Etere's metadata described in this section are mainly classified into categories for a better understanding and management. The categories are:
ASSET
Metadata used for 'Flexi-metadata Assets', associate these standard asset fields to specific Flexi-metadata:
Aspect conversion: The asset conversion format.
Code: The asset code.
Description: The asset description.
Title of season: The asset title (only for a season).
SONY
Metadata related to video files in Sony XDCAM discs. This mapping is useful, for example, to import/export XDCAM metadata each time a download/uploaded function is launched from the Media Library. Most commonly used fields include:
Creator: The person who ingested the XDCAM asset.
Title: The title with which the XDCAM asset was stored.
OTHERS
Specify any additional metadata used when exporting video files in XDCAM discs.
MAM
Under this section, it will be possible to link Flexi-metadata to their corresponding fields (e.g. "loudness control" > "loudness"). Among the most important MAM fields are:
Asset status: This field, associated by default with the "Metadata dictionary > Etere > Asset status", contains the asset's current status. This field is a read-only field under the asset's Flexi-metadata tab.
Barcode: The barcode of the tape where the asset linked video clip is stored.
Codec: The media codec of the video clip associated with the asset.
Song title, Song title 2: Metadata related to music assets can be set under the Media Library > Music Details section.
Record label, Record label 2: Metadata related to music assets can be set under the Media Library > Music Details section.
Track number, Track number 2: Metadata related to music assets can be set under the Media Library > Music Details section.
Supplier: A string that identifies the person who delivered the asset; song title: If the asset is a music clip, it indicates the song title.
Rhozet pre-charge: An integer number indicates the number of frames read from the device to generate an XML via T-workflow using the transcoding with pre-charge action).
Loudness control: A decimal real number metadata associated by default to the "Metadata dictionary > Etere > Loudness" item (a loudness value automatically calculated by Etere Content Check via T-workflow).
The "loudness control" value of an asset is used, for example, by the Executive Editor to calculate the loudness statistics of a certain television day to determine if a certain event has an excessive loudness or some abrupt loudness variations are present in the broadcast schedule.
CMS execution date: The date and time (e.g. 2011/10/09 12:49:55) of the last Etere Content Check has been performed for the asset.
CMS source codec: The media codec (e.g. wmv) is used by Etere Content Check when the last content check has been performed for the asset.
Original source: Refer to chapter "Flexi-metadata > Etere > Original Source".
Operator: User who is responsible for creating the asset. This metadata can be checked and set via T-workflow using the "operator check" and "operator set" T-workflow actions.
State: The state of the asset it is produced.
District: The district of the asset it is produced.
City: The city of the asset it is produced.
Export to federated sties: Indicates if the asset is allowed to be exported to other federated sites.
NB: This metadata is default with the "Metadata dictionary > Etere > Export to federated sites".
Last import from site: The date and time of the last import performed from this site.
NB: This metadata defaults to the "Metadata dictionary > Etere > Last import from site".
Final version code: The code of the original asset which the asset derives from.
The "final version code" is automatically compiled by the create new version T-workflow action to allow the update asset code from Flexi-metadata T-workflow action to set the original code into the latest version (e.g., making the newest version to replace the original asset).
Audio peak level: Refer to chapter "Flexi-metadata > Etere > Audio peak level".
Audio peak frame: Refer to chapter "Flexi-metadata > Etere > Audio peak frame".
Audio wave clipping count: Refer to chapter "Flexi-metadata > Etere > Audio wave clipping count".
Last ingest operation: Refer to chapter "Flexi-metadata > Etere > Last ingest operation".
Last ingest user: Refer to chapter "Flexi-metadata > Etere > Last ingest user".
Last ingest station: Refer to chapter "Flexi-metadata > Etere > Last ingest station".
Graphic Type: The graphic is defined in the asset.
SIAE
Associate SIAE data to specific Flexi-metadata, most important items include:
Original title: The original title of the asset is related.
Original episode title: The original title of the season episode the asset is related to.
Italian title: The title given to work for the Italian market.
Italian episode title: The title given to the season episode for the Italian market.
Total episodes number: The number of episodes in the season is compounded.
NB: For further information on SIAE data, please refer to the SIAE Mapped Fields chapter.
FILE INFO
The "File info" contains information related to the media file linked to an asset. It includes the file's metadata information to specific File Info Flexi-metadata.
MEDIA INFO
The "Media info" contains information related to the media file linked to an asset. It includes the file's metadata information to specific Media Info Flexi-metadata.
The files processed by Media Info is not restricted to video file, it includes other XML files in all codecs.
You can also create Flexi metadata through the Flexi-metadata Mapping contextual menu, at the <Media Info> tab, right-click on any field and select "Create Flexi metadata", and choose its metadata type to be created. Available types are:
-Boolean
-DateTime
-Integer
-Real
-String
-Timecode (integer) *
* A Flexi metadata with the type "timecode" will create an integer metadata that stores the frame and is displayed as a timecode.
GEN21
The "Gen21" contains information related to assets imported from a Gen21 system. Bind here asset fields to Gen21 metadata.
BATON
The "Baton" contains information related to results gathered by an integrated Baton system. Bind here the file's metadata to Baton Flexi metadata.
CERIFY
The "Cerify" contains information related to results gathered by an integrated Cerify system. Bind here the file's metadata to Cerify Flexi metadata.