A component-based workflow explodes the old idea of distribution in which each individual version of a finished piece of content (different formats, edits according to territories, language dubs) is produced as a single flattened file – and sent and stored as such. IMF is the first way of implementing component-based workflows for the moving image industry and is growing in importance – particularly with it being the mandated delivery format for Netflix – but the concept extends across many industries needing to access digital assets to create multiple version of a final product…
