The Timbra plugin adds captions directly into the player, without the need to modify the HLS stream (but if you can’t add a plugin to the player, use our HLS output).

How it works

The plugin can be used if you use a HLS live stream as a source and the HLS media playlist contains a EXT-X-PROGRAM-DATE-TIME (PDT). For other formats, see the chapter on low latency captions.

We’ll provide you with a Javascript snippet that you’ll place on the page with your video. The plugin will add captions to the player. Using HLS’s built-in buffer, Timbra produces captions in time to achieve fully synchronised captions.

Supported players

We currently provide plugins for the following players:

• Brightcove player
• Video.js
• Mux player
• Dolby OptiView
• HLS.js (includes Plyr and Wowza FlowPlayer)

If your player isn’t listed, please contact us to enquire about upcoming support.