Legacy Media Services documentation
You can download PDFs of the documentation for legacy versions of Media Services products.
Media Services Live (MSL) 3.x
Media Services Live 3.x will be decommissioned in May, 2022. If you haven't already, you need to upgrade your legacy 3.x streams. Talk to your Akamai account team if you need help.
User and encoder guides
| Product | Description | Documentation |
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MSL 3.x HLS, HDS, and DASH Ingest | MSL 3.x - HLS, HDS, and DASH Ingest supports ingress streams in these three formats and allows for egress streams using the same format for output.
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MSL 3.x Stream Packaging | Stream Packaging supports ingress streams in RTMP format and allows for egress streams using either Adobe HTTP Dynamic Streaming (HDS) output or Apple HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) output. | |
MSL 3.x Encoder compatibility | Learn how to test and qualify third-party encoders for streaming media events, via MSL 3.x Stream Packaging or MSL 3.x HLS, HDS, and DASH Ingest. | |
Upgrade MSL 3.x streams to MSL 4 | You can upgrade your existing Media Services Live 3.x HLS, HDS, and DASH Ingest streams to MSL 4. |
Related MSL 3.x legacy services
| Service | Description | Documentation |
|---|---|---|
MSL 3.x Reports | Monitor your MSL 3.x streams via easy-to-use interfaces in Control Center. It supports both MSL 3.x Stream Packaging and MSL 3.x HLS, HDS, and DASH Ingest. | |
Media Security Policy | Media Security Policy works in conjunction with MSL 3.x products to include security services such as Token Authorization, Content Targeting, and Media Encryption to your live streams. | |
Advanced Flowplayer provider | Use this to develop a Flowplayer® video player component to distribute Adobe HTTP Dynamic Streaming (HDS)-format content. | |
Advanced JWPlayer provider | Use this to develop a JWPlayer® component to distribute Adobe HTTP Dynamic Streaming (HDS) content. |
Media Services on Demand (MSOD)
MSOD will be decommissioned in May, 2022. It's been replaced by our Adaptive Media Delivery (AMD) product. Contact your account team for complete details.
User and encoder guides
| Product | Description | Documentation |
|---|---|---|
MSOD Stream Packaging | MSOD Stream Packaging allows use of various on demand file formats, such as FLV and MP4, with RTMP ingress and egress in either Adobe HDS, Apple® HLS, or progressive FLV delivery (HD Flash 1.0) outputs. | |
MSOD Smooth Streaming | Smooth Streaming is a feature of Internet Information Services (IIS) Media Services, an integrated HTTP-based media delivery platform. With Smooth Streaming, consumers get minimal buffering and fast start-up time by adapting the quality of the video stream in real-time based upon the consumer's changing bandwidth and CPU conditions. | |
MSOD RTMP Streaming | RTMP is a protocol for streaming audio, video and data between an Adobe Flash player and a server. | |
MSOD Encoder Best Practices | Learn how to test and qualify third-party encoders for on demand streaming media events, via any of the MSOD products. |
Related MSOD legacy services
| Service | Description | Documentation |
|---|---|---|
MSOD Reports | MSOD provides a high-quality video experience for end-users accessing your on-demand video media. MSOD is our legacy on-demand delivery solution, and you can find historical report data here for its Stream Packaging, RTMP, Smooth Streaming, HD Flash 1.0, and Progressive Media components. | |
Media Security Policy | Media Security Policy works in conjunction with MSOD products to include security services such as Token Authorization, Content Targeting, and Media Encryption to your live streams. | |
Advanced Flowplayer provider | Use this to develop a Flowplayer® video player component to distribute Adobe HTTP Dynamic Streaming (HDS)-format content. | |
Advanced JWPlayer provider | Use this to develop a JWPlayer® component to distribute Adobe HTTP Dynamic Streaming (HDS) content. |
Updated about 3 years ago