Improvement
Once you have uploaded a poster for your player and then set a countdown timer for your All-in-One stream event, the countdown timer will be displayed on top of the poster.
Countdown Timer shown on top of Poster of Player
Sub-account Feature
New
Sub-accounts will allow you handle numerous streaming projects on Castr for various clients or partners. Multiple sub-accounts can be created under one main account and each sub-account can have its own subscription plan which might be different from the main account. All the streams of sub-accounts can be viewed from the main account's dashboard.
You can read more about it here.
Stream Input Health Charts for Multistream
New
Stream input health charts was previously available for All In One streams only, but now we have it for multistreams as well. It contains the same set of information as it did for All In One streams. You can check out the health charts of both real-time and past streams. If your stream is live, you will see the real-time chart and for previous stream sessions, you can see them in the Stream Session History.
You can read more about it here.
Stream Input Health Charts
New
*Currently available for All In One plans only, coming soon for Multistream plans.
Monitoring and understanding the health charts of your streams give you insights into what could have gone wrong and how to avoid them in the future. You can check the health charts of both real-time and past streams. If your stream is live, you will see the real-time chart. If you want to see the analytics of the previous stream, you can see them in the Stream Session History.
You can read more about it here.
Team Feature - Moderator Role
Improvement
*Apply for some plans only. Check Pricing for details
The Team feature lets you invite team members and assign them a role. With the latest addition of Moderator role, you can restrict their permissions to view and manage your streams.
To add moderators, go to your account and navigate to the Teams tab. Click on Invite Member and set the role as moderator and follow the prompts to send invitation. You can also edit the permission for the moderator from the dialog.
You can read more about it here.
Weekly Updates
Updates for the week 32 - 2022
Improvement
Concurrent viewer chart can now track the viewers watching from your HLS link (not just viewers from our player anymore).
Improvement
Admin in your Team can now manage Billing of the account.
Schedule livestreams' recordings
New
Just finish your livestream and want to replay the livestream? You can now schedule the livestream's recorded file to be played from your embed player or any social platforms. Check out how to use it here.
Teams Feature
New
*Available for All in One - Premium and above
The Team feature lets you invite your team members and assign them a role. Together, you and other team members can view and manage your streams and videos on Castr. There are three different roles on the team-Owner, Admin and Moderator.
Admins even have access to upgrade packages, meaning in case of someone's absence, the stream will be unaffected as Admin can make the necessary upgrades.
Moderators' accesses can be restricted on which streams they can access and edit.
To add team members to your team, go to your account, and navigate to the Teams tab. Click on Invite Member button and follow the prompts to send invitation. Upon accepting the invitation, your team member can view your streams.
RTMP Backup Ingest: Keep Your Livestream Continue
New
*Available in the Livestream 5TB plan and above
By enabling the RTMP Backup Ingest, you can simultaneously stream primary and backup live video feeds. In case your primary stream fails, Castr will immediately switch to your backup stream, so that your live broadcast can continue without interruption.
This is a failsafe solution that makes sure your stream is up and running even when there's a technical malfunction.
Enable this feature by switching the Enable Backup URL toggle in your dashboard. You will find a Primary RTMP URL and a Backup RTMP URL to configure in your encoder.
Learn more in this article
Updates in Livestream Analytics: New Metrics for Deeper Insights
Improvement
We added some new metrics in the Livestream Analytics. With these intuitive updates, you can measure the performance and evaluate the effectiveness of your streams.
New metrics:
Visitor Overview
Real-time Visitor Count
Real-time Map
Visitors per Country
Visitors per City
New capabilities:
Time selection: choose the time range you want to view
Export data into multiple formats: CSV, XML, HTML, TSV, JSON, and RSS
Export data as images
