Fields for ID3 segment tags - MediaLive

Fields for ID3 segment tags

This table shows the fields that apply for an action to insert ID3 segment tags.

Field Description
Action type HLS ID3 Segment Tagging.
Action name A name for the segment tag.
Start type Fixed or Immediate.
Date and time

If the Start type is Fixed, specify the UTC start time for the ID3 segment tag. The time should be at least 15 seconds in the future.

Note that the time is the wall clock time, not the timecode in the input.

Tag Complete this field if the content of the tag is free text. Enter the value for a TXXX field inside the ID3 tag.

The content can include MediaLive variable data. In the following example, the content consists of the date and time, and the current segment number. The tag contents will be different in each segment.

$dt$-$sn$

ID3 Complete this field if the content of the tag is ID3 metadata. Enter the content encoded as base64. The metadata must be fully formed ID3 metadata (including both a header and a frame, as per the ID3 specification).