Flussonic release 25.07

Media Server 25.07

🚀 Why Upgrade to 25.07:

✔ Stable Playback with consistent HLS bitrate and accurate bandwidth data for better playback.

✔ Advanced Playback Analytics providing detailed insights into player performance, errors, and platform usage.

✔ Enhanced SCTE Marker Handling with better support for SCTE-35 and SCTE-104, improving ad workflow synchronization.

✔ Improved Monitoring Dashboards with enhanced Grafana integration and new monitoring of inactive streams for real-time alerts.

✔ API & Automation Enhancements with Batch Stream Updates and API Token Path Limiting for improved security and control.

🆕 What’s New

🎥 Stream Processing & Transcoding for better playback

Stable Bitrate in HLS (#8462) Transcoded streams now include consistent BANDWIDTH and AVERAGE-BANDWIDTH values in HLS playlists

Track-Specific Transcoding Settings (#20585) Now supports configuring gop and fps parameters on a per-track basis for more granular control.

📊 Playback Statistics Enhancements (#50057, #50058, #50059):

📡 SCTE Markers & Stream Signaling (#50826, #51441, #15550):

📈 Monitoring Dashboards & Alerts

Contact Points Dashboard (#50871, #51715) Configure multiple email addresses for alerting with improved UI.

Monitoring of Inactive Streams (#51223, #52002) Visualize and get alerted on inactive streams in real-time.

Refined Input Monitoring Dashboard (#51634) Cleaner layout for easier stream status diagnosis.

Watcher Dashboard Fixes (#52057) Added Watcher version chart and fixed display issues with watcher_zones.

Platform Error Metrics (#51827, #51838) Includes new resync_count_jump and platform/player-based error analytics.

📊 Telemetry & Reliability

Erlang VM Memory Metrics (#45276) Deep visibility into memory usage of the Erlang runtime for more precise diagnostics.

Stream Read API Telemetry (#46208) Enhanced API usage visibility for better traffic and behavior tracking.

Multiplexer added to Retroview Service (#52128) Multiplexer telemetry added for stream history analysis.

RAID Monitoring (#50902, #52191) Improved tracking of RAID database activity and performance.

📉 Grafana Dashboards Improvements (#49413, #52010, #52031, #52033):

🔁 Stream Management & API Enhancements

Batch Stream Updates API (#51086) Update multiple streams in a single API call for easier bulk changes.

Disable Dynamic Stream Lists (#52300) Disable the automatic listing of dynamic streams by the streamer when not needed.

** Improved API Speed (#51791)** Accelerated performance of the episodes_list API for faster data access.

🔐 API Token Path Limiting (#26616)

Generate API tokens restricted to specific paths — boosting integration security.

✅ Other Improvements and Fixes

Watcher 25.07

🔎 Why Upgrade to 25.07?

✔ Enhanced Camera Management: Now you can configure availability zones, stream distribution based on geo-location, and network availability.

✔ Mobile App Improvements: Enjoy an updated iOS app!

✔ Better Admin Experience: New features such as batch updates for stream zones, and multi-editing for cameras allow for quicker management and flexibility.

✔ Expanded Compatibility: Watcher now supports a wider range of hardware and devices.

✔ Improved Video & Screenshot Tools: Take advantage of new tools for editing screenshots, downloading archives, and enhanced playback stability.

🆕 What’s New

🛠️ Camera & Stream Management

Availability Zones (#39232) Distribute cameras across streamers based on geo-location and network availability to create redundancy and enhance reliability.

Batch Update for Stream Zones (#50810) Efficiently update multiple streams at once with batch processing.

Dedicated Zones (#51926) New zones now available for more specific stream management.

Multi-Editing of Camera Zones (#51391) Manage multiple camera zones at once via the new admin interface.

Player Metrics (#51680) Track and monitor new player metrics for better performance insights.

Screenshot Editing (#46285) Enable editing and downloading of screenshots with red highlight boxes for better annotations.

Camera Name in Screenshot (#51379) When saving screenshots, the camera name is now included automatically.

Layout-Based Stream Filtering (#51585) Filter streams by layout parameters for easier management.

Camera Layout Control (#38047) New tools to manage how camera feeds are visually arranged.

Layouter API Enhancements (#51486) Added DVR expiration and health check fields to the Layouter schema.

###📱Mobile & Web App Enhancements

iOS App Update (#41784) Updated the mobile app for better performance and additional features.

Login Improvements (#45410) Added login entry to VSaaS.io for a smoother authentication process.

Improved Monitoring for My.Vsaas.io (#52352) Enhanced monitoring and stability for my.vsaas.io, improving the overall service reliability.

💻Integration & API Updates

Wildberries Integration (#51852) New validation method for Wildberries integration to improve compatibility.

API Enhancements Added endpoints for managing cameras, player retrieval, and new features for Wildberries integration (#51909, #51908).

Hardware Agent Build (#50974) Added Goke gk7205v200 agent build for better hardware compatibility.

⚙️ Device & Hardware Compatibility

Expanded Hardware Support (#44735) Flussonic Watcher now supports a broader range of devices and hardware for increased flexibility.

New Endpoint for Pickpoints (#51860, #51902) Implemented a new endpoint to retrieve cameras from pickup points for better integration and tracking.

💡 Streamline Operations

Stream Preview Fixes (#51714, #51976) Fixed issues with stream preview updates and stream listing for smoother operation.

User-Friendly Enhancements (#52376, #51909) Improved login behavior, and metrics collection for better visibility and easier troubleshooting.

✅ Improvements & Fixes