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MP4-based Formats Supported by PlayReady Clients

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Formats

Format

  • MP4 based asset. CMAF preferred.
  • DASH manifest.
  • Same keys along the asset - Keys not changing over time.
  • Same single key for all tracks and representations (bitrates), or different keys for different tracks and representations (bitrates). For example, a different key can be used for all the video tracks above 1080p to restrict access to the 4K resolution for certain clients.

Supported

Supported in version 1507 or higher with the <mspr:pro> tag for the Live Profile with static manifests (On-Demand content).

Supported in version 1703 or higher with the <mspr:pro> tag for the Live Profile with dynamic manifests (Live content).

The DASH manifest contains a PlayReady Object including a PlayReady Header using the <mspr:pro> tag in the <Period> node. If different keys are used for different tracks or bitrates, the DASH manifest may have multiple PlayReady Objects in the multiple <AdaptationSet> or <Representation> nodes instead.

Note

It is possible to insert the PlayReady Objects inside the init segments of the different <AdaptationSet> nodes. If PlayReady Objects are found both in the init segments and in the manifest, the ones in the manifest take precedence.


DASH manifests with a standard <cenc:pssh> tag for On-Demand and Live assets are supported in version RS5 or higher. In this case, the entire content of a pssh box armored in base 64 is included in the manifest. It is not just a PlayReady Object.

For increased compatibility, Microsoft recommends you generate DASH manifests that include the PlayReady Objects duplicated in the <mspr:pro> and <cenc:pssh> tags.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<MPD ...>
  <Period>
    <ContentProtection schemeIdUri="urn:uuid:9a04f079-9840-4286-ab92-e65be0885f95" value=”MSPR 2.0”>
      <cenc:pssh>
        <!--base64-encoded PlayReady ‘pssh’ complete box-->
      </cenc:pssh>
      <mspr:pro>
        <!--base64-encoded PlayReady object -->
      </mspr:pro>
    </ContentProtection>
    <AdaptationSet ...>
      <Representation bandwidth="315108" codecs="avc1.64002A" frameRate="25" height="720" id="video/avc1" scanType="progressive" width="1280">

Sample

DASH Manifest with a <mspr:pro> tag, for a 'cenc' encrypted asset

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<MPD xmlns="urn:mpeg:dash:schema:mpd:2011" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" profiles="urn:mpeg:dash:profile:isoff-live:2011" type="static" xmlns:cenc="urn:mpeg:cenc:2013" xmlns:mspr="urn:microsoft:playready" mediaPresentationDuration="PT1H58M29.077S" minBufferTime="PT3S">
    <Period>
        <AdaptationSet id="1" group="1" profiles="ccff" bitstreamSwitching="false" segmentAlignment="true" contentType="video" mimeType="video/mp4" codecs="avc1.640028" maxWidth="1920" maxHeight="1080" startWithSAP="1">
            <ContentProtection schemeIdUri="urn:mpeg:dash:mp4protection:2011" value="cenc" cenc:default_KID="80AA1CD0-A71D-4F86-A939-05FAF9B0CDC5"/>
            <ContentProtection schemeIdUri="urn:uuid:9A04F079-9840-4286-AB92-E65BE0885F95" value="2.0" cenc:default_KID="80AA1CD0-A71D-4F86-A939-05FAF9B0CDC5">
                <mspr:pro>TgMAAAEAAQBEAzwAVwBSAE0ASABFAEEARABFAFIAIAB4AG0AbABuAHMAPQAiAGgAdAB0AHAAOgAvAC8AcwBjAGgAZQBtAGEAcwAuAG0AaQBjAHIAbwBzAG8AZgB0AC4AYwBvAG0ALwBEAFIATQAvADIAMAAwADcALwAwADMALwBQAGwAYQB5AFIAZQBhAGQAeQBIAGUAYQBkAGUAcgAiACAAdgBlAHIAcwBpAG8AbgA9ACIANAAuADAALgAwAC4AMAAiAD4APABEAEEAVABBAD4APABQAFIATwBUAEUAQwBUAEkATgBGAE8APgA8AEsARQBZAEwARQBOAD4AMQA2ADwALwBLAEUAWQBMAEUATgA+ADwAQQBMAEcASQBEAD4AQQBFAFMAQwBUAFIAPAAvAEEATABHAEkARAA+ADwALwBQAFIATwBUAEUAQwBUAEkATgBGAE8APgA8AEsASQBEAD4AMABCAHkAcQBnAEIAMgBuAGgAawArAHAATwBRAFgANgArAGIARABOAHgAUQA9AD0APAAvAEsASQBEAD4APABDAEgARQBDAEsAUwBVAE0APgBJAEkAdgBrAGEATgBOAGIAMwBtAGMAPQA8AC8AQwBIAEUAQwBLAFMAVQBNAD4APABMAEEAXwBVAFIATAA+AGgAdAB0AHAAcwA6AC8ALwB0AHIAYQBpAG4AcAByAC4AawBlAHkAZABlAGwAaQB2AGUAcgB5AC4AYwBlAG4AdAByAGEAbAB1AHMALgBtAGUAZABpAGEALgBhAHoAdQByAGUALgBuAGUAdAAvAFAAbABhAHkAUgBlAGEAZAB5AC8APAAvAEwAQQBfAFUAUgBMAD4APABDAFUAUwBUAE8ATQBBAFQAVABSAEkAQgBVAFQARQBTAD4APABJAEkAUwBfAEQAUgBNAF8AVgBFAFIAUwBJAE8ATgA+ADgALgAwAC4AMQA4ADAANQAuADMAMwA8AC8ASQBJAFMAXwBEAFIATQBfAFYARQBSAFMASQBPAE4APgA8AC8AQwBVAFMAVABPAE0AQQBUAFQAUgBJAEIAVQBUAEUAUwA+ADwALwBEAEEAVABBAD4APAAvAFcAUgBNAEgARQBBAEQARQBSAD4A</mspr:pro>
            </ContentProtection>
            <SegmentTemplate timescale="10000000" media="QualityLevels($Bandwidth$)/Fragments(video=$Time$,format=mpd-time-csf)" initialization="QualityLevels($Bandwidth$)/Fragments(video=i,format=mpd-time-csf)">
                <SegmentTimeline>
                    <S d="20000000" r="3553"/>
                    <S d="10000000"/>
                </SegmentTimeline>
            </SegmentTemplate>
            <Representation id="1_V_video_1" bandwidth="2984405" width="1920" height="1080"/>
            <Representation id="1_V_video_2" bandwidth="2603504" width="1920" height="1080"/>

DASH Manifest with a <mspr:pro> and a <cenc:pssh> tag

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<MPD xmlns="urn:mpeg:dash:schema:mpd:2011" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" profiles="urn:mpeg:dash:profile:isoff-live:2011" type="static" xmlns:cenc="urn:mpeg:cenc:2013" xmlns:mspr="urn:microsoft:playready" mediaPresentationDuration="PT52.208S" minBufferTime="PT3S">
<Period>
  <AdaptationSet id="1" group="1" profiles="ccff" bitstreamSwitching="true" segmentAlignment="true" contentType="video" mimeType="video/mp4" codecs="avc1.640028" maxWidth="1920" maxHeight="1080" startWithSAP="1">
    <ContentProtection schemeIdUri="urn:mpeg:dash:mp4protection:2011" value="cenc" cenc:default_KID="10000000-1000-1000-1000-100000000001"/>
    <ContentProtection schemeIdUri="urn:uuid:9a04f079-9840-4286-ab92-e65be0885f95" value="cenc" cenc:default_KID="10000000-1000-1000-1000-100000000001">
        <cenc:pssh>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</cenc:pssh>
    </ContentProtection>
    <ContentProtection schemeIdUri="urn:uuid:9a04f079-9840-4286-ab92-e65be0885f95" value="2.0" cenc:default_KID="10000000-1000-1000-1000-100000000001">
      <mspr:pro>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</mspr:pro>
    </ContentProtection>

    <SegmentTemplate timescale="10000000" media="$Bandwidth$/Fragments(video=$Time$,format=mpd-time-csf).mp4" initialization="$Bandwidth$/Fragments(video=i,format=mpd-time-csf)_no_pro.mp4">
      <SegmentTimeline>
        <S d="19999967"/><S d="19999969"/><S d="19999967"/><S d="19999968"/><S d="19999970"/><S d="19999967" r="1"/><S d="19999968" r="1"/><S d="19999969"/><S d="19999967"/><S d="19999968" r="2"/><S d="19999969"/><S d="19999968"/><S d="19999967"/><S d="19999969" r="1"/><S d="19999967" r="1"/><S d="19999970"/><S d="19999968" r="1"/><S d="19999967" r="1"/><S d="1249999"/>
      </SegmentTimeline>
    </SegmentTemplate>

    <Representation id="1_V_video_1" bandwidth="6000000" width="1920" height="1080"/>

DASH Manifest with a <mspr:pro> tag, for a 'cbcs' encrypted asset

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<MPD xmlns="urn:mpeg:dash:schema:mpd:2011" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" profiles="urn:mpeg:dash:profile:isoff-live:2011" type="static" xmlns:cenc="urn:mpeg:cenc:2013" xmlns:mspr="urn:microsoft:playready" mediaPresentationDuration="PT10M56.907S" minBufferTime="PT4S">
  <Period>
    <AdaptationSet id="1" group="1" profiles="ccff" bitstreamSwitching="true" segmentAlignment="true" contentType="video" mimeType="video/mp4" codecs="avc1.640028" maxWidth="1920" maxHeight="1080" startWithSAP="1">
        <ContentProtection schemeIdUri="urn:mpeg:dash:mp4protection:2011" value="cenc" cenc:default_KID="10000000-1000-1000-1000-100000000001"/>
        <ContentProtection schemeIdUri="urn:uuid:9a04f079-9840-4286-ab92-e65be0885f95" value="2.0" cenc:default_KID="10000000-1000-1000-1000-100000000001">
            <mspr:pro>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</mspr:pro>
        </ContentProtection>
        <SegmentTemplate timescale="10000000" media="video/bbb_sunflower_1080p_60fps_normal_VIDEO$Number$.mp4"  initialization="video/bbb_sunflower_1080p_60fps_normal_VIDEO0.mp4">
          <SegmentTimeline>
            <S d="83166700" />
            <S d="79166700" />
            <S d="80333300" />

MP4 files

[init segment] separate file for a dash stream. Includes only the moov box
  [moov]
    [pssh] pssh box for PlayReady. Includes a PRO including a PRH with KID and LA_URL (optional)
    [pssh] pssh box for other DRM

[any segment]
  [moof] movie fragment header
    [traf] track fragment
      [senc] sample encryption box. Includes Sample Initialization Vectors
  [mdat] movie fragment data

Test Vectors

See Test Content on the Test Server

Quick Media Format Support history for Windows 10 and Xbox One

Release Date Version, Build Number and Codename New features
July 2015 1507 (v10.0.10240.0) TH1 DASH playback for Live Profile with static manifests using the <mspr:pro> tag.
November 2015 1511 (v10.0.1586.0) TH2
August 2016 1607 (v10.0.14393.0) RS1
April 2017 1703 (v10.0.15063.0) RS2 DASH playback for Live Profile with dynamic manifests.
October 2017 1709 (v10.0.16299.0) RS3 HLS playback using the #EXT-X-KEY tag for 'cbcs' (only Xbox).
April 2018 1803 (v10.0.17134.0) RS4 DASH playback for constrained multi-period content.
HLS playback using the #EXT-X-KEY tag for 'cenc'.
HLS playback using the #EXT-X-PLAYREADYHEADER tag in m3u8 (for legacy).
Smooth Streaming playback.
- RS5 DASH playback using the <cenc:pssh> tag.

See also

PlayReady Test Server Content