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970 User Guide

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Features and specifications are subject to change. Visit www.sounddevices.com for the latest documentation.

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Metadata

970 Broadcast Wave Files include iXML (revision 1.5) data and bEXT chunk data. For bEXT and iX-

ML-aware software applications this data is available. For applications that don’t recognize bEXT or

iXML, this information is ignored. The following chart details the supported metadata parameters.

• iXML: Metadata stored in the Broadcast Wave iXML chunk
• bEXT: Metadata stored in the Broadcast Wave bEXT chunk
• FMT: Metadata stored in the Broadcast Wave Format chunk
4

= supported

Metadata

Type

Notes

U = Entered by User

M = Automatically Entered by the Machine

Read Write

Reel (Tape)

iXML, bEXT

U: [File Storage - Reel]

4

4

Scene

iXML, bEXT

U: [File Storage - Scene] or via editing next take

metadata.

4

4

Take

iXML, bEXT

M: Automatic

U: [File Storage - Take] or via editing next take

metadata.

4

4

Notes

iXML, bEXT

U: via take metadata editing.

4

4

Circle Take

iXML

U: via take metadata editing.

4

4

File UID

iXML

M: Unique File Identifier

4

File Sample Rate

iXML, FMT

U: [Audio - Sample Rate]

4

4

Digitizer Sample Rate

iXML

U: Actual sample rate of AD converter

4

Bit Depth

iXML, FMT

U: [Audio - Bit Depth]

4

4

Channels

iXML, FMT

U: Total amount of armed tracks when take was recorded.

4

4

Frame Rate

iXML, bEXT

U: [Timecode/Sync - Frame Rate]

4

4

TC Flag (ND or NDF)

iXML, bEXT

U: [Timecode/Sync - Frame Rate]

4

Start Timecode

iXML, bEXT

M: Stored as a sample count since midnight

4

4

Duration

M

4

4

U-Bits

iXML, bEXT

U: [Timecode/Sync - Set Generator UBits]

4

4

Timecode Sample Rate

iXML

M

4

Track Information
Channel Index

iXML

M: Track Number

4

Interleave Index

iXML

M: Order of armed tracks.

4

Track Name

iXML, bEXT

U: via Track Names on Audio Setup Screen

4

4

Speed Information
Master Speed

iXML

M

4

Current Speed

iXML

M

4

Speed Note

iXML

M

4

Originator Information
Originator

bEXT

M

4

Creation Date

bEXT

M

4

4

Creation Time

bEXT

M

4

4