Ad avail blanking and blackout
You can turn on one or both of the following features to blank out the content associated with a SCTE-35 event:
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“Blackout”: Blank out the content for other types of SCTE-35 messages such as chapters and programs.
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“Ad avail blanking”: Blank out the content for a SCTE-35 message that is considered an “ad avail” (according to the mode, Getting ready: Setting the ad avail mode).
In both features, the handling is one of the following.
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Replace the video content associated with the event with an image you specify or with a black image.
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Remove the audio associated with the event.
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Remove the closed captions associated with the event.