Introduction
Brightcove Player is in the process of being integrated into Beacon web apps. Currently three plugins are supported in specific locations. The supported plugins are:
- Brightcove Server-side ad integration (SSAI)
- Brightcove Analytics
- Brightcove Digital Rights Management (DRM)
The locations in your Beacon web app where the Brightcove Player is currently used are:
- EPG preview player
- Live preview player
- The results of creating a page that uses the Hero (Autoplay Channel) layout.
Plugin functionality
The following are brief explanations of the three supported plugins, and a link to the full documentation of each.
Brightcove SSAI
Server-Side Ad Insertion (SSAI) allows you to embed ads into your videos so that they can't be blocked by ad blockers in the browser. See the Implementing Server-Side Ads with Brightcove Player document for details.
Brightcove Analytics
The Video Cloud Analytics Platform is a state-of-the-art, close to real-time analytics platform built from the ground up for Brightcove using the latest innovations in big data technology and architected for massive scale. See the Getting Started with the Analytics Module to begin your journey of working with Brightcove Analytics.
Brightcove DRM
Brightcove DRM uses several technologies to protect your video assets. See the Configuring the Brightcove Player for DRM for details.