Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems
Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems

FAMIUM DASH

What is it about?

 

FAMIUM DASH is an innovative solution developed by Fraunhofer FOKUS that leverages MPEG-DASH technology to deliver seamless, high-quality video streaming. Drawing from expertise in adaptive streaming methodologies, FAMIUM DASH helps organizations optimize their video services across various devices and networks. Its integration with well-known platforms highlights its efficiency and reliability.

Not only does FAMIUM provide content delivery in the highest quality available for a given network – faster start-up times for media playback can also be expected.

FAMIUM DASH solution forms an end-to-end system from content creation to content consumption
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FAMIUM Player

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FAMIUM DASH focuses on the FAMIUM Player, an open-source player based on dash.js that Fraunhofer FOKUS maintains for the DASH Industry Forum (now part of the Streaming Video Technology Alliance, SVTA). The FAMIUM Player is fully standard-compliant with on-demand and live MPEG-DASH playback. By leveraging HTML5 Media Extensions (MSE & EME), it ensures seamless delivery of high-quality adaptive media without relying on proprietary plug-ins. With DASH, clients can adapt to the media representations (e.g., resolution, codec, or bitrate) that best fit their device and network connection, resulting in faster startup times and consistently high video quality.

Fraunhofer FOKUS actively contributes to the dash.js open-source project, shaping the future development of streaming standards. In addition, Fraunhofer FOKUS also co-chairs the SVTA Players & Playback Working Group focusing on media player related topics and research.

Latest features from version 5 of the official open-source DASH reference player:

  • Improved manifest parsing times especially on low end devices
  • Support for AdaptationSet Switching and native handling of DRM key status changes
  • Improved ABR and throughput calculation logic
  • Support for CMCD signaling via the MPD and CMCD v2 keys ltc and msd
  • Flexible Insertion of URL parameters to support Common Access Tokens (CAT)
  • Integration of the SVTA Common Media Library for CMCD, CMSD and ID3 parsing
  • Support for forced-subtitle tracks

Our Services

  • Consulting & Troubleshooting: Specialized guidance on all aspects of DASH-based streaming architecture.
  • Testing & Validation: With the help of tools such as our ABR Testbed and Device Playback Capability Test Suite, playback behavior across different platforms can tested and analyzed.
  • Streaming Analytics: In combination with FAMIUM SAND, FAMIUM Player can be extended with metric reporting capabilities to monitor playback sessions
  • Customization of the FAMIUM Player: Tailoring the open source dash.js-based player to specific business or technical requirements.
  • Workshops & Training: Hands-on sessions to teach organizations about modern media streaming solutions using DASH, CMAF, and related standards.