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Format

Open Media Framework Interchange

Summary

Name
Open Media Framework Interchange
Version
2.0
Identifiers
  • PUID: fmt/1855
  • Wikidata QID Identifier: Q1459344
Format type
Aggregate
Description
The Open Media Framework Interchange (OMF Interchange) is a standard format for the interchange of digital media, designed to allow interchange between software applications and platforms. The format includes rules for identifying the original sources of the digital media data, and it can encapsulate both compressed and uncompressed digital media data.
Note
https://www.aes.org/e-lib/browse.cfm?elib=6134 http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/OMF_Interchange https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Media_Framework_Interchange#:~:text=Open%20Media%20Framework%20(OMF)%20or,media%20across%20applications%20and%20platforms.
File extensions
omf
Source
Brigham Young University / Brigham Young University

Relationships

Is subsequent version of

Internal signatures

Open Media Framework Interchange 2.0 (sig 1)

Note
OMF files contain headers version 2.0 'OMFI:OOBJ:ObjClass ', which are variable within the file. The choice to use data from near EOF allows for identification. Version is based on endian, so two bytes are used.

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
65536
Byte Sequence
4F4D46493A4F4F424A3A4F626A436C617373
Endianness
None
Min Frag Length
Absolute from EOF
Offset
0
Max offset
24
Byte Sequence
A4434DA5486472D7{4}(0200|0002)
Endianness
None

Open Media Framework Interchange 2.0 (sig 2)

Note
OMF files contain headers version 2.0 'OMFI:OOBJ:ObjClass ', which are variable within the file. The choice to use data from near EOF allows for identification. Version is based on endian, so two bytes are used.

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from EOF
Offset
0
Max offset
65536
Byte Sequence
4F4D46493A4F4F424A3A4F626A436C617373
Endianness
None
Min Frag Length
Absolute from EOF
Offset
0
Max offset
24
Byte Sequence
A4434DA5486472D7{4}(0200|0002)
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Added in V112

    Release date
    10 May 2023

    Open Media Framework Interchange 2.0: Signature researched and samples provided by Brigham Young University.

    Open Media Framework Interchange 2.0: Full entry added. Submitted by Brigham Young University.