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, Setting the ad avail mode to support manifest decoration or ad avail blanking for all outputs).
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.