CTA WAVE Extended Resources
Introduction
This page collects the CTA WAVE extended resources. Some of the documents are public, others are only accessible for CTA WAVE members. The page is separated into different task force and activities:
- Content Specification Task Force
- Device Playback Task Force
- HTML5 API Task Force
- DASH-HLS Interop Task Force
Content Specification Task Force
Published Specifications
Supporting Documents
- Content Specification Task Force Media Profile Wiki
- Content Specification Task Force Issues
- DASH-IF Conformance Software Issues
- Media Profile Approval Process
- DASH Profile for CMAF, ISO/IEC 23009-1:2020/Draft DAM1
Device Playback Task Force
Published Specifications
Specification Development
- Github for comments against specification
- Media Capabilities
Test Resources
- Test Runner
- Device Observation Framework
- Test and Mezzanine Content
HTML5 API Task Force
Published Specifications
- Web Media API Snapshot 2017 (CTA-5000) December 2017 (pdf, public)
- Web Media API Snapshot 2018 (CTA-5000-A) December 2018 (pdf, public)
- Web Media API Snapshot 2019 (CTA-5000-B) December 2019 (pdf, public)
- Web Media API Snapshot 2020 (CTA-5000-C), December 2020
- Web Media API Snapshot 2021 (CTA-5000-D), December 2021
- Web Media API Snapshot 2022 (CTA-5000-E), December 2022
- Web Media API Snapshot 2023 (CTA-5000-F), November 2023
- Web Media API Snapshot 2024 (CTA-5000-G April 2025 update with Errata)
- Web Media API Snapshot 2025 (CTA-5000-H), October 2025
Specification Development
Test Resources
- Web Media API Snapshot Test Suites - Online Hosted Versions (unblock port 8050)
- Open Source version (for porting to e.g., smart TVs)
DASH-HLS Interoperability Group
Published Specifications
Specification Development
- ISO/IEC 23009-1