MXF for Program Contribution - AS-11

Ian Wimsett, Senior Technologist at Red Bee Media, describes the Advanced Media Workflow Association (AMWA) specification MXF for Contribution, AS-11. AS-11 is a vendor-neutral subset of the MXF file format to use for delivery of finished programming from program producers and distributors to broadcast stations. AS-11 Files are intended to be complete and ready for playout. AS-11 supports SD video encoded as D-10, 50Mbit/s, and HD as AVC-Intra Class 100. Audio can be PCM, AC-3 or Dolby E.