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Category: HAQM Interactive Video Service

Using analytics to improve video playback quality with HAQM IVS

This blog is co-authored by Igor Oreper and James Varndell, Bitmovin, and Anthony Vu and Kayla Jing, AWS. Overview Capturing and retaining the attention of viewers is a growing challenge for content distributors. Investing in interactive content can keep more viewers engaged for longer; however, this additional investment may not pay off if viewers experience […]

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SmileShark helps K-pop fans keep singing with live streaming on HAQM IVS

SmileShark, a Korean cloud consulting firm operating as a Managed Service Provider (MSP), specializes in the refinement of clients’ cloud strategies and technologies through the implementation of HAQM Web Services (AWS) products and services. SmileShark has completed more than 500 successful projects to date, including cloud migrations, architecture consulting, managed services, and cloud modernization, for […]

An image of two screens: a phone on the left displaying a view of three participants publishing to a stage, and a browser window on the right showing a composite of the stage being broadcasted to an IVS channel. An arrow connects the two screens, pointing from a "Start Streaming" button on the phone screen to the browser window.

Add multiple hosts to live streams with HAQM IVS

HAQM Web Services (AWS) launched HAQM Interactive Video Service (HAQM IVS), a managed live streaming solution that enables developers to build interactive video experiences, in 2020. Developers now use HAQM IVS to build apps across many verticals including social networking, ecommerce, and fitness. Collaborative live streaming has emerged as a key trend since the HAQM […]

How to improve user engagement with real-time AR effects using BytePlus Effects and HAQM IVS

This blog post was co-authored by Chen Xiaoyu, ML Solution Director at BytePlus, Hao Chen at AWS, and Tian Shi at AWS. According to Sandvine’s Global Internet Phenomena Report, video content accounted for more than 65% of all internet traffic in 2022. This number is up 24% from 2021 and is set to increase with […]

Clipping VOD content using manifest file time stamps

HAQM Interactive Video Service (HAQM IVS), a managed live streaming solution that lets users build interactive video experiences, has added HTTP live streaming (HLS) Program-Date-Time (PDT) tags and HLS byte range manifest files. The PDT provides precise presentation timestamps to allow time-synchronized tasks, while the byte range manifest allows detailed segmentation and selective loading of […]

Rooter enhances live stream experiences with HAQM IVS

India’s largest game streaming and esports platform adds HD capabilities, lowers latency to deliver stand-out content and improve monetization As the platform of choice for India’s most popular gaming and esports live streamers, Rooter has experienced significant growth in the past two years, from 100,000 two years back to more than 1 million in 2022. […]

Event platform Voilà reimagines the live digital event experience in HD with HAQM IVS

Live event platform Voilà is built around high quality, interactive video streaming. Envisioned as an intuitive solution to deliver a premium and engaging live event experience digitally, it was used for more than 70 corporate events in the first nine months of 2022 and has continued gaining adoption. Able to stream 1080p video globally at […]

Near real-time notifications for AWS Media Services

A real-time live video workflow doesn’t offer second chances. The stakes are high, especially during marquee events that gather millions of viewers, so it is important to be able to react quickly and effectively to any potential issues affecting a live stream. This blog post details how to set up near real-time notifications on system […]

Add Hive content moderation to your HAQM IVS video streams

HAQM Interactive Video Service (HAQM IVS), a managed live streaming solution that is designed to provide quick and easy setup to let you build interactive video experiences, handles interactive video content from ingestion to delivery. With the IVS Player SDK, it is easier than ever for platforms of all sizes to integrate low-latency live streaming […]

Optimizing HAQM IVS live-to-VOD with live input interruptions

HAQM Interactive Video Service (HAQM IVS) has launched “merge fragmented streams” as an enhancement to its Auto-Record to HAQM S3 functionality. This resiliency feature is designed to automatically consolidate multiple recordings together following interruptions to a broadcast’s input stream and address challenges posed where streamers may encounter a variety of networking conditions. In order to […]