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In IMF, each kind of [[Essence (media)|essence]] (video, audio, subtitles, etc.) is stored in individual media files (“Track Files”) and the instructions for synchronizing these media files are stored in a separate playlist file (“Composition Playlist”)<ref name=":3" />. This component-based approach allows the large media files to be reused across multiple playlists, each representing a different version of the content..<ref>{{Cite web |last=2018-09-16T11:26:00+01:00 |title=IMF: A gateway to component-based workflows |url=https://www.ibc.org/thought-leadership/imf-a-gateway-to-component-based-workflows/3204.article |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=IBC |language=en}}</ref>
The IMF family of standards, ST 2067, is maintained by [[Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers|SMPTE]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |date=August 2021 |title=OV 2067-0-2021 - SMPTE Overview Document - Interoperable Master Format |url=https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9521128/ |journal=OV 2067-0-2021 |pages=1–4 |doi=10.5594/SMPTE.OV2067-0-2021}}</ref> Its first edition was published in 2013.
IMF is closely related to [[Digital Cinema Package]] (“DCP”), leveraging several of the same standards for packaging and architecture.
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