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French broadcasters (RT-040)

French broadcasters SME (RT-040)

French TV broadcasters' shared EBU-STL baseline (CST-RT-040-TV v1.2) for deaf and hard-of-hearing subtitles, CSA colour code

Validate a file with this profile fr-broadcast-sme-fr@2016.1.2
Format
ebustl
Destination
French broadcasters (RT-040)
Language
fr-FR
Specification
reviewed
Interoperability
unverified
Last checked
2026-09-23

Validation rules

RuleSeverityParametersApplies when
MAX_TELETEXT_CELLS_PER_ROW warning max=40 always
MAX_TTI_BLOCKS_PER_SUBTITLE info max=1 always
MAX_CHARACTERS_PER_LINE warning max=37 always
MAX_LINES error max=2 always
REQUIRED_METADATA error fields=originalProgrammeTitle always
STL_HEADER_VALUES error fields=codePage displayStandardCode characterCodeTable languageCode maxRows always
SDH_COLOR_CONVENTION error always
SDH_NO_COLOR warning always
MIN_READING_TIME warning table=12 → 1.000 s, 20 → 2.000 s, 36 → 3.000 s, 60 → 4.000 s, tolerance=20 always

Always checked

Whatever the profile's rules: how the file is read (file reading, FILE_FORMAT_MISMATCH, NO_SUBTITLES_READ), the timing of a delivery (NON_POSITIVE_DURATION, SUBTITLES_OUT_OF_ORDER, SUBTITLE_OVERLAP) and the language of the subtitles (SOURCE_LANGUAGE_MISMATCH).

Sources

  1. CST / FICAM / HD Forum

    official

    Recommandation Technique PAD fichiers Editeurs (CST-RT-040-TV), 1.2 (2016-12-13)

    Retrieved 2026-09-23 Open source document

  2. CSA (Arcom)

    official

    Charte relative à la qualité du sous-titrage à destination des personnes sourdes ou malentendantes, décembre 2011

    Retrieved 2026-09-23 Open source document

This is a CueNorm profile based on published specifications. It is not endorsed by French broadcasters (RT-040).

Resolved profile hash, recorded in every report and deliverable:

2aff340f9f80772f946b6318ea850626c39d3a65d3f7a6ab488a3431d21d0021