Plugin / Broadcast Live Video – Live Streaming : HTML5, WebRTC, HLS, RTSP, RTMP

Changelog

5.4

• Setup Overview page and notifications with requirements, steps
• Interface class setting for applying inverted (dark mode) or other Semantic UI classes
• Adaptive streaming bitrate based on resolution
• 1/2 category selector mode with optional subcategories only

5.3

• Admin bar menus for quick plugin access
• Tips in HTML chat: AJAX updated balance and Tip buttons as configured from backend with image, sound, amount
• MPEG DASH Shaka Player (by Google) for increased reliability
• Added support for tipping with WooWallet credits
• User channel shortcode [videowhisper_channel_user] to create a channel automatically for current user and display broadcasting interface
• POT translation file
• Re-Streaming / IP Camera optimizations : Auto-Pause and resume on channel access or owner activity

5.2

• AJAX Chat with HTML5 stream playback
• Semantic UI integration for improved interface
• Integrate Rate Star Review – AJAX Reviews for Content, with Star Ratings
• Filter by Tags, Name
• Options to set HTML5 interfaces (WebRTC broadcast, transcoded playback) as available or preferred
• WebRTC Broadcast with AJAX chat
• Automatically using most suitable delivery method in HTML5 view (WebRTC if directly available, HLS, MPEG-DASH)
• IP Camera / Re-Stream Setup Wizard

5.1

• WebRTC broadcast and playback
• MPEG DASH transcoding and delivery

4.67

• Broadcaster layout code

4.66

• User watch limit: Set watching time limits based on role (membership)
• Configure parameters by user role (overrides channel settings)
• Update channel image by uploading picture
• Event Info: While channel is offline show event title, start, end, description

4.65

• View Profile context menu in participants lists
• User avatar in participants context menu
• Easy webcam/microphone select from dropdowns on preview panel.

4.63

• Schedule playlists option
• Toggle default loader, loader static image option
• Advanced permission lists per channel: group chat, write in chat, view participants, private chat

4.61

• On demand archiving support in web broadcating app

4.42.1

• Tips for broadcaster using myCRED

4.32.51

• Auto transcoding (on HLS request or always)

4.32.41

• Access Password

4.32.37

• Unlimited premium channel levels
• Feature control by user roles/lists:
  ** custom/hide logo
  ** custom/hide ads
  ** transcode

4.32.21

• myCRED integration: allow selling access to channels
• channel access list (owner can configure user logins, emails, roles that can access)

4.32.8

• Improved iOS HLS transcoding reliability (retry and verify automatically)

4.32.8

• Navigation menus (setup in backend) for Channel Categories

4.32.7

• Improved channel AJAX listings: list by category in custom order

4.32.6

• Ban channel interface
• Web server load optimisation settings
• New channel meta

4.32.1

• Broadcasting application v4.32 (w. autopilot reconnect)

4.29.26

• Report log file usage in stats.

4.29.19

• Category and tag archive pages also include channels

4.29.17

• Display warning on channel page when channel time is exceeded or channel is offline

4.29.16

• Support for VideoWhisper Video Share / Video On Demand (VOD) plugin

4.29.8

• iOS detection, automated display of direct/transcoded HLS video
• external encoder authentication, status monitoring with special RTMP side

4.27.4

• Channel posts with frontend management and automated snapshot
• Channel management page where users can setup channes from frontend
• Channels list page, automatically updated with AJAX, pagination
• Shortcodes watch, video, HTML5 HLS, broadcast

4.27.3

• Improved admin settings with tabs and more options
• Control access by roles, ID, email
• Limit broadcasting and watch time per channel
• Premium channels with better features and quality
• Transcoding for iPhone / iPad support
• Toggle Logo/Watermark
• Channel statistics
• Broadcast directly from backend without widget
• Broadcast link only for logged in users

4.27

• Broadcaster application v4.27
• Insert online channel snapshots in posts and pages with [videowhisper livesnapshots] shortcode
• RTMP web session check support
• External authentication

4.25

• Broadcaster application v4.25
• Video & sound codec settings
• Floating watermark settings

4.07

• Broadcaster application v4.07
• Widget includes counter of room participants for each room

4.05

• Integrated latest application versions (with broadcaster application v4.05) that include P2P.
• Added more settings to control P2P / RTMP streaming, secure token if enabled, bandwidth detection.
• Fixed some possible security vulnerabilites for hosts with magic_quotes Off.

2.2

• BuddyPress integration: If BuddyPress is installed this will add a Live Stream tab to the group where users can watch live video and chat realtime. Admins can broadcast anytime from Admin > Live Streaming.

2.1

• Permissions for broadcasters (members, list) and watchers (all, members, list).
• Choose name to use in application (display name, login, nice name).

2.0

• Everything is in the plugin folder to allow automated updates.
• Settings page to fill rtmp address, some broadcaster options.

1.0.2

• Plugin to integrate live streaming installed in a videowhisper_streaming folder on site root.