Format standards
Note: As of March 27th 2023 this documentation is out of date and is no longer being maintained. Up-to-date documentation is now included in the PFTrack and PFClean software installers
The format standards file must be called formatStandards.xml
and can be located in the system directory, the application directory and/or the user's application preferences directory. If more than one formatStandards.xml
file is present then the contents of each are concatenated. This file defines supported frame rates, pixel aspect ratios as well as format standards. PFClean installs a default formatStandards.xml
file in the application directory which can be used as a starting point for customisation. A sample formatStandards.xml
file is given below:
<data>
<frameRates>
<frameRate>
<name>Film</name>
<fps>24</fps>
</frameRate>
</frameRates>
<pixelAspectRatios>
<pixelAspectRatio>
<name>Square Pixel</name>
<ratio>1:1</ratio>
</pixelAspectRatio>
</pixelAspectRatios>
<formatStandards>
<formatStandard>
<name>2K</name>
<resolution>2048 1556</resolution>
<frameRate>Film</frameRate>
<pixelAspect>Square Pixel</pixelAspect>
</formatStandard>
</formatStandards>
</data>
The file contains 3 sections: a list of frame rates; a list of pixel aspect ratios; and a list of format standard entries.