4.8.0
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Version 4.8.0
New Features
- Full page player interface
- Accessibility
- Audio Description
- Ability for contributors to generate or upload Audio Descriptions for content
- Support for viewer download of Audio Description
- New Institution and Organization level player settings to force playback with Captions turned on
- Audio Description
- Ability to add YouTube videos to Media Library
- Ability to set default sorting and filtering options for individual Playlists
- Applied to Playlist Permalinks and Portal Channels
- Support for Playlist logo image
- Addition of Ensemble Studio Auto-Publish options for scheduled recordings
- Reporting
- Addition of Media Cleanup Report
- Addition of Video Duration Report
- New Viewers Report embed option
- Viewers tab shows individual content views and user viewing details for the content
- Support for views reported by individual LTI Link Item
- Support for Automatic Captions licensing at Organization level
- New "Embed as Thumbnail" option to embed thumbnail image with launch to full page player
Improvements and Fixes
- Accessibility Improvements
- Interactive Transcript (formerly Caption Search)
- Improved UI which includes ability to download transcript
- Keyboard Accessibility improvements
- Player
- LTI Chooser UI
- HTML modifications for improved accessibility
- Improved screen reader support
- Interactive Transcript (formerly Caption Search)
- Image Gallery redesign
- Support for download of gallery images
- Logging improvements
- Improved Logging UI and log entry message details
- LTI Chooser
- Support for LTI Deep Linking
- Support for Shibbolth and CAS authentication and provisioning
- Support for upload policy message
- License UI consolidation
- Addition of Content Security support for JavaScript embeds
- Automatic Sync refactoring to improve request handling
- Moved Service application settings to database
- Various SQL performance improvements
- Backend support for Caption localization
- Portal and Media Library loading performance improvements
Hotfixes
Hotfix 1
- Database fix for Workflow properties
- Fix for dual fixed iFrame embed
Hotfix 2
- Fixed audio streaming issue for IE
- Security vulnerability fix
- Fixed data provider path handling for Rhozet
- Resolved bad Automatic Sync sql query causing Captions tab to fail to load
- Fixed login restriction handling to not force provisioning
Hotfix 3
- Fixed sql syntax error in AST which prevents access to feature for certain users
- Fixed sql syntax error in Portal causing some shared content not to display
- Fix for Portal login restriction issue causing channels not to display
- Minor tweak to avoid exception logged for Automatic Captions IsLanguageSupported
- Image Gallery optimization
- Studio fixes for Dual content processing
- Studio fix for Monthly, Weekly and Bi-Weekly schedule recurrence
- Studio fix for Daylight Saving Time adjustment that is affecting schedule recurrent recordings
Hotfix 4
- Performance improvement for Viewers Report recent results requests
- Fixed exception preventing Institution update
- Fixes for potential XSS vulnerabilities reported by scans
- Updated Amara logo
- Restricted Streaming for Live CDN
- Studio enhancements for Ad Hoc recordings
Hotfix 5
- Studio refresh functionality improvements
- Fix to open CAS/Shib logins in new window for restricted content
Hotfix 6
- Fix for plugin resize
- Fix for Live Streaming URL length
- Fixed potential rendering of plaintext password when "Disable Autofill On Login Form" setting is enabled
- Fixed potential XSS vulnerability on embed page
- Performance improvement for Portal page loads
- Removed HD button for dual content when transcoding is not set
- Fixed dual content transcoding using Zencoder
Hotfix 7
- Studio fix for handling recording end
Hotfix 8
- Fix to logout to branding url rather than default page
- Fixed bad edit url for LTI Configurations from Institution actions dropdown
- Playlist/content restriction handling updates for Safari third-party cookie limitations
- Localization handling updates to eliminate redirect loops caused by Safari third-party cookie limitations
Hotfix 9
- Added videoFullID node to playlist simple API
- Added ability to download content from portal
- Reporting fix for systems with large number of libraries (more than 2100)
Hotfix 10
- Added logic for Studio Ad Hoc recording auto recovery in case of failure after initial recording start
- Fix for Studio stream key validation during stream start
- Fix for Studio "Failed to retrieve configuration" error
- Studio streaming defaulted to RTMP instead of RTMPS due to invalid media duration issue
Hotfix 11
- Fix for studio Ad Hoc recording auto recovery due to invalid stream status
- Recording type filtered stored in cookie for better user experience
- Removed Studio Stop button for 5 minutes at the begging when status is Configuring Stream
- Studio fix for "Cannot open resource for writing" issue
- Studio fix for recorded content media options links
- Fix for ABR SMIL file generation during content processing
- Studio fix for ending recording
Hotfix 12
- Studio fix for stream interruption caused by service status update job
- Added handling for playback in case when encodings are not processed
- Studio fix for mixed up recordings
Hotfix 13
- LTI link item fix to properly send viewer information on initial launch
- Fix for plugin loading for individual legacy embed where UseIFrame option is set to true
- Studio fix for stopping recording where sometime API would return Failed and actually it should be Ready
- Studio fix for stopping exceeded recordings
Hotfix 14
- Fix for login restriction handling to not require provisioned accounts
- Fix to allow modification of PO field for Automatic Sync accounts after creation
- Resolved issue causing uploads to fail when Automatic Captions are disabled
- Date/time formatting fix in the LTI Chooser tool
Hotfix 15
- Fix to allow passwords w/ leading/trailing whitespace
- Fix to handle additional query params sent by Blackboard for Playlist permalinks in Blackboard tool menu
- Fix to handle date produced setting for Playlist permalinks
Hotfix 16
- Fix for plugin logo image trasparency
- Fix for Automatic Captions manage functionality
Hotfix 17
- Fixed potential XSS vulnerability in plugin JavaScript embeds