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Media ​

media@1 is the Forge Pool primitive family for media transformation, normalization, segmentation, frame-level extraction, and media-aware execution pipelines.

What media@1 is For ​

Typical uses include:

  • transcode
  • format normalization
  • segmentation
  • frame extraction
  • media pre-processing
  • analysis-ready media preparation

Example Identity ​

json
{
  "op": {
    "name": "media",
    "version": 1,
    "profile": "transcode.v1"
  }
}

Kernel Role ​

Media is handled as a primitive family so it can participate in the same doctrine as every other execution class:

  • one canonical contract
  • policy-controlled execution
  • heterogeneous agent support
  • artifact-first outputs
  • replay-aware metadata

Expected Output Surfaces ​

Media workloads may produce:

  • transformed assets
  • derived media artifacts
  • segment manifests
  • frame indexes
  • hashes and artifact references
  • execution metrics

Why Media is a Kernel Primitive ​

Media pipelines are often treated as isolated infrastructure. Forge Pool treats them as part of a broader execution fabric.

That allows media transformation to plug into:

  • search workflows
  • ensemble evaluation
  • memory systems
  • graph-linked trace models
  • downstream AI or tensor workloads

This is why media@1 sits naturally inside the Planetary Kernel.