July 29th Changelog

Improvements

  • Made improvements to our systems to increase stability of broadcasts

Fixes

  • Resolved an edge case where the broadcasts of users with weaker connections would end unexpectedly
  • Streams will now time out properly and end when a user’s console suddenly disconnects from the internet while broadcasting
  • Deleting your Lightstream account will now properly end your subscription
  • Resolved an issue with some users being unable to login with Twitch

Changes

  • Removed Mixer as a destination option

July 22nd Changelog

Improvements

  • Made improvements to the performance of RTMP Source and Console Feed layers
  • Implemented optimizations in preparation for 1080p60

Fixes

  • Gaming Projects will no longer show Mixer stream chats

July 15th Changelog

Paid Plan Changes

  • Free Plan Removed
    • To offer a better trial experience we now instead offer a 7 day trial for all Lightstream paid plans which unlocks all features for testing
  • PayPal Added as Payment Option
    • PayPal is now supported as a payment option during checkout of any Lightstream paid plans

Improvements

  • [STUDIO PROJECTS] Made various improvements to the performance of RTMP Source layers

Changes

  • [GAMING PROJECTS] A notification will now be shown when going live from a console while not subscribed to a Gamer Plan

Fixes

  • [GAMING PROJECTS] Fixed an issue where streams wouldn’t end properly when we stopped receiving a feed from a user’s console, resulting in a blank stream
  • [GAMING PROJECTS] Fixed a rare case where console feeds would show lower FPS on stream than what was being sent to Lightstream
  • The “Watch Stream” button that appears when going live to Facebook now links to the proper location

July 8th Changelog

New Features

  • Console Capture for PS4 & Xbox
    • Using a simple network trick we now allow users to bring their console gameplay into Lightstream to apply overlays and alerts (no capture card required) when broadcasting to Twitch. More information available here.

Fixes

  • Gamer trial subscriptions now show the appropriate date for the next time you’ll be billed
  • Resolved an issue preventing RTMP layers from being removed from a stream while disconnected
 

July 1st Changelog

Paid Plan Changes

  • Professional Plan Removed
    • All features previously included only in the Professional plan are now included in our Creator plans
  • Creator 1080p30 Added
    • Users can now stream to a second destination from their Mixer Project to help transition their audience to a new home.

Improvements

  • [STUDIO PROJECTS] Made large improvements to RTMP Source performance and stability

Fixes

  • Resolved an issue where streams would crash upon switching scenes
  • Fixed an error causing users to see themselves on the wrong paid plan when resubscribing after previously cancelling their plan
  • Users should no longer see desynced audio and video when streaming for extended periods of time