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Native SRT Ingestion is Here
Ingest live video with the Secure Reliable Transport protocol. Learn how to use SRT triggers to spin up dynamic processing pipelines.
Promptable Video Intelligence: Integrate SAM 3 into your workflows
Incorporate Meta's Segment Anything Model 3 to into your video workflows with simple prompts. Move computer vision from bespoke training to simple prompting.
We Built a Media Stack So You Don’t Have To
Why we built a media stack from the ground up. A system designed to handle the full complexity of broadcast media and power advanced AI initiatives without losing critical context.
Live Transcribe HLS Streams with AWS Transcribe
Stop building ingestion plumbing. Learn how to turn live video into structured text in minutes using a visual Fifth Layer workflow.
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Advanced Workflow Patterns: Parallel Processing and Fan-Out
Master advanced workflow patterns including parallel processing, fan-out/fan-in, and conditional routing to build sophisticated data pipelines that scale.
Monitoring and Debugging Production Workflows
Learn essential techniques for monitoring workflow performance, debugging issues in production, and optimising your pipelines for maximum efficiency.
Integrating Custom AI Models into Your Workflows
Step-by-step guide to integrating your own custom AI models and machine learning pipelines into Fifth Layer workflows for specialised use cases.
Understanding Real-Time Processing in Fifth Layer
Real-time processing is the ability to analyze and act on data as it arrives, with minimal delay. In Fifth Layer, this means processing audio, video, and data streams with sub-second latency.
Getting Started with Fifth Layer
Fifth Layer is an execution fabric that lets you build intelligent data workflows without heavy engineering. In this guide, you'll learn how to create your first workflow and start processing data in minutes.
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