BWFMetaEdit README

BWF MetaEdit is a tool that supports embedding, validating, and exporting of metadata in Broadcast WAVE Format (BWF) files. It supports the FADGI Broadcast WAVE Metadata Embedding Guidelines.

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BWF MetaEdit features

• Import, edit, embed, and export specified metadata elements in WAVE audio files
• Export technical metadata from Format Chunks and minimal metadata from bext and INFO chunks as comma-separated values and/or XML, across a set of files or from individual files
• Evaluate, verify and embed MD5 checksums, as applied to the WAVE file’s data chunk (audio bitstream only)
• Enforce the guideline (above) developed by the Federal Agencies Audio-Visual Working Group, as well as specifications from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), Microsoft, and IBM
• Generate reports that show errors in the construction of WAVE files

Explanation of BWF MetaEdit Views and Documents

• TECH
• CORE
• TRACE
• Explanation of Errors and Warnings

Metadata Standards

• Definitions and Use of BEXT metadata
• Definitions and Use of LIST-INFO metadata
• XML chunks

Use

• Preferences
• Use of Audio Only Checksums
• Application of Validation Rules
• Suggested Workflows

How to build BWFMetaEdit

Build under Unix (macOS and Linux)

Dependencies under macOS

CLI and GUI dependencies

• Xcode

GUI only dependencies

• Qt (in the PATH)

Dependencies under Linux

Build tools

• git
• automake
• autoconf
• libtool
• pkgconfig
• make
• g++

CLI and GUI dependencies

• zlib

GUI only dependencies

• qt

Ubuntu

Build tools and CLI/GUI dependencies

apt-get install git automake autoconf libtool pkg-config make g++ zlib1g-dev

GUI only dependencies

apt-get install qtbase5-dev qtdeclarative5-dev qtquickcontrols2-5-dev libqt5svg5-dev

Fedora

Build tools and CLI/GUI dependencies

sudo dnf install git automake autoconf libtool pkgconfig make gcc-c++ zlib-devel

GUI only dependencies

sudo dnf install qt5-qtbase-devel qt5-qtquickcontrols2-devel qt5-qtsvg-devel

Build BWF MetaEdit CLI

When you have done all the prerequisite for your configuration, then build BWF MetaEdit. We start with the CLI.

git clone https://github.com/MediaArea/BWFMetaEdit.git
cd BWFMetaEdit/Project/GNU/CLI
./autogen.sh
./configure
make

Build BWF MetaEdit GUI

If you have already build the CLI, no need to run git twice. In fact, if you re-run git with an existing BWF MetaEdit directory, git will complain and exit.

To compile BWF MetaEdit GUI under macOS and Linux:

git clone https://github.com/MediaArea/BWFMetaEdit.git
cd BWFMetaEdit/Project/QtCreator
./prepare
make

Build under Windows

CLI and GUI dependencies

• Microsoft Visual Studio with the Windows 8.1 SDK and the Git plugin (in the PATH)

GUI only dependencies

• Qt (in The PATH)

Build BWF MetaEdit CLI

When you have done all the prerequisite for your configuration, then build BWF MetaEdit. We start with the CLI.

git clone https://github.com/MediaArea/BWFMetaEdit.git
devenv BWFMetaEdit\Project\MSVC2022\CLI\BWF_MetaEdit_CLI.vcxproj /upgrade
MSBuild BWFMetaEdit\Project\MSVC2022\CLI\BWF_MetaEdit_CLI.vcxproj

Build BWF MetaEdit GUI

If you have already build the CLI, no need to run git twice. In fact, if you re-run git with an existing BWF MetaEdit directory, git will complain and exit.

To compile BWF MetaEdit GUI under macOS and Linux:

git clone https://github.com/MediaArea/BWFMetaEdit.git
cd BWFMetaEdit\Project\QtCreator
qmake
nmake

License

It is Open-Source software which means that end users and developers have freedom to study, to improve and to redistribute the program (Public domain for the code developed by us).