Brightcove Player v6.52.1

The Brightcove Player 6.52.1 is available. Notable changes since 6.51.3 include:

• Update to Video.js 7.12.1. Notable changes:
  • Update responsive control bar in fullscreen.
  • Add a volume tooltip.
  • Improve switching of audio tracks.
• Update to Video.js HTTP Streaming 2.7.1. Notable changes:
  • Support audio only manifests, particularly DRM-protected streams.
  • Improve time to first frame on live playlists.
  • Improve support for high bitrate renditions.
• Allow player timeout errors to be configured separately for foreground and background playback, with a higher timeout for background playback.
• Don't cache results of getAutoplayConditions().
• Make sure that endscreen doesn't trigger on iOS after ads.

Important Internet Explorer Support Update

As of June 15th, 2021, Brightcove will no longer actively support Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) on any version of Windows.

Related bug reports and enhancement requests will not be accepted after this date. While we will not intentionally remove IE11 support in any version of Brightcove Player 6.x, we will not be actively testing against it either.

Customers requiring support for IE11 may wish to lock their player to the last version released before June 15th to ensure continued functionality. Note that locked players no longer receive new enhancements or bug fixes.

Edge is the recommended Microsoft browser and is fully supported by the Brightcove team.