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{{NavigationBox|NACATIcon.png|NACAT®| Nielsen Audio Code Analysis Tool—is software that captures audio, decodes Nielsen audio codes, and logs and displays the information to the user. The Nielsen EVS department recommends the use of the NACAT application for monitoring, assisting in troubleshooting, and verifying Nielsen encoder installations and function.}}
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{{NavigationBox|NWE-3GAIcon.png|NWE-3GA|The NWE-3GA is the ideal solution for inserting all Nielsen Watermarks into the audio for television programming. The NWE-3GA is specifically designed for standard and high definition digital plants, with embedded or non-embedded (AES) audio and is the technical replacement for the NAVE ll. Installation locations include broadcast television stations (digital and analog), broadcast and cable network operation centers, other program uplink facilities, and other distribution sources delivered to television households.}}
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{{NavigationBox|NWE-TSIcon.png|NWE-TS|The NWE-TS is the ideal solution for inserting all Nielsen Watermarks into the audio of television programming that is carried in an ATSC Transport Stream (TS). The NWE-TS accepts a DVB-ASI input, containing a 19.39 Mbps ATSC TS. It applies the watermark to up to 10 user-selected audio streams which can be 5.1-channel surround, stereo or mono, and is the technical replacement for the NAVE llc. Installation locations are limited to Digital distribution ATSC broadcast stations.}}
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{{NavigationBox|ID3XCoderIcon.png|ID3 Transcoders |In the face of rapidly changing technology, capturing a truly representative sample of audience viewing is a growing challenge. With pervasive access to computers, tablets, and smart phones, more and more people are watching streaming content on devices other than the television set. In order to measure audience viewing of such streaming content, Nielsen has extended its content-coding technology to include the carriage of NAES watermarks within ID3v2 Tags. These ID3 tags are inserted into MPEG-2 transport streams in compliance with industry standards.}}
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{{NavigationBox|SPOTTRACIcon.png|SpoTTrac®|SpoTTrac® is a turnkey, PC-based solution that encodes Audio/Video (AV) content with Nielsen Media Research content identification information. A division of Nielsen Media Research, Nielsen Tracking Services is a syndicated offering for advertising agencies, advertisers, public relations companies, broadcasters, producers, and non-profit organizations. Designed to support the SIGMATM and KeepingTrac™ applications, SpoTTrac® incorporates audio and video technology for broadcast verification of commercials, PSAs, electronic press kits and other spots.}}
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{{NavigationBox|TVGREYIcon.png|NAVE II|This product is no longer available for purchase and the current software is the last available for this product. Please plan for technology refresh for this product. The NAVE II was specifically designed for standard and high definition digital plants, with embedded or non-embedded (AES) audio.}}
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| '''[https://nielsendownloads.digitalengsdk.com/tv/Encoding/Encoder+Policy+2022+-+04-01-22.pdf Nielsen Encoder Installation and Configuration Policy 2022]'''
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| '''[https://nielsendownloads-blue.digitalengsdk.com/tv/Encoding/MVPD%20provided%20Direct%20Feeds%20with%20Unique%20Commercial%20Content.pdf MVPD provided Direct Feeds with Unique Commercial Content]'''
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| '''[https://nielsendownloads-blue.digitalengsdk.com/tv/Encoder%20Alert%20Distribution%20List%20Instructions_Final.pdf Nielsen Encoder Alert Distribution List - Instructions]'''
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{{NavigationBox|TVGREYIcon.png|NAVE IIC|This product is no longer available for purchase and the current available software is the last for this product. Please plan for technology refresh for this product. WEGENER® NAVE IIc™ Nielsen Audio Encoder was the first industry product to encode the Nielsen Media Research (NMR) proprietary NAVE™ identification information into a compressed ATSC transport stream.}}
 
{{CategoryIcon|EncodingIcon.png|TV Audio Encoding}}
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{{TVDownloadRequestLink|name=NWE-3GA Software package Rev 2.5.0.0 |dlid= 5a3f0ecbef6bfe4c9339fb8346a0064a645ebebf}} <small>''('''New!''')''</small>
 
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{{TVDownloadRequestLink|name=NWE-3GA NWE-3G Software package Rev 2.3.0.9 |dlid=73aeefb5972bb1f556aa5093c14b981d223bec8e}}
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| '''[[NWE-TS]]'''
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{{TVDownloadRequestLink|name=NWE-TS Firmware 4.8.1|dlid=ee2f22f3a7347b52627e2d393fab7f3d90d90943}} <small>''('''New!''')''</small>
{{TVDownloadRequestLink|name=NWE-TS Firmware 4.6.10|dlid=31e04631784a2438fc41c81f34a49c33cd513ec6}}
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| {{SmallIcon|VODIcon.png}}
| '''[[VOD Content Encoder]]'''
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*[[Encoder Downloads| VOD Content Encoder]]
 
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| '''[[VOD in TV Ratings]]'''  ''<small>(formerly RTVOD)</small>''
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*[[Encoder Downloads| VOD in TV Ratings]] ''<small>(formerly RTVOD)</small>''
 
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| {{SmallIcon|ComputerWaveIcon.png}}
| '''[[SpoTTrac®]]'''
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*[[Encoder Downloads| SpoTTrac Firmware]]
 
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| '''[[NAVE II]]'''
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*NAVE II Firmware v38
*NAVE II Manager
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| {{SmallIcon|EncoderGrayIcon.png}}
| '''[[NAVE IIC]]'''
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*NAVE IIC Firmware v3.4.15
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{{CategoryIcon|ID3Icon.png|ID3 Transcoding}}
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|rowspan="3"| {{SmallIcon|ID3XcodeIcon.png}}
|rowspan="3"| '''[[ID3 Transcoders]]'''
''<small>(Click for Documentation, Software Updates, and Test Streams)</small>''
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{{TVDownloadRequestLink|name=PCM-to-ID3 SDK (Windows) v2.3.2|dlid=ac5b0e72a84b1a6e86da1a8fe0a89e24083468eb}}
{{TVDownloadRequestLink|name=PCM-to-ID3 SDK (Windows Visual Studio 2013) v2.3|dlid=533cee44e69c6859e56acd9cbb38334d6b215c00}}
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{{TVDownloadRequestLink|name=PCM-to-ID3 SDK (Linux x64 GLIBC 2.12) v2.3.2|dlid=c499535f6ce9a0326a408b167079e01a0596e141}}
{{TVDownloadRequestLink|name=PCM-to-ID3 SDK (Linux x64 GLIBC 2.17) v2.3.2|dlid=b353e404994a1d26726b196960efe40c30427571}}
{{TVDownloadRequestLink|name=PCM-to-ID3 SDK (Linux x86 GLIBC 2.17) v2.3.2|dlid=f82dfbde6f5f68ccf677b63e32fc83e68fa82cd6}}
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{{TVDownloadRequestLink|name=PCM-to-ID3 SDK (MacOS) v2.3|dlid=3a9d04be165f39ac956278c8292cd1b87ce34b62}}
 
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|rowspan="1"| '''[[ID3 in MPEG-DASH]]'''
''<small>(Click for Documentation, and Sample Audio Files)</small>''
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*[https://nielsendownloads-blue.digitalengsdk.com/tv/ID3%20Transcoding/ID3%20in%20MPEG-DASH/bbb-MPEG-DASH.zip Big Buck Bunny MPEG-DASH Nielsen Tagged]
*[https://nielsendownloads-blue.digitalengsdk.com/tv/ID3%20Transcoding/ID3%20in%20MPEG-DASH/nielsenconsumer-MPEG-DASH.zip Nielsen Consumer MPEG-DASH Nielsen Tagged]
*[https://nielsendownloads-blue.digitalengsdk.com/tv/ID3%20Transcoding/ID3%20in%20MPEG-DASH/nielsenxplatform-MPEG-DASH.zip Nielsen Cross Platform MPEG-DASH Nielsen Tagged]
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|rowspan="3"| {{SmallIcon|ID3ValidateIcon.png}}
|rowspan="3"| '''[[PCM-to-ID3 Validator]]'''
''<small>(Click for Documentation, and Downloads)</small>''
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{{TVDownloadRequestLink|name=PCM-to-ID3 Validator (Windows) v1.8|dlid=67d34c64d1ed349c1ad92ac47adf62c877f47fcb}}
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{{TVDownloadRequestLink|name=PCM-to-ID3 Validator (MacOS) v1.7|dlid=3afc5a7ec29593e2eb47daa9746b6d16cbd785e1}}
 
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|rowspan="3"| {{SmallIcon|ID3ValidateIcon.png}}
|rowspan="3"| '''[[PCM-to-ID3 Validator SDK]]'''
''<small>(Click for Documentation, and Downloads)</small>''
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{{TVDownloadRequestLink|name=PCM-to-ID3 Validator SDK (Windows) v1.8|dlid=78a936556ebc5caf57d2fc4d09de3a272ace9fea}}
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{{CategoryIcon|DiagnosisToolsIcon.png|Diagnostic Tools}}
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{{TVDownloadRequestLink|name=NACAT3 3.0.0.1|dlid=ce2cba3d4b4231a0978c632028c1a45479a8184d}} <small>''('''New!''')''</small>
 
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{{TVDownloadRequestLink|name=Nielsen Digital Code Extractor Installer|dlid=c0eb8eb1802bd08956f6e215473ef1881274a6df}} <BR> (See special installation instructions in [[Nielsen Digital Code Extractor|guide]])
 
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|rowspan="3"| '''[[Decoder SDK Monitor]]'''
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{{TVDownloadRequestLink|name=Decoder SDK Monitor (Windows vs2017) v1.4|dlid=b3ae411765cfa2b878c3f50c0824e61d81a58fbb}}
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{{TVDownloadRequestLink|name=Decoder SDK Monitor (Windows vs2015) v1.4|dlid=68d1fd697862e663a7aa2efc46377f053c983a5a}}
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{{TVDownloadRequestLink|name=Decoder SDK Monitor (CentOS) v1.4|dlid=c978921ba90736bf7f2c82287a0a97af89109bec}}
 
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{{TVDownloadRequestLink|name=Nielsen Monitor Application (Windows) v1.4|dlid=6ddf77a8f67dff67b4cbad1fee630ee80318b5bf}}
 
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Certified Vendors
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TV Audio Encoding

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 VOD Content Encoder
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 VOD in TV Ratings (formerly RTVOD)
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 SpoTTrac®
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 NAVE II
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 NAVE IIC
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  • NAVE IIC Firmware v3.4.15


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ID3 Transcoding

Software OS Download
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 ID3 Transcoders

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 ID3 in MPEG-DASH

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(Click for Documentation, and Downloads)

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 PCM-to-ID3 Validator SDK

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Diagnostic Tools

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 Nielsen Audio Code Analysis Tool 3 (NACAT3)
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 Nielsen Digital Code Extractor
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 Nielsen Monitor Application
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