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Announcing Cablecast 4.6.0
At long last, we're announcing the official release of Cablecast 4.6.0 today.
Cablecast 4.6 represents a major update to the Cablecast software, and is the first version of Cablecast to be compatible with Carousel 5.0.
In this release, you'll see overhauls to Video-on-Demand, (including watching shows directly from the Cablecast interface!), integration with TV Guide's X-List service, podcasts on the public site, a new producers section, category based transcoding, and several other features and improvements. See below for a complete list of changes and additions.
This release has been brewing for a long time, and we're extremely excited to bring it to you. I'd like to specifically thank a few people who provided some extremely valuable help in whipping this release into shape. To Sean Fichera, Jonathan Einarsen, Katherine Westholm, Matt Hoffman, Dave MacPhail, and Jack Portwood: our sincere thanks and appreciation.
Note:
The upgrade process for this version will work a little differently than it has in the past. In order to provide the best level of service that we can, we will be requiring all of our customers to register with us before getting an upgrade. Full details about registration can be found in another forum post, located [url="http://www.trms.com/main/Forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=579"]here[/url]. (It's in a new forum called "Tightrope Announcements." Be sure to subscribe to this forum too, as larger announcements that aren't specific to Cablecast will be posted there.)
Release Notes - Cablecast: 4.6.0
New - 578: New VS4Series2 Control Module
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New - 579: New STRMVOD Control Module
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New - 589: Shows can have a collection of associated files
You can upload files to shows. Useful for keeping historical information about the show.
New - 620: Shows with OnDemand video files display a link to the video in the WebUI
You can click "watch now" for any show with an OnDemand video file throughout the Cablecast Web interface.
New - 628: New Show Edit Layout
Distinct areas of the screen are logically separated. Changed the color scheme to be more visually pleasing.
New - 630: OnDemand Transcoding uses a compression level based on the Show Category
Each category can have a distinct transcoding level. For example, "Sports" shows can be transcoded using different settings than "City Council" shows.
New - 631: Shows are marked for transcoding in the Show Edit screen
Transcoding control and basic transcoding status can be found in the individual show records.
New - 638: Projects of Shows can be published as Podcasts
Podcasts appear on the public site. All shows in a project become part of the podcast, however individual shows can be marked as "Podcast Exempt."
New - 760: Export Schedule data in TV Guide's X-List format
Schedule data can be easily exported and sent to TV Guide using their X-List service.
New - 1040: Indicator of schedule status in Digital File Management
Files that are scheduled for playback in the future will have an "*" displayed next to them.
New - 1135: New Role based User Management
Users can be given access to specific areas of Cablecast.
New - 1296: Updated 422 control module to use TRMS code and not 3rd party library
We now have our own 422 code, so we no longer rely on buggy implementations beyond our control.
New - 1302: VSX servers can be "shadowed" to provide fail-over protection
If you have multiple VSX servers, you can have one server duplicate the events from another server.
New - 1396: Podcasts are viewable on Public site
Podcasts can be easily accessed by your viewers by using Cablecast's public web site.
New - 1405: New AJ-D450P Control Module
-
New - 1654: Autopilot doesn't create runs for inactive Producers
If a producer is marked is inactive, autopilot won't send until you remove their shows from the schedule.
New - 1664: Producers have new fields: Active, Contact name, Email, and Website
In addition to more contact fields, producers can be marked as active or inactive. Inactive producers cannot have shows aired with autopilot.
New - 1665: Producers appear on the Main Menu
The producers screen is no longer buried in a settings menu. It's been promoted to the main menu.
New - 1468: Facil show import plugin
You can export show data from Facil and import it into Cablecast.
New - 1811: Smarter focus of fields in the Schedule page
You can now use the tab key in the schedule view to move between Start Time and ShowID fields.
New - 1832: Panasonic AG-5700 and AG-5710 Control Module
-
New - 72: Leightronix Control Modules now force all events
Events are no longer stored in bulk on Leightronix devices. All events are sent "real time" to the device.
Bug - 1829: Live Streaming shows an error for each output, even if output isn't configured
Outputs that are configured for Live Streaming are the only outputs that are displayed in the Live Streaming screen.
Bug - 1574: VelaArgus200CM doesn't support RecordStop
Vela encoders wouldn't stop recording on schedule. Adding this action allows for scheduled stops.
Bug - 1626: Vela Argus200 is starting 11 seconds too early
Fixed timings for card initialization.
Bug - 1743: ChyTV locks up when sending it new data
We got some insight from the folks at Chyron on how to make the ChyTV more stable.
Bug - 1804: Too difficult to see which shows are "On Demand"
The digital file management screen now displays another list; which contains all of the files living on the VOD server.
Bug - 1433: Default Location & Channel aren't set when a user logs in
New permissions code required that we set the default location/channel explicitly.
Bug - 1317: ODIP doesn't detect missing slashes in filenames
The webservice now appends a slash to directory names if needed.
Bug - 1382: Schedule Modified bit can cause database error if field is null
Added better error handling code.
Bug - 1213: Cablecast producer list becomes garbled when fields have commas in them
Commas are now escaped before the form is submitted.
Bug - 1220: Error 'Server Application Unavailable' when using the pubic site
The WebService no longer uses .NET remoting to ask about VOD files. Queries are made directly against the database, which should stop this error from occurring.
Bug - 1294: Serial glue sometimes doesn't write all of its data
Revamped the serial communications code to ensure that all data is written.
--
John Reilly
Developer
Tightrope Media Systems
Cablecast 4.6 represents a major update to the Cablecast software, and is the first version of Cablecast to be compatible with Carousel 5.0.
In this release, you'll see overhauls to Video-on-Demand, (including watching shows directly from the Cablecast interface!), integration with TV Guide's X-List service, podcasts on the public site, a new producers section, category based transcoding, and several other features and improvements. See below for a complete list of changes and additions.
This release has been brewing for a long time, and we're extremely excited to bring it to you. I'd like to specifically thank a few people who provided some extremely valuable help in whipping this release into shape. To Sean Fichera, Jonathan Einarsen, Katherine Westholm, Matt Hoffman, Dave MacPhail, and Jack Portwood: our sincere thanks and appreciation.
Note:
The upgrade process for this version will work a little differently than it has in the past. In order to provide the best level of service that we can, we will be requiring all of our customers to register with us before getting an upgrade. Full details about registration can be found in another forum post, located [url="http://www.trms.com/main/Forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=579"]here[/url]. (It's in a new forum called "Tightrope Announcements." Be sure to subscribe to this forum too, as larger announcements that aren't specific to Cablecast will be posted there.)
Release Notes - Cablecast: 4.6.0
New - 578: New VS4Series2 Control Module
-
New - 579: New STRMVOD Control Module
-
New - 589: Shows can have a collection of associated files
You can upload files to shows. Useful for keeping historical information about the show.
New - 620: Shows with OnDemand video files display a link to the video in the WebUI
You can click "watch now" for any show with an OnDemand video file throughout the Cablecast Web interface.
New - 628: New Show Edit Layout
Distinct areas of the screen are logically separated. Changed the color scheme to be more visually pleasing.
New - 630: OnDemand Transcoding uses a compression level based on the Show Category
Each category can have a distinct transcoding level. For example, "Sports" shows can be transcoded using different settings than "City Council" shows.
New - 631: Shows are marked for transcoding in the Show Edit screen
Transcoding control and basic transcoding status can be found in the individual show records.
New - 638: Projects of Shows can be published as Podcasts
Podcasts appear on the public site. All shows in a project become part of the podcast, however individual shows can be marked as "Podcast Exempt."
New - 760: Export Schedule data in TV Guide's X-List format
Schedule data can be easily exported and sent to TV Guide using their X-List service.
New - 1040: Indicator of schedule status in Digital File Management
Files that are scheduled for playback in the future will have an "*" displayed next to them.
New - 1135: New Role based User Management
Users can be given access to specific areas of Cablecast.
New - 1296: Updated 422 control module to use TRMS code and not 3rd party library
We now have our own 422 code, so we no longer rely on buggy implementations beyond our control.
New - 1302: VSX servers can be "shadowed" to provide fail-over protection
If you have multiple VSX servers, you can have one server duplicate the events from another server.
New - 1396: Podcasts are viewable on Public site
Podcasts can be easily accessed by your viewers by using Cablecast's public web site.
New - 1405: New AJ-D450P Control Module
-
New - 1654: Autopilot doesn't create runs for inactive Producers
If a producer is marked is inactive, autopilot won't send until you remove their shows from the schedule.
New - 1664: Producers have new fields: Active, Contact name, Email, and Website
In addition to more contact fields, producers can be marked as active or inactive. Inactive producers cannot have shows aired with autopilot.
New - 1665: Producers appear on the Main Menu
The producers screen is no longer buried in a settings menu. It's been promoted to the main menu.
New - 1468: Facil show import plugin
You can export show data from Facil and import it into Cablecast.
New - 1811: Smarter focus of fields in the Schedule page
You can now use the tab key in the schedule view to move between Start Time and ShowID fields.
New - 1832: Panasonic AG-5700 and AG-5710 Control Module
-
New - 72: Leightronix Control Modules now force all events
Events are no longer stored in bulk on Leightronix devices. All events are sent "real time" to the device.
Bug - 1829: Live Streaming shows an error for each output, even if output isn't configured
Outputs that are configured for Live Streaming are the only outputs that are displayed in the Live Streaming screen.
Bug - 1574: VelaArgus200CM doesn't support RecordStop
Vela encoders wouldn't stop recording on schedule. Adding this action allows for scheduled stops.
Bug - 1626: Vela Argus200 is starting 11 seconds too early
Fixed timings for card initialization.
Bug - 1743: ChyTV locks up when sending it new data
We got some insight from the folks at Chyron on how to make the ChyTV more stable.
Bug - 1804: Too difficult to see which shows are "On Demand"
The digital file management screen now displays another list; which contains all of the files living on the VOD server.
Bug - 1433: Default Location & Channel aren't set when a user logs in
New permissions code required that we set the default location/channel explicitly.
Bug - 1317: ODIP doesn't detect missing slashes in filenames
The webservice now appends a slash to directory names if needed.
Bug - 1382: Schedule Modified bit can cause database error if field is null
Added better error handling code.
Bug - 1213: Cablecast producer list becomes garbled when fields have commas in them
Commas are now escaped before the form is submitted.
Bug - 1220: Error 'Server Application Unavailable' when using the pubic site
The WebService no longer uses .NET remoting to ask about VOD files. Queries are made directly against the database, which should stop this error from occurring.
Bug - 1294: Serial glue sometimes doesn't write all of its data
Revamped the serial communications code to ensure that all data is written.
--
John Reilly
Developer
Tightrope Media Systems
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