Below you will find the features and optimizations released on 11 and 18 February 2019.
Contents
- Connect Improvements
- New User Interface
- New Feature: Timed Text Extraction
- New Feature: User Roles
- New Feature: API Keys
- New Feature: Share CPL
- New Feature: Flat to ProRes IMF
- Upload/Download User Limitations
- Concatenating Multiple H264 Sources
- CPL Improvements
- Date Picker Auto-Close
- End Date Range Auto-Completion
- Date Range Format
- Login Security
- Idle Login Timeout
- Error on Invalid File Names
- Media Item Details from CPL Resource
- Replace CPL Resources
- Audio Labels in Extract IMF Essence
- Demux Profile Selection
- QC Workbench Improvements
- Security Improvements
- Transcoder Profile Required Fields
- Composition Deliverable Templates
- Connect Defects Fixed
- Cancel New Package
- TIFF Image Sequence Demux
- Default Demux Profile on Extract IMF Essence.
- Incorrect Date Interval Error
- Manual Upload Optional File Type
- Photon Timeout for Missing Reports
- Copying Files under 50 MB
- Timed Text Tracks in CPL
- Edit Out Point Frames on Save
- Missing Audio on Concatenation
- Workflow Users
- Organization Selector List Re-fetch
- Designation File Type Filter
- Link to Transcoder Provider from Transcoder Profile
- QC Workbench with Invalid Deliverable Definition
- Edit Out Point Frames
- Transcode: Delete Output Location
- VU Meters on Track Removal
- Color Range Detection
- Fixed Package Details
- Hybrik Audio Bitrate
- Preview Text Files
- Preview Photon Reports
- Transcoding Profile Set Parameters
- Fixed Job Details Refresh
- Fixed Package Details Refresh
- Workflow Details with Tasks in Progress
- Homepage Unresponsive after Password Reset
- Discover Improvements
- New Feature: Instance Fonts and Color Themes
- Number of Subscribers per Topic
- Notifications Schedule Field Validation
- Notifications Added Media Removal
- Notifications Schedule Format Fixes
- Notification Destination Preview
- Dynamic Collections in Layout
- Search Improvements
- Discover Defects Fixed
- Assets Status Filter
- Notifications: Destination Filtering
Connect Improvements
New User Interface
The User Interface has been revamped to offer more contrast and progressively optimize workflows within Connect and Discover.
New Feature: Timed Text Extraction
You can now extract timed text tracks with MediaWarp and generate a timed text MXF essence that you can use in CPLs, as well as an SRT file, both of which are attached to the parent asset of the media item that was demuxed.
For more information, see Extract IMF Essence.
New Feature: User Roles
You can now assign user roles to any new user. As of this release, you can create users as Organization Admins or Limited Access Operators.
For more information on creating a user, see Creating a User.
New Feature: API Keys
CD-1621
You can now generate a pair of API Keys, which allows you to configure your apps to communicate with the OWNZONES Connect API.
For more information, see Creating API Keys.
New Feature: Share CPL
You can now share a CPL with specific users. If the users receiving the shared CPL are Limited Access Operators, then they can only view the CPL render itself, with no way of accessing any other resource.
For more information, see Sharing a CPL.
New Feature: Flat to ProRes IMF
CD-1565
You can now demux media items to ProRes IMF by using Media Warp. You have access to the following demux profile settings:
- 8 Bit Depth, YUV Pixel Format, 422 Chroma Subsampling;
- 10 Bit Depth, YUV Pixel Format, 422 Chroma Subsampling;
- 10 Bit Depth, RGB Pixel Format.
Upload/Download User Limitations
CD-1678
You can now choose whether users can upload or download content to and/or from Connect.
For more information, see Creating a User.
Concatenating Multiple Sources into H264
CD-1809
You can now input multiple media items and generate a single, concatenated flat H264 output file.
CPL Improvements
CD-1572
The following improvements have been made for the CPL Editor page:
- The Cancel button has been added to the Create New Clip and Edit Clip dialogs;
- You can now click X to close the Create New Locale, Edit Locale, Create New Marker, and Edit Marker
Date Picker Auto-Close
CD-1687
Choosing a date will now automatically close the date picker.
End Date Range Auto-Completion
CD-1711
Choosing a start date and closing any date picker will now auto-complete its end date with the same value as the start date.
Date Range Format
CD-1716
The format of date ranges has been changed from DD MMMM YYYY – DD MMMM YYYY to DD – DD MMMM YYYY, where the dates are within the same month.
Login Security
CD-1461
The login error messages are now merged into a single “Incorrect username or password” message, so that account information is not disclosed in potential attacks.
Idle Login Timeout
CD-1462
Users are now automatically be logged out after 30 minutes of inactivity.
Error on Invalid File Names
CD-1648
Errors are now displayed if file names are invalid.
Media Item Details from CPL Resource
CD-1458
You can now browse the Media Item Details page for an essence file by clicking on the file name of a resource from CPL Editor > Edit Resource dialog.
Replace CPL Resources
CD-1240
You can now replace essences on for CPL resources:
- On the CPL Editor page, click the resource you want to replace. The Edit Resource dialog is displayed.
- Click Replace Essence. The Replace Resource dialog is displayed.
- Use the filters to find the essence you want to add, then click
.
- If needed, reconfigure the Entry Point, Out Point, and/or Duration fields, then click Update.
Audio Labels in Extract IMF Essence
CD-1046
The Audio Labels set for audio tracks on the Media Item Details page are now displayed on the Extract IMF Essence page.
Demux Profile Selection
CD-266
On the Extract IMF Essence, the Demux Profile field now only displays the profiles with the same frame rate as the input file.
QC Workbench Improvements
CD-1538
The following improvements were made to QC Workbench:
- The Cancel button was added, allowing you to return to the previous page;
- You can now open QC workbench for CPL .xml files.
Security Improvements
CD-1460, CD-1463, CD-1464, CD-1465
Security improvements are implemented to protect against:
- ClickJacking
- Pragma HTTP header caching
- XSS Attacks
- Protocol downgrade/cookie hijacking (HSTS policy)
Transcoder Profile Required Fields
CD-1534
The following improvements have been made on the Transcoder Profile Details page:
- The Suffix and Extension fields from the Output Parameters section were added to the list of required fields;
- The Transcoder Provider field is now marked as required.
Composition Deliverable Templates
CD-1398
Composition-type deliverable templates of now display all their fields on the Package TemplateDetails page > Deliverables section.
QC Workbench with Invalid Deliverable Definition
CD-1032
You can no longer Approve or Reject a media item for a job which contains a package template with a File Composition without an extension.
Connect Defects Fixed
Cancel New Package
CD-1940
Fixed an issue where clicking Cancel on the New Package page would not close the dialog.
TIFF Image Sequence Demux
CD-1834
Fixed an issue where running Extract IMF Essence on a TIFF image sequence would cause the task to fail and display the Impossible to open error.
Default Demux Profile on Extract IMF Essence.
CD-1706
Fixed an issue where starting Extract IMF Essence with no selected Demux Profile would result in an attempt to demux the file with a default Demux Profile.
Incorrect Date Interval Error
CD-1558
Fixed an issue where, when setting a start date that is larger than the end date, the current page would crash.
Manual Upload Optional File Type
CD-1852
Fixed an issue where uploading a file of unknown type would result in the Expected type FileType at value.type error to be displayed and the upload to not be completed.
Photon Timeout for Missing Reports
CD-1819
Fixed an issue where Photon would time out (heartbeat) if non-critical files were missing from S3 (such as Baton reports).
Copying Files under 50 MB
CD-1537
Fixed an issue where, copying a file to S3 which was under 50 MB (chunk size) would result in the Cannot read property ‘S3TransferId’ of undefined error to be displayed.
Timed Text Tracks in CPL
CD-1760
Fixed an issue where, on the CPL Details page, clicking a timed text track would cause the page to crash.
Edit Out Point Frames on Save
CD-1689
Fixed an issue where, on the CPL Editor page > Edit Resource dialog, editing and re-editing the Frames field for both Out Point and Entry Point would not save the number of frames when updated.
Missing Audio on Concatenation
CD-1752/CD-824
Fixed an issue where, on concatenating multiple segments, the audio track would not be created into the output file.
Workflow Users
CD-1479
Fixed an issue where the user name would not be displayed on the Workflows menu.
Organization Selector List Re-fetch
CD-1669
Fixed an issue where creating a new organization or suborganization would not trigger an update for the Organization Selector list unless the page was refreshed.
Designation File Type Filter
CD-1671
Fixed an issue where, on the Designations menu, the options from the File Type filter would not be comprised of all file types.
Link to Transcoder Provider from Transcoder Profile
CD-1751
Fixed an issue where, on the Transcoder Profile Details page, clicking Transcoder Provider Details would incorrectly redirect to /transcoder-providers/undefined.
Edit Out Point Frames
CD-1689
Fixed an issue where, on the CPL Editor page > Edit Resource dialog, editing the Out Point > Frames field, and then clicking Update, would not update the Frames field.
Transcode: Delete Output Location
CD-1595
Fixed an issue where, on the Media File Details page > Media File Correction section > Transcode dialog, you would not be able to delete the contents of the Output Location field.
VU Meters on Track Removal
CD-1446
Fixed an issue where, on the Extract IMF Essence page, when removing a track, the VU Meters would no longer be displayed.
Color Range Detection
CD-1415
Fixed an issue where the color range of a file would not be identified correctly.
Fixed Package Details
CD-1571
Fixed an issue where, if there were fixed package errors on the Package Details page, the page would not be refreshed.
Hybrik Audio Bitrate
CD-1570
Fixed an issue where setting Audio Parameters > Bitrate when transcoding a file with Hybrik would not be taken into account in the output file.
Preview Text Files
CD-1453
Fixed an issue where, from the Media Item Details page of a text file, the Preview dialog would not display its contents.
Preview Photon Reports
CD-569
Fixed an issue where, from the Media Item Details page of a Photon report file, the Preview dialog would not display its contents.
Transcoding Profile Set Parameters
CD-1635
Fixed an issue where, upon creating a Media Convert transcoding profile, if you saved the profile, you would no longer be able to edit certain parameters.
Fixed Job Details Refresh
CD-1625
Fixed an issue where, upon creating a Job which contains errors, if you clicked Fix and solved the problems, the Job Details page would not be automatically updated.
Fixed Package Details Refresh
CD-1571
Fixed an issue where, upon creating a Package from Template which contains errors, if you clicked Fix and solved the problems, the Package Details page would not be automatically updated.
Workflow Details with Tasks in Progress
CD-1526
Fixed an issue where creating a job from the Batch Details page and clicking Workflow Details while the Build Status is In Progress would result in a Workflow Details page crash.
Homepage Unresponsive after Password Reset
CD-1257
Fixed an issue where, after resetting the password and refreshing the page, the homepage would become unresponsive.
Discover Improvements
New Feature: Instance Fonts and Color Themes
You can now configure the color theme and fonts of your instances, from the Visual Customization tab.
For more information, see The Visual Customization Tab.
Number of Subscribers per Topic
CD-666
The Subscribers column was added to the Notifications menu > Topics tab, representing the total number of subscribers per topic.
Notifications Schedule Field Validation
CD-1504
Validation was added for the fields on the Notification Details page > Schedule tab.
Notifications Added Media Removal
CD-1486
You can now remove an asset added to a notification, from the Notification Details page > Basic Info section, by clicking Remove Asset.
Notifications Schedule Format Fixes
CD-1424
The following changes have been made to the Notification Details page > Schedule tab:
- Date:
- The day of week was removed;
- The hour format was changed from 24-hour to 12-hour AM/PM;
- The timezone was added;
- Recurring Daily:
- The hour format was changed from 24-hour to 12-hour AM/PM;
- Recurring Weekly:
- The hour format was changed from 24-hour to 12-hour AM/PM;
- Recurring Monthly:
- The hour format was changed from 24-hour to 12-hour AM/PM;
- Changing from a weekly recurrence to a monthly recurrence now takes into account the day of the month.
Notification Destination Preview
CD-664
You can now preview the destination devices from the Notification Details page > Destination tab.
Dynamic Collections in Layout
CD-512
Dynamic Collections can now be used when setting up an instance layout.
Search Improvements
CD-449
The following improvements have been made for the search algorithm:
- Ranking for search results
- Typo result tolerance
- Plural/singular result tolerance
- Synonym result match
- Partial word result match
Discover Defects Fixed
Assets Status Filter
CD-1619
Fixed an issue where, on the Assets page, setting the Status filter to Completed would result in the list to be incorrectly populated with Live assets as well.
Notifications: Destination Filtering
CD-459
Fixed an issue where, on the Notification Details page > Destination tab, when filtering the users, the Preview section would incorrectly display the results.
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