| Extension | .aaf |
| Category | video |
| Description | The Advanced Media Workflow Association (AMWA) introduced the AAF file format as a standard for storing the results of post-production tasks in film and video editing. AAF serves as an offline counterpart to the EDL multimedia format, maintaining the edit history of the video file before the final encoding process. Many video production tool developers have integrated AAF file format support into their applications, due to its compatibility with various video editing platforms. Typically, an AAF file contains data representing source file elements, metadata, program content, editing history, copies of remote online content, applicable media effects, and XML. |
| Technical details | The AAF was designed to address compatibility problems that arose between different video creation technologies. Its function has been likened to a word processor for video, and AAF has gained widespread acceptance in various media production environments. Given the complexity of multimedia files, which can include a variety of content like audio, video, images, graphics, and animations in different formats, AAF simplifies the process by allowing the incorporation of all media data. The instructions for combining these elements to create a complete multimedia presentation are consolidated into a single file, thus preventing potential workflow issues. |
