XDCAM Documentation

XDCAM files

XDCAM MXF files are OP-1a, where each track of video and audio are interleaved and stored in a single MXF file.

When a new clip is recorded the OP-1a MXF is stored with a filename containing an incrementing clip number. In addition, an XML file is written and a browse-quality MXF file. An example of the names given to these files is shown below:

C0012.MXF
C0012S01.MXF
C0012M01.XML

The structure for IMX-50 (D10) MXF files is:

  K = Header ( 0000000000000000 )
                     1a - Single Item, Single Package
                     D-10 - 50Mbps 625/50i (defined template)
  K = KLVFill ( 000000000000007c )
  K = Primer ( 0000000000000200 )
  K = MXFPreface ( 0000000000000816 )
  K = MXFIdentification ( 00000000000008bc )
  K = MXFContentStorage ( 000000000000093c )
  K = MXFEssenceContainerData ( 00000000000009ac )
  K = MXFMaterialPackage ( 0000000000000a08 )
  K = MXFTrack ( 0000000000000aa8 )
  K = MXFSequence ( 0000000000000b0c )
  K = MXFTimecodeComponent ( 0000000000000b70 )
  K = MXFTrack ( 0000000000000bcf )
  K = MXFSequence ( 0000000000000c33 )
  K = MXFSourceClip ( 0000000000000c97 )
  K = MXFTrack ( 0000000000000d17 )
  K = MXFSequence ( 0000000000000d7b )
  K = MXFSourceClip ( 0000000000000ddf )
  K = MXFSourcePackage ( 0000000000000e5f )
  K = MXFMultipleDescriptor ( 0000000000000f13 )
  K = MXFCDCIEssenceDescriptor ( 0000000000000f87 )
  K = MXFGenericSoundEssenceDescriptor ( 00000000000010e6 )
  K = MXFTrack ( 000000000000115c )
  K = MXFSequence ( 00000000000011c0 )
  K = MXFTimecodeComponent ( 0000000000001224 )
  K = MXFTrack ( 0000000000001283 )
  K = MXFSequence ( 00000000000012e7 )
  K = MXFSourceClip ( 000000000000134b )
  K = MXFTrack ( 00000000000013cb )
  K = MXFSequence ( 000000000000142f )
  K = MXFSourceClip ( 0000000000001493 )
  K = KLVFill ( 00000000000020d3 )
  K = V10IndexTableSegment ( 0000000000002200 )
  K = KLVFill ( 0000000000002293 )
  K = SystemMetadata ( 0000000000002400 )
  K = KLVFill ( 00000000000024a4 )
  K = Essence Element ( 0000000000002600 )
  K = KLVFill ( 000000000003f6a4 )
  K = Essence Element ( 000000000003fe00 )
  K = KLVFill ( 000000000004ee18 )
  K = SystemMetadata ( 000000000004f000 )
  K = KLVFill ( 000000000004f0a4 )
  K = Essence Element ( 000000000004f200 )
  K = KLVFill ( 000000000008c2a4 )
  K = Essence Element ( 000000000008ca00 )
  K = KLVFill ( 000000000009ba18 )
  K = SystemMetadata ( 000000000009bc00 )
  K = KLVFill ( 000000000009bca4 )
  K = Essence Element ( 000000000009be00 )
  K = KLVFill ( 00000000000d8ea4 )
  K = Essence Element ( 00000000000d9600 )
  K = KLVFill ( 00000000000e8618 )
  .
  .
  .
  K = SystemMetadata ( 0000000000eb3000 )
  K = KLVFill ( 0000000000eb30a4 )
  K = Essence Element ( 0000000000eb3200 )
  K = KLVFill ( 0000000000ef02a4 )
  K = Essence Element ( 0000000000ef0a00 )
  K = KLVFill ( 0000000000effa18 )
  K = Footer ( 0000000000effc00 )
                     1a - Single Item, Single Package
                     D-10 - 50Mbps 625/50i (defined template)
  K = KLVFill ( 0000000000effc7c )