ERN 4 profiles
There are now only release profiles associated with ERN 4’s NewReleaseMessage . The business profiles that existed for ERN 3 have been discontinued and the content of the profiles associated with ERN 3 have been absorbed into the core of the ERN 4 standard.
The specification for the current release profile version 2.3 for ERN 4.3 is available here.
As with ERN 3 different versions of the profiles and of the underlying NewReleaseMessage standard have been published. However, the release profile standards have been written with a specific baseline NewReleaseMessage standard in mind. The table below shows how the versions of the release profiles map to the versions of the NewReleaseMessage in ERN 4.
Release Profile Version |
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|---|---|
n/a | 4.0 |
2.0 | 4.1 |
2.2 | 4.2 |
2.3 | 4.3 |
As well as describing nine release profiles, the standard also describes thirty four ReleaseTypes and defines which profile each of those ReleaseTypes may be used in. Other combinations are not encouraged. The table below provides the names and a brief description of the release profiles contained in version 2.3.
Release profile | Description |
|---|---|
1. Audio | A release containing one or more sound recordings, accompanied by a representational image. This profile can be used to communicate audio singles, albums and EPs which differ only in the total length of the Release. |
2. Video | A release containing one or more video resources, accompanied by a representational image. This profile can be used to communicate video singles as well as video albums which differ only in the total length of the Release. |
3. Mixed Media | A release with a mixture of sound recording and video resource and, potentially, images and text, plus supporting screen captures for each video resource and a single cover image. This profile can be used to communicate multimedia singles as well as multimedia albums which differ only in the total length of the Release. |
4. Simple Audio Single | A release with one primary resource of type |
5. Simple Video Single | A release with one primary resource of type |
6. Ringtone | A release made up of a single audio mobile ringtone clip using a |
7. Long-form Musical Work Video, TV or Film Release | A release containing either a multi-chapter long form music video recording or, individual films and film bundles (including TV episodes, series and seasons), plus a supporting cover image and potentially a screen capture per chapter. Long-form musical work video releases typically contain cue sheets. |
8. Dj Mix | A release comprising at least one sound recording as the primary resource (the mix) plus a cover image. The mix is made up from a series of secondary sound recording resources that are not directly referenced from the release. |
9. Audio Drama or Book | A release comprising at least one |