Using Validator In The Transcoder Certification Process - Nielsen ID3 User Manual

Using Validator in the Transcoder
Certification Process
Use of Validator for certification of a transcoder is based on two assumptions:
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Your software application follows the process outlined in the Nielsen PCM-to-ID3 Tag
SDK Developer's Guide.
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The output of your application is one of the following:
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Validator is the primary tool used in evaluating the files that you deliver to Nielsen for
analysis. Before delivering the test files to Nielsen, you may use Validator to process the
files yourself.
Note the following cautions and contact your Nielsen support team with any questions:
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For certification tests, a failure of the CID SID test is not unusual. If most of the CID
SID errors listed in the log file or noted in the Comma-Delimited Tag Listing are
associated with the watermark SID transitions that periodically occur, ignore the
errors. See "Test 6 Result: CID SID Test" on page 26.
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You may see occasional watermark decoding errors that result in invalid EDU SIDs
or timestamps. Occasional watermark errors are to be expected. An excessive
number of watermark SID or timestamp warnings, however, may result from faulty
audio decoding.
Release 1.8 Revision F
A zipped package holding an HLS stream that includes Nielsen ID3 tags
A zipped package holding an MPEG-DASH stream where Nielsen ID3 tags are
stored in emsg boxes. The emsg boxes should be attached to audio segments.
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