Brightcove Player Pre-releases v6.55.0

The Brightcove Player 6.55.0 is available for early access and testing. Notable changes since 6.54.0 include:

Features

Edge Playback Authorization Error Messages

This release includes more granular error messages for users of Edge Playback Authorization.

This means when EPA-protected streams encounter issues, users are more likely to see a useful error message instead of the generic MEDIA_ERR_DECODE.

Source Selection Rules

This version adds support for a video_cloud.source_selection_rules configuration. This configuration will allow publishers to provide declarative rules for how the player will filter and sort the list of sources returned from the Playback API.

Note: This configuration only controls the list of sources given to Video.js. It is distinct from the subsequent, internal Video.js logic which determines which available source will play.

Currently, the only supported rule is prefer_mp4, which will allow publishers to filter out non-MP4 sources and, optionally, further sort the resulting list by any numeric property.

Full documentation of this feature will be forthcoming!

Package Updates