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🎉 Major EnhancementsThis release packs a punch with a suite of exciting new features designed to elevate your streaming experience to new heights.
Multi-codec VOD support of H264, H265, AV1 in a single video entity.
WebRTC to HLS/DASH.
And automatic discount per volume of consumption.
🔥Multi-codec VOD support of H264, H265, AV1Now you can transcode one video at once into several codecs and several qualities. All renditions will be placed in a single manifest. Thus, end players can independently choose the most suitable format for playback based on the features of the platform and the quality of the user's Internet.#EXTM3U#EXT-X-STREAM-INF:PROGRAM-ID=1,BANDWIDTH=3128000,RESOLUTION=2537x1080,FRAME-RATE=24.000,CODECS="av01.0.12M.08,mp4a.40.2"index-s0q4002v1-v1-a1.m3u8#EXT-X-STREAM-INF:PROGRAM-ID=1,BANDWIDTH=3728000,RESOLUTION=2537x1080,FRAME-RATE=24.000,CODECS="hev1.1.2.L150.90,mp4a.40.2"index-s0q4017v1-v1-a1.m3u8#EXT-X-STREAM-INF:PROGRAM-ID=1,BANDWIDTH=6128000,RESOLUTION=2537x1080,FRAME-RATE=24.000,CODECS="avc1.4d0032,mp4a.40.2"✨ WebRTC to HLS/DASH: Unleash the Power of Seamless StreamingIntroducing a game-changer: WebRTC to HLS/DASH converter! Now, your browser-based master video stream can leverage the efficiency of WebRTC for delivery, seamlessly transcoding to HLS or DASH for wide-reaching distribution. Enjoy the speed of WebRTC, combined with the cost-effectiveness of CDN-based HLS/DASH playback for a truly optimized experience.🌟 WebRTC WHIP Full-Stack Demo App: Experience the Power of WebRTCDive into the world of WebRTC! Explore our full-stack WebRTC to HLS/DASH demo app, complete with backend, frontend recording, and HLS playback. This comprehensive demo showcases the power of our technology and empowers you to build your own innovative streaming solutions.And many more improvements:
Allow to use SFTP in the origin_url for VOD migration – read more in Product Documentation
Add RTSP protocol to be ingested – read more in Product Documentation
Avoid paid transcoding above FullHD on free plan
HLS CMAF and DASH for VOD – read more in API docs 
Show HLS non-low-latency URL in UI
Statistics of unique viewers via CDN for Live and VOD – read more in API docs
Add #EXT-X-ENDLIST tag for finished live streams
Allow VOD MP4 download by default – read more in Product Documentation 
Directories for videos – read more in API docs
AI Content Moderation v2 via API – read more in Product Documentation


<h2>🎉 Major Enhancements</h2>This release packs a punch with a suite of exciting new features designed to elevate your streaming experience to new heights.<ul>
<li>Multi-codec VOD support of H264, H265, AV1 in a single video entity.</li>
<li>WebRTC to HLS/DASH.</li>
<li>And automatic discount per volume of consumption.</li>
</ul><h3>🔥Multi-codec VOD support of H264, H265, AV1</h3>Now you can transcode one video at once into several codecs and several qualities. All renditions will be placed in a single manifest. Thus, end players can independently choose the most suitable format for playback based on the features of the platform and the quality of the user's Internet.<code>#EXTM3U #EXT-X-STREAM-INF:PROGRAM-ID=1,BANDWIDTH=3128000,RESOLUTION=2537x1080,FRAME-RATE=24.000,CODECS="av01.0.12M.08,mp4a.40.2" index-s0q4002v1-v1-a1.m3u8 #EXT-X-STREAM-INF:PROGRAM-ID=1,BANDWIDTH=3728000,RESOLUTION=2537x1080,FRAME-RATE=24.000,CODECS="hev1.1.2.L150.90,mp4a.40.2" index-s0q4017v1-v1-a1.m3u8 #EXT-X-STREAM-INF:PROGRAM-ID=1,BANDWIDTH=6128000,RESOLUTION=2537x1080,FRAME-RATE=24.000,CODECS="avc1.4d0032,mp4a.40.2"</code><h3>✨ WebRTC to HLS/DASH: Unleash the Power of Seamless Streaming</h3>Introducing a game-changer: WebRTC to HLS/DASH converter! Now, your browser-based master video stream can leverage the efficiency of WebRTC for delivery, seamlessly transcoding to HLS or DASH for wide-reaching distribution. Enjoy the speed of WebRTC, combined with the cost-effectiveness of CDN-based HLS/DASH playback for a truly optimized experience.<h3>🌟 WebRTC WHIP Full-Stack Demo App: Experience the Power of WebRTC</h3>Dive into the world of WebRTC! Explore our full-stack WebRTC to HLS/DASH demo app, complete with backend, frontend recording, and HLS playback. This comprehensive demo showcases the power of our technology and empowers you to build your own innovative streaming solutions.<h2>And many more improvements:</h2><ol>
<li>Allow to use SFTP in the origin_url for VOD migration – read more in <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://gcore.com/docs/streaming-platform/video-hosting/upload-video-via-api#copy-from-external-storage">Product Documentation</a></li>
<li>Add RTSP protocol to be ingested – read more in <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://gcore.com/docs/streaming-platform/live-streams-and-videos-protocols-and-codecs/what-initial-parameters-of-your-live-streams-and-videos-we-can-accept">Product Documentation</a></li>
<li>Avoid paid transcoding above FullHD on free plan</li>
<li>HLS CMAF and DASH for VOD – read more in <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://api.gcore.com/docs/streaming#tag/Videos/operation/get_api_videos_id">API docs</a> </li>
<li>Show HLS non-low-latency URL in UI</li>
<li>Statistics of unique viewers via CDN for Live and VOD – read more in <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://api.gcore.com/docs/streaming#tag/Statistics/operation/getCDNUniqs">API docs</a></li>
<li>Add #EXT-X-ENDLIST tag for finished live streams</li>
<li>Allow VOD MP4 download by default – read more in <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://gcore.com/docs/streaming-platform/video-hosting/hls-and-mp4">Product Documentation</a> </li>
<li>Directories for videos – read more in <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://api.gcore.com/docs/streaming#tag/Directories">API docs</a></li>
<li>AI Content Moderation v2 via API – read more in <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://gcore.com/docs/streaming-platform/ai-video-service/content-moderation">Product Documentation</a></li>
</ol>

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Streaming Release: 2024-08

Completed

Support for several codecs within 1 video entity: H264 (AVC), H265 (HEVC), AV1. Thus, 1 video can be transcoded not only into 5 qualities by the H264 codec only, but also into the same qualities by H265 and AV1 codecs as well. The final manifest must contain all codecs and all qualities at once, so that the final player can independently choose what is best for him to play. Benefits: get savings on traffic when modern devices play modern codecs.

Support for several codecs within 1 video entity: H264 (AVC), H265 (HEVC), AV1. Thus, 1 video can be transcoded not only into 5 qualities by the H264 codec only, but also into the same qualities by H265 and AV1 codecs as well. The final manifest must contain all codecs and all qualities at once, so that the final player can independently choose what is best for him to play. Benefits: get savings on traffic when modern devices play modern codecs.

Alexey Petrovskikh

Support for several codecs within 1 video entity: H264 (AVC), H265 (HEVC), AV1.

Thus, 1 video can be transcoded not only into 5 qualities by the H264 codec only, but also into the same qualities by H265 and AV1 codecs as well.

The final manifest must contain all codecs and all qualities at once, so that the final player can independently choose what is best for him to play.

Benefits: get savings on traffic when modern devices play modern codecs.



Multi-codec H264, H265, AV1 for VOD

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