Brightcove Player v7.30.0

Brightcove Player 7.30.0 is available for manual update.

No existing players have been auto-updated to this version. Customers eager for a feature or fix that is only available in this version may manually update via the Studio Players JSON Editor or the Player Management API.

Features

• Use object-fit CSS property to improve ABR.
• Enable use of networkInformation API for bandwidth calculations by default.

Fixes

• Set mode property to hidden on native text tracks. This fixes an issue where cuechange events were not being triggered and cues were occasionally missing.
• Fix an issue where playback was failing due to overlaps in video and audio in playlists.
• Fix an issue where some non-DVR livestreams would not play at the live edge.
• Hide tooltip on touch devices when not scrubbing.