30 March 2023

STL output caption to caption conversion support

Added support of STL format for caption to caption conversion

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<query>
    <userid><<id>></userid> <!-- required-->
    <userkey><<key>></userkey> <!-- required-->
    <action>AddMedia</action> <!-- required-->
    <source>[ClosedCaptionsSourceFile]</source> <!-- required-->
    <format>
        <output>closed_captions</output> <!-- required-->
        <destination>[DestinationURL]</destination> <!-- required-->
        <type>stl</type>
        <!-- format params -->
    </format>
</query>
{
    "query": {
        "userid": "<<id>>", // required
        "userkey": "<<key>>", // required
        "action": "AddMedia", // required
        "source": "[ClosedCaptionsSourceFile]", // required
        "format": {
            "output": "closed_captions", // required
            "destination": "[DestinationURL]", // required
            "type": "stl"
            // format params
        }
    }
}
ParameterDescriptionAllowed ValuesDefault Value
typeConvert closed captions to specified typesrt, scc, webvtt, dfxp, ttml, mcc, stlsrt

Qualify QC Validation all source format type support

Disabled input files type check for Qualify QC Validation

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Media Format

Qualify Validation available only for mp4, cablelabs_mpegts, mainconcept_mxf, and mxf_op1a output formats. For qc_check format, You can use all media containers and codecs.

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<query>
    <userid><<id>></userid> <!-- required-->
    <userkey><<key>></userkey> <!-- required-->
    <action>AddMedia</action>
    <source>[SourceFile|SourcePlaylist]</source><!-- required -->
    <format>
        <output>qc_check</output><!-- required -->
        <source_options>
            <qc> 
                <qc_qualify_validation>
                    <template_id>[TemplateGUID]</template_id><!-- required -->
                    <!-- qc_qualify_validation params -->
                </qc_qualify_validation>
            </qc>
        </source_options>
    </format>
</query>
{
    "query": {
        "userid": "<<id>>", // required
        "userkey": "<<key>>", // required
        "action": "AddMedia", // required
        "source": "[SourceFile|SourcePlaylist]", // required
        "format": {
            "output": "qc_check", // required
            "source_options": {
                "qc": {
                    "qc_qualify_validation": {
                        "template_id": "[TemplateGUID]" // required
                        // qc_qualify_validation params
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Qualify Engine Update 2023.3.2

New Features

  • Alpha Channel Presence
  • SMPTE 328 track Present
  • EBP Container Metadata Test
  • Video Reference Frames Test
  • EAS Tone Test
  • AVC/H.264/MPEG-4 Video Codec Syntax
  • Check endianness of LPCM
  • Template upgrade

Improvements

  • Consolidate limit options for aggregate alerts
  • Addition of Profile and Level test for MPEG-2 Video Codec in File Checks
  • Add profile and level check to ProRes Video Codec
  • Enhancement to Clipping Test
  • Add ITU 1770-2 and ITU 1770-3 to loudness mode list
  • Option to select timecode track in STL Checks
  • Change to alert ID for STL sidecar checks
  • SMPTE 331M added to audio codec options
  • Existing subtitle/caption tests split into additional, more specific, alert IDs. Details in user guide documentation.

Bug Fixes

  • Customer bug fix for false positives in the audio clipping test
  • Customer bug fix for incorrect video bit rate range option