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27 Chapter 5 - Using VOD Media
these files will need to be encoded to match the appropriate encoding
parameters. Refer to the appendix section of this manual for encoding
parameter details.
Assigning VOD Metadata
Once a file has been uploaded to the server, it needs to be added to the
pool of available VOD assets. To do this, you need to assign the necessary
metadata to the file. Browse to Programming > VOD Media. The top of the
screen is a box containing the file names of files that have been uploaded to
the server.
Select the file you want to make available to the system. Enter the required
data in the fields below. Required data is noted by an star and maroon text.
Save you changes by clicking on the save button and you will see the vod
asset listed in the vod list. Click on the Metadata tag link associated with the
file and continue to add metadata. The metadata assignment for VOD media is
very dense. This was designed to in most ways coinside with Cable Labs VOD
Media specifications.
NOTE: YOU WILL HAVE TO ASSIGN ONE OR MORE GENRE TO THE ASSET
FOR IT TO APPEAR IN THE EDJEGUIDE SET TOP BOX APPLICATION.
For these files to appear on VOD lists for your set top box and pc player
decoder applications, the customer locations will need to be configures for
VOD Rules. See Chapter 7 - Managing Customers for instructions on VOD Rule
assignment.