Merlin Cinematic Opens Patents to Accelerate Adoption of the Delta Timeline Assembly Standard, Requests Community Participation
Merlin Cinematic, developer of the world's first video post-production data application framework, today announced that it is open-sourcing its patents to help accelerate adoption of its upcoming Delta Timeline Assembly (DELTA) standard. Merlin is also requesting community participation during the definition phase of the standard.
SEATTLE, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Merlin Cinematic, developer of the world's first video post-production data application framework, today announced that it is open-sourcing its patents to help accelerate adoption of its upcoming Delta Timeline Assembly (DELTA) standard. Merlin is also requesting community participation during the definition phase of the standard.
The agreement, called the Merlin Cinematic Patent Agreement, pledges not to initiate patent lawsuits against anyone who, in good faith, wants to implement the DELTA standard. Merlin believes that applying the open source philosophy to its patents will strengthen rather than diminish its goal of promoting DELTA as an industry standard.
The DELTA standard is not a timeline interchange format like AAF or FCPXML. Interchange formats are complex and require that the entire file be read into memory and understood by a sophisticated host (Premiere, Composer, Resolve, etc.) before any timeline comparisons can be made. DELTA files can be compared directly using a simple technique that reveals a sample-accurate difference as to what's changed between the two versions. Furthermore, different timeline versions can be easily merged, branched and managed by software running outside the host.
Merlin is requesting design participation from post production vendors and experts during the definition phase of the DELTA standard. Merlin plans to evolve the design into a SMPTE project proposal, then a public committee draft and finally into a SMPTE standard. Professionals and organizations are invited to join the DELTA design committee by writing to [email protected].
About Merlin Cinematic
Merlin Cinematic is developing video post-production data application framework allowing real-time, many-user timeline collaboration, ML-augmented previsualization/editing and continuous cloud rendering - all over a zero-trust, end-to-end encrypted MQTT-based API. For more information visit https://merlin.video or follow @merlincinematic
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Related Links
https://merlin.video/patents
https://merlin.video/blog/introducing-delta-timeline-assembly
Media Contact
CURTIS L FULTON, Merlin Cinematic, Inc., 1 2067073819, [email protected]
SOURCE Merlin Cinematic, Inc.
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