Language Metadata Table Featured in DAM Journal
The Language Metadata Table (LMT) will be featured in the latest edition of the Henry Stewart “Journal of Digital Media Management,” a quarterly, 100-plus-page peer-reviewed, professional journal for those involved in the capture, storage, and application of digital media assets.
Set for release June 15, the article — “The Language Metadata Table: Providing a Single, Unified Language Reference Source for Media and Entertainment” — is a 4,000-word, in-depth look at the progress of LMT, featuring insights from Yonah Levenson, the LMT working group’s founder and tri-chair; Bruce Devlin, a media industry files and systems expert, particularly around MXF and IMF; and ViacomCBS’s Sarah Nix, senior director of archives and data governance, and Eric Emeric, director of metadata management and data governance, who headed up the implementation of LMT at the company.
From the article:
“Developed by WarnerMedia’s HBO and launched in mid-2018, LMT was created to provide a single, unified standard of language terminology, offering a sole source of reference for language codes for use throughout the media and entertainment ecosystem. An expandable mapping resource — essentially, a human readable reference table — LMT organises language metadata for more than 275 language codes and display values (with roughly 100 more currently being researched). The resource seeks to unite data specialists with a single, open-source table of language metadata values for the industry.
“LMT includes codes for audio and timed text for content; rights and licensing localisation; distribution territories; and accessibility for the visually and hearing impaired. Its uses are vast, covering standardised distinctions between spoken and written languages, the licensing of international content, distribution of non-English content and end-user localisation preferences.”
The “Journal of Digital Media Management” is the official journal of the Henry Stewart DAM conference series, and covers topics including DAM procurement lessons, the challenges of digital content workflow, and the ways digital assets are being monetised today. To purchase a hard copy of the Journal, email [email protected].