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Packaging

Manage catalog, outputs, and thumbnails

A catalog is an inventory of one or more outputs on which the following delivery parameters are configured:

  • Catalog’s name and output types

  • Delivery parameters

  • Manifests’ Filtering parameters (audio, video and subtitle bitrates)

  • Encryption parameters

    Note

    At least one output must be configured.

Creating a new catalog

To create a new catalog, follow these steps:

  • Access the MK.IO Beam user interface.

  • Click Services in the left panel.

  • Click Add service > Catalog.

  • Enter the catalog name.

  • Do one of the following:

Click Save and continue to complete the catalog creation and start adding outputs.

  • Click Save and exit to save and finalize the catalog creation and go back to the Services page.

  • Click Cancel to go back to the Services page without saving.

Adding an output to a Catalog

Once created, an output can be used by any Packager service for delivery.

Two output types are available:

To add an output to a Catalog, follow these steps:

  • From the Services page, click the Name related to the Catalog on which the output will be added.

  • Click Add new output then select the output type and configure the parameters according to your needs.

  • HLS or DASH over CMAF specific output settings

  • HLS over TS (HTTP Live Streaming)

  • Save configurations.