CEA-608/708 subtitles support in SLDP

CEA-608/708 closed captions are now supported in SLDP low latency playback protocol by Softvelum, in both Nimble Streamer and SLDP HTML5 Player.

HEVC support in Chrome

Bitmovin has recently pointed out that Google Quietly Added HEVC Support in Chrome.

Play audio-only SLDP with Opus on iPhone

When using WebRTC as a source of your content, you need to consider that the audio codec for that protocol is Opus.

SEI metadata insertion support in Larix Broadcaster

Larix Broadcaster can now insert SEI metadata into SRT, RTMP and RTSP streams. It also allows specifying NTP server for get precise time.

SRT bonding and libsrt 1.5 in Nimble Streamer

Please refer to Deliver and receive SRT bonded streams with Nimble Streamer article for the latest update on this feature.

Pull SRT by streamid with RTMP-style app and stream name

SRT (Secure Reliable Protocol) has a lot of features that make it a reliable replacement for other delivery protocols like RTMP or RTSP.

Passing MPEGTS data intact into MPEGTS, UDP, SRT and RIST

Nimble Streamer MPEG-TS streaming capabilities cover a lot of features such as receiving UDP-based MPEGTS, SRT or RIST and then re-packaging it into other protocols.

SEI metadata NTP time sync support in Nimble Streamer

Remote production with multiple video sources has an known issue that may affect the perception of the viewers.

Publishing HEVC via WebRTC from Apple devices

WebRTC typical video codecs list for streaming solutions has H.264, VP8 and VP9, where H.264 is dominant. However with the rise of HEVC/H.265 popularity, technology vendors consider adding it into the WebRTC stack as well.

Opus audio support in SLDP

SLDP protocol is widely used by Nimble Streamer for low latency last-mile delivery of live streams. It supports a wide variety of codecs, though customers had to rely on source and player capabilities to play their codec of choice.