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# AWS::MediaLive::Channel BlackoutSlate
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The settings for a blackout slate.

The parent of this entity is EncoderSettings.

## Syntax
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To declare this entity in your CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

### JSON
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```
{
  "[BlackoutSlateImage](#cfn-medialive-channel-blackoutslate-blackoutslateimage)" : {{InputLocation}},
  "[NetworkEndBlackout](#cfn-medialive-channel-blackoutslate-networkendblackout)" : {{String}},
  "[NetworkEndBlackoutImage](#cfn-medialive-channel-blackoutslate-networkendblackoutimage)" : {{InputLocation}},
  "[NetworkId](#cfn-medialive-channel-blackoutslate-networkid)" : {{String}},
  "[State](#cfn-medialive-channel-blackoutslate-state)" : {{String}}
}
```

### YAML
<a name="aws-properties-medialive-channel-blackoutslate-syntax.yaml"></a>

```
  [BlackoutSlateImage](#cfn-medialive-channel-blackoutslate-blackoutslateimage): {{
    InputLocation}}
  [NetworkEndBlackout](#cfn-medialive-channel-blackoutslate-networkendblackout): {{String}}
  [NetworkEndBlackoutImage](#cfn-medialive-channel-blackoutslate-networkendblackoutimage): {{
    InputLocation}}
  [NetworkId](#cfn-medialive-channel-blackoutslate-networkid): {{String}}
  [State](#cfn-medialive-channel-blackoutslate-state): {{String}}
```

## Properties
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`BlackoutSlateImage`  <a name="cfn-medialive-channel-blackoutslate-blackoutslateimage"></a>
The blackout slate image to be used. Keep empty for solid black. Only .bmp and .png images are supported.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: [InputLocation](aws-properties-medialive-channel-inputlocation.md)  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`NetworkEndBlackout`  <a name="cfn-medialive-channel-blackoutslate-networkendblackout"></a>
Setting to enabled causes MediaLive to blackout the video, audio, and captions, and raise the "Network Blackout Image" slate when an SCTE104/35 Network End Segmentation Descriptor is encountered. The blackout is lifted when the Network Start Segmentation Descriptor is encountered. The Network End and Network Start descriptors must contain a network ID that matches the value entered in Network ID.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`NetworkEndBlackoutImage`  <a name="cfn-medialive-channel-blackoutslate-networkendblackoutimage"></a>
The path to the local file to use as the Network End Blackout image. The image is scaled to fill the entire output raster.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: [InputLocation](aws-properties-medialive-channel-inputlocation.md)  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`NetworkId`  <a name="cfn-medialive-channel-blackoutslate-networkid"></a>
Provides a Network ID that matches EIDR ID format (for example, "10.XXXX/XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-C").  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`State`  <a name="cfn-medialive-channel-blackoutslate-state"></a>
When set to enabled, this causes video, audio, and captions to be blanked when indicated by program metadata.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)