The Reliable Internet Stream Transport (RIST) protocol has received the first of what promises to be a slew of feature updates to further improve reliability. It is a timely reminder of the flexibility of RIST over the more widely adopted SRT (Secure Reliable Transport) for delivery of live video over IP, with SRT limited by its core set of libraries. The RIST Forum hopes the specification updates will springboard the protocol into more mainstream adoption, outside of its current loyal user camps in professional media workflows from news and sports contribution, remote production, affiliate distribution and primary distribution. Called Source Adaptation, the latest enhancement to RIST specifications is designed to react to a situation where packet loss recovery – one…