Cinelink™ - Content Specifications

Summary

Cinelink movies are available in high definition, 1080p resolution with 5.1 digital surround sound. It supports multiple audio and subtitle tracks in a single MP4 container.

Encode Specifications

Media Format	MPEG-4
Video Format	AVC
Frame Rate	23.976 or 29.97
Resolution	1920x1080
Audio	AAC (Please keep in mind If the 3.5 mm audio output is being used, only analog stereo quality will be provided. The 3.5mm analog jack supplies 2 ch PCM stereo. HDMI audio would have to be used for multi-channel. A title may have multiple audio language tracks from which to select. Other Languages will be in stereo: i.e. German Stereo, French Stereo, etc.)
Closed Caption	EIA-608/EIA-708
Average Movie Size (Approx.)	12 - 15 GB

Content Delivery

There are three ways to receive content for your Cinelink™ device, Network Delivery Directly to Cinelink, USB Hard Drive Delivery, or Network Download via Aspera. Click on the following link for additional details: Cinelink™ - Content Delivery

Content Order File Structure

Below is the basic file structure of an order with directories in bold. The orders are within the sequential numbered files under each Year/Month the order was delivered.

• Year/Month (based on date of content delivery)
  • 1 (number that represents the sequence the orders were completed in)
    • configuration
      • boxId-configuration.xml - contains DeviceID and Cinelink settings
        • Cinelink Settings included in this file:
        • 

• • • content
      • For each title, there will be the following three files:
      • (GUID).mp4 - video file
      • (GUID).png - one sheet/poster
      • (GUID).xml - metadata
    • licenses
      • (GUID).lic - license files
    • repo (Cinelink application updates)
      • dists
        • cinelink
          • main
          • Release
          • Release.gpg
      • pool
        • main
      • index.html
      • info.json
    • ShipmentInformation.txt - Digital packing slip for the order.

Content Issues

If you are experiencing issues with a specific title, please contact Swank Digital Support with the specifics of what you are experiencing. Please include timeframes if applicable. We will pass this on to our Content Team and they will review the issue being reported. If a confirmed issue is found, a new encode will be created and made available for download.

Note: A preview watermark will be present if it is outside of your content license window start and end dates. During the licensed period it will not be there.