Content Specifications

Summary

Swank offers a diverse range of encodes, protection types, and delivery methods tailored to meet the specific requirements of your content systems. Our encoding options ensure compatibility with various playback devices and platforms, providing flexibility for seamless integration. To safeguard content, we provide multiple protection types, including DRM solutions and encryption technologies, designed to comply with industry standards and protect against unauthorized access. Additionally, our versatile delivery methods, network download, USB hard drive delivery, and direct network delivery, ensure that content is accessible in the format and environment that best suits your operational needs. This comprehensive approach allows us to provide a customized solution that aligns with your technical and security requirements.

Table of Contents

1. Encode Specifications
2. Closed Captions and Subtitles
3. Content Order File Structure
4. Content Delivery
5. Content Protection
6. Content Issues

Encode Specifications

Swank has a number of different encode configurations available to suit the needs of your content playback systems.

• Non-Streaming Encodes: For a detailed overview of the available options and access to downloadable test files, please visit: https://specifications.swankmp.com/
• Streaming Encodes: Our streaming content is designed to use Adaptive Bitrate (ABR) streaming, in order to be as network friendly as possible. Each title contains 5 different bit rates to allow the client devices to stream the best encode suited for their device and network. 

  • MPEG-DASH Modular DRM

  • Video Encode: H.264 MP4 

  • Audio: AAC-LC
    Encode Sizes

  • BitRate Layer (Kb/sec)	MB / min for encode	Size for a 120-minute title (GB)
    3000	22.5	2.7
    2000	15	1.8
    1500	11.25	1.35
    .8 (800 kb/s)	6	.72
    .4 (400 kb/s)	3	.36

 

Closed Captions and Subtitles

Swank encodes closed captioning to EIA-608 and EIA-708 standards for the majority of the available encodes we offer.

• Specific information can be found by clicking more info for the desired encode on our Encode Specifications site.
• Additional information for Closed Captions and Subtitles can be found here: Content - Closed Captions and Subtitles

Content Order File Structure

Below is the basic file structure of a USB hard drive order with directories in bold.

• Content
  • (Order #)
    • (Shipment #)
    • (Line #)

      • (productNumber).mp4	Content file
        (productNumber).MediaFileInfo.json	Specifications for the content file in json format.
        (productNumber).MediaFileInfo.xml	Specifications for the content file in xml format.
        (language).srt	If available .srt/subtitle files will be here.

• Publicity
  • (Product#)
    • (Language) (If available publicity files will be included in this directory.)
      
      • 
    • FilmMetadata.xml - Publicity metadata for specific title.
• Schemas (schema files for the included data)
  • • 

• Content.xml	AES encrypted file for license data.
  Manifest.json	Describes the contents of the drive including where the content and publicity can be found for each item in json format.
  Manifest.xml	Describes the contents of the drive including where the content and publicity can be found for each item in xml format.
  ShipmentInformation.txt	Digital packing slip for the order.
  Update.SCR	Delimited text file for legacy decryption method.

Note: Pro:Idiom and Samsung LYNK drives are slightly different. The root directory will not have an Update.SCR file or a Content.XML file.

Content Delivery

Swank offers multiple options for receiving content, tailored to meet the unique needs of your organization.

• Network Download: Network downloads are available via IBM Aspera. IBM Aspera is a high-speed data transfer solution designed to move large files quickly and securely over wide area networks.
• USB Hard Drive Delivery: Some customers may be in environments where internet access is not readily available.  These customers can receive content updates via a physical USB hard drive.
• Direct Network Delivery: Equipment Partners using the Swank DRM platform can receive automatic network deliveries to their systems.

For additional details please review the document at the following link: Content Delivery

Content Protection

Below are the different content protection technologies that Swank offers to safeguard studio content. Each option is designed to meet specific security standards and ensure that content is securely delivered and accessed only by authorized users.

• Swank DRM (Digital Rights Management)
• Pro:Idiom
• Samsung LYNK
• HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
• Swank Encryption

For additional details, please visit the following link: Content Protection

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.