Re: [ARSCLIST] .BWF implementation

[seva <seva@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

.wav and <bwf> extensions are absolutely the international standard.

the EBU, NARAS, and the AES are all in agreement, and these files are 
used every day in areas of production in which failure is not an 
option.

the few manufacturers who created products which would write with an 
improper extension simply were making a mistake; with my years of 
work in design, i've seen mistakes reach the market due to many 
internal issues, from management to QC.

a BWF file is just a WAV file with some chunks on it. it is playable, 
period, on any machine or platform.  if someone has a file with the 
improper extension, one needs only to change the extension and it 
plays.  as michael stated, it never was part of the standard to have 
a ".bwf" extension.  any wav file with bwf info is totally playable 
anywhere; it's designed that way! imagine that.

the EBU link
http://www.ebu.ch/en/technical/publications/userguides/bwf_user_guide.php

the Grammy link, from the Recording Academy, Producers & Engineers Wing
http://www.grammy.com/PDFs/Recording_Academy/Producers_And_Engineers/DeliveryRecs.pdf

the general guidelines page of the Academy
http://www.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/Producers_And_Engineers/Guidelines

the bwf gives absolute data on what a file is, timestamp (both 
absolute and relative), and a free text field where you can write 
anything about the file. this is a real blessing for anyone who 
produces audio.  --all of you are archivists-- because we keep files 
we make for our clients, or they keep them.  this is not like using a 
sharpie on old CD-ROMS, this is elegant and clean and will last as 
long as the media it resides on.

the bwf allows a file to keep a record of its own filename, in case 
accidently changed, and much more.

it is good to hear more bwf-data readers are under development. 
here's one which has proven to be helpful:

http://www.bwfwidget.com




--
all the best,
seva
mastering engineer
soundcurrent mastering

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