Embeds are getting an upgrade
November 9, 2022User AvatarBrynn
Since launching Ping, we've learned our embed system needs to keep up with the awesome stuff y'all are creating. It's time for an overhaul.
We're introducing two new kinds of embeds: Quick Embeds and Live Embeds.
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Quick Embeds work just like the old ones - hover over a guest in the call, click
Copy quick embed, paste in OBS, and you're off 🚀 -
Live Embeds are dynamic slots (you might even hear us call them slots sometimes), enabling you to swap people in and out on the fly ✨
We'll be deprecating the current embed system. Don't worry, though! Your old embeds will continue to work for the foreseeable future.
New Features
Embeds Panel
Similar to the participants panel the new Embeds Panel shows you which embeds you have setup and who's in them. For each of your live embeds you can copy the embed link or edit the embed from the config menu.
The embeds panel also tells you how many embeds are connected (including quick embeds) and how close you are to your connection limit.
Live Editing
Change who's in your embeds on-the-fly, directly from the Ping call. You can also toggle settings like audio and nameplates and have it update in real-time.
You can also add or remove callers from embeds via the embeds menu on their video preview.
Embeds are now more secure
Embed URLs are now unique (kinda like stream keys), so don't worry about leaking!
You can regenerate the embed URL for live or quick embeds anytime from the embeds panel.
Want to know more?
Adam has prepared some awesome resources to help you switch to the new embed system!
Let Us Know What You Think!
As always, we'd love to hear your feedback on the embeds in the #feedback channel on Discord (or just tweet at Theo).