Metadata¶
Basic information¶
Makalu enables you to add descriptive metadata to playlists, shows, and clips. It can be used for various purposes, such as transmitting content-related program information to downstream systems and/or service providers, for example, metadata to be used for the Electronic Program Guide (EPG).
Within the context of Makalu, metadata is referred to as "keyset". Each keyset consists of one or more individual metadata elements/properties. Makalu also distinguishes between system- and user-specific keysets. System keysets are always available by default (for example, the "EPG" keyset) 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 the 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 the 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) |