17-September-2021
New Docs
- Title: Automatically Generating Captions for Videos
- Description: In this topic you will learn how to automatically generate video captions.
- Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/media/generating-captions-videos.html
- Category: Video Cloud
- Title: NEW VIDEO: Generating Captions for Videos
- Description: Learn how to automatically generate captions for videos.
- Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/training/video-cloud-studio-training-videos.html?videoId=1710999192206152489#tab3
- Category: Video Cloud
- Title: Requesting Auto Captions
- Description: This topic explains how to request the generation of captions from audio tracks in your video using the Dynamic Ingest API.
- Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/dynamic-ingest/ingest-guides/requesting-auto-captions.html
- Category: Captions, Dynamic Ingest API
- Title: Setup Automatic Email on Documentation Updates
- Description: In this topic, you will learn how to use Distill to watch the documents updates page and automatically be emailed a notice that updates have changed.
- Link: https://support.brightcove.com/distill-setup.html
- Category: General Documentation
Major updates
- Title: Creating a JSON Web Token (JWT)
- Description: Added the drules claim for Playback Restrictions
- Link: https://general.support.brightcove.com/developer/create-json-web-token.html#Claims_for_Playback_Restrictions
- Category: Playback Restrictions, Delivery Rules, JWT
- Title: Video SEO Schema Generator Plugin
- Description: Updated note steps for setting BC Player configuration to turn off Flash
- Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/plugins/video-seo-schema-generator-plugin.html#Plugin_options
- Category: Brightcove Player
- Title: Dynamic Ingest API Reference
- Description: Update for Auto-Captions
- Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/dynamic-ingest/references/reference.html
- Category: Captions, Dynamic Ingest API
- Title: Dynamic Ingest API Ingest Fields Reference
- Description: Update for Auto-Captions
- Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/dynamic-ingest/references/dynamic-ingest-ingest-fields.html
- Category: Captions, Dynamic Ingest API
Minor updates
- Title: Implementing Delivery Rules
- Description: Added note that drules set in the JWT override rules set at the account level
- Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/delivery-rules/getting-started/implementing-delivery-rules.html#Scope
- Category: Delivery Rules
- Title: Overview: Live API
- Description: Add link to Live Scheduling doc for SEP jobs.
- Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/live-api/getting-started/overview-brightcove-live-api.html#Static_entry_points
- Category: Live, SEP
- Title: AMP Using External Videos
- Description: Updated some broken links.
- Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/amp/amp-using-external-video.html#Resources_from_AMP
- Category: AMP, Brightcove PLayer
- Title: Uploading Videos Using Remote URLs
- Description: Updated note on Dropbox to indicate that spaces in folder/filenames must be removed for uploads to work (URI-encoding spaces is not sufficient).
- Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/media/uploading-videos-remote-urls.html#dropbox
- Category: Upload Module
- Title: Uploading Videos Using the Upload Module
- Description: Updated note on Dropbox to indicate that spaces in folder/filenames must be removed for uploads to work (URI-encoding spaces is not sufficient).
- Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/media/uploading-videos-using-upload-module.html#upload
- Category: Upload Module
- Title: Brightcove Live API: Server-Side Ad Insertion (SSAI)
- Description: Added note that only segment-accurate ad insertion is enabled for AES Live jobs by default. Frame accurate insertion requires account configuration by Support
- Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/live-api/ssai/live-api-server-side-ad-insertion-ssai.html
- Category: Live, AES, SSAI
- Title: Implementing Server-Side Ads in the Live Module
- Description: Added note that only segment-accurate ad insertion is enabled for AES Live jobs by default. Frame accurate insertion requires account configuration by Support
- Link: https://live.support.brightcove.com/live-module/implementing-server-side-ads-live-module.html
- Category: Live, AES, SSAI
- Title: Creating and Managing Live Events using the Live Module
- Description: Added undocumented error that may occur when several live jobs are created in one region in quick succession
- Link: https://live.support.brightcove.com/live-module/creating-and-managing-live-events-using-live-module.html#Limitations
- Category: Live
- Title: Live API: Error Messages
- Description: Added undocumented error that may occur when several live jobs are created in one region in quick succession
- Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/live-api/references/live-api-error-messages.html
- Category: Live
- Title: Managing Text Tracks Using the CMS API
- Description: Added note on how to delete text tracks via the CMS API
- Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/cms/managing-videos/managing-text-tracks.html
- Category: Text Tracks, Captions, CMS API
10-September-2021
New Docs
- Title: Related Content
- Description: In this topic, you will learn what related content is and where it is displayed.
- Link: https://beacon.support.brightcove.com/references/related-content.html
- Category: Brightcove Beacon
Major updates
- Title: Video SEO Schema Generator Plugin
- Description: Added new options for transcript
- Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/plugins/video-seo-schema-generator-plugin.html#Plugin_options
- Category: Brightcove Player
- Title: Video Cloud SSAI API
- Description: Added ad_tracking_sample_percentage field to enable logging
- Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/ssai/getting-started/video-cloud-ssai-ad-config-api.html#Create_an_ad_configuration
- Category: SSAI
- Title: Rate Control Settings
- Description: Added note to indicate that using quality rather than bitrate settings significantly reduces processing time.
- Link: https://zencoder.support.brightcove.com/encoding-settings/general-audio-video/encoding-settings-rate-control.html#quality
- Category: Zencoder
- Title: Brightcove Player Sample: Download Video Plugin
- Description: Added percentage downloaded and activity indicator to the download
- Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/code-samples/brightcove-player-sample-download-video-plugin.html
- Category: Brightcove Player
Minor updates
- Title: Introducing Pages
- Description: Added info on using blocks in combination on a single page
- Link: https://beacon.support.brightcove.com/using-brightcove-beacon/introducing-pages.html
- Category: Brightcove Beacon
3-September-2021
New Docs
- Title: Analytics Overview
- Description: In this topic, you will learn of the two different types of analytics data available for your Beacon content.
- Link: https://beacon.support.brightcove.com/analytics/analytics-overview.html
- Category: Brightcove Beacon
- Title: Resources for Analytics
- Description: Resources to help you to understand analytics for your Beacon apps.
- Link: https://beacon.support.brightcove.com/analytics/resources.html
- Category: Brightcove Beacon
- Title: Resources for Monetization
- Description: Resources to help you to configure monetization in the different App stores.
- Link: Resources for Monetization
- Category: Brightcove Beacon
- Title: Change a User's Password
- Description: This topic explains how to change the password for one of your users.
- Link: https://beacon.support.brightcove.com/admin/change-user-password.html
- Category: Beacon
- Title: Documentation Updates
- Description: List of recent documentation updates. CUSTOMER VERSION
- Link: https://support.brightcove.com/doc-updates.html
- Category: General
Major updates
- Title: ‘Social Module Videos'
- Description: All of the Social module videos have been updated for the blue steel branding.
- Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/training/video-cloud-studio-training-videos.html#tab6
- Category: VIdeo Cloud
- Title: Live Module Videos
- Description: All of the Live module videos have been updated for the blue steel branding.
- Link: https://live.support.brightcove.com/get-started/brightcove-live-training-videos.html
- Category: Live
- Title: Using Delivery Rules with Brightcove Player
- Description: Added section for using the JSON editor
- Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/playback/using-delivery-rules-with-bcp.html
- Category: Brightcove Player, Delivery Rules
- Title: Overview: Brightcove Live API
- Description: Added new section indicating which states of a live job are billable, and which are not.
- Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/live-api/getting-started/overview-brightcove-live-api.html#billable_states
- Category: Live API
- Title: Creating and Managing Live Events using the Live Module
- Description: Added new section indicating which states of a live job are billable, and which are not.
- Link: https://live.support.brightcove.com/live-module/creating-and-managing-live-events-using-live-module.html#billable_states
- Category: Live Module
- Title: Scheduling App releases in the App Stores
- Description: Update the app stores information with new scheduling release options.
- Link: https://beacon.support.brightcove.com/creating-your-apps/general/schedule-apps.html
- Category: Brightcove Beacon
Minor updates
- Title: Picture-in-Picture Plugin
- Description: Added note that this plugin does not support captions
- Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/plugins/picture-picture-plugin-aka-floating-or-pinned.html
- Category: Brightcove Player
- Title: Beacon Known Issues
- Description: Add issue where Beacon does not get Live Analytics
- Link: https://beacon.support.brightcove.com/references/known-issues.html
- Category: Beacon Classic
- Title: Uploading Videos Using the Upload Module
- Description: Added notes on how Dropbox URLs must be modified to work
- Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/media/uploading-videos-using-upload-module.html
- Category: Video Cloud Studio
- Title: Uploading Videos Using Remote URLs
- Description: Added notes on how Dropbox URLs must be modified to work
- Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/media/uploading-videos-remote-urls.html
- Category: Video Cloud Studio
- Title: CMS API Reference
- Description: Updated complete field to emphasize that it means at least one rendition has been created, not that all processing is complete
- Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/cms/references/reference.html#operation/GetVideos
- Category: CMS API
27-August-2021
New Docs
- Title: Data Sent to Analytics by the Brightcove Player
- Description: This topic provides a list of all data sent by the Brightcove Player to the Analytics system.
- Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/analytics/general/data-sent-from-brightcove-player.html
- Category: Analytics, Data Collection
Major updates
- Title: Brightcove Social™ Documentation
- Description: All Brightcove Social™ documentation has been updated using the new Brightcove branding
- Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/social/index.html
- Category: Brightcove Social™ Documentation
- Title: Overview: Playback API
- Description: Maximum videos per playlist increased to 1000. Also added information about how to retrieve videos for a playlist when there are more than 100
- Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/playback/getting-started/overview-playback-api.html#Playlist_requests
- Category: Playback API, Playlists
- Title: Playback API Reference
- Description: Maximum videos per limit parameter increased to 1000. Applies to general video and playlist videos requests
- Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/playback/references/reference_v1.html#operation/Get_Playlists_by_ID_or_Reference_ID
- Category: Playback API, Playlists
- Title: Uploading Videos Using the Upload Module
- Description: Warning that video cannot currently be uploaded from dropbox - this is a bug introduced by a change in Dropbox, and a fix is in the works
- Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/media/uploading-videos-using-upload-module.html
- Category: Ingesting Videos
- Title: Uploading Videos Using Remote URLs
- Description: Warning that video cannot currently be uploaded from dropbox - this is a bug introduced by a change in Dropbox, and a fix is in the works
- Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/media/uploading-videos-remote-urls.html
- Category: Ingesting Videos
- Title: Debugging on Mobile Devices
- Description: Updated all sections for working with Android devices
- Link: https://general.support.brightcove.com/developer/debugging-mobile-devices.html
- Category: General developer
- Title: Social Sharing Plugin
- Description: Updated the options section based on engineering notes
- Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/plugins/social-sharing-plugin.html#Options
- Category: Brightcove Player
- Title: Live DRM
- Description: Update stream format table for Widevine DRM.
- Link: https://live.support.brightcove.com/general/live-drm.html
- Category: Live
Minor updates
- Title: Known Issues
- Description: Updated issue where player does not function correctly if there is an element on the page with the id "default"
- Link: https://general.support.brightcove.com/support/known-issues-studio-brightcove-player-and-apis.html#player
- Category: Brightcove Player
- Title: Implementing Client-Side Ads with the Native SDKs
- Description: Apple will deny any App Store "Kids" category submission using the IMA SDK
- Link: https://sdks.support.brightcove.com/features/implementing-client-side-ads-native-sdks.html#iOS_Implementation
- Category: Native SDKs
20-August-2021
New Docs
- Title: Using Multi-Lingual Metadata
- Description: In this topic you will learn how to use multi-lingual video metadata in a Portal Experience
- Link: https://gallery.support.brightcove.com/experiences/portal/using-multi-lingual-metadata.html
- Category: Gallery
Major updates
- Title: Brightcove Native Player Controls
- Description: Added section about adding fast forward and rewind buttons
- Link: https://sdks.support.brightcove.com/features/brightcove-native-player-controls.html#Jump_forward_and_rewind_buttons
- Category: Native SDKs
- Title: Debugging on Mobile Devices
- Description: Updated steps and images for Android debugging section
- Link: https://general.support.brightcove.com/developer/debugging-mobile-devices.html#Android_debugging
- Category: General developer
- Title: Managing Playlists Using the CMS API
- Description: Maximum videos per playlist increased to 1000. Also added information about how to retrieve videos for a playlist when there are more than 100
- Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/cms/managing-videos/managing-playlists-using-cms-api.html
- Category: CMS API, Playlists
- Title: CMS API Reference
- Description: Maximum videos per playlist increased to 1000. Also new limit and offset params for Get Videos in Playlist request
- Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/cms/references/reference.html#operation/GetVideosInPlaylist
- Category: CMS API, Playlists
- Title: Overview: Forensic Watermarking
- Description: HEVC, Mixed-codec video, and 5.1 Audio now supported
- Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/general/overview-forensic-watermarking.html#related_topics
- Category: Dynamic Ingest, Uplaod Module, Forensic Watermarking
Minor updates
- Title: Cross-Device Resume with the Native SDKs
- Description: Updated overview text to include same or different device
- Link: https://sdks.support.brightcove.com/features/cross-device-resume-sdks.html
- Category: Native SDKs
- Title: Cross-Device Resume with Brightcove Player
- Description: Updated overview text to include same or different device
- Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/playback/xdr-with-bcplayer.html
- Category: Brightcove Player
- Title: Overview: Cross-Device Resume
- Description: Updated overview text to include same or different device
- Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/xdr/getting-started/xdr-overview.html
- Category: XDR API
- Title: Tealium Plugin for Brightcove Player
- Description: Added text to emphasize that Tealium if not platform-specific
- Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/plugins/tealium-plugin-brightcove-player.html
- Category: Brightcove Player
- Title: Encoding Settings: Watermarks
- Description: Removed GIF from supported formats (no longer is)
- Link: https://zencoder.support.brightcove.com/encoding-settings/assets/encoding-settings-watermarks.html
- Category: Zencoder
- Title: Overview: Analytics API
- Description: Added note that subsequent identical requests will return a 409 error until the initial request has be processed and the response cached
- Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/analytics/getting-started/overview-analytics-api-v1.html#Caching
- Category: Analytics API
- Title: Editing Video Properties using the Media Module
- Description: Added screenshot to show where forensic watermarking shows up in video properties
- Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/media/editing-video-properties-using-media-module.html
- Category: Media Module, Forensic Watermarking
- Title: Live DRM
- Description: Removed references to Internet Explorer
- Link: https://live.support.brightcove.com/general/live-drm.html#Playback_technologies_used
- Category: Live
- Title: Working with Folders
- Description: Added note that accounts are limited to 1000 folders
- Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/cms/managing-videos/cms-api-working-folders.html
- Category: CMS API, Folders
- Title: CMS API Reference
- Description: Added limit of 1000 folders, missing error code for folder limit exceeded
- Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/cms/references/reference.html#operation/CreateFolder
- Category: CMS API, Folders
- Title: Live API: Insert ID3 timed metadata
- Description: Added a note in the ID3 doc for the TS stream timestamps.
- Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/live-api/guides/live-api-insert-id3-timed-metadata.html
- Category: Live, API
- Title: Creating Social Media Publishing Destinations
- Description: Added a YouTube warning for hidden channels.
- Link: https://studio.support.brightcove.com/social/creating-social-media-publishing-destinations.html#youtube
- Category: Social
13-August-2021
New Docs
- No New Docs
Major updates
- Title: Overview: Playback API
- Description: Updated steps for making a video request with SSAI
- Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/playback/getting-started/overview-playback-api.html#Video_request_with_SSAI
- Category: Playback API, SSAI
- Title: Overview: Cross-Device Resume
- Description: Added FAQ section based on answers from product team
- Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/xdr/getting-started/xdr-overview.html#FAQ
- Category: XDR API
- Title: Beacon Known Issues
- Description: Expanded with information about offline playback
- Link: Beacon Classic - https://beacon.support.brightcove.com/references/known-issues.html
- Category: Brightcove Beacon
- Title: Beacon Known Issues
- Description: Expanded with information about offline playback
- Link: Beacon LA - https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/general/known-issues.html
- Category: Beacon
- Title: Live DRM
- Description: Added a matrix with the DRM-enabled technologies per browser.
- Link: https://live.support.brightcove.com/general/live-drm.html
- Category: Live, DRM
Minor updates
- Title: Sample Templates for Universal Syndication
- Description: Fixed an error in one of the sample templates
- Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/social-syndication/getting-started/sample-templates-universal-syndication.html
- Category: Social Syndication APE
- Title: Live API Reference
- Description: Added new ad_tracking_sample_percentage field that will be needed for coming SSAI Ad Logs
- Link: ad_tracking_sample_percentage
- Category: SSAI, Live API
- Title: Known Issues: Brightcove Native Player SDKs
- Description: Added captions issue to Android Known Issues
- Link: https://sdks.support.brightcove.com/developer-support/questions/known-issues-brightcove-native-player-sdks.html#Native_SDK_for_Android
- Category: Native SDKs
- Title: Configuring Page Availability
- Description: Added info on the page status label "Scheduled"
- Link: https://beacon-help.support.brightcove.com/layout/configuring-page-availability.html#schedule
- Category: Brightcove Beacon
6-August-2021
New Docs
- Title: Rename 608/708 Captions in the Player
- Description: This topic explains how to rename captions tracks for HLS in the player to conform with 608 and 708 naming requirements.
- Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/general/rename-608-708-captions.html
- Category: Player Configuration, Accessibility, Player Management API
- Title: Installing the Connector for Teams
- Description: This topic covers the installation and configuration of the Brightcove Video Connector for Microsoft Teams.
- Link: https://integrations.support.brightcove.com/teams/installation.html
- Category: Video Cloud Integrations
- Title: Using the Connector for Microsoft Teams
- Description: This topic covers using the Brightcove Connector for Microsoft Teams.
- Link: https://integrations.support.brightcove.com/teams/using.html
- Category: Video Cloud Integrations
Major updates
- Title: Managing Playlists Using the CMS API
- Description: Updated for renaming 608/708 captions
- Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/player-management/references/reference.html#operation/GetPlayerConfiguration
- Category: Player Configuration, Accessibility, Player Management API
- Title: Managing Playlists Using the CMS API
- Description: Updated base URL to https://edge.api.brightcove.com/playback/v1 (now redirects all requests to the v2 version, except for customers still using v1)
- Link: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/playback/references/reference_v2.html
- Category: Playback API
- Title: Getting Notifications When Videos Are Finished
- Description: Added PHP code for simple app to handle notifications
- Link: https://zencoder.support.brightcove.com/general-information/getting-notifications-when-videos-are-finished.html
- Category: Zencoder
Minor updates
- Title: Google Tag Manager Plugin for Brightcove Player
- Description: Updated minimum player version required to use this plugin
- Link: https://player.support.brightcove.com/plugins/google-tag-manager-plugin-brightcove-player.html
- Category: Brightcove Player
- Title: Implementing Server-Side Ads in the Live Module
- Description: Added a note that the Live SSAI + DRM feature is not enabled at the moment.
- Link: https://live.support.brightcove.com/live-module/implementing-server-side-ads-live-module.html
- Category: Live, SSAI
- Title: Known Issues: Studio and Brightcove Player
- Description: Known Live issue: Recurring events still published when inactive show 3 segments of playback
- Link: https://general.support.brightcove.com/support/known-issues-studio-brightcove-player-and-apis.html
- Category: Brightcove Live
- Title: Codecs and Formats
- Description: Updated to mention newer video codecs that are supported
- Link: https://zencoder.support.brightcove.com/general-information/faq-codecs-and-formats.html
- Category: Zencoder