What's New

An overview of important additions and changes to the documentation

2023-05-18

Flowplayer Native

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

2023-04-03

OVP

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

OVP

2022-10-25

Documentation

iOS SDK

2022-10-21

OVP

iOS SDK

  • added a new property playbackType: FPPlaybackType to FPFlowplayerViewController

2022-10-19

OVP

Flowplayer Native release v3.4.3

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:

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

2022-07-08

Flowplayer Native

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

Flowplayer Native

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

2022-06-22

Documentation

2022-06-14

Documentation

OVP

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

Documentation

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

Results