Nimble Streamer
| Developer(s) | Softvelum, LLC [1] |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 3.6.5-2 [2]
/ March 16, 2020 |
| Operating system | Linux, Windows, macOS, Raspbian |
| Type | Enterprise and carrier class server software |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | wmspanel |
Nimble Streamer is a freeware media server developed by WMSPanel company currently known as Softvelum, LLC.[3] The server is used for streaming of live and on-demand video and audio to desktop computers, mobile devices, internet-connected TV sets, IPTV set-top boxes and other network-connected devices. Its first stable version 1.0.0-1 was released on October, 21st, 2013, with a number of preliminary versions done before that. The release cycle is intensive and introduces a new version every week or less.[2]
Usage
Nimble Streamer is delivered as an application for Linux, Windows and MacOS,[4] with Azure cloud virtual machine as a deployment option.[5] Its basic scenarios include streaming from live sources, streaming from VOD files and cache-aware HTTP re-streaming. For live streaming it takes RTMP, RTSP, MPEG-TS, SRT, UDT and Icecast as input and produces MPEG-DASH,[6] HLS, RTMP, RTSP, MPEG-TS, Srt, UDT, SLDP and Icecast.[7] VOD is available as MP4 transmuxing to HLS and MPEG-DASH for both H.265 and H.264. HEVC is also supported for various live streaming protocols output.[8] MPEG-DASH output is supported in live and VOD modes.
Low Latency HLS is supported in Nimble Streamer[9] starting from version 3.6.3-3.[2]
The developer company is a member of SRT Alliance[10] as a collaborator[11] and contributor of open-source implementation of SRT protocol.
The program also covers progressive download for multiple formats, with seeking capabilities for HTML5 and Flash playback.[12] HTTP re-streaming covers HLS, MPEG-DASH, HDS and SmoothStreaming. It can be used as a source for peer-to-peer media streaming.[13]
Live Transcoder for Nimble Streamer supports decoding, filtering and encoding for H.264, HEVC, MPEG2, MPEG4, VP8, VP9 video and AAC, MP3, MP2, Speex, PCM G.711 audio[14].
A premium add-on [15] provides server-side ads insertion with pre-rolls and mid-rolls for HLS, RTMP, SLDP and Icecast live streams.
See also
External links
References
- ^ "Softvelum, LLC official page". Softvelum.
- ^ a b c "Softvelum blog: Nimble Streamer, WMSPanel, Larix SDK: Nimble Streamer release notes". Softvelum.
- ^ "Softvelum | Crunchbase". Crunchbase.
- ^ [1] Nimble Streamer installation
- ^ " Smooth Video Stream Brought to You by Nimble Streamer on Azure", Channel9 [2]
- ^ How to encode Multi-bitrate videos in MPEG-DASH for MSE based media players Steamroot blog [3]
- ^ Nimble Streamer: Freeware HTTP Streaming Server iptvsaga.com [4]
- ^ Live and VOD support for HEVC/H.265[5]
- ^ Introducing Apple Low Latency HLS in Softvelum products [6]
- ^ SRT Alliance Announces 22 New Members [7]
- ^ Reliable Low Latency Delivery with SRT+SLDP[8]
- ^ Pseudo Streaming in Flash jwplayer.com [9]
- ^ Configure Nimble Live & VOD streams for optimized use with Streamroot peer-to-peer delivery [10]
- ^ Review: Softvelum Nimble Streamer Is Flexible and Well-Featured StreamingMediaglobal [11]
- ^ Nimble Advertiser SSAI [12]