When was OMF created?

licendrivr · 28th December 2003

Anyone know?

Tim Halligan · 29th December 2003

I believe it was in the early '90's. It was developed by AVID as a means of moving media between facilities houses, which is why there are data bits for graphics file formats, telecine chain settings and other exlusively picture related areas, as well as audio data...composition, levels, pans, and some plug ins. Beware - there are two versions: 1.0 & 2.0. Version 2.0 has more vision related features, but is not considered (by some audio manufacturers) "pro".
Avid have some info on their website (possibly a white paper), but it takes a fair amount of hunting to nail.
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Tim

RobMacki · 29th December 2003

On the 8th day Avid said "Let there be Open Media Format" and it was so.
And Avid said "It is good."

Tim Halligan · 30th December 2003

Quote:

Originally posted by RobMacki
On the 8th day Avid said "Let there be Open Media Format" and it was so.
And Avid said "It is good."

And on the 9th, every audio operator then said
"Which Bozo video editor has totally screwed this sound into near uselessness?"
Whereupon many editors were smitten until they learned to read meters, and could chant the mantra: Leave it ALONE.

Sorry, just the rantings of an operator who has been on the receiving end of some video-dweeb's "creative" audio layup too many times.

Cheers,
Tim

Tim Halligan · 30th December 2003

Quote:

Originally posted by RobMacki
On the 8th day Avid said "Let there be Open Media Format" and it was so.
And Avid said "It is good."

And on the 9th, every audio operator then said
"Which Bozo video editor has totally screwed this sound into near uselessness?"
Whereupon many editors were smitten until they learned to read meters, and could chant the mantra: Leave it ALONE.

Sorry, just the rantings of an operator who has been on the receiving end of some video-dweeb's "creative" audio layup too many times.

Cheers,
Tim

28th December 2003	#1
licendrivr Gear Head Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 60 Thread Starter	When was OMF created? Anyone know?

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RobMacki Gear addict Joined: Aug 2002 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 404	On the 8th day Avid said "Let there be Open Media Format" and it was so. And Avid said "It is good." __________________ "you may want to digest that while i compose my trenchant response to you" minister

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29th December 2003	#2
Tim Halligan Gear addict Joined: Nov 2003 Location: Perth,Western Australia Posts: 324	I believe it was in the early '90's. It was developed by AVID as a means of moving media between facilities houses, which is why there are data bits for graphics file formats, telecine chain settings and other exlusively picture related areas, as well as audio data...composition, levels, pans, and some plug ins. Beware - there are two versions: 1.0 & 2.0. Version 2.0 has more vision related features, but is not considered (by some audio manufacturers) "pro". Avid have some info on their website (possibly a white paper), but it takes a fair amount of hunting to nail. Hope this helps. Cheers, Tim