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Captions formats supported in RTMP outputs

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Captions formats supported in RTMP outputs - MediaLive

In this table, look up your input container and captions type. Then read across to find the caption formats that are supported in MediaLive in an RTMP output, when you have this input container and captions type.

Source caption container Source caption input Supported output captions
CDI container ARIB None
Embedded Burn-in

Embedded

RTMP CaptionInfo
Teletext None
HLS container Embedded Burn-in

Embedded

RTMP CaptionInfo

SCTE-20 Embedded
Link container Embedded Burn-in

Embedded

RTMP CaptionInfo

Teletext None
MP4 container Ancillary Burn-in

Embedded

RTMP CaptionInfo

Embedded or Embedded+SCTE-20 Burn-in

Embedded

RTMP CaptionInfo

RTMP container Embedded Burn-in

Embedded

RTMP CaptionInfo

MPEG-TS container

(through the RTP or MediaConnect protocol)

ARIB None
DVB-Sub Burn-in
Embedded or Embedded+SCTE-20 Burn-in

Embedded

RTMP CaptionInfo

SCTE-20 Embedded

RTMP CaptionInfo

SCTE-27 Burn-in
Teletext None
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