1.0.27
2022-10-11
We have added a Connect Account Dashboard in the Settings menu so you can see your available features and track your usage at a glance!
You can now add VOD Publishing Connections when uploading Media, saving you the return trip to publish after your content has finished encoding!
1.0.26
2022-09-27
We are now properly enforcing permissions on the different User Roles for Standard Users and Power Users so that you have better access control within your organization!
You can now assign a Campus to a Player Template to help coordinate your online experience and branding!
1.0.25
2022-09-13
Two new settings have been added to Presets. You can now adjust the latency in your SRT stream from the encoder, and the duration of HLS segments delivered to the player. Since not all networks are created equal, sometimes you need to do some tuning!
You can now set a custom Poster Image when creating a Clip from a Media!
1.0.24
2022-08-31
Scheduling Streams in Facebook has returned!
We have added a menu option to Copy a Static HLS URL so you can link your Media to Apps or other static sites!
Based on customer feedback, we have added the option to Loop Playlists in your Web Players and Player Templates to give you more control over your content!
1.0.23
2022-08-16
What's New
We added Shareable Download and Playback links to Media so you can give easy access to team members and others who need to store or view your content!
We have updated the Clipping and Trimming player to make it easier to clean up and highlight your services!
We made some quality setting improvements for source streams coming from KB encoders to make your streams look sharper!
We included a lot of bug fixes and design improvements to make your Connect experience better than ever!
Known Issues
Using both higher-bitrate Custom Presets and Backup Encoders on the same stream can cause playback issues – we are working as fast as we can to fix this!
1.0.22
2022-08-02
What's New
We’ve done lots of backend work getting ready for new features to make Connect better than ever!
Known Issues
Some streams from version 5.8 KB encoders can have playback issues when using Custom Presets - update your KB to 5.9 to avoid this problem while we are working on a fix!
1.0.21
2022-07-19
We have added 1080p High Quality and 60fps System Presets - More frames is more better!
Simlive Media can now use higher quality Presets, if the source Media has a higher bitrate!
When viewing the details of a Media created from Clipping, you can now navigate back to the original Media it was Clipped from!
We’ve done lots of backend work getting ready for new features to make Connect better than ever!
1.0.20
2022-07-05
We have improved Search capabilities in the Media Library to make managing your content much easier!
We have added new High Quality custom presets for accounts with Enhanced Live Streaming enabled – talk to your Account Manager for access!
We added a Clips tab in the Media details page to show all Clips generated from the original file, making it easy to keep track of your content!
We continue to deploy improvements to the Preview Player for Clipping and Trimming to make it much easier to use!
1.0.19
2022-06-21
This release focuses on fixing bugs and design work for upcoming releases
Campus Address is now a required field when creating new and editing existing Campus information
1.0.18
2022-06-07
What's New
All-New Full-Size Preview Player for Media Trimming/Clipping
Sim-Live Analytics are now available in Media Details
Improved startup times for scheduled Live Streams
Known Issues
Fixed an issue where Facebook Groups were not displaying properly in our UI when trying to add them in Connect
If a user is trying to add multiple Facebook Pages/Groups at once, the user must have Admin or Editor permissions in all accounts that are selected in Facebook for any of the Pages/Groups to show up in the Connect UI
1.0.17
2022-05-24
What's New
Closed Caption Sidecar Support – You can now upload WebVTT Closed Caption sidecar files to your Media!
Skippable Pre-Roll / Post-Roll – You are now able to allow your Pre-Roll and Post-Roll clips to be skippable or leave them un-skippable, to customize your viewers' experience!
1.0.16
2022-05-10
What's New
Clipping and Trimming of Media - You can now create Clips from your original Media for highlights or segments of your content, or use Trimming to adjust the start and end times – super useful for cleaning up saved Live streams!
Pre-Roll and Post-Roll – You can use Media in your Library to create Pre-Roll or Post-Roll playlists to run before and after your Streams. They can be attached to a Player Template, a Web Player Connection, or at the Stream or Service level to give you a lot of flexibility for placement!
Enhanced Live Streaming is here! You can now set your own video and audio bitrates in the source Stream from your Encoders – ask your Account Manager for more detail!
Live Redundancy is here! We now support using a Backup Encoder so you are protected in the unlikely event of a device or network failure! Contact your Account Manager for details!
Connect now features a Video On Demand platform for you to store and manage your on-demand video assets, playlists, and metadata inside Connect, as well as publish it to your social media platforms all in one place!
1.0.15
2022-05-09
What's New
Clipping and Trimming of Media - You can now create Clips from your original Media for highlights or segments of your content, or use Trimming to adjust the start and end times – super useful for cleaning up saved Live streams!
Pre-Roll and Post-Roll – You can use Media in your Library to create Pre-Roll or Post-Roll playlists to run before and after your Streams. They can be attached to a Player Template, a Web Player Connection, or at the Stream or Service level to give you a lot of flexibility for placement!
Enhanced Live Streaming is here! You can now set your own video and audio bitrates in the source Stream from your Encoders – ask your Account Manager for more detail!
Live Redundancy is here! We now support using a Backup Encoder so you are protected in the unlikely event of a device or network failure! Contact your Account Manager for details!
Connect now features a Video On Demand platform for you to store and manage your on-demand video assets, playlists, and metadata inside Connect, as well as publish it to your social media platforms all in one place!
Known Issues
Facebook can take up to 5 minutes to switch to the Backup Encoder stream source when there is a failure from the Primary stream source - we are working on a way to work around their limitation
1.0.14
2022-04-26
In this release, we have addressed a large amount of non-critical bugs and UI improvements to ensure that we are delivering the best Connect experience we can! We do this on a regular basis to make sure we aren’t forgetting the small things while focusing on the big ones!
We also made a lot of platform updates behind the scenes to improve our infrastructure performance, so that we can ensure that we continue meeting our reliability expectations!
1.0.13
2022-04-19
What's New
We have enhanced the Activity Feed by adding Activities for Services, Speakers, and Team members!
We have added Geographic viewer data to the Analytics Panel in your Streams! You can now see the Countries, States, and Cities your viewers are in, at a glance!
1.0.12
2022-03-29
What's New
Multiple bug fixes were addressed:
There was a failure of Stream Name and Description changes to properly flow down from Services to Service Streams
Stream padding changes were not reflecting correctly in the Activities Feed
Some Stream startup Activities were showing improperly in the Activities Feed
There were Time Zone discrepancies when scheduled Streams crossed UTC midnight
Known Issues
YouTube requires the account's phone number to be verified inside YouTube before it will allow you to update a poster or thumbnail image through Connect
1.0.11
2022-03-15
What's New
Notifications for uploaded Media have been improved, to keep you better informed!
Many exciting new features are in the works!
Bug fixes
There was a time discrepancy in some time zones when UTC Midnight was crossed, and a related potential Spring time change issue, which were fixed!
Some UI bugs were fixed to improve the user experience!
1.0.10
2022-03-01
Bug fixes
Some Media Errors and Stream states were being reported improperly
Deleting a Service Stream wasn’t properly removing all upcoming instances
Some race conditions between UI elements were addressed
Sometimes hitting ‘Enter’ while editing things in the UI would skip forward in the wizard instead of just applying the new value
In some instances, setting a Service to ‘Save as Media’ wasn’t posting the change to all scheduled Service Streams
Fixed an issue where some Stream thumbnails were being lost after the Stream ended
Some UI elements were not rendering properly in all browsers
Fixed an issue where if an encoder was powered down while a Stream was still active in Connect using that encoder, it could result in multiple broken Media jobs
1.0.9
2022-02-15
What's New
New Activity Feed items for Devices in your Organization!
Improved Time/Date display based on regions!
UI improvements for faster, smoother navigation!
Bug fixes
Connect Player was occasionally getting “stuck” on lower-quality renditions and failing to scale up - Fixed!
1.0.8
2022-02-01
This latest release to Haivision Connect features a redesigned sidebar menu!
What's New
A brand new redesigned sidebar menu that makes it easier and faster to get where you need to go in Connect!
A new "Copy Quick Link" selection for your Web Player Connection so you can quickly copy a direct link to your web player!
Users can now designate a Default player template
Support added for future releases of Haivision KB Encoder
Bug fixes
Youtube events were sometimes being duplicated when metadata was updated in Connect
Streams scheduled late in the day could show up the following day if they crossed UTC midnight
Logic improvements for Makito encoder remote control were implemented
Some Stream Activity Feed actions were being reported incorrectly
“Call to Action” metadata was not being passed to Facebook
1.0.7
2022-01-13
This latest release to Haivision Connect adds new System Presets when creating streams, with Custom Presets coming soon!
What's New
System Presets - You can now select 720p or 1080p Presets for your Live Streams! All of your currently configured streams will retain the same settings they always had unless you decide to change them.
"More" Direct Actions - Tap the "more" button on items throughout Connect to quickly take action on them!
Information at your fingertips - Media processing updates are now in the Activities Feed!
Known Limitations
Sometimes when you update metadata for an upcoming stream that has a YouTube Connection configured, a duplicate event is created in YouTube - we are still trying to track down what causes this oddity but expect to have a fix very soon!
1.0.6
2021-12-14
This latest release to Haivision Connect focuses on a new instantly-available Live-to-SimLive workflow, and improvements to the Activity Feed and user notifications!
What's New
Live stream archives can be used as soon as the event is over as the source Media for a Simulated Live Stream. No more waiting for the Media to be processed into the Media Library!
Known Limitations
Facebook has removed event scheduling from their platform as of December 13; we are removing Facebook scheduling from our interface as a result. Facebook Streams will be posted and created when they are scheduled to start, instead of in advance of the event.
1.0.5
2021-11-30
New Date/Time picker to make it easier to schedule Events
1.0.4
2021-11-16
Improved Stream Analytics - know who was watching and when!
Enhanced Notifications to keep Connect super intuitive to use!
Various bug fixes to keep always making Connect better!
1.0.3
2021-11-02
Preview Player Improvements
Fixes and enhancements in the Stream Preview Player give you better control of your Streams!
Improved Notifications
Clearer notifications keep you informed of what's happening with your Streams!