May 1, 2025ImprovementVideoAccountThe Mux Video Starter Plan has been improvedAccounts using the Mux Video Starter Plan now benefit from 100,000 minutes of free video delivery every month.
May 1, 2025ImprovementVideoAccountThe Mux Video Pay as you go Plan has been improvedAccounts using the Mux Video Pay as you go Plan now benefit from 100,000 minutes of free video delivery, and $20 of usage credit every month.
Mar 4, 2025ImprovementVideoAutomatic cold storage improvementsNew assets are eligible for cold storage discounts immediately, until first played. Cold storage now has no performance penalty when playing assets.
Dec 20, 2024ImprovementUpdateVideoMux Video now sends notifications when it detects a non-standard input fileMux Video now sends a webhook notification immediately upon detection of an input file that is considered non-standard input. Non-standard assets take longer to process as they have to be transcoded.
Dec 16, 2024ImprovementVideoIt is now possible to retroactively change the video quality of a live streamIt is now possible to retroactively change the video quality of a live stream via the update live stream API call. The live stream must be idle, and will affect all future connections.
Dec 11, 2024ImprovementVideoMux Video: Changes in top renditions for some unusual input resolutionsInput files with certain unusual resolutions that were previously down-scaled on ingest will be ingested at their original resolution, and have a top rendition served at that resolution.
Oct 31, 2024UpdateImprovementVideoMP4 support is now available for basic quality assetsIt is now possible to generate static MP4 versions of assets created with the basic video quality level.
Oct 30, 2024NewImprovementVideoMux Video now supports a premium quality levelMux Video now supports a third quality level: premium, which is optimized for premium media content, where the highest video quality is required including live sports, or studio movies.
Aug 23, 2024ImprovementVideoBaseline assets now support multi-track audioBaseline assets now support adding alternate audio tracks. This can be used to allow users to pick between audio languages, to add director's commentary, or to add descriptive audio.
Aug 21, 2024ImprovementVideoAuto-generated captions can now be added to baseline assetsAuto-generated captions can now be added to baseline assets, allowing customers to generate captions and transcripts in any of 22 different languages, regardless of encoding tier.
Aug 21, 2024ImprovementVideoIt is now possible to clip an asset to the baseline encoding tierIt is now possible to create a clip of an asset and have the resulting new asset use the baseline encoding tier.
Apr 11, 2024ImprovementNewVideoPlayback restrictions now support filtering requests by the User-Agent headerMux Video now supports playback restrictions which can filter requests by the User-Agent header. It is possible to filter both traffic with either no user agent, as well as known high-risk user agents
Apr 5, 2024ImprovementDeprecatedVideoAdditional MP4 options are now available, including audio-only MP4 option; "standard" is now deprecated.The "mp4_support" field used to create static MP4 renditions for an asset now supports 3 new options, including an audio-only MP4. These should be used instead of the now deprecated "standard" value.
Mar 22, 2024UpdateImprovementVideoTabs in Asset and Live Stream Details dashboards pages renamedThe tabs in the Asset and Live Stream Details pages in the dashboard have been renamed for more clear indication of what information is shown in each tab.
Jan 18, 2024ImprovementVideoAuto-generated captions for on-demand video is now GAMux Video's auto-generated captions for on-demand video is now in general availability. We have also added an API to allow captions to be generated retroactively for assets created in the last 7 days.
Dec 14, 2023ImprovementBetaVideoAuto-generated captions for on-demand video now supports 21 additional languagesAuto-generated captions for on-demand video now supports 21 additional languages, including French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Dutch, Turkish, Swedish, Ukrainian, and more.
Jun 7, 2023ImprovementNewVideoCreate Thumbnails, Gifs, and Timeline Hover Previews with Storyboards for Assets and Live Streams right from the DashboardCreate Thumbnails, Gifs, and Timeline Hover Previews with Storyboards for Assets and Live Streams right from the Dashboard.
May 1, 2023ImprovementVideoDetail pages for Spaces have been updated to better organize informationWe have updated the Details pages for Spaces to helpfully organize information into tabs based on the type of information.
Apr 13, 2023ImprovementVideoReal-Time Video Broadcasts now hide non-publishing participantsParticipants in a Real-Time Video session who are not publishing a video or audio track no longer appear in broadcasts. All participants with the subscriber role are also now hidden from broadcasts.
Mar 17, 2023ImprovementVideoParticipant display names now available for Real-Time VideoMux Real-Time Video now supports customizable participant display names. Names can be set, updated, and retrieved using the web SDK, and will appear overlaid on any broadcasts of your sessions.
Mar 17, 2023ImprovementNewVideoSDKSpaces Web SDK v1.2.0 ReleasedVersion 1.2.0 of the Spaces Web SDK has been released. This version adds support for setting, updating, and retrieving participant display names.
Mar 16, 2023ImprovementVideoThe Asset and Live Stream Details now organize information into tabs and have improved responsivenessThe Asset and Live Stream Details pages now organize content into tabs to help find information faster. The Live Stream Details page has also received usability and responsiveness improvements.
Mar 15, 2023ImprovementVideoDataMux Dashboard now displays dates in the localized formatThe Mux Dashboard will now format date timestamps in the localized format of the Dashboard user.
Mar 3, 2023ImprovementVideoCrop broadcast layout now available for Real-Time VideoMux Real-Time Video now supports a "crop" broadcast layout, which crops the input real-time video on the fly, to maximize the use of your output livestream’s resolution.
Feb 14, 2023ImprovementVideoThe Asset Details Page Now Highlights Important InformationWe have updated the Asset Details page to show key information used to identify the asset more clearly at the top of the page.
Jan 24, 2023ImprovementVideoThe VOD Asset Details page now works better on mobileWe have improved the responsiveness of the Asset Details page for VOD content.
Jan 20, 2023ImprovementVideoSDKSpaces Web SDK v1.1.1 ReleasedThis update includes a bugfix for when subscriber role participants try leaving a Space, improved error handling, automatically unpublishing screen-share audio when the browser is closed
Jan 9, 2023ImprovementNewSDKVideoSpaces Web SDK v1.1.0 ReleasedThis update includes the ability to publish custom events, a function to create LocalTracks from a MediaStream, changes to the default subscriptions, and enforcement of published track limits.
Dec 14, 2022ImprovementVideoDirect Uploads now available in the DashboardUsers can now upload files from their local machine via the Dashboard. The upload experience utilizes our Direct Uploads flow, and illustrates what APIs are used behind the scenes.
Nov 29, 2022ImprovementBreakingVideoSDKSpaces Web SDK v1.0.0 ReleasedVersion 1.0.0 of the Spaces Web SDK has been released. This adds user experience reporting, QoS tracking, automatic reconnect handling on poor networks, and additional improvements and bug fixes.
Nov 21, 2022UpdateImprovementBreakingSDKVideoMux-Node SDK v7.0.0 ReleaseMux has released version 7.0.0 of its NodeJS SDK. This release fixes some type issues, adds missing module exports, and adds support for signing JWTs for Real-Time Spaces.
Jul 21, 2022ImprovementBetaVideoMax Reconnect Window timeout value increased to 30 minutesMaximum value of Live Stream reconnect_window has been increased from 5 minutes to 30 minutes.
Apr 21, 2022NewImprovementVideoNew Video Getting Started ExperienceIf you are a new Mux Video user, you can enjoy an updated getting started experience. The new Assets and Live Streams pages make it easy to upload your first video.
Mar 16, 2022ImprovementVideoMore frame rates supported as standard video input filesMux now supports 5 fps to 10 fps video as standard input.
Jan 10, 2022ImprovementVideoNon-square pixels are supported as standard video input fileWe now support non-square pixels as standard input which means you do not need to wait as long for ingestion. Previously, we supported non-square pixels as non-standard input.