Hello again everyone,
After another week of development on piczel.tv, we’ve got an exciting announcement!
We have released a new player type - Fast HLS - this player requires streamers to set their keyframe interval to 1, which will allow for stream latency of about 8 seconds, or 50% lower stream delay on Piczel.tv. If it proves stable, we will make this the new default, so please try it out and send us your feedback!
In comparison, our default HLS stream player, with a keyframe interval of 4, ideally has 16 seconds of stream latency. The MPEG-DASH player had approximately 60 seconds with the same settings, and the flash player could have anywhere from 4 to 8 seconds, meaning that now our HTML5 stream player can equal the flash player!
Keep in mind, the flash player uses twice as many (or more) system resources (CPU and RAM) as any of our HTML5 players, and does not work on mobile. Browsers are also making it more and more difficult to use flash, which is approaching end of life in 2020.
Please reblog and tell a friend, this is a massive quality of life upgrade for you streamers that like to use microphones or have audience interaction, we hope you enjoy!
