Table Of Contents - Nielsen ID3 User Manual

Contents
Overview .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Purpose .......................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Customer Support ............................................................................................................................................................. 6
Intended Audience ............................................................................................................................................................ 7
Terminology ...................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Related Documents ........................................................................................................................................................... 7
Using Validator in the Transcoder Certification Process ........................................................................................................... 8
Pre-Validation Checklist ................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Running the Validator Application .............................................................................................................................................. 12
Basic Instructions ............................................................................................................................................................ 12
Optional Parameters ....................................................................................................................................................... 14
Output Folder Specifier (-o) ............................................................................................................................. 14
Report Type Specifier (-p) ............................................................................................................................... 14
Program Number Specifier (-n) ....................................................................................................................... 15
Using Validator Output ................................................................................................................................................................. 15
Validator Output: Summary Report ............................................................................................................................................. 16
Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................ 16
File Header ...................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Description and Example ................................................................................................................................ 17
Diagnostic Tips ................................................................................................................................................ 17
SID List ........................................................................................................................................................................ 18
Description ...................................................................................................................................................... 18
Examples ......................................................................................................................................................... 19
Diagnostic Tips ................................................................................................................................................ 19
INFO Tag Listing ............................................................................................................................................................. 20
Description and Example ................................................................................................................................ 20
Setting Requirements ...................................................................................................................................... 20
Test Results .................................................................................................................................................................... 21
Test 1 Result: DATA Tag Count ...................................................................................................................... 21
Test 2 Result: Tag Format Test ....................................................................................................................... 22
Test 3 Result: Sequence Number Test ........................................................................................................... 23
Test 4 Result: Time Gap Test ......................................................................................................................... 24
Test 5 Result: Tag Duration Test .................................................................................................................... 25
Test 6 Result: CID SID Test ............................................................................................................................ 26
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