vod-metadata

Introduction

The vod-metadata project contains tools for working with CableLabs Video On Demand (VOD) Metadata files.

Included is a command line utility that can automatically generate metadata for video files and a Python library for manipulating metadata files.

References

For more information on the VOD Metadata specification, see these documents at the CableLabs website:

• VOD Metadata 1.1 - Content

• VOD Metadata 1.1 - Asset Distribution Interface

vod-metadata builds on the excellent MediaInfo project - see the installation document below for instructions for installing MediaInfo.

Narrative Documentation

• Installation
  • Python
  • MediaInfo
  • vod-metadata
• Automatic metadata generator
  • Basic usage
  • Including previews and posters
  • Command line options
  • Troubleshooting
• Python library examples
  • Reading a metadata file
  • Accessing metadata attributes
  • Automatic updates
  • Editing files and saving changes

API Documentation

• API reference
  • Notes and assumptions
  • VodPackage class
  • VodPackage attributes
  • VodPackage methods
  • Exceptions

Development

Development takes places at GitHub - see https://github.com/bbayles/vod_metadata .

Licensing

vod-metadata is open source, and uses the MIT license. If you’re interested in a commercial license for including it in closed source software, please contact me.