Flussonic Media Server 22.12

Flussonic Media Server 22.12 has been released.

Транскодер

Самая главная новость - поддержка аппаратного кодирования AV1. Экономьте трафик используя AV1: Flussonic поддерживает AV1 как на приеме, так и на выдаче. Для использования этой возможности потребуются карты поколения NVIDIA Ada Lovelace и выше.

Intel QSV получил видимые изменения: улучшена работа crop и работа deinterlace фильтров, видео после транскодера выглядят плавнее.

Система конфигурации

Опция config_external теперь доступна не только через переменные окружения, но и через flussonic.conf. Если вы управляете большим кластером серверов, или просто у вас большое количество динамических потоков, то обязательно загляните в документацию, чтобы узнать как настроить Flussonic для работы с внешней системы конфигурации.

Врезка рекламы

Теперь SCTE-35 метки доступны и для DASH-манифестов, заниматься вставкой рекламы на плеере теперь можно не только с протоколом HLS. Захват SCTE35 с MPEG-TS источников теперь работает по умолчанию и не требует ручного включения. Метки будут приниматься с любых MPEG-TS источников: захват UDP, публикация по SRT, перезахват по HTTP MPEG-TS.

Резервирование Multicast

Новая опция позволяет запускать UDP MPEG-TS трансляцию в standby-режиме, т.е. Flussonic не будет отправлять данные в сеть, пока в мультикаст группе есть трафик. Как только обнаружится, что основной вещатель пропал - мы начнем вещаение, а как только вернется - мы остановимся.

WebRTC

Наш WebRTC Player может публиковать видео из canvas элемента, что дает вам возможность накладывать собственные фильтры, логотипы и другие динамические данные на изображение с веб-камеры. Например, можно не ограничиваться "стандартными" фильтрами ОС, а применить собственные "маски".

Так же мы доработали механизмы, необходимые для качественной работы WebRTC ABR: выбор дорожки, с которой начать проигрывание, улучшили механизм обработки NACK и включили его по умолчанию для всех клиентов.

SDI

В 22.12 мы немало времени уделили и работе с профессиональным оборудованием, это коснулось поддержки и Decklink, DekTec, и Magewell. Добавили поддержку новых SDK вендоров, добавили захват Dolby Digital Audio.

Flussonic умеет не только захватывать аудио и видео с SDI источников, но и поддерживает VBI/VANC, извлекая и субтитры, и телетекст из любых SD-SDI, HD-SDI источников. Так же эти данные можно и отправлять в SDI, образуя SDI-мост между студиями.

Check the full list of improvements and fixes below and get your servers upgraded as soon as possible.

What's New in Media Server 22.12

• #12007 (new) (Flussonic) Supported SCTE-35 ad insertion markers for DASH. This feature works without additional settings.
• #23122 (new) (Flussonic API) Implemented GET /vods/opened_files endpoint returning the list of VOD files that are currently played by clients.
• #23960 (new) (Flussonic) The configuration process for SCTE-35 ad insertion markers updated to automatically pass them through. The scte35=true option is no longer required.
• #25095 (new) (WebRTC Publisher) Added ability to use the canvas element in our WebRTC Publisher to apply custom filters to the video.
• #25111 (new) (Flussonic) Implemented failover mode for MPTS pusher. Add standby=true option in the pusher's config on your backup server to use it.
• #25127 (new) (flussonic) Supported Dolby Digital audio ingest from DekTec SDI.
• #25317 (new) (Flussonic) The senc boxes are now the same for the same segments of an encrypted DASH track.
• #25507 (new) (Flussonic API) Added ability to pass custom query string parameters in chunk list URLs. You can use this feature to implement your own cashing server with custom token check between Flussonic and an IPTV portal.
• #25999 (new) (Flussonic) Supported push of video, audio, teletext and ad injection markers to DekTec SDI cards.
• #26259 (new) (Live Player) The filter.tracks option supported for live embed.html URL allowing you to change the order of the tracks played.
• #26374 (new) (UI) The billing page with invoices and payments added to your new personal account dashboard (my2.flussonic.com) that we are currently developing.
• #26516 (new) (Flussonic) Supported passing through of VBI teletext from DekTec SD-SDI streams.
• #26690 (new) (UI) Added "Cloud - Audit logs" page to your new personal account dashboard (my2.flussonic.com) that we are currently developing.
• #26955 (new) (Flussonic) Added ability to specify the config_external option in Flussonic configuration file.
• #27020 (new) (Flussonic) Enabled the set of default parameters for retransmit of NACK (negatively acknowledged packets) in "WebRTC adaptive bitrate" algorithm.
• #14550 (fixed) (Flussonic) Fixed issue with quality of deinterlacing on Intel Quick Sync Video.
• #20518 (fixed) (UI) The list of currently played files is now displayed on the VODs tab.
• #24004 (fixed) (Flussonic) Fixed issue with 10-bit video shown as green screen after transcoding on NVENC.
• #24086 (fixed) (Player) Fixed issue with proto parameter not working in embed.html URL.
• #24196 (fixed) (WebRTC Player) Fixed issue with WebRTC publishing starting not with the selected resolution.
• #24282 (fixed) (Flussonic) Fixed RTT limit for NACK retransmitting mechanism in WebRTC.
• #25078 (fixed) (Flussonic) Fixed issue with converting DVB Teletext to WebVTT at M4S restreaming.
• #25225 (improved) (WebRTC Player) Fixed issue with the preview property used in our example of the WebRTC player use not working properly.
• #25372 (improved) (Flussonic API) The obsolete input_media_info and media_info.params parameters were completely removed from the API.
• #25699 (fixed) fixed sending UDP from playlist sourced stream
• #25780 (fixed) (Flussonic) Fixed issue with push not working if bitrate is undefined or incorrect in media_info.
• #25970 (fixed) (WebRTC Player) Fixed issue with WebRTC Player crashes if empty string passed to sentryConfig.
• #26023 (fixed) (Flussonic) Fixed passing query string via RTMP push.
• #26134 (fixed) (WebRTC Player) Fixed endless waiting of unavailable stream and bug with fast switching between streams that were due to not cleaning up setTimeout.
• #26222 (fixed) (Flussonic) Fixed inability to get near-realtime previews/screenshots when the time shift occurred in the source.
• #26239 (fixed) (UI) Fixed bug with Flussonic Admin UI unnecessarily updating once on login or logout.
• #26296 (fixed) (Flussonic) Fixed issue with SHOUTcast inputs not transcoding to AAC with "badrecord,media_info" reason.
• #26299 (fixed) Added a possibility to listen several RTMP ports.
• #26339 (fixed) (Coder) Fixed issue with error messages instead of firmware version displayed in logs.
• #26347 (fixed) (Flussonic) Fixed issue with live HLS stream segments played with shift to the past after the publication restart.
• #26355 (fixed) (UI) Fixed issue with shifted push statuses in new Flussonic UI.
• #26361 (fixed) (Flussonic) Fixed issue with Decklink input not working with pixel=10 parameter specified in Flussonic configuration.
• #26383 (fixed) (Flussonic) Fixed issue with vb option stopped affecting the video bitrate some time after stream start.
• #26384 (fixed) (Flussonic) Fixed issue with [undefined] stream name in pusher logs to facilitate troubleshooting.
• #26483 (fixed) (UI) Fixed position of pop-up box with output status to be near the stream line instead of bottom right of the browser window.
• #26510 (improved) (Retroview) Authorization by JWT token supported for Retroview API requests.
• #26529 (improved) (Flussonic API) JWT token supported for Billing API requests.
• #26554 (fixed) (Flussonic) Fixed issue with SDI capture from Magewell card not working due to YUYV pixel format missing in API schema.
• #26570 (fixed) (Flussonic) Fixed segfault errors on DekTec DTA-2179 card.
• #26584 (fixed) (Flussonic) Fixed issue with MIB files missing in /opt/flussonic/lib/snmp2/mibs. The files are now in /opt/flussonic/lib/mibs directory.
• #26604 (fixed) Fixed issue with "cc_check" stream option.
• #26618 (fixed) (Flussonic) Fixed issue with the prefer_codec parameter for WebRTC publishing not applied even if specified in config.
• #26627 (fixed) (DVR Player) Increased accuracy of duration option in HLS DVR request.
• #26663 (improved) (UI) Added the license purchase page to your new personal account dashboard (my2.flussonic.com) that we are currently developing.
• #26693 (improved) (Flussonic) Deleted support for overriding stream config via auth backend responses. Use config_external instead.
• #26714 (fixed) (Flussonic API) Added start_track parameter in WebRTC playback API for setting the number of video track from which playback starts.
• #26724 (fixed) (Flussonic) Fixed issue with the activation file incorrectly saved on disk from the UI making it impossible to activate the USB license.
• #26726 (improved) (Flussonic API) The $delete: true logics implemented for listeners in PUT /config endpoint.
• #26736 (fixed) fixed RTSP ingest with cameras sending high interleave channel numbers
• #26743 (fixed) fixed reading RTSP from cameras like Sanyo with artificial octet-stream track
• #26749 (fixed) (Flussonic) Fixed publishing to Facebook by an API-received RTMP URL with query string.
• #26757 (fixed) fixed handling RTSP with query string in SDP control
• #26765 (improved) (UI) Added all previously supported filters to the "Retroview - Streams" page in your new personal account dashboard (my2.flussonic.com) that we are currently developing.
• #26769 (improved) Fixed the playback of the stream with the mp2 codec in browsers.
• #26775 (fixed) (DVR Player) Fixed issue with volume control not working in the DVR Player UI.
• #26785 (improved) (UI) Fixed issue with incorrect tab switching in Flussonic Cloud UI.
• #26796 (fixed) (Flussonic) Fixed handshake authorization at RTMP push.
• #26800 (fixed) (DVR Player) Fixed issue with from parameter not working in embed.html URLs.
• #26803 (improved) (UI) Added "Cloud - Usages" page to your new personal account dashboard (my2.flussonic.com) that we are currently developing.
• #26892 (fixed) fixed changing process name of main erlang process
• #26910 (improved) (UI) The main menu in Flussonic UI now opens without a click when you hover over it.
• #26932 (fixed) (Flussonic) Fixed issue with EXT-X-DISCONTINUITY tag prevented players from playing a HLS Event playlists via the restreamer. This tag is no longer added to the playlist.
• #26982 (improved) completely deleted mysql api. Do not forget to remove mysql option from config file.
• #26987 (improved) (Flussonic) Configuration parsing is now fully based on OpenAPI.
• #26998 (improved) completely removed support for obsolete "include" directive in config file. Use automatically included files in .d catalog.
• #27005 (improved) (UI) Removed obsolete mysql field from configuration and the UI.
• #27047 (fixed) (WebRTC Player) Fixed issue with player crash when closed at "stalled" state caused by incorrect final statistics collection.
• #27052 (improved) (UI) Access to Flussonic Cloud on my2.flussonic.com is now only allowed when enabled in the administration panel. The user should accept the public offer once when accessing the Cloud.
• #27068 (improved) (Flussonic) Excluded the use of deprecated stats.input_media_info in Flussonic UI. The input.stats.media_info is now applied to display input status in the UI.
• #27081 (fixed) fixed handling input decklink:// pixel=10
• #27120 (fixed) (Flussonic API) Supported start_track parameter WebRTC playback API for streams published with dynamic names (via template).
• #27127 (improved) do not handle second as segment_duration input anymore in API. Use only milliseconds (greater or equal than 1000)
• #27141 (improved) deleted obsolete api/sessions. Use documented api/v3/sessions instead

Documentation updates

• #24520 (new) (Flussonic) Added a brief paragraph about defining hardware requirements for transcoder.
• #24970 (new) (Flussonic) Added a new chapter about the workflow of a UGC service to the UGC implementation guideline.
• #25659 (new) (Flussonic API) Added descriptions of more than 400 fields in the API Reference. All non-private parameters are now described.
• #26005 (new) (Flussonic) Added a new chapter about the scalability and failover to the UGC implementation guideline.
• #26647 (new) (Flussonic) The "Support" section of the documentation regrouped to include answers to frequently asked questions and Administrator's guide.
• #26874 (new) (Flussonic) Deleted mentions of obsolete on_play and on_publish options in the context of overriding the config. Please use config_external instead. The on_play and on_publish options remain for authorization purposes only.
• #26875 (new) (Flussonic) Described the use of [config_external] option for managing Flussonic configuration from your own self-developed configuration backend.
• #26015 (improved) (Flussonic) Explained the new way to receive the full schema in JSON format from any API reference page by adding .json in the end of the URL.
• #26335 (improved) (Flussonic) The [article about DekTec] updated to show that SCTE-104 ad inject markers are now supported for this card.
• #26342 (improved) (Flussonic) Updated cluster ingest page to reflect that, in new Flussonic UI, the current server(s) where the stream is currently running is now displayed on the "Streams" page.
• #26582 (improved) (Flussonic) Updated articles about ingesting DVB and [ingesting MPTS] is required for streams of DVB-T2 MI standard.
• #26593 (improved) (Flussonic) The article about Teletext updated to show that OP-47 teletext is supported for DekTec SDI cards.
• #26626 (improved) (Flussonic) All documentation pages were rearranged to bring the table of contents in line with the product-based approach.
• #26675 (improved) (Flussonic) Deleted obsolete mentions of Google AMP.
• #26709 (improved) (Flussonic) The article about Teletext updated to show that VBI teletext is supported for DekTec SDI cards.
• #26799 (improved) (Flussonic) Described the new feature: Pushing streams to DekTec SDI.
• #26834 (improved) (Flussonic) The Quick Start guide made shorter for clarity to provide only essential data for the first start.
• #26900 (improved) (Flussonic) The start_track WebRTC parameter description updated according to the new logics of track selection.
• #26921 (improved) (Flussonic API) Added descriptions of sort, cursor, and limit parameters in the GET /vods/opened_files request for convenient pagination of the returned data.
• #26956 (improved) (Flussonic) Added description for the list of open files that is now displayed on the "VODs" page.
• #26957 (improved) (Flussonic) Examples on the SNMP page updated to reflect that MIB files are now found in different directory.
• #27075 (improved) (Flussonic) Fixed [description] of output_audio parameter for streams published via RTMP.
• #27143 (improved) (Flussonic) Added information about [AC-3] audio support for DekTec SDI.