This method is applicable for videos playing on Flash player. Our HTML5 video player by default selects the best video stream based on user's network conditions (adaptive streaming). This blog references our API version v2. For details on using this feature with our API v3 please visit the Server API Docs Different devices and internet speeds require different video bitrate to be served. Based on device type and your viewer connection, some of you may opt to initiate video streaming at a particular bitrate. You may want to provide playback at a certain quality or constrain network data for users.…
Using VdoCipher
Faster video upload to VdoCipher: AWS acceleration + Aspera
Now you can enjoy speedy video upload even of large size from your dashboard & APIs to VdoCipher dashboard. The speedy functionality works with all kinds of video upload- from desktop, ftp, url, server, dropbox. The speeds of video upload to VdoCipher servers now show improvements typically in the range of 50% to 500% for cross-country transfer of larger objects, but can go ever higher under certain conditions. Technology behind faster uploads: AWS S3 accelerations - Amazon S3 Transfer Acceleration enables fast, easy, and secure transfers of files over long distances between your client and an S3 bucket. Transfer Acceleration takes advantage of…
ASP.net C# web forms embed vdocipher video
The following code is the complete set up for embedding video in ASP.NET Web forms using vdocipher secure streaming. This code has been generated using Visual Studio Community 2015. For the MVC implementation, please check: https://www.vdocipher.com/blog/2016/02/example-code-for-streaming-protected-video-in-asp-net/ For vbscript implementation of aspx, check this: https://www.vdocipher.com/blog/2015/01/asp-net-implementation-vdocipher-api/ Vdocipher video in asp.net: aspx and aspx.cs files: https://gist.github.com/vibhavsinha/cd81f160c6d23093aa38 Do not save API Secret in the code API secret is a key which gives your website authority to generate access tokens (OTPs) for video playback. This secret key can also be used to upload, delete videos in your vdocipher account. Hence, it should not be hard-coded in the application. It should be…
Code to embed vdocipher video in ASP.NET MVC with C#
The following code is the complete set up for embedding video in ASP.NET MVC using vdocipher secure streaming. This code has been generated using Visual Studio Community 2015. Vdocipher video in asp.net: controller view and config files https://gist.github.com/vibhavsinha/c82239fea15888afd75b Do not save API Secret in the code API secret is a key which gives your website authority to generate access tokens (OTPs) for video playback. This secret key can also be used to upload, delete videos in your vdocipher account. Hence, it should not be hard-coded in the application. It should be kept as an app secret. In the above example, it has been…
Load video files from public ftp server
Videos upload from local computer can be a tedious job unless you have a very good upload speed. Often our customers have to upload TBs of content from their public servers. Here we list two methods of load videos directly from your servers to your VdoCipher account. Option 1: FTP upload This option requires your server to expose ftp access from public servers. Go to your dashboard and choose import from FTP. Enter the server ip, username and password to login to your server. You shall see a list of files on your home account of ftp server. Navigate to the…
Redirected: Bandwidth account usage API for video streaming
Update 30 May 2018: This blog refers to API version 2, which has been succeeded by API version v3. We recommend that you use API version v3 as part of your video workflow. You can currently access account bandwidth usage in the VdoCipher Dashboard. Please let us know at support@vdocipher.com if you would like to check bandwidth usage using API v3. We provide data on your video usage streaming in terms of the bandwidth used and the total storage billed for the day. These data are deducted from the plan you have purchased. Account usage is updated daily at 5 am UTC everyday.…