Brightcove Video Platform
Organize & Manage Your Videos
Whether you have a few video clips or thousands of full episodes, Brightcove helps you easily upload, manage, and organize your entire media library.
- Upload videos quickly via browser or cloud APIs
- Categorize videos with standard or custom metadata
- Easily create manual or smart playlists
Organize: Top Developer Features
Visit the developer center →Robust Media APIs
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Use secure token-based REST Media APIs (Read + Write) to access content in the Brightcove CMS
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Push videos into playlists and pull groups of videos for display in players or MRSS feeds
CMS Integrations
Easily integrate with popular entry-level and open source CMS services.
Flexibility
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Use asynchronous FTP (XML) to batch ingest or migrate content with no file size limits
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Create a custom data model to store information of any kind
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Control encoding output to produce H264 or FLV videos
Sample Code and SDKs
Style a branded viewer experience
No other online video platform gives you more ways to take control of the viewer experience and let your brand shine through.
- Choose from a built-in library of player templates
- Style players with point-and-click tools
- Develop a fully branded look and feel
Style: Top Developer Features
Visit the developer center →Jumpstart your Players
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Get a quick start with lightweight, feature-rich built-in player templates
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Color or skin player components to create a fully branded player
Tools
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Create custom players with our XML-based markup language
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Use JS and AS Player APIs to integrate players within Ajax pages and Flash
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Build custom rich Internet applications and plug them into players using our ActionScript SDK
Partner Plugins
Integrate 3rd-party player plug-ins for ratings, comments, widgets, chat modules, and more
Deliver with quality & control
Protect your content while ensuring the best possible quality across every device and bandwidth profile.
- Stream live events or on-demand video
- Support PCs, smart phones, and TVs
- Intelligently maximize stream quality
- Encrypt delivery and restrict viewing access
Deliver: Top Developer Features
Visit the developer center →Quality
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Store videos on your own network using a private CDN or streaming server
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Define a customized cloud transcoding profile for optimized media quality and delivery
Security
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Restrict media access by date, domain, geography, player, or IP Address
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Leverage RTMPe and SWF Verification to prevent stream ripping and content theft
Flexibility
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Use our Universal Delivery Service to deliver the same content via multi-bitrate streaming or progressive download to suit Web, mobile, and connected TVs
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Deliver live or on-demand video with the same player templates and plug-ins
iPhone Apps
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Create custom iPhone apps with the iPhone SDK
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Use reference applications to build optimized sites for other mobile devices
Distribute for maximum reach
Find new viewers and expand your reach by delivering your video through social networks and 3rd-party sites.
- Easy sharing on Facebook and Twitter
- Distribute via Brightcove partners like AOL and Yahoo!
- Syndicate with custom feeds
- Share media among multiple accounts
Distribute: Top Developer Features
Visit the developer center →Sharing APIs
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Share videos programmatically across multiple accounts
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Build custom MRSS feeds to make content accessible to external sites and applications
Distribution Partners
Player Sharing
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Distribute videos or players to other websites or social networks via player embed code
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Customize viral distribution and overlay menu options using the Player API
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Take advantage of Brightcove's relationships to build deep integrations with sites like:
Monetize & convert
From two-person startups to ad ops specialists at global media brands, Brightcove provides the advertising and merchandising options you need to generate revenue online.
- Deliver ads from leading ad servers and networks
- Support IAB, VAST, and non-standard ad formats
- Convert viewers into buyers with in-player merchandising
Monetize: Top Developer Features
Visit the developer center →Easy Set Up
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Support industry standard and leading edge ad formats out-of-the-box
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Use cue point management for mid-roll ads
Flexibility
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Create custom ad integrations and behaviors with the Advertising SDK
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Integrate with any ad server network with our Ad Translator API
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Use ad display SWFs to display a unique ad format in your players
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Control the ad business logic in your players with the Ad Rules API
Pre-built Ad Server Integrations
Pre-built Ad Network Integrations
Measure results
Identify your best content and discover audience behavior with comprehensive built-in analytics and reports.
- Track drop-offs and player interactions
- Monitor performance, bandwidth, and utilization
- Integrate with Omniture, Google Analytics, and others
Measure: Top Developer Features
Visit the developer center →Extensibility
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Use the Web Analytics SDK to integrate with custom data warehouses and reporting systems
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Use the Media API to build dynamic playlists
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Create your own analytics, reporting, and measurement modules
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Extend reporting to track metrics that matter to you
Audience Measurement
Quantify your audience to maximize ad revenue.
Viewer Engagement
Analyze the behaviors of viewers on your site.
Extend & Integrate
Adapt and customize the Brightcove Platform with a comprehensive set of APIs, SDKs, and 3rd-party extensions.
- Add comments, subtitles, and more
- Integrate into Web CMS and other systems
- Rapidly develop custom player templates
Extend: Top Developer Features
Visit the developer center →Power and Control
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Use our complete APIs and SDKs to customize, extend, and integrate with the Brightcove Platform
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Design efficient workflows for pre- and post-production tools and stay in sync with CMS integrations
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Create custom player templates with our XML-based markup language
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Build iPhone apps and mobile Web experiences using the iPhone SDK and Media APIs
Community
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Rely on comprehensive, professionally written, up-to-date documentation
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Find code samples and tutorials in the Developer Center
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Get help and peer advice in Developer Forums and online training courses
Ecosystem
Add new functionality with pre-built extensions and integrations from over 100 technology partners.
Find help to succeed faster
When you have a question or just need to confirm that you're on the right path, our best people are there for you.
- Free email or paid phone support
- 24/7 self-service support center access
- Best practice orientation, in-depth training, and professional services
Find Help: More Information
Learn more about Brightcove Support →Self-Help Resources
Find help 24/7 with the following online tools.
Enhanced Support Packages
All Brightcove accounts receive our Bronze Support package. Customers can choose to upgrade to accommodate their operating requirements.
Availability
| Business Hours (All support packages) | 9AM-6PM Local Time (US, EU) Monday-Friday (excluding holidays) |
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| Off Hours (Gold only) | 6PM-9AM Local Time (US, EU) Monday-Friday, weekends, holidays |