Documentation Updates

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
Product: Video Cloud
Product Area: Brightcove Player
Title: Static URL Delivery
Description: Added endpoints section for Live streams
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/playback/guides/static-url-delivery.html
Product: Live
Product Area: Static URL Delivery
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
Product: Beacon
Product Area: Beacon
Title: Overview: Forensic Watermarking
Description: Added diagram and intro text
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/general/overview-forensic-watermarking.html
Product: Video Cloud
Product Area: Forensic Watermarking
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
Product: Video Cloud
Product Area: Dynamic Ingest API
Title: Studio
Description: Translations fixed for studio-es pages
Link: https://es.studio.support.brightcove.com/
Product: Video Cloud
Product Area: Studio
Title: Gallery
Description: Translations fixed for gallery-es pages
Link: https://es.gallery.support.brightcove.com/
Product: Video Cloud
Product Area: Gallery
Title: Ad Intelligence Plugin
Description: Added new notes section
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/plugins/ad-intelligence-plugin.html
Product: Video Cloud
Product Area:
Title: Reviewing Social Analytics
Description: VC Updates screenshots of Reviewing Social Analytics
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/social/reviewing-social-analytics.html
Product: Video Cloud
Product Area:
Title: Reviewing Social Analytics
Description: Beacon updates screenshots of Reviewing Social Analytics
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/social/reviewing-social-analytics.html
Product: Beacon
Product Area:
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
Product: Video Cloud
Product Area:
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
Product: Video Cloud
Product Area:
Title: Reviewing Social Analytics
Description: Adding steps in Social Analytics on Beacon
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/social/reviewing-social-analytics.html
Product: Beacon
Product Area:
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
Product: Beacon
Product Area:
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
Product: Beacon
Product Area:
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
Product: Video Cloud
Product Area: Dynamic Ingest API
Title: Studio
Description: Translations fixed for studio-es pages
Link: https://es.studio.support.brightcove.com/
Product: Video Cloud
Product Area: Studio
Title: Gallery
Description: Translations fixed for gallery-es pages
Link: https://es.gallery.support.brightcove.com/
Product: Video Cloud
Product Area: Gallery
Title: Ad Intelligence Plugin
Description: Added new notes section
Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/plugins/ad-intelligence-plugin.html
Product: Video Cloud
Product Area:
Title: Reviewing Social Analytics
Description: VC Updates screenshots of Reviewing Social Analytics
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/social/reviewing-social-analytics.html
Product: Video Cloud
Product Area:
Title: Reviewing Social Analytics
Description: Beacon updates screenshots of Reviewing Social Analytics
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/social/reviewing-social-analytics.html
Product: Beacon
Product Area:
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
Product: Video Cloud
Product Area:
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
Product: Video Cloud
Product Area:
Title: Reviewing Social Analytics
Description: Adding steps in Social Analytics on Beacon
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/social/reviewing-social-analytics.html
Product: Beacon
Product Area:
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
Product: Beacon
Product Area:
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
Product: Beacon
Product Area:

Minor updates

Title: Video Cloud Documentation
Description: Minor Media UI Changes in VC Docs
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com
Product: Video Cloud
Product Area:
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
Product: Video Cloud
Product Area: Media Module
Title: Beacon Docs
Description: Minor Media UI Changes in Beacon Docs
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/social/
Product: Beacon
Product Area:
Title: Video Cloud Documentation
Description: Minor Media UI Changes in VC Docs
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com
Product: Video Cloud
Product Area:
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
Product: Video Cloud
Product Area: Media Module
Title: Beacon Docs
Description: Minor Media UI Changes in Beacon Docs
Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/social/
Product: Beacon
Product Area:

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
Product: Beacon
Product Area:
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
Product: All
Product Area: Product updates
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
Product: Video Cloud
Product Area: Integrations

Major updates

Title: Policy API
Description: Introducing to Policy API video updated
Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/policy/index.html
Product: Video Cloud
Product Area: Policy API
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
Product: Zencoder
Product Area: CAE
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
Product: Video Cloud
Product Area: CMS API
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
Product: Video Cloud
Product Area: Dynamic Ingest API
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
Product: Video Cloud
Product Area: Playback Restrictions
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
Product: Video Cloud
Product Area: Player Management API
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
Product: Video Cloud
Product Area: Brightcove Player

Minor updates

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

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
Product: Video Cloud
Product Area: Cloud Playout
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
Product: Video Cloud
Product Area: Cloud Playout
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
Product: Video Cloud
Product Area: Cloud Playout Channels API
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
Product: Beacon
Product Area: Cloud Playout
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
Product: Beacon
Product Area: Cloud Playout
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
Product: Beacon
Product Area: Layout

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
Product: Video Cloud
Product Area: Cloud Playout Channels API
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
Product: Video Cloud
Product Area: Media Sharing using the Media Module
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
Product: Beacon
Product Area: Media Sharing across accounts
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
Product: Beacon
Product Area:
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
Product: Video Cloud
Product Area: Native SDKs

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
Product: Beacon
Product Area:
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
Product: Video Cloud
Product Area: Cloud Playout
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
Product: Video Cloud
Product Area: CMS API
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
Product: Video Cloud
Product Area: CMS API
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
Product: Video Cloud
Product Area: Delivery Rules
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
Product: Live
Product Area: Analytics
Title: Video Cloud Glossary
Description: Slight modification of Analytic API
Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/get-started/video-cloud-glossary.html
Product: Video Cloud
Product Area: Video Cloud Glossary
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
Product: Video Cloud
Product Area: Creating caption files
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
Product: Live
Product Area: Reducing latency for live streams
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
Product: Video Cloud
Product Area: Live
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
Product: Video Cloud
Product Area: Live
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
Product: Video Cloud
Product Area: Brightcove Player
Title: Known Issues
Description: New info on Multi-language support
Link: https://beacon.support.brightcove.com/references/known-issues.html
Product: Beacon
Product Area: General
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
Product: Live
Product Area:

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Documentation Updates

21-January-2022

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Major updates

Minor updates

14-January-2022

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Major updates

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7-January-2022

New Docs

Major updates

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