What's New

An overview of important additions and changes to the documentation

2023-05-18

Flowplayer Native

• release v3.5.3
• fixes a bug in the subtitles plugin which prevented CEA-608/708 subtitles from showing
• the ad coutdown element in the ads plugin is now a plugin web component

2023-05-18

OVP

• the VOD encoder now handles MP4 uploads with fragmented segments
• the EU DPA information was updated on March 23rd 2023, which is now mentioned in the UI
• Admins can now see whether a user they manage is logged in with Google SSO
• "Get Embed Code" is now called "Publish" for all asset types (VOD, Playlist, Livestream) and the different embed types are now in tabs

2023-05-11

OVP

• the VOD encoder now handles HDR videos by recalculating them
• [fix] "Get Embed Code" no longer crashes in organization view

Flowplayer Native release v3.5.x

• added WebOS and Tizen plugins to expand SmartTV support
• added SmartTV SDK docs
• preload: none is honored again

2023-04-03

OVP

• player configurations can now be cloned
• the "Allow playback after stop time" setting is now configurable on the workspace level
• adTags now have a separate Analytics tab

2023-03-21

Flowplayer Native

• added Occitan to the available translations
• added a retry option for live streams which are not online yet
• added support for real time streaming, currently with support for Wowza Video™ and Wowza Streaming Engine
• added an autopause option for ads to the ads plugin
• fixed issues in the keyboard plugin which did not mute ads on pressing m and did not focus the ads ui with tab
• fixed issue in OVP-hosted playlists starting muted on iOS

2023-02-24

OVP

• completely revamped the search filters for videos / livestreams / players, for example:
• you can now filter your player configurations by configured behavior, hostname restrictions or plugins
• you can now filter videos by tags, categories or a publish time range
• fixed a bug which prevented editing existing adTags
• fixed the time selector for scheduled live streams

2023-01-24

Flowplayer Native release v3.4.6

• cuepoints plugin: the draw_cuepoints option was reintroduced
• keyboard plugin fix: honor percentage config & do not hi-jack global keypress events

OVP

• the WebVTT Editor allows uploading of up to 5 files simultaneously and has enhanced zooming and focus capabilities
• subtitles generated by the automatic transcription feature now have (Auto) in the label by default to better distinguish them from manually created ones
• endscreen recommendations can use dynamic playlists

• 2022-10-28

  iOS SDK

• iOS SDK updated to v3.3.0
• ads a new option for background playback

2022-10-25

Documentation

• added information about the v2.x plugin compatibility build for release v3.4.3+

iOS SDK

• added a new option to hide controls

2022-10-21

OVP

• animated preview clips are now auto-generated for new uploads

iOS SDK

• added a new property playbackType: FPPlaybackType to FPFlowplayerViewController

2022-10-19

OVP

• you can now define a custom DVR window length in the workspace settings and in the individual livestream settings

Flowplayer Native release v3.4.3

• the ID3 plugin now respects both strings and objects in timed metadata
• the subtitles plugin emits the new track_updated event

2022-10-04

OVP

• UI now uses flowplayer-react
• there is a now a shortcut hint in the UI (link to shortcuts)
• you can now deactivate 24/7 livestreams (temporarily) and move them from the Active to the Completed tab
• 24/7 streams now have their own ingest cluster (needs adjustment in your streaming setup)

Flowplayer Native release v3.4.0

• playlists now support ads per item

release v3.4.1

• updated integrated hls.js to 1.2.3
• [fix] OVP hosted playlists now auto-advance and show skip controls

release v3.4.12

• [fix] ads do not start if player out of viewport
• enhanced WCAG 2.1 compliance
• better recovery from HLS media errors on slow networks

2022-08-22

Flowplayer Native release v3.3.0 with the following fixes and featues:

• fixes missing ad ui flags in the ad plugin and moved them to the new ads: namespace
• upgrades hls.js to v.1.2.0 in the hls plugin
• keyboard plugin no longer requests exit fs when player is not on fs mode

2022-08-23

OVP Fixes to some timezones not correctly applied to livestream schedules

2022-08-22

Flowplayer Native release v3.2.8 with the following fixes and featues:

• fixes missing i18n for ads indicator in the ad plugin
• ads continue to plays when popped out with the float on scroll plugin
• the playlist plugin now updates the title and description correctly when the API is used
• new auto_advance configuration option in the endscreen plugin

try.flowplayer.com sandbox The try.flowplayer.com sandbox now allwos to switch the stable and canary release channels

2022-07-08

Flowplayer Native

• added documentation for the ad plugin global ad tags and a global ad tag demo

2022-06-30

Flowplayer Native

• fixed an issue in the qsel plugin which caused a mismatch between label and manually selected level

2022-06-28

OVP

• org admins can now set livesource availability to apply for all workspaces
• livestream previews now have labels for ingest and broadcast
• the new geoblocking method can now be configured when creating workspaces
• invoices in the billing section are now printable

Flowplayer Native

• updated the Chromecast receiver app
• playlist playback can now be started from any index

2022-06-22

Documentation

• added a demo for connection retries
• added a demo for outstream ads
• added a demo for cuepoints triggering overlays

2022-06-14

Documentation

• added the consent plugin documentation

OVP

• regenerating API keys now requires a confirmation
• Geoblocking can now be set on the workspace level and for individual assets.

2022-06-02

OVP

• added an option to set fallback stream ingests for livestreams
• fixed fiiltering by tags in video and livestream search

Flowplayer Native

• release 3.2.0
• float on scroll plugin will now always use landscape ratio to avoid large heights with portrait videos
• oustream ads now corrrectly start when entering viewport

Player translations

• added Turkish and Nederlands to the translations

Documentation

• added new events to the ad plugin docs

2022-05-20

OVP

• added more tabbing to navigate through the OVP elements and action buttons
• animated previews are now available in multiple resolutions

Flowplayer Native

• fixed DASH sources in playlists
• added workaround for Android WebView bug which stalled the player when loading WebVTT tracks
• new consent plugin allows to disable tracking and local storage (docs to follow)
• added outstream support to the ads plugin

2022-04-21

• added documentation for the new keyboards shortcuts feature
• added this What's New section