The ApsaraVideo Live console provides different menu modules, in which you can configure and use features. For example, you can manage domain names, manage streams, view the data center, and use the toolbox. This topic describes the Overview page of the console and features that are provided in each menu module of the console.
Overview page
- Log on to the ApsaraVideo Live console.
View the overview page of the console.
Section
Description
Usage Trends
You can view the total traffic and the peak bandwidth used for ApsaraVideo Live in the previous 1 day, 7 days, or 30 days. You can also view the trend charts of your ingested streams, transcoding durations, and recording durations in the previous 1 day, 7 days, or 30 days.
Get Started
Provides a link that directs you to the Getting Started page.
API Reference
Provides a link that directs you to the API Reference page.
SDK Download
Provides a link that directs you to the SDK download page.
Metering Methods
Displays the metering methods of major ApsaraVideo Live features, provides a link that directs you to a page on which you can view all billable items, and provides a button that you can click to visit the ApsaraVideo Live pricing page.
Recommended Configurations
Provides links that direct you to the pages for recommended configurations and help documentation.
Features
The following tables describe the features that are provided in different menu modules, which are in the left-side navigation pane of the ApsaraVideo Live console.
Basic features
Basic features include the features that let you quickly get started with ApsaraVideo Live.
Item | Description |
Overview |
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Domain Names | Allows you to configure and manage domain names and monitor resources that the domain names use. |
Streams | Allows you to manage various video streams of ApsaraVideo Live. |
Feature Management | Provides various features that are required for live streaming, including watermarking, transcoding, recording, time shifting, snapshot capture, content moderation, subtitles, callbacks, and digital rights management (DRM). |
Data Center
The data center provides professional data analysis services. For example, you can query the usage data within a specific time range, such as bandwidth and traffic, transcoding, watermarks, stream relay, content moderation, and snapshots. The data center also provides the log management feature. This makes it convenient for you to monitor resources and obtain useful data.
Item | Description |
Statistics-Usage | Allows you to query the usage data within a specific time range, such as streaming bandwidth and traffic, transcoding, watermarks, stream relay, content moderation, and snapshots. |
Resource Plans | Provides various types of resource plans to help you save costs. You can choose the most suitable resource plans based on the features required by your business, business volume, and acceleration region. |
Operational Analysis | Allows you to view statistics such as the streaming bandwidth, number of unique visitors, user distribution, and back-to-origin data. |
Real-time Monitoring | Allows you to monitor metrics that are related to stream ingest and streaming, such as stream ingest traffic and bandwidth. |
Log Management | Allows you to download logs and deliver real-time logs. |
SDK Quality Monitoring | Allows you to query stream ingest data that are generated by ApsaraVideo Live SDK in the last 3 days. Metrics such as the playback success rate, instant startup rate, and stuttering rate are provided to help you learn about the quality of live streaming. |
Live +
The Live + module gathers value-added features of ApsaraVideo Live in one place.
Item | Description |
Real-Time Streaming (RTS) | Provides easy-to-access live streaming services characterized by ultra-low latency, high concurrency, high definition, and smooth playback. |
ApsaraVideo Real-time Communication (ARTC) | Adds more interactive elements to traditional live streaming, such as voice chat, video co-streaming, and game interaction. This allows viewers to be not only viewers but also participants, enhancing the social connection. |
Live Interaction (Legacy) | Provides basic interaction capabilities, such as bullet comments, gift giving, likes, and comments. Important This old version of interactive messaging uses the traditional IM architecture, which has limited optimization space and is no longer iterated. Currently, the old version is not available to new users. Existing users of the old version can continue using it. The new version of interactive messaging is released, which has more reliable message transmission, richer capabilities, and a smaller SDK package size. We recommend that users who are using the old version migrate to the new version as soon as possible. For new users, use the new version directly. |
Interactive Messaging | Provides rich and easy-to-integrate SDKs to help you implement capabilities such as comments, bullet comments, and likes in live streaming applications developed by your business. |
Production Studios | Allows you to configure, use, and manage production studios. |
Live Monitoring | Provides real-time monitoring for various live events. Real-time alerts are triggered when exceptions occur, such as frame rate and bitrate changes, audio and video synchronization issues, latency, and stuttering. This can help you ensure the continuity of various live events. |
Toolbox
The toolbox provides some auxiliary tools that you can use during live streaming and allows you to manage SDKs.
Item | Description |
URL Generators | Provides URL generators that you can use to generate ingest URLs. You can use the ingest URLs in third-party software, such as OBS (Open Broadcaster Software), to ingest streams. |
Troubleshooting | Allows you to quickly diagnose common stream ingest and playback issues and get suggested solutions to the issues. |
Certificates | Supports HTTPS secure acceleration. You can deploy custom SSL certificates or SSL certificates hosted by Certificate Management Service to Alibaba Cloud CDN to enable HTTPS secure acceleration. This ensures the security of data transmission. |
IP Address Check | Allows you to check whether a specified IP address belongs to an Alibaba Cloud CDN point of presence (POP) and view the region and Internet service provider (ISP) of the IP address. |
SDK Management | Allows you to download and integrate Push SDK, Queen SDK, and ApsaraVideo Player SDK and apply for SDK licenses. |