HTTP/3 and QUIC support in Nimble Streamer

We've glad to announce HTTP/3 and QUIC protocols support in Nimble Streamer. This improves streaming delivery over modern networks and is supported in all modern browsers, so your HLS streams will be delivered the best way possible.

Read this article to learn more about setup and usage.

AI voice recognition and automated translation in Nimble Streamer

Nimble Streamer now supports AI-powered speech recognition based on Whisper.cpp library and model.

It allows automatically generate closed captions and create translation subtitles for live streams.
The output is provided as WebVTT subtitles for HLS live streams.

Read more on the overview page.

Remote control for Larix Broadcaster in Larix Tuner

We're glad to announce that we've released Remote control feature set in Larix Tuner for Larix Broadcaster.

Read Introducing remote control in Larix Tuner article to learn more about the setup and usage.

Stay tuned for WebRTC-based video preview for REMI productions.

AMD Alveo U30 support

AMD Alveo™ U30 hardware acceleration support was added to Live Transcoder. Hardware decoding, scaling and encoding are available.

Read Boosting live transcoding with AMD Alveo U30 on AWS EC2 VT1 with Nimble Streamer article to learn more about setup process.

Larix Tuner is alive!

Softvelum is excited to introduce Larix Tuner, a new web service designed to simplify the management of multiple Larix Broadcaster instances.

Learn more about Larix Tuner, its features, workflow, and pricing.

Convert DVB subtitles into WebVTT for HLS

Nimble Streamer can now convert DVB subtitles into WebVTT for HLS live streams using image recognition AI.

Read this article in our new blog to learn more.

DVB teletext can also be converted into WebVTT.

The blog is moving

A notice to our blog followers.

Starting this month, all our new articles are published at our new blog at Softvelum.com website.

Old articles will remain in this blog and we'll occasionally be updating them once we make changes to our products.

We encourage you to follow us in our social networks: Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, join our channel in Telegram and subscribe to our YouTube channel. All our updates from the website, the blog or other sources are announced there.

DVR in SLDP HTML5 Player

SLDP HTML5 Player can now provide DVR playback with HLS DVR streams from Nimble Streamer. This brings better user experience for viewers who utilize low latency playback with SLDP protocol and want to be able to rewind or pause the stream. Read this article for more details

Read this recent article to learn more about the setup and usage:

Adding DVR into SLDP HTML5 Player

ABR for WHEP WebRTC

We're glad to announce that we've added adaptive bitrate support into our WebRTC WHEP implementation in Nimble Streamer.
As always, it's highly optimized for delivery to multiple simultaneous viewers to make is cost efficient.

We've published an article in our new blog at Softvelum website:

WebRTC adaptive bitrate WHEP in Nimble Streamer

Follow the link to learn more about why it's important and how you can set it up.

Also read Inside of WebRTC adaptive bitrate streaming algorithm from Softvelum article to learn more about how our ABR works.

New case study: Nimble Streamer powers LiveX and VVCR cloud production

Explore our latest case study to see how Nimble Streamer and LiveX are shaping the future of live video production.

LiveX, a leading full-service production company, is revolutionizing live production using Nimble Streamer. LiveX creates and broadcasts live events for global brand leaders, leveraging the power of cloud-based tools like Virtual Video Control Room (VVCR).

Built around Nimble Streamer, VVCR enables fully remote production processes with unparalleled flexibility and scalability. From the NYC Times Square experience to coordinating over 1000 gamers in Call of Duty II events, Nimble Streamer is at the core of LiveX's remarkable projects.

Learn more about the benefits of Nimble Streamer and LiveX collaboration in cloud production.