Method for verification of file-based media content

A menu selection method providing a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for displaying one or more media content checks, the display being provided for a user to select at least one media content check to be applied for verifying file-based media content, the method comprising:

• displaying a main menu section, the main menu section comprising the one or more media content checks, wherein the one or more media content checks are displayed based on a methodology for verifying the file-based media content as defined in a markup language-based registration framework;
• displaying a sub-menu section, the sub-menu section comprising options for at least one of viewing the one or more media content checks and selecting the at least one media content check, wherein selecting the at least one media content check comprises editing parameters associated with the at least one media content check;
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• updating the GUI display based on selected media content checks and the edited parameters associated with the selected media content checks.

A computer program product for use with a computer, the computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein for automatically verifying one or more features of file-based media content, the file-based media content comprising one or more media content files, the computer program code performing:

• customizing a test plan based on the one or more features, wherein customizing comprises at least one of creating, modifying and utilizing at least one media content check of one or more media content checks, wherein a media content check is applied to check at least one feature of the one or more features of the file-based media content;
• verifying the one or more features based on the customized test plan;
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• documenting results obtained from the verification of the one or more features.