ADM Related Software

EBU provided resources

libadm - The libadm library is a modern C++11 library to parse, modify, create and write ITU-R BS.2076 conformant XML. It works well with the header-only ..
libbw64 - C++ library to write ADM related BW64 files and applications with minimal dependencies
libear - C++ library for the EAR (EBU ADM Renderer) to render ADM according to [EAR - EBU ADM Renderer] (https://www.itu.int/rec/R-REC-BS.2127)

EAR - EBU ADM Renderer
→ the reference implementation of EBU TECH 3388 ADM Renderer
→ renders ADM to channel-based layouts defined in ITU-R BS.2051
→ contains also ear-utils, some simple Command Line tools to extract and manipulate ADM data from BWF
BEAR - Binaural EBU ADM Renderer
→ an EAR-based binaural renderer for ADM as specified in EBU TECH 3396
→ integrated as VST3 in:
EAR PRODUCTION SUITE REPO
The main repo for development and building the EAR Production Suite from source
EAR PRODUCTION SUITE BUILDS
→ a suite of VST3 plug-ins for use in REAPER DAW as a proof of concept and reference implementation. At present, only BS.2076-2 compliant files are generated.
EAT - EBU ADM TOOLBOX
→ A set of tools for processing ADM files. It can convert ADM files between profiles, validate them, render them, fix common issues, and more.
For details on how EAT works and processes can be designed, see the Documentation
ADM Common Definition XML Generator
→ Python script for generating the ADM Common Definitions XML file. This repo contains also a specific .xsd: https://github.com/bbc/adm_common_def_gen/blob/main/data/adm_v3_itu.xsd

BMX tool for MXF
→ Formerly developed by BBC R&D → Open Source - the 'Swiss Army Knife' for MXF in broadcast workflows → allows to wrap ADM SMPTE ST 2067-204 (for IMF SMPTE ST 2067) and SMPTE ST 2131 (for MXF)
Dolby Repo muxer
→ is a fork from an earlier version of https://github.com/bbc/bmx that implemented muxing S-ADM (Dolby Repository File)
→ A merge into the main EBU-bmx repo is projected.
IMF Tool
→ Open Source reference tool for applying MGA S-ADM SMPTE ST 2067-203 and ADM Audio SMPTE ST 2067-204 in IMF SMPTE ST 2067

Dolby PMD Tool
→'pmd_tool' is a command line utility that converts between the following representations of professional audio metadata:
- ADM/Serial ADM Metadata as defined in ITU Rec. BS. 2076/2125
- SMPTE ST 2116 PMD as defined in SMPTE RDD49 metadata
Dolby FM41 Player
→ 'fm-41-player' is a C++ command-line transmitter for SMPTE ST 2110-41 fast metadata. This player supports two payloads or modes of operation:
- Serialized ADM (S-ADM) as per SMPTE ST 2127-2
- ISXD: Mapping document is still in draft but the reserved DIT of 0x101 is used. The selected mode of operation is inferred by the supplied input XML file
Dolby Audio Metadata (AM) Viewer
→ Python based realtime viewer for Serialized ADM inside a SMPTE ST 2110 container.
Two flavours of SMPTE ST 2110 are supported: - SMPTE ST 2110-31 and - SMPTE ST 2110-41 The Dolby Audio Metadata (AM) Viewer is designed to view the serialized ADM metadata produced by PMD Studio
For migration of DolbyE (deprecated) to S-ADM as Dolby Repository file, these resources are required:
- Frame 337
  conversion of an elementary stream file into a format that can be placed directly onto an AES3 transport
- DolbyE3SADM convert a packed Dolby E file (.dde) to Serialized ADM as per the new Dolby E S-ADM profile
- S-ADM-Tools
  Python package providing several tools for manipulation of Serialized ADM

Dolby Atmos Renderer
Legacy and premature implementation of ADM based upon ITU-R BS.2076-0 (2015)
→ Only limited compatibility with present ADM implementations and workflows

-> The Dolby Atmos Render is included in all major DAW and therefore enables ADM authoring according to the Dolby Atmos Master ADM Profile

-> Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve is presently the only NLE on the market to fully support Dolby Atmos ADM authoring.

MPEG-H Authoring Suite (MAS)
Full set of authoring tools:
- The MPEG-H Authoring Tool (MAS)
- The MPEG-H Authoring Plug-in (MHAPi)
- The MPEG-H Production Format Player (MPF Player)
- The MPEG-H Info Tool (MHIT)
- The MPEG-H Conversion Tool (MCO)
- The MPEG-H Encoding and Muxing Tool (MHEX)
- The MPEG-H VVPlayer (MHVP)
- The MPEG Audio Test Player

MPEG-H is based upon ITU-R BS.2076-2 (2019)
→ Vast compatibility with present ADM implementation and workflows

MPEG-H Decoder Software → Publicly accessible repo to build a MPEG-H NGA codec decoder that resembles many ADM-typical object-based features. Licensing applies. The repo MPEG-H & ADM Test Content contains sample MPEG-H streams to check its functionality.

-> The MPEG-H Authoring Tool is included in all major DAW and therefore enables ADM authoring according to the MPEG-H ADM Profile

-> Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve is presently the only NLE on the market to fully support MPEG-H ADM authoring.

ADM OSC
-> joint Open Source project to apply ADM for live equipment, initiated by Radio France, FLUX and L-Acoustics, supported by d&b, Dolby, Lawo, Merging Tecnologies, Steinberg and others.

MediaInfo
-> For years, this de-facto standard tool for gathering media specs supports all ADM profiles and display its properties in depth. As a bonus, it also creates a visual representation of its structure
MediaConch
-> This tool allows to individually define constraints for conformance checks of delivery specifications. You may adapt this for your specific ADM requirements
QCTools
-> A multi-purpose quality control app for AV assets
BWF MetaEdit
-> Standard tool to parse and edit BWF contained metadata (BW64 pending). It also supports display, editing and export of ADM's <axml> chunk (<chna> is retained only)

Online Reg-XML MXF Dump Tool
-> Universal tool to parse MXF header metadata. Given that ADM is wrapped properly into MXF (profile signalling, MCA labelling etc.), its key specs will be contained here, too.

Photon -> A tool for parsing, interpreting and validating IMF Packages including support for the S-ADM Plug-in ST 2067-203

MXFInspect
-> A free tool (Windows only) to display the internal structure of a MXF