19 December 2013

New output formats and video codecs

New output formats: mov_prores, mxf, dnxhd_mxf.

For output mov added videocodecs: dvcpro, dvcpro50, dvcprohd.

For new mxf output added video codecs: dvcpro, dvcpro50, dvcprohd, xdcamhd422.

Field Name	Allowed Values	Default Values
video_codec	mov: mpeg4, libx264, xdcam, dvcpro, dvcpro50, dvcprohd mxf: dvcpro, dvcpro50, dvcprohd, xdcamhd422	mov: libx264 mxf: xdcamhd422
audio_codec	mov_prores: pcm_s16le, pcm_s24le mxf: pcm_s16le, pcm_s24le dnxhd_mxf: pcm_s16le, pcm_s24le	mov_prores: pcm_s16le mxf: pcm_s24le dnxhd_mxf: pcm_s16le
size	mxf: 720x480, 960x720, 1280x720, 1280x1080, 1440x1080, 1920x1080	None

Akamai NetStorage HTTP API destination

Added Akamai NetStorage for output destination

Destination type	Description
Akamai NetStorage HTTP API

SRT video subtitle burn-in

To burn in closed captions you should specify <mux_type>burn-in</mux_type> in closed_captions block.

Field Name	Description	Allowed Values	Default Values
mux_type	Closed captions mux type	timed-text – Closed Captions would be muxed in video as 3GPP Timed Text trackcea-608 – Closed Captions would be muxed in video as cea-608 track (works only with video codec libx264)webvtt– webvtt file would be uploaded to same destination as result file (for HLS it would be segmented)burn-in – SRT video subtitle burn-in	None

Nielsen SDK Integration

Added new parameter for Apple's HTTP Live Streaming: copy_nielsen_metadata. This enables copy of Nielsen audio watermarks and Nielsen ID3 tags from source.
Also implemented additional segmenter v3. Default segmenter version is detected automatically.

Field Name	Description	Allowed Values	Default Values
copy_nielsen_metadata Copy Nielsen audio watermarks and Nielsen ID3 tags from source	yes, no	no
segmenter		auto, v1, v2, v3	auto
Note:	if copy_nielsen_metadata equals to yes, then segmenter automaticaly switches to v3

Waveform output

Added new output: waveform which render waveforms from sound files as png images.

Used library: rendersound****

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<query>
    <userid><<id>></userid> <!-- required-->
    <userkey><<key>></userkey> <!-- required-->
    <action>[Action]</action> <!-- required-->
    <format>
        <output>waveform</output>
        <video_codec>png</video_codec>
        <width>500</width>
        <height>50</height>
        <color>FF0000</color>
        <factor>4</factor>
    </format>
</query>

{
    "query": {
        "userid": "<<id>>",
        "userkey": "<<key>>",
        "action": "[Action]",
        "format": {
            "output": "waveform",
            "video_codec": "png",
            "width": "500",
            "height": "50",
            "color": "FF0000",
            "factor": "4"
        }
    }
}

Supported parameters:

Field Name	Description	Allowed Values	Default Values
****	width****Width in pixels of output	Integer	500
height	Height in pixels of output	Integer	50
color		Color expressed as rgb hex	FF0000
factor	Super sampling factor for anti aliasing	Integer	4