Report of the meeting of the SC-02-08 Working Group on Audio-File
Transfer and Exchange of the SC-02 Subcommittee on Digital Audio, held
in New York, 2009-10-10
The meeting was convened by chair M. Yonge.
The agenda and the report of the previous meeting, held on 2009-05-08 in Munich, were accepted as written.
Open projects
AES31-1-R: Review of AES31-1-2001 (r2006): AES standard for
network and file transfer of audio - Audio-file transfer and exchange -
Part 1: Disk format
Assigned to: SC-02-08, Initiated: 2006
Intent: Review, Target: 2011
Current goal: Status report, Goal date: Continuing
No action requested or required
AES31-2-R: Review of AES31-2-2006: Audio-file transfer and
exchange - Part 2: File Format for Transferring Digital Audio Data
Between Systems of Different Type and Manufacture
Assigned to: SC-02-08, Initiated: 2006
Intent: Review, Target: 2011
Current goal: Status report Goal date: continuing
No action requested or required
AES31-3-R: Review of AES31-3-2008, AES standard for network and
file transfer of audio - Audio-file transfer and exchange - Part 3:
Simple project interchange. including maintenance of annex F
Assigned to: SC-02-08, Initiated: 2008
Intent: Review, Target: 2013
Current goal: Status Report, Goal date: continuing
Needs amendment to resolve SMPTE Class 13 ID requirement in 6.3.1.1
Development projects
AES-X149: Format and Recommended Usage of the Direct Stream Digital Interchange File Format (DSDIFF)
Assigned to: SC-02-08, Initiated: 2004-09-11
Intent: Standard, Target: 2007
Current goal: Sec formatted PWD, Goal date: 2009-02
The value of this project was discussed. It was felt that the resource needed to progress it was not adequately balanced by the likely uptake in industry. It is proposed to retire this project.
AES-X188: Screen-less navigation for high-resolution audio on Blu-ray Discs
Assigned to: SC-02-08, Initiated: 2009-08-10
Intent: Standard, Target: 2010
Current goal: Sec formatted PWD, Goal date: 2009-12
This new project was discussed. It was suggested that the initial draft appeared more as a recommended practice than a standard. The status of the primary reference document - the Blu-ray disc specification itself - was discussed. It was understood that programmers able to implement this draft standard would normally have access to the reference document in order to provide Blu-ray disc mastering facilities in the first place. It was also pointed out that people without access to the reference document might find it hard to understand the text of the proposed AES document. Secretariat to format the draft in order to clarify such outstanding issues.
Liaisons:
No new liaisons.
New Projects:
No new projects were proposed.
New business:
There was no new business.
The next meeting will be scheduled in conjunction with the AES 128th Convention in London, UK., 2010-05
