markreidvfx/pyaaf2

Read and write Advanced Authoring Format (AAF) files

pyaaf2

A python module for reading and writing Advanced Authoring Format (AAF) files. pyaaf2 is a rewrite of pyaaf1 in pure python.

Features

• Read/Write AAF files
• Modifying existing AAF files inplace
• Embedding DNxHD/DNxHR/WAV media
• Copying objects between files
• Low level read/write Compound File Binary access
• Lazy file reading
• Zero dependencies, does not use AAF SDK

Requirements

• Python >= 2.7

Installation

You can install pyaaf2 via:

pip install pyaaf2

or if you want to use the latest development git master:

git clone https://github.com/markreidvfx/pyaaf2
cd pyaaf2
python setup.py install

Documentation

Documentation is available on Read the Docs.

TODO

• More docs
• More tests
• More helper classes
• Port more pyaaf1 examples
• MXF linking improvements
• AMA linking improvements
• XML support