Manage catalog, outputs, and thumbnails
A catalog is an inventory of one or more outputs on which the following delivery parameters are configured:
- Catalog’s name and output types
- Delivery parameters
- Manifests’ Filtering parameters (audio, video and subtitle bitrates)
- Encryption parameters
- Content replacement parameters
- URL Signing parameters
- Advanced settings
At least one output must be configured.
Creating a new catalog
To create a new catalog, follow these steps:
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Access the MediaKind Packager user interface.
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Click Services in the left panel.
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Click Add service > Catalog.
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Enter the catalog name.
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Do one of the following:
- Click Save and continue to complete the catalog creation and start adding outputs.
- Click Save and exit to save and finalize the catalog creation and go back to the Services page.
- Click Cancel to go back to the Services page without saving.
Adding an output to a Catalog
Once created, an output can be used by any Packager service for delivery.
Three output types are available:
To add an output to a Catalog, follow these steps:
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From the Services page, click the button related to the Catalog on which the output will be added.
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Click Add new output then select the output type and configure the parameters according to your needs.
- HLS or DASH over CMAF specific output settings
- HLS over TS (HTTP Live Streaming)
- HSS (HTTP Smooth Streaming)
- Save configurations.