 01 01 0D 0B 06 01 01 00 00 00 name SD HD vlag 0 lt p_06 0E 28 34 01 01 01 01 0D 08 06 01 01 lt p_06 0E 28 34 01 01 01 01 0D 08 04 03 01 00 00 00 name Geluid codering gt Dolby E lt p_06 0E 2B 34 01 01 01 01 0D 0 lt s_06 0E 28 34 01 01 01 01 0D 08 02 00 00 00 00 00 name Ondertiteling gt lt p_06 0 28 34 01 01 01 01 0D 08 02 01 00 00 00 00 name Ondertitels aanwezig gt yes lt p_06 0E 2B 34 01 01 lt p_06 0 28 34 01 01 01 04 04 03 01 01 01 00 00 00 name Methode va
15. to include a http path to the XSLT file but depending on your Internet Browser this might or might not be supported It appears that Internet Explorer and Safari support both local and internet locations for the XSLT file but Firefox requires a local XSLT file You might need to experiment to see if the preview function will indeed show the formatted metadata or not If this field is empty no line will be added in the XML but preview will still be possible In this case depending on your browser capabilities you will see something similar to the following Special thanks to Winfred van Kuijk of AAMedia Group for supplying the distributed XLST file gt MMovator Page 25 of 28 ow Solutions cross media network Veelzijdige oplossingen tot in de puntjes verzorgd en 10 10 10 Metadata Exchange Tool User Manual E C Program Files Metadata Exchange Temp xml Windows Internet Explorer G Program Files Metadata Exchange _Temp_ xml Yu E Favorites E C Program Files Metadata Exchange _Temp_ xml fai J ama ar Pager Safety Tools lt xml version 1 0 encoding UTF 8 gt lt NLMetadata standardVersion 1 1 template 10 10 10 Basis templateVersion 0 9 generator 10 10 10 Metadata Exchange Tool generatorVersion 1 1 0 10 organization Octagon Solutions creationTime 2011 03 13T12 0427 gt lt 5 06 0E 2B 34 01 01 01 01 00 08 01 00 00 00 00 00 name Productie Raamwerk gt lt p_06 0
16. verzorgd MMovator Page 27 of 28 cross media network en 10 10 10 Metadata Exchange Tool User Manual 6 Information 6 1 Documents NL Metadata model http www immovator nl 101010 metadata Metadata XML 10 10 10 Metadata XML Specification http www immovator nl 101010 Template XML 10 10 10 Template XML Specification http www immovator nl 101010 NL MXF Exchange http www immovator nl 101010 aanbeveling ROOS Metadata model http www mediamanage nl project metadatamodel roos SMPTE 380M 2004 Material Exchange Format MXF Descriptive Metadata Scheme 1 DMS 1 SMPTE EG42 Material Exchange Format MXF MXF Descriptive Metadata SMPTE 298M Universal Labels for Unique Identification of Digital Data SMPTE RP 210 Metadata Dictionary Registry of Metadata Element Descriptions 6 2 Organizations 10 10 10 Project Initiator iMMovator Cross Media Network Freek van t Ooster Mediapark Sumatralaan 45 1217 GP Hilversum Netherlands 31 35 6777507 www immovator nl IMMovator cross media network Metadata XML Specification amp Metadata Exchange Tool Octagon Solutions Henk Demper Dr L J Rogierstraat 10 2552 LA Den Haag Netherlands 31 70 4043495 31 6 26080492 il x ehh Ir bu lo ng4media ap Leompan Supported by Building4Media www b4m com ctagon Solutions Veelzijdige oplossingen tot in de puntjes verzorgd 6 3 Credits 10 10 10 Project Management Freddy Otten Otten Media Co
17. 34 01 01 01 0C 0D 0B8 06 00 00 00 00 00 gt zis 06 0E 2B8 34 01 01 01 08 06 01 01 04 05 40 0D 01 gt lt 5 06 0E 26 34 01 01 01 01 00 0B 06 04 01 04 00 00 name Beeld Parameters gt lt p_06 0E 2B 34 01 01 01 02 06 01 01 04 01 03 00 00 name Codec mI a Computer Protected Mode Off By default the extra line with the XLST reference will only be added for previewing and not in any Metadata XML files created with the Create Metadata XML button If you would like to have the extra line also included in the created Metadata XML files you can uncheck the Only add extra line in XML during preview checkbox To view the created Metadata XML file in a user friendly way the XLST styling file like display_as_html xslt must be in the same folder as the Metadata XML file This can be useful if you want to display a formatted XML file outside the application However make sure that the application used for import at the company receiving the Metadata XML will safely ignore this extra line If not then you will need to use the extra line only during preview 5 7 3 Browser command Here you can specify the Internet Browser command to preview the Metadata XML If this field is empty the default application associated with XML files will be launched You might change it if you want to use another Internet Browser than the default one Alternatively you can specify a totally different program to open
18. 8 34 01 801 01 01 00 08 08 0A 01 14 080 080 name Aspectratio gt lt p_06 0E 2B 34 81 01 01 02 04 01 01 01 03 00 00 08 name Opname beeldverhouding gt 16 9 lt p_t lt fs 06 BE 2B 34 81 481 01 61 0D 06 06 B4 81 14 00 0808 gt 275 _B6 8E 26 34 81 61 81 681 80 686 681 66 66 68 668 668 lt NLMetadataz The Metadata XML file contains XML elements for both sets and properties uniquely identified by a so called Universal Label In addition each set and property has a human readable name which is purely informative and aids with humans examining the XML file The actual match in the receiving MAM system during import of the XML should be based solely on these Universal Labels together with the values for each property The relation of properties and sets within their containing parent set is important to make a match The order of sets and properties within a set is not relevant Further details on the format can be found in the Metadata XML Specifications This Metadata XML file can then be transferred to the receiving company along with the MXF file containing the video and audio essence This company can then either import the data from this XML file using an automated process or import the Metadata XML in the Metadata Exchange Tool for easy inspection reading or copy paste into their MAM system 2 4 Caution The Metadata Exchange Tool does not by itself define the data of the model for the metadata Instead this is contained in externally
19. D HD vlag sD Standard Defin Geluid codering a TE Aspectratio Eh Audio Parameters Eh Litzendgegevens By default the application will look for a sub folder named Templates in the default working folder and in that folder look for any Template XML files which define the properties and sets that can be filled in If for some reason the application can t find this folder or any Template XML files within it the following warning will be displayed 10 10 10 Metadata Exchange Warning Warning occured in Metadata Exchange at 21 31 56 4 CheckTemplateFiles No AML Template files found in Templates Make sure that the templates folder exists in the mentioned location and that at least one Template XML file is present in this folder You can quit the application by pressing the Esc key Alt F4 keys or by clicking on the Close application button in the upper right corner You will be asked to confirm if you are sure to quit the application Metadata Exchange Tool EES Cancel ctagon Solutions Veelzijdige oplossingen tot in de puntjes verzorgd IMMovator Page 9 of 28 cross media network Y D en 10 10 10 Metadata Exchange Tool User Manual 3 4 Version The version of the Metadata Exchange Tool can be checked by opening the System menu by clicking on the icon in the left of the title bar and selecting About Metadata Exchange 10 10 10 Metadata Exchange Tool
20. E 2B8 34 01 01 01 03 01 05 02 01 00 00 00 00 name Publicatie titel gt Flodder lt p_06 0E 26 34 01 01 01 03 01 05 02 01 00 00 00 00 gt lt p_06 0E 2B 34 01 01 01 07 03 01 01 02 03 13 00 00 name Origineel gesproken taal nl lt p_06 0E 2B 34 01 01 01 07 03 01 01 02 03 13 00 00 gt lt p_06 0E 2B 34 01 01 01 01 00 0B8 06 01 01 00 00 00 name SD HD vlag gt 0 lt p_06 0E 2B 34 01 01 01 01 005 06 06 01 01 00 00 00 gt lt p_06 0E 2B 34 01 01 01 01 00 068 04 03 01 00 00 00 name Geluid codering gt Dolby E p_06 0E 2B6 34 01 01 01 01 0D 0B8 04 03 01 00 00 00 gt lt 5_06 0E 2B 34 01 01 01 01 00 06 02 00 00 00 00 00 name Ondertiteling gt lt p_06 0E 2B 34 01 01 01 01 0D 0B 02 01 00 00 00 00 name Ondertitels aanwezig gt yes lt p_06 0E 2B 34 01 01 01 01 0D 0B 02 01 00 00 00 00 gt lt p_06 0E 2B 34 01 01 01 04 04 03 01 01 01 00 00 00 name Methode van ondertiteling Ingebrand lt p_06 0E 26 34 01 01 01 04 04 03 01 01 01 00 00 00 lt s_ 06 0E 26 34 01 01 01 01 0D 08 02 00 00 00 00 00 gt lt 5 06 0E 2B 34 01 01 01 08 06 01 01 04 05 40 0D 01 name Event gt lt 5_06 0E 2B 34 01 01 01 0C 0D 0B 06 00 00 00 00 00 name Uitzendgegevens gt lt p_06 0E 2B8 34 01 01 01 01 0D 0B 06 01 00 00 00 00 name Uitzenddatum gt 9 2 2011 lt p_06 0 2B 34 01 01 01 01 00 08 06 01 00 00 00 00 gt lt p_06 0E 2B 34 01 01 01 0C 0D 06 06 06 00 00 00 00 name Seizoen Episode nummer 1 p 06 0E 2B 34 01 01 01 0C 0D 0B 06 06 00 00 00 00 gt lt s 06 0E 28
21. Exchange Tool 4 Usage 4 1 Overview Once the application is launched as outlined in the preceding chapter the main application window will appear Origineel gesproken taal Descriptive Comment SD HD vlag Geluid codering DE Taal 4 MI Be liteit any g a s aanwezig p e van ondertiteling O Key personen TE Event wl Video Parameters Codec definitie pi Picture Essence Coding owl Aspectratio 1 Opname beeldverhouding Weergave beeldverhouding dy Audio Parameters E Uitzendgegevens 1 When you click on the application icon the application system menu appears It contains the 10 o x Flodder M Origineel gesproken taal Nederlands M Descriptive Comme M SD HD vlag SD Standard Definition Stereo 1 2 Dolby E Y Geluid codering About dialog and the Preferences dialog for changing various settings The template selection dropdown list The tree containing all the sets and properties that are part of the selected template 4 Checkboxes that can add remove sets and enable disable properties for inclusion in the Metadata XML 5 The form that shows the properties for the selected set in the tree The value for each property can be changed here 6 Checkboxes that can enable disable properties for inclusion in the Metadata XML 7 Button to create the Metadata XML from all sets and the filled in properties 8 Button to preview the Metadata XML in your Internet Browse
22. data The contents of the sets and properties in the tree solely depend on the selected template A typical view of the tree is as follows E M e Productie Raamwerk eee Publicatie titel C1 Origineel gesproken taal vse ES Descriptive Comment aa C a SO HD vlag Ae C ons Geluid codering an ME Taal PT Bi Beeld kwaliteit Sard Ct Ondertiteling ef Je Ondertitels aanwezig lo Methode wan ondertiteling C y Key personen 2 1 El Event z F as Gebeurtenis indicator Each set in the tree is depicted with the small set stack of rectangles icon Cl and have their name in bold text Inside a set all its properties are always listed first in the top in the order as defined by the template Properties do not have an icon in the tree In the example above the selected Productie Raamwerk set has 5 properties Publicatie titel Origineel gesproken taal Below the properties the sub sets are listed also in the order as defined by the template In the example above the Productie Raamwerk set has sub sets Taal Beeld kwaliteit Ondertiteling Sub sets again can have any number of properties and or sets inside them and so on ctagon Solutions Veelzijdige oplossingen tot in de puntjes verzorgd MMovator Page 14 of 28 cross media network Y en 10 10 10 Metadata Exchange Tool User Manual Sets can be collapsed by clicking with the mouse on the small Er sig
23. ed when the Metadata XML file is loaded Any property or set within the Metadata XML file that is being loaded that does not match fit in this template will be rejected with a warning The match is made based on the Universal Label of each property and set Property Not Found Ee Metadata Set Load Property with name Publicatie titel and Universal Label 06 0 2B 34 01 01 01 03 01 05 02 01 00 00 00 00 not found in template set Production Framework Click Cancel to suppress further warnings omen MMovator Page 19 of 28 Spee Solutions cross media network voorge oplossingen en 10 10 10 Metadata Exchange Tool User Manual The sets and properties that do fit will be used When one of more properties and or sets are not found a summary dialog will be displayed Metadata Load Mismatch Metadata Load Mismatched 4 properties sets and or batches when loading metadata file C Users henk Documents OthersMetadata xml Either make sure you have the correct template loaded for Metadata XML file being loaded or use the generic NL Metadata template file when available If the warnings persist contact the creator of the Metadata XML file for further clarification ctagon Solutions Veelzijdige oplossingen tot in de puntjes verzorgd Y E MMavator Page 20 of 28 en 10 10 10 Metadata Exchange Tool User Manual 5 Preferences 5 1 Overview From the System menu select Preferences
24. for a number As for the tree tooltips will appear in the form when hovering the mouse either over the property name or control for the value showing the property name description Universal Label and type SD HD vlag SD Standard Definition hd Geluid 20 HD vlag Geeft aan of de productie in SD of HD is Universal Label 06 0E 26 34 01 01 01 01 00 06 06 01 01 00 00 00 Type Text Within any set not all properties need to be included in the XML file that is to be created Using either the checkbox in front of the property name in the tree or the form will enable or disable the property of being used en jon Le copiwe Lomment SD HD vlag i SD HD vlag SD Standard Definition Initially only properties that are either required or have a default value will be enabled Changing the value of a property in the form will automatically enable that property Required properties can not be disabled shown by a checked grayed out checkbox in both tree and form Publicatie titel Publicatie titel My title When you select another set and the value for a required property has not been filled in or an illegal value has been entered for a property you will get a dialog stating such and you should first enter some legal value for this property The property causing the validation problem will be selected in the tree and the form 10 10 10 Metadata Exchange Error M Error occured in Template at 21 47 22
25. hat the Metadata Exchange Tool does not recognise from its internal database ctagon Solutions Veelzijdige oplossingen tot in de puntjes verzorgd IMMovator Page 13 of 28 cross media network Y en 10 10 10 Metadata Exchange Tool User Manual 10 10 10 Metadata Exchange Warning Warning occured in Template at 21 36 44 Set Load Unknown Universal Label 06 06 26 34 01 01 01 01 00 06 06 04 01 19 00 00 for Taal Press Cancel to suppress further Warning reporting The first thing to check if this happens is if you are using the most recent version of both the Metadata Exchange Tool and the Template XML file These can both be found on the iMMovator website http www immovator nl 101010 If the problem persists please contact the creator of the Template XML file His contact information can usually be found in the second line of the Template XML file 101010 Basis xml en lt xml version 1 8 encoding UTF 8 f lt NLMetadataTemplate standardVersion 1 8 name 18 18 18 Basis description 18 18 18 Basis Model templateVersion 8 9 organization iMMovator contact Freek van t Ooster email freek vantooster immovator nl gt set name Productie Raamwerk UL 06 0E 2B 34 01 01 01 801 00 08 01 00 00 00 08 00 minimumOccurrences 1 4 3 Tree and form Inside the Metadata Exchange Tool application main window the tree on the left hand side and the form on the right hand side form the basic tools to fill in all meta
26. ich subset of the NL Metadata model can be filled in by the Metadata Exchange Tool Although it is possible and actually has been done to include the complete NL Metadata model into a template the overwhelming amount of information might confuse and distract from the purpose of filling in only those few fields that the receiving side desires In the absence of a template of the receiving company either the 10 10 10 Basis template can be used or some default template as designed by the sending company In any case it depends on the overlap of the used template and the metadata model of the receiving company how much metadata will actually be exchanged After the Metadata Exchange Tool application is launched the first thing to do is select the template to be used from the dropdown list in the upper left Template 101 0 10 Basis 10 10 10 Basis Beeld amp Geluid E NL Metadata By default the application will remember the last selected template when the application is launched The names listed in the dropdown menu are not the filenames of the Template XML files in the Template folder but instead this name is embedded inside the Template XML file In many cases the Template XML filename and the embedded template name will be almost identical though When a template is selected an error similar to the one below might be displayed It means that there are Universal Labels included in the template for either a set or a property t
27. ide of the Metadata Exchange Tool window containing the controls to edit the various metadata properties Information describing the video or audio asset The information is stored in properties grouped in sets The metadata formatted as an XML document according to the Metadata XML Specification Material eXchange Format MXF is a container format for professional digital video and audio media defined by a set of SMPTE standards A field in the metadata uniquely defined by its Universal Label and having a value of a certain type A group of zero or more properties and zero or more sub sets A data structure describing the allowed sets and properties and their relations and restrictions as to be used in the Metadata Exchange Tool The template information expressed in an XML document according to the Template XML Specification The left hand side of the Metadata Exchange Tool window containing a treeview with all the sets and containing properties and sub sets These are used as a unique identification of metadata sets and properties They conists of a 16 byte value as defined in the SMPTE 298M document Extensible Markup Language XML is a set of rules for encoding documents in machine readable form It is defined in the XML 1 0 Specification produced by the W3C and several other related specifications ctagon Solutions Veelzijdige oplossingen tat in de puntjes verzorgd Page 3 of 28 Y M 10 10 10 Metada
28. l Select a folder enter a name for the XML file and press the Save button Once saved the Metadata XML file can be transferred along with the video and audio essence in the MXF file to the receiving company Selecting a different template will delete the contents of the metadata filled in so far hence you will be offered the choice to save the metadata to an XML file This choice is also offered when you exit the application 7 Metadata Changed Ch The metadata was changed MPF Do you want to save the metadata as a AML file E No Cancel When you press the Preview Metadata XML button in the top of the application you will be able to see a preview of the entered metadata B After pressing this button your Internet Browser will open and show the metadata in a user friendly way Basically what happens is that a temporary Metadata XML file is created with one additional line included with a reference to a XLST file that tells your Internet Browser to format the XML data in a more readable way For preview to work correctly you will need a correct setup of the preferences please see the next chapter for details about this By default validation of the complete metadata is performed before the preview is displayed just as when you create a Metadata XML file You can skip this validation process by holding down the Ctrl key when pressing the Preview Metadata XML button ctagon Solutions
29. lt working folder With this preference one can choose an alternative location One reason is that a normal user may not have sufficient permissions to access the Templates folder next to the application by default this is the working folder installed in Program Files Another reason could be that the templates are stored on a central location in the organization for easy maintenance Computer names or IP addresses may be included in the Template path in the form of lt ComputerName gt Path Templates or lt PAddress gt Path Templates 5 3 2 Default template name The Default template name preference specifies the name of the template that will be loaded after launching the application This is the name as embedded in the Template XML files and presented in the template dropdown list 101010 Basis xml lt xml version 1 0 encoding UTF 8 7 gt lt NLMetadataTemplate name 18 19 18 Basis It might be the same as the Template XML filename itself but that doesn t have to be the case When this preference is empty the last selected template will be used when the application is launched the next time 5 4 Tree The Show properties in tree preference will show or hide the properties in the tree at the left hand side of the application window When this checkbox is checked the tree looks like al I e El Video Parameters ef Je Codec definitie o J Picture Essence Coding ay mE Aspectratio Ee Je
30. m is not broken and all joint overlapping information can still be exchanged 2 2 Metadata Exchange Tool However creating automated export and import modules might take some time for each company particularly for the smaller companies that do not exchange metadata as often as larger ones To aid in this situation the 10 10 10 Metadata Exchange Tool was developed Template Model B a mu PRE Import i cmm mm Create Exchange ET Tool XML Metadata Model B The Metadata Exchange Toolis a Windows based application that can create and read Metadata XML files It is based on a template of the receiving company which typically represents a subset of the metadata model B in the previous example The template can in fact be as large as the complete metadata model B or only cover a smaller subset that is desired when a company delivers an asset to company B Once the relevant information is filled into the Metadata Exchange Tool based on the template an XML file can be generated that is compliant with the Metadata XML standard and can be send to company B together with the MXF file containing the video and audio essence The tool has been designed with the following goals in mind e Easy to use tool for people wanting to create a Metadata XML file for metadata exchange and have not yet automated the process of creating these files automatically from their MAM system e Possibility to load a Metadata XML file a
31. n at the left of the set and expanded again by clicking on the small sign This is only for viewing purposes the actual metadata will not change by collapsing sets oo DT Ey Beeld kwaliteit 20 TN Th Key personen When you move the mouse over any of the sets and or properties in the tree a tooltip will appear that shows you the name of the property its description along with the Universal Label and type ppe Origineel gesproken taal Descriptive Comment en mn een Der Te on Th aa See ee ee ee a ard D 3 he gan code that specifies the base SO code forthe ak Ci Gel anguage as well as regional variant information for the original primary spoken language pre 0 a Bel Universal Label 06 0E 28 34 01 01 01 07 03 01 01 02 03 13 00 00 OG 0 Type Text SE L Key personen The properties for only the selected tree will be shown in the form at the right hand side i Publicatie titel Origineel gesproken taal Descriptive Comment SD HD vlag SD Standard Definition ad Geluid codering ll 4 4 Sets Besides showing you the structure of the metadata the tree also allows you to add or remove metadata sets and to enable or disable properties using the checkboxes To add a set simply either click on the checkbox or the text of a non checked set For instance consider the un checked Uitzendgegevens set in the following example Ly Audio Parameters of y Uitzendgegevens
32. n ondertiteling gt Ingebrand lt p_06 0E 2 lt s 06 0E 2B 34 01 01 01 01 0D 08 02 00 00 00 00 00 gt lt 5 _ 06 0E 28 34 01 01 01 08 06 01 01 04 05 40 0D 01 name Event gt lt 5 06 0E 2B 34 01 01 01 0C 0D 0B 06 00 00 00 00 00 name Uitzendgegevens gt lt p_06 0E 2B 34 01 01 01 01 0D 0B8 06 01 00 00 00 00 name Uitzenddatum gt 9 2 2011 lt p_06 0E 2B 3 lt p_06 0E 2B 34 01 01 01 0C 0D 0B 06 06 00 00 00 00 name Seizoen Episode nummer gt 1 lt p_06 0E lt s_06 0 28 34 01 01 01 0C 0D 08 06 00 00 00 00 00 gt lt s_06 0E 28 34 01 01 01 08 06 01 01 04 05 40 00 01 gt lt s_06 0 28 34 01 01 01 01 0D 0B 0B 04 01 04 00 00 name Beeld Parameters gt lt p_06 0 28 34 01 01 01 02 06 01 01 04 01 03 00 00 name Codec definitie 06 0E 2B 34 04 01 01 01 0D 01 07 lt s_06 0E 28 34 01 01 01 01 0D 08 08 04 01 04 00 00 gt lt s_06 0 28 34 01 01 01 01 0D 08 08 04 01 14 00 00 name Aspectratio gt lt p_06 0 28 34 01 01 01 02 04 01 01 01 03 00 00 00 name Opname beeldverhouding gt 16 9 lt p_06 0E 2B 34 lt p_06 0 28 34 01 01 01 03 04 01 01 01 08 00 00 00 name Weergave beeldverhouding gt 16F16 lt p 06 0E 2B lt s 06 0E 2B 34 01 01 01 01 0D 0B 0B 04 01 14 00 00 gt lt s 06 0E 28 34 01 01 01 01 0D 08 01 00 00 00 00 00 gt lt NLMetadata gt 4 In the above screenshot you can see the extra second line with the XLST reference inserted inthe XML file ctagon Solutions Veelzijdige oplossingen tot in de puntjes
33. nable or disable properties by simply using checkboxes The properties for the selected set are shown in the form at the right hand Y ctagon Solutions Veelzijdige oplossingen tot in de puntjes verzorgd IMMovator Page 6 of 28 cross media network en 10 10 10 Metadata Exchange Tool User Manual side In this form the value for each property can be changed Once all the sets are added and the properties have been filled in all this metadata can be saved to an XML file which looks something like lt xml version 1 8 encoding UTF 8 gt lt NLMetadata standardVersion 1 1 template 18 18 18 Basis templateVersion 0 9 generator 18 18 18 lt 06 0E 78 34 01 01 01 01 00 08 801 00 00 00 8080 00 name Productie Raamwerk gt lt p_06 0E 2B 34 01 01 01 03 01 05 02 01 00 00 00 808 name Publicatie titel Flodder lt p_06 0E 2 lt p_06 0E 28 34 081 81 01 07 02 01 01 02 03 13 00 08 name Origineel gesproken taal nl lt p_06 0l lt 5 66 0E 2B 34 01 01 01 01 0D 0B 0B 84 01 4C 00 88 name Beeld kwaliteit gt lt p_06 0E 2B 34 01 01 01 01 05 01 01 03 00 00 00 80 name Kwaliteitsindicatie gt lt p 06 BE lt 5_06 0E 258 34 601 01 01 01 0D 0B 0B 0A 01 BC 00 BAs lt s 46 0E 2B 34 01 01 01 01 0D 0B 08 04 01 04 00 08 name Beeld Parameters gt lt p_06 0E 2B 34 01 01 01 02 06 01 01 04 01 03 00 80 name Codec definitie gt 06 0E 2B 34 04 1 lt 5_B6 8E 268 34 801 801 01 01 800 06 06 04 801 804 08 00 gt lt 5 06 80E 2
34. nd view it contents at the receiving side as a verification tool and possibly for copy paste the metadata into the receiving MAM system as far as that process has not yet been automated e Debug and verification tool for people implementing the process of exporting and or importing Metadata XML files from into their MAM system 2 3 Metadata Model The tool is based on the NL Metadata model or a subset of it As an example a part of the subset named the 10 10 10 Basis Model is depicted in the following diagram ctagon Solutions Veelzijdige oplossingen tat in de puntjes verzorgd Y cross media network en 10 10 10 Metadata Exchange Tool User Manual 1 1 Productie Raamwerk Publicatie titel Origineel gesproken taal on FE Gebruikte taalcode D HD viag 0 1 Video Parameters 0 Beeld kwaliteit Codec definitie Kwaliteits indicatie Picture Essence Coding Commentaar op de kwaliteits indicator Logo Flag Welke soort grafiek 0 1 Genaratie kopie nummer Generatie clone nummer Opname beeldverhouding Weergave beeldverhouding a SE AF 3 2 9 ak A Les 5 3 3 MO 2 a a Ondertiteling Ondertitels aanwezig Methode van ondetiteling Audio Parameters Electro spatial gegevens Audio referentie niveau Audio Mono Channel Count Y lectro spatial gegevens Audio Stereo Channel Count 0 Key personen m gt gt m gt e e O o 4 4 a D O O x x yo ai a
35. nsultancy NL Metadata model Ellen Mulder Digiframe ROOS Metadata model Lucas Vroemen InCompanyMedia Sparring partner amp XLST file for previewing Winfred van Kuijk AAMedia Group ctagon Solutions Veelzijdige oplossingen tot in de puntjes verzorgd gt IMMovator Page 28 of 28 la network
36. r 9 Button to load an existing Metadata XML file into the currently selected template 10 Minimize maximize and application close button 11 The application window can be resized by dragging any of the corners or windows edges Each part and function will be further explained in the remainder of this chapter gt IMMovator cross media network Page 12 of 28 Y User Manual ctagon Solutions Veelzijdige oplossingen tot in de puntjes verzorgd 2 101010 Metadata Exchange Tool User Manual 4 2 Templates The basis of the tool is a template of the metadata model that will be used for filling in the information Templates come in the form of Template XML files not to be confused with Metadata XML files to be used for exchange and by default these are stored in a sub folder named Templates in the default working folder de Program Files Metadata Exchange Templates e 101010 Basis xml a Beeld amp Geluid xml e NL Metadata xml o NOS xml NPO xml S RTLxml 2 sB3 xmil e Test Template xml Any additional Template XML files will need to be added to this folder Upon application start the Metadata Exchange Tool will recognize any added templates The contents and internal details of the Template XML files are irrelevant to the usage of the Metadata Exchange Tool A separate Template XML Specification document is available for those companies wanting to create their own Template XML files The templates define wh
37. r ROOS model or will have a structure with many fields matching the NL Metadata model The NL Metadata model was derived with influences from both SMPTE DMS 1 Descriptive Metadata Scheme 1 and the ROOS Metadata model The sending company A in above example has a metadata model A From his system company A can make an export to the new standardized XML format Depending on how closely his model matches the NL Metadata model some mapping might be required to achieve this Then the XML file is send to company B who can import it into its MAM system based on metadata model B Again depending on how closely metadata model B matches the NL Metadata model some mapping might be required The important thing to remember is that the XML file is in a standardized form and can be exported or imported by any system supporting this standard Of course if the overlap of information between metadata model A and B is not 100 it might be that some information from company A is transferred in the XML but can not be used at company B Likewise if company A does not support certain information that company B does it can not be present in the XML and will be absent when company B Y ctagon Solutions Veelzijdige oplossingen tot in de puntjes verzorgd gt MMovator Page 4 of 28 cross media network en 10 10 10 Metadata Exchange Tool User Manual imports it The information exchange is then not fully covering both metadata models but the mechanis
38. t s are checked and grayed out 2 4 Productie Raamwerk ve aen Publicatie titel beef je Origineel gesproken taal 4 5 Properties The basic usage of the Metadata Exchange Tool is that you first select a set after possible adding it in the tree on the left and then change the values of the properties in the form on the right Each of the properties within the selected set will be displayed in the form on a separate line To view the properties of another set first select that set in the tree Each property has a type associated to it defined by the template Possible types include Text Number Boolean DateTime and Timecode vw Text My value iw Multiline Text Text for line 1 Text for line 2 a i Changeable List Third Value hi W Fixed List Second Value b Number 12345 W Rational 4 3 W Boolean Iw DateTime 77842009 12 34 56 W Timecode 11 22 33 12 Depending on the type of the property a different control will be shown like an edit box combobox list checkbox or date time control It is assumed that one is familiar with the usage of these controls When E MMovator page 16 of 28 as ctagon Solutions Veelzijdige oplossingen tot in de puntjes verzorgd en 10 10 10 Metadata Exchange Tool User Manual filling in data certain restrictions as defined by the template may be applicable and automatically enforced for instance the maximum number of characters allowed in a text or the range
39. ta Exchange Tool User Manual 2 Introduction 2 1 Exchanging Metadata In the Dutch broadcast sector companies have replaced the exchanging of video and audio essence from tape to file based transfer of digital files Consider the following example of two such companies A and B PE CEMELTE PETE vant TEELE as Company A Company B When company A wants to transfer a video audio asset to company B this will be by means of using MXF files which is a SMPTE standardized file format for exchanging professional digital video and audio essence However there is also the need to transfer metadata describing this video and audio essence In the time tapes were physically transferred there was often a sticker on the tape or a piece of paper included in the cassette containing the metadata But as the transfer of video audio essence has now become file based there is the need to also exchange the metadata in a digital and standardized way Currently metadata is exchanged by paper phone e mail fax or some Word or Excel file The 10 10 10 project initiated by MMovator has set the foundation for a standardized way of exchanging metadata using XML files Import y Metadata Export XML Metadata Model A Model B In most cases each company has it s own MAM system based upon a certain metadata model In many case this model will or will be for new systems being setup be a either based upon the NL Metadata o
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