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 separateAnalytics
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 withtab
- 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
toFPFlowplayerViewController
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