Wowza GoCoder
Free
2.0.7for iPhone, iPad
Age Rating
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About Wowza GoCoder
The Wowza GoCoder™ app from Wowza Media Systems™ is a live audio and video capture and encoding application for iOS 8 and newer. Use the Wowza GoCoder app to broadcast HD-quality live events on the go from any location to any screen using H.264 adaptive bitrate streaming. Connect the Wowza GoCoder app to Wowza Streaming Engine™ software or the Wowza Streaming Cloud™ service to capture and stream live audio and video content in real time over Wi-Fi, 4G, or 3G. GoCoder Private Label and GoCoder SDK are also available directly from Wowza (www.wowza.com/products/gocoder) for anyone interested in custom branding and/or who wants to develop their own custom app.
Key features:
- Easy to configure and use
- HD quality (up to 1080p)
- Low latency streaming
- Auto configuration from external link
- Front and rear camera support (includes portrait orientation)
- Publishing authentication
- Intuitive, contextual help screen
- Torch mode
- Auto restart
- Touch to focus and expose
- Push notification suppression to enable Do Not Disturb mode while capturing content
- Preview and control from Apple Watch
- 4K streaming on iPhone 6/6s
- 3D Touch support
- Social sharing
- One-touch streaming to Wowza Streaming Engine and Wowza Streaming Cloud
- Hardware-accelerated video encoding
Key features:
- Easy to configure and use
- HD quality (up to 1080p)
- Low latency streaming
- Auto configuration from external link
- Front and rear camera support (includes portrait orientation)
- Publishing authentication
- Intuitive, contextual help screen
- Torch mode
- Auto restart
- Touch to focus and expose
- Push notification suppression to enable Do Not Disturb mode while capturing content
- Preview and control from Apple Watch
- 4K streaming on iPhone 6/6s
- 3D Touch support
- Social sharing
- One-touch streaming to Wowza Streaming Engine and Wowza Streaming Cloud
- Hardware-accelerated video encoding
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What's New in the Latest Version 2.0.7
Last updated on Jun 1, 2018
Old Versions
Fixed crashes relating to bad tokens for cloud configuration.
Improved error handling.
Improved error handling.
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Version History
2.0.7
Jun 1, 2018
Fixed crashes relating to bad tokens for cloud configuration.
Improved error handling.
Improved error handling.
2.0.6
Aug 2, 2017
Fixed Issue where bluetooth microphones that only support a low sample rates would not initialize properly
2.0.5
Jul 21, 2017
- Fixed issue where microphone gets reenabled and streams audio after camera view is flipped
- Fixed issue where app could crash when the server receiving the stream disconnected
- Fixed issue where the stream timer would not count up during an audio only broadcast
- Improved stream quality when audio is muted and restarted during streaming
- Improved overall stability with streaming audio only or video only
- Fixed issue where app could crash when the server receiving the stream disconnected
- Fixed issue where the stream timer would not count up during an audio only broadcast
- Improved stream quality when audio is muted and restarted during streaming
- Improved overall stability with streaming audio only or video only
2.0.3
Apr 13, 2016
Fixed issues with adaptive bitrate broadcasting that could lead to encoder instability.
2.0.2
Feb 14, 2016
Fixed audio issues with external Bluetooth input devices
2.0.1
Jan 4, 2016
Improved encoder/broadcast threading.
Improved performance in low bandwidth situations. Broadcast bitrate will dynamically decrease up to 25% in order to preserve frame rate if a drop in bandwidth occurs. Broadcast Frame rate may decrease as needed to continue broadcast.
Improved streaming on portait mode to allow full frame video is broadcast started in portrait orientation
Improved performance in low bandwidth situations. Broadcast bitrate will dynamically decrease up to 25% in order to preserve frame rate if a drop in bandwidth occurs. Broadcast Frame rate may decrease as needed to continue broadcast.
Improved streaming on portait mode to allow full frame video is broadcast started in portrait orientation
2.0.0
Dec 15, 2015
Encoder rewritten to take advantage of the Video Toolbox API with GPU acceleration for increased performance and battery life.
Other new features include:
- Preview and control from Apple Watch
- Hardware Accelerated Video Encoding
- 4K streaming on iPhone 6/6s
- Social sharing
- One-touch streaming to Wowza Streaming Engine and Wowza Streaming Cloud
Other new features include:
- Preview and control from Apple Watch
- Hardware Accelerated Video Encoding
- 4K streaming on iPhone 6/6s
- Social sharing
- One-touch streaming to Wowza Streaming Engine and Wowza Streaming Cloud
1.5.2
Oct 2, 2015
Fixed potential crash initializing the audio encoder
1.5.1
May 23, 2015
Fixed issue with TapToExpose that could cause a crash on certain devices where the exposure mode was not supported
1.5.0
Apr 10, 2015
Support for direct publishing to Wowza Streaming Cloud by entering a live stream token.
Added option for a user selectable rotation lock, default is locked
New auto focusing behavior:
Default
Continuous Auto Focus
Continuous Auto Exposure
Single Tap
Auto Focus on point, then lock
Does not effect Exposure
Double Tap
Does not effect focus
Auto Exposure on point, then lock
Triple Tap
Resets to default
Fixed issue where configuration dialogs could rotate off the screen in iOS8
Added option for a user selectable rotation lock, default is locked
New auto focusing behavior:
Default
Continuous Auto Focus
Continuous Auto Exposure
Single Tap
Auto Focus on point, then lock
Does not effect Exposure
Double Tap
Does not effect focus
Auto Exposure on point, then lock
Triple Tap
Resets to default
Fixed issue where configuration dialogs could rotate off the screen in iOS8
1.4.5
Feb 6, 2015
Added support for inbound audio from Bluetooth headsets or microphones
1.4.4
Dec 14, 2014
Removed current limitation of setting a reduced frame size over 3G networks.
Modify behavior so rotating the device once streaming has started no longer rotates the stream being broadcast.
Added check for a nil capture input and appropriate exception handling to address reported crashes
Rewritten Focus and Expose behavior to address reported crashes
Added a storyboard-based launch screen for iOS 8
Modify behavior so rotating the device once streaming has started no longer rotates the stream being broadcast.
Added check for a nil capture input and appropriate exception handling to address reported crashes
Rewritten Focus and Expose behavior to address reported crashes
Added a storyboard-based launch screen for iOS 8
1.4.3
Aug 31, 2014
Fixed issued where 640x360 video would display incorrectly
Fixed potential crash with tap to focus behavior
Fixed potential crash when choose a video effect on a device what does not support a particular effect
Fixed potential crash with tap to focus behavior
Fixed potential crash when choose a video effect on a device what does not support a particular effect
1.4.2
Jun 11, 2014
Fixed memory management issues that could cause hangs or crashes when encoder initialization failed.
Added field validation for certain entries to avoid crashes with invalid values..
Added field validation for certain entries to avoid crashes with invalid values..
1.4.1
May 18, 2014
increased the size of the icons as well as increasing the touch target around each icon.
Fixed possible video freeze when streaming and toggling mute.
increased the touch target to include the field label in dialogs to make entering text easier.
Fixed invisible status messages which were being hidden under the video layer.
Fixed possible video freeze when streaming and toggling mute.
increased the touch target to include the field label in dialogs to make entering text easier.
Fixed invisible status messages which were being hidden under the video layer.
1.4.0
Apr 3, 2014
- Requires iOS 6.0 or higher
- Support for multichannel audio with external mic
- New look and feel
- Numerous performance improvements and bug fixes
- Support for multichannel audio with external mic
- New look and feel
- Numerous performance improvements and bug fixes
1.3.1
Jan 13, 2014
Fixed problem where audio dropped while still streaming
Fixed crash due to audio thread synchronization issue.
Fixed crash due to audio thread synchronization issue.
1.3.0
Dec 5, 2013
Added 1080p support on devices that support it.
Addressed memory leak issues leading to crashes when streaming over long periods.
Added Video Only broadcast mode.
Removed frame size and bit rate limitation when streaming over cellular networks.
Addressed memory leak issues leading to crashes when streaming over long periods.
Added Video Only broadcast mode.
Removed frame size and bit rate limitation when streaming over cellular networks.
1.2.1
Sep 27, 2013
Fixed issue where migrating configuration profiles from versions prior to 1.2.0 would fail and create an invalid default configuration.
1.2.0
Sep 24, 2013
*****
Users upgrading from previous versions of GoCoder should make sure to check their configuration options closely as upgrading may invalidate previous options. Pay special attention to "Frame Rate" and "Key Frame Interval" located in Options -> Video Settings, make sure to set these values to something other than 0 (usually 30)
*****
Changes to support iOS7
Addressed issue where switching front to back camera fails with no message if setting is at too high of a resolution.
Fixed streaming crash with iOS7 and iPhone 5 at certain frame rates and resolutions.
Users upgrading from previous versions of GoCoder should make sure to check their configuration options closely as upgrading may invalidate previous options. Pay special attention to "Frame Rate" and "Key Frame Interval" located in Options -> Video Settings, make sure to set these values to something other than 0 (usually 30)
*****
Changes to support iOS7
Addressed issue where switching front to back camera fails with no message if setting is at too high of a resolution.
Fixed streaming crash with iOS7 and iPhone 5 at certain frame rates and resolutions.
1.1.1
Sep 11, 2013
Fixed bad HRD parameters in the incoming stream - could cause some players to
fail to play the stream at high resolutions.
Cleaned up RTP SDP string to remove incorrect product references
fail to play the stream at high resolutions.
Cleaned up RTP SDP string to remove incorrect product references
1.1.0
Jul 2, 2013
- iPad specific version of the application
- Portrait orientation for capturing content
- Push notification suppression to enable "do-not-disturb" mode while capturing content
- Portrait orientation for capturing content
- Push notification suppression to enable "do-not-disturb" mode while capturing content
1.0.0
Apr 30, 2013
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