05 September 2013

Digital Rights Management

Flash Access DRM

Available for output formats: flv, mp4, hds.

Additional information: http://www.adobe.com/products/adobe-access.html

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<query>
    <userid><<id>></userid> <!-- required-->
    <userkey><<key>></userkey> <!-- required-->
    <action>[Action]</action> <!-- required-->
    <format>
        <drm>yes</drm>
        <drm-license-server-url>[License server url]</drm-license-server-url>
        <drm-content-id>[Content ID]</drm-content-id>
        <drm-common-key>[Key file url]</drm-common-key>
        <drm-license-server-cert>[Certificate file url]</drm-license-server-cert>
        <drm-transport-cert>[Certificate file url]</drm-transport-cert>
        <drm-packager-credential>[Credential file url]</drm-packager-credential>
        <drm-credential-pwd>[Password]</drm-credential-pwd>
        <drm-policy-file>[Policy file url]</drm-policy-file>
    </format>
</query>

{
    "query": {
        "userid": "<<id>>",
        "userkey": "<<key>>",
        "action": "[Action]",
        "format": {
            "drm": "yes",
            "drm-license-server-url": "[License server url]",
            "drm-content-id": "[Content ID]",
            "drm-common-key": "[Key file url]",
            "drm-license-server-cert": "[Certificate file url]",
            "drm-transport-cert": "[Certificate file url]",
            "drm-packager-credential": "[Credential file url]",
            "drm-credential-pwd": "[Password]",
            "drm-policy-file": "[Policy file url]"
        }
    }
}

KeyOS for PlayReady DRM

Available for output formats: smooth_streaming.

Additional information: http://buydrm.com

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<query>
    <userid><<id>></userid> <!-- required-->
    <userkey><<key>></userkey> <!-- required-->
    <action>[Action]</action> <!-- required-->
    <format>
        <playready>yes</playready>
        <playready-apikey>[KeyOS api key]</playready-apikey>
        <playready-profileid>[KeyOS profile id]</playready-profileid>
        <playready-templateid>[KeyOS template id]</playready-templateid>
    </format>
</query>

{
    "query": {
        "userid": "<<id>>",
        "userkey": "<<key>>",
        "action": "[Action]",
        "format": {
            "playready": "yes",
            "playready-apikey": "[KeyOS api key]",
            "playready-profileid": "[KeyOS profile id]",
            "playready-templateid": "[KeyOS template id]"
        }
    }
}

Video Settings

Frame accurate timecode editing

Field Name	Description	Allowed Values	Default Values
start	Start encoding from (sec or timecode)	non-negative float or timecode	None
finish	Finish encoding at (sec or timecode)	positive float or timecode	None
Note:	Timecode should have following formatHH:MM:SS[:;]FF, where:HH - hoursMM - minutesSS - secondsFF - frames[:;] - : - non drop-frame, ; - drop-frame;

XDCAM codec for QuickTime .mov output

Supported formats: mov

Field Name	Description	Allowed Values	Default Values
video_codec		xdcam	None

Aspect ratio in Wowza Multi-Bitrate (SMIL)

Default values changed:

Field Name	Description	Allowed Values	Default Values
sizes		Comma separated list of video sizes One or more valid size values separated by commas	320x180, 512x288, 720x406, 1024x576, 1080x608

Mpeg2video video codec for mpegts

Field Name	Description	Allowed Values	Default Values
video_codec		mpegts: libx264, mpeg2video	mpegts: libx264

Ability to set FTYP for mp4 format

Field Name	Description	Allowed Values	Default Values
ftyp	Specify format ftyp.	mp42, 3gp5	None

Audio Settings

Dolby Digital AC3

Supported formats: mpeg2, mp4

Field Name	Description	Allowed Values	Default Values
audio_codec		ac3	None

Multichannel audio extracting

Allow to select and remap audio channels

Field Name	Description	Allowed Values	Default Values
pan	Allow to select and remap audio channels.	output_audio_chanel,input_audio_channel:output_audio_chanel,input_audio_channelExample: 0,0:1,1	None

Ability to specify audio_minrate, audio_maxrate, audio_bufsize

Field Name	Description	Allowed Values	Default Values
audio_minrate	Minimum allowed audio bitrate.	N or Nk — where N is any non-zero integer	None
audio_maxrate	Maximum allowed audio bitrate.	N or Nk — where N is any non-zero integer	None
audio_bufsize	Rate control buffer size (bits).	N or Nk — where N is any non-zero integer	None

Closed captions

WebVTT closed captions for HLS

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<query>
    <userid><<id>></userid> <!-- required-->
    <userkey><<key>></userkey> <!-- required-->
    <action>[Action]</action> <!-- required-->
    <format>
        <closed_captions>
            <source>[CLOSED_CAPTIONS_SOURCE]</source>
            <mux_type>webvtt</mux_type>
        </closed_captions>
    </format>
</query>

{
    "query": {
        "userid": "<<id>>",
        "userkey": "<<key>>",
        "action": "[Action]",
        "format": {
            "closed_captions": {
                "source": "[CLOSED_CAPTIONS_SOURCE]",
                "mux_type": "webvtt"
            }
        }
    }
}

Field Name	Description	Allowed Values	Default Values
mux_type		webvtt	None
Note:	webvtt file will be uploaded to destination with encoded output (for HLS it will be segmented)

Caption to caption conversion

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<query>
    <userid><<id>></userid> <!-- required-->
    <userkey><<key>></userkey> <!-- required-->
    <action>[Action]</action> <!-- required-->
    <source>[CLOSED_CAPTIONS_SOURCE]</source>
    <format>
        <output>closed_captions</output> 
        <type>[srt|scc|webvtt]</type>
        <time_offset>[TIME_OFFSET]</time_offset>
    </format>
</query>

{
    "query": {
        "userid": "<<id>>",
        "userkey": "<<key>>",
        "action": "[Action]",
        "source": "[CLOSED_CAPTIONS_SOURCE]",
        "format": {
            "output": "closed_captions",
            "type": "[srt|scc|webvtt]",
            "time_offset": "[TIME_OFFSET]"
        }
    }
}

Other changes

Cache-control and expires options for S3 destination

Destination Type	Description
Amazon Web Services (S3)	http://[bucket].s3.amazonaws.com/[filename]?cache_control=[string] — cache_control - Can be used to specify caching behavior along the request/reply chain. http://[bucket].s3.amazonaws.com/[filename]?expires=[string] — expires - The date and time at which the object is no longer cacheable.

Ability to disable EPSV for FTP source

Source type	Description
FTP / SFTP	Parameter "?disable-epsv" in source URL disables extended passive mode