Live Slicer Configuration File Settings

Configuration File Settings

A brief description is provided below for each setting that may be defined in a Live Slicer's configuration file (i.e., /etc/uplynk.conf).

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Setting	Description
`ancillary_lines`	SDI (Blackmagic) Only. Defines the ancillary lines that will be scanned (0 to 31). Ignored with ancillary_scan set to on or input set to UDP/RTMP. Syntax `ancillary_lines: #, #, ...` Example `ancillary_lines: 9, 13`
`ancillary_scan`	SDI (Blackmagic) Only. Determines whether all ancillary lines will be scanned. Valid values on (scan all) off (scan only defined lines) Syntax `ancillary_scan: on/off` Example `ancillary_scan: off`
`api_port`	API Defines the port for API calls. Omit IP to bind to any adapter. Default `127.0.0.1:65009` Syntax `IP Address:Port` or `Port`. Example `api_port: 127.0.0.1:65009`
`apikey`	Required. Defines the secret API key for authentication. Syntax `apikey: API Key` Example `apikey: abcDEFghiJKLmnoPQRtuvWXYz123ABCdefGHIJKL`
`audio_custom_layout_Track`	SDI (Blackmagic) Only. Defines a custom audio channel layout for the `{Track}` variable. This custom audio channel layout allows audio to be downmixed to mono or stereo. This configuration setting is incompatible with audio_layout. Remove audio_layout from the Live Slicer configuration file prior to including this setting. This parameter does not apply to AC-3 audio or audio transmitted via UDP or RTMP. Although we support up to 31 audio tracks, your SDI capture card can only detect up to 16 audio tracks. Syntax (downmix audio to mono) `audio_custom_layout_{Track}: mono\|X=SDI Input Channel@Level` Syntax (downmix audio to stereo) `audio_custom_layout_Track: stereo\|L=SDI Input Channel@Level,R=SDI Input Channel@Level` Syntax (downmix audio to 5.1) `audio_custom_layout_{Track}: 5.1\|C=SDI Input Channel@Level,L=SDI Input Channel@Level,R=SDI Input Channel@Level,LR=SDI Input Channel@Level,RR=SDI Input Channel@Level,LFE=SDI Input Channel@Level` Example `audio_custom_layout_0: stereo\|L=0@707&2@800,R=4`
`audio_desc_#`	Assigns a description to an audio track. Identify the source audio track by specifying its SDI channel or PID within this setting's name. By default, audio tracks are assigned a description of `unspecified`. Syntax `audio_desc_#: Audio Track Description` Example `audio_desc_12: My Track`
`audio_dolby_#`	Set to 1 to encode audio as Dolby Digital Plus (DD+). Identify the source audio track by specifying its SDI channel or PID within this setting's name. Syntax `audio_dolby_#: 1` Example `audio_dolby_12: 1`
`audio_lang_PID`	UDP and RTMP Only. Assigns a language to the audio track with the PID. Syntax `audio_lang_PID: Language` Example `audio_lang_12: en`
`audio_layout`	SDI (Blackmagic) Only. Defines a standard audio channel layout. This parameter does not apply to AC-3 audio or audio transmitted via UDP. Alternatively, each audio track may be assigned a custom audio layout to downmix audio to mono or stereo. Valid values stereo #, 5.1, CEA, 7.1. Syntax `audio_layout: Audio Channel Layout` Example `audio_layout: 5.1`
`authenticated_api_port`	Advanced. Exposes the authenticated API on a specific port. Syntax (IP address and port) `authenticated_api_port: IP Address:Port` or `Port` Example `authenticated_api_port: 88`
`autoexpire_age`	Determines asset retention time. Valid values 0 (no deletion) or # hours (number of hours that assets will be retained before being deleted). Syntax `autoexpire_age: 0/Hours` Example `autoexpire_age: 24`
`backup`	Advanced. Determines whether to store content on alternate cloud storage. Valid values true (The Live Slicer will upload content to an alternate path on an alternate origin storage) or false (The Live Slicer will upload content to the default origin storage.). Syntax `backup: true/false` Example `backup: false`
`blankVideoSampleDelay`	Advanced - UDP and RTMP Only. Defines the delay before blank video is inserted. Set this with care. Setting it too low adds unnecessary blank audio/video frames to your stream, while setting it too high impacts time-behind-live performance and slice creation. Default value `9600` Valid values 48000 (1 second) or 96000 (2 seconds, recommended). Syntax `blankVideoSampleDelay: 48000/96000` Example `blankVideoSampleDelay: 96000`
`captions_DID`	SDI (Blackmagic) Only. Identifies the DID for closed captions. Syntax `captions_DID: DID` Example `captions_DID: 0x61`
`captions_SDID`	SDI (Blackmagic) Only. Identifies the SDID for closed captions. Syntax `captions_SDID: SDID` Example `captions_SDID: 0x01`
`capture_delay`	Determines the delay in seconds for timecode matching. Syntax `capture_delay: Seconds` Example `capture_delay: 5`
`capture_mode`	SDI (Blackmagic) Only. Determines the capture mode for Blackmagic DeckLink SDI card. Run the following command to view valid values for this setting: `$ uplynk_liveslicer -card CardNumber -list` The recommended value for this setting is auto. This allows the Live Slicer to autodetect the video mode for BlackMagic cards that support signal detection. Syntax `capture_mode: Mode` Example `capture_mode: auto`
`card`	SDI (Blackmagic) Only. Identifies the card number(s) for Blackmagic DeckLink SDI card(s). Syntax `card: Card Number` Example `card: 1`
`cc#_desc`	Advanced. Defines a description for the closed captioning channel. Syntax `cc#_desc: CC Channel Description` Example `cc1_desc: English`
`cc#_lang`	Advanced. Identifies the language for the closed captioning channel. Specify a language by its code (e.g., en). Syntax `cc#_lang: CC Channel Language` Example `cc1_lang: en`
`cc_filter`	Advanced. Determines whether closed captions will be filtered. Valid values on (Disables filtering CEA-608/708 captions on all channels with the exception of channel 1) or off (Filters CEA-608/708 captions on all channels) Syntax `cc_filter: on/off` Example `cc_filter: on`
`debugoverlay`	Advanced. Set to 1 to overlay debug information on the video. Do not use this setting for production traffic. The type of debug information overlaid may vary by Live Slicer version. Example `debugoverlay: 1`
`description`	Required. Defines a description for new assets. Syntax `description: Asset Description` Example `description: My Live Event`
`disable_slicer_config_upload`	Determines whether to automatically upload configuration files. The Live Slicer excludes sensitive data when uploading your configuration file. Specifically, the uploaded configuration file will exclude the username and apikey settings. Valid values yes (The Live Slicer will not upload your configuration file) or no (Default. Allows the Live Slicer to automatically upload your configuration file to our service) Example `disable_slicer_config_upload: yes`
`drm_mode`	Determines the security level for CMS assets. Once Studio DRM is activated on your account, Studio DRM encryption is automatically applied to all new assets. This setting does not alter this behavior. It determines whether Studio DRM will be enforced and whether playback URLs must be signed. Syntax `-drm_mode Mode` Valid values none, regular (signed playback URL), studio (signed playback URL and Studio DRM) Example `-drm_mode: studio`
`drop_expired_breaks`	Determines how expired API requests are handled. Valid values on (ignore) or off (perform action defined within an API request once it has been retained for the duration defined within the future_break_expiration_minutes setting, regardless of whether the specified timecode has elapsed). Example `drop_expired_breaks: on`
`enable_dyn_gain`	Enables dynamic gain adjustment of output audio with a less CPU-intensive, but less precise algorithm than using `enable_loudnorm`. Syntax `enable_dyn_gain: 1` Example `enable_dyn_gain: 1`
`enable_loudnorm`	Enables loudness normalization per EBU R 128 and takes precedence over `enable_dyn_gain` if both enabled. Syntax `enable_loudnorm: 1` Example `enable_loudnorm: 1`
`enable_remote_config`	Set to 1 to allow reporting health status according to the criteria defined within a failover group. This setting may override settings that precede it in the configuration file. Define this setting after the `failover_id` setting. Valid values 0 or 1 Example `enable_remote_config: 1`
`enable_rtmp_pull`	RTMP Only. Determines if RTMP feed can be pulled. Valid values yes (Allows the Live Slicer to pull the RTMP feed) or no (Live Slicer will not pull RTMP feeds. Your encoder must push the RTMP feed to the Live Slicer) Example `enable_rtmp_pull: yes`
`expect_audio_input`	Requires version 250516.01.01 or higher. This is used to reserve audio channels in a streaming manifest in case the Slicer is started and these audio channels are not present at the time of the stream start. There can be multiples of these in a Slicer configuration file. `expect_audio_input` is intended to replace the `audio_lang<pid>`, `audio_desc<pid>`, `audio_dolby<pid>`, and `audio_ac3_pass_through<pid>` options. `expect_audio_input` also makes the `pids: option` unnecessary - both are supported but should not be used together. This parameter takes a JSON as its input: `{"lang": <string>, "desc": <string>, "dolby": <bool>, "ac3_pass_through": <bool>, "pid": <int>}` with schema members: - `lang`: Override for language similar to `audio_lang_<pid>` usage - `desc`: Override for description similar to `audio_desc_<pid>` usage - `dolby`: Override for Dolby encoding similar to `audio_dolby_<pid>` usage - `ac3_pass_through`: Override for AC-3 passthrough similar to `audio_ac3_pass_through_<pid>` - `pid`: Tie this input to a particular Audio PID All members are optional with the default values being empty string, false, and -1 for `pid`. Example `expect_audio_input: {"lang": "en", "desc": "no-such-track"} # second audio PID != 52, output as AAC, with specified language and description`
`expect_audio_inputs`	Requires version 250516.01.01 or higher. This is expected to replace multiple `expect_audio_input` configuration parameters as a single-line. When `expect_audio_inputs` is used, it is a comma-separated list of `expect_audio_input` objects with the list being contained in square brackets. Example `expect_audio_inputs:[{"lang": "en", "dolby": true}, {"lang": "es"}]`
`failover_id`	Assigns a failover group to the Live Slicer. Live Slicer failover also requires that you add this Live Slicer to the failover group identified by this setting. Syntax `failover_id: ID` Example `failover_id: 1232b8646dea4cd0a48f5e0ffaa4f8c7`
`future_break_expiration_minutes`	Determines the number of minutes that the Live Slicer will retain an API request for a scheduled break before flagging it as eligible for expiration. The drop_expired_breaks setting determines how the Live Slicer handles expired API requests. Syntax `future_break_expiration_minutes: {Minutes}` Example `future_break_expiration_minutes: 50`
`future_timecodes`	Determines whether timecodes up to 12 hours in the future can be resolved. Valid values on (Allows timecodes up to 12 hours in the future) or off (Default. Requires the Live Slicer to resolve timecodes within the capture delay buffer) Example `future_timecodes: on`
`gain`	Adjusts audio gain in decibels. Positive values increase gain, negative decrease. Syntax `gain: Gain` Example `gain: 5.0`
`handle_pmt_changes`	Requires version 250516.01.01 or higher. Set to `yes` with `progID` specified to automatically adapt to audio channels using the PMT. When `progID` is used, this is enabled by default. Since HLS audio tracks cannot be added after stream start, if audio tracks are expected to appear after stream start, the `expect_audio_input` or `expect_audio_inputs` parameters should be used in conjunction with this one. When set to no, restores the previous Slicer behavior where it would shutdown if it lost audio or video input due to a PID change in the PMT. Example `use_all_audio_tracks: yes`
`hwdec`	Set to 1 to use hardware accelerated decoder (GPU), if available, to decode the incoming video signal.
`hwenc`	Set to 1 to use hardware accelerated encoder (GPU), if available. This overrides the encoding profile's "GPU Encoding" setting for only the live slicer.
`input`	Determines the signal's input source. Valid values blackmagic (Indicates that the source is a Blackmagic DeckLink SDI card), rtmp (Indicates that the source is the RTMP stream identified by the `rtmp_url` parameter. The RTMP source is incompatible with SCTE, ad breaks, or Action Message Format (AMF).), srt (Indicates that the source is a SRT MPEG2 transport stream. This stream must originate from the IP address defined within the input_addr setting.), tcp (Indicates that the source is a TCP MPEG2 transport stream. This stream must originate from the IP address defined within the input_addr setting.), udp (Indicates that the source is a UDP unicast or multicast MPEG2 transport stream). Syntax `input: blackmagic/rtmp/srt/tcp/udp`. Example `input: udp`
`input_addr`	SRT and TCP. Defines the IP address for feed ingestion. Syntax `input_addr: IP Address`. Example `input_addr: 192.0.2.1`
`livepreview_max_viewers`	Determines max simultaneous viewers for Live Events Dashboard's Slicer Live Preview. Each instance of a live preview consumes resources on the computer hosting the Live Slicer. This setting prevents performance issues by capping the number of simultaneous connections. Default value `10` Example `livepreview_max_viewers: 10`
`livepreview_with_audio`	Enables audio for Live Events Dashboard's Slicer Live Preview. Valid values on or off Example `livepreview_with_audio: on`
`meta`	Defines metadata for assets. Add this setting for each desired metadata field. Each instance of this setting should be specified on a separate line. Syntax `meta: Field=Value` Example `meta: My Field A=Value A` `meta: My Field B=Value B`
`multicast`	UDP Only. Defines the IP address of the computer generating the UDP multicast stream. This setting must be defined when the signal's input source is a UDP multicast MPEG2 transport stream. Syntax `multicast: IP Address` Example `multicast: 100.100.55.22`
`nielsen`	Advanced. Set to `1` to scan for Nielsen audio watermarks. DASH Streaming Only: Also set the nielsen customization parameter within the playback URL. Example `nielsen: 1`
`nielsen_ad_mode`	Advanced. Defines Nielsen breakout code. Default value `00` Syntax `nielsen_ad_mode: 00/03/07/09` Example `nielsen_ad_mode: 00`
`nielsen_distributor`	Advanced. Defines Nielsen distributor for watermarks and ID3 tags. Default value `www.uplynk.com` Syntax `nielsen_distributor: Distributor ID` Example `nielsen_distributor: www.example.com`
`no_signal_image`	Advanced - UDP and RTMP Only. Identifies an image to display when the signal is lost and black video is streamed. The `no_signal_pad` setting determines whether black or green video is streamed when the signal is lost. Syntax `no_signal_image: Filename` Example `no_signal_image: lostsignal.png`
`no_signal_pad`	Advanced - UDP Only. Defines time in seconds for solid black video when the signal is lost. Syntax `no_signal_pad: Seconds` Example `no_signal_pad: 30`
`no_signal_shutdown_time`	Advanced - UDP Only. Determines time in seconds before the Live Slicer shuts down after signal loss. Syntax `no_signal_shutdown_time: Seconds`
`parse_XDS`	Advanced. By default, uses XDS data to update asset's title and rating information. Disable with `parse_XDS: no`.
`pids`	UDP and RTMP Only. Identifies the set of audio/video tracks that will be consumed by the Live Slicer. Configure this setting to a comma-separated list of PIDs that correspond to the desired audio/video tracks. All other audio/video tracks will be ignored. By default, the Live Slicer will consume the first audio/video track when a progID and PIDs have not been specified. Syntax `pids: PID 1, PID 2, PID n` Example `pids: 12, 14, 16`
`port`	Required for UDP. Identifies the UDP port. Syntax `port: Port` Example `port: 1234`
`preview`	Determines if the Live Events Dashboard's Slicer Live Preview will display a video preview. If the `livepreview_with_audio` setting is not enabled, then this preview will only consist of video. Valid values are `on` or `off`.
`progID`	UDP Only. Identifies the program in a multi-program transport stream. Configure this setting to the ID of the desired program. If the `pids` setting has not been defined, then all audio tracks in the program will be consumed. By default, the Live Slicer will consume the first audio/video track when a progID and PIDs have not been specified. Syntax `progID: Program ID` Example `progID: 128`
`render_608`	Converts CEA-608/708 channels to WebVTT. Example `render_608: cc1,cc2,cc3,cc4`
`render_608_buffer`	Determines the maximum buffer duration, in seconds, for rendering captions to video. Raw video frames will be buffered for the specified duration and is therefore memory intensive. We strongly discourage a buffer size greater than 5 seconds. This buffer is only relevant for pop-on captions. Roll-up and paint-on captions are rendered immediately and do not require a buffer. Syntax `render_608_buffer: {Seconds}` Example `render_608_buffer: 2`
`render_teletext`	Converts DVB teletext pages to WebVTT. Use this parameter to assign a language track to a DVB teletext page number. Use a comma to delimit multiple DVB teletext configurations. Syntax `render_teletext {Page Number 1}:{Language 1},{Page Number 2}:{Language 2},{Page Number n}:{Language n}` Example Converts English DVB teletext from page 888, Italian DVB teletext from page 887, and Russian DVB teletext from page 886: `render_teletext 888:eng,887:it,886:ru`
`rgb_lut`	Customizes color representation conversion. Syntax (Simple) `rgb_lut from {Color Standard},{Range} to {Color Standard},{Range} /{Absolute Path}/{Cube File Name}` Syntax (Extended) `rgb_lut from colorspace:{Color Space},primaries:{RGB Primaries},trc:{Transformation Characteristics},range:{Range} to colorspace:{Color Space},primaries:{RGB Primaries},trc:{Transformation Characteristics},range:{Range} /{Absolute Path}/{Cube File Name}` Example (simple) `rgb_lut from hlg to hdr10,full /path/mylut.cube`
`rtmp_url`	RTMP Only. Identifies the RTMP stream URL. The `enable_rtmp_pull` setting determines whether the Live Slicer may pull the RTMP stream instead of monitoring this URL for a stream pushed by your encoder. Example `rtmp://example.com:1935/live/mystream`
`rtp_backlog_dur`	RTP Only. Determines the seconds for packet history preservation. Syntax `rtp_backlog_dur: {Seconds}.{Deciseconds}` Recommended Configuration `rtp_backlog_dur: 1.4`
`rtp_headers`	Determines RTP usage when streaming over UDP. Valid values are `0` (off) and `1` (on). Example `rtp_headers: 1`
`rtp_readahead_dur`	RTP Only. Balance stream latency with tolerance to disordered packets and forward error correction (FEC) latency when configuring this setting. Set it higher than the average value reported by the `skew_sec` statistic reported by the Status endpoint of the Live Slicer API. Syntax `rtp_readahead_dur: {Seconds}.{Deciseconds}` Default Configuration `rtp_readahead_dur: 2.0`
`rtp_redundant_feed`	RTP Only. Identifies the URL to a backup SMPTE 2022-compliant RTP feed through which the original stream will be reconstructed. Packets missing from one feed will be taken from the other feed. A redundant RTP feed requires the source computer to have two network routes (e.g., 2-port network card). Syntax `rtp_redundant_feed: rtp://{hostname}:{port}` Example `rtp_redundant_feed: rtp://stream.example.com:1234`
`scte_module`	Identifies the SCTE plugin for SCTE 35/104 signal processing. This parameter requires `scte_type` to be set to python. You may omit the absolute path to the desired Python file and its file name extension when it resides in the "plugins" subfolder of your Live Slicer's installation directory. Valid values are `scte_baseline` or Python file path. Python Syntax (default path) `scte_module: {File Name without Extension}` Example `scte_module: my_scte_plugin` Syntax (custom path) `scte_module: /{Absolute Path}/{File Name}` Example `/Users/joe/plugins/my_scte_plugin.py` Learn more.
`scte_python_version`	Determines the Python version. Valid values are `2.7`, `3.6`, `3.6m`. Default Configuration `scte_python_version: 2.7`
`scte_type`	Determines how SCTE 35/104 signals are processed. Valid values are `none` (Disables SCTE 35/104 signal processing) or `python` (Allows SCTE 35/104 signal processing. The `scte_module` parameter determines the SCTE plugin that will process your SCTE 35/104 signal).
`SCTE104_DID`	SDI (Blackmagic) Only. Defines the DID for SCTE104 triggers. Syntax `SCTE104_DID: DID` Example `SCTE104_DID: 0x41`
`SCTE104_SDID`	SDI (Blackmagic) Only. Defines the SDID for SCTE104 triggers. Syntax `SCTE104_SDID: SDID` Example `SCTE104_SDID: 0x07`
`slicerID`	Required. Assigns a unique ID to a Live Slicer. Use this ID to identify this Live Slicer when setting up a live channel or a live event. Syntax `slicerID: Live Slicer ID` Example `slicerID: SportsFeed1`
`ssl_port`	Exposes the authenticated API over SSL/TLS. Use this parameter to allow the Live Slicer to communicate with the Live Events Dashboard without causing mixed content blocking. Syntax `ssl_port: IP Address:Port` or `ssl_port: Port`. Example `ssl_port: 443`
`start_blackout`	Advanced. Determines if the Live Slicer will start in blackout mode. Valid values are `yes` (Indicates that the Live Slicer will start in blackout mode) or `sticky` (Indicates that the Live Slicer will resume its previous mode upon being started. For example, if a Live Slicer was stopped in blackout mode, then it will resume blackout mode the next time that it is started.). Syntax `start_blackout: yes/sticky` Example `start_blackout: sticky`
`target_loudness`	Target loudness when `enable_loudnorm` or `enable_dyn_gain` is enabled. Ads are encoded in real-time at the same loudness as the content. Syntax `target_loudness: <LUFS>` Example `target_loudness: -24`
`thumbnail`	Adds a thumbnail with specified dimensions. A default thumbnail will be created regardless of whether this option is passed. The upper-bound for a thumbnail's dimensions is determined by the specified width and height. The thumbnail will fit within the specified dimensions while maintaining the source video's aspect ratio. A thumbnail's maximum size cannot exceed any of the following dimensions: your source video's resolution, your encoding profile's maximum resolution, or 1280x720 / 720x1280. Add this setting for each desired thumbnail size. Each instance should be specified on a separate line. Generating additional thumbnails may incur additional storage costs. Syntax `thumbnail: Prefix=WidthxHeight` Example `thumbnail: tiny=150x150` `thumbnail: small=200x200`
`timecard`	Advanced - SDI (Blackmagic) Only. Determines whether the Live Slicer will load a dynamic library (i.e., libuplynk_timecode.so) that facilitates the integration of an external timecode generator. Enable this capability by configuring this setting to `true`. Example `timecard: true`
`timecode`	Advanced. Adds an ID3 tag that defines the time for pic_timing data. Syntax `timecode: hh:mm:ss:ff` Example `timecode: 11:22:11:03`
`unicast`	UDP Only. Defines the IP address for UDP unicast stream. This setting must be defined when the signal's input source is a UDP unicast MPEG2 transport stream. Syntax `unicast: IP Address` Example `unicast: 100.100.55.22`
`upscale`	Set to `yes` to upscale video feed to the highest quality. Your content's frame rate is independent of resolution, so upscaling will not affect frame rate. Ads are always upscaled regardless of this setting. Example `upscale: yes`
`use_all_audio_tracks`	Requires version 240825.02.01 or higher. Set to yes with `progID` specified to automatically include all audio tracks sorted by PID. When `progID` is used, this is enabled by default. Example `use_all_audio_tracks: yes`
`username`	Required. Identifier used for authentication. You may specify either: A workspace ID (formerly known as owner ID) - preferred, or A user name (typically the email address associated with your account) Using a workspace ID is recommended because it is immutable, whereas user names and email addresses may change over time. Example (workspace ID - preferred) `username: a1b2c3d4e5f6a7b8c9d0e1f2a3b4c5d6` Example (email) `username: [email protected]`
`useSystemClockAsTimecode`	UDP (including RTP) and RTMP: Set to `1` to enable `start_timecode` parameter support.
`verbosity`	Sets log data verbosity level. Valid values are `1` (default. Logs error conditions and informational messages) or `3` (Logs error conditions, informational messages, and debug messages). Positive Values: The video will be forced ahead of the audio by the specified amount of time. Negative Values: The video will be forced behind the audio. Syntax `verbosity: Level` Example `verbosity: 3`
`video_sync_ms`	Advanced - SDI (Blackmagic) Only. Sets audio/video sync offset in milliseconds. Syntax `video_sync_ms: Milliseconds` Example `video_sync_ms: 55`
`wallclock`	Advanced. Adds an ID3 tag based on timestamp to each slice. This setting relies on the system time of the computer hosting the Live Slicer. Example `wallclock: true`

Hashtags

By default, the hashtag symbol (i.e., #) indicates the start of a comment in a configuration file. Override this behavior by renaming the desired setting as indicated below.

verbatim_Setting

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Please remove comments from settings to which the above workaround has been applied.

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Most settings only support predefined values or integers. Do not apply this override procedure to those settings.

Example
In this example, the description setting is set to Live Capture and a brief description of this setting appears directly to the right of the hashtag symbol.

description: Live Capture # A description that will be assigned to new assets.

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In order to set the description setting to a value that contains a hashtag, modify its name to include the prefix verbatim_ and remove the comment from that line.

verbatim_description: #1 Videos by Genre

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The above configuration sets the verbatim_description setting to #1 Videos by Genre.