RSS Output Feeds provides the means to publish the contents of a specified Content Group. You can only publish the contents of a single Content Group, so if you want to published an aggregation of multiple Content Groups, you will need to create an amalgam Content Group and feed it with multiple Input Feeds.
To set-up an RSS Output Feed, you will need to configure the following settings:
When you select the Feed Type for an Output Feed, you are choosing the type of system that can read the feed. This section explains the options available to you.
The following settings are available under all feed types:
For iOS devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) you can specify the method of video delivery.
There are two methods of delivering video to devices using iOS 3.0 and above. These are "reference movie" and "streaming"; iOS 2.x only supports "reference movie".
Reference movie mode offers the device the content in two quality levels. It selects one of these movies for progressive download based on its current network connection, choosing the High quality version for WiFi and the lower quality version for cellular access. You can choose the quality variants offered in this mode using the "Apple Ref Movie Quality" settings.
iOS 3.0 and above devices can stream the video using the HTTP Stream option, changing the quality as the network conditions change. This means that users on cellular networks with HSDPA (3.5G) may receive WiFi quality video if the device negotiates sufficient bandwidth with the network.
yospaceCDS applies the settings you have chosen based on the device capabilities. For example, if you choose "Force HTTP Stream" and the device is not streaming capable (iOS 2.x), yospaceCDS falls back to using reference movie mode. If you select "Apply Strict Compliance", this fall back does not occur.
We recommend the use of Hybrid mode. This mode will stream content longer than a specified length, and use reference movie for videos under this specified duration. We have found that streaming videos shorter than 45 seconds in some circumstances can freeze the playback and therefore should be avoided. We recommend using the default, Hybrid with a 45 second threshold.
When using Advanced MRSS feeds, you can add Mobile Renditions in the Advanced Mobile Options section. Each rendition allows you define the delivery policy. This section explains how to configure a Mobile Rendition.
First, click the Add Mobile Rendition link to show the rendition settings.
In the Medium field, give your rendition a name. For example, if you specify the value "mobile", then it will appear in the MRSS XML as:
By giving your rendition a name, downstream systems can pick the rendition they need by looking for the rendition name.
The rendition has two modes, Specify Delivery and Quality and Display User Options.
In this mode, you determine delivery and quality policy which means that the links go straight to the video.
The options for Delivery are:
The options for Quality are:
Please note: iOS based devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) are able to automatically determine an appropriate video quality based on their current network connection. However, using the iOS Access Mode settings (see above) in the Output Feed, you can determine which delivery method is used for these devices. These settings override the quality and method settings you choose in the Feed Type selector for these devices.
A brandable interstitial page will be display to allow the user to choose the quality they want to view the video in. iOS devices will skip this because they are able to determine the quality automatically (although this automatic skip can be disabled by the settings).
When using the Advanced MRSS feed type, you can set the following parameters in the Advanced Metadata & Parameters to enable special functions.
| Set Parameter Name | Value | Behaviour |
|---|---|---|
| yo_directLinkAudio | true | Any links to audio content will be replaced with a direct link to an MP3 file. This bypasses device detection and automatic audio transcoding. |
| yo_showfeedtitle | true | Shows the feed title in the Choice page. |
| yo_overrideTitle | Overrides the feed title with the value provided. |
If you are setting up a podcast feed, you can specify additional metadata that may be required for iTunes store submission. In the Output Metadata section you can specify the following items that will be set at the feed level within the podcast:
| Set Metadata Name | Implemented As | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| author | <itunes:author> | The contents of this tag is shown in the Artist column in iTunes. If the tag is not present, iTunes uses the contents of the tag. If is not present at the feed level, iTunes will use the contents of . |
| block | <itunes:block> |
Use this to prevent the entire podcast from appearing in the iTunes Podcast directory. If this tag is present and set to "yes" (case insensitive), that means to block the feed. If the tag’s value is any other value, including empty string, it’s indicated as a signal to unblock the feed. |
| category | <itunes:category> |
Please refer to the iTunes RSS Spec. Please note that there is a fixed set of allowed categories and sub-categories to which you must adhere. |
| docs | <docs> | A URL that points to the documentation for the format used in the RSS file. It's probably a pointer to this page. It's for people who might stumble across an RSS file on a Web server 25 years from now and wonder what it is. |
| <itunes:email> | Contained within <itunes:owner> block. This tag contains information that will be used to contact the owner of the podcast for communication specifically about their podcast. It will not be publicly displayed. | |
| explicit | <itunes:explicit> | This tag should be used to indicate whether or not your podcast contains explicit material. The three values for this tag are "yes", "no", and "clean". If you populate this tag with "yes", an "explicit" parental advisory graphic will appear next to your podcast artwork on the iTunes Music Store, and in the Name column in iTunes. If the value is "clean", the parental advisory type is considered Clean, meaning that no explicit language or adult content is included anywhere in the episodes, and a "clean" graphic will appear. If the explicit tag is present and has any other value (e.g. "no") you see no indicator -- blank is the default advisory type. |
| image | <itunes:image> | This tag specifies the artwork for your podcast. iTunes prefers square .jpg images that are at least 600 x 600 pixels, which is different than what is specified for the standard RSS image tag. iTunes supports images in JPEG and PNG formats. The URL must end in ".jpg" or ".png". If the <itunes:image> tag is not present, iTunes will use the contents of the RSS image tag. If you change your podcast’s image, also change the file’s name. iTunes may not change the image if it checks your feed and the image URL is the same. Spend some time developing an attractive, original image that represents your podcast well. Potential subscribers will see it on your podcast’s page and a much smaller version of the image in search results and feature placements. Make sure your design is effective in both sizes. |
| language | <language> | Because iTunes operates sites worldwide, it is critical to specify the language of a podcast. Accepted values are those in the ISO 639-1 Alpha-2 list (two-letter language codes). |
| link | <link> | The URL to the HTML website corresponding to the channel. |
| name | <itunes:owner> | Contained within <itunes:owner> block. This tag contains information that will be used to contact the owner of the podcast for communication specifically about their podcast. It will not be publicly displayed. |
| subcategory | <itunes:owner> | See notes on category. |
| subtitle | <itunes:subtitle> | The contents of this tag are shown in the Description column in iTunes. The subtitle displays best if it is only a few words long. |
| summary | <itunes:summary> | The contents of this tag are shown in a separate window that appears when the "circled i" in the Description column is clicked. It also appears on the iTunes Music Store page for your podcast. This field can be up to 4000 characters. If <itunes:summary> is not included, the contents of the <description> tag are used. |
| webmaster | <webmaster> | Email address for person responsible for technical issues relating to channel. |
