WINK RTSP Stats 1.1 Delivers Stream Fingerprints and CI/CD Quality Gates

ORLANDO, FL - February 2, 2026 - WINK Streaming today released WINK RTSP Stats 1.1, a major update to its free RTSP/RTP stream analyzer that introduces stream fingerprints for quick identification, quality gates for CI/CD integration, and multi-camera monitoring capabilities. The tool analyzes packet loss, jitter, bitrate, clock drift, and burstiness without decoding video.

            What's New in Version 1.1
            Stream Fingerprints: One-line stream identification showing codec, profile, resolution, and transport
Quality Gates: Exit codes based on configurable loss and jitter thresholds for CI/CD pipelines
Multi-Camera Monitoring: Test multiple cameras from a file with concurrent stream limits
Raw RTP Listening: Listen on UDP ports without RTSP negotiation
Enhanced JSON Output: Schema v1.1 with detailed per-stream metrics and timing data
Clock Drift Detection: Identify cameras with unstable timestamps
Burstiness Analysis: Measure packet distribution for traffic shaping

        

Stream Fingerprints

The new stream fingerprint feature provides instant stream identification with a single line showing all critical parameters:

H264 Main L4.1 | 1920x1080@29.97 | PT=96 | SSRC=0x8f32a1b4 | RTP/TCP

This makes it easy to verify camera configurations, compare streams across a deployment, and identify misconfigurations at a glance.

CI/CD Quality Gates

Version 1.1 introduces quality thresholds that return specific exit codes, enabling automated testing in deployment pipelines:

            # Fail if packet loss exceeds 2% or jitter exceeds 50ms

            $ wink-rtsp-stats monitor rtsp://camera/stream \

              --duration 60s --loss-threshold 2.0 --jitter-threshold 50

            $ echo "Exit code: $?"

Exit Code Reference

Code	Meaning	Use Case
`0`	Success	Stream healthy, all thresholds passed
`2`	Loss threshold exceeded	Packet loss above configured limit
`3`	Jitter threshold exceeded	Jitter above configured limit
`4`	Stream stalled	No RTP packets received
`5`	Connection failed	RTSP connection could not be established

Multi-Camera Monitoring

Organizations can now monitor entire camera deployments from a single command by loading URLs from a file:

            # Monitor cameras from file with 10 concurrent streams

            $ wink-rtsp-stats monitor --file cameras.txt --duration 30s --max-streams 10

Comprehensive Metrics

WINK RTSP Stats 1.1 provides protocol-level analysis without video decoding, resulting in minimal CPU usage:

Metric	Description
Packet Loss	RTP sequence gap detection with severity levels
Jitter	RFC 3550 inter-arrival time variance
Bitrate	Real-time vs SDP-declared comparison
Clock Drift	RTP timestamp vs wall clock divergence
Burstiness	Packet distribution pattern analysis
SSRC Stability	Stream identity change detection

Availability

WINK RTSP Stats 1.1.0 is available immediately as a free download. Single binary, no dependencies, approximately 5 MB.

Supported Platforms:

Windows x64 and ARM64
macOS Intel (x64) and Apple Silicon (ARM64)
Linux x64 and ARM64

Download: https://www.wink.co/wink-rtsp-stats

Metrics Guide: Complete documentation

Use Cases

Pre-deployment validation: Verify camera streams before going live
CI/CD integration: Gate deployments with automated quality checks
Continuous monitoring: Detect degradation in production streams
Network troubleshooting: Isolate camera vs network issues
Capacity planning: Understand bitrate and burstiness patterns

Camera Compatibility

Works with any RTSP-compatible device. Tested with cameras from Hikvision, Dahua, Reolink, Amcrest, Axis, Hanwha, Uniview, Vivotek, Bosch, Panasonic, Sony, Pelco, FLIR, Mobotix, and ONVIF-compliant devices. Also compatible with NVRs, DVRs, video encoders, and media servers.

About WINK RTSP Stats

WINK RTSP Stats is a lightweight command-line tool for analyzing RTSP/RTP streams at the protocol level. By measuring packet timing and sequence numbers without video decoding, it provides accurate network-level quality metrics with minimal resource usage. The tool is free for personal and non-commercial use under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Contact Information

Email: support@wink.co
Website: https://wink.co
Download: https://www.wink.co/wink-rtsp-stats

WINK RTSP Stats is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). Commercial licensing available upon request.