Vindral features
Check out all the features that Vindral provides.
Anything you need for your live streaming service is here.
Viewer expectations
Synchronized playout
All viewers are kept on the same latency, yielding a fully synchronized playout experience.
High-quality video
Unlike other ultra-low latency solutions, Vindral maintains a high quality. 4K is supported at a second of latency.
Configurable latency
Whether you need sub-second latency or increased resilience at two seconds, Vindral puts you in charge.
Compatibility
Let your viewers choose their own platform. Streams work the same across the board - from apps, desktop and mobile browsers and smart TV platforms.
Fast channel switching
For multi-channel applications, channel-changing times and transition behavior are crucial. The experience is kept smooth with optimized switching performance.
Great format support
Vindral is a trailblazer for Media over QUIC (MOQ) while supporting all the industry standard ingest protocols and output formats.
Adaptive bitrate
Vindral features multi-ABR transcoding which provides a viewer experience that adapts to the internet connection for each viewer.
Global CDN
Vindral's global CDN ensures that your content is delivered to viewers with the lowest latency possible.
For developers
Management API
Manage your channels, channel groups, transcoding profiles, get status reports, export analytics data and much more.
Code samples
Kickstart your streaming with our open-source code samples.
Native app support
Use the native SDKs to create iOS, iPadOS and Android native applications.
Web SDK
The Web SDK allows you to create web applications that can be used on any device.
Free video player
Get up and running instantly with our easy-to-use embed player (or use the WebSDK to create your own).
QoS client
Utilize our QoS (quality of service) client for monitoring and debugging Vindral channels - making it easy to view key metrics regarding quality and performance.
High quality content delivery
Professional encoders
Support for ingress using professional encoders from Elemental, MediaExcel, Haivision, and others. Naturally, there's also extensive support for Composer.
Stream protection
All content is encrypted and transmitted in a secure way, keeping your content safe and monetizable.
GDPR compliant
Vindral only gathers performance metrics related to quality assurance and retains this data for a very limited amount of time. Data is stored securely, and both gathering and storage may be geographically restricted.
AV1 support
Deliver high quality live streaming with ultra-low latency globally. Use Vindral with AV1 to reduce bandwidth costs and enhance the quality of your content.
4K/8K support
Vindral provided the world's first demo of 8K 10-bit HDR ultra-low latency. Utilize Vindral to provide unmatched video quality, by taking advantage of our cutting-edge hardware support.
Geo blocking
Limit access to a channel by denying (or allowing) specific countries; a handy feature if you have content that needs to be restricted due to, e.g., legal reasons.
Hyperlocal In-Venue
Deploy Vindral in a hyperlocal setting; a sports arena, conference hall or any public forum to stream to large audiences without network congestion.
Operations and management
Monitoring
Performance and load are continuously monitored, providing insight into quality and user behavior.
Analytics and reporting
Built-in analytics tool for studying traffic amount, device types, operating system types, countries, regions, streams and more.
OEM ready
Vindral is built specifically to serve as a foundation for CDNs. Using our scripts and management tools, you get a fast track to deployment on your own infrastructure.
Fully redundant
Redundant ingest sites, fail-over enabled transcoders, Global Load Balancing, multiple data centers, and multiple ISP providers.
Restreaming
Restreaming is a powerful tool for simultaneously sharing your live broadcasts across multiple channels like YouTube, Twitch, and Facebook. Achieve widespread coverage without the complexity of managing multiple encoders on-site.
Recording
Record live streams to archive your broadcasts or make them available for on-demand viewing. Works on a per-channel basis; record everything or select just a few - depending on your needs.
Self-service portal
Manage your channels and invite your team members, all your Vindral needs in one place.