Documentation Updates

25-March-2022

New Docs

Title: Dolby Atmos Audio
Description: Dolby Atmos audio can now be passed through to specific Video Cloud renditions
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/ingest-profiles/guides/dolby-atmos-audio.html
Category:
Title: OIDC Configuration and Testing for Brightcove Beacon
Description: In this topic, you will learn how to configure your OIDC based identity provider to authenticate Beacon users.
Link: https://beacon.support.brightcove.com/references/oidc-authentication-for-beacon.html
Category:

Major updates

Title: CMS API Notifications
Description: New master-video-change event allows affiliate accounts to receive notifications when assets of videos shared to them have been modified
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/cms/getting-started/cms-api-notifications.html
Category:
Title: HEVC Video
Description: EAC3 or AC3 audio is now supported for HEVC in Video Cloud
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/ingest-profiles/guides/hevc-video-stage.html#limitations
Category:
Title: Step-by-Step: Brightcove Player
Description: Updated to new UI and code updates
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/getting-started/step-step-brightcove-player.html
Category:
Title: Overview: Brightcove Native SDK for iOS
Description: Native SDK for iOS release 6.10.3
Link: https://sdks.support.brightcove.com/ios/basics/overview-brightcove-player-sdk-ios.html
Category:
Title: Overview: Brightcove Native SDK for tvOS
Description: Native SDK for iOS release 6.10.3
Link: https://sdks.support.brightcove.com/tvos/basics/overview-brightcove-player-sdk-tvos.html
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Title: Overview: Brightcove Native SDK for Android
Description: Native SDK for iOS release 6.18.2
Link: https://sdks.support.brightcove.com/android/basics/overview-brightcove-player-sdk-android.html
Category:
Title: Brightcove Native SDK for Android Release Notes
Description: Native SDK for iOS release 6.18.2
Link: https://sdks.support.brightcove.com/android/resources/brightcove-native-sdk-android-release-notes.html
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Minor updates

Title: Plugin Changelogs
Description: Changed status of HLS and Errors plugins as now part of Brightcove Player and changes reflected in player release notes
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/plugins/changelog/index.html
Category:
Title: Thumbnail Seeking with Brightcove Player
Description: Added note about the thumbnails manifest when using SSAI
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/plugins/thumbnails-plugin.html
Category:
Title: Adding Thumbnail Seeking to a Brightcove Player
Description: Added note about the thumbnails manifest when using SSAI
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/players/adding-thumbnail-seeking-player.html
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Title: Implementing SSAI with Non-Brightcove Players and SDKs
Description: Added note about the thumbnails manifest when using SSAI
Link: https://ssai.support.brightcove.com/vod/guides/ssai-non-bc-players.html
Category:
Title: Implementing Server-Side Ads with Brightcove Player
Description: Added note about the thumbnails manifest when using SSAI
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/plugins/implementing-server-side-ads-brightcove-player.html
Category:
Title: Video Cloud SSAI Overview
Description: Added note about the thumbnails manifest when using SSAI
Link: https://ssai.support.brightcove.com/getting-started/video-cloud-ssai-overview.html
Category:
Title: Thumbnail Seeking with the Native SDKs
Description: Added note about the thumbnails manifest when using SSAI
Link: https://sdks.support.brightcove.com/features/thumbnails-native-sdks.html
Category:
Title: Video Cloud SSAI API
Description: Added note about the thumbnails manifest when using SSAI
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/ssai/getting-started/video-cloud-ssai-ad-config-api.html
Category:
Title: Step-by-Step: Player Customization
Description: Minor updates and added video on how to search HTML elements
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/getting-started/step-step-player-customization.html
Category:

18-March-2022

New Docs

Title: Migration of Static Videos to Dynamic Delivery
Description: FAQ for the migration of all remaining static videos to Dynamic Delivery
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/general/migration-dynamic-delivery.html
Category:

Major updates

Title: Social Sharing Plugin
Description: Updated sample and code so that full page url for sharing would be displayed
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/plugins/social-sharing-plugin.html#Configure_player_with_options
Category:
Title: Managing Cookie Compliance Using OneTrust Cookie Consent
Description: Update on creation of generic, global template and associated geo rule
Link: https://beacon.support.brightcove.com/references/managing-cookie-consent.html
Category:
Title: Live API Reference
Description: New operation to create playback token for redundant groups
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/live-api/references/reference.html#operation/CreatePlaybackTokenRedundantGroup
Category:
Title: Generic Stream Concurrency (GSC) with the Native SDK for Android
Description: Commented out content and added note: GSC was released with the Native SDK for Android v6.17.2
Link: https://sdks.support.brightcove.com/android/content-protection/generic-stream-concurrency-android.html
Category:

Minor updates

Title: Implementing Multiple Audio Tracks
Description: Updated broken image link
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/dynamic-ingest/ingest-guides/implementing-multiple-audio-tracks-using-apis.html
Category:
Title: Submitting Apps to the Roku Store
Description: Note on fonts allowable in Roku closed captions
Link: https://beacon.support.brightcove.com/creating-your-apps/roku/submitting-to-roku.html
Category:
Title: Code Samples
Description: Update Name for Code Samples Folder on CMS API docs
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/cms/code-samples/index.html
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Title: Managing Videos/Assets
Description: Update Name for Managing Videos/Assets Folder on CMS API docs
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/cms/managing-videos/index.html
Category:
Title: Creating Custom Metadata Fields
Description: Update Custom Field Docs
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/admin/creating-custom-metadata-fields.html
Category:
Title: Creating Custom Metadata Fields
Description: Update Custom Field Docs
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/admin/general/creating-custom-metadata-fields.html#reserved
Category:
Title: CMS API
Description: Move the Sample to the beginning of the document
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/cms/code-samples/index.html
Category:
Title: Automatically Generating Captions for Videos
Description: Minor Update to Captions Doc
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/media/generating-captions-videos.html
Category:
Title: Automatically Generating Captions for Videos
Description: Minor Update to Captions Doc
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/media/generating-captions-videos.html
Category:

11-March-2022

New Docs

Title: Video Sitemap Generator
Description: Video Sitemap generator sample
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/social-syndication/code-samples/sitemap-generator-sample.html
Category:

Major updates

Title: Administering Accounts
Description: Update buttons formats in every folder - VC Admin
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/admin/index.html
Category:
Title: Managing Videos
Description: Update buttons formats in every folder - VC Media
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/media/index.html
Category:
Title: Managing Players
Description: Update buttons formats in every folder - VC Players
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/players/index.html
Category:
Title: Publishing Videos & Players
Description: Update buttons formats in every folder - VC Publish
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/publish/index.html
Category:
Title: Reviewing Analytics
Description: Update buttons formats in every folder - VC Analytics
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/analytics/index.html
Category:
Title: Using Multiple Languages
Description: Updated the Audio track section
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/general/using-multiple-languages.html#Videos
Category:
Title: Live API: Cue Points and Ad Beacons with SSAI
Description: Added contextual information about SCTE-35 ad variables
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/live-api/ssai/live-api-cue-points-and-ad-beacons-ssai.html#Beacons
Category:

Minor updates

Title: Playlist Endscreen Plugin
Description: Playlist endscreen related videos information added
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/plugins/playlist-endscreen-plugin.html#Options
Category:
Title: Create Client Credentials: Postman
Description: Images fixed
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/oauth/guides/oauth-create-client-credentials-using-postman.html
Category:
Title: Create Client Credentials cURL
Description: Images fixed
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/oauth/guides/oauth-create-client-credentials-using-curl.html
Category:
Title: Images and Their Specifications
Description: Added note about Video Cloud video metadata entered in Beacon Classic could be overwritten
Link: https://beacon.support.brightcove.com/references/image-requirements.html
Category:
Title: Picture-in-Picture Plugin (aka "floating" or "pinned")
Description: Wrong plugin name Updated
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/plugins/picture-picture-plugin-aka-floating-or-pinned.html#Brightcove_plugin_versus_native_functionality
Category:
Title: Tealium Plugin for Brightcove Player
Description: Updated text in the Tag management terminology section
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/plugins/tealium-plugin-brightcove-player.html
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Title: Limiting Concurrent Streams
Description: Added note that casting to AirPlay can only be done using the Native SDK for iOS
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/playback-restrictions/guides/stream-concurrency.html#Safari
Category:
Title: Overview: Forensic Watermarking
Description: Added note that forensic watermarking does not work and will not be added to videos that are enabled for SSAI
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/general/overview-forensic-watermarking.html#Limitations
Category:
Title: CMS API Notifications
Description: Added note that notifications to affiliate accounts for changes made to shared videos by the master account will be added in April
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/cms/getting-started/cms-api-notifications.html
Category:
Title: Media Sharing
Description: Added note that notifications to affiliate accounts for changes made to shared videos by the master account will be added in April
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/cms/managing-videos/media-sharing-cms-api.html
Category:
Title: Configuring Video Availability
Description: Removed note that geo-filtering is a paid add-on, as that is no longer true
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/media/configuring-video-availability.html
Category:

4-March-2022

New Docs

Title: Configuring S3 Buckets
Description: Configure one or more AWS S3 buckets to use as a destination for Cloud Playout channels
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/cloud-playout/configuring-s3-buckets.html
Category:
Title: Configuring S3 Buckets
Description: Configure one or more AWS S3 buckets to use as a destination for Cloud Playout channels
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/channels/cloud-playout/configuring-s3-buckets.html
Category:
Title: Using Live Redundancy with Channels
Description: Use Live Redundancy using Studio
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/cloud-playout/channel-live-redundancy.html
Category:
Title: Using Live Redundancy with Channels
Description: Use Live Redundancy using Studio
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/channels/cloud-playout/channel-live-redundancy.html
Category:
Title: Adding User Sentiment to Videos
Description: In this topic you will learn how to add user sentiment to videos using HapYak.
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/interactivity/adding-sentiment-video.html
Category:
Title: OIDC Authentication Configuration and Testing for Brightcove Beacon
Description: In this topic, you will learn how to configure your OIDC based identity provider to authenticate Beacon users.
Link: https://beacon.support.brightcove.com/references/oidc-authentication-for-beacon.html
Category:
Title: How to Increase Click Through Rate
Description: In this topic you will learn ways to ensure more and more viewers click on text, image or hotspot annotations.
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/interactivity/how-to-increase-click-through-rate.html
Category:
Title: Managing Group Members
Description: In this topic you will learn how to invite and add users to a HapYak group.
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/interactivity/managing-group-members.html
Category:
Title: Using the Caption Editor
Description: In this topic you will learn how to edit captions using the caption editor.
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/media/using-the-caption-editor.html
Category:
Title: HapYak Terminology
Description: Introduces some of the terminologies used when working with HapYak interactive video.
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/interactivity/terminology.html
Category:

Major updates

Title: Overview: Channels API
Description: Adding support for Live redundancy and SSAI with Live content
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/cloud-playout-apis/getting-started/overview-channel-api.html
Category:
Title: Brightcove Cloud Playout Channel Manager API Reference
Description: Adding support for Live redundancy
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/cloud-playout-apis/getting-started/overview-channel-api.html
Category:
Title: Dimension: viewer
Description: Added dimensions viewer can be combined with
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/analytics/dimension-guides/dimension-viewer.html#Setting_the_viewer_id
Category:
Title: Overview: Dimensions, Fields, and Parameters
Description: Updated the dimension combination tester include viewer dimension combinations
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/analytics/getting-started/analytics-api-overview-dimensions-fields-and-parameters.html
Category:
Title: Playback Restrictions with Live Streams
Description: Added support for AES-128 encryption
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/live-api/guides/live-playback-restrictions.html
Category:
Title: SSAI Performance Analytics
Description: Updated text and added note about adconfig id tracking
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/analytics/ssai-performance-data.html#Work_flow
Category:

Minor updates

Title: Configuring Video Availability
Description: Added a note that these properties can also be edited in Quick Edit mode
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/media/configuring-video-availability.html
Category:
Title: Video Cloud SSAI API
Description: Added ad_tracking_sample_percentage to configuration field details
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/ssai/getting-started/video-cloud-ssai-ad-config-api.html#Configuration_field_details
Category:
Title: Key API Reference
Description: Added v1 to the request URLs
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/playback-restrictions/references/key-api/reference.html
Category:
Title: Blacklist API Reference
Description: Added v1 to the request URLs
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/playback-restrictions/references/blacklist-api/reference.html
Category:
Title: Audit API Reference
Description: Added v1 to the request URLs
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/playback-restrictions/references/audit-api/reference.html
Category:
Title: Playback Rights API Reference
Description: Moved v1 to the request URLs
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/playback-restrictions/references/playback-rights/reference.html
Category:
Title: Devices API Reference
Description: Moved v1 to the request URLs
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/playback-restrictions/references/devices-api/reference.html
Category:
Title: Custom Endscreen Plugin
Description: Code to add custom HTML endscreen updated
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/plugins/custom-endscreen-plugin.html
Category:
Title: Implementing Live SSAI Events
Description: First section images updated
Link: https://beacon.support.brightcove.com/monetization/ssai/live-ssai.html
Category:
Title: Generic Stream Concurrency
Description: URL removed
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/playback-restrictions/guides/generic-stream-concurrency.html#correlator_identifier
Category:
Title: Implementing VOD SSAI
Description: Images updates
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/monetization/ssai/vod-ssai.html
Category:
Title: How To: Create a Video Cloud Manual Playlist
Description: Images Updates
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/basics/media/creating-manual-playlist.html
Category:
Title: How To: Create a Video Cloud Smart Playlist
Description: Images Updates
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/basics/media/creating-smart-playlist.html
Category:
Title: Creating and Managing Playlists
Description: Images Updates
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/media/creating-and-managing-playlists.html
Category:
Title: Creating Series, Seasons & Episodes
Description: Images Updates
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/media/creating-series-seasons-episodes.html
Category:
Title: Getting Started with the Media Module
Description: Images Updates
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/media/getting-started-media-module.html
Category:
Title: Introduction to Playlists
Description: Images Updates
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/media/introduction-playlists.html
Category:
Title: Managing Series
Description: Images Updates
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/media/managing-series.html
Category:
Title: Organizing Videos Using Folders
Description: Images Updates
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/media/organizing-videos-using-folders.html
Category:

25-February-2022

New Docs

Title: How to Increase Click Through Rate
Description: In this topic you will learn ways to ensure more and more viewers click on text, image or hotspot annotations.
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/interactivity/how-to-increase-click-through-rate.html
Category:
Title: Using Templates
Description: In this topic you will learn how to use templates to add annotations to multiple videos.
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/interactivity/using-templates.html
Category:
Title: Learning Guide: Beacon Plugins
Description: In this topic, you will learn about Beacon plugins; what they are, why you would use them, and an introduction to how to implement them. This is the first of ten documents on Beacon Plugins.
Link: https://beacon.support.brightcove.com/ott-plugins/learning-guide-beacon-plugins.html
Category:
Title: SSAI Performance Analytics
Description: In this topic, you will learn how to use the Analytics module to monitor the performance of your videos enabled for Server-Side Ad Insertion (SSAI).
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/analytics/ssai-performance-data.html
Category:

Major updates

Title: Brightcove Player Release Notes
Description: This page tracks Brightcove Player release information; new format from engineering that shows all releases on a single page
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/release-notes/brightcove-player-release-notes.html
Category:
Title: Dimension: viewer
Description: Added information on dimensions that can be combined with viewer in requests
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/analytics/dimension-guides/dimension-viewer.html#Setting_the_viewer_id
Category:
Title: Overview: Dimensions, Fields, and Parameters
Description: Updated the dimension combination tester to reflect viewer dimension combinations
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/analytics/getting-started/analytics-api-overview-dimensions-fields-and-parameters.html
Category:
Title: Implementing Custom Buttons
Description: Added event flow diagram and data object example
Link: https://beacon.support.brightcove.com/ott-plugins/buttons-and-events.html
Category:
Title: Brightcove Videos on Roku Trick Play
Description: Added support for mid-roll ads with both HLS and DASH
Link: https://general.support.brightcove.com/general/roku-trick-play.html
Category:

Minor updates

Title: Advertising with the IMA3 Plugin
Description: Added information on new ads-before-request event
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/plugins/advertising-ima3-plugin.html#Events
Category:
Title: Adding Captions to Videos Programmatically
Description: Added note explaining that the "Auto (default)" captions option cannot be removed on iOS devices
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/general/adding-captions-videos-programmatically.html
Category:
Title: Player Feature Support by Browser
Description: Added note that the Brightcove Web Player is not supported on smart TVs
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/references/player-feature-support-browser.html
Category:
Title: Thumbnail Seeking with the Native SDKs
Description: Added limitation when using remote assets with the Native SDK for Android
Link: https://sdks.support.brightcove.com/features/thumbnails-native-sdks.html
Category:

18-February-2022

New Docs

Title: Getting Started with Interactivity
Description: In this topic you will learn how to connect your Brightcove account with HapYak.
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/interactivity/getting-started-interactivity.html
Category:
Title: Adding Interactive Overlays to Videos
Description: In this topic you will learn how to add interactive overlays to videos using HapYak.
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/interactivity/adding-interactivity-video.html
Category:
Title: Adding Interactive Chapters to a Video
Description: Add chapters to the Brightcove account from HapYak.
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/interactivity/adding-chapters-video.html
Category:
Title: Playback Restrictions with Live events using Studio
Description: In this topic, you will learn how to use Video Cloud Studio to create a Live Event with Playback Restrictions.
Link: https://live.support.brightcove.com/live-module/playback-restrictions-live-module.html
Category:

Major updates

Title: CMS API Notifications
Description: Two new fields - action and updated_by - added to notifications to indicate the kind of action that was taken and who performed it (if that information is available).
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/cms/getting-started/cms-api-notifications.html
Category:
Title: Brightcove Live API: Server-Side Ad Insertion (SSAI)
Description: New setting will over ride ad timing compensation, a setting that reduces timing drift when ads that get returned are longer than expected. This is normally achieved by shortening the next ad break. When set to true, all ad break durations will be called as-is, and compensation will not happen.
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/live-api/ssai/live-api-server-side-ad-insertion-ssai.html#General_information
Category:
Title: Product Release Notes
Description: Individual feature updates now appear in the Page Contents menu, and make it easier to share links to specific updates.
Link: https://support.brightcove.com/product-updates.html
Category:

Minor updates

Title: Video Cloud SSAI API
Description: Added note that ad_keys are not automatically URL-encoded like other variables and explained why
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/ssai/getting-started/video-cloud-ssai-ad-config-api.html#Ad_variables
Category:
Title: Brightcove Live：ベストプラクティス
Description: Added section on Starting Live Streams to Japanese version of the doc
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/ssai/getting-started/video-cloud-ssai-ad-config-api.html#Ad_variables
Category:
Title: Playback Rights API Reference
Description: Added note that up to 5000 zip codes are supported for inclusion/exclusion
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/playback-restrictions/references/playback-rights/reference.html
Category:
Title: Managing Playback Rights
Description: Added note that up to 5000 zip codes are supported for inclusion/exclusion
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/admin/general/managing-playback-rights.html
Category:
Title: Media Sharing using the Media Module
Description: Added notes that audio and text tracks are shared with the video, but do not appear in Studio for the affiliate account.
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/media/media-sharing-using-media-module.html
Category:
Title: Live API Reference
Description: Expanded the description for ad_audio_loudness_level to emphasize that it only applies to SSAI ads, and not the general live stream audio.
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/live-api/references/reference.html
Category:
Title: Known Issues: Brightcove Native Player SDKs
Description: Added Android known issue for playlists with DRM and clear content
Link: https://sdks.support.brightcove.com/developer-support/questions/known-issues-brightcove-native-player-sdks.html#Native_SDK_for_Android
Category:
Title: Known Issues: Brightcove Native Player SDKs
Description: Added issue for 608/708 Captions with the Native SDK for Android
Link: https://sdks.support.brightcove.com/developer-support/questions/known-issues-brightcove-native-player-sdks.html
Category:

11-February-2022

New Docs

Title: Videos with Text Tracks
Description: This sample qpp produces a report showing which videos have text tracks and which do not.
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/cms/code-samples/cms-api-sample-videos-with-text-tracks.html
Category:
Title: Adding a Brightcove Email to the Amazon Account
Description: In this topic, you will learn how to add the Brightcove email to your Amazon account.
Link: https://beacon.support.brightcove.com/creating-your-apps/fire-tv/add-bc-email.html
Category:
Title: Adding a Brightcove User to the Roku Account
Description: In this topic, you will learn how to add the Brightcove user to your Roku account.
Link: https://beacon.support.brightcove.com/creating-your-apps/roku/add-bc-user.html
Category:

Major updates

Title: Step-by-Step: Simple Video App using the Native SDK for Android
Description: Updated steps for latest version of Android Studio
Link: https://sdks.support.brightcove.com/android/basics/step-step-simple-video-app-using-native-sdk-android.html
Category:
Title: Autoplay Considerations
Description: Updated recommendations for latest version of the IMA3 plugin
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/playback/autoplay-considerations.html
Category:
Title: Ingesting Videos with Multi-Language Audio Tracks
Description: Added a simpler sample and links to instructions for setting the default audio track using Studio or the CMS API
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/dynamic-ingest/ingest-guides/ingesting-videos-multiple-audio-tracks.html
Category:
Title: Brightcove Syndication Configuration API
Description: Added operations for OTT syndications (for streaming VODs)
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/social-syndication/references/configuration-reference.html
Category:
Title: Brightcove Live: Best Practices
Description: Start a live stream recommendations section added
Link: https://live.support.brightcove.com/get-started/live-module-guidelines-and-best-practicestml#Start_a_live_stream_recommendations
Category:

Minor updates

Title: Creating a JSON Web Token (JWT)
Description: Added details about the uid claim, and added Test Playback for Static URL Delivery
Link: https://general.support.brightcove.com/developer/create-json-web-token.html#Claims_for_Playback_Restrictions
Category:
Title: Brightcove Native SDK for Android Release Notes
Description: Removed test class from Android release notes for version 6.17.0
Link: https://sdks.support.brightcove.com/android/resources/brightcove-native-sdk-android-release-notes.html
Category:
Title: CMS API Error Message Reference
Description: Correct the message for 404 errors
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/cms/references/cms-api-error-message-reference.html
Category:
Title: Common Configuration Settings
Description: Added warning about using full screen images for Smart TVs
Link: https://beacon.support.brightcove.com/references/common-configuration-settings.html#Non_Textual_Data
Category:
Title: Creating an SVOD Plan
Description: Added warning that app cache must be cleared when prices are changed.
Link: https://beacon.support.brightcove.com/monetization/general/creating-svod-plan.html
Category:
Title: How To: Manage Media
Description: Check Beacon Media Docs for Updated Naming
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/basics/media/index.html
Category:
Title: How To: Manage Players
Description: Check Beacon Player Docs for Updated Naming
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/basics/players/index.html
Category:
Title: Brightcove Social™ Documentation
Description: Check Beacon Social Docs for Updated Naming
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/social/index.html
Category:

4-February-2022

New Docs

Title: Forensic Watermarking with Beacon Apps
Description: In this topic, you will learn how to implement Forensic Watermarking with Beacon apps.
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/protecting-content/forensic-watermarking-with-beacon.html
Category:

Major updates

Title: Using Core Pages
Description: Mouseover function added to table
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/layout/using-core-pages.html
Category:
Title: Overview: Dimensions, Fields, and Parameters
Description: Added about a dozen dimension combinations that are now supported to the interactive tool for testing combinations
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/analytics/getting-started/analytics-api-overview-dimensions-fields-and-parameters.html
Category:
Title: Implementing Live SSAI
Description: Fixed the SSAI Ad Configuration value in Beacon CMS
Link: https://beacon.support.brightcove.com/monetization/ssai/live-ssai.html
Category:
Title: Implementing Live SSAI
Description: Fixed the SSAI Ad Configuration value in Beacon CMS
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/monetization/ssai/live-ssai.html
Category:
Title: Creating and Managing Live Events using the Live Module
Description: Added notes about the adConfigId parameter with Live events
Link: https://live.support.brightcove.com/live-module/creating-and-managing-live-events-using-live-module.html#publish
Category:
Title: Client-Side Pre-roll Ads with Live SSAI
Description: Added section to show how to listen to player events during SSAI playback
Link: https://live.support.brightcove.com/live-module/client-side-preroll-with-live-ssai.html
Category:
Title: Viewing Billing Information
Description: Adding a note about grace period
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/admin/viewing-billing-information.html#deleted_videos
Category:
Title: Adding Captions to Videos using the Media Module
Description: Adding a note to Captions/subtitles
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/media/adding-captions-videos-using-media-module.html
Category:
Title: Adding Captions to Videos
Description: Adding a note to Captions/subtitles
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/media/adding-captions-videos.html
Category:

Minor updates

Title: Analytics API Reference
Description: Corrections to a couple of query parameters
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/analytics/references/reference.html#tag/Video-Data
Category:
Title: MP4s in Dynamic Delivery
Description: Added an additional use case that requires MP4 renditions
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/ingest-profiles/guides/mp4s-dynamic-delivery.html
Category:
Title: Audio Mapping Guide
Description: Added an additional sample to illustrate mapping from 8 audio tracks
Link: https://zencoder.support.brightcove.com/encoding-guides/advanced-audio-mapping-guide.html
Category:
Title: Kollective eCDN User Guide
Description: Added a note that Kollective credentials must come from Kollective (Brightcove has no access to them)
Link: https://zencoder.support.brightcove.com/encoding-guides/advanced-audio-mapping-guide.html
Category:
Title: Customizing Player Appearance
Description: Added CSS selector for the quality selector button
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/styling/customizing-player-appearance.html#Component_selectors
Category:
Title: Learning Guide: Using the REST APIs
Description: Move Images to Local Repo
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/getting-started/learning-guide-using-rest-apis.html
Category:
Title: Brightcove Player Plugins
Description: Move Images to Local Repo
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/plugins/brightcove-player-plugins.html
Category:
Title: Brightcove Player Plugins
Description: Updated images
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/plugins/brightcove-player-plugins.html
Category:
Title: Learn the Basics
Description: Line on the layout Howto removed
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/basics/index.html
Category:
Title: Administering Accounts
Description: Beacon all Admin docs for updated naming
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/admin/index.html
Category:
Title: Creating and Managing Live Events using the Live Module
Description: Added descriptions for the extended monitoring graphs
Link: https://live.support.brightcove.com/live-module/creating-and-managing-live-events-using-live-module.html#ext-monitoring
Category:

28-January-2022

New Docs

Title: Login Durations
Description: In this topic, you will learn about viewer login durations.
Link: https://beacon.support.brightcove.com/references/login-durations.html
Category:
Title: Adding Geolocations
Description: Adding restrictions to use either permitted or denied locations on Beacon Classic.
Link: https://beacon.support.brightcove.com/references/adding-geolocations.html
Category:

Major updates

Title: Generic Stream Concurrency
Description: Playback will now terminate if the player is unable to contact the server to verify concurrency limits
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/playback-restrictions/guides/generic-stream-concurrency.html
Category:
Title: Ingesting WebVTT Files
Description: You can now set the status of ingested text tracks or auto captions to "published" or "draft"
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/dynamic-ingest/ingest-guides/ingesting-webvtt-files-text-trackscaptions.html
Category:
Title: Dynamic Ingest API Reference
Description: You can now set the status of ingested text tracks or auto captions to "published" or "draft"
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/dynamic-ingest/references/reference.html
Category:
Title: Ingest Fields Reference
Description: You can now set the status of ingested text tracks or auto captions to "published" or "draft"
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/dynamic-ingest/references/dynamic-ingest-ingest-fields.html
Category:
Title: Requesting Auto Captions
Description: You can now set the status of ingested text tracks or auto captions to "published" or "draft"
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/dynamic-ingest/ingest-guides/requesting-auto-captions.html
Category:
Title: MP4s in Dynamic Delivery
Description: Added closed captions as another reason to create MP4 renditions when ingesting or transcoding videos
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/ingest-profiles/guides/mp4s-dynamic-delivery.html#Do_I_need_MP4_renditions
Category:
Title: Overview: Platform APIs
Description: Added Cloud Playout and Playback Restrictions APIs
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/getting-started/getting-started-brightcove-apis.html
Category:
Title: Creating a Playlist
Description: Added note and section about Video Cloud syncing
Link: https://beacon.support.brightcove.com/using-brightcove-beacon/creating-a-playlist.html
Category:
Title: Responsive Sizing for Brightcove Player
Description: Aspect-ratio new section added
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/styling/responsive-sizing-brightcove-player.html#Using_aspect-ratio
Category:
Title: APIs
Description: Spanish translations fixed for all API pages
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/
Category:

Minor updates

Title: Best Practices: The Video Creating, Transcoding, and Uploading Workflow
Description: Added note that HDR video is currently not supported
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/general/best-practices-video-creating-transcoding-and-uploading-workflow.html
Category:
Title: Ingesting content with DRM
Description: Updated screenshots for current UI
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/dynamic-ingest/ingest-guides/ingesting-content-drm.html
Category:
Title: Uploading Videos Using the Upload Module
Description: Adding section explaining the need for MP4 renditions
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/media/manage/uploading-videos-using-upload-module.html
Category:
Title: Overview: Brightcove Native SDK for Android
Description: Android SDK Release 6.18.1
Link: https://sdks.support.brightcove.com/android/basics/overview-brightcove-player-sdk-android.html
Category:
Title: Brightcove Native SDK for Android Release Notes
Description: Android SDK Release 6.18.1
Link: https://sdks.support.brightcove.com/android/resources/brightcove-native-sdk-android-release-notes.html
Category:
Title: Creating Custom Metadata Fields
Description: Increase limit for the value in the list in the custom field
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/admin/general/creating-custom-metadata-fields.html
Category:
Title: Creating Custom Metadata Fields
Description: Increase limit for the value in the list in the custom field
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/admin/creating-custom-metadata-fields.html
Category:

21-January-2022

New Docs

No New Docs

Major updates

Title: Brightcove Player Sample: Outstream (Ad-Only) Player
Description: Removed the inline VAST option since the ad tag URL option still works
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/code-samples/brightcove-player-sample-outstream-ad-only-player.html
Category:
Title: Static URL Delivery
Description: Added endpoints section for Live streams
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/playback/guides/static-url-delivery.html
Category:
Title: Creating an Electronic Program Guide (EPG)
Description: Updated channel id value and added FAQ section
Link: https://beacon.support.brightcove.com/using-brightcove-beacon/electronic-program-guides.html
Category:
Title: Overview: Forensic Watermarking
Description: Added diagram and intro text
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/general/overview-forensic-watermarking.html
Category:
Title: Ingesting WebVTT Files
Description: Updated with some clarifications and notes on adding closed captions (608/708) to MP4 renditions.
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/dynamic-ingest/ingest-guides/ingesting-webvtt-files-text-trackscaptions.html
Category:
Title: Studio
Description: Translations fixed for studio-es pages
Link: https://es.studio.support.brightcove.com/
Category:
Title: Gallery
Description: Translations fixed for gallery-es pages
Link: https://es.gallery.support.brightcove.com/
Category:
Title: Ad Intelligence Plugin
Description: Added new notes section
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/plugins/ad-intelligence-plugin.html
Category:
Title: Reviewing Social Analytics
Description: VC Updates screenshots of Reviewing Social Analytics
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/social/reviewing-social-analytics.html
Category:
Title: Reviewing Social Analytics
Description: Beacon updates screenshots of Reviewing Social Analytics
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/social/reviewing-social-analytics.html
Category:
Title: Social Engagement Analytics docs
Description: Adding steps in Social Engagement Analytics
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/social/reviewing-social-engagement-analytics.html#socialviews
Category:
Title: Reviewing Social Views Analytics
Description: Adding steps in Reviewing Social Views Analytics
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/social/reviewing-social-views-analytics.html
Category:
Title: Reviewing Social Analytics
Description: Adding steps in Social Analytics on Beacon
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/social/reviewing-social-analytics.html
Category:
Title: Social Engagement Analytics docs
Description: Adding steps in Social Engagement Analytics on beacon
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/social/reviewing-social-engagement-analytics.html
Category:
Title: Reviewing Social Views Analytics
Description: Adding steps in Reviewing Social Views Analytics on Beacon
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/social/reviewing-social-views-analytics.html
Category:
Title: Ingesting WebVTT Files
Description: Updated with some clarifications and notes on adding closed captions (608/708) to MP4 renditions.
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/dynamic-ingest/ingest-guides/ingesting-webvtt-files-text-trackscaptions.html
Category:
Title: Studio
Description: Translations fixed for studio-es pages
Link: https://es.studio.support.brightcove.com/
Category:
Title: Gallery
Description: Translations fixed for gallery-es pages
Link: https://es.gallery.support.brightcove.com/
Category:
Title: Ad Intelligence Plugin
Description: Added new notes section
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/plugins/ad-intelligence-plugin.html
Category:
Title: Reviewing Social Analytics
Description: VC Updates screenshots of Reviewing Social Analytics
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/social/reviewing-social-analytics.html
Category:
Title: Reviewing Social Analytics
Description: Beacon updates screenshots of Reviewing Social Analytics
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/social/reviewing-social-analytics.html
Category:
Title: Social Engagement Analytics docs
Description: Adding steps in Social Engagement Analytics
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/social/reviewing-social-engagement-analytics.html#socialviews
Category:
Title: Reviewing Social Views Analytics
Description: Adding steps in Reviewing Social Views Analytics
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/social/reviewing-social-views-analytics.html
Category:
Title: Reviewing Social Analytics
Description: Adding steps in Social Analytics on Beacon
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/social/reviewing-social-analytics.html
Category:
Title: Social Engagement Analytics docs
Description: Adding steps in Social Engagement Analytics on beacon
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/social/reviewing-social-engagement-analytics.html
Category:
Title: Reviewing Social Views Analytics
Description: Adding steps in Reviewing Social Views Analytics on Beacon
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/social/reviewing-social-views-analytics.html
Category:

Minor updates

Title: Video Cloud Documentation
Description: Minor Media UI Changes in VC Docs
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com
Category:
Title: Adding Captions to Videos using the Media Module
Description: Status Field Added to Text Tracks section in Media module
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/media/adding-captions-videos-using-media-module.html
Category:
Title: Beacon Docs
Description: Minor Media UI Changes in Beacon Docs
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/social/
Category:
Title: Video Cloud Documentation
Description: Minor Media UI Changes in VC Docs
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com
Category:
Title: Adding Captions to Videos using the Media Module
Description: Status Field Added to Text Tracks section in Media module
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/media/adding-captions-videos-using-media-module.html
Category:
Title: Beacon Docs
Description: Minor Media UI Changes in Beacon Docs
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/social/
Category:

14-January-2022

New Docs

Title: Deleting an App User
Description: In this topic, you will learn how to delete an app user.
Link: https://beacon.support.brightcove.com/references/delete-app-user.html
Category:
Title: Product Release Notes Index
Description: Links to product release notes for different 3-month periods.
Link: https://support.brightcove.com/product-updates-index.html
Category:
Title: Drupal 9 - Brightcove Connector: Overview
Description: Overview of the Video Cloud connector for Drupal 9.
Link: https://integrations.support.brightcove.com/drupal/drupal-9-brightcove-connector-overview.html
Category:

Major updates

Title: Policy API
Description: Introducing to Policy API video updated
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/policy/index.html
Category:
Title: CAE Settings
Description: Added 4 fields that can be used now for Context Aware Encoding jobs
Link: https://zencoder.support.brightcove.com/encoding-settings/general/cae-settings.html#additional_settings
Category:
Title: CMS API: Video Search v2
Description: Added section on stemming.
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/cms/searching/cms-and-playback-apis-video-search-v2.html#stemming
Category:
Title: Ingesting WebVTT Files
Description: Added section on Adding closed captions to MP4 renditions.
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/dynamic-ingest/ingest-guides/ingesting-webvtt-files-text-trackscaptions.html
Category:
Title: Generic Stream Concurrency
Description: Added player configuration properties to control how often and how many times the player retries contacting the server to check concurrency limits.
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/playback-restrictions/guides/generic-stream-concurrency.html
Category:
Title: Player Management API Reference
Description: Added player configuration properties to control how often and how many times the player retries contacting the server to check concurrency limits.
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/player-management/references/reference.html
Category:
Title: Player Configuration Guide
Description: Added player configuration properties to control how often and how many times the player retries contacting the server to check concurrency limits.
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/general/player-configuration-guide.html
Category:

Minor updates

Title: Managing Users
Description: Can not change an email for existing users
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/admin/managing-users.html
Category:
Title: Overview: China Delivery
Description: Updated limitations section
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/general/china-delivery-overview.html#Limitations
Category:

7-January-2022

New Docs

Title: Import Captions
Description: Importing 608/708 closed captions into Cloud Playout Channels
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/cloud-playout/import-captions.html
Category:
Title: Searching for Channels
Description: Search for Cloud Playout channels with advanced filtering
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/cloud-playout/searching-for-channels.html
Category:
Title: Searching for Channels
Description: Search for Cloud Playout channels with advanced filtering
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/cloud-playout-apis/guides/search-channels-api.html
Category:
Title: Import Captions
Description: Importing 608/708 closed captions into Cloud Playout Channels
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/channels/cloud-playout/import-captions.html
Category:
Title: Searching for Channels
Description: Search for Cloud Playout channels with advanced filtering
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/channels/cloud-playout/searching-for-channels.html
Category:
Title: Page Updates Live Immediately
Description: In this topic, you will learn about options when you see in the Layout module the message that page changes will go live immediately.
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/layout/live-immediately.html
Category:

Major updates

Title: Brightcove Cloud Playout Channel Manager API Reference
Description: Added q parameter used for robust searching for Channels
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/cloud-playout-apis/references/reference-channels.html#operation/GetAllChannels
Category:
Title: Media Sharing using the Media Module
Description: update Sharing terminology and Scenario 1
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/media/media-sharing-using-media-module.html
Category:
Title: Sharing Videos to Other Accounts
Description: update Sharing terminology and Scenario 1
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/media/sharing-videos-other-accounts.html
Category:
Title: Creating and Managing Playlists
Description: Updated for new UI and support for VC and Beacon playlist creation
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/media/creating-and-managing-playlists.html
Category:
Title: Playback Restrictions with the Native SDKs
Description: Added code example for License Keys Protection with Delivery Rules
Link: https://sdks.support.brightcove.com/features/playback-restrictions-with-sdks.html
Category:

Minor updates

Title: Creating Video Cloud Custom Fields
Description: Updated to indicate that users can now delete custom fields and do not have to ask Support
Link: https://beacon.support.brightcove.com/syncing-with-video-cloud/vc-custom-fields.html
Category:
Title: Adding Dynamic Overlays
Description: Removed links to samples that are no longer available
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/cloud-playout/dynamic-overlays.html
Category:
Title: Add WebVTT Captions (Text Tracks)
Description: Added note that the captions kind may only be used with dynamic delivery videos
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/cms/managing-videos/using-cms-api-add-webvtt-captions-text-tracks.html
Category:
Title: CMS API Reference
Description: Added note that the get clear sources endpoints require a special permission. Credentials for these endpoints must be generated using the OAuth API or requested from Support.
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/cms/references/reference.html#tag/Clear-Sources
Category:
Title: Implementing Delivery Rules
Description: Corrected an error in a code sample
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/delivery-rules/getting-started/implementing-delivery-rules.html
Category:
Title: Reviewing Live Analytics
Description: Added a note that those using non-Brightcove players can get live analytics by instrumenting the player to deliver the necessary data to the Data Collection API
Link: https://live.support.brightcove.com/live-module/reviewing-live-analytics.html
Category:
Title: Video Cloud Glossary
Description: Slight modification of Analytic API
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/get-started/video-cloud-glossary.html
Category:
Title: Adding Captions to Videos Using the Media Module
Description: Update creating caption files
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/media/adding-captions-videos-using-media-module.html#captionsfile
Category:
Title: Reducing Latency for Live Streams
Description: new wording added to introduction part
Link: https://live.support.brightcove.com/general/reducing-latency-live-streams.html#Introduction
Category:
Title: Creating a Video Clip Using the Live Module
Description: Updated note to state that VOD clipping with DRM-protected jobs is supported in the Live Module
Link: https://live.support.brightcove.com/live-module/creating-video-clip-using-live-module.html
Category:
Title: Live API: Creating VOD Clips
Description: Updated note to state that VOD clipping with DRM-protected jobs is supported in the Live Module
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/live-api/guides/live-api-creating-vod-clips.html
Category:
Title: Custom Endscreen Plugins
Description: Fixed HTML for \custom end screen when using the Players module
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/plugins/custom-endscreen-plugin.html
Category:
Title: Known Issues
Description: New info on Multi-language support
Link: https://beacon.support.brightcove.com/references/known-issues.html
Category:
Title: Using Live RTMP Outputs to Stream to Facebook and YouTube
Description: ‘Documented new option to show finished RTMP outputs'
Link: https://live.support.brightcove.com/live-module/using-live-rtmp-outputs-stream-facebook-and-youtube.html
Category: