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Asset Manifest

Asset manifests serve two main purposes.

They provide metadata describing the technical assets delivered (such as asset type, language tags, resolutions, frame rates, etc.).
They identify which assets are intended to be packaged together.

There are two supported manifest formats in Classic territories.

The Amazon Simple Asset Manifest
File Naming Convention

Each Aspera delivery account only supports one of the two manifest options, but not both simultaneously. Specifics on how to deliver to each option are as follows.

Amazon Simple Asset Manifest

The Amazon Simple Asset Manifest allows partners to deliver an XML file with asset metadata. Audio descriptions and HDR mezzanines must be delivered via XML Metadata. The Simple Asset Manifest includes the ability to use non-conformed file names, provide technical asset details such as frame rate and Drop/Non-Drop Frame values for timed text assets, and the association of a title identifier to each asset. This manifest can be included in the same file as the XML title metadata or be delivered as a separate file. When an asset referenced in the manifest needs to be redelivered, Prime Video requires the new asset file to have a different file name than what was previously referenced. Prime Video prefers you amend the file name with an "R1," "R2," etc. Example files for each of these options can be found in the Sample Files. When delivering Amazon XML files, they are subject to the file naming rules.

If you are currently delivering to File Naming Convention, migration to delivery via the Simple Asset Manifest requires Prime Video to make manual configuration changes to your partner delivery account. If you want to use the Amazon Simple Asset Manifest, please contact your Operations Account Manager for details.

Amazon XML Field List

Amazon XML templates are available for both individual territories (US, UK, DE, and JP) as well as content types (TV or movie). While there are differences based on territory and content type across these templates, the table below lists all the Amazon XML fields and associated notes. Amazon XML templates are available for download in the Sample Files. Accepted Values lists the acceptable inputs or indicates the type of value expected for each field. If left blank, it indicates a string is acceptable. All inputs are limited to UTF-8 characters. Prime Video Usage indicates whether the field is required, optional, or not used by Prime Video.

Field Name	Definition & Notes	Accepted Values	Prime Video Usage
AmazonXML-Type	Use the applicable territory's Movie template for stand-alone content and the applicable territory's TV template for episodic content.		Required
Movie/Series/ Season/Episode			Required
PartnerName	The organization granting rights. Use your Amazon PartnerAlias to match to asset packages. Case insensitive. No spaces or symbols.		Required
UniqueID	The internal ID for the feature or episode. 50-character limit. Case insensitive. Should be unique within your catalog. Only letters, numbers, and underscores; no spaces or symbols.		Required
IMDb	The Series/Episode/Movie IMDb ID only. Nine-character value assigned by IMDb. Begins with tt and is then followed by seven numbers.		Optional
ExternalID	Alternate identifiers that can be used to identify the title. For multiples, add a new ExternalID line for each value.		Optional for Movie
Scheme	The scheme of the External ID (EIDR, ISAN, etc.).		Required for External ID
CopyrightHolder	Copyright holder for the content. 250-character limit.		Optional
CopyrightYear	The copyright year of content.	YYYY	Optional
Language	Language the main audio is in. If dubbed audio is present in the mezzanine, this would represent the language of the dubbed audio. Lower-case values only.	ISO 639-1 language codes	Optional
OriginalLanguage	Original language of the content. Lower case values only.	ISO 639-1 language codes	Optional
CountryOfOrigin	The country of origin of the content. Upper case only. For multiples, add a new CountryOfOrigin line for each value.	ISO 3166-1	Optional
SeriesID	The internal ID for the series. Must match the series Unique ID from the corresponding Series section of XML or previously-ingested series Unique ID.		Required for Season and Episode
SeasonID	The internal ID for the series. Must match the series Unique ID from the corresponding Season section of XML or previously-ingested season Unique ID.		Required for Episode
RuntimeInMinutes	The runtime of the content, in minutes.	Integer	Optional
AdultProduct	Is this content intended for an adult audience?	"true" and "false"	Required only in JP for Season and Episode
TitleInfo	Information about the content.		Required
Sequence	The season number or episode number. The order in which the season will appear within the series or the order in which the episode will appear within the season. Begin this sequence with 1 instead of 101.	Integer	Required for Season and Episode
Title	The title of the feature, series, season, or episode. Must be the localized title. This is the title that will be presented to customers. Use "The Title Name" rather than "Title Name, The". 250-character limit.		Required
Locale	The locale of the territory. For US, use locale en-US; for UK, use locale en-GB; for Germany, use locale de-DE; and for JP, use locale ja-JP.		Required
Pronunciation	Hiragana (ひらがな), katakana (カタカナ) and alphanumeric are accepted. Numbers should be given pronunciation if there is an unusual pronunciation (i.e. 2人=ふたり). English words in the title remain as English in the pronunciation.		Required only in JP
Synopses	A description of the content. Ensure that there are no references to the product being a physical product, describing video quality or price (e.g., DVD, Blu-ray, HD, 3D, Euro).		Required
Short	400-character limit.		Required
Long	2,000-character limit.		Optional
Actor	Actor(s) in the content. Series and Season actors should be for the series and season regular actors. 250-character limit. At least one of Actor, Producer, or Director must be included.		Optional for Movie, Series, and Season.
ActorName	For multiples, add a new Actor and ActorName section for each.		Required for Actor
Character	For multiples, add a new Character per Actor and ActorName.		Optional for Actor
GuestActor	Guest actor(s) in the episode. For TV, regular series and season actors should be added to the Actor section. 250-character limit.		Optional for Episode
GuestActorName	For multiples, add a new GuestActor and GuestActorName section for each.		Required for GuestActor
Character	For multiples, add a new Character per GuestActor and GuestActorName.		Optional for GuestActor
Director	Director(s) of the content. For multiples, add a new Director line for each value. 250-character limit. At least one of Actor, Producer, or Director must be included.		Required for Movie
Producer	Producer(s) of the content. For multiples, add a new Producer line for each value. 250-character limit. At least one of Actor, Producer, or Director must be included.		Optional
Writer	Writer(s) of the content. For multiples, add a new Writer line for each value. 250-character limit.		Optional
Creator	Creator(s) of the content. For multiples, add a new Creator line for each value. 250-character limit.		Optional
Studio	Studio(s) that produced the content. For Television content, this is usually the network the show aired on. For multiples, add a new Studio line for each value. 250-character limit.		Optional
ItemType	Defines the type of content in Prime Video systems.	downloadable-feature-films and downloadable-television-shows	Optional for Movie and Episode
ReleaseDate	The date that a movie was first released. Theatrical release date or date of first public availability for straight-to-video or web content titles.	YYYY-MM-DDT00:00:00	Required for Movie
DVDStreetDate	Date of the first physical release of the product or the first time the product was available for public purchase.	YYYY-MM-DDT00:00:00	Optional for Movie
Start Year	The year the TV Series started or the year the first TV Episode was broadcast.	YYYY	Optional for Series
End Year	The year the TV Series ended or the year the last TV Episode was broadcast. Mostly used for catalog titles that have already ended. For currently-running titles, delete this entire row.	YYYY	Optional for Series
Genre	The approved Prime Video genre of the content. Case sensitive. Five Genre values maximum. For multiples, add a new Genre line for each value.	See the Prime Video genre list.	Required for Movie and Episode
Rating	The approved rating value of the applicable region. Populate with NR if rating is not available. A scheme is required (bbfc, fsk, eirin, etc.)	See the Prime Video ratings list.	Required for Movie Season, and Episode
Offer			Optional
PartnerName	The organization granting rights. Use your Amazon PartnerAlias to match to asset packages. Case insensitive. No spaces or symbols.		Required for Offer
UniqueID	The internal ID for the feature or episode. 50-character limit. Case insensitive. Should be unique within your catalog. Only letters, numbers, and underscores; no spaces or symbols.		Required for Offer
Type	The type of transaction available: EST for purchase or VOD for rental.	EST and VOD	Required for Offer
Quality	The quality or format of the transaction.	SD, HD, and UHD	Required for Offer
PreorderDate	The pre-order date for a movie. This is the day customers can purchase the title, but it will not be consumable until the WindowStartDate. Valid date between 1/1/2000 to 12/31/2049 only.	YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss	Optional for Movie Offer
WindowStart	Date the content will be available to and consumable by customers. Valid date between 1/1/2000 to 12/31/2049 only.	YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss	Required for Offer
WindowEnd	Date the content will no longer be available to customers. Doesn't affect content that has already been purchased/rented by a customer. Valid date between 1/1/2000 to 12/31/2049 only.	YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss	Optional for Offer

File Name Convention

If you prefer to not utilize the Simple Asset Manifest to deliver to the Prime Video Classic territories, you must follow the File Name Convention. Prime Video uses the hyphen ("-") as a delimiter between values within the file name of the provided asset. This naming convention must be followed exactly. Failure to do so will result in assets not matching to the correct title or processing correctly.

File Naming Convention: [PartnerAlias]-[UniqueID]-[ContentType]-[AssetType]-[LanguageCode]-[Territory].xxx

Example: Titan-ExplosionsMovie-Full-Mezz_HD-en-US.mpg

The PartnerAlias and UniqueID must match exactly those used in the metadata and avails for that title. Each section of the file name is separated by a hyphen ("-"), not an underscore ("_") or other punctuation.
No spaces are allowed in file names. Underscores ("_") can be used to separate words within a single section of the file name, but please be careful that you are not using an underscore when a hyphen ("-") is required instead.
Metadata and avails files don't need to follow File Name Convention, but to help track them for review and troubleshooting, it is recommended to name them with keywords relating to your organization in addition to other identifying information.

File Name Sections

In the File Name Examples table below, descriptions are provided for each of the specific fields required in each asset file name. In the examples provided, brackets ("[" and "]") are used to delineate required components and must not be included in the file name. They are only included in these examples to increase legibility.