Extensions to A/V Control object for playback of selected components

Available since

HbbTV 1.0 (ETSI TS 102 796 V1.1.1, OIPF DAE V1.1)

Support in HbbTV

HbbTV® terminals shall allow HbbTV® applications to select media components in language(s) not supported by the terminal where there are no other reasons to refuse the selection (e.g. codec or subtitle character set not supported). For example, a terminal supporting French, German and Polish shall allow HbbTV® applications to select media components in English, Italian or Chinese.

Base definition (OIPF DAE)

To support the selection of specific A/V components for playback (e.g. a specific subtitle language, audio language, or camera angle), the classes defined in sections 7.16.5.2 – 7.16.5.5 SHALL be supported and the constants, properties and methods defined in section 7.16.5.1 SHALL be supported on the A/V Control object.