IEC 62524:2009

Multimedia systems and equipment - Multimedia e-publishing and e-books - Reader's format for e-publishing

IEC 62524:2009 specifies a reader's format for multimedia e-publishing employed for e-book data interchange among publishers and readers, satisfying a number of readers' requirements such as being non-revisable, equipment-adaptive and application-adaptive.

Systèmes et appareils multimedia - Edition électronique multimedia et livres électroniques - Format du lecteur pour édition électronique

La CEI 62524:2009 spécifie un format de lecteur pour l'édition électronique multimédia, utilisé pour l'échange de données de livres électroniques entre éditeurs et lecteurs, satisfaisant à un certain nombre d'exigences des lecteurs telles que le fait d'être non révisable, de pouvoir s'adapter au matériel et de pouvoir s'adapter à l'application.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 10-Feb-2009
• ICS: 01 - GENERALITIES. TERMINOLOGY. STANDARDIZATION. DOCUMENTATION
• ICS: 33.160.99 - Other audio, video and audiovisual equipment
• Technical Committee: TC 100 - Audio, video and multimedia systems and equipment
• Current Stage: PPUB - Publication issued
• Start Date: 30-Apr-2009
• Completion Date: 11-Feb-2009

Standards Content (Sample)

IEC 62524 ®
Edition 1.0 2009-02
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
Multimedia systems and equipment – Multimedia e-publishing and e-books –
Reader’s format for e-publishing

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IEC 62524 ®
Edition 1.0 2009-02
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
Multimedia systems and equipment – Multimedia e-publishing and e-books –
Reader’s format for e-publishing

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
PRICE CODE
X
ICS 33.160.99 ISBN 978-2-88910-754-4
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.4

INTRODUCTION.6

1 Scope.7

2 Normative references .7

3 Terms and definitions .7

4 Position and requirements for reader’s format .8

4.1 Reader’s format in contents creation/distribution model.8

4.2 Requirements for reader’s format .8
4.3 File format.9
4.4 Features of the reader’s Format .9
4.4.1 General .9
4.4.2 Types of displayable elements.9
4.4.3 Layout and styling .9
4.4.4 Fonts .10
4.4.5 E-book specific features .10
5 Conformance level.10
Annex A (normative) C-XMDF reader's format .11
Bibliography.48

Figure 1 – Contents creation/distribution model .8
Figure A.1 – Relation between generic and reader's formats.11
Figure A.2 – A visual example of a text flow.22
Figure A.3 – Relationship between cell flow, cell and scene.26
Figure A.4 – Paragraph tag and an image.31
Figure A.5 – Flowing text interrupted by line break tag.33
Figure A.6 – Horizontal line tag and an image.34
Figure A.7 – Effect of horizontal tag.36
Figure A.8 – Text and image tag .38
Figure A.9 – Effect of align parameter .39
Figure A.10 – Image splitting .42

Table A.1 – File types .11
Table A.2 – Cxmdf_string type .12
Table A.3 – File types .14
Table A.4 – File naming conventions .15
Table A.5 – Media types .16
Table A.6 – The data structure of root file .16
Table A.7 – Special characters .22
Table A.8 – Data structure of text flow control file .23
Table A.9 – Data structure of block control information .25
Table A.10 – Treatment of block boundary.26
Table A.11 – Data structure of cell flow control file .27

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Table A.12 – Data structure of cell control information .28

Table A.13 – Parameters of a paragraph tag stored in block control information .32

Table A.14 – Parameter of a line break tag stored in the block control information.33

Table A.15 – Parameters of a font settings tag stored in the block control information .35

Table A.16 – Parameters of a ruby tag stored in the block control information .36

Table A.17 – Parameter stored in the block control information.36

Table A.18 – Parameters stored in the block control information .37

Table A.19 – Parameters of an image tag stored in the block control information .39

Table A.20 – Parameters of mask tag stored in the block control information .40
Table A.21 – Parameters of link jump tag stored in the block control information .41
Table A.22 – Parameters of a URL jump tag stored in the block control information .41
Table A.23 – Parameters of a mailer launch tag stored in the block control information .42
Table A.24 – Data structure of the MIG format .43
Table A.25 – Gif image support.44
Table A.26 – Possible tag nesting.45
Table A.27 – Conformance levels .46
Table A.28 – Tags eligible for each conformance level.46
Table A.29 – Files eligible for each conformance level.46

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MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT –

MULTIMEDIA E-PUBLISHING AND E-BOOKS –

READER’S FORMAT FOR E-PUBLISHING

FOREWORD
1) The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is a worldwide organization for standardization comprising
all national electrotechnical committees (IEC National Committees). The object of IEC is to promote
international co-operation on all questions concerning standardization in the electrical and electronic fields. To
this end and in addition to other activities, IEC publishes International Standards, Technical Specifications,
Technical Reports, Publicly Available Specifications (PAS) and Guides (hereafter referred to as “IEC
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International Standard IEC 62524 has been prepared by technical area 10: Multimedia e-
publishing and e-books, of IEC technical committee 100: Audio, video and multimedia

systems and equipment.
The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
CDV Report on voting
100/1376/CDV 100/1487/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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The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until
the maintenance result date indicated on the IEC web site under "http://webstore.iec.ch" in

the data related to the specific publication. At this date, the publication will be

• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or

• amended.
A bilingual edition of this document may be issued at a later date.

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INTRODUCTION
Markets for multimedia e-book and e-publishing require standardization of formats for e-book

data interchange among related parties; authors, data preparers, publishers and readers. The

formats are classified into submission format, generic format and reader’s format. The

submission format has to support an interaction between authors and data preparers. The

generic format has to provi
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IEC 62524 ®
Edition 1.0 2009-02
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Multimedia systems and equipment – Multimedia e-publishing and e-books –
Reader’s format for e-publishing

Systèmes et appareils multimedia – Edition électronique multimedia et livres
électroniques – Format du lecteur pour édition électronique

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IEC 62524 ®
Edition 1.0 2009-02
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Multimedia systems and equipment – Multimedia e-publishing and e-books –
Reader’s format for e-publishing

Systèmes et appareils multimedia – Edition électronique multimedia et livres
électroniques – Format du lecteur pour édition électronique

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
PRICE CODE
INTERNATIONALE
XA
CODE PRIX
ICS 33.160.99 ISBN 978-2-88910-755-1
– 2 – 62524 © IEC:2009
CONTENTS
FOREWORD.2H4
INTRODUCTION.3H6
1 Scope.4H7
2 Normative references .5H7
3 Terms and definitions .6H7
4 Position and requirements for reader’s format .7H8
4.1 Reader’s format in contents creation/distribution model.8H8
4.2 Requirements for reader’s format .9H8
4.3 File format.10H9
4.4 Features of the reader’s format .11H9
4.4.1 General .12H9
4.4.2 Types of displayable elements.13H9
4.4.3 Layout and styling .14H9
4.4.4 Fonts .15H10
4.4.5 E-book specific features .16H10
5 Conformance level.17H10
Annex A (normative) C-XMDF reader's format .18H11
Bibliography.19H48

Figure 1 – Contents creation/distribution model .20H8
Figure A.1 – Relation between generic and reader's formats.21H11
Figure A.2 – A visual example of a text flow.22H22
Figure A.3 – Relationship between cell flow, cell and scene.23H26
Figure A.4 – Paragraph tag and an image.24H31
Figure A.5 – Flowing text interrupted by line break tag.25H33
Figure A.6 – Horizontal line tag and an image.26H34
Figure A.7 – Effect of horizontal tag.27H36
Figure A.8 – Text and image tag .28H38
Figure A.9 – Effect of align parameter .29H39
Figure A.10 – Image splitting .30H42

Table A.1 – File types .31H11
Table A.2 – Cxmdf_string type .32H12
Table A.3 – File types .33H14
Table A.4 – File naming conventions .34H15
Table A.5 – Media types .35H16
Table A.6 – The data structure of root file .36H16
Table A.7 – Special characters .37H22
Table A.8 – Data structure of text flow control file .38H23
Table A.9 – Data structure of block control information .39H25
Table A.10 – Treatment of block boundary.40H26
Table A.11 – Data structure of cell flow control file .41H27

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Table A.12 – Data structure of cell control information .42H28
Table A.13 – Parameters of a paragraph tag stored in block control information .43H32
Table A.14 – Parameter of a line break tag stored in the block control information.44H33
Table A.15 – Parameters of a font settings tag stored in the block control information .45H35
Table A.16 – Parameters of a ruby tag stored in the block control information .46H36
Table A.17 – Parameter stored in the block control information.47H36
Table A.18 – Parameters stored in the block control information .48H37
Table A.19 – Parameters of an image tag stored in the block control information .49H39
Table A.20 – Parameters of mask tag stored in the block control information .50H40
Table A.21 – Parameters of link jump tag stored in the block control information .51H41
Table A.22 – Parameters of a URL jump tag stored in the block control information .52H41
Table A.23 – Parameters of a mailer launch tag stored in the block control information .53H42
Table A.24 – Data structure of the MIG format .54H43
Table A.25 – Gif image support.55H44
Table A.26 – Possible tag nesting.56H45
Table A.27 – Conformance levels .57H46
Table A.28 – Tags eligible for each conformance level.58H46
Table A.29 – Files eligible for each conformance level.59H46

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INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
____________
MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT –
MULTIMEDIA E-PUBLISHING AND E-BOOKS –
READER’S FORMAT FOR E-PUBLISHING

FOREWORD
1) The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is a worldwide organization for standardization comprising
all national electrotechnical committees (IEC National Committees). The object of IEC is to promote
international co-operation on all questions concerning standardization in the electrical and electronic fields. To
this end and in addition to other activities, IEC publishes International Standards, Technical Specifications,
Technical Reports, Publicly Available Specifications (PAS) and Guides (hereafter referred to as “IEC
Publication(s)”). Their preparation is entrusted to technical committees; any IEC National Committee interested
in the subject dealt with may participate in this preparatory work. International, governmental and non-
governmental organizations liaising with the IEC also participate in this preparation. IEC collaborates closely
with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in accordance with conditions determined by
agreement between the two organizations.
2) The formal decisions or agreements of IEC on technical matters express, as nearly as possible, an international
consensus of opinion on the relevant subjects since each technical committee has representation from all
interested IEC National Committees.
3) IEC Publications have the form of recommendations for international use and are accepted by IEC National
Committees in that sense. While all reasonable efforts are made to ensure that the technical content of IEC
Publications is accurate, IEC cannot be held responsible for the way in which they are used or for any
misinterpretation by any end user.
4) In order to promote international uniformity, IEC National Committees undertake to apply IEC Publications
transparently to the maximum extent possible in their national and regional publications. Any divergence
between any IEC Publication and the corresponding
...