This part of IEC 62871, which is a Technical Specification, gives guidelines for MXF Operational Patterns for professional tape-less camera recorders and also outlines the general parts of the MXF file format.

The guidelines are applicable to the creation of an MXF file in professional tape-less camera recorders. They are also applicable for content management software and to equipment that supports MXF files generated by professional tape-less camera recorders.