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OpenTimelineIO

Also called: OTIO

ELI5

An open-source interchange format and library for editorial timeline information.

Used in conversation

“The delivery specification asks for OpenTimelineIO, so post needs to plan for it now.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “OpenTimelineIO” in editing, colour, post & delivery conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains how recorded material becomes a finished, approved and technically deliverable work.

Caution

This usage is established in practice but is not fully standardised. A domain specialist should review it before release as canon.

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Sources & evidence · 4

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.