ACES Metadata File Specification Generation Virtual Working Group 

Document Workspace

Chris Clark - Working Group Chairman - email
Alex Forsythe - ACES Technical Lead - email
Steve Tobenkin - ACES Adoption/Comms Lead - email
ACESclip VWG Home: ACESCentral ACESclip VWG
Workspace Home:  https://aces.mp/VWG_HOME
PLEASE NOTE:  “ACESclip” has been renamed “ACES Metadata File”

ACES Metadata File Spec. Generation VWG Goals

This group is intended to : 
  • Generate a new ACES Metadata File specification based on the requirements from the Requirements VWG. 

ACES Metadata File Proponents

Below are the list of proponents for this work listed on the original proposal form:
  • Netflix
  • Universal Pictures
  • The Walt Disney Studios
  • Marvel Studios

Group Norms

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How the ACES VWG Process Works

If you’re new to our Virtual Working Group structure, please note the following:
  • Working Group Meetings are held on GoToMeeting 
  • Discussions are hosted on ACESCentral.com in the named VWG Discussions category 
  • Schedules, documents, to-dos, etc. are hosted on the named VWG workspace (i.e. you’re on the Workspace for this group: ACESclip Requirements Review and Revision)

Documents

New Specification DRAFT

Old Specification

Group Proposal Form


Requirements (previous group’s deliverable)


VWG Deliverables


Next Meeting - TBD

The next meeting of the ACESclip VWG is scheduled for: TBD
We use GoToMeeting for our conference calls and we record and then post each meeting so the community can review.  Instructions for GoToMeeting are here:

Past Meetings

Meeting #1 (June 25, 2019)

Agenda
  • Introduction
  • Attendance/roll-call for “dial-in only” participants (not logged in online)
  • Review of TAC meeting outcomes and Working Group goals 
  • Review of requirements generated by previous working group
  • Review of strawman spec, discussion forums, and document drafting process
  • Action item review, next steps


Meeting #2 (July 2, 2019)

Agenda
  • Introduction
  • Review of Walter's "ACESclip Core" example XML
  • Requirements #2-5 (viewing pipelines & element 'state')
  • Next steps / prioritize remaining requirements


Notes from July 2 meeting:
  • Changes to strawman spec required so far:
  • add <rrt> element
  • <idt> element - describe what input / output are
  • <lmt> stack limit - 0-9 / 10 elements
  • LMT working space - use transform ID and decide attribute vs element
  • Support single <outputTransform> element, rrt and odt as sub elements

Meeting #3 (July 16, 2019)


Agenda for July 16 Meeting
  • Introduction
  • Review changes agreed upon last meeting
  • Review updated schema / diagram from Alex F
  • Discuss remaining requirements (from #5 on)


Meeting #4 (August 6, 2019)


Agenda for August 6th Meeting
  • Introduction
  • Review of progress on XML schema (Alex F)
  • Discussion topics
  • ClipID
  • Framing
  • Next steps

Meeting #5 (August 20, 2019)


Agenda for August 20th meeting
  • Finalize framing metadata 
  • Finalize ClipID metadata
  • Review any final spec concerns


Meeting #6 (September 4, 2019)


Agenda for August 20th meeting
  • Continued discussion of framing metadata
  • Continued disussion of ClipID metadata


Meeting #7 (October 1, 2019)

Agenda for October 1st meeting
  • Discuss removing framing from current spec
  • Obtain final buy-in on ClipID metadata