Release Notes

Release 1.9

Status: Released

Documentation:

Executable

This release is available as an executable Java jar which supports the processing of all types of MDDF files. The latest jar may be downloaded from the project's GitHub repository.

Support for native executables for OS-X, Windows, and Linux has been dropped as of Release 1.5. Note that the executable Java jar provides support for both the Avails and Manifest Validators, in contrast to the OS-specific executables in which there was a separate executable for each validation tool.

Users who do not wish to download and install the desktop version of the MDDF Tool Suite may still access the tools by using the on-line MDDF Services. While primarily intended for browser-based usage, they may also be accessed via scripts (e.g. using curl ) or by any other software with the ability to make use of a REST API.

Source Code

Source code is available on the MovieLabs mddf GitHub repository and is under an open source license. If you would like more information, please contact us.

Change Log

The main focus of this release has been on updates to support the latest versions of the MDDF specifications (e.g., Manifest v1.10 ). Also new in this release is support for validating Asset Order and Delivery files.

Specific changes are:

  • Enhancement: Ratings DB updated. Now using v2.4.3
  • Enhancement: Added support for processing of Asset Order and Delivery (AOD) files
  • Enhancement: Added support for processing of Order Status files
  • Enhancement: Upgraded to support
    • Manifest v1.10
    • Media Entertainment Core v2.9
    • Asset Ordering and Delivery v1.1
    • Common Metadata v2.9

Known Bugs

  • Consistency of Encoding/ChannelMapping is not checked when the number of Audio channels is 1.