BITMOVIN PLAYER SDK
visionOS
Give your audience an immersive and engaging viewing experience by streaming live and on-demand video directly on the Apple Vision Pro with Bitmovin’s dedicated visionOS SDK.
Playback support for:
Built for developers:
Stream live and on-demand video seamlessly
For any use case
and industry
On any device in HLS
With all major video formats
fMP4, TS
The most immersive viewing experience
All the details you need to support the latest device on the market
What is Apple Vision Pro?
The Apple Vision Pro is Apple’s latest device powered by their visionOS and enabling streaming platforms to provide their audience a unique immersive augmented reality experience when streaming their favorite content. Viewers can now blend movies, shows and live events with the surroundings, letting them engage and interact with content in any environment, giving platforms the ability differentiate themselves by supporting the Apple Vision Pro.
Check out our latest blog on visionOS and the Apple Vision Pro.
How Bitmovin supports streaming on the Apple Vision Pro
The Bitmovin Player was the first third-party Player in the industry to officially supports playback on the Apple Vision Pro with a full feature set, available to you and your development team immediately.
With our dedicated SDKs and widest range of device support on the market, ensure your audience has a consistent and high quality viewing experience on the Apple Vision Pro and every other device your streaming platform supports.
Industries and apps on Vision Pro
From Media & Entertainment to eLearning, the Apple Vision Pro’s immersive augmented reality gives everyone streaming video the ability to provide their users with a way to “step into the screen” for a truly unique viewing experience.
Already from launch, there are examples of active applications with great user experience on the Apple Vision Pro such as:
- NBA and other sports broadcasters that can bring viewers onto the field with live games, replays and stats
- OTT platforms like Paramount+ and Red Bull TV that give their viewers a way to engage with content in any environment
- eLearning apps show 3D models and interactive simulations
By supporting the Apple Vision Pro, apps that are on the device set themselves apart from the rest of the pack as they are now able to grow their audience and engage them on another platform.
Bitmovin’s VOD Encoder supports MV-HEVC quality playback on the Apple Vision Pro
In our latest innovation, Bitmovin is thrilled to announce that our VOD Encoder now supports MV-HEVC, elevating viewer experiences on the Apple Vision Pro. This update allows our platforms to utilize advanced encoding techniques and deliver superior video quality with enhanced efficiency on Apple’s groundbreaking device. Speak to us to learn more about it enabling on your encoding profile.
How our visionOS SDK compares
| Bitmovin’s Player | AVPlayer (Native player in iOS & tvOS) | |
|---|---|---|
 Out of the box advertising using the Bitmovin Advertising Module |  | |
 Deploy essential use cases quickly and with minimal code | |  |
 Extensive event system for all Player and Playback state changes | | |
 Frequent releases ensuring device-support and OS feature compatibility | | |
 SLAs and support from video experts | | |
On average, customers using one of Bitmovin’s Mobile SDKs save over 300 hours of development time per year on native player maintenance alone
Features for every use case
Developer friendly API enabling modifications and custom workflows for every need
DRM & Client -side watermarking
Stream protected content seamlessly across all devices with our dedicated multi-DRM support as well as pre-integrations with major DRM providers.
Advertising
Integrate Server and Client side Ad Insertion with Bitmovin’s Advertising Module or Google IMA and define the logic and configuration.
Subtitles & Closed Captions
Thumbnails (Timeline hover previews)
SharePlay support
Fast channel switching
Cross platform UI with responsive design and Picture in picture
Offline Playback
Low Latency sub 3 seconds
Stream Meta Data handling
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visionOS, iOS and tvOS Player SDK docs
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