Sometimes, people say that IDN is not finished. So, for now, let's focus on the IDN Channel Message. With the generic IDN Message, there has been some space reserved that will be needed in other related standards. In particular the IDN Channel Message that is defined in the IDN-Stream standard. Together with the Technical Committee, we ended up in what ILDA standardized as the IDN Message. Further, it had to be somehow packetized to allow for multiplexing, storage and transport across switched networks - and - it had to cover everything from hobbyist to professional, show to industrial applications. I figured out that it had to be modular and it had to be versatile since the laser business is a rather small market and implementing different protocols and formats would just raise development cost.
Too complicated, too limited, too hard to synchronize, not adaptable, too expensive, in need of special hardware. Before I decided to go with a new protocol, I studied existing protocols, file formats, concepts etc. Information from ILDA Technical Committee chair Dirk Apitz, February 2017 Generally, the highest function the IDTF format can provide is a sequence of frames which play back to form an animation. Also, the format does not include show information such as timing of frames. It is not optimized for space or speed, and it is not currently concerned with display issues such as point output rate.
A laser system is free to read and write its own proprietary format that best meets its features and requirements. The IDTF format is intended for frame exchange purposes only. Similarly, you can save frames in IDTF format, to sell or trade with users of other systems that read IDTF format. You can obtain frames from any program that correctly writes IDTF-format files, and transparently load them directly into any system that can load IDTF-format files. The resulting frames and files are often called "ILDA frames" or "ILDA files." However, since there may be other ILDA-format files, it is best to call these IDTF or "ILDA IDTF" frames and files. This technical standard describes ILDA's official Image Data Transfer Format for exchanging laser show frames between systems.
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