As the OTT industry continues its rapid expansion, the ecosystem for video content delivery grows increasingly complex. Ensuring content security and maintaining exceptional quality have become critical for the success of many media companies. Technologies like DRM (Digital Rights Management), including Widevine, play a pivotal role in preventing data leaks and unauthorized playback—an essential measure for platforms delivering premium-quality video. At the same time, operators face mounting challenges to guarantee uninterrupted streaming and swift response times to disruptions.

The latest release, MultiProbe 7.11, rises to meet these demands by introducing advanced capabilities for analyzing secured streams and enhancing service quality. These improvements help mitigate risks and increase efficiency in a highly demanding media landscape.

Support for Encrypted MPEG-DASH Streams with DRM Widevine

Widevine DRM is one of the leading technologies for safeguarding content by encrypting video streams and preventing unauthorized duplication. Widely adopted by major streaming platforms, it ensures secure data transmission and playback authorization.

MultiProbe 7.11 now supports MPEG-DASH streams protected by Widevine DRM. This enables encrypted video data to remain secure and accessible only to authorized users or devices.

New Features:

• Encrypted Stream Processing: MultiProbe now supports receiving and analyzing Widevine-protected streams, ensuring secure access for authorized users only.
• Quality Metrics (QoS): Measure critical quality parameters in real-time, including latency, stream stability, packet loss, and error rates, to evaluate the performance of encrypted streams.
• Integrated Player: A built-in player allows users to view encrypted streams seamlessly, facilitating prompt error detection and troubleshooting.

With these capabilities, you can rest assured that your content is both secure and delivered with the highest quality to end-users.

Expanded Protocol Support: RTSP

Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) remains a versatile and widely used standard for managing live streams across various industries, including video surveillance, media broadcasting, and security systems.

What’s New in RTSP Monitoring?

• QoS and QoE Monitoring: Evaluate technical and user-experience metrics to ensure optimal performance.
• Real-Time Visualization: Streams are displayed in real-time for enhanced operator usability.
• Stream Archiving: Record source streams for future analysis or archiving purposes.

These tools make MultiProbe 7.11 a robust and flexible solution for industries requiring precise control over live streaming operations.

Program Summary: Unified Monitoring in One Window

The new Program Summary view feature consolidates all monitored objects into a single interface, streamlining the management of complex stream and device infrastructures.

Key Benefits:

• Centralized Control: View all monitored objects on one page, eliminating the need to switch between sections.
• Simplified Diagnostics: Quickly identify and resolve issues with a clear overview of object statuses.
• Rapid Response: Compact, informative layouts enable swift action on alerts, warnings, or anomalies.
• Increased Productivity: Operators spend less time searching for data, improving operational efficiency.
• Customizable Filtering: Easily sort objects by stream type, status, or source for focused analysis.
• Availability Metrics: View availability coefficients for the last 15 minutes and 24 hours directly on the page to identify deviations quickly.

This feature is particularly valuable for large infrastructures, providing transparency and efficiency for managing hundreds of monitored objects.

EWS Monitoring: Early Warning Systems

MultiProbe 7.11 introduces enhanced support for analyzing Early Warning Systems (EWS) via a specialized PID transmitted in MPEG-TS streams, making it an indispensable tool for organizations in safety and emergency management sectors.

EWS Enhancements:

• Detailed PID Analysis: Analyze EWS PID data in streams for comprehensive insights.
• Event Widgets: View event details through dedicated PSI/SI and EWS widgets.
• Customizable Triggers: Set instant notifications for critical events detected in EWS PID.

These upgrades ensure faster response times to incidents, improving the stability and security of vital operations.

Additional Enhancements:

• Performance: Improved artifact detection using GPU-based AI analysis.
• Secure Deployment: Added HTTPS support for safer system deployment.
• Interface Upgrades:
  • Flexible configuration of layouts, virtual services, and dashboards.
  • New navigation buttons for easier operation.
  • Ability to add layouts to dashboards as widgets.
  • Enhanced mosaic management, including source URL options and copying functionality.
• System Optimization:
  • Enhanced audio track encoding with resampling.
  • Adjusted font rendering for video wall panels.
  • Reduced GPU load during stream decoding and mosaic display.

Start Using MultiProbe 7.11 Today! Request a demo, schedule a presentation, or contact us to learn more about the new features and benefits. MultiProbe 7.11 is your trusted tool for monitoring in a dynamic streaming environment.