MXF over IP

Pedro Ferreira pedro.ferreira@mog-technologies.com

MXF OVER IP

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The good thing about standards is that there are so many to choose from.
Andrew Tanenbaum

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Interoperability!

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 Introduction of a new Technology

Euphoria Disillusionment Real product and real work

Rockley Miller Multimedia Monitor

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Euphoria
MXF

Disillusionment

Real Work

Once I have a file with a .mxf extension, I will be able to use it anywhere...

MXF

It doesnt work since each product has its own MXF...

MXF

Real products in the market interchanging MXF

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 MXF is pervasive in production, post, archive, play-out

Purely file-based operations VTR replacement, store-modify-forward

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 Some smarter applications:

Edit-while-capture

Growing file

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 How about streaming with MXF? Assume we have IP networks

Controlled latency, jitter, error rates QoS, SLA

What do we do right now?

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Contribution
IP Network

Studio

We use IT solutions MPEG-2 TS over RTP

Most current equipment for SD contribution according to SMPTE 2022-1 and 2022-2.
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 We're at the same point as 15 years ago

Situation is similar to early file-based systems in TV

Some conclusions of the EBU/SMPTE Task Force:

There is not going to be a single compression standard Content = Essence + Metadata Work needs to be done to standardize wrappers

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 This led to the development of MXF Some advantages:

Agnostic to video and audio Extensive support for metadata Very easy to rewrap
e.g. for adding and removing audio channels

Supports frame-aligned wrapping

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 Non real-time metadata Real-time metadata

Timecodes AFD Audio metadata Camera parameters
Even more important with 3D

Whatever

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 One of MXFs requirements was:

Streaming!

So Why not use MXF over IP?

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 Contribution
Events: reasonable latency, high quality

IP Network

Studio

Studio 3

Studio 2

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 Contribution
Interviews: low latency

IP Network

Studio

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 Primary distribution
Reasonable latency DTT, satellite, cable, IPTV, etc.

Studio

IP Network
HE

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HE

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H E

Here's an impedance mismatch at the master control Eventually, we will replace SDI with IP-based networks Including IP-based master control
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PROTOCOL STACK

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 MXF is at the top of the protocol stack. But, what transport? UDP
so RTP over UDP, ST2022-6

We can take advantage of FEC with ST2022-5

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 Is MXF there yet? MXF is very flexible 2 major variants in use:

OPAtom OP1a

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 OPAtom
1 file per track A/V and data require several files

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 OP1a makes sense for streaming Typical OP1a file:

Header

Metadata

Index Table

Essence Container

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 Problem?
Receiver joins in the middle of transmission
Need to repeat metadata Need to update relevant indices

Header

Metadata

Index Table

Essence Container

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 Low Latency Streaming MXF

Work underway at SMPTE

Simple major goal:

Minimize the end-to-end latency

Suitable for compressed and uncompressed video, CBR and VBR

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 Structure of a LLS MXF file

Body Partition Header Partition

Metadata

Index Table

Body Partition

Essence Container

Body Partition

Body Partition

Metadata

Index Table

Body Partition

Essence Container

Body Partition

Body Partition

Metadata

Index Table

Body Partition

Essence Container

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 Changes in content to allow streaming?

None!

Changes in structure to allow streaming?

Low Latency Streaming MXF

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 Audio/Video/Data/Metadata sync:
Intrinsic to MXF Frame-wrapping helps

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 Timecodes
Include in a system item, interleaved with the essence components

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 Carrying ANC data

Carrying real-time metadata

Similar to ANC

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 Material identification:
UMID: Unique Material Identifier

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 Is LLS MXF another integration nightmare?

No!

Rewrapping Transcoding
Fast Does not change image/sound quality

Edge devices can store/read as other MXF variant

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CONCLUSION

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 MXF is suitable for streaming

No need to reinvent the wheel!

Work is underway to enhance the protocol stack MXF throughout the chain is possible

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Thank you
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