Fixed- H.264 ShowSqueeze into the iPod formats fail with unspecified error
Fixed- GIF preview always 16x9 Aspect Ratio
Fixed- Library sidebar panels don't close when screen is resized
Fixed- Recordings do not start after software upgrade
Fixed - Player window does not resize when existing fullscreen on Mac
Fixed- Going into fullscreen doesn't fill the screen with the video
Fixed- Interaction between Live TV and recording resulted in System.NullReferenceException
Fixed- Schedule > Stats results in Exception in WebUI
Fixed- Bad audio in Multiviewer on startup
Fixed- Small tasks from failed tasklists are shown as Pending
Fixed- No warning when cluster lost communication with a node in the cluster until there was a resulting backlog of tasks.
Fixed- Opening a library sidebar modal with a browser width between 500 and 900 leaves the bar open.
Fixed- Clipping from MP4 source files that don't currently reside on SnapStream local drives take an abnormally long period of time to complete
Fixed- Sporting events not highlighted in green in the program guide
Fixed- Recordings from osprey are having issues
Fixed- Tweet won't send although it is under 280 characters from the tweet modal
Fixed- Adding a Box and Microsoft account with the same email value causes an exception
Version 8.5 | Build 9496 | February 23, 2018
New Feature
Support for recording from HLS streams
Support for recording from MPEG-DASH streams
Permission toggle for the ability to stop a recording
Workflow filter for the user or user group that created a recording job
Ability to train IR codes for directional buttons and Menu
Toggle for turning off confirmation emails for shared clips
Twitter Monetization for In-Stream Video Ads
Support for Microsoft Azure Blob Storage as an export destination
Support for Microsoft OneDrive as an export destination
Support for Box as an export destination.
Workflow Action for Federated Transfer
Toggle for turning off cleanup of closed captioning data
Improvements and Bug fixes
New clipping engine for H.264
New options for recording filename formats
Display of manual recordings in the Program Guide
Better handling of episodes that have been recorded already in the past
Option to send a warning for a recording with no closed caption data before the recording has finished
Send a warning when a node in a cluster goes offline
Display software version for non-administrative users
Improvements to integrated tuning
Improved UI feedback when editing transcript
Better handling of cancel requests for Export tasks
Ability to view recording of a specific channel at a specific time
Add "Force External Tuning on Recording Switch" option for cloud
Fixed- Clip of a clip plays fine initially, then crashes Safari.
Fixed- Final frames of clip have minor distortion in Safari & Firefox on Mac
Fixed- Clipping a recording from thor encoder with autoremux clip turned on results in video of black screen
Fixed- Pressing Enter to submit forms doesn’t work
Fixed- LDAP-linked groups get deleted from a group when saving with bad LDAP password
Fixed- Showsqueezing a 14-hour merged file hangs with EndpointNotFoundException
Fixed- Recordings from SS encoders "are not broadcast safe in black levels"
Fixed- Inaccurate clipping of recording from Osprey encoder in Cloud
Fixed- Watching LiveTV with "Automatically convert H.264 recordings to .MP4" results in exceptions
Fixed- Clipping files with odd encoding settings can lockup FFProbe
Fixed- Linked servers dropdown has wrong text when you use the browser back button
Fixed- Server (incorrectly) sending exception across wcf in some weird cases
Fixed- With only TLS 1.2 enabled, the broker is not starting
Fixed- Editing an analog tuner shows dropdowns for Color Settings adjustment fields
Fixed- IE11 webplayer: while playing, quickly pressing the skip back/forward button twice in quick succession pauses the video
Fixed- Using more accurate H.264 clipping results in clips that can't be processed by GIF Brewery on OS X
Fixed- Clip of clip resulted in bad file
Fixed- Tuning encoder streams are constantly being reset after power outage (secondary outputs have unreachable destination)
Fixed- When deleting a task, popup has non-functional button
Fixed- Inaccurate clips made from recordings that come from audio re-encode node
Fixed- Firefox somewhat rarely gets stuck at a loading spinner when seeking backwards in HLS.js
Fixed- Can't copy/paste from transcript in IE web player to Word 2007
Fixed- Padding is not applied to the first recording in a Scheduled Guide job
Fixed- Chrome HTML5 Player: Pressing skip to end causes the playback to start at the beginning
Fixed- Deleting a playlist before a tasklist including an Add to Playlist step results in a failed task and breaks the details page
Fixed- Keep Clip while Tweeting still deletes the clip
Fixed- Clipping from RTMP created out of sync mp4
Fixed- Two recordings from the same H.264 Multicast stream result in one that plays back and another that is detected as MPEG2 TS and refuses to playback
Fixed- Using different creds for export path and resulting export shows the task completed, but the file didn't actually export
Fixed- Out of sync clip on cloud demo server
Fixed- Remux to mp4 is causing files to lose AV sync
Fixed- Playback controls in new Firefox can become transparent when moving the mouse at certain times in full screen
Fixed- Workflow "switch to" action after a "move" action doesn't give me the option to switch to the moved file
Version 8.4 | Build 9164 | December 1, 2017
New Features
Ability to Export directly to another SnapStream instance
Ability to control SnapStream Set-Top Boxes from the web interface
Ability to flip SnapStream encoder secondary IP stream on and off without blanking out settings
Browser extension for launching VLC
Ability to enter Description info when creating a manual recording
Ability to search multiple snapstream servers in one interface
Ability to clone a user group
Conversion of H.264 transport streams to MP4 on demand and in Workflows
Remote search and clipping with SnapStream Federation
Support for multiple watermarks
Support for 10 minute Twitter video uploads
Support for 280 characters tweets
Improvements & Bug Fixes
Added tuner information to warnings for missing CC data
Ability to specify credentials for UNC export paths
Added 3-day expiration option for cloud shares
Added 30-minute option for manual 24/7 recordings
Better handling of special characters and spaces in search
Better handling of default search filter
Improvements to log filter interface
Improved logging for integrated tuning
Added links to CSV export of cloud shares
Audio gain control for SnapStream component encoder
ISO 8601 compliance for exported metadata XML
Display and interface improvements
Fixed- Integrated tuning failures
Fixed- Entering some paths with double backslashes at the end freezes Export Folder creation page
Fixed- Success notification for disabling tuners does not fade
Fixed- Right-clicking the timeline/zoomable timebar and selecting "Add Tag Here" returns "The Tag end point is not defined."
Fixed- Playback from More Details on search results page starts from the beginning of the recording
Fixed- Taking an action from More Details on search results page jumps to the top of the page
Fixed- Can't edit program number when switching transport type to RTMP in guide settings
Fixed- Exports to Amazon S3 in Ohio region fail
Fixed- Possible to add unplayable media to Multiview through search results
Fixed- Search results for in-progress recordings are not sorted correctly
Fixed- YouTube upload from search results details fails
Fixed- Invalid paths are not handled well when saving Export location
Fixed- Bogus log messages about automatic guide updates when automatic updates are disabled
Fixed- Possible for power save prevention blasts to conflict with channel changes
Fixed- Error during software installation on capture node
Fixed- Case sensitivity in search filters
Fixed- Attempting to create Export folder caused software restart
Fixed- Library fails to load after Clip Destination role is removed from a folder
Fixed- Remux to MP4 workflow overwrites previously remuxed clip
Fixed- Incorrect time display in Live TV
Fixed- RTMP endpoints aren’t sorted
Fixed- Arrow keys stop working after switching away from the Web Player using ALT+TAB
Fixed- Frameskip back then forward doesn't change the timecode in the zoomable trackbar in Firefox
Fixed- Editing default folders results in "invalid" messages after 6.6 to 8.3 update
Fixed- Seeking with the mouse twice in short succession causes video to be paused even if it was playing
Fixed- File hangs during seek in Chrome on PC
Fixed- Export failures due to permissions issue
Fixed- Merging a playlist that includes a segment results in the entire source file being merged
Fixed- After seeking in Edge/IE11, the video is paused, but transcript continues to roll
Fixed- Country selector in tuner settings is incorrect
Fixed- Automatic quote balancing in search query cleanup isn't working
Version 8.3 | Build 8832 | August 31, 2017
New Features
Ability to print timecode on video
Ability to export video thumbnail along with video
Added TV Parental Guidelines to Program Guide and Library
Vimeo integration
Ability to edit the Description field when creating and exporting a clip
Brightcove integration
Ability to rename the local administrator account
Support for VTT captions when importing
Ability to send periodic Wake commands via IR
Improvements & Bug Fixes
Local administrator desktop session no longer necessary for QSV encoding
Search performance upgrade
Tooltip for source lineup of guide channels
Ability to import/export SnapStream encoder configuration via XML
Better display of invalid recording jobs
Better handling of deep links on cloud servers
Permissions for Export folders
Better reporting of task errors in the log
Better handling of aspect ratio changes in the SnapStream tuning encoder
Ability to blast complete channel numbers from the tuner edit page
Better handling of tags when using zoomable time bar
Ability to sort cloud users by email domain
Improvements to watermarking usability
Improvements to interface selection for IPTV tuning
Ability to watermark screenshots and social media image posts
Ability to toggle proxied HTML5 playback on and off
Installer automatically adds firewall rules for IPTV
Clearer naming for IPTV tuners
Changed default transport stream extension to .ts
Automatic detection of runaway debugging
Improvements to autoclipped multishares
Display improvements
Fixed- Cursor movement and Delete button behavior aren't quite right when mentioning Facebook pages in Firefox
Fixed- In Safari, after backspacing to delete a Facebook tag and then typing in non-tagging characters, the orientation of the body is now centered
Fixed- Move operation can have the same source and target folder
Fixed- Titling for recordings from block jobs doesn’t handle excluded blocks correctly
Fixed- Deleted folders show up in default drop-downs
Fixed- Crashes in UsbUirtSetup.exe
Fixed- False successes when refreshing LDAP groups
Fixed- Unexpected error when trying to create a new group with a bad LDAP password
Fixed- Possible to delete in-progress media items from the Info and More Info pages
Fixed- Escape doesn't dismiss all modals
Fixed- IE11 HTML5 player stuck on loading animation for MOV files
Fixed- Format Profiles on a SnapStream encoder shows no profiles
Fixed- Problem making a 3 hour long clip with More Accurate H.264 Transport Stream Clipping turned on.
Fixed- Making clips at the end of mp4 files takes longer or times out
Fixed- Preview image shrinks every time window is opened and closed
Fixed- Already-assigned integrated tuners show up in the drop-down
Fixed- Blast UIRT Commands by Digits is blasting wake command when wake is toggled ON
Fixed- Rebooting a server can sometimes cause network interfaces to vanish
Fixed- Selecting only "Keep Clip" on the Clip and Export dropdown shows "Remove Metadata" instead of "Keep Clip"
Fixed- Showsqueezing a long merged file hangs with EndpointNotFoundException
Fixed- No warnings on failed IR blast due to undetected UIRT
Fixed- Stuttering playback of H.264 transport streams
Fixed- "Clip and add to playlist" doesn’t “stick”
Version 8.2 | Build 8528 | May 26, 2017
New Features
Ability to tune channels dynamically in SnapStream Cloud
Export to DropBox
Export to Google Drive
Export to FTPS
Export to Ooyala
New Workflow trigger for "hours after recording is finished"
Zoomable Trackbar
Watermarking for Social clips
Generic LDAP integration
New Social Media statistics
New options for filename structure for full-length recordings
Support for CBR H.264 encoding
New “Weekdays” frequency option for Alerts
Ability to link multiple LDAP groups to a single SnapStream group
Export option added to “Clip And. . .” menu
Ability to print Upcoming list to text
Ability to print stats from System Status page
Ability to upload a custom logo
Default option for Copy Auxiliary Files option in Export
Improvements & Bug Fixes
Ability to download index.dat and timeindex.dat files from the WebUI
Better quality for Twitter and Facebook uploads
Playback pauses after jumping to a specific time
Improved H.264 Transport Stream clipping accuracy
Improvements to “add segment to playlist” option
Improvements to folder refresh and reindex feedback
Improvements to Live TV
Various interface improvements
User list sort option for "Last Login"
New statistics section for session history
Improvements to set-top box management
Automatic redirect from Home to the Guide page when no other options are permitted
Automatic handling of aspect ratio changes on the SnapStream tuning encoder
Mac web player handles AC3 audio correctly by default
Optional exit command for DirecTV web tuning
Fixed- Removing a user doesn’t remove their social media accounts
Fixed- Upload to FTP through proxy server fails with error “The requested FTP command is not supported when using HTTP proxy”
Fixed- Facebook insights modal stays when the browser window is small
Fixed- Recording menu doesn't update when clicking do not record this episode at this time
Fixed- Facebook and Twitter button styles don't match other buttons at mobile resolutions
Fixed- Can't see the "Log out" option on phones where the page has no scroll bar
Fixed- Can’t clip from imported mp4 files
Fixed- Twitter clip time validation always shows until you hit the "x"
Fixed- Missing list from session on multiplayer throws nasty exception
Fixed- Email address validation for required fields isn’t working properly
Fixed- When an untagged file with time-coded tags is trimmed, time values switch from durations to timestamps
Fixed- Schedule -> Upcoming doesn't reflect changes until manually refreshed.
Fixed- YouTube queue details do not refresh unless title is edited
Fixed- Removing a protected twitter account from external accounts results in repeated spam in debugview
Fixed- External account errors repeat when going "back" to them from other pages
Fixed- On Social Media Dashboard, hover text doesn’t show username for posted YouTube items
Fixed- Clipping fails with popup error for specific user when using Clip+ Add to Playlist
Fixed- Security Config form won't let you save after a mistyped password
Fixed- Cloud: Last login for all recently-added users is reported as "N/A"
Fixed- Deleting the blank row in a custom lineup stops you from adding new channels
Fixed- TCP (Connect) doesn't accept DNS name
Fixed- Volume controls aren’t hidden for iOS clients
Fixed- Hitting the maximize button in the multiviewer from a small size doesn't scale the players
Fixed- Resizing the browser while a video reaches the end of its timeline plays the last bit of audio as you are resizing the window
Fixed- Corrupted QAM recordings after upgrade from 7.1.0 to 8.1.0
Fixed- Guide -> Right-click menu doesn't vanish after choosing "Watch LiveTV" to download multicast VLC file
Fixed- Playing MP4 and an MPEG-2 files in the multiviewer results in endless loading loop and type error
Fixed- Multiviewer sidebar doesn't autohide in chrome in portrait mode with a small enough browser height
Version 8.1 | Build 8125 | January 26, 2017
New Features
Support for the new SnapStream set-top box
YouTube shortcut in the Web Player
Management of YouTube uploads on the Social page
Ability to export a list of users and groups
Ability to send shared clips with SMTP
Added IR code for Amino A140 IPTV Cable Box/li>
Added IR code for Time Warner Samsung SMT-H3362
Reintroduction of Live TV
Improvements & Bug Fixes
Frame accurate clipping for MOV files
Help Popup in the Web Player
Improvements to database optimization
Ability to send Exit command via DirecTV web tuning
Ability to save clip when posting video or GIF to Twitter or Facebook
Better playback experience on mobile interface
API availability in SnapStream Cloud
Better notification for search license limit
Better estimation for CC search index backup
Global option for From account for cloud shares
Display and interface improvements
Fixed- Colons break search functionality
Fixed- Clip out of sync in merged playlist
Fixed- Corrupt video in merged playlist Merging clips resulted in a video with corruption
Fixed- Cannot access restricted Workflow or social accounts when security is off
Fixed - Playback not working on macs for a recording in progress via cloud
Fixed - Switching from H.264 to MPEG-2 in a playlist puts Chrome in a weird state
Fixed - Multiviewer Sync to Time Of Day pauses the focused video
Fixed- Transcoded files out of sync
Fixed - Live TV session started off on the correct channel, but then the channel changed in the Live TV session at the turn of the hour while the user was watching
Fixed - "Please Wait" dialog appears for 30 seconds when stopping a recording on a lineup that the user doesn't have access to
Fixed - The requested FTP command is not supported when using HTTP proxy
Fixed - Administrators can't view social media posts from accounts they can't use
Fixed - QSV-encoded H.264 Main profile clips have incorrect endpoints
Fixed - Recorded H.264 transport stream content starts out paused in Chrome in the multiviewer
Fixed - Cancelling a db backup operation results in repeated JSON errors.
Fixed - Skip to Start doesn't work for in-progress H.264 transport stream content in Chrome or Firefox
Fixed - Can't Edit a Queued Facebook Post
Fixed - Workflow Creation Fails When Non-Guide Channel Selected
Fixed- Watch Recording from the Guide takes you to the "Welcome to SnapStream" page
Fixed - Changing the name of a tuner does not reflect that change in the SnapStream log until broker is restarted
Fixed - Transcoding clips to XDCam fails if they have been remuxed to .mp4
Fixed - Merging a playlist doesn’t trigger the Clip Created workflow
Fixed - Hitting F2 on workflow page results in an exception
Fixed - Unplayable videos still have a blue link in Chrome for Mac
Fixed - Clicking the title on unplayable files doesn't check the checkbox like any other part of the view
Fixed - Text box is blank when editing a workflow that has a missing series
Fixed - Invalid series on workflow popup says Invalid Job
Fixed - Auto-remuxing of clips to mp4 doesn't actually happen when sharing the clip during clip creation
Fixed - Tuner killed due to "Library.Scheduler_RecordingInProgress - unexpected exception: System.Collections.Generic.KeyNotFoundException: The given key was not present in the dictionary...."
Fixed - Generate transcript tasks created temp files in the wrong location
Fixed - Changing channels with IE + plugin + H.264 transport stream loads video, but shows "loading" text" for title and description
Version 8.0 | Build 7839 | November 1, 2016
New Features
Native HTML5 playback of H.264 transport stream video in most browsers
Ability to convert H.264 transport streams to mp4 without re-encode
Support for some custom EPG information
Security for channel lineups
Ability to sort playlists by most recently updated
Ability to reset lost password
Library stores most recent sort setting
Ability to download multiple items from the Library at once
Support for composite and S-Video input on the SnapStream encoder
Frame-accurate clipping for H.264 MP4 video
More accurate clipping for H.264 transport streams
Configurable email address for support requests
Improvements & Bug Fixes
Context-sensitive Help links in the web interface
Users in the Administrators group have the option to add a personal or global Twitter account when clicking the Tweet button
In-progress recordings extend in response to changes in job settings
Guide settings page automatically refreshes after guide update
Improvements to fullscreen playback
Remote profile for Shaw Cablesystems DCT700US
Log entries for completed task lists
Support for changes to Twitter character count for media
Display improvements
Fixed- Some guide menu tooltips are inaccurate
Fixed- Specific H.264 TP files won't play on Macs
Fixed- Unplugging source on a capture node puts the stream into a bad state
Fixed- Content streams that fail due to a shortage of CPU cycles don’t restart
Fixed- Smartchapter tasks take longer than expected on 4th-generation transcode nodes
Fixed- Tuners sorted improperly
Fixed- Failures when converting H.264 TS recordings to MP4
Fixed- Scrolling selected portion into view after setting clip endpoints doesn’t work in transcript viewer
Fixed- Improper color-coding in program guide
Fixed- Strange behavior from Tweet modal in web player when character count is at 0 and a link is included
Fixed- Tweet task failed with error "Status is over 140 characters"
Fixed- Workflow with two or more of the same filters doesn’t default to NOT
Fixed- Can’t upload screenshot as custom Facebook thumbnail
Fixed- Task fails with message “Failed to add caption” when uploading to YouTube
Fixed- Workflow with a large number of filters doesn’t load properly when editing
Fixed- Can't use the same carrier frequency for multiple channels in DVB-T lineups
Fixed- DVB-T lineups have no field for Guide Channel
Fixed- Visual noise at the beginning of a clip
Fixed- Playlist=> View Items=> Details is broken in SDI interface
Fixed- In Firefox HTML5 player, skipping to start or end pauses playback
Fixed- Can’t download clips
Fixed- Workflows failed to trigger on recording finished
Fixed- Search filters don’t autocomplete with - (exclude) operator
Version 7.2 | Build 7415 | August 12, 2016
New Features
Native HTML5 playback of H.264 (.mp4) video
Increased Twitter video limit to 140 seconds
Increased Twitter GIF limit to 15 MB
Ability to tune DirecTV subchannels
New statistics and better presentation for system usage
Ability to add multiple filters of the same type to a single Workflow
Warning message for garbled or absent CC data
Ability to submit a support ticket through the SnapStream interface
Ability to choose different thumbnails for Facebook video uploads
New Facebook analytics in the Social dashboard
Ability to tag items via workflow
Ability to scroll the guide vertically using the mouse wheel
Ability to name clips by clip title only
Improvements & Bug Fixes
Renamed “Import” to “Upload”
Closed captions on YouTube uploads
Added screenshot to video and GIF uploads
Progress bar for program guide updates
More data about posted Facebook posts from the insights API
Improved display of Guide legend options
Added Import button to library area
New Workflow trigger for File Imported
Ability to sort queued social media posts by auto-post schedule time
Add codec/container name to format profile names
Improved social media dashboard look and feel for small screens
Better messaging when YouTube uploads fail due to clip length
Ability to repost the same media content to the same social network
Left and right arrow keys cycle pages on what's new modal
Web player screenshot hotkey automatically downloads screenshot
Mouse hover shows details in Guide
Ability to manually send a channel change from an encoder box
Testing interface for IP tuning
“Unsaved changes” message when editing a playlist
Improvements to search helper drop-down
Removed Reset button from Completed tasks page
Share option on More Information page for recordings
Improvements to Users page
Expose color settings for analog encoder inputs
Added username of scheduler to warning emails about invalid jobs
Improvements to CC data formatting
Various display and interface improvements
Fixed- Enter key does not run search when the cursor is in one of the Search Bar dropdown fields
Fixed- Guide update caused an in-progress recording to stop and start due to AiringID change
Fixed- In transcript editor, lines that take up whole width of page do not wrap
Fixed- Individual recording jobs on a channel with a 24x7 job aren’t handled well
Fixed- Task Status Popups stop popping up after a while
Fixed- Guide alert with auto-schedule turned on throws errors due to duplicate jobs
Fixed- Bottom row of meme text is omitted when making a gif in Firefox or IE11 on Windows
Fixed- Clips from a TV Alert with Local Smart Clips are not placed in “My Clips”
Fixed- Multiview web player doesn't scale well at less than 1300 pixels screen width
Fixed- Long file names are not displayed correctly in Playlist Details page
Fixed- Moved playlist items lose "Locked" status and gain "New" status
Fixed- Unable to enter “Everyone” in “Grant Access To” field when editing a Workflow
Fixed- Items in playlists do not always play back from the beginning
Fixed- Audio-only items do not play back in playlists
Fixed- YouTube upload of clips with invalid title characters “<” or “>” result in “unprocessed 400” response
Fixed- Tweet stream shows in Live TV for channels with no guide data
Fixed- Clips longer than 15 minutes fail with 400 status on batch upload to YouTube
Fixed- Workflow details modal doesn’t show trigger type
Fixed- No feedback when saving priorities for the first time in IE10/11
Fixed- Workflow to share a recording on recording finished is not triggering on an Express system
Fixed- Facebook video views are reported incorrectly
Fixed- Task Manager worker process exceptions and database problems after upgrading some customers to 7.1
Fixed- Download Log doesn't work- calendar doesn't popup and textbox is blank
Fixed- Adding e-mail address to generate transcript workflow results in invalid fields
Fixed- Bad experience when a Workflow includes an Export action and there are no export locations configured
Fixed- Webplayer hotkey combo for “Skip to start” is the same as the browser's "back" button in OS X
Fixed- Clip name isn't automatically selected when clipping on iOS
Fixed- Please Wait dialog stays up for 30 seconds when saving the Misc page
Fixed- Search filter for “news/current events” category formatted incorrectly causing no results
Fixed- Scroll wheel scrolls though the channel list instead of the jump to dropdown on Firefox and IE
Fixed- Resizing the window during playback in Firefox on Mac can result in the transcript disappearing entirely
Fixed- Can't save changes to manual daily jobs after upgrade from 6.6 to 7.0
Fixed- "Download SRT" link saves a file titled "item.srt" in Safari
Fixed- Social dashboard user-based account security broken
Fixed- Server error when accessing playlists pages >1 in SDI interface
Fixed- On guide alert edit and creation page, Auto Schedule Highest Priority checkbox does not appear right away when Auto Schedule is checked
Fixed- Users without the "Email Clip" or “Create Clip” permission have alert "Smart Clip" options they shouldn't
Fixed- Sort button on Schedule page is not present if the user lacks the EditRecordings permission
Fixed- Users without 'Create Clip' can't repost video tweets to Twitter
Fixed- Add Export Destination creates directory even on failure
Fixed- Adding a term to an alert in IE11 produces an error: Object doesn't support property or method 'includes'
Fixed- LDAP service account "Unable to obtain a list of groups from the LDAP server"
Fixed- Tweet video preview gets lost
Fixed- Guide page disappears from web UI
Fixed- Series autocomplete select picker does not properly search the middle of fields
Fixed- Video windows collapse in the multiviewer in Windows
Fixed- Toggle All Settings on Edit Group page behaves oddly
Fixed- Seeking to file start while paused starts playback
Fixed- Tweeting a clip as a gif without setting clip points omits meme text
Fixed- Safari tries to auto-correct login name
Fixed- Recording duration is off by an hour in share email
Version 7.1 | Build 7011 | April 8, 2016
New Features
iPad playback support for H.264 content
Scheduling of social media posts
Custom filenaming for clips
Ability to share a full recording from the Library
New statistics for recordings over time
Permissions for Playlists
Ability to export a list of video folders as text
Video folder filter in Search
New options for “trimming” excess material from the beginning and end of recordings
New options for managing and tracking user logins
Ability to apply permissions to specific users
Ability to export to SFTP
Improvements & Bug Fixes
Previous/Next buttons hidden when watching the first or last item in a Playlist
Ability to sort file format profiles by bitrate
Ability to sort playlists by username
Usability improvements on the Alerts page
Estimated total export size for batch Exports
Ability to sync multiviewer windows to a specific time of day
Usability improvements to transcript editing
Improvements to social media upload dialog window
Better recording statistics for digital recordings
Removal of links to items for completed tasks when item has been deleted by a subsequent task
Ability to remove email addresses from autocomplete list
Clearer presentation of Failed and Completed tasks
Clearer error message when export path doesn’t exist
New setting for default audio-only transcode profile
Clearer error message when attempting to add tuners in excess of license limits
Logging improvements
Improvements to searching CC transcript in the web player
Keyboard shortcut for screenshot capture
Better presentation of archived search results
Added Machine ID to the Machine Settings page
Added Reply to Status field in Queued Tweets
Added checkboxes for selected items in the Library
Various display and interface improvements
Improvements to interface display on small screens
Fixed- Can’t use forms in landscape mode
Fixed- Recording dialog in program guide doesn’t have channel information
Fixed- Duplicate tags are hard to see when there are a lot of tags
Fixed- Schedule conflict still shows up after conflicted job is deleted
Fixed- Deleted archived item was not removed from the index
Fixed- E-mail to/from form displays incorrectly temporarily
Fixed- Creating a clip from the web player with no clip destinations configured does not result in a warning
Fixed- Checkbox and Today text flashes when loading the Upcoming page in Chrome
Fixed- Bad error cases when no valid Gif destination folder is set
Fixed- Incorrect results when attempting to add a tuner with a duplicate name
Fixed- Changing channels in Live TV crashes web player/browser on Mac
Fixed- Pages do not update in response to drop-down menus in Firefox
Fixed- Some tables are blue instead of white
Fixed- Checkboxes on the Recording Manager page aren’t behaving correctly
Fixed- Recordings auto-scheduled by guide alerts don’t show that they were created by the owner of the alert
Fixed- Folders page doesn’t display correctly when there are no folders
Fixed- Enable/Disable buttons stay highlighted when clicked
Fixed- Media type button in social media dialog is clickable when only one type is possible
Fixed- Labels in titles are cut off in IE9
Fixed- In Edit Item Details screen in Library, Text field has no max width
Fixed- Adding Amazon S3 location doesn’t display correctly on small screens
Fixed- Columns in Media Item Details are not the same size
Fixed- Sidebar effects do not display correctly on mobile
Fixed- Clicking outside social media post menu does not close the dialog
Fixed- YouTube title length validation message is off by one
Fixed- Time Constraints displayed incorrectly
Fixed- Start Time for jobs on custom channels is not implemented correctly
Fixed- Social media buttons wrap inappropriately on small screens
Fixed- Task popups for Merge Playlist operations don’t update the progress bar
Fixed- In IE9, web player is not dismissed by click outside the modal
Fixed- Social media dashboard permalinks redirect to the home page when the user doesn't have permission to view them
Fixed- Stopping a movie recording does not delete the job
Fixed- No feedback when saving the order of a playlist
Fixed- Odd behavior when adding items from a playlist to that same playlist
Fixed- Task Status popups stop appearing after a while
Fixed- Library Day/Week/Month selection popup isn’t dismissed when selecting the currently selected Day/Week/Month
Fixed- Alt text for rewind and fast-forward buttons is missing
Fixed- Play button time in transcript viewer should show clock time instead of starting at 0
Fixed- Disabling in-progress recording doesn't stop the recording
Fixed- Web admin port doesn’t automatically change when HTTPS redirect option is enabled
Fixed- Bad behavior from Mac player when attempting to play a playlist with WMV items
Fixed- Incorrect feedback when cancelling new user setup in Cloud wizard
Fixed- Exporting item to out-of-space drive causes null reference exception
Fixed- Interface does not redirect to Guide Settings page after manual guide upload is complete
Fixed- Verified icon does not appear when autocompleting twitter handles
Fixed- On Tweets tab, animated loading icon stays on screen after no Tweets are found
Fixed- Clicking Select Date in the library scrolls the page to the top
Fixed- Page stops responding after right click during please wait dialog in Program Guide
Fixed- Auto scroll turns on by itself when scrolling manually through transcript for in-progress recordings
Fixed- Creating a local lineup triggers a guide update
Fixed- YouTube title validation error persists on subsequent clip attempts
Fixed- Keyboard shortcuts in web player remain enabled when model dialog is open
Fixed- Cannot delete channels from a specific custom SnapStream.Net lineup
Fixed- Social media uploads from the web player at the top of an hour take longer than normal to complete
Fixed- Full screen hotkey mouseover text is incorrect
Fixed- Volume hotkeys do not work
Fixed- Step backward (left arrow while paused) does not work for in-progress recordings
Fixed- In Safari, adding Facebook profiles on User Profile pages do not show checkmarks when selected
Fixed- Adding Facebook pages on User Profile page scrolls user to the top of the page
Fixed- Using Segmenter Sink option causes a memory leak
Fixed- Incorrect behavior from Please Wait popup when stopping a recording in the Library
Fixed- User Profile page doesn’t show Skip Back/Forward settings at 1200x900
Fixed- Category filter for “Shopping”
Fixed- Estimated GIF size text does not update when options are changed using arrow keys
Fixed- Left sidebar is not viewable at some widths
Fixed- Status indicator does not appear after a guide update is started
Fixed- Cannot navigate recording using transcript in Web Player
Fixed- Users without Administer Post-Processes permission still see Cancel link on tasks
Fixed- Queued and posted social media items can’t be posted or controlled after their social account is deleted from SnapStream, even if the account is re-added
Fixed- File Format filter for GIF
Fixed- Usage statistics for screenshots do not update
Fixed- Some pages fail to update in response to drop-down menu selections
Fixed- Share option is available on GIF pages in Library
Fixed- Clip button doesn't respond when using clip to GIF with H.264 on Safari on Mac
Fixed- Uninstall leaves files behind
Fixed- Changing channels in Live TV causes the Mac player to freeze
Version 7.0 | Build 6638 | January 11, 2016
New Features
All-new web interface (responsive design works on phones & tablets)
New social TV dashboard to manage all Twitter & Facebook posts in one place
Approval workflows to "queue" and review outgoing social media posts
New user permissions settings for "queue Tweets" and "queue Facebook posts"
Track performance of Twitter & Facebook posts (likes, retweets, shares, video views, comments)
Cross-post native videos & screenshots between Twitter & Facebook
Post TV clips to Facebook with video captions uploaded automatically
Auto-complete and tagging for Twitter & Facebook
Manage GIFs in the TV Library (like TV shows & clips)
Clip to audio files (WAV or MP3)
New search filter to include or exclude local channels
Export to Google Cloud Storage
Export to FTP
Native HTML5 video playback for H.264 & H.264 TP files in Safari on Mac OS X (no plug-in)
Workflow filter for “Days since recordings finished”
Ability to exclude airings from 24/7 guide jobs based on genre/category
Improvements & Bug Fixes
TV clip uploads to Twitter & Facebook are up to 50% faster
TV Alerts can be turned on or off
Smart Clips are more accurate and tightly focused on alert keyword
Global option to ignore recent recordings
Better log search for tuner names
Is:GIF filter in search
Improvements to lineup editing
When jumping to clip start from paused playback, playback remains paused
Improvements to display of custom channels in the EPG
Various display improvements
Performance improvements
Fixed- Tweets show invalid Jump links
Fixed- Can’t rewind when stopped at the end of a segment that is the last item in a playlist
Fixed- Transcode fails with error "temp file is of size 0"
Fixed- Default clip folder does not behave as expected when using Same As Source option
Fixed- EPG does not display correctly on mobile
Fixed- Email fields do not handle combined user formatted and address formatted email addresses correctly
Fixed- Clicking a button and then hitting spacebar has unexpected results
Fixed- Inaccurate clipping when source is a clip
Fixed- Segment status is lost when adding a segment to a playlist from another playlist
Fixed- Run Workflow on a Library item doesn't show a popup notification when security is off
Fixed- Some names are being displayed in all caps in CC data
Fixed- Display issues in transcript viewer for archived items
Fixed- Successfully deleted media items stay in the Deleted Items queue
Fixed- Closed Captioning does not appear during webplayer playback unless the user has the "Administer Fixed- Server Settings" permission
Fixed- Specific SRT files cannot be indexed
Fixed- Merge Playlist operation fails with status: "SetDestinationFolder Unable to communicate with the Library"
Fixed- Clipping from a specific recording produced a bad clip
Fixed- CC playback problems in Mac player
Fixed- Problems with deleting items from Search
Fixed- Clipping from specific recording failed
Fixed- GIF creation from specific item failed
Fixed- Bulk delete icon in library filters appear when user doesn't have permission to delete recordings.
Fixed- Specific file won’t play out via SDI
Fixed- Clip and Share on HD Recordings periodically hangs during the showsqueeze step
Fixed- Mac playback and clipping on SnapStream Cloud is inaccurate
Fixed- Guide searches by category don't work correctly
Fixed- Incorrect path selection behavior for recordings
Fixed- Skipping through timeline results in out-of-sync CC display
Fixed- Failure when clipping full recording
Fixed- Clipped file lacks CC data
Version 6.6 | Build 5993 | June 25, 2015
New Features
Ability to merge multiple clips into a single file
Sharing to native Twitter video
Support for transcoding to XDCAM
Ability to create GIFs with meme text
Time-coded tagging
Ability to auto-schedule guide search results at top recording priority
Filter in program guide search for airings that are scheduled to record
Ability to apply a workflow to recordings from a specific recording job automatically through the job settings
Ability to share an entire recording to the cloud via Workflow
Ability to remove audio during transcode
Context-sensitive “Smartsnap” link in the Tweets tab
Detection for recordings with no CC data
Ability to add tags when submitting a clip
Automatic expiration of playlists
Ability to export a list of active Workflows
Ability to download logs from the web interface
Ability to batch share segments in a playlist
Improvements & Bug Fixes
Ability to merge media items from different channel IDs under a single channel ID
Ability to exclude and include blocks on a by-day basis for 24/7 recordings
Ability to disable Workflows without deleting them
Ability to e-mail transcripts without keeping the transcript on disk
Ability to delete series items in bulk from Library sidebar
Ability to play and clip transport stream files without audio
Watch Live TV link on the Home page
Autocomplete for previous To and From e-mail addresses on a per-user basis
Commercial indicators in transcripts of SmartChaptered recordings
Warning emails for ongoing problems decay in frequency over time
Better look for e-mailed screenshots
Better support for touchscreen interfaces in the Program Guide
Better feedback on the progress of folder refreshes
Better handling of warnings for failed alert searches
Better behavior when in-use lineup ceases to exist on SnapStream.Net
Improvements to Add to Playlist dialog
Import Files permission separate from other Admin permissions
Improvements to performance of file copy tasks
Various display improvements
Fixed- Dead Tuners count doesn't update after a tuner is reset
Fixed- Mac web player locks up when it is viewing Live TV on a digital channel and the channel is changed by a PC client
Fixed- Possible to edit a recording job to be a duplicate of another job
Fixed- If the Program Guide is open during a software restart, the user sees an error message
Fixed- Clip from HD recording was 2 minutes long instead of 1 minute long
Fixed- Software crash on tuner node when dispatching tasks
Fixed- Channel filters don’t catch channels that appear in the Library but not the Program Guide
Fixed- Search index dropped after master node reboot
Fixed- Dialog boxes do not close after a manual recording job is created in the Program Guide
Fixed- Task list shows two identical Play and two Details links for Clip and Squeeze task lists where the original is kept
Fixed- Timeouts during folder refresh on UNC path
Fixed- Webplayer and transcript control buttons don't change appearance with mouse hover or click
Fixed- SmartChapters run at the start of a recording complete shortly after starting
Fixed- "Use SnapStream.Net E-mail Service" setting doesn’t take effect if an e-mail host is entered
Fixed- Crash in Chrome when opening the Group Permissions page for LDAP linked group
Fixed- Missing capitalization for an acronym in CC data
Fixed- Software crash when dispatching tasks
Fixed- Task popup for single-item YouTube upload links to Task Details instead of the uploaded file
Fixed- Exceptions following attempted AD login
Fixed- During batch upload to YouTube, editing an item and removing tags does not cause the tags to be removed
Fixed- Installation instructions for Mac player are missing from the DMG file
Fixed- Using Wake Up option for IR codes that don’t have a code causes tuning failure
Fixed- Recording failures triggered by automatic clip sharing
Fixed- Deleting the alert that triggered a currently running autoshare task causes an exception
Fixed- Adding a channel to a custom lineup doesn't display properly
Fixed- Editing a custom lineup and deleting a row hides the zip/postal code field
Fixed- Clipping MPEG-2 program stream fails with error "Skipping file due to size being too small"
Fixed- Playback hang in IE 8 and 9 under 32-bit Vista
Fixed- File with apostrophe in filename won’t play back in SDI interface
Fixed- Incorrect playback behavior from search result
Fixed- Guide alerts don’t handle the automatic scheduling setting properly
Fixed- Recordings hang during transcode
Fixed- From e-mail address field doesn't auto-populate from alert settings when cloud sharing from the library view
Fixed- Clipping MPEG-2 transport stream fails with error "Skipping file due to size being too small"
Fixed- Incorrect behavior when toggling fullscreen on and off in Mac player
Fixed- Incorrect behavior when saving Workflow with “Run with frequency” option
Fixed- Created MPEG-2 program stream clip doesn’t match set endpoints
Fixed- Creating a Workflow with “Run with frequency” trigger breaks manual Workflow option in the Library
Fixed- Details aren’t displayed correctly for Workflows using Switch To option
Fixed- Manual Workflow option isn’t handled correctly when there are no Workflows configured
Fixed- Clicking on web player window to control playback doesn’t work
Fixed- Missing fields when editing custom digital lineups
Fixed- H.264 playback fails when toggling fullscreen on and off in Mac player in Yosemite
Fixed- CC display disappears when toggling fullscreen on and off in Mac player in Yosemite
Version 6.5 | Build 5699 | March 11, 2015
New Features
Install package for the Mac web player
Multi-viewer support for Macs
Ability to disable password management for users in restricted groups
Ability to send a GIF as an email attachment
Ability to send a screenshot as an email attachment
Ability to create a GIF of a clip from the Library
Ability to upload multiple clips to YouTube at once
Support for UDP unicast, RTP over UDP, and TCP modes in IPTV recorder
Workflow trigger for specific time at periodic intervals
Ability to change how “short clips” are defined in the Tasks queue
IR remote code for Armstrong Cable DCT700
Ability to set server time zone in the web interface
"Play from here" option in the transcript viewer
Channel tester for IPTV
Improvements & Bug Fixes
Support for ports other than default in TV Alert emails
Default program number of 0 in QAM and IPTV channel setup
Better handling of proxy servers in Upload to YouTube
Better handling of system shutdowns in the log
Better error handling in Import File
Added Tag view to Library in SDI interface
Allow multiple TV Alerts to run simultaneously for better performance
Improvements to logging
Improvements to Alerts
Improvements to IPTV tuner setup
Improvements to Twitter stream
Improvements to Program Guide update performance
Various display improvements
Various performance improvements
Fixed- Repeated errors in CC data
Fixed- Guide updater gets stuck in limbo
Fixed- Error when switching Live TV from analog to digital part of a single tuner
Fixed- Live TV doesn’t handle folder paths on nodes correctly
Fixed- Incorrect behavior on H.264 transcodes
Fixed- Timeout when attempting to parse data for playback
Fixed- Some search results can be missed in alerts due to a time precision problem
Fixed- Can't play HD recordings with PMTs that span packets
Fixed- Calendar previous/next button doesn't work in IE
Fixed- ShowSqueeze tasks hang at 98% due to folder not being available
Fixed- Amazon S3 uploads are slower than they should be
Fixed- Mac Player: Closing one player causes javascript errors for players in other tabs
Fixed- Days Since Workflow trigger doesn’t work for some Actions
Fixed- Clip and transcode from Live TV fails
Fixed- Recording titles do not show with limited permissions
Fixed- Closed Captioning missing on some HD recordings
Fixed- Pending tasks page flashes “Please wait”
Fixed- Clicking View Transcript for a zero-byte file results in an exception
Fixed- Some autoclipped results fail to share
Fixed- SDI interface doesn't handle Segments in Playlists correctly
Fixed- Transcode to UNC path fails with the message “failed to write tags because the file was corrupt”
Fixed- Failed tasks cannot be reset
Fixed- Canceling a recording that triggered a Workflow results in warnings
Fixed- On the Folder Manager page, clicking Save twice causes the page to hang
Fixed- “Next items scheduled to be processed” is incorrect
Version 6.4 | Build 5072 | September 16, 2014
New Features
Sharing videos, GIFs, screenshots, and "memes" to Twitter
Sharing videos and screenshots to Facebook
User-specific Facebook, Twitter and YouTube accounts
Option to ignore time limit when uploading to YouTube
In the web player, clicking the video toggles Pause and Play
Email alerts for recording conflicts
Reports on upcoming actions for Workflows with the "Days Since" trigger
Manual IR controls, including Power On option
Ability to merge series with names that are similar but not exactly the same
Ability to include SRT (closed caption) file when downloading a recording
Workflow filters based on time of day and day of week
Custom expiration settings for shared clips
Ability to create clips from Live TV
Priority management in the task queue
Browsing by Tag in the Library
Option to transcode manually when submitting a clip
Improvements & Bug Fixes
Automatic refresh on the Tasks page
Added a warning when the Library Delete queue exceeds 50 items
Ability to sort the jobs list in Recording Manager by channel
Ability to disable/enable multiple recording jobs at once
Option for earlier notification of Task Queue length
Paused video remains paused after skipping forward
Ability to sort tuner list by machine or tuner name
RSS feeds list number of items when feed is generated
Search query is displayed when playing back results from TV Alerts
Clip start and end times are generated automatically when the Clip field is switched On in Edit Recording
Interacting with the controls or player window for a recording in the Multiplayer activates that recording
Play links in Upload to YouTube task popups open in new browser tab
Transcodes of short clips ignore time constraints
New permission settings for social media features
Autopopulate title when creating a TV Alert from a Search
Cancel option in Task popups
Ability to set share duration when submitting a share task
Diagnostic information for tuners in the web player
Ability to tuner QAM program 0 in order to record an entire physical channel
Help file added to the web interface
Improvements to H.264 clipping and playback
Improvements to Web Player load time
Improvements to autoclipping
Improvements to Task Popups
Improvements to Search
Various display improvements
Fixed- Strange playback behavior in H.264 clips
Fixed- Possible to attempt to upload to YouTube when no accounts are available
Fixed- Users logged in as Administrator are not forced to log in again when the password is changed
Fixed- Fast forward in Mac player is jerky
Fixed- Web Player does not work when connecting to the server when using Direct Access instead of a VPN
Fixed- Without security settings enabled, editing a YouTube account results in a page with no options
Fixed- Users are not forced to log in when Security is changed from Disabled to Enabled
Fixed- Add More button goes back to the last page instead of the last-viewed library page
Fixed- Working list number doesn't update after item deletion
Fixed- Blocked live tv viewing needs better options
Fixed- User is not forced to enter a title when creating a recording job on a channel without guide data
Fixed- Creating a disabled recording job sets it as enabled
Fixed- Display issue when importing a file
Fixed- iPad app does not show View Transcript buttons
Fixed- When a search in the Web Player returns no results, the transcript pane reloads unnecessarily and doesn't always scroll to the right position
Fixed- Disabled job highlighting does not work when sorting by Title
Fixed- Live TV reported start and end times on digital channels are off on recordings that have switched (or they simply don't start live tv at all)
Fixed- Special characters in channel names are not handled properly in the Program Guide "Jump To" list
Fixed- Clicking Item Details for a shared clip doesn't go to the item
Fixed- Autoclips use incorrect description
Fixed- Removing Create Email Alerts permission from a group disables search
Fixed- Digital channels with 24x7 recordings won't start live tv
Fixed- Youtube uploads do not retry properly after failure
Fixed- Clips from movies don't have the movie name in
the file on disk
Fixed- When adding IPTV tuners, Network Interface menu does not populate with values from nodes
Fixed- Tasks hang if the wrong windows user is logged into the server
Fixed- When using Autoclip + Share from TV alerts, If there's whitespace around your alert search term, results for that term will not appear in the share email
Fixed- Administrators group does not get the Twitter
permission automatically on an upgrade
Fixed- ShowShareTask default proxy credentials are not handled properly
Fixed- Recording jobs that create conflicts because of a start early or end late setting do not show up in conflict details
Fixed- Transcoding a recording from a different date results in an incorrect filename
Fixed- "Allow processor intensive tasks" setting doesn't taking effect until after a restart
Fixed- A user with only "create user" permission can't add groups or users
Fixed- Export to S3 doesn't work with proxy
Fixed- Recordings with no metadata show 0 for channel number during playback
Fixed- Link titles in batched Share emails are different from titles in single-link emails
Fixed - Video unpauses when the clipping dialog asks to create a clip with no title
Fixed- Confirming submission of a clip with no title results in a clip task only, regardless of the intended action
Fixed- Delete Workflow action ignores the switch to command
Fixed- Guide update failure due to SQL timeout
Fixed- X on finished task popup notifications flickers and doesn't always register click
Fixed- Adding a large number of Workflow tasks to the queue takes a long time
Version 6.3 | Build 4758 | May 29, 2014
New Features
Ability to clip and share automatically from TV Alerts
Support for IPTV capture
Option for "Always Recording" mode
"Find in this show" option in the web player
Ability to share multiple clips in a single e-mail
Ability to share clips to Twitter
Richer options for constraining task processing by time
Ability to enable/disable individual recording jobs
Channel changing in Live TV in the web player
Added IR code for Motorola DCT-700 DTA
Improvements & Bug Fixes
Ability to save transport streams with extension .TS
Changes to playback method for Windows Media files
Added lineup information for individual channels in the Program Guide
Ability to add segments of shows to a playlist without creating clips
Transcoded clips now maintain capitalization in filename
Added Delete and Keep Until options to Search results page
Added Export to actions list in the web player
RSS feed for clips
Outlook integration in RSS feeds
Tags from SnapStream library are now passed on when uploading to YouTube
Custom channel lineups now distinguish between channels with and without program guide data
Better display of recording conflicts in Program Guide
Clip + add to playlist is one action when there aren't any existing playlists
Synonym highlighting in web player transcript viewer
Improvements to handling of archive recordings
Improvements to search
Improvements to Program Guide update performance
Display and interface improvements
Fixed- Web player exits fullscreen mode when switching between playlist items
Fixed- Some transcodes display incorrect durations in the Library
Fixed- H.264 1280x720 transcoded recording doesn't play back correctly
Fixed- Task allocation isn't right for some HD=>SD WMV transcodes
Fixed- Editing transcript to add HTML or javascript causes the code to be run by the browser
Fixed- Completed tasks stuck in the Task queue as Pending
Fixed- File Imports Should Check for Available Drive Space
Fixed- Resetting failed tasks doesn't work
Fixed- In workflows, adding the export item task when no export folders are configured results in a blank drop down
Fixed- Delete playlist button doesn't have a confirmation
Fixed- Sending a test email for a TV alert when clipping is enabled starts creating clips
Fixed- Start time does not update when watching live TV across show borders
Fixed- Clicking "Delete All" in the custom dictionary doesn't delete the word in the last row
Fixed- No error message when adding to SDI queue and nothing is selected
Fixed- Lowercase phrases in the internal custom phrase dictionary aren't being ignored during spelling correction
Fixed- Weird scrolling effect with an exact amount of library items in firefox on a 1080p display
Fixed- Manual recording jobs allow the channel to be edited when the recording was originally scheduled for a channel on a lineup that no longer exists
Fixed- Items with apostrophes in the name will not play in SDI Queue
Fixed- Duration in SDI queue is truncated
Fixed- Issues with one-way LDAP trusts
Fixed- Add to SDI Queue only works for the 1st item on the Playlists page
Fixed- Incorrect response when user attempts to stop recording for an item that is not in progress
Fixed- Lock icon doesn't appear for all search results for in-progress shows
Fixed- Series and Channel dropdowns don't work on the Playlists page in the SDI interface
Fixed- Expiration of "Once" jobs does not handle movies correctly
Fixed- Tune QAM channel and IR blast at the same time
Fixed- Add/ Edit Workflow page uses wrong drop-down for allowed groups
Fixed- Unfriendly error when clicking "Edit this alert" link for an alert that no longer exists
Fixed- Non-real-time alerts use improper time bounds
Fixed- CTRL-Click on web player options does not open the new item in a tab
Fixed- Workflow page for SBEs doesn't limit actions to clips
Fixed- Apostrophes in filenames break links and buttons in SDI interface
Fixed- Sorting from My Guide Alerts redirects you to All Guide Alerts
Fixed Keyboard shortcuts for jumping to Clip Start/End do not work
Fixed- Task popups keep coming back for the same user logged on from multiple browsers
Fixed- Upload to YouTube fails with the error "Could not find a part of the path"
Fixed- Some clip filenames show an incorrect date
Fixed- Exporting a recording/srt file that already exists in the export location does not have the desired effect
Fixed- Alerts created with security off disappear when security is turned on
Fixed- Export folders on nodes don't work until the broker is restarted
Fixed- Export tasks don't list the destination file
Version 6.2 | Build 4449 | February 26, 2014
New Features
Ability to switch workflow target to its own resulting file
Security options for Workflows
Ability to email transcripts automatically using Workflows
Share Clip action for Workflows
Playlists created in the Library now populate to the SDI playout interface
Ability to submit tasks on the items in a playlist
Ability to add to playlist, share, or upload when a clip is submitted
RSS support in the Library
Upload to YouTube
Export to Amazon S3
Ability to add custom tags to recordings
Ability to edit transcripts in the web interface
Ability to create a clip from a transcript
Added IR code for Comcast DC50Xu DTA
Improvements & Bug Fixes
Lineup change detection
Extended log of shared clips
Faster playback startup for completed recordings
Ability to remove shared clips
Ability to use multiple "not" filters in Workflows
Ability to use the Delete action with Workflows triggered on Recording Started
Added custom dictionary entries as autocorrect options
Add a tab section in the web player "More info" panel
Better user feedback in conflict management
Improved detection of topical boundaries in search results
Display improvements on Admin page
Fixed- Playback of clips from HD recordings stutters at the end
Fixed- File downloads through the web interface are slower than they should be
Fixed- CC data does not display correctly in Safari
Fixed- Library Destination Folder on Import File page defaults to the first item in the list
Fixed- Display problems switching between TV Guide Search and Closed Captioning Search
Fixed- WMV transcode hangs or makes very slow progress for some files
Fixed- Search box Down Arrow shortcut doesn't work in IE 11
Fixed- Attempting to create a duplicate manual job results in the form being lost
Fixed- Task memory limit exceeded on some transcodes
Fixed- LDAP trust relationship fails to authenticate
Fixed- Workflows are prohibited on search results from in-progress recordings
Fixed- Hybrid tuners can still record from analog side when it's disabled
Fixed- Incorrect formatting of quotation marks in guide data
Fixed- Series filter in Workflows does not populate items in the library
Fixed- API call to GetTaskList fails
Version 6.1 | Build 4180 | December 2, 2013
New Features
Playlists in the web player
Analytics on cloud-shared clips
Ability to reserve tuners for Live TV only
Ability to schedule workflows to run at a specific time
Truecasing, spelling correction, and other language features in closed caption processing
Support for ASI input
Permission category for multi-viewer
New workflow filters and actions for lock status
Improvements & Bug Fixes
Improvements to search
Improvements to clip sharing
Improved conflict resolution
Improvements to IR blasting test tool
Notifications for software updates
Limit to clip filenames
Suggestions in guide search
Improvements to API samples
Better logging for Workflow editing
Better handling of files from failed digital recordings
Improvements to task management
Ability to play back multiple recordings that are not on the same page of the library
Improved handling of offline nodes
Fixed- Possible to create video folders on the C drive
Fixed- Some recordings exceed RAM usage limit while transcoding
Fixed- For some recordings, Mac player plays search results incorrectly
Fixed- For some recordings, Mac clipping is inaccurate
Fixed- In-progress icon doesn't disappear after a recording is stopped through the Library
Fixed- Attempting to save a custom lineup while a blank field is selected results in an error message
Fixed- Search spell checker suggests unusual words and/or words that yield zero results
Fixed- file with spanish name can't play on mac
Fixed- Program Guide time line displayed with all times overlapping each other in IE9
Fixed- Share clip doesn't use email From setting
Fixed- Share clip doesn't redirect after sending
Fixed- Moving a clip removes it from My Clips
Fixed- Edit User page doesn't list LDAP groups
Fixed- Machine Name is not displayed properly on the Tuners page
Fixed- Share Clip dialog doesn't disappear when clicking Send from details page
Fixed- Discovery server doesn't reflect changes to Machine Name setting
Version 6 | Build 3966 | September 17, 2013
New Features
Live TV in the web player
Full screen playback in the web player
Ability to play up to 4 videos simultaneously
Download link in the web player
Setting to move the MOOV atom in front of the MDAT atom in H.264 files (i.e. "fast start")
Ability to submit operations on multiple items from search results
Ability to run a Workflow from search results
Added a workflow trigger for Days Since Clip Created
New task resource management settings with better performance
Ability to split back-end and front-end networking
Improvements & Bug Fixes
Improvements to the tuner settings pages
Added a link to the Help file in the web interface
Redirect connections to the web interface on nodes to the master
Filter validation logic in Workflows
Added warning notification for overloaded Tasks queue
Awesomized the Program Guide by adding right-click options
Ability to change the name of a custom lineup
Removed the "Clip and ShowSqueeze" option from TV Alerts options
On the Tasks page, default view is All Tasks for administrators if the My Tasks page is empty
Added Task parameter information to the web interface
Fixed- Administrative users can downgrade their own permissions
Fixed- Musical notes aren't handled correctly in transcripts of in-progress recordings
Fixed- Arabic characters aren't displayed correctly in TV Alert e-mails
Fixed- Progress bars don't advance for long clips from WMV and H.264 files
Fixed- Possible to add mount-point drives as folder paths
Fixed- Timeouts when enabling large numbers of tuners
Fixed- Long in-progress recordings cannot be selected in the Library
Fixed- Clips with no CC data have blank SRT files
Fixed- Shows without transcripts still have the option to View and Download transcript in search results
Fixed- Deleting the target folder of a recording job causes future recordings from that job to fail
Fixed- CC highlighting missing from web player
Fixed- Auto Scroll is not turned on when the user goes into a show through a search
Fixed- On Mac in Safari 5.1.9, Import File always produces "There was an error uploading the file. HTTP ERROR."
Fixed- When clipping an in-progress recording, the clipping indicators don't move as the show length increases
Fixed- You can't enable a disabled tuner after an upgrade before a guide update finishes
Fixed- For clips with duration under 2 minutes, clip start indicator may stop responding to mouse drags
Fixed- In-progress transcodes don't respond properly to tuner disabling
Fixed- Process Search Results option in TV Alerts doesn't obey folder roles
Fixed- H.264 Files from UNC network paths don't play on Macs due to permissions on IIS
Fixed- If the user has added a Date Within to a search and then selects Create an Alert, the Alert has the search dates
Fixed- Importing to a folder that has paths on multiple machines does not display the Machine names
Fixed- Spaces disappear when text is copied from CC display in the web player
Fixed- Category generation during guide updates is inefficient
Fixed- A manually stopped automatic guide update will kick off again right away
Fixed- Workflows page doesn't display correctly in Internet Explorer 10
Fixed- LDAP login takes longer than it should
Fixed- USB-UIRT settings don't work in Firefox 22
Fixed- Web player plugin detection doesn't work properly in Internet Explorer 11
Fixed- Some in-progress transcodes hang
Fixed- In Chrome and Internet Explorer, using CTRL-F breaks clipping shortcuts until CTRL is pressed again
Fixed- Clipping Task fails when endpoints are near the beginning and end of the file
Fixed- Transport stream playback jumps forward during 3x FF
Fixed- ALLCAPS check in CC parser fails to catch some cases (e.g. McDONALD'S)
Fixed- Parentheses break ALLCAPS check
Version 5.10 | Build 3640 | June 20, 2013
New Features
New closed-captioning display in the web player, with more lines of text, scrolling display, and text find during playback
Clip share history for each user
Sizable elements in the web player screen
Ability to import files from client computer
Options to specify functional roles for video folders
Improvements & Bug Fixes
Ability to sort Tuners list by machine or tuner name
New viewing options for Workflows
Ability for users to disable task popups
"Share" button in web player for clips
Play and Details links for completed items in My Tasks
Task popups for clip transcodes created from a Workflow
Dropdown in Search box for advanced options
Better handling of task conflicts
Better seeking and parsing of duration data for transport streams
Logging improvements
Fixed- Switching tabs or minimizing when the web player is paused results in a white screen
Fixed- Possible to add the same UNC path to multiple video folders
Fixed- Credits field is not indexed for search
Fixed- Can't stop an in-progress recording from the Program Guide in order to watch another channel in Enterprise TV Link
Fixed- Problem with time display in Program Guide in IE 9 when local lineups are in use
Fixed- Transcoding 720p source to non-720p H.264 results in playback problems for Macs
Fixed- Using the "within X words" search option (~X) results in playback with no CC data
Fixed- Playback of search results doesn't work after searching for a phrase that includes a contraction
Fixed- Incorrect login behavior after software restart with security on
Fixed- Recording options are cut off in the web Program Guide with some display settings
Fixed- Editing an alert created in Enterprise TV Link cause the Alerts page to fail to load
Fixed- CC data stops partway through a QAM recording
Fixed- 0-second recordings of unknown origin
Version 5.9 | Build 3242 | March 19, 2013
New Features
Program Guide search in the web interface
Task filter for failed jobs
Screen capture button in the Web Player
Improvements & Bug Fixes
Automatically display show information on Web Player page
Preview image in SnapStream cloud sharing emails
Show recently completed tasks on home page
Allow editing of recording times for Manual jobs
Add Date option to Upcoming, Recent, and Conflicted pages in Recording Manager
Better handling of proxy servers in cloud sharing
Display file format in search results
Replaced "Advanced Options" in Search with Autocomplete
Fixed- "Return" option from Airing Details page to Program Guide doesn't return to the airing
Fixed- Custom Lineup Wizard is slow with a large number of channels
Fixed- Timeout during guide updates
Fixed- Node takes too long to shut down if disconnected from master
Fixed- IIS binding to port 443 is lost on upgrade
Fixed- Save Priorities takes a long time with large number of jobs
Fixed- Linking to a specific time in the web player doesn't work if playback started from a link to a specific time
Fixed- Clicking on SmartChapters doesn't work in IE
Fixed- MPEG-2 Program Streams play back with no video on Mac
Fixed- Users without the "Create Recordings" permission still have access to the manual job creation links
Fixed- Web player does not display all lines of CC data
Fixed- Workflows on recordings with no data generate an extraneous warning e-mail
Fixed- Temporary inprogress srt files are left on master temp directory until software restart
Fixed- Resetting a failed task doesn't work
Fixed- In the Library, using Select Date to select a Weekly date during a week that spans 2 different months causes an unexpected error
Fixed- LDAP group fetching on the "Create Group" admin page breaks for a large number of groups
Fixed- Jump To option in Web Player does not jump to the correct location for clips
Fixed- Deleting the priority of the top job and clicking elsewhere on the screen causes the job to disappear
Fixed- Typing certain priority numbers into certain priority positions in Recording Manager causes jobs to disappear
Fixed- Exceptions when setting destination folder for recordings and tasks
Fixed- Editing Movie recording jobs results in bogus expiration values
Fixed- "Edit Guide Data 24/7 Job" page offers an editable title text box
Fixed- The "within 30 days" field on the edit movie job page displays an incorrect value
Fixed- Web Player shows view transcript link when there isn't a transcript
Fixed- Corrupt CC data in a specific transport stream
Fixed- The Edit Series Recording page for Guide Once jobs offers job limits for a Once recording
Fixed- Abnormally high CPU usage at the end of H.264 transcodes
Fixed- Time-Based Guide job including all but 11:00pm hour and start early hard padding misses the 12:00 am show
Fixed- User settings aren't loaded on startup
Fixed- Specific file hangs during transcode
Fixed- EPG in the web interface won't show more than 1000 channels
Version 5.8 | Build 2921 | January 2, 2013
New Features
SnapStream cloud sharing
5.1 audio support in SnapStream SDI Playout
Autocomplete in Search
Improvements & Bug Fixes
Added e-mail addresses to user accounts
"View Transcript" link in web player
After viewing a search result, hitting back returns to that result in the list of results
Added "restart tuner" option to tuner management page
Batched warning e-mails
Fixed- In IE9, cursor does not return to search field after Enter is pressed
Fixed- With large numbers of LDAP groups, editing group permissions is slow in Chrome
Fixed- Adding large numbers of tuners is slow
Fixed- "View Recordings that will record in place of this item" in Conflicted items does not always display currently recording shows
Fixed- "Reindex All" option causes the broker service to crash
Fixed- Priority updating fails when there are jobs with invalid channels
Version 5.7 | Build 2799 | November 30, 2012
New Features
Time-based recordings with Program Guide data
Quicktime (.MOV) container for H.264 transcoding
Silverlight support for custom H.264 profiles
Ability to "export" recordings
Trigger for "ShowSqueeze Complete" in Workflows
Filter for Clips in Workflows
Ability to run Workflows manually
"Manual mode" for SDI playout
Playlist editing for SDI playout
Return to start/ jump to end buttons in the web player
SnapStream.Net service for sending warning emails
New "Account Settings" page for users, including default search options
Improvements & Bug Fixes
Collapsible search results
Permission option for SDI Playout Node
"Jump to" option in web player now works on clock time
Better handling of node shutdown in multi-system clusters
Faster page loading in web interface
"Test Alert Now" button for TV Alerts
Button to restart failed tasks
Delete option for Upcoming Recordings page
Added file counts to confirmation boxes (Delete, etc.)
User is prompted to confirm if a clip is saved with no title
Path Selection Algorithm is hidden for folders with only one path
Various display improvements
Fixed- Searching logs for recording filenames does not work
Fixed- Timeout causing guide updates to fail
Fixed- SDI interface doesn't update the duration of an in-progress show
Fixed- Switching to Full Mode in web player pauses playback
Fixed- "Failed to access file system" caused by a deleted custom recording profile
Fixed- Attempting to submit a SmartChapter job on an in-progress recording results in a failure with no error message
Fixed- Exception during guide update causes all recordings to stop
Fixed- H.264 files with 720x480 resolution won't play in Windows web player or Enterprise TV Link
Fixed- Start/End Early/Late settings are missing for 24x7 recordings
Fixed- Software fails to log in to database after reboot
Version 5.6 | Build 2585 | October, 2012
New Features
In-Progress playback of Transport Streams in Mac web player
ShowSqueeze to H.264 Transport Stream
EBU Teletext Support
Support for DVB-T recordings with Teletext CC data
Improvements & Bug Fixes
New web interface architecture
Redesigned Library and Recording Manager in the web interface
"My Tasks" page in Task Manager
Task progress popups in the web interface
Clips are automatically set to Keep Until I Delete
IR blasting codes for Motorola DCX-3200 and Cisco RNG-100
Better compatibility with Windows Firewall
Web interface sessions no longer time out if pages are open
Support for PAL framerates in SDI playout
Added date of software revision to System Status page
Added warning notification for unclean shutdown
"Contact Tech Support" link in warning e-mails
Various display improvements
Fixed- System clock changes cause problems with recordings
Fixed- With large numbers of series, scrolling through series list lags
Fixed- Library takes a long time to load in Internet Explorer 8
Fixed- Index and backup locations allow invalid paths
Fixed- Folder settings allow invalid paths
Fixed- Movies are displayed under "Unknown" in Library Series view
Fixed- Saving a custom transcode profile switches the display back to a different profile.
Fixed- Write errors during recordings
Fixed- CC Archive converter crashes when processing large archives or bad files
Fixed- Multi-term email alerts don't email unless the last term returned results.
Fixed- Creating a folder with a duplicate name hangs the web interface in IE 8
Fixed- Recordings die when system clock changes
Fixed- Cannot save a media item with unknown series
Fixed- SDI playout installer doesn't create a directory it needs
Fixed- Extending an in-progress recording does not work
Fixed- Adding tuner #X on node A removes tuner #X on node B from available tuners list
Fixed- E-mail clip in Enterprise TV Link reports that a clip is over the limit when it isn't
Fixed- "Scheduled By" data missing for some recordings
Fixed- Some transcodes to WMV come out short
Fixed- Master tries to restart tuners on a node that is offline
Fixed- Disabling and re-enabling an analog that is recording a transport stream causes it to revert to recording a program stream
Fixed- Broker says it has stopped when it actually hasn't yet
Fixed- Pressing the right arrow in the web player causes playback to pause
Fixed- Guide alerts don't save right away
Fixed- Resizing browser causes playback to pause
Fixed- Custom lineups don't have station affiliation info
Fixed- A user who has the "Administer Users and Groups" permission but not the "Administer Server Settings" permission can't get to the Users and Groups page
Fixed- Timezone with UTC offset greater than 0 causes problems
Fixed- User with "Create Alert" permission only can't save a new alert permission
Fixed- Logging in makes a noise in IE 9
Fixed- Alert creation takes too long on systems with large search indexes
Fixed- Clipping in-progress recordings from the beginning fails
Fixed- ShowSqueezed files won't play through SDI node
Fixed- Resetting one tuner on a two-tuner system doesn't restart the recording on the reset tuner
Fixed- Search results from alerts that fail to send aren't included in subsequent successful alert
Fixed- Recording stats gives incorrect recording depth when a drive is offline
Fixed- CC data parsing is missing spaces
Fixed- Recordings stop with "Failed in DirectShow" error
Fixed- "Exception while running the Recorder Loop"
Fixed- H.264 transcodes have a small amount of video "noise" at the beginning of the video
Version 5.5.1 | Build 2187 | June 21, 2012
New Features
H.264 support in Mac web player
Support for Arabic characters
Ability to generate transcripts in a specific location using Workflows
Subchannel IR tuning for Contemporary Research QAM-to-analog converter
"Wake up" command for IR blasting
Ability to force the recording of episodes that have been recorded recently
Ability to import CC archives from version 4 into version 5
User-specific default clip folders in the web player
Conflicted Recordings page in Recording Manager
Improvements & Bug Fixes
Clips are now sorted by date created rather than the date of the original recording
Various display improvements
Improvements to transcript formatting
Continuous recordings
Drop-down field for Channel menu in Search
User-specific Last Watched point to web player
Added Channel Number and Callsign to main Library page
Popup in web player shows progress of clip creation
Analog TV now records as a transport stream by default
Fixed- H.264 clips have incorrect aspect ratio
Fixed- H.264 clips are out of sync
Fixed- Unexpected behavior when accessing Live TV when all tuners are occupied
Fixed- Search offers "did you mean" suggestions for search filters
Fixed- Attempting to add tuners breaks in-progress digital recordings
Fixed- Stopping a guide update can cause future guide updates to fail
Fixed- Files that have been deleted from the library may not be removed from the search index
Fixed- Up arrow does not always skip to the next SmartChapter mark in the web player
Fixed- Workflows page does not render correctly in IE 8 on XP
Fixed- E-mail clips sends a confirmation e-mail when no address is entered
Fixed- Recording an episode on one channel prevents the same episode from being recorded on another channel
Fixed- As-it-happens TV alerts fail to return some results
Fixed- Conflicts aren't handled correctly when a recording is canceled
Fixed- SmartChapter jobs fail to complete on XP nodes
Fixed- Sentences are not parsed correctly when closed caption files are created
Version 5.5 | Build 2002 | April 13, 2012
New Features
Mac Player support in Safari and Google Chrome
New Workflow filters for destination folder, series and category
New Workflow triggers for recording started and clip created
Maximum Number of Days expiration option
Transcoding of in-progress recordings (ShowSqueeze Live)
Ability to create directories on disk when creating video folders
IR code for Cisco DTA30 cable box
Ability to send a "no results" email when a TV alert returns no results
Ability to jump to the start and end points of a clip in the Web Player
Draggable clip end points in the Web Player
Improvements & Bug Fixes
Added custom lineup editing
Added the option to enter a service account when running the software installer
Added explanations of recording icons in the web interface program guide
Added progress bar for clipping tasks
Added program guide update button to the Program Guide section of Admin
Added new Recording Types to Recording Manager display
Added SmartChapters in the Web Player
Removed Original Air Date line from transcripts of block-based recordings
Better status reporting for library folder refresh operations
Better transcript formatting
Improved security
Improvements to SmartChapter performance
Various display improvements
Fixed- Manual recordings have no original airdate
Fixed- Deleting a recording job doesn't delete maximum number expiration settings
Fixed- SmartChapter jobs on Windows Media files fail
Fixed- Keyboard shortcuts for the program guide don't work in Chrome
Fixed- Temporary files used for ShowSqueeze are not deleted if a task runner process crashes
Fixed- Hiding a channel on one lineup hides the same channel on other lineups temporarily
Fixed- Reloading the Edit Tuner page makes the Upload External Tuner Config File option disappear
Fixed- Program Guide shows an incorrect recording icon for some upcoming recordings
Fixed- Seeking to the end of an in-progress HD recording in the Web Player causes playback to pause
Fixed- Closed-captioning information for some HD recordings is gibberish
Fixed- User-generated groups with the same name as preset groups but different cases result in an exception when importing version 4 app data into version 5
Version 5.4.2 | Build 1802 | January 31, 2012
New Features
HD support in Mac Web Player
Process for loading Program Guide data on a system with a connection to the Internet
Improvements & Bug Fixes
Overhaul of IR blasting
Added video resolution to Details pages in the Library
Improvements to Mac Web Player stability
Fixed- Audio and video out of sync in SDI playout
Fixed- Can't seek through very long recordings in Mac Player
Fixed- Large program guide updates can cause database queries to take a long time
Fixed- Some recording folders cannot be imported when upgrading software from version 4
Fixed- various playback issues
Version 5.4.1 | Build 1718 | December 30, 2011
New Features
Web Player for Mac
Improvements & Bug Fixes
Added Details link to search results
More useful error messages
View Transcript option in search result jumps to the location of the result
Server installer runs with elevated permissions automatically
Improved time bar for untagged files in the Web Player
Improved playback over low-bandwidth and high-latency connections
Various display improvements
Fixed- No SRT found when attempting to download a transcript
Fixed- Password matching on Edit User page doesn't work
Fixed- test E-mail button on Alert Settings page doesn't ask for an e-mail address
Fixed- Users without "Administer Server Settings" permission can't view the System Status page
Fixed- Enterprise TV doesn't start when installed for the first time under Windows XP
Fixed- Clips fail with "Path too long" error
Fixed- Web interface doesn't display correctly under Windows Server 2003
Fixed- Can't save changes to show details in the library
Fixed- Newly created local groups show up under LDAP-linked groups
Fixed- Web Player shows end time incorrectly
Fixed- Can't save changes to Auto Email and Auto Schedule options in existing program guide search alerts
Version 5.4 | Build 1611 | November 21, 2011
New Features
New Custom Lineup Wizard
New rule-based postprocessing engine
Permission settings for Video Folders
Ability to create custom video profiles
Ability to exclude times from 24-hour recordings
SSL support for systems running Windows XP
Improvements & Bug Fixes
Faster H.264 transcoding
New user permission category for Create Clips
New System Status page in the web admin
More efficient program guide updates
Added display of version and build number in the web admin
Added prompt for prerequisite installation and browser restart to Web Player installation
Status monitor and more options for folder refreshes
More accurate skipping during in-progress recordings
Added prompt for tuners to be disabled and re-enabled when settings changes are made
More useful warnings and error messages
"Loop Playlist" option and Stop button in SDI interface
Better filestreaming performance
Option to force SSL in the web admin
New default path selection for recording folders
"Save & Restart" option removed from Local Settings page
Improved automatic verification of in-progress recordings
Improved settings options in Expiration Manager
Improved formatting for guide data e-mail alerts
Improvements to Web Player display and controls: volume control, skip forward/back options, "link to this show at this time" feature, clock time display
Improvements to SDI playout interface
Improvement to Email Alert setup page, including Test button
Improvements to Tasks pages
Improvements to Search Status page
Improvements to Search and CC indexing
Improvements to lineup editing
Improvements to TV Alert creation in the web admin
Improvements to management of in-progress recordings
Improvements to show permalink feature in the web admin
Improvements to logging
Various display improvements
Fixed- Expired web admin session in Program Guide doesn't redirect to login page
Fixed- Expiration Settings and Stats pages are slow when a node is disconnected
Fixed- CTRL-F while playing back in Enterprise TV Link did not return to search screen
Fixed- Once recording job that also had an All Episodes job in the past does not display correctly in program guide
Fixed- High RAM usage by large search indexes
Fixed- No error notification in Users and Groups when LDAP server is unavailable
Fixed- Deleted lineups are not removed during a program guide update
Fixed- Can change All Episodes and New Episodes jobs to Timeslot jobs by editing the recording job
Fixed- Playing a non-existent search result in the Web Player shows no error message
Fixed- Failed guide update does not result in an e-mail alert
Fixed- No useful error messages when SMTP settings are incorrect
Fixed- Changes in recording quality do not update in Upcoming Recordings in Enterprise TV Link
Fixed- Attempting to e-mail a clip that is too large doesn't result in an error message
Fixed- Rebooting results in unnecessary e-mail alerts
Fixed- Move feature creates an extraneous archive file
Fixed- Clicking on Admin link after deleting tasks results in an exception
Fixed- Error message in Expiration Manager says "Maximum Used Space" when it means "Maximum Free Space"
Fixed- Extraneous error message when there are no product limits
Fixed- Possible to enter a Maximum Used Space setting that exceeds the size of the drive
Fixed- USB-UIRT training app locks the device
Fixed- Can't restart playback in Enterprise TV Link after leaving it paused for a long time
Fixed- When a show is accessed via permalink, the right-side menu is blank
Fixed- Completed recordings aren't precached during playback
Fixed- Some clip transcripts have a timestamp every 2-5 seconds
Fixed- Search results include episode name, but not show name
Fixed- Duplicate search results after CC reindex
Fixed- SQL server settings are incompatible with password security requirements
Fixed- Transcodes of long HD recordings to H.264 fail
Fixed- Long transcodes that fail are not retried
Fixed- CC write problem results in too many error messages
Fixed- Download of a large files from the web admin on a slow connection fails
Fixed- Results from a wildcard search aren't highlighted
Fixed- CC searches by date return results from the day before
Fixed- Change Password option in Viewscape does not work
Fixed- Silent installs of server software fail if the software is running
Fixed- Recordings restart after 5 minutes when a Live TV session is open
Fixed- When a recording is stopped in the Library, the red dot persists for several minutes
Fixed- Administrator password saves without retyping
Fixed- ShowSqueeze removes My Clips data
Fixed- Searching with invalid input results in an exception
Fixed- Can't select a destination folder when creating or editing a recording job in the web admin
Fixed- Can''t stop a recording from the Library
Fixed- H.264 ShowSqueezes are out of sync
Fixed- Duplicate airings can be created by a program guide update
Fixed- ShowSqueeze fails on some files
Fixed- Some saved searches run over and over
Fixed- Indexing failures are not accounted for properly
Fixed- Deleting the last pending task on page 2 or higher returns No Items Found
Fixed- E-mail Clip feature doesn't show a warning if Alerts aren't configured
Fixed- Reindexing a folder doesn't delete the existing index entries for that folder
Fixed- Software services use the wrong application data
Fixed- Exception when stopping transcode jobs
Fixed- Playback is delayed 1-2 seconds while seeking on an In Progress HD recording
Fixed- Playback is delayed 2-3 seconds at the beginning of an In Progress recording
Fixed- Program Titiles search filter returns hits from CC data
Fixed- Bad keyboard cursor behavior when creating a TV Alert
Fixed- "Did you mean" suggestions are not returned in web admin search
Fixed- Bad "Did you mean" suggestions
Fixed- Some clips are missing data
Fixed- Live TV session fails after channel change
Fixed- LDAP authentication fails for some users
Fixed- Downloading a file from the web admin blocks the session
Fixed- Adding a new manual once job with padding doesn't save the job padding
Fixed- A wildcard search of a* throws an exception
Fixed- "Network" search filter does not work
Fixed- Creating two manual recording jobs with the same title seems to work but doesn't
Fixed- Hitting PageDown and then PageUp in Search Results screen doesn't work as it should
Fixed- Unhandled exception when trying to ShowSqueeze a deleted item
Fixed- Single-job Delete buttons in Tasks pages don't prompt for confirmation
Fixed- Unexpected results when attempting to Delete in-progress recordings
Fixed- Possible to attempt to stop recordings that don't exist
Fixed- Exception when performing the Start Selected action on a task
Fixed- Saving tuner name fails with no warning message
Fixed- Indexing a bad CC file results in incorrect error messages
Fixed- Some recordings have bad CC files
Fixed- TV Alerts with lots of search terms take too long to save and time out
Fixed- Recordings are not re-indexed after metadata is edited
Fixed- Errors when saving tuner properties are not useful
Fixed- CC and log backups prevent software from shutting down
Fixed- WMV recordings with # in the title do not play
Fixed- Schedulers and Basic Schedulers cannot create manual recordings
Fixed- Can't restart a failed task on the Tasks page
Fixed- Transcoding from WMV to WMV fails
Fixed- Transcodes to WMV and H.264 are missing data
Fixed- Batch ShowSqueeze does not obey default settings
Fixed- HD clips fail when the end of the clip is the end of the recording
Fixed- Manual Once recording scheduled through Enterprise TV Link goes in the schedule with the wrong date
Fixed- Hours Remaining numbers in Enterprise TV Link do not change when the recording quality is changed
Fixed- Failed transcodes leave a temporary file
Fixed- Can't enter more than one address in warning alerts To: field
Fixed- Errors from bad e-mail address on Alert Settings page are not shown
Fixed- Recordings fail due to socket exception
Fixed- Upcoming Episodes view for Everything On This Channel job is incorrect
Fixed- CC data are reindexed on software startup
Fixed- Delete function in post-processing doesn't work correctly
Fixed- Stopping a recording from Live TV results in the error "Unable to start viewing Live TV."
Fixed- Some QAM recordings do not play
Fixed- Recordings located on offline nodes are not indexed
Fixed- Email alerts search in UTC when they should be searching local time
Fixed- Once recording jobs are not deleted after they complete
Fixed- No useful error message when tuners can't be added
Fixed- Recording jobs that change as a result of a guide update aren't handled correctly
Fixed- Using Composite or S-video requires Lock Tuner option
Version 5.3.1 | Build 1184 | June 29, 2011
Improvements & Bug Fixes
Fixed- IR Blasting with the USB UIRT wasn't tuning more than once
Improved stability of file streaming when the system is under heavy load
Improved server and client performance during playback of recorded content
Fixed- Web Player does not always release a file handle at the end of playback
Version 5.3 | Build 1139 | June 16, 2011
New Features
Web-based Player for Windows clients
New path selection options for video folders
DirecTV tuning through LAN using HTTP
Ability to change the server name in TV Alerts
Proxy settings to allow connecting to SnapStream.Net from behind a firewall
Warning message when guide data is low
New options for viewing logs
Direct recording to UNC paths
API documentation
Feature and upgrade management through SnapStream.Net
Improvements & Bug Fixes
Various security improvements
Various cosmetic improvements in the web admin
E-mailed clips no longer require confirmation
Documentation added to Enterprise TV Link
Reduced memory usage when reindexing
Added serial tuning codes for DirecTV receivers that can’t tune over IP
More reliable log searching
Auth tickets in web admin renew automatically for active sessions
Syntax check in LDAP integration
Guide data details added to settings page
Installer stops services automatically
Error messages in installer GUI
Better handling of attempts to delete locked files
Improved robustness of Reindex Folder feature
New logging backend
LDAP groups are sorted in Group settings
E-mail alerts now link to Web Player, not Link playback files
Fixed- Locked files not handled exactly right
Fixed- Record once job in Link EPG allows multiple scheduling of the same job
Fixed- Changing Machine Name in LocalSettings.aspx to a bad value breaks the page
Fixed- Tuners constantly try to restart if their server is off
Fixed- In-progress recordings that finish in an error case aren’t handled correctly
Fixed- Installation rollback due to install errors leaves product uninstalled
Fixed- Failures in recording leave open file streams
Fixed- QAM TP file with unknown audio stream does not play back
Fixed- Email clip in the web admin doesn’t give correct user feedback
Fixed- Node doesn't restart itself on an invalid ticket exception
Fixed- Shows recorded before DST switch show incorrect time during playback
Fixed- Full-length recordings are offered the option to "add to my clips"
Fixed- Detailed task status is blank
Fixed- Freespace expiration didn't log the machine name
Fixed- Fix FF4 and IE9 rendering issues
Fixed- View and Download Transcript in web admin don't show timestamps correctly after first couple of hours
Fixed- Emailed clips dispatched from web admin list the wrong time in one place
Fixed- When using the web admin to hide channels in large lineups, some channels refuse to be hidden
Fixed- Browser back button doesn’t produce expected results in upcoming recordings in web admin
Fixed- API samples have bad URLs
Fixed- Confusing feedback when security is disabled
Fixed- Limited users can’t change their own passwords
Fixed- Manual Recording jobs do not display time correctly in Recording Settings and Priorities
Fixed- E-mailed clips e-mails look different depending on where they were submitted from
Fixed- Creating a duplicate group produces an unexpected error
Fixed- Recent link in Recording Manager gives an unexpected error
Fixed- Unexpected error when adding tuners
Fixed- Three warning e-mails for same failure when a recording fails to start
Fixed- Search results in Enterprise TV Link shows wrong time if show was recording before last DST change
Fixed- Custom SnapStream.Net lineups with custom channels don’t download correctly when Major and Minor channel numbers are duplicated
Fixed- Broker crash on node when master stops
Fixed- Prompted for Web Player install when it’s already installed in Firefox 3.6 on Windows XP
Fixed- If LDAP server goes offline, User and Groups page won’t load
Fixed- Log messages for ShowSqueeze show GUID instead of machine name
Fixed- Change “corrupt file” task failure to fatal error
Fixed- DivX video does not play back consistently
Fixed- Can’t add a weekly job with any day other than current in Enterprise TV Link
Fixed- Jump to time doesn’t work in Enterprise TV Link
Fixed- Product limits aren’t applied when user can’t connect to SnapStream.Net
Fixed- H.264 feature disappears 30 minutes after startup
Fixed- When Manual Recording is selected from EPG or Live TV, channel should default to what the user was looking at
Fixed- Failed Delete File step during Move sends media item into limbo
Fixed- Make Legacy Converter import media item size
Version 5.2 | Build 835 | April 8, 2011
New Features
Ability to import configuration details from Enterprise TV version 4
Ability to reindex media from web admin without shutting down
Spelling correction in web admin search
Scale SDI playout to 720p
Creation of non-SnapStream.net digital lineups
Improvements & Bug Fixes
End-user input for Server name, password, and scaling in SDI playout interface
External tuning option defaults to Null tuner when Lock Tuner option is selected
Removed default "To" addresses in Alert configuration
Improvements to Active Directory integration
Faster clip creation
Added year of show to search results
Added ability to throw exceptions from the database
Added onscreen error messages for installer
Clarified the difference between user-created lineups on SnapStream.Net vs. locally
Adding a lineup triggers a guide update
Simplified software update procedure
Editing some tuner settings can be done without disabling/re-enabling the tuner
Fixed- Record All Episodes jobs on any channel can result in duplicate recordings
Fixed- Changing Live TV channel while recording restarts recordings
Fixed- EPG shows all channels from every SnapStream.Net lineup, regardless of whether the lineup is associated with a tuner
Fixed- Killing a tuner with a Live TV session on it results in incorrect behavior
Fixed- Direct UNC playback doesn't play back directly from UNC path
Fixed- Live TV hangs with multiple users on multiple-node clusters
Fixed- Custom channels in SnapStream.Net lineups don't work
Fixed- Second of two 24x7 jobs with two tuners and padding doesn't behave in the expected way for the first upcoming recording
Fixed- Guide updates don't stop when the network stops existing
Fixed- "Next 10 recordings to be deleted" list includes locked recordings
Fixed- Deleting an active lineup breaks tuner settings
Fixed- Link hangs while drawing large text boxes
Fixed- Some SRT files have the wrong initial timestamp
Fixed- Possible recordings tables are not removed when they should be
Fixed- Upgrades delete guide data without initiating a new update
Fixed- Upgrader times out when backup up database
Fixed- Shutting down tuners that are recording results in errors
Fixed- Error message when clicking Back button after a search with 0 results
Fixed- Moving recordings to another folder results in error
Fixed- Recording processes on Hauppauge HVR-2250 cards do not stop when the software is shut down
Fixed- Error when starting a recording after startup
Fixed- SnapStream.net lineup with empty station number causes guide download to fail
Fixed- Client connecting or disconnecting during sweep for dead proxies results in a crash
Fixed- Hitting Enter on Search page doesn't exeCute search
Fixed- Series-level "new" (unwatched) indicators are not correct
Fixed- Client hangs after 3-5 consecutive clips
Fixed- Client hangs when using IP address as server name with pre-populated username
Fixed- Some search results return incorrect time
Fixed- Predicted Archive Depth is incorrect
Fixed- Time constraints change crashes Link
Fixed- Search results greater than 1 hour duplicate the minutes and seconds on the cc result
Fixed- Time Constraints are in UTC
Version 5.1 | Build 569 | January 5, 2011
Improvements
Better recovery from power failures and system restarts
Better handling of heavy disk I/O
Improvements to Recording Stats calculation
Improved handling of failed tasks
Better logging of user changes to job properties and settings
Better logging of expiration
Default Minimum Free Space option in Expiration Manager is now 10GB
Improvements to scheduler
Faster enabling/disabling of multiple tuners
Added batch tuner editing
Browsing jobs and alerts creates entries in browser history
Eliminated “return” option in web admin, use browser Back button instead
Improved handling of large libraries (>=100,000 items)
Clips of HD recordings now happen at packet boundaries
Improvements to server software installer to support upgrades in the future
Various user interface improvements
Improvements to management of recording and index files
Playback no longer requires a sound device
Enterprise TV Link installer places an icon on the desktop
Set the “show” property on H.264 files for Apple compatibility
Bug Fixes
Fixed- Partially completed manual Once recording jobs show up in upcoming recordings after they are recorded
Fixed- With more than one Live TV viewer, starting a recording breaks the Live TV sessions
Fixed- Loading database backup causes timeouts when a large number of new files are present
Fixed- Enterprise TV Link displays clipping tools when F is pressed in Live TV while a show is being recorded
Fixed- Back Button in Series View of web admin Recorded Shows does not handle paging correctly
Fixed- Add Folders says the path is invalid improperly
Fixed- 24x7 recording jobs get into a state where they are marked canceled and constantly restarted
Fixed- Tuner restarting does not work properly
Fixed- Exception when accessing active recordings list with low user permissions [
Fixed- Stopping the broker via the Setup Wizard results in a hung Setup Wizard
Fixed- Exception when accessing ShowSqueeze status list with low user permissions
Fixed- Enabling LDAP integration wipes password field entries in Security Settings
Fixed- Web Admin occasionally hangs when enabling, disabling, or deleting tuners
Fixed- Blocking a recording causes all upcoming recordings on that job to reset their recording id
Fixed- Cannot access Email Notification Settings page from the clip options page in Enterprise TV Link
Fixed- User input is not interpreted correctly when updating tuner priorities
Fixed- Disabling several tuners at once causes undesired results
Fixed- Recording jobs do not start up correctly when several tuners are enabled at once
Fixed- Pending task list shows 12/31/9999 for InProgress or Pending Tasks
Fixed- Daily manual job records twice
Fixed- Media refreshed back into the library always says channel is 0
Fixed- Stopping a recording in order to change the channel in Live TV ends the Live TV session
Fixed- Stopping a recording in order to change the channel in Live TV stops an additional recording as well
Fixed- Incorrect time suggestion when clipping from Live TV
Fixed- User interface locks up while scrolling through upcoming recordings
Fixed- Folder count in SDI interface does not include clips
Fixed- Movies are listed in Series view as Unknown Series
Fixed- Clipping in-progress QAM results in a clipped segment of video at a different time than that which was requested by the user
Fixed- When a new folder is added, Same As Source folder settings are switched to the new folder
Fixed- Clips created through a Live TV session started through the Program Guide are never submitted for processing
Fixed- “Managed” property on video folders is not respected during expiration
Fixed- Recordings fails in specific cases near expiration limits
Enterprise TV Link logs in multiple times for a single session
Fixed- HD recording error results in recording that won’t play
Fixed- Transcode settings and Batch ShowSqueeze pages do not load
Fixed- Playback graph stalls on initial playback of some ATSC recordings
Fixed- Transcoding page will not save if Same As Source is selected as the target folder
Fixed- Add/Edit TV Alert page crashes if Same As Source is selected as the default folder[
Fixed- Changing machine name breaks Download Transcript feature in Link
Fixed- The Time Index is not updated in a timely manner
Fixed- Add/Edit TV Alert page does not allow selection of Same As Source as the default folder
Fixed- High CPU usage from sqlserver.exe
Library refreshes on a large UNC location stop with no error message
Fixed- Multiple custom lineups causes an exception during differential guide update
Fixed- Cannot stop a block recording in order to change channels
Fixed- Completed Tasks do not expire
Fixed- Enterprise TV Link crashes when searching the program guide
Fixed- Recent recordings are not considered when rebuilding the schedule
Fixed- Right padding is ignored even when a tuner is available
Fixed- In Edit Tuner, priority starts at 0 instead of at 1
Fixed- Copying show link from inside of playback does not include position information
Fixed- Block 24/7 jobs don't stick to proper timeslots when they cross the Daylight Savings boundary
Fixed- Other recordings failing near DST changes
Fixed-Series Record Once doesn't record anything if the series id changes
Fixed- Tuner disabling does not work
Fixed- Exception when accessing the Add Tuner page
Fixed- Parent pages do not refresh when things are added in child pages
Fixed- Tasks page does not load
Fixed- No clip is created when Same As Source is selected as clip destination
Fixed- Clearing In-progress media items fails with large libraries
Fixed- Marking a folder as “can't record to” does not remove it as a default recording folder
Fixed- Single 24x7 job, or multiple same episodes in a row, with two tuners and padding doesn't behave in the user expected way
Version 5.0.3 | Build 339 | September 17, 2010
Improvements
Added an option to the Local Settings Web Admin page to perform a remote service restart
Added Serial Tuning support
New file based logging infrastructure
Improved Web Admin Log viewing layout
Use the File Access Client pool throughout the base service infrastructure to reduce channel opening delays
Bug Fixes
Fixed- Link should not connect to incompatible server versions
Fixed- Make folder creation throw specific exceptions on failure
Fixed- Extending a recording in progress via the theater did not work
Fixed- When creating a recording folder, minimum free space for that folder in the expiration manager defaults to 0 MB
Fixed- Naming of clips automatically created from TV alerts are not correct
Fixed- Invalid update times received from SS.Net need to be ignored and use a locally generated time
Fixed- Web Admin favicon needs transparency
Fixed- Web Admin library multiselect... delete shouldn't select the row
Fixed- Portions of the Web Admin are display items that are not available based on the current licensed feature set
Fixed- Manual recordings continuously stop and restart when there is a blocked recording
Fixed- Job inserted above priority of a job that's going doesn't make it stop the first one.
Fixed- Web Admin BatchMove did not work
Fixed- TV Alert automatic post processing tasks not showing up in the Web Admin
Fixed- Watching Live tv and recording that episode blocks the episode until you exit live tv.
Fixed- Select All Checkbox dies if a sidebar action doesn't rebind the grid
Fixed- Search can still lock itself for a minute every now and then with large 30,000+ item libraries
Fixed- Viewing transcripts in the Web Admin can encounter timeouts
Fixed- Web Admin only show view/download transcript on search items that have srt data to show
Fixed- Web Admin Add Tuner/Edit Tuner pages only displaying first 10 lineups
Fixed- Web Admin Task queue doesn't uncheck the top checkbox after using it to clear the queue
Fixed- SDI Playout: Missing front audio on some 5.1 files
Fixed- Web Admin IE compatibility issue with styled buttons
Fixed- Blocking any recording for a block 24/7 job will stop the current recording for that job
Fixed- USB-UIRT Setup application displays zones incorrectly
Fixed- Some EPG searches crashes BTVD3DShell
Fixed- Web Admin Clicking on 'Type' or 'Priority' or 'Name' sort options on /Scheduler/Jobs.aspx causes exception
Fixed- Web Admin Deleting two tuners in a row (back to back) errors on the second
Fixed- Web Admin disabled buttons on default.aspx don't look like disabled buttons, rather unclickable regular text.
Fixed- Web Admin deleting two folders at once, the second doesn't delete
Fixed- Web Admin should not display a download link for a recording in progress
Fixed- Web Admin should display a play link for a recording in progress
Fixed- Web Admin display of next runtime for TV Alerts is incorrectly converted from UTC
Fixed- The "more" option on a result in an email alert does not work
Fixed- Web Admin email alerts setup in webui, username not populated for non-alert admin user
Fixed- Web Admin cannot assign a USER to a different GROUP without also resetting password.
Fixed- Web Admin should not display the delete option on librarymediaitem.aspx page for in progress shows
Fixed- Web Admin cannot get to transcode settings due to invalid email clip size setting
Fixed- Web Admin batch blocking episodes from upcoming recordings isn't blocking the second and following recordings correctly
Fixed- Web Admin removing all items on the last page of recent recordings does not take you to the next to last page
Fixed- Web Admin blocking all recordings from the last page of upcoming recordings does not refresh the page
Fixed- Web Admin Minimum Free Space: expiration settings field doesn't show/hide when the setting is disabled
Fixed- Web Admin file format editing doesn't change based on the dropdown you select
Fixed- Web Admin Configuration/EditChannels.aspx should return to lineups list on save
Fixed- Web Admin Configuration/LocalSettings.aspx needs to have information on machine name property
Fixed- web Admin Configuration/RecordingSettings.aspx doesn't honor can record to setting
Fixed- Web Admin Configuration/UserSettings.aspx "create ldap group" is superfluous
Fixed- Web Admin create SS.Net lineup page does not always create the correct lineup
Fixed- Searching within a show inside the theater returns no results
Fixed- Forcing and then stopping another recording start/stops the stopped recording over and over
Fixed- Incorrect icon used on the e-mail clip screen
Fixed- Non-Post Process Admin can't get showsqueeze status in viewscape library
Fixed- Inconsistent naming of the options for TV Alerts between the ViewScape and the Web Admin
Fixed- ViewScape TV Alert creation gives time options for guide data (not cc) search
Fixed- Starting a Live TV Session will sometimes restart a recording
Fixed- Recording the currently viewed live tv show will block until the Live TV session ends
Fixed- ViewScape upcoming recordings screen gives option to block upcoming recordings even without appropriate permissions even though the option does not work
Fixed- Viewscape manual recording screen offers conflict options for a user that doesn't have edit permissions even though the option does not work
Fixed- Throttling of automatic tuner resets is not working correctly
Fixed- In viewScape with global padding enabled the resolve conflict options are presented when they should not be
Fixed- Web Admin "same as source" isn't a folder option
Fixed- Web Admin and ViewScape do not use the same setting for automatic guide updates
Fixed- ShowSqueeze in Link does not obey Default Transcoding Folder setting
Fixed- Expiration Manager is getting incorrect drive statistics for offline UNC paths
Fixed- Deadlock during bulk enable/disable of tuners with active recordings going
Fixed- ViewScape stopping a recording from the theater screen is timing out blocking the recording
Fixed- Transitioning to live tv from recording does not push out all necessary events
Fixed- Live TV can't transition from lineup to lineup with two sessions going
Fixed- Web Admin ending client sessions from Client Management ends the wrong session
Fixed- Turning the system on after a few minutes of downtime will cause a tuner reset
Fixed- Web Admin return URLs are not preserving paging information
Fixed- Edit Media Item should not call the tagger if it is not needed
Fixed- Web Admin does not allow setting of global padding
Version 5.0 | Build 229 | August 1, 2010
New Features
New TV recording engine
New web services
New admin interface
Server clustering capability
SDI playout through SnapStream SDI appliance
Version 4.9.3 | Build 6535 | July 25, 2010
New Features
Ability to ShowSqueeze all clips
Allow software rendering warnings to be disabled in Link
Support for iPod Touch and iPhone with firmware version 3.x
DirecTV RC32 remote added to USB-UIRT code library
Improvements & Bug Fixes
New encoder and file tagger for H.264 ShowSqueeze
Improved passthrough authentication for ISA proxy servers. Corrects failed guide data downloads and resolves "trial expired" messages in Link.
Improvements to library detection during service startup
Fixed- Link clients crash when downloading video
Fixed- Hard-coded server list feature does not work
Fixed- Port conflict with Placeshifting feature causes high CPU usage and continuous error messages
Fixed- Special characters cause LDAP username field to break in Security Settings page
Fixed- Hide option in Recorded Shows defaults to none when original is actually hidden
Fixed- ShowSqueeze to H.264 fails for files larger than 4GB
Fixed- E-mail clip feature autopopulates the same e-mail address for all users
Fixed- Some manual recordings display projected record time incorrectly after Daylight Savings Time change
Fixed- Users without Manage Conflicts permission can force recordings
Fixed- E-mail clip feature times out after 100 seconds
Fixed- E-mail clip feature reports size of e-mailed clip incorrectly
Fixed- Series view in Recorded Shows disrupts the scrollbar
Fixed- Unicode file tags are not handled properly by H.264 ShowSqueeze
Version 4.9.2 | Build 6330 | June 8, 2009
New Features
Ability to download complete transcripts using the Enterprise Link Client
Ability to download search results to a .CSV (Comma Separated Values) file for export into 3rd party applications
Specify a destination folder for clips
Track and view you're TV Alert History
Designate a tuner for viewing Live TV only
Added Authentication Pass-Through to LDAP Integration to allow network users to log in to the SnapStream Server securely without having to provide credentials
Improvements & Bug Fixes
Fix to managment of pooled video folders
During LiveTV or Recorded Show playback, a system's screen saver or auto-lock will end the playback session
Fixed bug in web admin where large lists would cause timeouts before a page could save
Fixed several scheduler issues regarding lineup configurations with show duplicates existing on analog/digital
Fixed a bug that caused ShowSqueeze operations on 4+ hour HD recordings to fail and/or loop
Improved QAM mapping resolution detection and fixed a bug that would show 1080i for all channels
Fixed a bug where special characters in LDAP group names would cause them not to import
Extremely large HD files would report incorrect duration
Overhaul of the lineup configuration page of the Web UI (Channels.aspx)
Updated h264 Decoder
Improvements to the WebUI when using IE8
Improved handling of recording meta-data when being transferred from an external source
Version 4.9.1 | Build 6165 | February 2, 2009
New Features
Added support for Clear/Unencrypted QAM
Added Placeshifting (web based playback of recordings)
Added Closed Caption and Clipping support for ATSC and QAM
StreamSnip on the fly for ATSC and QAM recordings
Added option to tag recordings with the user who scheduled them
Created a new MPEG-2 transport stream demultiplexer
Added Novell support to LDAP Integration
Improvements & Bug Fixes
H.264 iTunes conversions no longer have audio/video sync on iPod Touch and iPhone 2.X firmware
Added daily backup to the search index
Ability to do a Tech Support Upload through Web Admin
Added "send ENTER / OK / SELECT before channel change" option to IR blaster tuning
Improved library section in the Web Admin
Improved SmartChapter accuracy
Improved SSL support in the Web Admin
Faster service startups
Upgrade to Lucene 2.3.1
Created option to change the default "Keep Until" status of clips
Improved management of clipping during ShowSqueeze
Added information to ClosedCaption Indexer Status
Separated permissions sets for editing recorded shows and viewing/downloading CC transcripts
Version 4.8.2 | Build 5902 | September 5, 2008
New Features
Library Folder permissions
Brand new Recorded Shows page in the Web Admin
Scrollable program guide added to the Web Admin (ala Couchville)
User specific watched/new properties
Add user accounting messages to Beyond TV log
Automatic handling of programs that overlap by 5 minutes or less
Automatic HD ShowSqueeze with independent settings
E-mail clip
Record every show on a single channel with guide data
HTTP Authentication option for RSS feeds and downloads
Archive all closed caption data option
Improvements & Bug Fixes
Scheduler overhaul, offering up to 80X performance increases over 4.8.1
Record On Any channel updates to more intelligently schedule recordings and resolve conflicts
Improved conflict resolution in general
Web Admin look and feel improvements to nearly every page
Updated to the latest H.264 and DivX encoders and decoders
Saved Guide Searches has new fields such as IS:New and IS:Movie
More accurate skipping in recorded VBR transport stream files
New 640x480 iPod options in H.264 profiles
Fixed ViewScape lockups while watching Live TV in Link
Fixed SmartChapter markers show in inprogress recordings after viewing a smartchapter recording.
Fixed volume goes to 0 if you play a corrupt file
Fixed handling unicode text in the Web Admin
Fixed IE proxy settings interfering with Link connectivity
