• Stream Types : Live, VOD, Event/LiveDVR
• Streaming Protocols :
  • HTTP Live Streaming (HLS), Version 1, 2, 3, 4. Version 5 and 6 - partial, see SDK for further details†.
  • eHLS (Encrypted/Protected HLS)
• Transport:
  • HTTP
  • HTTPS
• Encryption:
  • AES-128
  • TLS/SSL
• Key Delivery/Acquisition:
  • HTTP
  • HTTPS
  • Custom Callback ***(now available)
• Authentication:
  • Simple
  • Basic
  • Cookie
  • Credential
  • Custom HTTP-Headers
  • Custom User-Agent
  • Certificate†
• Video Codec:
  • H.264, up to Main Profile Level 5.1
• Audio Codec:
  • LC-AAC, Main-AAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2,
  • MPEG-1/2 Layer I/II/III (MP3)
  • Dolby Digital Plus (AC3) ***(now available)
• Automatic Adaptive Bitrate Control
  • Startup Bitrate
  • Maximum Bitrate
  • Minimum Bitrate
  • Manifest Bitrate Adjustment
  • Playback Statistics
  • Customizable Live Buffer/Delay in seconds
  • Customizable Video Buffer in seconds
  • Seamless Bitrate Switches
  • Discontinuity Handling
• Multi-language/rendition Audio support
  • Discrete Audio Tracks/Renditions
  • Multiple Audio PIDs for Intermuxed Audio
  • SAP/DVS
  • Switch tracks/languages during playback
  • Full rendition list available to application
• Subtitle/Closed-Captions support
  • Closed-Caption Rendition Support
• CEA608
• CEA708 (W8/WP8 support in development)
• TTML (W8/WP8 in development)
• SMPTE-TT†
• WebVTT ***(now available)
• Carriage Control / Trick Play
  • Seek by time
  • Seek to Live Point
  • Streams can be started at any specified time
  • Live stream can start at Live Point
  • Play/Pause
  • Live/Event streams can be seeked like a DVR in the sliding-window or tail-window
    
• Timed Metadata Support
  • Full control over timed metadata extraction
• Elementary stream timed ID3 metadata support
• Transport stream multiple PID support
• ID3 frame/type support
• ID3 private data support
• Timestamps relative to main timeline on all extracted data items
• Integration Complexity:
  • 1 LOC
  • Full sample code/applications included in SDKs
  • Technical support provided as part of license and evaluation
• Platforms:
  • Windows 8/8.1/RT
  • Windows Phone 8/8.1
  • Xbox One, with Windows 8 prototyping
• CPU:
  • x86
  • x64
  • ARM
    
• Media Architecture Compatibility:
  • Media Foundation,
  • Media Engine,
  • Media Player Framework,
  • HTML 5 Video,
  • XAML Media Element,
  • Xbox One Media Player

†Feature currently under development.