18 December 2025

HDR10 and HLG support for Apple ProRes outputs

Added support for HDR10 and HLG metadata in Apple ProRes outputs.

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<query>
    <userid>[UserID]</userid> <!-- required-->
    <userkey>[UserKey]</userkey> <!-- required-->
    <action>[Action]</action> <!-- required-->
    <source>[SourceFile]</source> <!-- required-->
    <format>
        <output>apple_prores</output> <!-- required-->
        <hdr>[hlg|hdr10]</hdr>
        <master_display>
            <!-- Optional HDR10 metadata parameters -->
        </master_display>
        <tonemap>
            <!-- Optional tone mapping settings -->
        </tonemap>
        <!-- Format params -->
    </format>
</query>

{
    "query": {
        "userid": "[UserID]", // required
        "userkey": "[UserKey]", // required
        "action": "[Action]", // required
        "source": "[SourceFile]", // required
        "format": {
            "output": "apple_prores", // required
            "hdr": "[hlg|hdr10]",
            "master_display": {
               // Optional HDR10 metadata parameters
            },
            "tonemap": {
               // Optional tone mapping settings
            }
            // Format params
        }
    }
}

Parameter	Description	Allowed Values	Default Value
hdr	Enables HDR	hdr10, hlg	none

Force using DIB for SCC

scc_converter option can be specified to select SCC decoder version

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<query>
    <userid>[UserID]</userid> <!-- required -->
    <userkey>[UserKey]</userkey> <!-- required -->
    <action>[Action]</action> <!-- required -->
    <source>[SourceFile]</source> <!-- required -->
    <format>
        <output>closed_captions</output> <!-- required-->
        <scc_converter>[v1|v2]</scc_converter>
    </format>
</query>

{
  "query": {
    "userid": "[UserID]", // required
    "userkey": "[UserKey]", // required
    "action": "[Action]", // required
    "source": "[SourceFile]", // required
    "format": {
      "output": "closed_captions",
      "scc_converter": "[v1|v2]"
    }
  }
}

Parameter	Description	Allowed Values	Default Value
scc_converter	SCC converter version	v1, v2	v1

PDF and JSON report destinations for Qualify

Added parameters for Qualify Validation QC test:

Parameter	Description	Allowed Values	Default Value
report_destination_pdf	Qualify PDF report destination URL	Valid URL	no
report_destination_json	Qualify JSON report destination URL	Valid URL	no

Example in API request:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<query>
    <userid>[UserID]</userid>
    <userkey>[UserKey]</userkey>
    <action>AddMedia</action>
    <source>[SourceFile]</source>
    <format>
        <output>...</output>
        <qc>
            <qc_qualify_validation>
                <template_id>[TemplateGUID]</template_id>
                <!-- ... -->
                <report_destination_pdf>[PdfReportDestinationURL]</report_destination_pdf>
                <report_destination_json>[JsonReportDestinationURL]</report_destination_json>
                <!-- ... -->
            </qc_qualify_validation>
        </qc>
    </format>
</query>

{
    "query": {
        "userid": "[UserID]",
        "userkey": "[UserKey]",
        "action": "AddMedia",
        "source": "[SourceFile]",
        "format": {
            "output": "...",
            "qc": {
                "qc_qualify_validation": {
                    "template_id": "[TemplateGUID]",
                    // ...
                    "report_destination_pdf": "[PdfReportDestinationURL]",
                    "report_destination_json": "[JsonReportDestinationURL]",
                    // ...
                }
            }
        }
    }
}