ISO/IEC 23000-10:2012/Amd 1:2014
(Amendment)Information technology — Multimedia application format (MPEG-A) — Part 10: Surveillance application format — Amendment 1: Conformance and reference software
Information technology — Multimedia application format (MPEG-A) — Part 10: Surveillance application format — Amendment 1: Conformance and reference software
Technologie de l'information — Format pour application multimédia (MPEG-A) — Partie 10: Format pour application à la surveillance — Amendment 1: Titre manque
General Information
- Status
- Published
- Publication Date
- 19-Aug-2014
- Current Stage
- 6060 - International Standard published
- Start Date
- 20-Aug-2014
- Due Date
- 01-May-2016
- Completion Date
- 01-May-2016
Relations
- Effective Date
- 01-Jan-2022
Overview
ISO/IEC 23000-10:2012/Amd 1:2014 is an international standard developed by ISO and IEC that amends the Multimedia Application Format (MPEG-A), specifically Part 10 concerning the Surveillance Application Format (SAF). This amendment introduces conformance requirements and provides reference software for file creation and parsing of surveillance multimedia content. It serves as an essential guideline for developers and manufacturers aiming for interoperability and compliance in digital surveillance video and audio applications.
Key Topics
Conformance Requirements
Ensures files, parsers, and creators adhere to specifications for full compatibility:- File Conformance: Includes brand consistency, format structure, and component compliance.
- Parser Conformance: Parsers must correctly interpret any conforming file so an appropriate player can handle the media.
- Creator Conformance: Creation tools must generate files playable by conforming players.
Conformance Points
Detailed checks performed to validate surveillance media files, covering:- Major brand identification ('sff1') presence and metadata presence at both file and track levels.
- Valid UUIDs for fragment identification and linkage between fragments.
- Consistent track usage and metadata track linkage across fragments.
- Proper synchronization, duration matching, and avoidance of deprecated box types.
Reference Software Architecture
The amendment introduces three primary software modules designed to aid implementation:- Creator Module: Generates SAF-compliant files accepting AVC elementary streams and manages fragment durations and metadata.
- Parser Module: Parses files for conformance testing, extracts audio/video frames, and reports errors per the standard’s criteria.
- Framework Module: Core libraries implementing the ISO Base Media File Format and surveillance-specific extensions with object-oriented architecture.
Utilities and Extensions
Additional components support handling specific media formats and stream parsing, such as AVC utilities for extracting frame data and timing information critical for surveillance applications.
Applications
ISO/IEC 23000-10:2012/Amd 1:2014 addresses the need for standardized multimedia file formats in surveillance systems, facilitating:
- Interoperability: Ensures surveillance recordings and metadata can be reliably exchanged, parsed, and played across different devices and software.
- Compliance Testing: Developers can validate their files, parsers, and creators against established conformance points, avoiding compatibility issues.
- Efficient Media Management: Organizations benefit from standardized fragmenting and metadata handling, improving video surveillance systems' reliability and accessibility.
- Reference Implementations: Provides a framework and example tools to accelerate the development and testing of custom surveillance media solutions.
Related Standards
- ISO/IEC 23000 Multimedia Application Format (MPEG-A): The parent multi-part standard describing container formats for rich multimedia applications.
- ISO Base Media File Format (ISO/IEC 14496-12): Core file format upon which surveillance application format is built.
- MPEG Video Coding Standards (e.g., AVC/H.264): Compatible video coding technologies used within SAF files.
- ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29: The broader technical committee overseeing media coding and container specifications, instrumental in the development of MPEG and related standards.
Keywords: ISO/IEC 23000-10, MPEG-A, Surveillance Application Format, SAF, conformance testing, multimedia format, reference software, digital surveillance standards, ISO media file format, AVC video streams, interoperability, metadata handling, ISO/IEC standard amendment.
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ISO/IEC 23000-10:2012/Amd 1:2014 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Its full title is "Information technology — Multimedia application format (MPEG-A) — Part 10: Surveillance application format — Amendment 1: Conformance and reference software". This standard covers: Information technology — Multimedia application format (MPEG-A) — Part 10: Surveillance application format — Amendment 1: Conformance and reference software
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ISO/IEC 23000-10:2012/Amd 1:2014 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 35.040 - Information coding; 35.040.40 - Coding of audio, video, multimedia and hypermedia information. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
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INTERNATIONAL ISO/IEC
STANDARD 23000-10
Second edition
2012-12-15
AMENDMENT 1
2014-08-15
Information technology — Multimedia
application format (MPEG-A) —
Part 10:
Surveillance application format
AMENDMENT 1: Conformance and
reference software
Technologie de l’information — Format pour application multimédia
(MPEG-A) —
Partie 10: Format pour application à la surveillance
AMENDEMENT 1
Reference number
ISO/IEC 23000-10:2012/Amd.1:2014(E)
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Foreword
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Commission) form the specialized system for worldwide standardization. National bodies that are
members of ISO or IEC participate in the development of International Standards through technical
committees established by the respective organization to deal with particular fields of technical
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work. In the field of information technology, ISO and IEC have established a joint technical committee,
ISO/IEC JTC 1.
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The main task of the joint technical committee is to prepare International Standards. Draft International
Standards adopted by the joint technical committee are circulated to national bodies for voting.
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casting a vote.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. ISO and IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
ISO/IEC 23000-10:2012 was prepared by Joint Technical Committee ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information
technology, Subcommittee SC 29, Coding of audio, picture, multimedia and hypermedia information.
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Information technology — Multimedia application format
(MPEG-A) —
Part 10:
Surveillance application format
AMENDMENT 1: Conformance and reference software
after 6.4.3.3 add the following two new clauses:
7 Conformance
7.1 File conformance
A file is said to be conforming when the following conditions are all satisfied:
— Brand consistency: the major_brand matches the declared brand name.
— Format conformance: the structure and syntax of the boxes included in the file accomplishes the
conformance procedures defined below.
— Component conformance: all the included components in the file such as video data and audio data
conform to the corresponding coding and file format specification.
— Additional boxes beyond of those required by this specification might be present but are not required
to interpret conforming components correctly.
7.2 Parser conformance
A file parser is said to be conforming when the following condition is satisfied:
— The parser can correctly parse any conforming file and subsequently an appropriate player play the
media components included in the file.
7.3 Creator conformance
A file creator (or authoring tool) is said to be conforming when the following condition is satisfied:
— The creator can produce files that a conforming player can play.
7.3 Conformance points
For the file format, the following conformance points shall be checked for conformance testing.
C1 – conformance point 1
— Check that the major_brand identifier is ’sff1’.
— Check that there is at least one fragment contained.
— Check that at least one metadata box is present
— at file level and
— for each media track at track level.
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C2 – conformance point 2
— Check that each “AF Identification Box” contains a valid UUID identifying the fragment.
— Check that each “AF Identification Box” contains a predecessor UUID referencing the predecessor
fragment or the current fragment if no predecessor exists.
— Check that each “AF Identification Box” contains a successor UUID referencing the successor
fragment or the current fragment if no successor exists.
— Check that the “Camera/microphone Identification Box” for each track contains a valid UUID.
C3 – conformance point 3
— Check that all fragments use the same number of tracks.
— Check that for each media track a timed metadata track exists linked using a track reference of type
‘vsmd’ for video tracks and ‘asmd’ for audio tracks.
— Check that media tracks using identical media coding parameters exist in all fragments.
— Check that all media tracks for each fragment start with a random access point.
— Check that each fragment start with an instantaneous decoding refresh access unit if the sample
entry type avc1 is present.
C4 – conformance point 4
— Check that the duration parameter given in the “AF Identification Box” coincides with the duration
parameter in the “Movie Header Box”.
— Check that boxes of version “1” being used for “Track Header Box”, “Media Header Box” and
SurveillanceMetadataSampleConfigBox.
— Check that following box types are not used: shadow sync sample, SampleGroupBox (‘sbgp’,
‘sgpd’), SampleGroupDescriptionBox, ‘subs’, ‘stsl’, ‘imif’, ‘ipmc’, ‘avcp’, ‘iods’, ‘mp4v’, ‘mp4s’,
MPEG4BitRateBox, and MPEG4ExtensionDescriptorsBox.
7.5 Conformance files
Table 1 — Conformance files with conformance points
File name Conformance points
No
1 Saf_C1C2_conf C1 and C2
2 Saf_C1C2C3C4_conf C1 and C2 and C3 and C4
8 Reference software description
The reference software is split into three separate modules. A creator module allows for compliant file
generation, a parser module interprets given files and a framework module embraces the core libraries
required.
8.1 Architecture
The architecture of the software is depicted in Figure 1. The software has been designed as standalone
implementation, independent on any SDK and additional tools, and multiplatform capable of compilation.
The design principle used is object oriented programming.
Each box derived from the framework has an auto validity check.
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8.1.1 SAF Framework
A generalized function module, configurable and extendible.
Main features provided are:
— Instantiation of boxes conforming to the ISO Base Media FF and the Surveillance AF
— DOM structured containers
— Validity checking of all levels in the DOM
— Functionality for inserting and removing boxes, containers or root containers (DOM tree size is
automatically adapted)
Figure 1 — SAF reference software components
8.1.1.1 LibIsoBaseMedia
The library provides items and containers conforming to the ISO Base Media FF specification. Additionally
it provides for:
— Basic item check
— Visualization of the container-box DOM structure
— error report mechanism and error concealment (can be switched on and off)
NOTE The library files and items use the prefix ISOBMF for name convention. The individual names are
generally identical to those from the related standard.
8.1.1.2 LibIsoSurveillanceAF
The library provides items and containers conforming to this specification. Features provided by
LibIsoBaseMedia are preserved.
8.1.1.3 Utilities
Utilities are used to create more specific boxe
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