Brightcove: configure the Timbra plugin for the Brightcove player

Player version support

Adding the plugin

1. Open Brightcove, and navigate to the Players section

2. Click on the Add player button at the top right, and choose a name for your player — something like “Brightcove (Live captions)” might suit. You can also duplicate an existing player.

3. In the list of players, click on the player you’ve just created

4. Click on Plugins, and click on the Add a Plugin button

5. From the dropdown, choose Custom Plugin

6. Configure the name and URL of the plugin:



Use the following values:

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Some Brightcove environments require you to upload the plugin instead of referencing it by URL. In this case, open the plugin URL above in your browser and save the page locally. Then click Upload file and upload the downloaded plugin.

Because Brightcove does not retain the uploaded filename, add the plugin version to the Options (JSON) field. For example:

{
  "version": "1.24"
}

7. Click Save

8. Click the Publish & Embed button at the top right

9. Your player should look similar to the screenshot below

10. To verify that you’ve configured your player correctly, go to the Player status page in CaptionHub.