Brightcove Player v6.57.0
The Brightcove Player 6.57.0 is available. Notable changes since 6.54.0 include:
Fixes
- Fix issues with thumbnails and playlists
- Fix context_menu configuration to allow
falsevalue as expected
Features
- Include 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.) - Add
embedDomainto the social plugin ifconfig.china_proxy_domainhas been set - Add support for a
video_cloud.source_selection_rulesconfiguration. 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!
- 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
Rendition changes
As of this release, whenever a user selects a particular rendition via a rendition picker or when switching to or out of fullscreen, the buffer is cleared to switch to the new rendition immediately. This will improve viewer experience as we will immediately switch up to a higher rendition when the view goes fullscreen.
Internet Explorer Support Update
Brightcove is no longer actively supporting Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) on any version of Windows. This was announced with the Brightcove Player 6.52.1 release and made official with the Brightcove Player 6.56.0 pre-release
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 this version. 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.
Package Updates
- Update to Video.js v7.14.0
- Update to Video.js HTTP Streaming v2.9.1