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Subject: Re: [AE] lossless codec in a container roundup
From: Brendan Bolles <brendan@fnordware.com>
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Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 13:33:00 -0700
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On Jul 22, 2013, at 1:10 PM, Steve Oakley wrote:

> I think my only gripe about openEXR is that its an img sequence in a =
folder rather than a single file. I think too easy to loose bits. MXF =
single file is more appealing to me, especially since NLE's seem to be =
able to handle all the various flavors that are out there.


Well, obviously the whole point of this is that it will be a movie =
format, but otherwise done in an OpenEXR style in the sense that it will =
be open and the codecs will all be open as well.

I think I can tell you right now that I refuse to use QuickTime, =
possibly for purely emotional reasons.  It represents proprietary format =
+ codecs, single-platform, and cozying up to patent farms like MPEG LA.  =
This new project will only use patent-free codecs.

After doing some more research I think maybe using MXF as the container =
is the way to go.  Ogg and Matroska (and QuickTime) seem more designed =
for playback while MXF was designed for production.  The only downside =
in my mind is that it's a SMPTE standard as opposed to Matroska which is =
an open standard.  Maybe some people would actually prefer that.

But as I said, I would re-brand it, making a new name and a new =
extension for what is an MXF container limited to a list of free codecs. =
 Anyone got ideas for a name?  How about:

Professional Open Movie Format (.pom)
OpenMOV (.omv)
OpenMovie (.omv)

Others?


Brendan