Version 1.9.3

Release 1.9.3 of IMF Tool is now available:

Release notes:

• Browsing of Frame-based S-ADM audio metadata carried in SMPTE ST 2067-203 track files
• Preview of ADM audio metadata carried in SMPTE PCD 2067-204 track files
• Language and Soundfield Group tags added to the timeline representation of Main Audio resources
• Language Tag added to the timeline representation of Subtitle resources
• Main Audio Track (PCM) resources can now be edited in audio samples (right-click on an audio resource to enter Entry Point and Source Duration in audio samples). Timeline representation of non frame-aligned PCM audio resources fixed.
• Photon update to version 4.9.7
• Updated Manual (Help > Open Manual in the tool)

Please report bugs via Issues on GitHub or via e-mail to imftool@t-online.de
Any kind of feedback is most welcome!

Signed Installers for macOS (>= macOS 10.13) and Win64 are available at:
https://github.com/IMFTool/IMFTool/releases

Wolfgang Ruppel

Version 1.9.2

Release 1.9.2 of IMF Tool is now available:

This release integrates the latest official Photon version 4.9.4 (as available on Maven [1]) as default version for QC.
Only for packages containing at least one ST 2067-203 or ST 2067-204 virtual track, a custom versions of Photon is used.

From the version 1.9 release notes:

• This release provides support for ST 2067-203 (MGA S-ADM Plug-in) and ST 2067-204 (ADM Audio Plug-in)
  • Add MGA S-ADM and ADM Audio Tracks to a CPL
  • Import of ST 2067-203 MGA S-ADM Track Files
  • Import of ST 2067-204 ADM Audio Track Files
  • MXF Metadata Browser for the above

Please report bugs via Issues on GitHub or via e-mail to imftool@t-online.de
Any kind of feedback is most welcome!

Signed Installers for macOS (>= macOS 10.13) and Win64 are available at:
https://github.com/IMFTool/IMFTool/releases

Wolfgang Ruppel

[1] https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.netflix.photon/Photon/4.9.4

Version 1.9.1

Release 1.9.1 of IMF Tool is now available:

This release updates Photon to a new (custom) version with extended 2067-203 and 2067-204 support, also available at https://github.com/wruppelx/photon/.

From the version 1.9 release notes:

• This release provides support for ST 2067-203 (MGA S-ADM Plug-in) and ST 2067-204 (ADM Audio Plug-in)
  • Add MGA S-ADM and ADM Audio Tracks to a CPL
  • Import of ST 2067-203 MGA S-ADM Track Files
  • Import of ST 2067-204 ADM Audio Track Files
  • MXF Metadata Browser for the above
• Photon has been been updated to a custom version supporting ST 2067-203 an 2067-204, which is also available at https://github.com/wruppelx/photon/

NOTE:
The ST 2067-203/-204 implementation is to support the upcoming IMF Plugfest (https://www.imfug.com/imf-plugfest-2023/), and will be amended with additional features includingADM/S-ADM audio metadata browsing.

Please report bugs via Issues on GitHub or via e-mail to imftool@t-online.de
Any kind of feedback is most welcome!

Signed Installers for macOS (>= macOS 10.13) and Win64 are available at:
https://github.com/IMFTool/IMFTool/releases

Wolfgang Ruppel

Version 1.9

Release 1.9 of IMF Tool is now available:

• This release provides support for ST 2067-203 (MGA S-ADM Plug-in) and ST 2067-204 (ADM Audio Plug-in)
  • Add MGA S-ADM and ADM Audio Tracks to a CPL
  • Import of ST 2067-203 MGA S-ADM Track Files
  • Import of ST 2067-204 ADM Audio Track Files
  • MXF Metadata Browser for the above
• Photon has been been updated to a custom version supporting ST 2067-203 an 2067-204, which is also available at https://github.com/wruppelx/photon/

NOTE:
The ST 2067-203/-204 implementation is to support the upcoming IMF Plugfest (https://www.imfug.com/imf-plugfest-2023/), and will be amended with additional features includingADM/S-ADM audio metadata browsing.

Please report bugs via Issues on GitHub or via e-mail to imftool@t-online.de
Any kind of feedback is most welcome!

Signed Installers for macOS (>= macOS 10.13) and Win64 are available at:
https://github.com/IMFTool/IMFTool/releases

Wolfgang Ruppel

Version 1.8.2 (Alpha)

Release 1.8.2 of IMF Tool is now available:

• This release provides initial (alpha) support for ST 2067-203 (MGA S-ADM Plug-in) and ST 2067-204 (ADM Audio Plug-in)
  • Add MGA S-ADM and ADM Audio Tracks to a CPL
  • Import of ST 2067-203 MGA S-ADM Track Files
  • Import of ST 2067-204 ADM Audio Track Files
  • MXF Metadata Browser for the above
• Photon has been been updated to a custom version supporting ST 2067-203 (but not 2067-204 yet), which is also available at https://github.com/wruppelx/photon/tree/feature/MGASADMSignalSequence

NOTE:
The ST 2067-203/-204 implementation is in ALPHA stage to support the upcoming IMF Plugfest (https://www.imfug.com/imf-plugfest-2023/), and not yet intended for production.
For production, please refer to the latest stable release of IMF Tool (currently 1.8.1 )

Please report bugs via Issues on GitHub or via e-mail to imftool@t-online.de
Any kind of feedback is most welcome!

Installers for macOS (>= macOS 10.13) and Win64 are available at:
https://github.com/IMFTool/IMFTool/releases

Wolfgang Ruppel

Version 1.8.1

Release 1.8.1 of IMF Tool is now available:

• This release addresses the following issues:
  • #23 Marker positioning bug fixed
  • #25 Drop-down menus added for certain MCALabelSubDescriptor values, according to https://www.imfug.com/TR/audio-track-files/
  • #26 Updated User's Manual, now available in the HELP menu (pdf Reader required)
  • #29 Avoiding accidental CPL overwrite with no IMP export
  • #31 Minor CPL editor bug
• HTJ2K decoding is now using the OpenJPEG library, removing the OpenJPH dependency
• MXF track files created by IMF Tool do not contain timecode tracks anymore, per https://www.imfug.com/TR/timecode-in-imf/

Please report bugs via Issues on GitHub or via e-mail to imftool@t-online.de
Any kind of feedback is most welcome!

Signed installers for macOS (>= macOS 10.13) and Win64 are available at:
https://github.com/IMFTool/IMFTool/releases

Wolfgang Ruppel

Version 1.8

Release 1.8 of IMF Tool is now available:

• Support for the 2020 revisions of the 2067 standards suite, in particular
  • Update to 2020 XML namespaces and App2E ApplicationIdentification
  • Adds ForcedNarrativeSequence option when creating a Timed Text Sequence in the Timeline View
  • Support of IMSC 1.1 timed text profiles and subsets (Note: TT rendering is still limited)
  • For Sidecar Composition Maps, the Packing List now uses the Id of the SCM as reference
• Photon updated to v4.8
• HTJ2K decoding support now includes App2E (Note: not standardised yet, pre-release feature due to limited amount of test content)

Potential extensions - contact me to discuss further:

• ProRes decoding for App ProRes and App DPP
• Full-featured timed text rendering

Please report bugs via Issues on GitHub or via e-mail to imftool@t-online.de
Any kind of feedback is most welcome!

Binaries for macOS (>= macOS 10.12) and Win64 are available at:
https://github.com/IMFTool/IMFTool/releases

Wolfgang Ruppel

Version 1.7.1

Release 1.7.1 of IMF Tool is now available:

• Support for App#4 DCDM, as defined in Public CD ST 2067-40, with High-Throughput JPEG2000 (HTJ2K) decoding added
  • Public CD ST 2067-40 is (temporarily) available at https://github.com/SMPTE/st2067-40-2ED
  • Adds OpenJPH (https://github.com/aous72/OpenJPH) as dependency
  • Note that ST 2067-40 may change until publication, IMF Tool will be updated accordingly
• Photon updated to v4.7.1

Please report bugs via Issues on GitHub or via e-mail to imftool@t-online.de
Any kind of feedback is most welcome!

Binaries for macOS and Win64 are available at:
https://github.com/IMFTool/IMFTool/releases
(macOS DMG updated to support macOS 10.12 or higher on 2020-07-24)

Wolfgang Ruppel

Version 1.6.4

Release 1.6.4 of IMF Tool is now available:

• HLG Preview added (clipping to BT.709, for J2K only)
• IMSC Image subtitles overlay improved
• Qt updated to version 5.12
• Refactoring, Player abstraction layer added
• asdcplib updated to v2.10.38 plus a few extension for reading IAB and ProRes essence descriptors
• Photon updated to v4.6.2
• New (notarized) DMG installer for macOS, the minimum supported version is now macOS 10.12 (Sierra)
• New MSI installer for Windows

Please report bugs via Issues on GitHub or via e-mail to imftool@t-online.de
Any kind of feedback is most welcome!

Binaries for macOS and Win64 are available at:
https://github.com/IMFTool/IMFTool/releases

Wolfgang Ruppel

Version 1.6.3

Release 1.6.3 of IMF Tool is now available:

• Additional ProRes ULs added
• RDD45 RGBA essence descriptors are now supported
• "Show Subtitles" menu entry in preview widget fixed
• Windows: Scaling for High-DPI displays modified

Please report bugs via Issues on GitHub or via e-mail to imftool@t-online.de
Any kind of feedback is most welcome!

Binaries for macOS and Win64 are available at:
https://github.com/IMFTool/IMFTool/releases

Wolfgang Ruppel