AMWA Specifications
Welcome to the home for specifications and technical documents from the Advanced Media Workflow Association.
Use the sites below to browse the current AMWA documentation. Individual repositories are published at their own canonical specs.amwa.tv URL, while the indexes provide the best way to discover related documents.
Networked Media Open Specifications
The NMOS specifications index brings together the Networked Media Open Specifications, best practices, informative documents, and registers.
Browse the NMOS catalogue by:
The NMOS site also includes background documentation, including an introduction, technical overview, FAQ, glossary, and NMOS solutions.
AMWA Increments
AMWA Increments are snapshots of ongoing AMWA activity phases. The Increment index links each published document to its repository and current documentation site.
AS-11 specifications
The AS-11 specifications define MXF contribution file formats for delivery of finished media assets.
Find a specification
For a known document, use its canonical site directly. Common examples include:
- IS-04 — Discovery and Registration
- IS-05 — Device Connection Management
- IS-08 — Audio Channel Mapping
- BCP-003 — API Security
- NMOS Parameter Registers
If you are not sure which document you need, start with the NMOS index or the global documentation search.
About AMWA
Read more about AMWA specifications or visit the AMWA website.