EBU SKOS Classification Scheme for Active Format Descriptor (AFD) codes

Description: An RDF vocabulary defining television Active Format Descriptor (AFD) Codes. Standard AFD codes provide information to video devices about where in the coded picture the active video is and also the "protected area" which is the area that needs to be shown.

Namespace: http://www.ebu.ch/metadata/ontologies/skos/ebu_ActiveFormatDescriptorCodeCS#

Term ID Term Name Definition Broader Release Date
afd_0010 16:9 active picture (top aligned) 2016-05-02
Term ID Term Name Definition Broader Release Date
afd_0011 14:9 active picture (top aligned) 2016-05-02
Term ID Term Name Definition Broader Release Date
afd_0100 box > 16:9 (center): wider than 16:9 active picture. ETSI: The aspect ratio of the source area is not given, and the size of the top/bottom bars is not indicated. 2016-05-02
Term ID Term Name Definition Broader Release Date
afd_1000 Full Frame image, same as the frame (4:3 or 16:9). 2016-05-02
Term ID Term Name Definition Broader Release Date
afd_1001 4:3 Image: Full Frame in 4:3 frame, Pillarbox in 16:9 frame. 2016-05-02
Term ID Term Name Definition Broader Release Date
afd_1010 16:9 Image: Letterbox in 4:3 frame, Full Frame in 16:9 frame. 2016-05-02
Term ID Term Name Definition Broader Release Date
afd_1011 14:9 Pillarbox/Letterbox image. 2016-05-02
Term ID Term Name Definition Broader Release Date
afd_1101 4:3 with shoot and protect 14:9 centre. The term "shoot and protect" is not explained in the standard, but means that the areas above and below the central 14:9 region of the 4:3 active picture can be trimmed without losing important detail. 2016-05-02
Term ID Term Name Definition Broader Release Date
afd_1110 16:9 with shoot and protect 14:9 centre. The areas to the right and left of the central 14:9 region of the 16:9 active picture can be trimmed without losing important detail. 2016-05-02
Term ID Term Name Definition Broader Release Date
afd_1111 16:9 with shoot and protect 4:3 centre. The areas to the right and left of the central 4:3 region of the 16:9 active picture can be trimmed without losing important detail. 2016-05-02