EN 62261-1:2006
(Main)Television METADATA - Part 1: Metadata dictionary structure
Television METADATA - Part 1: Metadata dictionary structure
Covers the use of metadata for all types of essence (video, audio, and data in their various forms). Applications of individual dictionary entries will vary but, when used, metadata shall conform to the definitions and formats in this metadata dictionary structure standard and the associated metadata dictionary recommended practice (EN 62261-3)
Fernseh-Metadaten - Teil 1: Metadaten-Verzeichnisstruktur
Métadonnées des applications télévision - Partie 1: Structure du dictionnaire des métadonnées
Televizijski metapodatki – 1. del: Seznam in struktura metapodatkov (IEC 62261-1:2005)
General Information
Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI SIST EN 62261-1:2007
STANDARD
marec 2007
Televizijski metapodatki - 1. del: Struktura slovarja metapodatkov (IEC 62261-
1:2005)
Television METADATA - Part 1: Metadata dictionary structure (IEC 62261-1:2005)
ICS 33.160.01; 35.040 Referenčna številka
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EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 62261-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
December 2006
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 33.160; 35.040
English version
Television METADATA
Part 1: Metadata dictionary structure
(IEC 62261-1:2005)
Métadonnées des applications télévision Fernseh-Metadaten
Partie 1: Structure du dictionnaire des Teil 1: Metadaten-Verzeichnisstruktur
métadonnées (IEC 62261-1:2005)
(CEI 62261-1:2005)
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Foreword
The text of the International Standard IEC 62261-1:2005, prepared by Technical Area 6: Higher data rate
storage media, data structure and equipment, of IEC TC 100, Audio, video and multimedia systems and
equipment, was submitted to the formal vote and was approved by CENELEC as EN 62261-1 on
2006-12-01 without any modification.
The following dates were fixed:
– latest date by which the EN has to be implemented
at national level by publication of an identical
(dop) 2007-12-01
national standard or by endorsement
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
(dow) 2009-12-01
with the EN have to be withdrawn
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 62261-1:2005 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
NOTE When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant EN/HD
applies.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
1) 2)
IEC 62261-2 - Television METADATA EN 62261-2 2006
Part 2: Data encoding protocol using key-
length-value
3)
IEC 62261-3 - Television METADATA - -
Part 3: Universal labels for unique
identification of digital data
1)
Undated reference.
2)
Valid edition at date of issue.
3)
Deleted from IEC work programme.
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STANDARD 62261-1
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2005-08
Television METADATA –
Part 1:
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.3
1 Scope.5
2 Normative references .5
3 Metadata dictionary structure .5
3.1 General .5
3.2 Compatibility with other metadata structures .6
3.3 Individual metadata classes .6
3.4 Dictionary element structure and format .10
3.5 Metadata dictionary structure maintenance.11
Annex A (normative) Glossary of terms.12
Figure 1 – Metadata class structure .7
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TELEVISION METADATA –
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FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 62261-1 has been prepared by Technical Area 6: Higher data rate
storage media, data structures and equipment, of IEC technical committee 100: Audio, video
and multimedia systems and equipment.
This standard cancels and replaces IEC/PAS 62261 published in 2001.
This first edition constitutes a technical revision.
The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
CDV Report on voting
100/853/CDV 100/954/RVC
Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on
voting indicated in the above table.
This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
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IEC 62261 consists of the following parts, under the general title Television metadata:
Part 1: Metadata dictionary structure
Part 2: Data encoding protocol using key-length-value
Part 3: Universal labels for unique identification of digital data
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Part 1: Metadata dictionary structure
1 Scope
The metadata dictionary structure defined in this part of IEC 62261 covers the use of
metadata for all types of essence (video, audio, and data in their various forms). Applications
of individual dictionary entries will vary but, when used, metadata shall conform to the
definitions and formats in this metadata dictionary structure standard and the associated
metadata dictionary recommended practice (IEC 62261-3). IEC 62261-3 defines a registered
set of metadata element descriptions for association with essence or other metadata and this
standard and the contents practice shall be used together as a pair – neither shall be used in
isolation. The IEC may, from time to time, appoint other bodies to act as its Registration
Authority and Agent for the compilation and safe keeping of IEC 62261-3 as described in
IEC 62261-2.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document.
For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition
of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
IEC 62261-2, Television metadata – Part 2: Data encoding protocol using key-length-value
IEC 62261-3, Television metadata – Part 3: Universal labels for unique identification of digital
data
3 Metadata dictionary structure
3.1 General
The metadata dictionary structure provides flexibility in capturing metadata and exchanging it
among applications through a standardized hierarchy of universal labels for the metadata
elements, grouped to aid their management within a small but comprehensive number of
classes. Metadata classes are collections of metadata elements with common characteristics
or attributes. Additional classes are provided for user-defined metadata.
IEC 62261-3 references an individual item or element of metadata using a two-part 16-byte
universal label that is numerical (and hence language-independent) and unique. The first
eight bytes label the second eight bytes as a “tag” in a specific version of a designated
metadata dictionary (“tags” are defined in IEC 62261-2 (key-length-value encoding)). This tag
is used to index the meaning or definition of the metadata element.
The actual metadata information described by the metadata element is the metadata value.
The dictionary also contains information on the required format of metadata values and the
allowable range of values (if applicable) either as a list or as a bounded range.
Individual data element values can frequently be represented in more than one way – for
instance, it is possible to represent a textual value as ASCII or unicode, where the value is
identical but the particular representation different. It is important both that the representation
is known and that as new representations are registered they can be accommodated. In this
case, the last active word of the tag defines the representation in use – the default being 00 .
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The metadata dictionary is organized into nodes and leaves. The dictionary classes just
described form class nodes and below these are further nodes at each subclass. To aid the
management of the dictionary, these nodes and subnodes are assigned tags to which no
value is assigned, so as to give clear breaks in the structure. Entries within a subclass
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