Living Document Notice
Staged 2026-09-28. Living revisions and interconnected notes live in the Bosun PKM Garden.
Video Timeline Assembly and OpenTimelineIO Interoperability
Managing multi-cam video edits, cuts, and sequences across disparate NLE software requires standardized timeline exchange formats. Marquee structures video production logs and cut assemblies around OpenTimelineIO (OTIO) specifications.
Timeline Invariants
- Open Standard Interoperability: Cut lists and track sequences serialize into OTIO JSON format, avoiding proprietary vendor lock-in.
- Timecode-Accurate Frontmatter: In and out timecode points, frame rates (23.976, 24, 60fps), and resolution flags anchor directly in YAML frontmatter.
- Content-Addressed Media Links: Video clips reference immutable SHA-256 source files to ensure project reproducibility across machines.
OpenTimelineIO-backed markdown manifests guarantee lifelong edit portability across editing platforms.
- Directus Target: marquee-blog
- Garden Source Reference: MOC - Marquee Video Engine, MOC - Fleet Operations, CHT-1001 - Audio Enclosure Manifests