Veset adds live recording, cloud graphics, and native SRT to Nimbus
Veset announced three updates to its Nimbus cloud playout platform: live recording, cloud-based graphics scheduling, and new output support for MainConcept H.264, H.265/HEVC, and native SRT. These features aim to improve format interoperability and workflow flexibility for broadcasters managing linear channels in the cloud.
Key Takeaways
- Nimbus now records live input sources directly to the media library, enabling scheduled playback of live content at a future time.
- Cloud-based graphics scheduling supports animated overlays including menus, logos, ads, and promos; the DVE toolkit adds video squeezes for scaling pre-recorded and live video.
- Output support added for MainConcept H.264 with CBR MPEG2TS feeds for satellite and cable headends, plus H.265/HEVC for both UHD and HD channel output.
- Native SRT support replaces third-party products Veset previously used, enabling both listener and caller modes for output and ingest without licensing costs.
Why It Matters
These updates eliminate dependencies that previously required Nimbus users to rely on third-party tools for live capture, graphics overlay, and SRT transport. Native SRT replaces external products Veset previously used, reducing integration complexity and cost for broadcasters delivering linear channels to satellite, cable, and OTT endpoints simultaneously. The H.265/HEVC addition positions Nimbus for UHD output as media competition intensifies. Watch whether native SRT adoption in Veset's customer base displaces third-party transport tools over the coming quarters.
Additional Context
The Nimbus updates fit a broader pattern of rapid feature expansion at Veset throughout 2025. In April 2025, Veset integrated JPEG XS and multicast networking into Nimbus in partnership with a major Japanese broadcaster, positioning itself as one of the first cloud playout providers to offer JPEG XS support (per Broadcast Systems Integration News, April 2025). The company subsequently partnered with swXtch.io in July 2025 to deliver cloud-native multicasting ahead of IBC, targeting tier 1 and 2 broadcasters managing multi-channel operations (per Broadcast Systems Integration News, July 2025). By November 2025, Veset launched a self-service subscription portal, allowing broadcasters to sign up for Nimbus without prior demonstrations or sales contracts—an effort to shorten time-to-market for new channel launches (per Veset, November 2025).
These moves come as the cloud playout market expands aggressively. The global cloud playout market was valued at $2.8 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach $10.1 billion by 2034, representing a 14.2% CAGR, per MarketIntelo's 2025 report. Mordor Intelligence separately reported that cloud deployment captured 41.36% of playout automation revenue in 2025, growing at a 16.17% CAGR, with OTT and FAST channels as the fastest-growing end-user segment at 16.31% CAGR. Amagi, which processed 21% more video hours year over year on its CLOUDPORT platform, led the competitive landscape according to Mordia Intelligence's 2025 analysis.
Veset's native SRT integration also reflects a broader industry shift toward open-source transport protocols. MainConcept, whose H.264 and HEVC codecs Veset now supports, offers its own Live Encoder with encrypted SRT and Zixi protocol support for both ingest and output. The move away from proprietary third-party transport toward native protocol support mirrors similar strategies across the playout vendor ecosystem, where reducing integration overhead has become a competitive differentiator as broadcasters manage increasingly complex multi-platform delivery chains.
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