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Automated Video Content Verification System

Release Notes

This document supports software version 7.5.

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Product documentation................. ................................ ................................ ....... 1

General notes.................... ................................ .................................. ............. 2

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General limitations ............................................................................................ 7

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ii Cerify Release Notes for Software Version 7.5

Release notes

These release notes provide the following information for the Cerify Automated
Video Content Verification System:

A list of the new Cerify features available in software version 7.5.1

A list of important defect fixes that have been made in software version 7.5.1

A list of kno

wn Cerify installation and operational issues relating to software

version 7.5.1

CAUTION. To prevent loss of data in the unlikely event of the database becoming

corrupted, it is strongly recommended that you regularly back up the Cerify
database. See the Database Backup section of the Cerify User Manual for
instructions on how to perform this task.

Product documentation

The following table lists the Cerify user documentation that supports software
version 7.5.1.

Table 1: Product documentation

Document Tektronix part number Description

Cerify Quick Start User Manual
(English)

Cerify User Manual (English)

Cerify Software License Notices
(English)

071-2680-06 Provides installation instructions, system requirements,

concepts of how to operate the software, and basic procedures
for common tasks.

This is a printed manual and is also available on the product
DVD and on the Web at www.tektronix.com/downloads.

077-0352-08

001-1513-00

Provides in-depth descriptions of how to operate the software.
This is a manual version of the product online help.

This PDF-only manual is available on the product DVD and on
the Web at www.tektronix.com/downloads.

Provides the Cerify Software License Agreement and also the
licenses of various third party software used in Cerify.

This PDF-only manual is available only on the product DVD.

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Release notes

General notes

New f eatures

Dongle reprogramming

This software release includes the following new features:

Support for audio loudness correction and re-multiplexing of corrected audio

Complete Dolby E support

Support for LXF container format

Enhanced PDF reporting capability

Timecode analysis for H.264 and DV video

Analysis of SMPTE302M audio

Support for analysis of closed caption in H.264 video

Apple HLS ABR content testing support

MXF metadata tests

Addition and improvements of video quality tests

Dongles used with Cerify v7.1 or older need to be reprogrammed to be used
with version 7.2 or above. If such an older version of Cerify is being upgraded
to version 7.2 or above, then it is required that users send in their c2v files to
Tektronix to obtain a new corresponding v2c file before installing the upgrade.
This will allow users to program the dongle with the new v2c file before using
Cerify version 7.2 or above.

NOTE. All versions after v7.2 require an update of the license dongle prior to

being able to use the new version. Please make sure to update your Cerify license
dongle before installing v7.5 as your Cerify system will cease to operate on v7.5
with the older license dongle until you get the license dongle updated to v7.5.
Also note, all users with a valid Cerify Annual Software Maintenance contract are
eligible to receive the base features included in this version without any additional
cost. Licensing for the optional Audio Loudness Correction functionality is an
additional cost that is not covered by the Cerify Annual Software Maintenance.
Please call your Tektronix Sales representative if you wish to add Audio Loudness
Correction to your existing Cerify system.

To obtain the license updates needed by your Cerify system to use this new
version, send the c2v file of your Cerify dongle to the following address:
[e-mail].

Cerify demo dongles need to be updated to version 7.5 in order to use new features
such as audio loudness correction and LXF container support.

Users upgrading from older versions do not need to export and re-import the Cerify
database. The upgrade of the database is performed as part of the update install.

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