26 October 2023

Platform Version in GetStatus response

Added platform version to the GetStatus response.

Response

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<response>
    <id>[MediaID]</id>
    <userid><<id>></userid>
    <version>[PlatformVersion]</version>
    <!-- status fields -->   
</response>

{
    "response": {
        "id": "[MediaID]",
        "userid": "<<id>>",
        "version": "[PlatformVersion]"
        // status fields
    }
}

Parameter	Description	Value Format
id	Media ID	Positive integer number
userid	User ID	Positive integer number
version	Platform version. It represents current platform version when media was created	Semantic version

Combining Streams in a Single Adaptation Set

Added option to allow combining streams in a Single Adaptation Set for advanced_dash and DASH manifests of advanced_fmp4 output formats.

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<query>
    <userid><<id>></userid> <!-- required-->
    <userkey><<key>></userkey> <!-- required-->
    <action>[Action]</action> <!-- required-->
    <source>[SourceFile]</source> <!-- required-->
    <format>
        <output>advanced_fmp4</output> <!-- required-->
        <destination>[DestinationURL]</destination> <!-- required-->
        <!-- Manifests fields -->
        <manifest>
            <single_segment_template>auto</single_segment_template>
           <!-- manifest params -->
        </manifest>
        <!-- Multiple manifests may be included -->
        <manifest>
           <!-- manifest params -->
        </manifest>
        <!-- format params -->
    </format>
</query>

{
    "query": {
        "userid": "<<id>>", // required
        "userkey": "<<key>>", // required
        "action": "[Action]", // required
        "source": "[SourceFile]", // required
        "format": {
            "output": "advanced_fmp4", // required
            "destination": "[DestinationURL]", // required
            "manifest": [
                {
                    "single_segment_template": "auto"
                    // manifest params
                },
                {
                    // manifest params
                }
                // Multiple manifests may be included
            ]
            // format params
            // Nielsen metadata settings
        }
    }
}

Parameter	Description	Allowed Values	Default Value
single_segment_template	Use Single SegmentTemplate per AdaptationSet to create a compacted manifest.	yes, no, auto	no

Multiple clipping

Added multiple clipping feature for output formats

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<query>
    <userid><<id>></userid> <!-- required-->
    <userkey><<key>></userkey> <!-- required-->
    <action>[Action]</action> <!-- required-->
    <source>[SourceFile]</source> <!-- required-->
    <format>
        <output>[OutputFormat]</output> <!-- required-->
        <trim>
            <start>[StartTimecode]</start>
            <end>[EndTimecode]</end>
        </trim>
        <trim>
            <!-- trim parameters -->
        </trim>
        <!-- Multiple trim blocks may be included -->
        <!-- format params -->
    </format>
</query>

{
    "query": {
        "userid": "<<id>>", // required
        "userkey": "<<key>>", // required
        "action": "[Action]", // required
        "source": "[SourceFile]", // required
        "format": {
            "output": "[OutputFormat]", // required
            "trim": [
                {
                    "start": "[StartTimecode]",
                    "end": "[EndTimecode]"
                },
                {
                    // trim parameters
                }
                // Multiple trim blocks may be included
            ]
        }
    }
}

Parameter	Description	Allowed Values	Default Value
start	Specify where the video clip should start.	Non-negative float or timecode	none
end	Specify where the video clip should end.	Non-negative float or timecode	none

👍
For start and finish parameters
Timecode should have following format HH:MM:SS[:;]FF, where:

HH – hours

MM – minutes

SS – seconds

[:;] – : – non drop-frame, ; – drop-frame;

FF – frames

Platform Version in GetStatus response

Response

Combining Streams in a Single Adaptation Set

Multiple clipping

👍For start and finish parameters

👍
For start and finish parameters