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Format

BIM Metadata File

Summary

Name
BIM Metadata File
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/1722
Format type
Dataset
Description
BIM is a RealTime metadata file that is stored alongside the image files on cameras such as the Sony FS7. It can contain information such as focus distance, shutter speed, aperture in relation to time.
Note
https://us.community.sony.com/s/question/0D50B00004YTYxDSAX/copy-entire-card-or-just-clips?language=en_US
File extensions
bim
Source
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

Internal signatures

BIM Metadata File

Note
BOF:0x00 (Null) followed by 0x1F (Unit Seperator) followed by 0x01 (Start of Header) followed by '4urn:schemas-professionalDisc:realTimeMeta:cameraMeta' followed by 0x1C (File Seperator) followed by './RealTimeMetaCameraMeta.xsd' followed by 0x00 (Null)

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
001F013475726E3A736368656D61732D70726F66657373696F6E616C446973633A7265616C54696D654D6574613A63616D6572614D6574611C2E2F5265616C54696D654D65746143616D6572614D6574612E78736400
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Added in V105

    Release date
    29 June 2022

    BIM Metadata File: Signature researched and samples provided by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK).

    BIM Metadata File: Full entry added. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK).