As part of the Live Events Dashboard, you now have access to an audio preview of the ingested feed, allowing you to take action based on what's happening in the field.
To enable this feature you'll need to use Slicer version 22083100 or newer, and add livepreview_with_audio=on to your slicer configuration.
For more information please check out our documentation.
Slicer Failover now supports TR 101 290 P1 and P2 errors, allowing you to base your failover decision on the health of your TS input.
For more information please check out our documentation [here](https://docs.edgecast.com/video/index.html#Slicer/Live-Slicer-Setup.htm?Highlight=TR 101 290).
The Create Library API enables a user to create a content library via API to allow their existing VOD assets to be grouped together.
Documentation available below: * Create Library API
Contact Support or your Technical Account Manager with any questions.
Fixes:
Fix multicast UDP ingest when TR 101 290 is enabled.
Fix slicer log spam due to pixel aspect ratio 1281:1280.
Fix livepreview_with_audio video encoder codec timebase and input timebase inconsistencies.
Fix a data race in LoudNorm component.
Fix a slicer shutdown deadlock when signal is lost.
Fix input frame rate estimator bouncing between 30 fps and 29.97 fps.
Fix parsing of EIDR UPID for SDI liveslicer.
Fix loudnorm filter initialization failure due to out-of-range parameter values.
Avoid padding short audio tracks with silence due to late audio, wait for all tracks to sync up instead.
Enables:
Other changes:
Add supported-liveslicer-config-keys.json to the slicer package.
Make -ccX_lang work with -render_608 ccX.
Improve recovery from broker restart, such as during broker upgrades.
Do not shutdown liveslicer due to frame drop error from the message graph.
Add more logging for UDP input timeline irregularities.
Add a sanity check for UDP input estimated output timestamps.
Prerequisites:
Due to CentOS 6 reaching EOL in November 2020 this slicer release requires CentOS 7 or newer.
Due to the slicer being built on CentOS 7 it picks up some new library dependencies, which are not included in the base install of Ubuntu 18.04. You may need to pre-install them: sudo apt install libnl-3-200 libatomic1
Nvidia driver 418 or later is required for HEVC 4K HDR/SDR.
Fixes:
Fix ingest of a malformed MP4 file where audio starts more than 1.5h after video.
Fix ingest of a malformed MP4 file where number of audio channels changes in the middle of an audio track.
Fix an old regression, make no_signal_shutdown_time work with RTP input.
Fix log spamming with unbounded list of LEFTOVER Meta ad metadata.
Fix CEA-608 caption output when -scc and -ttml are used together.
Fix a race condition that resulted in non-deterministic amount of Guesstimating frame timestamp messages.
Fix VOD slicer hoarding slice data and demuxed packets in memory when ingesting an HLS source.
Fix failure to start multicast UDP capture, regression introduced in 22060200-master slicer release.
Detect and prevent padding of short audio track with hours of silence due to a timeline gap.
Maintain monotonically increasing timeline when input video timeline jumps or rolls over prior to audio timeline.
Fix signal lost/found detection on low frame rate streams.
Fix frame-by-frame slicer->broker delivery bugs (use_brokers=4).
Enables:
Support for ingest of HLS manifest with SAMPLE-AES (cbcs) encrypted video (h264 or hevc) and separately packaged audio.
Support for ingest of HLS manifest with dolby audio.
Support for ingest of SAMPLE-AES encrypted AAC and AC3 slices.
Livepreview with audio.
TR 101 290 error stats reporting in slicer status (for UDP and RTP input only).
Default TTML subtitle placement (left, right, center), applicable only if TTML doesn't specify placement.
Apply default subtitle position to styles where positioning is not specified.
Other changes:
Add livepreview_with_audio slicer config option, off by default.
Add livepreview_with_audio: 1 to slicer status when livepreview_with_audio is enabled.
Add liveslicer option blackout_timeline_on_boundary_break_start: yes/no.
Add -subtitle_absolute_time option to VOD slicer.
Add hpos and vpos parameters to -ttml arg.
Allow RTP reader to survive network hiccups.
Add more logging for PTS anomalies and abnormal packet durations.
Limit beamtrace startup latency reporting to 1st slice only.
Improve ingest of low frame rate (less than 1 fps) streams.
Avoid re-initializing video decoder when input width/height change.
Prerequisites:
Due to CentOS 6 reaching EOL in November 2020 this slicer release requires CentOS 7 or newer.
Due to the slicer being built on CentOS 7 it picks up some new library dependencies, which are not included in the base install of Ubuntu 18.04. You may need to pre-install them: sudo apt install libnl-3-200 libatomic1
Nvidia driver 418 or later is required for HEVC 4K HDR/SDR.
We've recently added the ability to build and manage playlists through the UI, and now we're excited to introduce "Playlist Scheduling".
Scheduling playlists makes it easier to create and maintain virtual channels, especially if you need to repeat the same content lineup (VODs/Ads) multiple times.
For more information please check out our UI and API documentation.
To use this feature, your channel must be enabled for scheduling.
You asked for it and we responded! Ad debugging enhancements done right!
For more information pertaining to Ad Debugger see our Streaming Help Documents
here
The Playlist Builder UI:
Enables a user to create a playlist from multiple VOD assets
Builds upon the existing Virtual Linear Playlist Builder APIs but provides a more user-friendly experience
Allows for ads to be inserted between the VOD assets as well as within the VOD assets, increasing monetization opportunities
Documentation available below: * Virtual Linear Playlist Management
Contact Support or your Technical Account Manager with any questions.
Today marks an exciting new chapter in our streaming history as we join forces with Limelight to create a new company called Edgio.
Edgio Streaming will continue to provide best-in-class solutions and services for the OTT industry while accelerating our ability to meet customer needs.
Please read the press release if you'd like to find out more.
