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| Release date | Module | Description | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | ||||
| 16.08.2022 | Transcoding | SMIL generation fix for subtitles | FIX | Fixed when for MP4 and SRT packages the TTML file was generated but not included in the SMIL manifest. |
| 09.08.2022 | Transcoding | Transcoding time in media list | NEW | Actual transcoding time is displayed in the media list for each media asset. |
| 09.08.2022 | Videosher | New Videosher portal launch | NEW | The Videosher portal is launched as a future version of Video Cloud. Functions are migrated over gradually. |
| 14.07.2022 | API | Timezone in time parameters | NEW | API time parameters now accept the timezone. For details check the API documentation. |
| 14.07.2022 | API | Time presets for API calls | NEW | API new time parameters accept simple notations like today, yesterday. For details check the API documentation. |
| 14.07.2022 | Transcoding | Fix for subtitle update during transcoding process | FIX | Fixed when the subtitles were not updated if they were uploaded during the ongoing transcoding process for the asset. |
| 14.07.2022 | Transcoding | Ignore images as video track | NEW | For some videos the images embedded in the video are detected as video tracks. These are ignored by transcoding for common image formats. |
| 14.07.2022 | Transcoding | Warning for not created audio tracks | NEW | If a audio language track is not generated because of conditions a warning is issued. |
| 14.07.2022 | Transcoding | New audio bitrate options | NEW | Audio bitrate presets populated with new options above 512 kbps and additionally manual bitrate input allowed. |
| 13.05.2022 | Embed | Conflicting overlays and ads | FIX | Fixed when custom title overlays were placed over ads. |
| 13.05.2022 | Channels | Geoblocking scheduler | NEW | Schedule when a channel is not available in countries outside of allowed list during specified times, also recurring. |
| 13.05.2022 | Media | Fix for media list filter for assets with warnings and errors | FIX | Fixed when filtering of assets with errors didn't work correctly when assets also had an active warning. |
| 13.05.2022 | Transcoding | Accepted/ignored languages for output packages | NEW | Added a list of languages to accept or ignore when output packages are generated. If none of the languages pass the filter, no video files are generated, so that no videos without audio will be in the package. |
| 13.05.2022 | Admin | New S3 users section | NEW | A new section with registered S3 users shows the list of users available for S3 ingests. This list is managed manually and serves just for reference. No automated user management is possible. |
| 13.05.2022 | Admin | Last login time for FTP only users | NEW | The last login time is registered for FTP users as well. |
| 26.05.2022 | Analytics | GA v4 and Tag Manager | NEW | Integration with Google Analytics v4 and Tag Manager is implemented. GA v3 will be EOL as announced by Google. |
| 26.05.2022 | Transcoding | Configurable encoder warnings | NEW | To limit unnecessary non-monotonous DTS warnings we added an option to set the count of such messages triggering the warning. |
| 19.05.2022 | Media | Keyframe generation updates | NEW | To limit unnecessary resource-intensive processing the generation of keyframes is limited only to playable video files and restricted on bitrate depending on resolution. |
| 19.05.2022 | API | Poster image for groups | NEW | We have added new functions to manage poster images for Groups (formerly Themes). |
| 10.05.2022 | API | Media file technical data added | NEW | Technical information for media files, like codec, framerate, etc. available now through API calls to the media→list. |
| 10.05.2022 | Transcoding | FFMPEG 5 encoder production version | NEW | FFMPEG 5 was introduced as an option. Currently, the system default is the latest stable FFMPEG 4 and FFMPEG 5 is available as an alternative for customers to use at their own risk but it is tested by us and performs well for all scenarios. Additionally, there is an encoding option FFMPEG 5 (beta) which is the latest build not yet fully tested but with all the latest features. |
| 10.05.2022 | Admin | Automated user deactivation | NEW | To improve the security of the service and users that are inactive for 6 months or more are disabled. Such users could be no longer needed or even not working for the account anymore, and deactivation helps to prevent unauthorized access. |
| 26.04.2022 | Transcoding | Audio encoding fix | FIX | In some cases when source audio was very high, the process failed and transcoded it into a very low bitrate of 24 kbps. |
| 26.04.2022 | Transcoding | Validation queue fix | FIX | Fixed situation when some assets got stuck in the validation queue. |
| 26.04.2022 | Admin | IP whitelist restrictions for login | NEW | Added new restrictions for users with allowed IP addresses. |
| 26.04.2022 | Ads | VMAP fix | FIX | Fixes to VMAP ads - removed non-relevant fields (position and offset), some backend fixes. |
| 12.04.2022 | Admin | Separate permissions for downloads | NEW | Permissions to download files are created as separate permissions in User Groups. Additional three permission types - source files, transcoded files, and progressive downloads (MP4 URLs usable in players). |
| 12.04.2022 | API | New API version 5 | NEW | New API V5 with full documentation - https://api.cloudycdn.services/api/v5/docs#/ |
| 04.04.2022 | Transcoding | Major transcoding process update | NEW | Newly redesigned transcoding process with a much faster transcoding speed and many stability fixes. |
| 31.03.2022 | Media | Multiple visual fixes | FIX | Added new codec icons, fixed incorrect encoding mode display, fixed activity log display, and other minor improvements. |
| 31.03.2022 | Transcoding | Fix for DVB subtitle muxing error | FIX | In some cases, DVB subtitles were not muxed into TS file. |
| 31.03.2022 | Channels | Fix for newly created bitrate not added to playback manifest | FIX | When a new bitrate was created for the channel it was not added to the default playback manifest. |
| 31.03.2022 | Presets | Support for IDR and keyframes on scene change | NEW | New option to add keyframes on scene changes added to Transcoding Presets. |
| 17.03.2022 | Admin | Download rights moved to edit | NEW | Due to the need to increase content security the permissions to download files from the platform are assigned only to users with edit permissions instead of view permissions. This is a temporary change until we create a separate download permissions group. |
| 17.03.2022 | Media | Keyframes and thumbnail aspect ratio fix | FIX | Fixed when keyframes (used for player bar preview) and thumbnail images were generated with incorrect aspect ratio when the video had asymmetric pixel (PAR not 1:1). |
| 17.03.2022 | Channels | New bitrate missing in playback | FIX | Fixed when the newly added channel bitrate wasn't added to the playback manifest and was not used for playback. |
| 17.03.2022 | Transcoding | Check subtitle timecodes | NEW | Added check for subtitle timecodes before the transcoding process starts. If timecodes fall outside the video time the process is stopped with an error. |
| 17.02.2022 | Media | Fixed main grid shortcut buttons | FIX | Shortcut buttons Copy URL and Embed Code were broken after an update and fixed consequently. |
| 17.02.2022 | Presets | Manual entry for CRF max. bitrate | NEW | The maximum bitrate value for the CRF option can be entered manually. |
| 17.02.2022 | Transcoding | Large log download issue fixed | FIX | Fixed large transcoding log download issue from the portal. |
| 17.02.2022 | Profiles | Fixed config loss during preset change | FIX | Fixed situation when transcoding preset was changed in the workflow profile, the file transfer configuration was lost. |
| 10.02.2022 | Embed/player | Proper titles for related content | NEW | Titles of related videos displayed after the video has ended are read from the Title field instead of file names. |
| 10.02.2022 | Transcoding | Regenerate packages | NEW | A new action to regenerate file packages is available to remux the packages from transcoded files in the Base package. |
| 10.02.2022 | Media | Token and other Security tab settings are available for changing | NEW | Previously due to technical limitations, it was not possible to alter the token setting and some other security settings for media assets. This is enabled now. |
| 10.02.2022 | Preset | Multiple encoders in the preset | NEW | Multiple encoder codecs are supported in the same preset. Also, several transcoding parameters in the preset are moved from preset level to rendition level making them configurable more granularly. |
| 03.02.2022 | Recordings | New status Archived | NEW | Recordings that are backed up to external storage, e.g. AWS Glacier and their files deleted get the status Archived. |
| 03.02.2022 | Embed/player | Presentation mode fully implemented | NEW | Side-by-side mode for video and PDF slides fully available. |
| 03.02.2022 | Embed/player | JS embed code fully implemented | NEW | JS embed code fully available from the portal and Jquery dependency eliminated. |
| 03.02.2022 | Transcoding | Fix for conflicting transcoding processes | FIX | In some situations, two transcoding processes took the same asset and generated duplicate file sets. |
| 13.01.2022 | Embed/player | Fixes for Google and other indexers to work properly | FIX | Google indexer crawling the embed code sometimes was not able to process it correctly. |
| 13.01.2022 | Preset | New options for transcoding preset, redesigned edit page | NEW | The transcoding preset edit page is changed to regroup options and accommodate new ones. Many new options to support more granular control. |
| 13.01.2022 | Transcoding | Small transcoding process fixes preventing hanging of the process | FIX | Small transcoding process fixes preventing hanging of the process. |
| 13.01.2022 | Media | Default ingest pattern updated to allow simpler names | NEW | File pattern for audio and subtitle files require only [assetID]~[LNG].[ext] structure. |
| 13.01.2022 | Media | CSV export limitation | NEW | Due to CSV exports of too many assets overloading the system, we limit the export to 5000 assets maximum. |