Apsara Video SDK:Release notes

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August 3, 2023

ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK (Android and iOS)

v6.4.0

• Added dynamic preloading for short video playlists, which reduces CDN resource consumption with minimal impact on playback performance.

• Fixed several known issues.

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July 4, 2023

ApsaraVideo Player SDK (Android and iOS)

v6.3.0

• The version number is now aligned with the ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK.

• Enabled switching between left and right audio channels.

• Improved stability and fixed several known issues.

• Advanced features of ApsaraVideo Player SDK for Android

• Advanced features of ApsaraVideo Player SDK for iOS

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June 30, 2023

ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK (Web)

v2.16.1

• The new rtsTraceId event is triggered when an RTS stream pull is successful. By subscribing to this event, you can obtain the RTS TraceId.

• Fixed several known issues.

API reference for Player SDK for Web

June 30, 2023

ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK (Android and iOS)

v6.2.0

• Added support for shared audio input during screen recording on Android.

• Improved stability.

Features

June 20, 2023

ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK (Web)

v2.16.0

Added support for playback quality monitoring and single-point tracing. To enable these features, fill out a form to request activation.

• The playback quality monitoring feature lets you view playback data, such as the number of views, in the ApsaraVideo VOD console.

• The single-point tracing feature allows you to query user playback behavior in the ApsaraVideo VOD console. If ApsaraVideo Player encounters an exception while playing a video, you can use this feature to quickly pinpoint the issue.

• Playback quality monitoring (legacy)

• Single-point tracing

June 7, 2023

ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK (Web)

v2.15.7

• Added support for playing H.265-encoded HLS video streams.

• Added the settingSelected event, which is triggered when an option in the settings list (such as playback speed, definition, or subtitles) is selected.

• Fixed several known issues.

Play H.265 video streams

June 5, 2023

ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK (Android and iOS)

v5.5.6.0

• Added support for casting video streams to a DLNA receiver on the same network. This feature includes common playback controls.

• Added recommended default values for RTS streams.

• Fixed several known issues.

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May 31, 2023

ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK (Android and iOS)

v6.1.0

• Added support for end-to-end H.265.

• Improved stability.

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May 30, 2023

ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK (Android, iOS, Windows, and macOS)

v6.1.0

• Added algorithms for attention and brightness detection.

• Upgraded the license module to support real-time feature activation and online refresh.

• Added an API to directly specify an image path for real-scene matting.

• Improved chroma keying performance by 40%.

• Fixed cross-platform compatibility issues.

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May 25, 2023

ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK

v5.5.5.1

Fixed a playback startup crash in edge cases.

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May 10, 2023

ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK

v6.0.0

• Aligned the version number with the ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK.

• Fixed several known issues.

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May 9, 2023

ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK

v5.5.5.0

• Optimized HTTPDNS to poll candidate IP addresses and fall back to the local DNS on failure.

• Optimized the video download feature to allow downloads using VidAuth without specifying a region.

• Fixed a ListPlayer freeze in edge cases.

Advanced features

May 8, 2023

ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK (Android and iOS)

v6.0.0

• Aligned the version number with the ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK.

• Improved internationalization.

• Added stream degradation for collaborative streaming in poor network conditions.

• Improved stability.

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April 6, 2023

ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK

v5.5.4.0

• Added support for playing H.266-encoded videos. To activate this feature, fill out a form.

• Low latency mode is now enabled by default for RTS, improving real-time performance.

• Optimized the SDK package size, reducing the application's storage footprint.

• Enhanced URL signing for local cache authentication. You can now choose whether to cache authentication information based on your scenario. For more information, see Local Cache.

• Improved playback stability by fixing a decoding error that could occur when playing an HLS video stream.

• Fixed other known issues, improving overall application performance.

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March 31, 2023

ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK (Android and iOS)

v4.5.1

• Improved stability.

• Added callbacks for pulled stream media information and network quality.

• Added an API to switch between the earpiece and speaker.

• Added support for audio-only stream mixing.

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March 3, 2023

ApsaraVideo Player SDK

v5.5.3.0

• Reduced the SDK package size by enabling obfuscation.

• RTS supports enabling low-latency decoding, which you can configure by using PlayerConfig.mEnableLowLatencyMode.

• Added support for the HTTP/3 protocol (RFC 9114) to significantly improve video streaming performance in extremely poor network conditions.

• Added support for parsing non-standard SRT subtitle files.

• The license now requires strong verification. The first time you integrate ApsaraVideo Player SDK, you must register and configure the license. Otherwise, playback fails. For more information, see License.

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March 1, 2023

ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK (Android and iOS)

v4.5.0

• Added support for third-party stream ingest for interactive streaming.

• Added support for audio-only stream ingest for interactive streaming.

• Improved stability.

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March 1, 2023

ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK

v3.36.0

• Added support for signature-free license binding.

• Fixed several known issues.

License

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February 10, 2023

ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK

v2.6.0

• Fixed an issue that caused a crash on iOS 16 when exiting the app after applying beauty effects.

• Added debug logging to help you troubleshoot integration issues.

• Improved performance.

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February 6, 2023

ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK (Android and iOS)

v4.4.9

• Upgraded the technical architecture for collaborative streaming.

• Added a smart noise reduction algorithm.

• Added an Android obfuscation configuration to reduce the package size.

• Improved stability.

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February 2, 2023

ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK

v5.5.2.0

• ListPlayer now supports pre-rendering and adding multiple instances for smoother video switching.

• Added support for RTS playback degradation.

• Optimized the structure of third-party libraries to reduce the SDK package size.

• Fixed several known issues.

• Advanced features

• Improve the startup speed of short videos

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January 11, 2023

ApsaraVideo MediaBox SDK

v3.35.0

Fixed several known issues.

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