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The asdcplib library is a set of objects that offer
simplified access to files conforming to the sound and
picture track file formats developed by the SMPTE Working
Group DC28.20.

This work was originally funded by Digital Cinema
Initiatives, LLC (DCI). Subsequent efforts have been funded
by Deluxe Laboratories, Doremi Labs, CineCert LLC, Avica
Technology and others.

**The asdcplib project was housed on SourceForge. The project
has moved to http://www.cinecert.com/asdcplib/

The project formerly depended upon the mxflib project. Because
of its focus on covering the whole of the MXF specifications,
mxflib is considerably larger and more complex that what I
require for this application. For this reason I have created
a dedicated MXF implementation that is now part of this
library. Special thanks to Matt Beard and Oliver Morgan for
their great work and support.

Thanks also to the members of the SMPTE DC28.20 packaging
ad-hoc group and the members of the MXF Interop Initiative
for their encouragement and support. Special thanks to
Jim Whittlesey and Howard Lukk at DCI for proposing and
supporting this project.


Design Notes

This library is intended (but of course not limited) for
use by developers of commercial D-Cinema products.  It is
designed to be easily integrated into a wide variety of
development environments.  Commercial users are strongly
urged to use static linking (at least where you use this
library) to prevent malicious in-field replacement of
critical system modules. This recommendation should be
considered wherever Open Source or Free software is being
used for applications having non-trivial security
requirements.

The author strives mightily to provide an API that is
completely independent of operating system and other
library dependencies, and which allows selective replacement
of some modules for local needs.  Specifically, the essence
parsers and OpenSSL crypto functions can be replaced by
linking to alternative implementations of the ASDCP::
objects which provide those services.

AS_DCP.h contains the entire API.  You do not need to read
any of the other files, except maybe asdcp-test.cpp which
contains detailed usage examples of each of the API's
services. The KM_* files may be of interest for general
development support, but may be ignored if all you want
is simple AS-DCP support.


Build Instructions

GNU make is required to build asdcplib. The makefile will work
on win32 systems that have Cygwin and MSVC. Other win32 gmake
packages may or may not work depending upon the availability
of standard POSIX shell commands. You will need gcc to rebuild
the dep.make file.

OpenSSL is also required. See http://www.openssl.org/

If you are building on win32 or a unix with no OpenSSL library
support, you will have to also obtain and build OpenSSL.  Unpack
it into the same parent directory as asdcplib/, and rename (or make
a symlink to) the directory as 'openssl':

myhost$ ls -l
total 1761
drwxr-xr-x    1 jhurst   None         0 Feb  3 16:37 asdcplib
drwxr-xr-x   56 jhurst   None         0 Feb  2 16:35 openssl

To build, type 'make'. There are several test targets but you
need to assemble a set of test files to use them.

I have tested this build on win32, Linux, OpenBSD and Darwin
platforms. Others may work as well.




Utilities

asdcp-test - Writes, reads and verifies AS-DCP (MXF) track files.

kmfilegen - Writes and verifies large files using a platform-
independent format. Use it to test issues related to large files.

kmuuidgen, kmrandgen - generate UUID values and random numbers.

wavesplit - Splits a WAVE file into two or more output files. Used
  to untangle incorrectly-paired DCDM sound files.

blackwave - Write a WAVE file full of zeros,  Used to make filler
  tracks (though you would be better off modifying asdcp-test if
  this is a common use case).


Documentation

Currently, the API documentation is mostly in AS_DCP.h. Read
that file for a detailed description of the library's capabilities.
Read asdcp-test.cpp for library usage examples. The command-line
utilities all respond to -h.


Change History
2007.03.31 - Bug fixes v.1.1.14
 o Fixed KeyFrameOffset value in MPEG wrapping to have negative
   value. This is probably not yet complete for handling all
   types of GOPs. Please send chunks of MPEG-2 VES that you
   find which break this. Thanks to Doremi.
 ** no other file format changes in this release **
 o Fixed error in RIP interpretation when reading arbitrary (i.e.,
   non-MXF) files.
 o Fixed a memory leak in ASDCP::MXF::OPAtomHeader when used
   in read mode. Thanks to Mahesh Bajaj for pointing out this
   bug and the one above.
 o Removed asserts from KM_fileio, replaced with RESULT_WRITEFAIL
   return value statements.
 o Added -s and -p to the makefile install target.
 o Altered ByteString behavior to use target Length() in copy
   operations (instead of Capacity()).
 o Added new Set() method to ByteString.
 o Fixed a bug in ByteString::Unarchive() that caused the operation
   to fail when the buffer was smaller than the read (i.e., when
   Capacity() was called).
 o Added IdentifierList class to KM_util.
 o Changed some Error() messages to Debug() in Wav.cpp
 o Revived jp2k-test.cpp and asdcp-mem-test.cpp (they both had
   stale #includes).


2007.02.15 - Bug fixes v1.1.13
 o Removed 'VDescObj->SampleRate.Numerator = VDesc.FrameRate;'
   from MPEG2_VDesc_to_MD() in AS_DCP_MPEG2.cpp, was line 76.
 o Added KM_TEST_NULL_STR_L() and KM_TEST_NULL_L() macros to
   KM_log.h. These versions log the location of the null value.
   Macros are now used in any module that includes KM_log.h.
 o MPEG2 VES with run of zero values at the head is now OK.
 o Increased VESHeaderBufSize to 16K.
 o Added makefile support for local OpenSSL in ../openssl, if
   present.
 o The Kumu::PathIs*() functions now return false if a null or
   empty string is given (used to be an assert).
 o Cleaned up the install target in the makefile.
 o Fixed SMPTE 429-6 HMAC -- FIPS 186-2 implementation was
   laughably incorrect. Thanks to Doremi for pointing this out.
 o Removed default parameter to HMACContext::InitKey().
 o Cleaned up messages and CLI arg handling in asdcp-test.


2006.11.19 - Mo better stuff v1.1.12
 o Changed read-only Result_t accessor methods to const.
 o Added Base64 (-B) option to kmrandgen.
 o Removed 16-bit alignment restriction from kmrandgen.
 o Improved WAV file extraction speed (Thanks to Jim Radford
   for pointing this out).
 o Added single-channel split for WAV extraction (asdcp-test -1).
 o Fixed remainder bug in h__RNG::fill_rand().


2006.11.03 - Bug fixes v1.1.11
 o Increased index table entry list size to 5000.
 o Added length checking to TLV writer (returns error if TLV
   payload exceeds 64kB).
 o Fixed partition header and RIP errors related to 2-partition
   files (MXF Interop mode).
 o Added -t option to asdcp-test (SHA-1 digest with Base64 output
   on stdout).
 o Fixed Sub Descriptor reference bug (Thanks to Denis Leconte
   for dogged determination).
 o Added directory-of-wav detection to RawEssenceType()
 o Modified MXF::Partition::AddChildObject() to only generate
   a UUID if the InstanceID is unset.
 o Added ComponentMaxRef & ComponentMinRef to RGBAEssenceDescriptor.
   More to follow.
 o Added detection of 2K/4K jp2c, writing correct 4K metadata.


2006.10.05 - Bug fixes v1.1.10
 o Changed RM_RELEASE to RL_RELEASE in MXFTypes.h.
 o Changed the MXF writer to use RL_RELEASE (was RL_DEVELOPMENT).
 o Really fixed source reference chain.
 o Updated JP2K file package label.
 o Changed location of JPEG2000PictureSubDescriptor in the
   header (was erroneously before Preface).
 o Altered LS_MXF_INTEROP to produce 2-partition files.


2006.09.25 - Bug fixes v1.1.9
 o Fixed SourcePackageID value. All files will be 'original',
   i.e. SourcePackageID will be all zeros. Let me know if you
   want to set SourcePackageID.
 o Fixed compiler warnings on some Linux platforms
 o Fixed the build so that BUILD_DIR is no longer created
   as a dependency.
 o Added duration detection to the raw essence parsers. The
   MPEG parser uses a nasty approximation so don't use it
   without paying close attention to the result.
 o Modified PCMParserList to make it more useful as a base
   class.
 o Fixed bugs and re-organized command-line help in asdcp-test
   and klvwalk.
 o Fixed two-partition file reads.
 o Fixed Win32 PRNG initialization.
 o Renamed asdcp-lf-test as kmfilegen.
 o Added kmrandgen and kmuuidgen.
 o Added string retrieval mechanism to Result_t.
 o Refactored Kumu::Identifier and its sub-classes.
 o Altered Kumu::PathIsFile to return true when the path
   is a symbolic link (unix only).
 o Altered Kumu::FileWriter::OpenWrite to use file creation
   mode 0664 (was 0644) (unix only).
 o Added Kumu::WriteStringIntoFile() subroutine.


2006.04.05 - Bug fixes and new stuff v1.1.7
 o Fixed a bug in the MPEG parser that caused it to fail when
   handling start codes spanning buffer boundaries
 o Added wavesplit and blackwave utility programs
 o Added support for revised SMPTE HMAC key derivation when
   using LS_MXF_SMPTE
 o Refactored platform compatibility and general utilities
   into a new sub-library "Kumu". There are no new build
   steps or dependencies, but some important things have
   changed:
   + Result_t is no longer an enum, it is now a class.
     Library result codes are now declared as const objects
     like this:

     const Kumu::Result_t RESULT_FORMAT (-101, "The file...");

     The macros ASDCP_SUCCESS and ASDCP_FAILURE still work
     the same way thanks to an operator overload for type long.
     See KM_error.h for more information.
   + The logging interface has been moved out of AS_DCP.h
     and into KM_log.h
 o Some of the command line utilities that were using headers
   other than AS_DCP.h have been changed to use the Kumu
   equivalents. If you have code based on those utilities, you
   will have to update by hand.
 o Added new types to the EssenceType_t enum.
 o The guard macro for Win32 code has changed from WIN32 to
   KM_WIN32.


2006.03.2x - new stuff
 o Proper handling of stream-id byte of essence UL values
 o writes 3-partition files, reads 2-part or 3-part


2006.03.16 - bug fixes plus
 o Removed SMPTE_LABELS compile-time option. The reader will now
   silently accept either SMPTE or MXF Interop labels, the writer
   can be instructed which to use at runtime. Default is Interop.
 o Added an AIFF reader. Support is preliminary, it works with the
   AIFF files I have on hand.
 o More code refactoring. More to come.


2006.03.09 - full read-write
 o Removed ASDCP_WITHOUT_OPENSSL compile-time option.
 o Full read/write now working on new MXF library


2005.00.00 - A New Hope
 o The temporary mxf-lite has been removed. MXF files are now 
   managed via the objects in KLV.h, MXFTypes.h MXF.h and
   Metadata.h. This release does not support writing MXF files.
 o Fixed a header interpretation error in the Wav parser.


2005.00.00 - The Reformation
 o Removed mxflib as a dependency by forking the necessary
   functions and placing them in the mxf-lite subdirectory.
   Please note that the very heavy modifications done here
   render all comparisson to mxflib code a substantial task.
   All errors are now mine and users are warned not to bug
   Oliver or Matt for help with this code. The version of
   mxflib at the time of the fork was: 0.5.1.3.


2005.06.03 - bug fixes v0.10.18
 o Updated UL batch to include GC UL.


2005.05.27 - bug fixes v0.10.17
 o Un-did essence container and compression descriptor changes.
   The default build reflects MXF Interop decisions as of 26 May.
 o Added note about build versions to README (see above).
 o Added warnings to SMPTE_LABELS builds.
 o Fixed JP2K essence container label.


2005.05.02 - bug fixes v0.10.16
 o Reorganized internal files, added file reader object, added OS
   portability header, removed and renamed some files. If you have a
   patch against previous versions of the source, you should check
   it thoroughly.
 o Added RGBA attributes to JP2K descriptor.
 o Changed interface to CodestreamParser.
 o Added JP2K parser implementation. It is parsing each frame but is
   not yet being used to populate the descriptor.
 o Added 48fps option for `asdcp-test -p`.
 o Added picture rate constants to AS_DCP.h (23.976, 24, 48).
 o Added sample rate constant to AS_DCP.h (48k).
 o Changed asdcp-test to encrypt picture headers by default
   (plaintext offset will be 0), added -E option to allow
   plaintext headers.


2005.04.28 - bug fixes v0.9.15
 o The XML descriptors for the crypto DMS have moved in mxflib to
   the file DMS_Crypto.xml (they were in DMS_DCPENC.xml).  Older
   installations should update the file from mxflib.
 o Added Close() and Seek() to ~MyFileWriter(), cleaned up headers
 o Added UUID generator output mode (-u).
 o Added -S option to extract PCM essence into stereo wav files
 o Added more UL testing and conformance checking.
 o Added macro SMPTE_LABELS which causes the library to be built
   with SMPTE (as opposed to MXF Interop) labels. This is not
   set by default, and currently only affects the PCM container
   label and encrypted element label.
 o Cleaned up the GNUmakefile test targets, the source files
   are now named with the TEST_FILE_PREFIX macro.
 o enabled 23.976-framed PCM (2002 samples per frame)
 o The size of the asdcp-test frame buffer for picture essence
   may now be set from the command line (-b).  The default is 4MB.
 o h__Reader::ReadEKLVPacket() now tests the UL (duh) and switches
   on the value, allowing plaintext and ciphertext frames to
   be mixed in the file.
 o Fixed error in UUID generator format.
 o JP2K files now use the GenericPictureDescriptor to store
   ContainerDuration and SampleRate. SampleRate is mapped
   to EditRate in the PictureDescriptor struct. This fixes
   the second caveat from the 0.8.13 release.
 o Fxed bug in PCMParserList that was miscalculating the extent
   of a PCM sample.  This bug did not affect API users, it was
   only present in asdcp-test.
 o Fixed EditRate on PCM files (was showing sample rate)
 o Fixed Encrypted Essence Container UL
 o Fixed BlockAlign value for PCM essence

 - The following changes were provided by Jeff Loewenguth
 - Thanks Jeff!
 o Moved the DMS CryptographicFramework entry from the material
   package to the source package
 o Fixed erroneous Source Essence Container Label value
 o Fixed broken sort of JP2K frames in JP2K parser
 o Added FindFrameGOPStart() method to the MPEG2 MXFReader
 o Added missing length values for EKLV packets without HMAC
 o -x with JP2K essence writes to files with 6 digit names
   (up from 5 digits).
 o The Key ID may now be specified as an argument to asdcp-test
    (-j <key-id-string>)


2004.12.30 - bug fixes + wav files v0.8.14
 o Added WAV file write to asdcp-test (uses mxflib::waveheader_t).
 o Three-partition files reading properly.  adscplib still writes
   two-partition files.
 o Changes in the mxflib WAV essence parser API had broken
   asdcplib's ability to read essence from a WAV file.  I have
   fixed this bug, but at the expense of breaking compatibility
   with older versions of mxflib. Beware!
 o Removed redundant (but working) bin-text-bin conversions.


2004.12.23 - JPEG 2000 support v0.8.13
 o Reads/writes JPEG 2000 essence in plaintext and ciphertext
   with the following caveats:
    - The Picture Essence Descriptor is empty.
    - Because there is no essence descriptor, the reader code
      in asdcp-test has no idea how many frames are in the file
      and ends with an out-of-bounds frame error.  This error
      is being suppressed in asdcp-test for the current release.
 o Still broken when reading three-partition files.


2004.10.22 - fixes and UL updates v0.7.11
 WARNING: COMPATIBILITY BREAKPOINT
 Files created with this and future versions of this library are
 not compatible with previous versions of this library.  As you
 might suspect, files created with previous versions of this
 library are not compatible with  this and future versions.

 o h__Reader will now open a three-partitition file (untested)
 o Moved DMS from Material partition to File partition
 o Added length fields to appropriate places in EKLV packet 


2004.10.22 - fixes and UL updates v0.7.10
 o fixed frame buffer handling of externally allocated buffer,
   created unit test (asdcp-mem-test)
 o added operator==() and operator!=() to Rational type
 o fixed some type-related compiler warnings
 o asdcp-test -p now works on unwrap
 o updated some ULs to match documentation (thanks to Arun
   for the submission)
 o canonicalized line endings


2004.07.02 - full plaintext + ciphertext read/write v0.6.9
 o HMAC, plaintext offest and raw ciphertext read supported
 o back to proper CBR index
 o MPEG temporal offset working


2004.07.01 - plaintext + ciphertext read/write v0.5.8
 o encryption of MPEG and PCM essence supported with the
   following caveats:
   - no HMAC support
   - no plaintext offest support
   - no raw ciphertext read support
 o moved to reflecting the whole KLV triplet in the CBR
   index (now incompatible with mxflib, still searching
   for info about what's "right")
 o awaitng the following fixes/features:
   - retrieve Temporal Offset from index in MPEG2::Reader
   - test for correct ULs when reading frame triplets
   - fix header metadata items for encrypted files
   - HMAC support
   - plaintext offest support
   - raw ciphertext read support


2004.06.14 - plaintext read/write w/key generator v0.4.5
 o Project now uses OpenSSL (tested with 0.9.7d on win32, Linux, Darwin)
   Use `make ASDCP_WITHOUT_OPENSSL=1` to make plaintext-only version
 o Accepts interior I frames when parsing MPEG2 VES
 o Improved error reporting on format errors
 o Added support for encryption to asdcp-test
 o Added RNG for asdcp-test (non-production use only, see notes in FortunaRNG.h)
 o Implemented CBC encrypt, decrypt module
 o Added partial TemporalOffset retrieval from MPEG2 parser
 o Fixed win32 binmode bug


2004.05.12 - plaintext read/write v0.3.4
 o Full read/write of plaintext MPEG-2 VES and WAV files
   (does not yet support mux from or demux to 2 channel pairs)
 o Builds with autoconf-based mxflib
 o Added ASDCP_ prefix to macros
 o Updated documentation, fixed documentation errors
 o Simplified API for MXF writer setup
 o Decoupled essence parsers from MXF writers
 o added raw ciphertext support to FrameBuffer
 o Cleaned up Get/Set naming confusion
 o Added missing const qualifiers


2004.04.27 - preview release v0.2.1
 o hasty release for quick review
 o this release may not build with mxflib using autoconf.
 o writes plaintext AS-DCP MPEG2 essence files
 o tested under win32 and linux. FreeBSD and Darwin do not work


2004.02.04 - First release (v0.1.1):
 o asdcp-test is mostly complete. It should correctly provide
   access to the read and info capabilities of the library.
 o The MPEG2 reader is functional but not fully tested.
 o Some file format integrity tests remain to be coded.
 o The PCM reader is mostly complete, I am having difficulty
   getting a suitable test file from mxfwrap.
 o The makefile creates a static library module. The API
   will cleanly support a DSO (or DLL). Let me know if DSO
   support is important to you.
 o Nothing is thread safe. Thread safety was not a requirement
   in the initial project definition. Thread safety may be added
   above the mxflib/klvlib level. Let me know if it is important
   to you.
 o The files xmldict.xml and types.xml must be in the current
   directory when the program is run. The files are supplied
   with mxflib. Runtime location of the files is not currently
   a project goal. Comments on how best to handle this situation
   would be appreciated. See AS_DCP.cpp at init_mxf_types()
   for a more detailed discussion.

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