What's New

An overview of important additions and changes to the documentation

2024年02月15日

Flowplayer Native

• release v3.10.1

• Fixed an issue causing outstream ads to play automatically when a video is paused manually and users scroll the page.

• Fixed an issue causing the player not to auto-play on iOS when the preload configuration is set to auto .

2024年01月31日

Flowplayer Native

• release v3.10.0

• Improved accessibility for the HTML Subtitles plugin. The player now includes out-of-the-box functionality to allow viewers to adjust various subtitle options, such as font size, font family, font color, and font opacity. Additionally, background color and opacity, as well as character edge styling can be managed from the player's user interface. For more, see HTML Subtitles.

• Fixed an issue related to setSrc in auto-play configurations that was limiting upcoming assets from playing on some devices.

• Exposed the RTS status enumeration to better capture and work with RTS streaming events. For more, see Track RTS event status.

2024年01月31日

Flowplayer Native

• release v3.9.1

• Fixed an issue causing the completed event to be incorrectly emitted more than once for all analytics plugins.

• Added support to show the current number of viewers for Wowza Video Real-Time Streaming at Scale (RTS@S) streams. For this change, we added a new rts/viewer-count event for the RTS plugin.

2023年12月11日

Flowplayer Native

• release v3.9.0

• Enhanced the digital rights management (DRM) plugin by implementing v1.3.0 of the hls.js library to allow support for multiple DRM providers for HLS. With this change, the player can display any HLS stream regardless of the DRM technology used to encrypt the content. For more information, see the updated DRM plugin page.

• Fixed an issue causing a player configured with autoplay and the preload="none" configuration to preload video prematurely.

• Fixed an issue causing ad UI flags not to display for outstream ads.

2023年11月09日

Flowplayer Native

• release v3.8.1

• Updated HTML attributes to improve accessibility (A11Y) standards for various player components. These changes include the following:

• The aria-label attribute for the Chromecast icon was updated to reflect the state of the session.

• The aria-label attribute for the timeline bar was updated to provide more complete output to screen readers.

• The aria-selected attribute was added to expanded menu options to indicate when they're selected.

• Added the @flowplayer/translations package for public download via Node Package Manager (npm). Learn how to install and configure the package using npm .

2023年10月24日

Flowplayer Native

• release v3.8.0

• Added a new Video Track Selection plugin to configure the player with a single stream that contains multiple video tracks. When you enable this plugin, the player's user interface displays a menu to select a specific video trackl (liek a camea angle).

• Translations: Added Greek to the available languages.

2023年10月09日

Flowplayer Native

• release v3.7.1

• Float-On-Scroll plugin Improved the behavior for the Float on Scroll plugin when multiple players are present on a page. For more, see the configuration properties for the Float on Scroll plugin.

2023年08月24日

OVP The UI (and API) will now warn you if an attempt to schedule streams longer than 36 hours with DVR enabled is made.

Flowplayer Apple SDK

• release 4.0

We released version 4.0 of the completey revamped Apple SDK, which fully leverages Swift for seamless platform integration with your iOS and tvOS applications. The redesigned SDK architecture promises enhanced stability, fewer bugs, and improved maintainability while delivering an optimized user experience. Specific improvements include:

• Optimization and efficiency — New multi-platform architecture for more efficient code deployments and a reduction in our code base.
• Enhanced development experience — Improved clarity and quality of documentation, with out-of-the-box support for DocC reference documentation. Developers can also leverage a richer, more intuitive API, using a multi-faceted SDK setup.
• Flexibility and compatibility — Proper segregation of the core player and UI framework, with enhanced event observation.
• Integrated tools and support — Plug-and-play development setup with demo applications and integration of Swift Package Manager support.
• To get started with the new Apple SDK, see About the Apple SDK.

2023年08月24日

Flowplayer Native

• release v3.7.0

• ads plugin Fixed an occasional issue causing a few video frames to display before preroll ads for certain content configurations.

• Core player: Added a new logo_alt_text configuration property for alternate logo image descriptions and better accessibility.

• Translations : Added simplifoed Chinese to the available languages.

• Float-On-Scroll plugin Added the ability to programmatically control pop-in and pop-out behavior for the Float on Scroll plugin. We added the following:

  • A new float_default property.
  • Two new popIn() and popOut() methods.
  • A new float:exit event.

2023年07月27日

Flowplayer Native

• release v3.6.2
• Improved the HLS plugin to allow users of the embedded player to better distinguish between audio description tracks for accessibility and standard audio tracks.
• Fixed an intermittent issue that caused the player to buffer endlessly and not auto-play when it's pushed out of the viewport.
• Added support for native rendering of subtitles by the browser. This change facilitates the injection of CSS rules when defining subtitle styles directly in WebVTT files. To enable this feature, see the HTML Subtitles configuration options .
• Fixed an issue causing the player to fail with a DECODE_PIPELINE_ERROR on different Android devices, such as Samsung S21, S22, S23, and OnePlus.
• Fixed an issue with the Gemius Analytics plugin that was causing ad-related events not to be tracked.

2023年06月26日

Flowplayer Native

• release v3.6.1
• introduces the Google Analytics 4 plugin

2023年05月18日

Flowplayer Native

• release v3.5.3
• fixes a bug in the subtitles plugin which prevented CEA-608/708 subtitles from showing
• the ad coutdown element in the ads plugin is now a plugin web component

2023年05月18日

OVP

• the VOD encoder now handles MP4 uploads with fragmented segments
• the EU DPA information was updated on March 23rd 2023, which is now mentioned in the UI
• Admins can now see whether a user they manage is logged in with Google SSO
• "Get Embed Code" is now called "Publish" for all asset types (VOD, Playlist, Livestream) and the different embed types are now in tabs

2023年05月11日

OVP

• the VOD encoder now handles HDR videos by recalculating them
• [fix] "Get Embed Code" no longer crashes in organization view

Flowplayer Native release v3.5.x

• added WebOS and Tizen plugins to expand SmartTV support
• added SmartTV SDK docs
• preload: none is honored again

2023年04月03日

OVP

• player configurations can now be cloned
• the "Allow playback after stop time" setting is now configurable on the workspace level
• adTags now have a separate Analytics tab

2023年03月21日

Flowplayer Native

• added Occitan to the available translations
• added a retry option for live streams which are not online yet
• added support for real time streaming, currently with support for Wowza VideoTM and Wowza Streaming Engine
• added an autopause option for ads to the ads plugin
• fixed issues in the keyboard plugin which did not mute ads on pressing m and did not focus the ads ui with tab
• fixed issue in OVP-hosted playlists starting muted on iOS

2023年02月24日

OVP

• completely revamped the search filters for videos / livestreams / players, for example:
• you can now filter your player configurations by configured behavior, hostname restrictions or plugins
• you can now filter videos by tags, categories or a publish time range
• fixed a bug which prevented editing existing adTags
• fixed the time selector for scheduled live streams

2023年01月24日

Flowplayer Native release v3.4.6

• cuepoints plugin: the draw_cuepoints option was reintroduced
• keyboard plugin fix: honor percentage config & do not hi-jack global keypress events

OVP

• the WebVTT Editor allows uploading of up to 5 files simultaneously and has enhanced zooming and focus capabilities
• subtitles generated by the automatic transcription feature now have (Auto) in the label by default to better distinguish them from manually created ones
• endscreen recommendations can use dynamic playlists

• 2022年10月28日

  iOS SDK

• iOS SDK updated to v3.3.0
• ads a new option for background playback

2022年10月25日

Documentation

• added information about the v2.x plugin compatibility build for release v3.4.3+

iOS SDK

• added a new option to hide controls

2022年10月21日

OVP

• animated preview clips are now auto-generated for new uploads

iOS SDK

• added a new property playbackType: FPPlaybackType to FPFlowplayerViewController

2022年10月19日

OVP

• you can now define a custom DVR window length in the workspace settings and in the individual livestream settings

Flowplayer Native release v3.4.3

• the ID3 plugin now respects both strings and objects in timed metadata
• the subtitles plugin emits the new track_updated event

2022年10月04日

OVP

• UI now uses flowplayer-react
• there is a now a shortcut hint in the UI (link to shortcuts)
• you can now deactivate 24/7 livestreams (temporarily) and move them from the Active to the Completed tab
• 24/7 streams now have their own ingest cluster (needs adjustment in your streaming setup)

Flowplayer Native release v3.4.0

• playlists now support ads per item

release v3.4.1

• updated integrated hls.js to 1.2.3
• [fix] OVP hosted playlists now auto-advance and show skip controls

release v3.4.12

• [fix] ads do not start if player out of viewport
• enhanced WCAG 2.1 compliance
• better recovery from HLS media errors on slow networks

2022年08月22日

Flowplayer Native release v3.3.0 with the following fixes and featues:

• fixes missing ad ui flags in the ad plugin and moved them to the new ads: namespace
• upgrades hls.js to v.1.2.0 in the hls plugin
• keyboard plugin no longer requests exit fs when player is not on fs mode

2022年08月23日

OVP Fixes to some timezones not correctly applied to livestream schedules

2022年08月22日

Flowplayer Native release v3.2.8 with the following fixes and featues:

• fixes missing i18n for ads indicator in the ad plugin
• ads continue to plays when popped out with the float on scroll plugin
• the playlist plugin now updates the title and description correctly when the API is used
• new auto_advance configuration option in the endscreen plugin

try.flowplayer.com sandbox The try.flowplayer.com sandbox now allwos to switch the stable and canary release channels

2022年07月08日

Flowplayer Native

• added documentation for the ad plugin global ad tags and a global ad tag demo

2022年06月30日

Flowplayer Native

• fixed an issue in the qsel plugin which caused a mismatch between label and manually selected level

2022年06月28日

OVP

• org admins can now set livesource availability to apply for all workspaces
• livestream previews now have labels for ingest and broadcast
• the new geoblocking method can now be configured when creating workspaces
• invoices in the billing section are now printable

Flowplayer Native

• updated the Chromecast receiver app
• playlist playback can now be started from any index

2022年06月22日

Documentation

• added a demo for connection retries
• added a demo for outstream ads
• added a demo for cuepoints triggering overlays

2022年06月14日

Documentation

• added the consent plugin documentation

OVP

• regenerating API keys now requires a confirmation
• Geoblocking can now be set on the workspace level and for individual assets.

2022年06月02日

OVP

• added an option to set fallback stream ingests for livestreams
• fixed fiiltering by tags in video and livestream search

Flowplayer Native

• release 3.2.0
• float on scroll plugin will now always use landscape ratio to avoid large heights with portrait videos
• oustream ads now corrrectly start when entering viewport

Player translations

• added Turkish and Nederlands to the translations

Documentation

• added new events to the ad plugin docs

2022年05月20日

OVP

• added more tabbing to navigate through the OVP elements and action buttons
• animated previews are now available in multiple resolutions

Flowplayer Native

• fixed DASH sources in playlists
• added workaround for Android WebView bug which stalled the player when loading WebVTT tracks
• new consent plugin allows to disable tracking and local storage (docs to follow)
• added outstream support to the ads plugin

2022年04月21日

• added documentation for the new keyboards shortcuts feature
• added this What's New section