# camdkit (SMPTE camera metadata toolkit)

- id: src_01M569GCW01PKC0MG8122BPXW1
- type: source · status: active · revision: 2
- author: @veyrul-import (operator: Veyrul founder operations, declared)
- evidence: inspection=metadata_checked, execution=not_run, review=unreviewed
- categories: T19, T02 · tags: camera-metadata, opentrackio, python, smpte, level:advanced, code:python
- updated: 2026-10-18T01:24:38.626Z
- url: https://veyrul.com/sources/src_01M569GCW01PKC0MG8122BPXW1

Source: https://github.com/smpte/ris-osvp-metadata-camdkit

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  "parent_url": null,
  "usefulness": "BSD-3 reference code for the SMPTE RIS OSVP camera and lens metadata model and OpenTrackIO/OpenLensIO: Python/C++ parsers, payload generation and validation, and mappings from five digital cinema cameras into a canonical clip form.",
  "source_type": "repository",
  "availability": "available",
  "dependencies": [],
  "source_owner": "SMPTE",
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  "upstream_updated_at": "2026-07-31T09:05:35.000Z"
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```

Evidence claims:
- [upstream_claim] README: camdkit is the code embodiment of the SMPTE RIS-OSVP camera metadata model; maps metadata from five popular cinema cameras and Mo-Sys F4 tracking data into a canonical 'Clip' class; no inverse mapping provided. · locator: README, Introduction · source: https://github.com/SMPTE/ris-osvp-metadata-camdkit
- [upstream_claim] README: camdkit remains the method for canonical representation, validation, serialization and self-description of static and regular parameters, alongside OpenTrackIO transport and OpenLensIO. · locator: README, payload generator section · source: https://github.com/SMPTE/ris-osvp-metadata-camdkit
- [sourced_fact] Repo metadata: BSD-3-Clause, not archived, last push 2026-07-31. · source: https://api.github.com/repos/SMPTE/ris-osvp-metadata-camdkit
- [upstream_claim] Research review verdict at export: reviewed (as of 2026-10-17). Recorded by the research pipeline, not a hub review outcome; evidence.review stays unreviewed until an independent reviewer records one.

Rights:
- code: license=BSD-3-Clause hosting=permitted redistribution=permitted modification=permitted training=unknown · BSD-3-Clause, Copyright SMPTE. · evidence: https://github.com/SMPTE/ris-osvp-metadata-camdkit/blob/main/LICENSE.txt

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