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October 2024

Oct 31, 2024

MP4 support is now available for basic quality assets

It is now possible to generate static MP4 versions of assets created with the basic video quality level.

Oct 30, 2024

New Improvement Video

Mux Video now supports a premium quality level

Mux Video now supports a third quality level: premium, which is optimized for premium media content, where the highest video quality is required including live sports, or studio movies.

Oct 30, 2024

New Player SDK

Mux Player for Swift v1.2.0 Released

This version of Mux Player for Swift adds support for requesting instant clips of any video on-demand asset using relative time.

Oct 30, 2024

New Player SDK

Mux Player Android v1.2.0 Released

This version of Mux Player for Android adds support for requesting instant clips of any video on-demand asset using relative time.

Oct 28, 2024

New Data

Track View Dropped Percentage Metric in Data Metrics

Mux Data now supports View Dropped Percentage in the Metrics Dashboard & API. This metric identifies the percentage of views that end for an unknown reason.

Oct 2, 2024

Update Breaking Data SDK

Mux Data SDK for media3 v1.6.0

Version 1.6.0 of the Data SDK for media3 is available. We added support for Media3 1.4, fixed an issue with verbose logging and another issue with rebuffering time. IMA users check the changelog

August 2024

Aug 28, 2024

New Update Video Account

Encoding tiers are now video quality levels; organization admins can now set a default video quality level

Encoding tiers are now video quality levels; organization admins can now set a default video quality level. Baseline has been renamed to basic, and smart has been renamed to plus.

Aug 23, 2024

Improvement Video

Baseline assets now support multi-track audio

Baseline assets now support adding alternate audio tracks. This can be used to allow users to pick between audio languages, to add director's commentary, or to add descriptive audio.

Aug 21, 2024

Improvement Video

Auto-generated captions can now be added to baseline assets

Auto-generated captions can now be added to baseline assets, allowing customers to generate captions and transcripts in any of 22 different languages, regardless of encoding tier.

Aug 21, 2024

Improvement Video

It is now possible to clip an asset to the baseline encoding tier

It is now possible to create a clip of an asset and have the resulting new asset use the baseline encoding tier.

July 2024

Jul 18, 2024

Update Video

Automatic Cold Storage is now in GA

Automatic Cold Storage is now available in GA. Assets without MP4s enabled will automatically transition to Cold or Infrequent based on when they were last viewed, and will be less expensive to store.

Jul 11, 2024

Beta New Player SDK

Mux Player for Swift v1.1.0 Released with DRM

Mux Player for Swift adds support for Mux Video DRM which is an extra level of security against unauthorized viewing or downloading. DRM support is in public beta, sign up on the beta page

Jul 11, 2024

New Beta Player SDK

Mux Player for Android v1.1.0 Released with DRM

Mux Player for Android adds support for Mux Video DRM which is an extra level of security against unauthorized viewing or downloading. DRM support is in public beta, sign up on the beta page

Jul 11, 2024

Beta New Player SDK

Mux Player v2.8.0 Released with DRM

Mux Player adds support for Mux Video DRM which is an extra level of security against unauthorized viewing or downloading. DRM support is in public beta, sign up on the beta page

Jul 11, 2024

New Beta Video

Mux video now supports Digital Rights Management (DRM)

Mux Video now supports Digital Rights Management (DRM). DRM is an extra layer of security that blocks or limits the impact of screen recording, screen sharing, and downloading tools.

Jul 9, 2024

New Data

Mux Data now supports error categorization

Mux Data now supports error categorization in the Mux Dashboard or individual player SDKs. Errors classified as business exceptions or warnings will be excluded from Playback Failure Metrics.

June 2024

Jun 18, 2024

New SDK

Mux Data SDK for AVPlayer v4.0.0 Released

New APIs have been added to support error categorization. Error details are now sent to Mux with each error and no longer included with non-error events. Previously deprecated APIs have been removed.

Jun 13, 2024

New SDK Video

Mux Upload SDK for Swift is now GA

We're excited to announce that the Swift Upload SDK is now generally available! This release supports standardizing video to 3840p (4K) resolution, bug fixes, improved examples, and documentation.

Jun 12, 2024

New Video SDK

Mux Upload SDK for Android is now GA

We're excited to announce that the Android Upload SDK is now generally available! This release supports standardizing video to 3840p (4K) resolution, bug fixes, improved examples, and documentation.

Jun 3, 2024

Update Data

Mux Data updated to allow changes to most dimension values

We have changed the way we process most customer defined dimensions to allow for updates after a value has already been set. Prior to this change, many dimensions once defined were unchangeable.

May 2024

May 22, 2024

Improvement Data

Mux Data SDK for THEOplayer SDK v0.10.0 Released

We’ve added tvOS support for monitoring THEOplayer performance analytics. We’ve also updated THEOplayer and Mux Core dependencies to satisfy Apple’s new requirements for third-party SDKs.

May 20, 2024

New Player

Mux Player for Android v1.0.0 Released

Mux Player for Android has now left beta, and version 1.0.0 is available. The release version has APIs for playing Mux assets securely, controlling resolution, and a simple managed on-disk cache.

May 20, 2024

New Player

Mux Player Swift 1.0.0

We're excited to announce that Mux Player Swift is now generally available! This release supports caching single resolution on-demand streaming videos along with additional API improvements.

May 8, 2024

New Video

Mux video can now generate instant clips of videos at no extra cost

Mux video can now generate clips of live streams and assets created from live streams instantly and at no extra cost.

May 3, 2024

Improvement Data SDK

Mux Data SDK for AVPlayer v3.6.2 Released

Addressed a monitoring playback crash on iOS or tvOS devices with AirPlay enabled. Error information now excludes AVPlayer-specific data that wasn’t used or persisted after receipt by Mux.

April 2024

Apr 26, 2024

Improvement Data

Mux Kaltura SDK for iOS and tvOS v4.0.0

We’ve included a privacy manifest file in our SDK that satisfies Apple’s requirements for third-party SDKs. We’ve also updated Kaltura and Mux Core SDK dependencies.

Apr 23, 2024

Update Video

Mux Video's support for Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) is now GA

Mux Video's support for receiving live streams over Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) is now generally available, and recommended for production usage.

Apr 19, 2024

Deprecated Data

GET Request Beacons Deprecated

GET Request Beacons are now deprecated in the Mux Data API. GET requests are now being explicitly ignored for all customers, as Mux Data SDKs now only send POST requests.

Apr 19, 2024

Improvement SDK Data

Mux Data SDK for AVPlayer v3.6.1 Released

We’ve included a privacy manifest file in our SDK that satisfies Apple’s new requirements for third-party SDKs to outline privacy practices associated with their use.

Apr 12, 2024

New System

Customers can now schedule a research call with our Product team

We now offer an option in the dashboard for customers to schedule a research call with our Product team to provide valuable input to our products.

Apr 12, 2024

Improvement SDK Data

Mux Data SDK with visionOS support for AVPlayer v3.6.0 Released

We’ve added support for monitoring AVPlayer when using AVPlayerViewController on visionOS. We also fixed a potential memory leak that can occur when monitoring AVPlayer with a fixed player size.

Apr 11, 2024

Improvement New Video

Playback restrictions now support filtering requests by the User-Agent header

Mux Video now supports playback restrictions which can filter requests by the User-Agent header. It is possible to filter both traffic with either no user agent, as well as known high-risk user agents

Apr 9, 2024

New SDK Data

Mux Data Core SDK Objective-C v5.0.0 with support for error categorization released

The Objective-C Core SDK now supports error categorization. Error details are now sent with each error sent to Mux. Watch time will continue to be recorded after an error event based on the playhead.

Apr 8, 2024

New System

New SSO integration available for Microsoft Entra ID

We now offer a Microsoft Entra (formerly Microsoft Azure Active Directory) integration for single sign-on.

Apr 8, 2024

Update SDK Data

Mux Data SDK for ExoPlayer v3.5.0 Released

v1.3.0 of the Mux Data SDK for ExoPlayer adds support for reporting non-fatal and business-related errors to MuxErrorException and improves reporting of ad-loading errors for users of the IMA SDK.

Apr 8, 2024

Update SDK Data

Mux Data SDK for media3 v1.3.0 Released

v1.3.0 of the Mux Data SDK for media3 adds support for reporting non-fatal and business-related errors to MuxErrorException and improves reporting of ad-loading errors for users of the IMA SDK

Apr 5, 2024

Improvement Deprecated Video

Additional MP4 options are now available, including audio-only MP4 option; "standard" is now deprecated.

The "mp4_support" field used to create static MP4 renditions for an asset now supports 3 new options, including an audio-only MP4. These should be used instead of the now deprecated "standard" value.

Apr 5, 2024

New Data SDK

Mux Data Core SDK Java v8.0.0 with support for error categorization released

The Java Core SDK now supports error categorization. Error details are now sent with each error sent to Mux. Watch time will continue to be recorded after an error event based on the playhead.

March 2024

Mar 29, 2024

Improvement Data SDK

Mux Data SDK for AVPlayer v3.5.1 Released

We’ve added referential safety checks when the SDK processes SESSION-DATA tags intended for Mux Data.

Mar 28, 2024

Improvement Data

Mux Data Metrics EBVS calculation updated for paused views

The EBVS calculation has been updated to include views that end while in a paused state.

Mar 22, 2024

Update Improvement Video

Tabs in Asset and Live Stream Details dashboards pages renamed

The tabs in the Asset and Live Stream Details pages in the dashboard have been renamed for more clear indication of what information is shown in each tab.

Mar 14, 2024

New Beta Video

Mux Video now supports receiving live streams over Secure Reliable Transport (SRT)

Mux Video now supports receiving live streams over the Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) protocol, which can increase the reliability of live streams being sent over imperfect networks.

February 2024

Feb 23, 2024

New Data

Mux Data Metrics, Views, and Errors reports can now be filtered by metric values

The Metrics, Views, and Errors APIs now support the metric_filters[] parameter that allows filtering based on one or more metric values.

Feb 22, 2024

New Video

New Starter plan now available for Video customers

You can now sign up for our Starter plan, which is $10/mo for $100 of usage and includes access to all Mux products. No commitment, cancel anytime.

Feb 9, 2024

New Update SDK

Mux Node SDK version 8.0

Mux Node SDK for improved TypeScript support, webhook types, and support for alternate JS runtimes.

January 2024

Jan 18, 2024

Improvement Video

Auto-generated captions for on-demand video is now GA

Mux Video's auto-generated captions for on-demand video is now in general availability. We have also added an API to allow captions to be generated retroactively for assets created in the last 7 days.

Jan 17, 2024

New Video

Automatic Cold Storage is now available for Mux Video

Automatic Cold Storage is now available. Assets without MP4s enabled will automatically transition to Cold or Infrequent based on when they were last viewed, and will be less expensive to store.

Jan 3, 2024

Deprecated Video

Shutdown of Real-Time Video, Studio, and Web Broadcast SDK products

Mux Real-Time Video and Mux Studio have been shut down and are no-longer available for use. This includes the /spaces and /studios APIs. Live and On-Demand Video streaming features are unaffected.

December 2023

Dec 14, 2023

Improvement Beta Video

Auto-generated captions for on-demand video now supports 21 additional languages

Auto-generated captions for on-demand video now supports 21 additional languages, including French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Dutch, Turkish, Swedish, Ukrainian, and more.

Dec 7, 2023

New Player

Mux Player for iOS and Android public beta

Mux Player for iOS and Android now in public beta.