[2] Applications within the IMF framework provide standardized interchange and archival for versioned and localized media at a large scale.
[4] Additional standards describe key components such as the playback methodology through Composition Playlist[5] and carriage of media essence in OP1a compliant MXF.
ST 2067 / IMF shares a common framework with Digital Cinema Package, applying specific limitations upon many of the same standards.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Digital Preservation Forum notes IMF "has proved to be imperative in the exchange and processing of multiple content versions of finished works for a variety of global distribution channels..." in their synopsis of the format.
[15] Several large entertainment and media entities require variations of the IMF format in their mastering and archival file specifications.