DVR capabilities of Nimble Streamer
Recording and playback
Nimble Streamer provides recording and playback capability for incoming live streams.
Read main setup article to see how it is set up and used.
Current incoming streams formats are RTMP, RTSP, SRT, MPEG-TS, Icecast and SHOUTcast
Outgoing playback streams formats are HLS and MPEG-DASH.
For HLS both HEVC (H.265) and AVC (H.264) content is supported in fMP4 and MPEG2TS containers simultaneously.
HTTP/2 will be used for HLS DVR output in modern browsers.
Current DVR features are:
Watch this video tutorial to see DVR setup and basic usage.
DVR for DRM
Nimble Streamer provides DRM feature set for Widevine, Playready and FairPlay content CENC-powered encryption for MPEG-DASH and fMP4 HLS.
When a viewer connects to a stream within an application protected by the DRM, its output will be encrypted with respective DRM engine.
Watch our related tutorials about DRM and DVR:
Control API
A set of APIs allows automating DVR setup for your streaming infrastructure. Please check WMSPanel API reference for DVR settings section.
Snapshot
Usage snapshot shows example of combined usage of Softvelum products including DVR.
Easy installation and upgrade
Nimble Streamer can be installed in a couple of small steps and upgraded to the latest version by running two or three simple commands in console.
Let us know if you need any help and search through our documentation to find more information.