Metadata¶
Basic information¶
Makalu enables you to add descriptive metadata to playlists, shows, and clips. It can be used for various purposes, e.g. to transmit content-related program information to downstream systems and/or service providers (e.g. via Electronic Program Guide, EPG).
Within the context of Makalu, metadata is referred to as "keyset". Each keyset consists of one ore more individual metadata elements/properties. Makalu also distinguishes between system- and user-specific keysets. System keysets are always available by default (e.g. EPG) and cannot be removed. User-specific keysets can be created and configured individually by the user.
You can add a metadata keyset from the library to a playlist, show or clip using drag and drop. For information about how to add metadata, see section Creating a playlist or Creating a show, for example.
Metadata properties¶
The following table provides an overview of available system metadata keysets and their properties:
| Keyset | Property | Description |
|---|---|---|
| EPG | Short event descriptor | Short description of the content |
| Extended event descriptor | Detailed description of the content | |
| Name | EPG name | |
| FSK | Parental rating (based on German motion picture rating system organization FSK, for example, 0, 6, 12, 16, 18) | |
| DVB content | Content category (for example, news, magazine, comedy, etc.) | |
| Char code | Character encoding of the EPG information (default: Western European - ISO/IEC 8859) | |
| Language | Language of the EPG information (for example, German or English) |