Documentation Updates

24-December-2021

New Docs

Title: Managing Audio Tracks Using the CMS API
Description: Use the CMS API to get, update, and delete audio tracks of your videos
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/cms/managing-videos/managing-audio-tracks.html
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Title: Managing Custom Fields Using the CMS API
Description: Use the CMS API to create, get, update, and delate custom fields for an account
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/cms/managing-videos/managing-custom-fields.html
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Title: Ad Intelligence Plugin
Description: In this topic, you will learn how to use the Ad Intelligence plugin with Brightcove Player to generate reports that provide insights into ad performance.
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/plugins/ad-intelligence-plugin.html
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Title: Android: Playhead Position and Video Duration
Description: In this topic, you will learn about changes when using the playhead position and video duration with the Brightcove Native SDK for Android.
Link: https://sdks.support.brightcove.com/android/playback/playhead-position-and-video-duration.html
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Title: SSAI Plugin Changes with Android SDK v6.18.0
Description: In this topic, you will learn about important changes to the Server-Side Ad Insertion (SSAI) plugin in the Brightcove Native SDK for Android.
Link: https://sdks.support.brightcove.com/android/advertising/ssai-seeking-behavior.html
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Major updates

Title: CMS API Reference
Description: Added operations for managing custom fields. Also corrected the maximum value for the limit parameter for the Get Videos in Playlist request - it is 100, not 1000, and also that the encoding_rates array for audio tracks is read only
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/cms/references/reference.html
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Title: Dynamic API Reference
Description: New embed_closed_caption request body field for text tracks allows them to be embedded as 608/708 captions in MP4 renditions
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/dynamic-ingest/references/reference.html#tag/Ingest
Category:
Title: Playback API
Description: Introduction to Playback API video updated
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/playback/
Category:
Title: Plugin Version Reference
Description: Added third-party plugin section
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/plugins/plugin-version-reference.html
Category:
Title: Overview: Brightcove Player Plugins
Description: Added third-party plugin section
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/plugins/overview-brightcove-player-plugins.html
Category:
Title: Overview: Brightcove Native SDK for Android
Description: Native SDK for Android release v6.18.0
Link: https://sdks.support.brightcove.com/android/basics/overview-brightcove-player-sdk-android.html
Category:

Minor updates

Title: Viewing Billing Information
Description: Clarification of billing for Live DVR
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/admin/viewing-billing-information.html
Category:
Title: TLS for Media, Player, and API URLs
Description: Added some notes and corrected some typos
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/general/tls-media-player-and-api-urls.html
Category:
Title: Requesting Auto Captions
Description: Added note that for auto captions to be generated, the video must be at least 5 seconds long if the language is specified, 15 seconds long if auto-detect is used
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/dynamic-ingest/ingest-guides/requesting-auto-captions.html
Category:
Title: Automatically Generating Captions for Videos
Description: Added note that for auto captions to be generated, the video must be at least 5 seconds long if the language is specified, 15 seconds long if auto-detect is used
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/media/generating-captions-videos.html
Category:
Title: Auto Captions
Description: Added note that for auto captions to be generated, the video must be at least 5 seconds long if the language is specified, 15 seconds long if auto-detect is used
Link: https://zencoder.support.brightcove.com/encoding-settings/assets/encoding-settings-auto-captions.html
Category:
Title: Scheduling Live Events
Description: Update on default limit for Scheduling Live Events
Link: https://live.support.brightcove.com/live-module/scheduling-live-event.html
Category:
Title: Managing Live Settings
Description: Updated a Link to the Appropriate Website
Link: https://live.support.brightcove.com/admin/general/managing-live-settings.html
Category:
Title: Creating Custom Metadata Fields
Description: Document the no Way to Set a Default Value for a Custom Field
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/admin/general/creating-custom-metadata-fields.html
Category:
Title: Known Issues: Studio, Brightcove Player and APIs
Description: Auto display of captions for Safari, information updated
Link: https://general.support.brightcove.com/support/known-issues-studio-brightcove-player-and-apis.html#player
Category:
Title: Autoplay Considerations
Description: Autoplay String Values section removed
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/playback/autoplay-considerations.html#Known_issues
Category:
Title: Advertising with the IMA3 Plugin
Description: Note related to IMA3 plugin version 4.0 added
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/plugins/advertising-ima3-plugin.html#section-name
Category:

17-December-2021

New Docs

Major updates

Title: Video Cloud Studio documentation (French)
Description: Major update of translations
Link: https:\\fr.studio.support.brightcove.com
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Title: Video Cloud Studio documentation (Korean)
Description: Major update of translations
Link: https:\\ko.studio.support.brightcove.com
Category:
Title: Video Cloud Studio documentation (Chinese)
Description: Major update of translations
Link: https:\\zh-tw.studio.support.brightcove.com
Category:
Title: Implementing Playback Rights
Description: Added section to explain how Playback Rights are validated when making a request to the Playback API
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/playback-restrictions/getting-started/implementing-playback-rights.html#How_does_it_work
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Title: Brightcove Player Sample: Playback Rate Adjuster
Description: The rate adjuster is now a standard option for the player. Note and link added
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/code-samples/brightcove-player-sample-playback-rate-adjuster.html
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Title: Overview: Digital Rights Management (DRM) in Video Cloud
Description: Updated DRM support table for the Native SDK for Android
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/general/overview-digital-rights-management-drm-video-cloud.html#Summary_of_DRM_support
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Minor updates

Title: Adding Dynamic Overlays (to Cloud Playout channel)
Description: Removed Known Issues section that is no longer relevant
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/cloud-playout/dynamic-overlays.html
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Title: Generic Stream Concurrency (GSC) with the Native SDK for Android
Description: Removed 1 known issue with the latest Android SDK release 6.17.3
Link: https://sdks.support.brightcove.com/android/content-protection/generic-stream-concurrency-android.html
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Title: Creating a JSON Web Token (JWT)
Description: Added links for Playback Restrictions sub-topics
Link: https://general.support.brightcove.com/developer/create-json-web-token.html#Claims_for_Playback_Restrictions
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Title: Chromecast Plugin for Brightcove Player
Description: Added known issue for platforms where the plugin is not supported
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/plugins/chromecast-plugin-brightcove-player.html#Limitations_and_known_issues
Category:
Title: Cross-Device Resume with Brightcove Player
Description: Added warning that the viewer id must be a unique string
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/playback/xdr-with-bcplayer.html#Set_the_user_identifier
Category:
Title: Using 360° Videos with the Native SDKs
Description: Added note about field of view with 360 videos
Link: https://sdks.support.brightcove.com/features/using-360deg-videos-native-sdks.html
Category:
Title: Branding Brightcove Beacon Apps
Description: Added images from the Beacon design team
Link: https://beacon.support.brightcove.com/references/branding-beacon-apps.html
Category:

10-December-2021

New Docs

Major updates

Title: Playback Restrictions with the Native SDKs
Description: Updated the Android SDK example code and added how it works section
Link: https://sdks.support.brightcove.com/features/playback-restrictions-with-sdks.html
Category:

Minor updates

Title: Creating a JSON Web Token (JWT)
Description: Added note about using drules with Playback Restrictions
Link: https://general.support.brightcove.com/developer/create-json-web-token.html#Claims_for_Playback_Restrictions
Category:
Title: Fallback HDCP
Description: Added link to Fallback HDCP with the Native SDKs document
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/playback-restrictions/guides/fallback-hdcp.html#Which_players_can_I_use
Category:
Title: Setup for the Beacon Web App
Description: Fixed typo
Link: https://beacon.support.brightcove.com/using-brightcove-beacon/setup-beacon-web-app.html
Category:
Title: Overview: Brightcove Native SDK for Android
Description: Updated Getting Started sections
Link: https://sdks.support.brightcove.com/android/basics/overview-brightcove-player-sdk-android.html
Category:
Title: Overview: Brightcove Player SDK for iOS
Description: Updated Getting Started sections
Link: https://sdks.support.brightcove.com/ios/basics/overview-brightcove-player-sdk-ios.html
Category:
Title: Branding Brightcove Beacon Apps
Description: Images added to demonstrate logo and color choices
Link: https://beacon.support.brightcove.com/references/branding-beacon-apps.html
Category:
Title: Images and Their Specifications
Description: Added the section: Image use in apps
Link: https://beacon.support.brightcove.com/references/image-requirements.html#Image_use_in_apps
Category:
Title: Creating an SVOD Plan
Description: Added section: Unpublishing or deleting a package. Also added to Implementing AuthVOD doc.
Link: https://beacon.support.brightcove.com/monetization/general/creating-svod-plan.html#Unpublishing
Category:

3-December-2021

New Docs

Title: Fallback HDCP with the Native SDKs
Description: In this topic, you will learn about using HDCP-protected content with the Brightcove Native SDKs to block streaming on unauthorized devices, and provide a standard definition fallback for devices that do not support HDCP.
Link: https://sdks.support.brightcove.com/features/fallback-hdcp-sdks.html
Category:
Title: Generic Stream Concurrency (GSC) with the Native SDK for Android
Description: In this topic, you will learn how to set up and test Generic Stream Concurrency (GSC) with the Brightcove Native SDK for Android.
Link: https://sdks.support.brightcove.com/android/content-protection/generic-stream-concurrency-android.html
Category:
Title: Managing the Channel Program (was Adding Content to Cloud Playout Channels)
Description: Increase the limit of program items to 1000 and updated UI with new capabilities for managing Cloud Playout channel programs.
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/cloud-playout/cloud-playout-add-content.html
Category:
Title: Managing the Channel Program (was Adding Content to Cloud Playout Channels)
Description: Increase the limit of program items to 1000 and updated UI with new capabilities for managing Cloud Playout channel programs.
Link: https://beacon.support.brightcove.com/using-brightcove-beacon/cloud-playout/cloud-playout-add-content.html
Category:

Major updates

Title: Brightcove Player Loader
Description: Added section for using Playback Restrictions
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/publish/brightcove-player-loader.html#Using_Playback_Restrictions
Category:
Title: Getting Started with Brightcove Video Connect for SharePoint
Description: Updated installation instructions to reflect the current version of the Connector.
Link: https://integrations.support.brightcove.com/sharepoint/getting-started-brightcove-video-connect-sharepoint.html
Category:
Title: Requesting Auto Captions
Description: Added 6 new supported languages.
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/dynamic-ingest/ingest-guides/requesting-auto-captions.html
Category:
Title: Dynamic Ingest API Reference
Description: Added 6 new supported languages for auto captions.
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/dynamic-ingest/references/reference.html
Category:
Title: Auto Captions
Description: Added 6 new supported languages, and a table of supported languages.
Link: https://zencoder.support.brightcove.com/encoding-settings/assets/encoding-settings-auto-captions.html
Category:
Title: Zencoder API Reference
Description: Added 6 new supported languages for auto captions.
Link: https://zencoder.support.brightcove.com/references/reference.html
Category:

Minor updates

Title: Offline Playback with the Native Player SDKs
Description: Added note that currently only Video Cloud videos can be downloaded
Link: https://sdks.support.brightcove.com/features/offline-playback-native-player-sdks.html#Download_management
Category:
Title: Sending App Notifications
Description: One small, but critical, issue corrected. Both document and associated video fixed.
Link: https://beacon.support.brightcove.com/using-brightcove-beacon/sending-app-notifications.html
Category:
Title: Beacon Apps Ad Targeting
Description: Added new ad macros and content around those macros.
Link: https://beacon.support.brightcove.com/monetization/ssai/beacon-apps-ad-targeting.html
Category:
Title: Overview: Brightcove Playback Restrictions
Description: Updated some obsolete links.
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/playback-restrictions/getting-started/overview-playback-restrictions.html#License_Keys_Protection
Category:

26-November-2021

New Docs

Major updates

Title: Step-by-Step: Plugin Development
Description: Added section for scan reserved words for plugins
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/coding-topics/step-step-plugin-development.html#Scan_reserved_names
Category:
Title: China Delivery with the Native SDKs
Description: Added detailed implementation steps for iOS
Link: https://sdks.support.brightcove.com/features/china-delivery-sdks.html#iOS_Implementation
Category:
Title: Best Practices: CMS and Playback APIs
Description: Added section for Static URLs
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/cms/getting-started/best-practices-cms-and-playback-apis.html#using_media_urls
Category:
Title: React Player Loader
Description: Added section for using Playback Restrictions
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/coding-topics/react-player-loader.html#Using_Playback_Restrictions
Category:
Title: Getting Started with Brightcove Video Connect for the Drupal CMS
Description: 3.0 release of the connector for Drupal 9
Link: https://integrations.support.brightcove.com/drupal/getting-started-brightcove-video-connect-drupal-cms.html
Category:
Title: Using Zencoder with Google Cloud Storage
Description: Updated setup steps to reflect changes in Google settings
Link: https://zencoder.support.brightcove.com/general-information/using-zencoder-google-cloud-platform.html
Category:

Minor updates

Title: Concepts: JavaScript Debugging Basics
Description: Updated for current brand
Link: https://general.support.brightcove.comgeneral/developer-tools/concepts-javascript-debugging-basics.html
Category:
Title: Concepts: The JavaScript Module Design Pattern
Description: Updated for current brand
Link: https://general.support.brightcove.com/developer/concepts-javascript-module-design-pattern.html
Category:
Title: Creating a JSON Web Token (JWT)
Description: Claims by tier table fixed
Link: https://general.support.brightcove.com/developer/create-json-web-token.html#Claims_by_tier
Category:
Title: Static URL Delivery
Description: Static Domain URL updated
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/playback/static-url-delivery.html#Implementing_Static_URLs
Category:
Title: Overview: Brightcove Live API
Description: Header section updated to instruct customers to create a customer support ticket to get the Live API Key.
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/live-api/getting-started/overview-brightcove-live-api.html#authentication
Category:
Title: Quick Start: Create a Live Stream Using the Brightcove Live API
Description: Images updated to reflect the rebranding of Studio
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/live-api/getting-started/quick-start-create-live-stream-using-brightcove-live-api.html
Category:
Title: Playback Restrictions with Brightcove Player
Description: Added section links for using a player loader
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/playback/playback-restrictions-with-bcp.html#Using_a_player_loader
Category:
Title: Using Live RTMP Outputs to Stream to Facebook and YouTube
Description: Several minor fixes
Link: https://live.support.brightcove.com/live-module/using-live-rtmp-outputs-stream-facebook-and-youtube.html
Category:
Title: Brightcove Player Accessibility
Description: Added a note that the Player is WCAG 2.1 compliant.
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/general/brightcove-player-accessibility.html
Category:
Title: Brightcove Live: Best Practices
Description: Added a note explaining that the default Live ingest profiles assumes a framerate of 30fps in assigning the keyframe rate, and that a custom profile should be used if the input stream framerate is different.
Link: https://live.support.brightcove.com/get-started/live-module-guidelines-and-best-practices.html#Content_context
Category:
Title: AMP and Advertising
Description: Corrected an error in sample code
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/amp/amp-and-advertising.html#AMP_consent_and_Advertising
Category:
Title: TLS for Media, Player, and API URLs
Description: Added Dynamic Ingest API to list of services no longer supporting TLS 1.0 and 1.1
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/general/tls-media-player-and-api-urls.html
Category:
Title: HEVC Video
Description: Added note that accounts enabled for AES-128 encryption currently do not support HEVC
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/ingest-profiles/guides/hevc-video.html
Category:

19-November-2021

New Docs

Title: Product Release Notes
Description: Our new consolidated product release notes page.
Link: https://support.brightcove.com/product-updates.html
Category:
Title: Add a New User
Description: How to add a new user to your Beacon account.
Link: https://beacon.support.brightcove.com/admin/add-user.html
Category:
Title: Generic Stream Concurrency
Description: Limit stream concurrency to end-viewers with a heartbeat mechanism and without DRM.
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/playback-restrictions/guides/generic-stream-concurrency.html
Category:
Title: Concurrency Service API
Description: API used to implement Generic Stream Concurrency in non-Brightcove players.
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/playback-restrictions/references/concurrency-service-api/reference.html
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Title: New version:Brightcove Video Connect for Sitecore
Description: Installation process for the Brightcove Video Connect module on the Sitecore CMS.
Link: https://integrations.support.brightcove.com/sitecore/installation-guide.html
Category:
Title: Configuration Guide: Brightcove Video Connect for Sitecore
Description: Configuration for the Brightcove Video Connect module on the Sitecore CMS.
Link: https://integrations.support.brightcove.com/sitecore/configuration.html
Category:
Title: User Guide: Brightcove Video Connect for Sitecore
Description: Using the Brightcove Video Connect module on the Sitecore CMS.
Link: https://integrations.support.brightcove.com/sitecore/user-guide.html
Category:
Title: Sending App Notifications
Description: In this topic, you will learn how to use Firebase to send notifications to iOS and Android apps.
Link: https://beacon.support.brightcove.com/using-brightcove-beacon/sending-app-notifications.html
Category:

Major updates

Title: New version of Brightcove Video Connect for the Sitecore Experience Platform
Description: Updated for new release supporting Sitecore 10.1
Link: https://integrations.support.brightcove.com/sitecore/getting-started-brightcove-video-connect-sitecore-experience-platform.html
Category:
Title: Video Processing Settings
Description: New deinterlace_mode setting allows you to create outputs with 2x the source framerate
Link: https://zencoder.support.brightcove.com/encoding-settings/general-audio-video/encoding-settings-video-processing.html#deinterlace_mode
Category:

Minor updates

Title: Concepts: JavaScript Debugging Basics
Description: Updated for current brand
Link: https://general.support.brightcove.comgeneral/developer-tools/concepts-javascript-debugging-basics.html
Category:
Title: Concepts: The JavaScript Module Design Pattern
Description: Updated for current brand
Link: https://general.support.brightcove.com/developer/concepts-javascript-module-design-pattern.html
Category:
Title: Creating a JSON Web Token (JWT)
Description: Claims by tier table fixed
Link: https://general.support.brightcove.com/developer/create-json-web-token.html#Claims_by_tier
Category:
Title: Static URL Delivery
Description: Static Domain URL updated
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/playback/static-url-delivery.html#Implementing_Static_URLs
Category:
Title: Overview: Brightcove Live API
Description: Header section updated to instruct customers to create a customer support ticket to get the Live API Key.
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/live-api/getting-started/overview-brightcove-live-api.html#authentication'
Category:
Title: Quick Start: Create a Live Stream Using the Brightcove Live API
Description: Images updated to reflect the rebranding of Studio
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/live-api/getting-started/quick-start-create-live-stream-using-brightcove-live-api.html
Category:
Title: CMS API Reference
Description: Clarified how to fetch videos by reference id.
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/cms/references/reference.html#operation/GetVideoByIdOrReferenceId
Category:
Title: Playback Restrictions with Brightcove Player
Description: Added section links for using a player loader
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/playback/playback-restrictions-with-bcp.html#Using_a_player_loader
Category:

12-November-2021

New Docs

Title: Fallback HDCP
Description: Use HDCP-protected content to block streaming on unauthorized devices, with a standard definition fallback for devices that do not support HDCP.
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/playback-restrictions/guides/fallback-hdcp.html
Category:

Major updates

Title: Auto Captions
Description: New include_transcription_json and transcription_filename fields
Link: https://zencoder.support.brightcove.com/encoding-settings/assets/encoding-settings-auto-captions.html
Category:
Title: Zencoder API Reference
Description: New include_transcription_json and transcription_filename fields
Link: https://zencoder.support.brightcove.com/references/reference.html
Category:
Title: Managing Text Tracks Using the CMS API
Description: New transcripts kind and new status field
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/cms/managing-videos/managing-text-tracks.html
Category:
Title: CMS API Reference
Description: Added new transcripts kind and new status field
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/cms/references/reference.html
Category:
Title: CMS API Video Fields Reference
Description: Added new transcripts kind and new status field
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/cms/references/cms-api-video-fields-reference.html
Category:
Title: Ingesting WebVTT Files
Description: Added new transcripts kind and new status field
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/dynamic-ingest/ingest-guides/ingesting-webvtt-files-text-trackscaptions.html
Category:
Title: Dynamic Ingest API Reference
Description: Added new transcripts kind and new status field
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/dynamic-ingest/references/reference.html
Category:
Title: Ingest Fields Reference
Description: Added new transcripts kind and new status field
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/dynamic-ingest/references/dynamic-ingest-ingest-fields.html
Category:

Minor updates

Title: Overview: Brightcove Playback Restrictions
Description: Features table updated
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/playback-restrictions/getting-started/overview-playback-restrictions.html
Category:
Title: Google Tag Manager Plugin for Brightcove Player
Description: Updated note for custom dimensions
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/plugins/google-tag-manager-plugin-brightcove-player.html#Creating_custom_dimensions
Category:

5-November-2021

Major updates

Title: Adobe-AEM-Brightcove Connector: Using the Connector
Description: Added support for In-Page Experiences
Link: https://integrations.support.brightcove.com/adobe/adobe-aem-brightcove-connector-using-connector.html
Category:
Title: Getting Started with Brightcove Video Connect for Adobe Experience Manager
Description: Added notes to clarify that versions 5.6 and 5.7 are identical in terms of features, differing only in that 5.6 is for on-premise/managed installations of AEM while 5.7 is for the cloud version
Link: https://integrations.support.brightcove.com/adobe/getting-started-brightcove-video-connect-adobe-experience-manager.html
Category:
Title: Transmuxing Guide
Description: Added section on common video resolutions.
Link: https://zencoder.support.brightcove.com/encoding-guides/creating-mp4-and-hls-outputs-together.html#video_resolutions
Category:
Title: Managing Credentials for the Live API
Description: Added section on setting up credentials for Video Cloud.
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/live-api/guides/managing-credentials-live-api.html
Category:
Title: Receiving In-App Purchase Notifications
Description: Updated based on feedback, including the diagram
Link: https://beacon.support.brightcove.com/monetization/general/receive-iap-notifications.html
Category:
Title: Brightcove Player Sample: Dynamic Call to Action
Description: Added an overview section with an image showing each CTA
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/code-samples/brightcove-player-sample-dynamic-call-action.html
Category:

Minor updates

Title: CMS API Reference
Description: Corrected a sample response
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/cms/references/reference.html#operation/GetClearVideo
Category:
Title: Static URL Delivery
Description: Added note that MP4 renditions are needed when using the MP4 endpoints
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/playback/guides/static-url-delivery.html#Implementing_Static_URLs
Category:
Title: Open Measurement for Server-Side Ads (SSAI) and Brightcove Player
Description: Updated text to say SSAI plugin instead of OM plugin
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/plugins/open-measurement-with-ssai.html
Category:
Title: Creating and Managing Live Events using the Live Module
Description: ‘Clarified explanation on using AES encryption '
Link: https://live.support.brightcove.com/live-module/creating-and-managing-live-events-using-live-module.html#advanced
Category:
Title: Advertising with the IMA3 Plugin
Description: Added info on omidAccessModeRules
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/plugins/advertising-ima3-plugin.html#omidAccessModeRules
Category:

29-October-2021

New Docs

Title: Dimension: Viewer
Description: New Analytics API viewer dimension. The viewer dimension provides analytics by viewer. Only available if the account has been enabled for viewer analytics.
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/analytics/dimension-guides/dimension-viewer.html
Category:
Title: Open Measurement for Server-Side Ads (SSAI) and Brightcove Player
Description: Use the iab Open Measurement SDK with Brightcove Player’s Server-Side Ad Insertion (SSAI) plugin.
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/plugins/open-measurement-with-ssai.html
Category:

Major updates

Title: Installing the Connector for Microsoft Teams
Description: Added new section on installing the connector from the App Store
Link: https://integrations.support.brightcove.com/teams/installation.html
Category:
Title: Using Live Redundancy
Description: Added several notes on the necessity of republishing the player with the new video ID after adding a backup stream and on the best regions to use for the primary and backup streams
Link: https://live.support.brightcove.com/live-module/live-redundancy.html
Category:
Title: Live API Reference
Description: Added the srt_config.latency field to adjust latency for the live steam.
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/live-api/references/reference.html#operation/CreateALiveJob
Category:

Minor updates

Title: Performance Report Reference
Description: ‘Documented new Play Requests field'
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/analytics/performance-report-reference.html
Category:
Title: Adobe-AEM-Brightcove Connector: Installation
Description: Added a note indicating that before a new version of the connector can be installed, the current version must be completely uninstalled
Link: https://integrations.support.brightcove.com/adobe/adobe-aem-brightcove-connector-installation.html
Category:
Title: Adobe-AEM-Brightcove Connector: Overview
Description: Added a note indicating that an onboarding package to assist with the initial installation and configuration of the connector is strongly encouraged
Link: https://integrations.support.brightcove.com/adobe/adobe-aem-brightcove-connector-overview.html
Category:
Title: Viewing Billing Information
Description: Added a note on how and when data gets updated
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/admin/viewing-billing-information.html
Category:
Title: CMS API Video Fields Reference
Description: Added descriptions of the possible values of the video state
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/cms/references/cms-api-video-fields-reference.html#videoFields
Category:
Title: CMS API Notifications
Description: Added activation and deactivation to the events that trigger notifications
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/cms/getting-started/cms-api-notifications.html#What_triggers
Category:
Title: Dynamic Ingest API Video Fields Reference
Description: Corrected an error in a field name: transcriptions.input_audio_track.kind should have been transcriptions.input_audio_track.variant
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/dynamic-ingest/references/dynamic-ingest-ingest-fields.html
Category:
Title: Codecs And Formats
Description: Added a warning that Zencoder does not support input files with file extensions in UPPERCASE
Link: https://zencoder.support.brightcove.com/general-information/faq-codecs-and-formats.html
Category:
Title: Overview: Brightcove Native SDK for Android
Description: Removed links to brightcove-mediaplayer samples
Link: https://sdks.support.brightcove.com/android/basics/overview-brightcove-player-sdk-android.html
Category:

22-October-2021

New Docs

Title: Setup for the Beacon Web App
Description: Steps that are required for setting up the Beacon Web App
Link: https://beacon.support.brightcove.com/using-brightcove-beacon/setup-beacon-web-app.html
Category:

Major updates

Title: Beacon Apps Ad Targeting
Description: Beacon ad targeting allows your Beacon apps to send important device-level and user-specific information to your ad server or ad provider.
Link: https://beacon.support.brightcove.com/monetization/ssai/beacon-apps-ad-targeting.html
Category:
Title: Live API Reference
Description: 2 new endpoints use to activate or deactivate SEP jobs in a redundant group
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/live-api/references/reference.html#tag/Redundant-Groups
Category:
Title: Brightcove Player Error Reference
Description: Added section with links to Playback Restrictions documents
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/references/brightcove-player-error-reference.html#Playback_Restriction_errors
Category:
Title: CMS API Video Fields Reference
Description: Added playback_rights_id to video fields
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/cms/references/cms-api-video-fields-reference.html#videoFields
Category:

Minor updates

Title: Engagement Report Reference
Description: New Average Viewed Minutes field
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/analytics/engagement-report-reference.html
Category:
Title: 360°/VR Video Plugin
Description: Added note that native HLS captions will not be visible in Safari when this plugin is used
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/plugins/360degvr-video-plugin.html
Category:
Title: Creating a Video Clip Using the Live Module
Description: Rewrote sentence on using fast VOD pipeline to clarify that this option creates one segment-accurate rendition, which is replaced by a full set of frame-accurate renditions when they are ready
Link: https://live.support.brightcove.com/live-module/creating-video-clip-using-live-module.html
Category:
Title: Playback Restrictions Error Reference
Description: Updated msgs and added note about the Safari browser with Stream Concurrency and Device Limits
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/playback-restrictions/references/playback-rights-errors.html
Category:
Title: Creating a JSON Web Token (JWT)
Description: Fixed table layout for Playback Restriction claims
Link: https://general.support.brightcove.com/developer/create-json-web-token.html#Claims_for_Playback_Restrictions
Category:

15-October-2021

New Docs

Title: SSAI Ad Tacking Log
Description: SSAI Ad tracking log is a new feature that looks to provide details of how SSAI ads are working. This feature is for VOD and Live.
Link: https://ssai.support.brightcove.com/getting-started/video-cloud-ssai-ad-logs.html
Category:

Major updates

Title: Overview: Dimensions, Fields, and Parameters
Description: Updated the tool for checking dimension combinations with many new supported combinations
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/analytics/getting-started/analytics-api-overview-dimensions-fields-and-parameters.html#metrics
Category:
Title: Beacon Documentation (Japanese)
Description: Deployed updated translations
Link: https://ja.beacon.support.brightcove.com/
Category:
Title: Campaign Documentation (Japanese)
Description: Deployed updated translations
Link: https://ja.campaign.support.brightcove.com/
Category:
Title: Engage Documentation (Japanese)
Description: Deployed updated translations
Link: https://ja.engage.support.brightcove.com/
Category:
Title: Social Documentation (Japanese)
Description: Deployed updated translations
Link: https://ja.social.support.brightcove.com/
Category:
Title: Zencoder Documentation (Japanese)
Description: Deployed updated translations
Link: https://ja.zencoder.support.brightcove.com/
Category:
Title: Implementing Device Limits
Description: New endpoint for getting all devices within an account
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/playback-restrictions/guides/device-limits.html
Category:
Title: Devices API Reference
Description: Added endpoint for getting all devices within an account
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/playback-restrictions/references/devices-api/reference.html
Category:
Title: Submitting New Apps to the Android Store
Description: Added section for selecting countries and regions for your app
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/publishing-apps/android/submitting-to-android.html
Category:
Title: Submitting New Apps to the Android Store
Description: Added section for selecting countries and regions for your app
Link: https://beacon.support.brightcove.com/creating-your-apps/android/submitting-to-android.html
Category:

Minor updates

Title: The Brightcove Native SDKs
Description: Added support for Android 11
Link: https://sdks.support.brightcove.com/getting-started/brightcove-native-player-sdks.html
Category:
Title: Brightcove Native SDKs Feature Support
Description: Added support for ExoPlayer 2.14.2
Link: https://sdks.support.brightcove.com/getting-started/brightcove-native-sdks-feature-support.html
Category:
Title: Implementing Delivery Rules
Description: Fixed text for response body for Actions
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/delivery-rules/getting-started/implementing-delivery-rules.html
Category:
Title: Brightcove Native SDK for Android Release Notes
Description: Native SDK for Android release 6.17.1
Link: https://sdks.support.brightcove.com/android/resources/brightcove-native-sdk-android-release-notes.html
Category:
Title: Brightcove Player SDK for Android: Previous SDK information
Description: Native SDK for Android release 6.17.1
Link: https://sdks.support.brightcove.com/android/resources/brightcove-player-sdk-android-previous-sdk-information.html
Category:
Title: Overview: Brightcove Native SDK for Android
Description: Native SDK for Android release 6.17.1
Link: https://sdks.support.brightcove.com/android/basics/overview-brightcove-player-sdk-android.html
Category:
Title: Creating a Video Clip Using the Live Module
Description: Added info about using Create clip using fast VOD pipeline option
Link: https://live.support.brightcove.com/live-module/creating-video-clip-using-live-module.html
Category:
Title: Authentication Using OAuth
Description: In this topic, you will learn how to configure the integration of Brightcove Beacon with an OIDC provider. Auth0 is used as an example OIDC provider.
Link: https://beacon.support.brightcove.com/using-brightcove-beacon/authentication-using-oauth.html
Category:

8-October-2021

New Docs

Title: Ingesting Videos with Multi-Language Audio Tracks
Description: Language audio tracks in your source videos can be preserved in your Video Cloud video renditions. Ingestion of multi-language audio tracks is supported through the Dynamic Ingest API only,
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/dynamic-ingest/ingest-guides/ingesting-videos-multiple-audio-tracks.html
Category:
Title: Authentication Using OAuth
Description: In this topic, you will learn how to configure the integration of Brightcove Beacon with an OIDC provider. Auth0 is used as an example OIDC provider.
Link: https://beacon.support.brightcove.com/using-brightcove-beacon/authentication-using-oauth.html
Category:

Major updates

Title: Requesting Auto Captions
Description: Clarified that generating auto-captions for existing video requires a digital master, and corrected an example request
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/dynamic-ingest/ingest-guides/requesting-auto-captions.html
Category:
Title: Live API: Cue Points and Ad Beacons with SSAI
Description: Added information on new "cancel" and "cuepoint_id" fields for manual cuepoint insertion
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/live-api/ssai/live-api-cue-points-and-ad-beacons-ssai.html
Category:
Title: Live API Reference
Description: Added information on new "cancel" and "cuepoint_id" fields for manual cuepoint insertion (both for jobs and redundant groups)
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/live-api/references/reference.html
Category:
Title: Overview: Playback API
Description: Removed information about using a special base URL for the Playback API for IP restrictions - no longer required
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/playback/getting-started/overview-playback-api.html
Category:
Title: Player Configuration Guide
Description: Removed information about using a special base URL for the Playback API for IP restrictions - no longer required
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/player-management/guides/player-configuration-guide.html#iprestrictions
Category:
Title: Overview: Cloud Playout Channels API
Description: Get As-Run Logs for Cloud Playout Channels
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/cloud-playout-apis/getting-started/overview-channel-api.html#as_run_log
Category:
Title: Channels API Reference
Description: Added new endpoint for getting As-Run Logs
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/cloud-playout-apis/references/reference-channels.html#operation/GetAsRunLogs
Category:
Title: Video Report Generator
Description: Removed the reporting of total renditions size from the sample, as rendition size information is not available for Dynamic Delivery videos.
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/cms/code-samples/cms-api-sample-video-report-generator.html
Category:
Title: Brightcove Documentation home page (Japanese)
Description: Updated the localized site
Link: https://ja.support.brightcove.com/index.html
Category:
Title: Brightcove Gallery Documentation (Japanese)
Description: Updated the localized site
Link: https://ja.gallery.support.brightcove.com/index.html
Category:
Title: Brightcove SDKs Documentation (Japanese)
Description: Updated the localized site
Link: https://ja.sdks.support.brightcove.com/index.html
Category:
Title: Brightcove SSAI Documentation (Japanese)
Description: Updated the localized site
Link: https://ja.ssai.support.brightcove.com/index.html
Category:
Title: Video Cloud General Documentation (Japanese)
Description: Updated the localized site
Link: https://ja.general.support.brightcove.com/index.html
Category:
Title: Video Cloud Integrations and Connectors Documentation (Japanese)
Description: Updated the localized site
Link: https://ja.integrations.support.brightcove.com/index.html
Category:
Title: Submitting New Apps to the Android Store
Description: Updated screenshots and flow for the latest Google Play Store
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/publishing-apps/android/submitting-to-android.html
Category:
Title: App Tracking Transparency with the Native SDK for iOS
Description: Added section for preventing IDFA tracking with the IMA plugin
Link: https://sdks.support.brightcove.com/ios/privacy/app-tracking-transparency.html
Category:
Title: Advertising with the IMA3 Plugin
Description: Added notes about using ad macros
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/plugins/advertising-ima3-plugin.html
Category:
Title: Displaying Ads Using Ad Cue Points
Description: Added notes section
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/advertising/displaying-ads-using-ad-cue-points.html#Notes
Category:
Title: Video SEO Schema Generator Plugin
Description: Added section for configuring the player to remove the Flash tech
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/plugins/video-seo-schema-generator-plugin.html
Category:

Minor Updates

Title: Installing the Connector for Teams
Description: Updated screen shots to improve the quality
Link: https://integrations.support.brightcove.com/teams/installation.html
Category:
Title: Using the Connector for Microsoft Teams
Description: Updated screen shots to improve the quality
Link: https://integrations.support.brightcove.com/teams/using.html
Category:
Title: Creating a JSON Web Token (JWT)
Description: Updated Bash script note in the example about setting the exp claim to now + 1 hour
Link: https://general.support.brightcove.com/developer/create-json-web-token.html#Generate_a_token
Category:

1-October-2021

New Docs

No New Docs

Major updates

Title: Automatically Generating Captions for Videos
Description: Added the currently supported languages
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/media/generating-captions-videos.html
Category:
Title: Creating a JSON Web Token (JWT)
Description: Added information on how to create a non-expiring JWT (with a warning that this is not recommended)
Link: https://general.support.brightcove.com/developer/create-json-web-token.html
Category:
Title: Platform APIs Documentation (Japanese)
Description: Deployed updated translations
Link: https://ja.apis.support.brightcove.com/
Category:
Title: Video Cloud Studio Documentation (Japanese)
Description: Deployed updated translations
Link: https://ja.studio.support.brightcove.com/
Category:
Title: Brightcove Player Documentation (Japanese)
Description: Deployed updated translations
Link: https://ja.player.support.brightcove.com/
Category:
Title: Brightcove Live Documentation (Japanese)
Description: Deployed updated translations
Link: https://live.player.support.brightcove.com/
Category:
Title: Configuring Server-Side Ad Settings
Description: Added UI option for Player Enhancements with Live SSAI
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/admin/general/configuring-server-side-ad-settings.html#live
Category:
Title: Configuring Server-Side Ad Settings
Description: Added UI option for Player Enhancements with Live SSAI
Link: https://beacon.support.brightcove.com/monetization/ssai/configuring-server-side-ad-settings.html#live
Category:
Title: Brightcove AirPlay Plugin
Description: Added How it works and Implement using Studio sections
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/plugins/airplay-plugin.html
Category: