[Cin] Support for xml files from Premiere Pro, Da Vinci, Avid, FinalCut Pro

[Stefan de Konink]

On Tuesday, October 19, 2021 4:32:13 PM CEST, Andrea paz wrote:
> @Stefan
> Since ffmpeg supports mxf in a basic way, there is an encoding preset
> available in CinGG; however, I assume you are referring to more
> advanced features such as timecode and metadata support, so that the
> SMTP standard is fully respected. Could you provide more details on
> what is required by this format and what is missing? 

A lifetime ago I was introduced to the company that produced this;
<http://www.mxfserver.com/>

They basically use a virtual filesystem approach in order to allow one NLE 
to share information with the other NLE. I think originally implementing 
all the formats, but having MXF as backend. If you would go for this 
approach then having operational patterns available describing 'the 
timeline' being a very interchangeable solution. Now I wonder practically 
how they have resolved effects and likes not being available in one, but in 
the other.


> Do you think it's
> possible to implement it in CinGG (which also involves implementing
> timecode and metadata)?

I cannot really comment on this part :)


> [PS: I saw that you are contributing to the AXIOM Beta/OpenCine
> project; what is the status of the project? I wish you all the luck!
> https://apertus.org/axiom-beta
> https://apertus.org/opencine]

It was also quite some years ago with Elphel and later Axiom. I mainly 
focussed on bootstrapping what was needed to boot a Zedboard. So cannot 
comment on the progress.

At this moment I am working more on the open source linear stuff, 
OpenSwitcher.org, and QML based rendering solutions.

-- 
Stefan