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dfine.io Streaming Classic

Review covers file review and live sessions with livestreaming.

Spec	Detail
Codec	H.264
Audio	Stereo 2.0 · Opus
Bitrate	Adaptive over simulcast · up to 20 Mbit/s on Livestreaming, up to 12 Mbit/s on Livestreaming (RTMPS)
Latency	Under 500 ms on Livestreaming, the WHIP passthrough
Ingest	WHIP passes your source through untouched. RTMPS is transcoded to Full HD. dfine.io Studio sends over WHIP
Live sessions	Conferencing rooms with Livestreaming and Livestreaming (RTMPS), metered per minute
Files	150 GB per file, 250 files per upload, sent in parts from 100 MB. All limits: File formats and limits
Preview and original	Adaptive HLS for video, WebP for images, original kept for download
Session timeout	15 minutes to 24 hours
Comment translation	Optional AI translation, when plan and account settings allow it
Hosting	EU region-pinned (Frankfurt), EU jurisdiction for stored objects

Live sessions run over WebRTC with SSL and TLS. Folders and share links can carry passwords and expiry dates, and the activity log can be downloaded as an audit copy. See Security and privacy.

Streaming Classic takes an RTMPS signal and plays it out to viewers over WebRTC.

Spec	Detail
Resolution	HD up to UHD (4K)
Colour sampling	4:2:0, 4:2:2 and 4:4:4 · 8-bit
Codec	H.264, VP8 · AV1 and H.265 coming soon
Audio	Stereo 2.0 · AAC
Latency	Under 1 second from encoder to viewer
Bitrate	Adaptive or constant, up to 20 Mbit/s · your plan sets the maximum, a stream well above it is blocked
Ingest	RTMPS with SSL · no WHIP
Hosting	Germany · Hetzner (Nuremberg); TISAX-assessed Frankfurt or on-premises optional

Playout runs over WebRTC with SSL/TLS and AES 256-bit encryption, ingest over RTMPS with SSL. Every account can use two-factor sign-in. Access control covers playout tokens, ingest username and password, confidential access with IP lock, and geo blocking. See Where do I turn on access for my clients to a stream?

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