Manifest decoration

You can choose to interpret SCTE-35 messages from the original input and insert corresponding instructions into the output manifest for the following outputs:

• HLS

• MS Smooth (the instructions are inserted in the sparse track).

• RTMP (the instructions are inserted into the data stream, given that RTMP does not support manifests).

How SCTE-35 events are handled in manifests

Based on your criteria for creating the event, you can insert the following information into the manifest.

Type of instruction	When inserted
Base-64	Information about all SCTE-35 messages in the output is incorporated into the manifest; the entire SCTE-35 message is added in base-64 format.
Cue-out, Cue-in	SCTE-35 messages that are ad avails (see Getting ready: Setting the ad avail mode) result in the insertion of “cue-out, cue-in” instructions.
Blackout	Only applies to the SCTE-35 Enhanced ad marker style (for HLS output; see below). SCTE-35 messages that are not ad avails result in the insertion of “blackout start/end” instructions, assuming that blackout is enabled (Ad avail blanking and blackout). If blackout is not enabled, these instructions are not inserted.

Splice insert mode

This table describes which of the three types of instructions from the table in the start of this section are inserted for each message type and segmentation type.

Message type ID	Segmentation type ID	Base 64	Cue-out, cue-in	Blackout
Splice insert	No segmentation descriptor present	X	X
	Provider advertisement	X	X
	Distributor advertisement	X	X
	Placement opportunity	X	X
	Other type (e.g. Chapter, Program)	X		X
Time signal	Provider advertisement	X	X
	Distributor advertisement	X	X
	Placement opportunity	X	X
	Other type (e.g. Chapter, Program)	X		X

Time signal APOS mode

This table describes which of the three types of instructions from the table in the start of this section are inserted for each message type/segmentation type. Note that many segmentation types are completely ignored: they do not get included in the manifest.

Message type Id	Segmentation type ID	Base 64	Cue-out, cue-in	Blackout
Splice insert	Any	X
Time signal	Provider advertisement	X
	Distributor advertisement	X
	Placement opportunity	X	X
	Other type (e.g. Chapter, Program)	X		X

Procedure to enable manifest decoration

Apple HLS

Enable manifest decoration at the output group level, which means that the manifests for all outputs in that group include instructions based on the SCTE-35 content.

In the Apple HLS output group section, open the Advanced section and complete the following fields:

• Ad Markers: Click to select a marker type. You can select more than one type.

See Example manifests for Apple HLS for information about the different of markers.

The manifest for each output includes a separate set of tags for each type that you select.

MS Smooth

With MS Smooth, if you enable manifest decoration, you actually insert instructions in the sparse track.

Enable manifest decoration at the output group level, which means that the sparse tracks for all outputs in that group include instructions based on the SCTE-35 content.

In the MS Smooth output group section, complete the following fields:

• Enable Sparse Track: Click to select a marker type. You can select more than one type.

• Acquisition Point ID: Enter the address of the certificate, if encryption is enabled on the output.

RTMP

With RTMP, if you enable manifest decoration, you insert instructions in the data stream as RTMP does not support manifests.

Enable manifest decoration at the output group level, which means that the manifests for all outputs in that group include instructions based on the SCTE-35 content.

In the RTMP output group section, complete the following fields:

• Ad Markers: Click to select a marker type. You can select more than one type.

The data stream includes a separate set of tags for each type that you select.