.aaf

Advanced Authoring Format, a multimedia file format from Avid for professional video post-production and interchange

Not yet supported

Format facts

MIME type

application/x-aaf

Apple UTI

custom

Stock Quick Look

no stock preview

Planned approach (census)

metadata-only

Icon hint

generic-icon

Prevalence

common

Renderer note (from the census)

parse OLE header for timeline info

Census note

Video editors share AAF timelines; native macOS shows nothing for these complex OLE containers.

Gotchas: broadcast standard

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