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Using UMID Data
Metadata is additional information recorded on discs along 
with audio-visual data. It is used to bring greater efficiency 
to the flow of operations from material acquisition through 
editing, and to make it easier to find and reuse material.
As one of application of metadata, the UMID has been 
internationally standardized.
What is a UMID?
A UMID (Unique Material Identifier) is a unique identifier 
for audio-visual material defined by the SMPTE 330M-
2003 standard.
A UMID may be either as a 32-byte Basic UMID or an 
Extended UMID, which includes an additional 32 bytes of 
Source Pack to make a total 64 bytes.
For details, refer to SMPTE 330M.
A globally unique ID is automatically recorded for every 
clip.
The Extended UMID is metadata that provides additional 
information such as location, time/date, company ID and 
so on.
The UMID is applied as follows.
Using the Extended UMID
You have to enter a country code, organization code and 
user code. Set the country code referring to the table in ISO 
3166, and set the organization code and user code 
according to the guidelines of your organization.
Functions of UMID data
UMID data enables the following:
• Addition of a globally unique ID to every clip of audio-
visual material. The unique ID is used to detect the 
material source and to link it with the original source 
material.
Extended UMID (64 bytes)
Basic UMID (32 bytes)
Source Pack (32 bytes)
Universal label
L
Instance 
No.
Material Number
Time/Date
Spatial 
Coordinates
Country
Org
User
12 bytes
1
3 bytes
16 bytes
8 bytes
12 bytes
4 bytes 4 bytes 4 bytes
Instance No.
Material No. 
ID generated when 
shooting 
Same as the above
Source Pack 
Shooting 
information (when, 
where and who) 
Same as the above
Original material: 00 00 00 
Copied material: generation number (1 byte)
+ random number (2 byte)
Distinguish between the 
original material and copied 
material
Material source ID/
detecting material
Metadata pack that 
identifies the source of 
material unit by defining the 
when, where and who of 
the material unit with which 
it is associated.