Introduction – Storm Players

Key Features

1. Ultra-Low Latency Playback — Storm Players enable instant stream playback and guarantee very low latency, typically below one second. The players are optimized for real-time communication and prioritize minimal delay between the broadcaster and the viewer.

2. Built-In Stream Signaling — The players automatically react to stream state changes. Each player is aware of whether a given stream exists, is available for playback, or has ended. There is no need to build an additional signaling layer — it is built directly into both the players and the server software.

3. Adaptive Quality Management — Built-in quality management allows the player to dynamically switch between available quality variants based on the viewer's device type, screen size, hardware capabilities, and network conditions.

4. Real-Time Diagnostics — The players continuously report latency, buffer state, playback speed, and any technical issues back to the server. This information enables real-time analysis and troubleshooting of playback problems through the Control Panel.

Player Variants

Storm Players for each platform are available in two variants:

1Storm Player Core

The base player responsible for connecting to the server, authentication, and receiving and rendering video. This module provides an advanced and comprehensive API that gives you full control over playback.

Player Core is designed for applications and web services that need to build their own custom player interface, as it does not include one.

See Storm Player Core documentation for details.

2Storm Player UI

This variant builds on top of Player Core and provides a fully functional user interface including volume control, quality selection, playback pause, progress bar for nDVR, and a dedicated fullscreen mode.

Player UI is ready to use out of the box — simply embed its code on your page. It can also serve as a foundation for a custom solution, as it is fully available under an open-source license. The source code can be downloaded from our GitHub page.

See Storm Player UI documentation for details.

Which One Should I Choose?

If you need a ready-to-use player with a complete interface, start with Player UI. If you're building a custom video experience and need full API control, choose Player Core.