ID3 Tag Validator Application User Manual
Release 1.8 Revision F
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Nielsen Confidential
Intended Audience
This manual is written for the following users:
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A software developer who has integrated PCM-to-ID3 SDK into an application that
supports Nielsen ID3 Tag generation and who may or may not be submitting their
application or device for Nielsen certification
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A quality-assurance professional who is testing an application into which the PCM-to-
ID3 SDK has already been integrated
Terminology
To properly interpret the output of Validator, you should be familiar with the basic
components of the Nielsen ID3 tag. For an in-depth description of a typical ID3 tag, see
“Detailed Tag Listing – DATA Tag” on page 43.
This manual uses a number of other terms and acronyms that are specific to the process
of generating Nielsen ID3 tags. For definitions, see “Glossary” on page 62.
Related Documents
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Apple. iOS Developer Library, “Timed Metadata for HTTP Live Streaming.”
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ID3 Tag Validator SDK Developer Guide:
provides instructions on how to create
applications that analyze and evaluate Nielsen ID3 tag streams
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ISO/IEC 23009-1:2014(E): Information technology—Dynamic adaptive streaming
over HTTP (DASH), Part 1: Media presentation description and segment formats
specification. See Section 5.10.3.2 for a discussion of MPEG-DASH Media
Presentation Description (MPD) signaling of in-band events.
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PCM-to-ID3 Tag SDK Developer’s Guide
: describes how to use the Nielsen PCM-to-
ID3 SDK to generate Nielsen ID3 tags. It provides an overview of the format of
Nielsen ID3 tags and of their role in measuring audience viewing on a variety of
consumer devices.
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Transcoder SDK Certification Process – Vendors
: describes the test files for
implementation of the Nielsen ID3 SDK and instructions on how to run the tests
