Version 6.6 | Build 5993 | June 25, 2015

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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