AIF · WF · IP · WLD
Four asset classes, one index spine
AI Summary
The IXF Standard covers four AI-native audiovisual asset classes: AI Film (AI films, shorts, features, music videos, commercials, animation and experimental screen works — type code AIF), Workflow (production workflows, node graphs, templates, toolchains, prompt chains, parameters and output specifications — WF), Character & IP (characters, virtual performers, story IP, personas, brand characters and licensing assets — IP) and World (world-building systems, World Bibles, virtual cities, scene systems and asset packages — WLD). All classes share a common index spine, then extend with fields suited to their production, rights and market logic.
AI Film Index (AIF)
Covers AI films, shorts, features, music videos, commercials, animation and experimental screen works. Service content: INDEX PAGE, Root ID, AI usage disclosure, rights declaration, version records. Use cases: festival submission, public display, brand collaboration, Market preparation. Without an Index: works are scattered across platforms and social media and buyers must judge for themselves; with one: a stable index page and readable data form, and the work behaves more like a formal asset.
Workflow Index (WF)
Covers production workflows, node graphs, templates, toolchains, prompt chains, parameters and output specifications. Service content: Pipeline, template, tools, params, license intent. Use cases: workflow teaching, licensing, selling, studio capability demonstration. Without an Index: the process stays as private experience, hard to cite or license; with one: the process is packaged into a describable, externally presentable production capability.
Character & IP Index (IP)
Covers characters, virtual performers, story IP, personas, brand characters and licensing assets. Service content: Visual, voice, rights, persona, cross-media fields. Use cases: character licensing, virtual performers, brand collaboration, cross-media development. Without an Index: a character is only an image or a setting, hard to explain licensing and boundaries; with one: the character becomes an indexable, cross-media-describable IP asset.
World Index (WLD)
Covers world-building systems, World Bibles, virtual cities, scene systems and asset packages. Service content: World bible, scene system, assets, generation rules. Use cases: series worlds, virtual cities, scene systems, asset packages. Without an Index: a world is just a story document or a folder of materials; with one: the world becomes a describable, linkable, licensable production asset.
AIF multi-axis taxonomy
AIF uses multi-axis classification rather than a single genre label; each AI Film may include six axes at once: Format Type — Feature/Short, Series/Episodic, Music/Brand Film, Trailer/Proof of Concept, Experimental/Installation; the format axis separates the viewing container from the production method. Creative Mode — Generative Linear Film, Hybrid AI-Live Action, Synthetic Animation, AI Documentary, Interactive/Procedural, Digital Being/World-led. Production Mechanism — Text-to-Video, Image-to-Video, Multimodal Generation, AI-assisted Editing, AI Sound/Music, Synthetic Performance, Virtual Production, Agentic Pipeline. AI Participation — writing, direction, generation, editing, sound, finishing, tools and participation evidence. Market Intent (making the record usable by professional counterparties) — screening/review, distribution, brand collaboration, IP development, workflow demonstration, education/training, financing pitch, licensing/remake. Asset Linkage (connecting reusable production and IP context) — linked_workflows (AI Film → Workflow), featured_characters (AI Film → Character & IP), source_world (AI Film → World), derived_from (asset → source asset), expands_to (asset → series/character IP/world/workflow extension), market_listing_id (asset → market listing/Pitch Page/Buyer Room).
Specialised schemas
Workflow · WF — pipeline, tool stack, parameters, package, license, reproducibility and Agent Use fields; Character & IP · IP — character, visual, voice, rights, cross-media, licensing and linked asset fields; World · WLD — World Bible, scene system, assets, engine, generation rules, rights and Agent Use fields. Shared outcome: every record remains resolvable, reviewable and machine-readable while keeping asset-specific detail.
Selection logic
Choose the asset type, then the index level; add Address when you need a memorable entry, enter Market when you need business matchmaking. Typical pairings: Independent filmmaker · AIF × Basic — establish a fixed public URL and basic AI-readable data, suited to festivals, external display and basic rights statements; Workflow developer · WF × Basic — package a private process into a describable, licensable, presentable production-capability asset; Virtual character IP · IP × Pro — use INDEX ASK to clarify character setting, licensing boundaries and brand-collaboration scenarios; Large world · WLD × Platinum — use the intelligent index layer to manage market signals, buyer intent and the Agent request entry.
Facts
- Asset classes
- 4 | Type codes = AIF · WF · IP · WLD | AIF axes = 6 | Common spine = Identity · Creator · AI Usage · Rights · Version · ASK · Market
FAQ
Can one asset belong to two classes at once?
Choose one asset type by its primary attribute to create the record, then use Asset Linkage fields (derived_from, expands_to, etc.) to connect related assets.
Will a workflow leak technical details?
The index page shows describable capabilities and licensing intent; the holder decides how much of the concrete implementation to disclose.
Does character IP indexing include voice rights?
Yes. The rights and voice fields of the IP schema cover rights declarations for visual, voice and persona boundaries.
Can a world asset package be licensed as a whole?
Index presents licensing intent and a request entry; specific licensing is negotiated between holder and buyer, and every request requires owner approval.
Why does AIF use multi-axis classification?
A single genre label cannot describe format, creative mode and production mechanism at once; multiple axes let AI and buyers search and match precisely.
IXF Standard is maintained by IAISA · index.film is the public resolver