What's New

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Cloud Live supports adaptive bitrate.

Cloud Live supports adaptive bitrate (ABR) through multiple transcoding templates to accommodate different types of client devices. In this mode, multiple output streams with the same content but different bitrates or resolutions are generated for the player. The player then selects the most suitable stream for delivery, improving the overall livestreaming experience.

Commercial use

Adaptive Bitrate

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Cloud Live supports stream relay.

In contrast to traditional cloud livestreaming, which requires dedicated tools to push content, the relay feature lets you pull source streams, whether live feeds or VOD assets for pseudo streaming or looped streaming, and push them to target URLs. This enables efficient content transmission and distribution.

Commercial use

Stream Relay

Stream Relay APIs

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Live supports verifying domain name ownership.

When you add a domain name (for example, test.testlive.com) to Live for the first time, you must first verify the ownership of the root domain name (testlive.com). You can do this using either DNS- or file-based verification. The domain name can be added only after the verification is successful. Once the root domain is verified, you can add other domain names (for example, a.testlive.com) at the same level without additional ownership verification.

Commercial use

Verifying Domain Name Ownership

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Cloud Live supports watermark management.

Cloud Live allows you to create an image watermark template and bind it to a specific stream to secure its playback.

Commercial use

Watermark Management

Watermark Management APIs

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Cloud Live supports Cloud Eye monitoring.

You can use the management console or the APIs provided by Cloud Eye to query Cloud Live monitoring metrics and alarms.

Commercial use

Cloud Eye Monitoring

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HLS is supported for creating a Cloud Live streaming domain name.

HLS is supported for creating a Cloud Live streaming domain name.

Commercial use

Adding Domain Names

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HTTPS secure acceleration supports Chinese (SM) certificates.

HTTPS secure acceleration supports Chinese (SM) certificates.

Commercial use

HTTPS Secure Acceleration

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The snapshot callback function is updated.

Huawei Cloud Live plans to bring offline the function of carrying authentication information in a snapshot callback URL on August 15, 2024.

Commercial use

Snapshot Capturing

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New APIs for statistical analysis are added.

Stream data of a streaming domain name can be queried through API calling.

Commercial use

Querying Stream Data of Streaming Domain Names

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Cloud Live supports HLS configuration.

When you configure an ingest domain name for using Cloud Live, you can define the TS segment duration, the number of segments per M3U8 file, and the number of segments in the first M3U8 file for HLS livestreams.

Commercial use

HLS Configuration

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Origin ports can be customized.

When Origin Server is set to My origin server (domain name) or My origin server (IP address), the origin port can be customized.

Commercial use

Configuring Origin Pull Settings

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Acceleration outside the Chinese mainland is available.

The acceleration service of Huawei Cloud Live covers more areas. Service areas include Chinese mainland, Outside Chinese mainland, and Global. You can choose the service area that suits you best.

Commercial use

Adding a Domain Name

How Do I Select a Live Origin Server and Acceleration Area?

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An origin server can be specified for a domain name.

You can select the nearest Live origin server based on the distribution of users who push streams.

Note: The OBS buckets you want to use must be in the same region as Live.

Commercial use

Adding a Domain Name

How Do I Select a Live Origin Server and Acceleration Area?

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The statistical analysis and stream monitoring functions of the Live console are optimized.

Added the module of monitoring streaming status. In addition, service-related monitoring items are reclassified to make the console more intuitive and the existing service monitoring data easier to view.

Commercial use

Usage Statistics

Service Monitoring

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A new API is released for the domain name management API group of Live.

You can call this API to query the IP address information of CDN nodes.

Commercial use

Querying IP Address Information

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New APIs are released for Live. APIs can be called to manage URL validation, snapshots, HTTPS certificates, and OBS bucket authorization.

You can call APIs to manage URL validation, snapshots, HTTPS certificate of a specified domain name, authorization of accessing OBS buckets, and authorization cancellation.

Commercial use

Authentication Management

Snapshot Management

HTTPS Certificate Management

OBS Bucket Management

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The URL validation for Live is upgraded to support class D authentication.

Class D authentication for URL validation uses the HMAC-SHA256 algorithm, which is more secure and therefore recommended.

Commercial use

URL Validation

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The API for creating a video recording index is released for the Live recording management API group.

A video recording index can be created by calling the API. Use the recorded TS file in HLS format of the video stream to generate a new M3U8 file based on a specified time range.

Commercial use

Creating a Video Recording Index

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Live allows using IAM to manage permissions on Live resources.

You can manage permissions on Live resources in a refined manner.

Commercial use

Permissions Management

Creating a User and Assigning Live Permissions

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A new API is added for querying the frame rates, bitrates, and interruption of audio and video streams.

You can call this API to query stream data.

Commercial use

Querying Stream Data

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The API for querying the number of transcoding tasks is unavailable.

You cannot query the number of transcoding tasks using APIs.

Discontinued

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The price calculator for Live is released.

You can use the price calculator to quickly calculate the reference price for using the selected product specifications for a specified period of time.

Commercial use

Live Pricing Details

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Snapshot capturing is improved.

You can configure an authentication key for snapshot callback messages and enable or disable the function of snapshot notification authentication as required.

Commercial use

Snapshot Capturing

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Live stream status notifications are improved.

You can configure an authentication key for streaming callback messages and enable or disable the function of stream status notification authentication as required.

Commercial use

Configuring Stream Status Notifications

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The preview function of the Live player is unavailable.

Users can only use a third-party player to preview video.

Discontinued

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Live provides new functions, such as statistics, stream analytics, log management, and OBS authorization.

• Statistics: You can view data of Live, including the downstream bandwidth, downstream traffic, and number of online viewers, as well as the upstream bandwidth, number of channels, duration of transcoded outputs and recordings, number of snapshots, and status codes.

• Stream analytics: You can view the frame rate, bitrate, and historical streaming details of a single live stream.

• Log management: You can view detailed logs about the network users' access to all streaming domain names and download logs of the past 90 days.
• OBS authorization: You can authorize Live to store captured snapshots in OBS buckets.

Commercial use

Statistics

Log Management

OBS Authorization

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The player function is available on the Live console.

Only video streams in FLV or M3U8 format can be played.

Discontinued

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A new API is added for recording management.

You can use the API for submitting recording commands.

Commercial use

Submitting a Recording Command

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Live stream recording is improved.

The callback type configuration is added to the recording callback configuration.

Commercial use

Configuring a Recording Callback

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Live is rolled out in the AP-Bangkok region.

You can use Live in the AP-Bangkok region.

Commercial use

Constraints

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Live supports live stream management so that you can disable or resume streaming.

You can view the online streaming status in real time. You can disable a live stream, so its ingest URL cannot be used to push the stream. You can also resume the live stream to allow stream push using the ingest URL. 

Commercial use

Live Stream Management

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Live provides the live content recording function.

Live allows you to record a live stream and store the recordings in an OBS bucket, from which you can download and share the recordings.

Commercial use

Recording Live Video

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Huawei Cloud Live is officially put into commercial use.

Huawei Cloud Live harnesses the power of distribution networks and real-time transcoding to unlock high-concurrency and low-latency HD video experience while ensuring security and reliability. It provides a one-stop livestreaming solution, covering real-time transcoding, recording, and pornographic content identification.

Commercial use

What Is Live?