Flussonic Media Server v.24.01

We step into 2024 with a new version (24.01) of Flussonic Media Server. In the first changelog of the year we are thrilled to present our demos designed specifically for you to test the capabilities of our WebRTC for video meetings, SRT publishing with a dynamic port and a DVR Player. The demos are available at demo.flussonic.com.

And that’s not all! We also prepared a bunch of new features and improvements (as well as bugs fixed) in the freshest as the January frost version of Flussonic Media Server!

• #15418 (new) (DVR Player) Supported LL-HLS playback in embed.html. You can use ?realtime=true&proto=ll-hls query string to request it from the server.

• #24926 (new) (Flussonic) Implemented a framework for appliance firmware creation.

• #26826 (new) (Flussonic) Supported FairPlay encryption of HLS HEVC fMP4 streams for all DRM providers.

• #32762 (new) (Flussonic) Flussonic can now accept publications from Cisco CMS via RTMP.

• #34074 (new) (DVR Player) Finalized the implementation of the archive fragment downloading from DVR Player. You can check it out in the DVR Demo.

• #35454 (new) (Flussonic) Supported DVB subtitles conversion to WebVTT for SRT published streams.

• #35517 (new) (Flussonic) Added the ability to use several words divided by space in push or input descriptions.

• #35576 (new) (Flussonic) Implemented the ability of Flussonic Media Server to proxy requests to Central installed on the same server. This feature can be used in single-server Watcher installations.

• #35623 (new) (Flussonic) Our own SRT implementation (just like the previous one based on libsrt) supports key refresh which is important for long-time broadcasts.

• #35706 (new) (Flussonic) Added the config_external_success event indicating that the configuration backend is requested successfully.

• #31284 (fixed) (Flussonic) Fixed the issue with ad_splice insertion when passing SCTE-35 markers through Flussonic leading to creation of too short segments that caused bad_segment message in logs and too long buffering.

• #31993 (fixed) (Flussonic) Fixed the issue with SPTS streams duplication when standby is enabled.

• #32827 (fixed) (Flussonic) Fixed the issue with about one second part of the file cut when transcoding it with file_processor.

• #33851 (improved) (WebRTC Player) Updated the readme for Flussonic WebRTC Player npm package to add missing descriptions of methods like screenShare() and options like start_track.

• #33995 (fixed) (Flussonic) Improved RTSP playback stability for VLC and some other players.

• #34023 (fixed) (Flussonic) Fixed the issue with server playlist crashing when reading some files with specific subtitle timings.

• #34200 (fixed) (Flussonic) Fixed the freeze before injected ads in segments with subtitles.

• #34345 (fixed) (DVR Player) Fixed the issue with DVR Player showing black screen instead of the archive in the Dashboard mode in Watcher UI.

• #34460 (improved) (Flussonic) Improved memory allocation to enhance general system performance.

• #34672 (fixed) (Flussonic API) Fixed the HTTP 500 error returned by openapi_handler when required fields were missing in select query string request.

• #34715 (fixed) (Flussonic) Fixed the issue with transcoder failing and not restarting properly after a specific minor source failure.

• #34748 (fixed) (Flussonic) Fixed the issue with the actual ASI output bitrate being eight times higher than specified in the config.

• #34820 (fixed) (DVR Player) Fixed the issue with fast playback not starting without changing playback position on the timeline in Safari at iOS 17.1.1.

• #34910 (fixed) (Flussonic) Fixed the issue with Media Info changes causing stream restart.

• #35062 (improved) (Flussonic) Improved the H.265 (HEVC) transcoding to optimize CPU utilization.

• #35084 (fixed) (DVR Player) Fixed the issue with playback freezes in Chrome when selecting points on the timeline one after another.

• #35087 (improved) (UI) The cluster key is no longer required when creating a streamer in Central Admin UI because you don't need the cluster key for video analytics streamer roles.

• #35109 (fixed) (Flussonic API) Fixed the HTTP 500 error returned in response to PUT /transponders/ when PID bitrate is higher than multiplexer bitrate. HTTP 400 with pid_bitrate_higher_than_transponder_bitrate message is now returned instead.

• #35208 (improved) (Flussonic) Improved our Erlang SRT Listener to support single port for play and publish in the same way as in the libsrt implementation.

• #35231 (fixed) (Flussonic) Fixed the issue with On-demand stream not starting when requesting its playback via RTSP.

• #35305 (fixed) (Flussonic) Fixed the issue with too often update checks causing excessive CPU load on the server.

• #35345 (fixed) (Flussonic) Fixed the issue with Media Server requesting the list of episodes from Central in a wrong way and being unable to delete the expired episodes recording as a result.

• #35361 (fixed) (Flussonic) Fixed the issue with update not performed from the UI.

• #35383 (fixed) (WebRTC Player) Fixed the issue with native controls in WebRTC Player not disabled by default and interfering with custom controls.

• #35444 (fixed) (Flussonic) Fixed the issue with exporting more than hour-long archive to an MP4 file on the server disk via the API interrupted by a timeout.

• #35547 (fixed) (Flussonic) Fixed the inconclusive error messages in logs indicating that IPTV plugin is not enabled or configured.

• #35565 (fixed) (DVR Player) Fixed the inability to scale and hover over the frame when the stream is paused.

• #35691 (fixed) (Flussonic) Fixed HTTP 500 error appeared when playing DVR from Amazon S3 over segment-based protocols when copying is configured and the segments that are not yet in memory are requested.

• #35698 (improved) (Flussonic API) Improved the requests routing with config_external enabled to bypass internal HTTP requests.

• #35705 (fixed) (Flussonic) Fixed the issue with archive cleaner reporting in logs about inability to delete already deleted archive blobs.

• #35727 (improved) (Flussonic) Fixed the issue with RTMP push restarting every time the source is disconnected by timeout with backup file configured.

• #35778 (improved) (Flussonic) Improved the archive cleanup process to exclude unnecessary operations.

• #35789 (improved) (UI) Updated the name of the inference streamer role in Central Admin UI to make in clear that it should be selected when vision-inference package is installed on the corresponding streamer.

• #35863 (fixed) (DVR Player) Fixed the issue with numbers cropped in the archive fragment selection box.

• #35865 (improved) (Flussonic API) Moved srt_port_resolve to stream stats.

• #35876 (fixed) (DVR Player) Fixed the issue with the "play" button displayed instead of "pause" when autoplay is enabled.

• #35959 (fixed) (Flussonic) Fixed the issue with SHOUTcast crashes leading to session interruptions.

• #36006 (improved) (Flussonic) Fixed the issue with unnecessary information in logs about disabled playback protocols.

• #33203 (new) The article about creating your own IPTV channel was updated with instructions on ad insertion.

• #34899 (new) Fixed the example of Prometheus configuration to include a more clear targets example.

• #29042 (improved) Added transcoder instructions to the [IPTV/OTT quick start] page.

• #31371 (improved) Added the article about the use of firewall and why you don't need it on servers with Flussonic.

• #33753 (improved) The [Filtering collections] principle of Flussonic API design was updated to clarify that _is and _is_not filters are only applied for comparison with NULL.

• #34116 (improved) Updated the MSE Player page to remove obsolete information about use without npm and synchronous playback of several DVRs at the same time.

• #34627 (improved) Described the option for copying EIT with EPG from a specified source to MPTS.

• #34655 (improved) Fixed the link to API on the SRT page, fixed the description of the latency parameter used for SRT input and SRT push.

• #35289 (improved) Added the sentence about various disk size allowed in [Flussonic RAID for DVR](https://flussonic.com/doc/standby-mode-of-multicast-pusher/.

• #35465 (improved) LL-HLS Playback instructions moved to the separate page and updated according the latest changes in the API and UI.

• #35155 (new) Demo WebRTC call is available at demo.flussonic.com. It demonstrates the Flussonic WebRTC capabilities in a video chat room.

• #35360 (new) Added the demo of SRT publishing with dynamic port at demo.flussonic.com. The port changes every time you update the page. You can push your stream via SRT from OBS Studio, Larix Broadcaster, ffmpeg, Flussonic Media Server, etc. The stream instantly shows in the player.

• #35733 (new) Added the demo of DVR Player at demo.flussonic.com. You can watch live video and archive of a CCTV camera and download the archive fragments.

• #35566 (fixed) Fixed the issue with main page my.flussonic.com opening instead of specific ticket when tapping a push message about a new answer in the ticket.