tag:uplynk.com,2015:http://services.uplynk.com/newsitems/upLynk News2024-03-28T18:20:13.657987-07:00uplynk-atomizerupLynkurn:uuid:4f89c32b-2ecf-4a9f-8bd2-819c94621131Migrating Uplynk CMS Player to VideoJS2024-03-11T12:00:00-07:002024-03-11T12:00:00-07:00<p>As of this week, we are deprecating the internal HTML5 player used by the Uplynk CMS. We are replacing it with VideoJS, a much more modern and supported player.</p><br>
<p>This replacement covers player integrations throughout the Uplynk CMS, particularly the test players and embedded players. The Clipping Tool player is the only one not affected by this change since it was updated recently and has specialized functionality.</p><br>
<p>If anyone needs to use the legacy HTML5 player, simply add an "x" to the player5 portion of the playback URL for test players/embed players.</p><br>
<b>Example New VideoJS Default: </b><tt>https://content.uplynk.com/player5/22hcTnjZE6uaqQ9inPYyJVsa.html</tt><br>
<b>Uplynk HTML5 Legacy Player: </b><tt>https://content.uplynk.com/player5x/22hcTnjZE6uaqQ9inPYyJVsa.html</tt><br>
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<b>If you have any questions, please reach out to Support.</b>urn:uuid:14b75b10-7bfb-46df-b124-38e6f49c0309Scheduled Decommission of *-z URLs2024-02-23T12:00:00-07:002024-02-23T12:00:00-07:00<p>This message serves as notification that Edgio Uplynk Streaming will be decommissioning <b>*-z.</b>uplynk.com cnames on June 30th 2024. This includes, but is not limited to:</p>
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<li>cms-z.uplynk.com </li>
<li>services-z.uplynk.com </li>
<li>content-z.uplynk.com</li>
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<p>Urls <b>without –z</b> (<i>cms.uplynk.com, services.uplynk.com, content.uplynk.com, etc</i>) will <b>NOT</b> be affected and will remain <b>unchanged.</b></p>
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<p>If your workflow utilizes any <b>*-z.</b>uplynk.com domains, you must change the urls in your workflow to the standard *.uplynk.com urls prior to June 30th 2024 to avoid issues or downtime.</p>urn:uuid:95f4428d-5034-4ffb-bed4-fb8a5f9d5359Channel Scheduler - CSV Import & Export2024-01-24T12:00:00-07:002024-01-24T12:00:00-07:00<p>We are excited to announce the release of a new update to our Channel Scheduler! </p><br>
This enhancement allows you to streamline your scheduling process, offering the convenience of importing schedules directly from a CSV file. Additionally, you can now export your existing schedule to a CSV format, making it effortless to share with various stakeholders.
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<p>This feature is already enabled on your account and you can access it via the "Schedule" tab in your channel. </p>
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<p>For more information, please check out our documentation <a href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/Content/Setup/Live-Channel-Setup.htm?tocpath=Basic%20Setup%7CLive%20Linear%7C_____2#ExportSchedule">here.</a> </p>
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<strong>If you have any questions, please reach out to Support.</strong>urn:uuid:a6d8774f-af79-4e20-a6be-266f87fd73d8Live Events - VOD Duration in Status Reporting2024-01-22T12:00:00-07:002024-01-22T12:00:00-07:00<p><span>
On Wednesday, we'll add a new attribute to the Live Event callback message called "vod_duration". This attribute will equal 0 until the "event" attribute changes to "VOD Available". At that time, "vod_duration" will equal the event's duration without ads. </span></p> <div><br></div> <div>
<div>If you have any questions, please reach out to Support.</div>urn:uuid:1547b965-59dc-441f-86b1-9337eed06b05Slicer release 231114.04.012023-12-21T12:00:00-07:002023-12-21T12:00:00-07:00<ul>
<li><a href="https://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-231114.04.01-master.tbz2">Mac build (intel)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_arm64-231114.04.01-master.tbz2">Mac build (arm64)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-231114.04.01-master.tbz2">Linux build</a></li>
<li><a href="https://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-231114.04.01-master.zip">Windows build</a></li>
</ul>
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<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Fix several UBSAN and TSAN errors.</li>
<li>Fix a slicer shutdown deadlock due to an unreachable broker.</li>
<li>Fix an issue when multiple non-homogeneous NVENC GPUs are present.</li>
<li>Fix a broker-side race condition on updating slice storage records.</li>
</ul>
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<strong>Enables:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Load ImageBug from URL.</li>
<li>Support TTML role tag.</li>
<li>Support for HLG and HDR10 SDI signal ingest with <b>input: blackmagic</b>.</li>
<li>Optional <b>no_signal_startup: yes</b> to allow liveslicer to start with minimal functionality in absence of the expected input signal, to support slicer API calls (/status, /shutdown, etc...)</li>
</ul>
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<strong>Other changes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Update install_live liveslicer installer script.</li>
<li>Drop support for AWS CDI signal ingest, but keep cdi_replay support.</li>
<li>Implement new slicer versioning system to follow major.minor.patch semantic versioning. The new versioning system still uses the build date as the major version, but adds a minor version, and a patch version. The minor and patch versions will be used for hotfixes and other additions to a major version when needed.</li>
<li>When switching brokers allow a 16s grace period for old broker to process already uploaded slices, and upload any remaining unfinished slices to the new broker after the 16s grace period.</li>
</ul>
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<strong>Known issues:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Apple M1 slicer build (mac_arm64) does not support Dolby AC3/EC3 encoding, or Nielsen options.</li>
</ul>
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<strong>Prerequisites:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Due to CentOS 6 reaching EOL in November 2020 this slicer release requires CentOS 7 or newer.</li>
<li>Due to the slicer being built on CentOS 7 it picks up some new library dependencies which are not included in the base install of Ubuntu 18.04. Ubuntu users may need to pre-install them: <b>sudo apt install libnl-3-200 libatomic1</b>.</li>
<li>Nvidia driver 418 or later is required for HEVC 4K HDR/SDR.</li>
<li>Mac intel build: <b>sudo xattr -d -r com.apple.quarantine uplynk_slicer_mac_64-231114.04.01-master</b>.</li>
<li>Mac arm64 build: <b>sudo xattr -d -r com.apple.quarantine uplynk_slicer_mac_arm64-231114.04.01-master</b>.</li>
</ul>
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As of 23020901-rc1 VOD slicer no longer requires a CPU with AVX instruction set support, and is compatible with rosetta on Apple M1.
urn:uuid:1cbacb4a-eb70-44ec-9cb8-5d4ca93e4cb5Asset Reprocessing2023-10-02T12:00:00-07:002023-10-02T12:00:00-07:00<p><span>Asset Reprocessing is now available, allowing you to add, edit or remove ad breaks from assets in Uplynk without needing to re-ingest.</span></p>
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<div>These workflows can be accessed via the Uplynk portal and APIs. To learn more check out our <a href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/index.html#Ingestion/Reprocessing.htm%3FTocPath%3DBasic%2520Setup%7COn-Demand%2520Content%7C_____3">UI</a> and <a href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/index.html#Develop/Asset-Reprocessing-API.htm%3FTocPath%3DDevelop%7C_____4">API</a> user docs.</div>
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<div>Additional reprocessing capabilities will be added in future releases, in the meantime please reach out to support or your account manager for more information or to provide feedback.</div>
urn:uuid:67d1c0af-876f-4621-a638-1aaca5febe2cCloud Slicer Live (CSL) Service for all use cases2023-09-30T12:00:00-07:002023-09-30T12:00:00-07:00Today we are pleased to announce the release of the Cloud Slicer Live (CSL) service for all use cases, including linear and live events. <br><br> CSL provides an economical and simple way to ingest live streams into the Uplynk platform. It supports major network video transport protocols such as SRT, RIST, RTMP, etc, and is simple to configure via a User Interface in the CMS. <br><br> To learn more about the CSL service visit our support documentation <a href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/index.html#Slicer/Cloud-Slicer-Live.htm">here</a> <br><br> To enable CSL on your account, please contact your account manager.urn:uuid:bedd1a1e-8ab0-4519-a06a-fdc33230b6bfIntroducing Schedule Replay and Drag & Drop2023-09-29T12:00:00-07:002023-09-29T12:00:00-07:00We’re excited to announce new upgrades to our Channel Scheduler!
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Ever wanted to replay your live morning news until the live evening broadcast begins? Now, it’s simpler than ever. With our new “Schedule Replay” feature, you can loop through content for a designated period with ease.
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Additionally, we’ve introduced a drag & drop functionality for scheduled entries across the timeline, allowing for quicker and more convenient content scheduling.
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Check out our <a href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/index.html#Setup/Live-Channel-Setup.htm%3FTocPath%3DBasic%2520Setup%7CLive%2520Linear%7C_____2">UI</a> and <a href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/index.html#Develop/Schedule-Entries-API.htm%3FTocPath%3DDevelop|Live%2520Channel|_____2">API</a> docs for more details.
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Should you have any questions or need assistance, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our team. We're here to help!urn:uuid:96f6da6a-2ced-427b-86d2-89cf592dd0eaSlicer release 230920002023-09-23T12:00:00-07:002023-09-23T12:00:00-07:00<ul>
<li><a href="https://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-23092000-master.tbz2">Mac build (intel)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_arm64-23092000-master.tbz2">Mac build (arm64)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-23092000-master.tbz2">Linux build</a></li>
<li><a href="https://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-23092000-master.zip">Windows build</a></li>
</ul>
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<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Fix another edge case where video encoder could sometimes produce invalid output with PTS < DTS.</li>
</ul>
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<strong>Known issues:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Apple M1 slicer build (mac_arm64) does not support Dolby AC3/EC3 encoding, or Nielsen options.</li>
</ul>
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<strong>Prerequisites:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Due to CentOS 6 reaching EOL in November 2020 this slicer release requires CentOS 7 or newer.</li>
<li>Due to the slicer being built on CentOS 7 it picks up some new library dependencies which are not included in the base install of Ubuntu 18.04. Ubuntu users may need to pre-install them: <b>sudo apt install libnl-3-200 libatomic1</b>.</li>
<li>Nvidia driver 418 or later is required for HEVC 4K HDR/SDR.</li>
<li>Mac intel build: <b>sudo xattr -d -r com.apple.quarantine uplynk_slicer_mac_64-23092000-master</b>.</li>
</ul>
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As of 23020901-rc1 VOD slicer no longer requires a CPU with AVX instruction set support, and is compatible with rosetta on Apple M1.
urn:uuid:96e7bc3b-f39a-45e6-a560-5800b8002288Reduced Latency 1.02023-09-20T12:00:00-07:002023-09-20T12:00:00-07:00Today we released Reduced Latency for Live Channels and Events. This new functionality will reduce the time between ingest and playback for a given stream to as low as 15s. Reduced Latency works with our existing features and workflows, only requiring minor encoding profile and playback configuration changes. <br><br> Actual latencies will vary based on platform, player, profile, and other factors. Different protocols and platforms including other third party networks and dependencies may also affect latency which are beyond the control of Edgio. <br><br> To learn more about Reduced Latency visit our support documentation <a href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/Content/Setup/Live-Linear.htm#Latency">here</a> <br><br> To enable this functionality on your account, contact your account manager or streaming@edg.io
urn:uuid:4e3f0338-64e5-41a0-89e5-b5898c29dc45Slicer release 230905002023-09-15T12:00:00-07:002023-09-15T12:00:00-07:00<ul>
<li><a href="https://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-23090500-master.tbz2">Mac build (intel)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_arm64-23090500-master.tbz2">Mac build (arm64)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-23090500-master.tbz2">Linux build</a></li>
<li><a href="https://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-23090500-master.zip">Windows build</a></li>
</ul>
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<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Fix slicer behavior when every broker on its list has told the slicer to <b>goaway</b>, leaving the slicer with an empty brokers list.</li>
<li>Fix an edge-case and 2 race conditions that could cause slicer to lose some slices when switching brokers, leaving the slicer stuck waiting for unfinished slices and unable to shutdown.</li>
<li>Fix a defect in <b>/reload_remote_slicer_config</b> slicer API which always included <b>error: 1</b> in the respose.</li>
<li>Fix handling of overlapping cues in rollup captions TTML.</li>
<li>Restore -nielsen support in mac intel slicer build, a recent regression.</li>
<li>Fix some issues with new async uplynk API and web request support in SCTE plugins.</li>
<li>Fix liveslicer preview crash on slicer shutdown.</li>
<li>Fix a rare bug where video encoder could sometimes produce output with PTS < DTS.</li>
<li>Fix SCTE plugin async uplynk API call authentication issue.</li>
<li>Fix SCTE plugin avail descriptor identification issue.</li>
<li>Fix an issue ingesting .umf file where trim start aligns exactly with the slice start boundary.</li>
<li>Fix a liveslicer entitlements issue with <b>ssl_port:</b> support on mac.</li>
<li>Fix AC3 pass-through issue when there are more input tracks than output tracks.</li>
<li>Fix slicer shutdown issue when input signal is lost and AC3 pass-through is enabled.</li>
</ul>
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<strong>Enables:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Add support for additional timestamp formats in TTML subtitles.</li>
<li>Add support for more SCTE descriptors.</li>
<li>Add VU meter to <b>livepreview</b> and <b>livepreview_with_audio</b> video output.</li>
<li>Add <b>scte_call_queue_size</b> and <b>scte_call_timeout_ms</b> configuration options, for async web calls or uplynk API calls from within the SCTE python plugin.</li>
<li>Add <b>uplynk_log_keeper_capacity</b> liveslicer configuration option, add <b>/get_last_n_logs</b>, <b>/get_logs</b>, and <b>/upload_logs</b> slicer APIs.</li>
<li>Add <b>-show_nv_devices</b> and <b>-nv_use_uuids</b> slicer options.</li>
<li>Add <b>-cmaf_only</b> option.</li>
<li>CEA-608 XDS content rating pass-through to the Beam via <b>parse_XDS: yes</b> liveslicer config option.</li>
</ul>
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<strong>Other changes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Remove support for python2 SCTE plugins.</li>
<li>Ship CA bundle as a separate file included in the slicer package.</li>
<li>Update sample SCTE plugins to python 3.</li>
<li>Shutdown liveslicer according to <b>no_signal_shutdown_time</b> if no audio has been decoded within that time.</li>
</ul>
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<strong>Known issues:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Apple M1 slicer build (mac_arm64) does not support Dolby AC3/EC3 encoding, or Nielsen options.</li>
<li>It is still possible (but rare) for video encoder to produce invalid output with PTS < DTS. This will be fixed in the upcoming 23092000 hotfix release.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Prerequisites:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Due to CentOS 6 reaching EOL in November 2020 this slicer release requires CentOS 7 or newer.</li>
<li>Due to the slicer being built on CentOS 7 it picks up some new library dependencies which are not included in the base install of Ubuntu 18.04. Ubuntu users may need to pre-install them: <b>sudo apt install libnl-3-200 libatomic1</b>.</li>
<li>Nvidia driver 418 or later is required for HEVC 4K HDR/SDR.</li>
<li>Mac intel build: <b>sudo xattr -d -r com.apple.quarantine uplynk_slicer_mac_64-23090500-master</b>.</li>
</ul>
<br>
As of 23020901-rc1 VOD slicer no longer requires a CPU with AVX instruction set support, and is compatible with rosetta on Apple M1.
urn:uuid:90947b67-6d7a-4cd4-832e-78b7bfd63095Universal Ad Config2023-08-29T12:00:00-07:002023-08-29T12:00:00-07:00By Thursday, Uplynk users will be able to create custom ad integrations with the Universal Ad Config (UAC). The UAC enables integration with any compliant 3rd party Ad Server using a self-serve tool available in the Uplynk Control Center. <br><br>
Navigating to the Settings Tab, you will see a new format for the Ad Server section. Additionally, Universal Ad Config will be available as an option when creating a new Configuration. <br><br>
To learn more about the UAC please read <a href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/index.html#AdIntegration/Universal-Ad-Config.htm?Highlight=universal%20ad%20config">our user documentation</a>urn:uuid:b3fe0423-7936-4eb9-af12-c70b6c022de8New Ad Delivery Metrics 2023-08-22T12:00:00-07:002023-08-22T12:00:00-07:00
<p style='margin:0in;font-size:16px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'>Today we launched 3 new Ad Delivery data points in Uplynk’s Ad Analytics report;</p>
<p style='margin:0in;font-size:16px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'><br></p>
<ol style="list-style-type: undefined;">
<li>Requested Break Duration</li>
<li>Response Break Duration</li>
<li>Ad Server Fill Rate</li>
</ol>
<p style='margin:0in;font-size:16px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'> </p>
<p style='margin:0in;font-size:16px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'>These new metrics will help you track your ad server’s ability to honor requests, providing important insight into ad optimization.</p>
<p style='margin:0in;font-size:16px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'> </p>
<p style='margin:0in;font-size:16px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'>More information can be found in our <a href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/#Data/Reports.htm%23AdDelivery">user docs</a></p>urn:uuid:f48074b3-afb6-48e8-81b7-2453dbd0f6f4Live Timeshifting 1.02023-08-10T12:00:00-07:002023-08-10T12:00:00-07:00<p>Live Timeshifting 1.0 is now available.</p>
<p>This first release allows viewers to fast-forward, rewind, pause or resume live playback up to one hour from the time they join the stream. This capability is achieved by expanding the live manifest window up to 60 minutes utilizing HLS Playlist Delta Updates, keying off standards to minimize implementation effort.</p>
<p>Support for Historical Ads, DRM, and DASH will be added in future version updates.</p>
<p>Please reach out to your account manager or <a href="mailto:streaming@edg.io">streaming@edg.io</a> to enable Live Timeshifting on your account.</p>
<p>More information is available in our <a target="_blank" href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/index.html#Setup/Live-Timeshifting.htm">User Documentation</a>.</p>
urn:uuid:690a8563-cedf-4c52-bf2c-7183b3e30ae0VOD Uploader 1.1 Enhancement2023-08-01T12:00:00-07:002023-08-01T12:00:00-07:00We have just enhanced VOD Uploader 1.1 to remove the 5 GB file size limit for local file uploads. The maximum file size for VOD Uploader for any type of upload is now 90 GB.<br><br><strong>Contact Support with any questions.</strong>urn:uuid:a2143847-f3fd-49a8-ac25-c2d8aedc2ce2Ad Analytics | Error Detail2023-07-27T12:00:00-07:002023-07-27T12:00:00-07:00<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Starting today, you will find a new report in the Uplynk Analytics portal called Error Detail.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">The Error Detail Report surfaces new insights into the performance of your 3rd party ad providers. With metrics on error and timeout types, you can dive into dimensions such as date/time, channel, event and demand partner (VOD will follow in the coming months).</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">These analytics will help uncover areas for optimization, providing critical telemetry when escalating issues to 3rd party ad providers or diving into data with our Ad Debug tool.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">You will now see </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Ad Analytics</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> listed on the vertical navigation bar in the Uplynk Analytics Portal. The Ad Analytics page will contain 3 tabs - Ad Delivery, Error Summary and the new Error Detail report.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">More information can be found in our </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/index.html#Data/Reports.htm">user docs</a></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> or by contacting support</span></p>urn:uuid:78d6efef-be13-4b12-89ae-10f5b1235e32Enhanced Ad Debug Data2023-07-11T12:00:00-07:002023-07-11T12:00:00-07:00<p>The following new data elements are now available in Ad Debug queries</p>
<ul>
<li>
<p>Selected? - "true" if an ad was sent to be inserted, "false" if it was not ready for insertion.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Initial Ad Id- ad id from the initial ad response associated with the ad</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Fallback? - "true" if the ad is a fallback ad, "false" if it is not</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Asset Status - Ingest status of each ad asset</p>
<ul>
<li>
<p>Ok / ready: Ready to play</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Pending: Currently being ingested</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Error: Not inserted, there was an issue ingesting</p>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Test Player - For users with test player access, ads in the OK or Ready state, can be viewed via a test player link in the status column</p>urn:uuid:01393c9c-1695-4075-8101-bc931fffa162VOD Uploader 1.1 Release2023-07-05T12:00:00-07:002023-07-05T12:00:00-07:00We are excited to announce the release of <strong>VOD Uploader 1.1</strong>, which is being made available on our Uplynk platform for accounts that have been used for content creation. <strong>VOD Uploader 1.1</strong> allows the definition of VOD Uploader Templates which can be used to configure the VOD Uploader when uploading local files. Users can also have per file customizations to define items such as metadata and ad breaks.<br><br>To access <strong>VOD Uploader 1.1</strong>, simply navigate to the "Content" section and select "VOD Uploader". VOD Uploader Templates themselves are found under Settings. If your account has never been used for content creation, please contact Support to have this feature enabled. <br><br> Documentation available below: <ul> <li><a href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/Content/Ingestion/MI-OD.htm#VODUploader">VOD Uploader</a></li> </ul> <strong>Contact Support with any questions.</strong>urn:uuid:8ff04c72-990b-4e52-99e7-be6b5c7f1e5eSlicer release 230626002023-06-29T12:00:00-07:002023-06-29T12:00:00-07:00<ul>
<li><a href="https://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-23062600-master.tbz2">Mac build (intel)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_arm64-23062600-master.tbz2">Mac build (arm64)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-23062600-master.tbz2">Linux build</a></li>
<li><a href="https://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-23062600-master.zip">Windows build</a></li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Fix a rare race condition affecting use_brokers=3 and use_brokers=4 slicers that sometimes caused the slicer to crash during a broker upgrade.</li>
<li>Fix accumulating lipsync error on secondary audio tracks due to timeline discontinuities and 33-bit PTS rollover.</li>
<li>Fix slicer not obeying brokers <b>goaway</b> directive when slicer is in an Ad break or blackout.</li>
<li>Fix a <b>blackout_timeline_on_boundary_break_start</b> regression.</li>
<li>Fix an old regression in handling portrait/landscape input vs encoding profile mismatch.</li>
<li>Fix use_brokers=4 losing slices when switching brokers, causing a deadlock followed by an involuntary_blackout several hours later.</li>
<li>Prevent a race condition that could result in losing an unfinished slice when switching brokers, causing a stalled live channel.</li>
<li>Signal ad_start at the start of warm stand-by failover state to avoid triggering stalled live channel alert.</li>
<li>Fix debugoverlay flicker caused by <b>deinterlace: doubler</b> with SDI input.</li>
<li>Fix handling of <b>"failover_id": null</b> response.</li>
<li>Fix mac CameraSlicer microphone and camera entitlements issues.</li>
<li>Improve exception handling in slicer API component.</li>
<li>Fix secondary audio issues caused by a tug-of-war between injecting blank audio and dropping late audio frames.</li>
<li>Do not parse SMPTE 2038 stream if it’s not listed in <b>pids</b>.</li>
<li>Handle SMPTE 2038 parser exceptions.</li>
<li>Fix SMPTE 2038 DID/SDID configuration and parity checking.</li>
<li>Fix <b>-use_all_audio_tracks</b> creating an empty audio track description.</li>
<li>Fix liveslicer failure to start when DVB teletext <b>pid</b> is specified in slicer config <b>pids</b>.</li>
<li>Fix <b>rtmp</b> slicer crash when <b>rtmp_url</b> is not specified in slicer config.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Enables:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Runtime update of liveslicer failover configuration, without slicer restart.</li>
<li>Runtime update of liveslicer profile, without slicer restart.</li>
<li>UDP/TCP signal capture in unicast mode.</li>
<li>Add VMNU output to python SCTE plugin.</li>
<li>Add <b>slicer_upload_backlog_threshold</b> config option with range [5, 80], default value 10.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Other changes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Reimplement Dolby ATMOS pass-through.</li>
<li>Reimplement <b>delay:</b> liveslicer option.</li>
<li>Reimplement UDP capture.</li>
<li>Liveslicer will fetch and process remote slicer config after the local config has been processed:</li>
<ul>
<li>This allows local failover_id to be specified after enable_remote_config.</li>
<li>This ensures that the remote slicer config is authoritative.</li>
</ul>
<li>Log failover health evaluation faults.</li>
<li>Update root CA bundle to the latest version.</li>
<li>Refer to <b>rollover_external_id</b> slicer config option when involuntary blackout ends to optionally rollover external_id, description, and metadata.</li>
<li>Log the broker list, and improve JSON data formatting in the log.</li>
<li>Codesign slicer builds for mac intel and arm64.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Known issues:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Apple M1 slicer build (mac_arm64) does not support Dolby AC3/EC3 encoding, or Nielsen options.</li>
<li>Slicer response to <b>/reload_remote_slicer_config</b> includes <b>error: 1</b> even when there was no error.</li>
<li>Live preview is currently not possible with CameraSlicer.app.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Prerequisites:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Due to CentOS 6 reaching EOL in November 2020 this slicer release requires CentOS 7 or newer.</li>
<li>Due to the slicer being built on CentOS 7 it picks up some new library dependencies which are not included in the base install of Ubuntu 18.04. Ubuntu users may need to pre-install them: <b>sudo apt install libnl-3-200 libatomic1</b>.</li>
<li>Nvidia driver 418 or later is required for HEVC 4K HDR/SDR.</li>
<li>Mac intel build: <b>sudo xattr -d -r com.apple.quarantine uplynk_slicer_mac_64-23062600-master</b>.</li>
</ul>
<br>
As of 23020901-rc1 VOD slicer no longer requires a CPU with AVX instruction set support, and is compatible with <b>rosetta</b> on Apple M1.
urn:uuid:63f28ab7-8799-411d-b03f-9ab2a9192fc1Ad Debug Export Update2023-06-21T12:00:00-07:002023-06-21T12:00:00-07:00<p>A new job export feature is now available to export all job details with a single click. The new "Export Job Details" button will appear on the right side above job details after clicking into a specific job from the query results list page. When clicked, a zipped file containing 3 folders will be downloaded:</p>
<ol>
<li>
<p>Transactions - JSON</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Ads - JSON</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Beacons - CSV</p>
</li>
</ol>
<p>Note that individual tab export buttons will no longer be available since they have been consolidated into the new Export Job Details function.</p>urn:uuid:65349bd1-a36e-4a9d-9dc5-3eaf19599718Slicer hotfix release 230426002023-04-28T12:00:00-07:002023-04-28T12:00:00-07:00<ul>
<li><a href="https://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-23042600-master.tbz2">Mac build (intel)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-23042600-master.tbz2">Linux build</a></li>
<li><a href="https://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-23042600-master.zip">Windows build</a></li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Fix <b>SMPTE 2038</b> captions MPEG-TS PID issue.</li>
<li>Fix ingest of <b>yuvj420p</b> content.</li>
<li>Fix flicker in debug overlay.</li>
<li>Fix a <b>start_blackout: yes/sticky</b> regression introduced in 23020901-rc1.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Other changes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Add <b>-deinterlace</b> and <b>-fieldorder</b> to slicer <b>-help</b>.</li>
<li>Update embedded <b>CA bundle</b> to the latest version.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Known issues:</strong>
<ul>
<li>A rare race condition affecting <b>use_brokers=3</b> and <b>use_brokers=4</b> slicers may cause the slicer to crash during a broker upgrade.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Prerequisites:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Due to CentOS 6 reaching EOL in November 2020 this slicer release requires CentOS 7 or newer.</li>
<li>Due to the slicer being built on CentOS 7 it picks up some new library dependencies which are not included in the base install of Ubuntu 18.04. You may need to pre-install them: <b>sudo apt install libnl-3-200 libatomic1</b>.</li>
<li>Nvidia driver 418 or later is required for HEVC 4K HDR/SDR.</li>
</ul>
<br>
As of 23020901-rc1 VOD slicer no longer requires a CPU with AVX instruction set support, and is compatible with <b>rosetta</b> on Apple M1.
urn:uuid:cb404415-b86f-4a52-8cb3-e5dcd7c18fc3VOD Uploader 1.0 Release2023-04-17T12:00:00-07:002023-04-17T12:00:00-07:00We are excited to announce the release of <strong>VOD Uploader 1.0</strong>, which is being made available on our Uplynk platform for accounts that have been used for content creation. <strong>VOD Uploader 1.0</strong> allows a user to simply add VOD content to your content library from either your local machine, HTTP/HTTPS, or an Amazon S3 bucket without having to manually configure a Slicer.<br><br>To access <strong>VOD Uploader 1.0</strong>, simply navigate to the "Content" section and select "VOD Uploader". If your account has never been used for content creation, please contact Support to have this feature enabled.
<br><br> Documentation available below: <ul> <li><a href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/Content/Ingestion/MI-OD.htm#VODUploader">VOD Uploader</a></li> </ul> <strong>Contact Support with any questions.</strong>urn:uuid:3c8c1875-26a6-4e6c-a3ef-9f90794871d0New Navigation UI Launched2023-04-04T12:00:00-07:002023-04-04T12:00:00-07:00We have now officially launched our new Navigation UI! If necessary, it can be disabled by clicking on your user name in the top right corner of the Uplynk CMS, then selecting <b>Enable Legacy Nav</b>.<br><br> <strong>Contact Support with any questions.</strong>urn:uuid:c143af6c-8c42-4ca5-8247-58e2e52e7b3bVAST 42023-04-03T12:00:00-07:002023-04-03T12:00:00-07:00<p>Smartplay is now compatible with the following VAST 4.0, 4.1 & 4.2 features for SSAI integrations:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Mezzanine files</strong> for high quality ad ingest</li>
<li><strong>Ad Verification </strong>dedicated elements will be treated the same way VAST 3 ad verification extension tags are now</li>
<li><strong>Interactive Creative Ad</strong> files will be parsed and returned as companion ads in preplay responses, live linear ad data, and DMMs</li>
</ul>urn:uuid:972eaacd-4f70-41cd-9777-cfafc361fa34Analytics 3.0 Release 2023-04-03T12:00:00-07:002023-04-03T12:00:00-07:00Great news! We are excited to announce the release of <strong>Analytics 3.0</strong>, which is now available on our Uplynk platform. To access it, simply navigate to the "Analytics" section.
<br><br>
With this latest update, we have expanded our "Usage Summary" dashboard to provide you with even more valuable insights into your streaming data. You can now view information about the geolocation and devices used to stream your content, giving you a better understanding of where and how your content is being streamed.
<br><br>
<i>The older version of Analytics will remain available throughout the month of April. Please contact our support team if you have any questions or concerns. </strong>
urn:uuid:bdded785-1ab5-47ce-8b74-f3e80fe05d6fSlicer hotfix release 230316002023-03-27T12:00:00-07:002023-03-27T12:00:00-07:00<ul>
<li><a href="https://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-23031600-master.tbz2">Mac build (intel)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-23031600-master.tbz2">Linux build</a></li>
<li><a href="https://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-23031600-master.zip">Windows build</a></li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Fix mac slicer app forgetting <b>vod_config</b> on app restart.</li>
<li>Do not stop updating <b>vol</b> status during an ad break or blackout.</li>
<li>Fix mis-detection of small <b>luma</b> & <b>vol</b> changes (less than 1.0) as no-change.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Other changes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Add <b>rtp_enforce_unique_ssrc: yes/no</b> option, off by default.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Known issues:</strong>
<ul>
<li>A rare race condition affecting <b>use_brokers=3</b> and <b>use_brokers=4</b> slicers may cause the slicer to crash during a broker upgrade.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Prerequisites:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Due to CentOS 6 reaching EOL in November 2020 this slicer release requires CentOS 7 or newer.</li>
<li>Due to the slicer being built on CentOS 7 it picks up some new library dependencies which are not included in the base install of Ubuntu 18.04. You may need to pre-install them: <b>sudo apt install libnl-3-200 libatomic1</b>.</li>
<li>Nvidia driver 418 or later is required for HEVC 4K HDR/SDR.</li>
</ul>
<br>
As of 23020901-rc1 VOD slicer no longer requires a CPU with AVX instruction set support, and is compatible with <b>rosetta</b> on Apple M1.
urn:uuid:2dace6a9-ae4c-47e9-95e3-410f79394c3dUpcoming Release - Analytics 3.02023-03-21T12:00:00-07:002023-03-21T12:00:00-07:00We are thrilled to announce that we will be releasing our new analytics page on April 3rd, featuring improved performance that will allow you to quickly and easily access the data you need to make informed decisions.
If you would like a sneak peek of what's to come, you can visit <a href="https://cms-auswuat1.uplynk.com/static/cms2/index.html#/analytics">this</a> link and log in with your regular Uplynk credentials.
<br><br>
Please note that we may still make changes to the page between now and April 3rd.
<br><br> <strong>Contact Support with any questions.</strong>urn:uuid:a1cfcf51-15ef-46ff-aa4f-67ca249706c5Sneak Preview of New Navigation UI2023-03-06T12:00:00-07:002023-03-06T12:00:00-07:00You can now get a sneak peek at our new Navigation UI that is being rolled out the first week in April 2023. It can be enabled by clicking on your user name in the top right corner of the Uplynk CMS, then selecting <b>Preview New Nav</b>. To disable the new Navigation UI, just repeat the process.
<br><br> <strong>Contact Support with any questions.</strong>urn:uuid:24a4a386-20f0-4327-998c-418b43c1108fSlicer hotfix release 230302012023-03-03T12:00:00-07:002023-03-03T12:00:00-07:00<ul>
<li><a href="https://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-23030201-master.tbz2">Mac build (intel)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-23030201-master.tbz2">Linux build</a></li>
<li><a href="https://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-23030201-master.zip">Windows build</a></li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Fix luma calculation during an ad break, blackout, or while in warm standby failover mode.</li>
<li>Fix 8 hour max live asset duration rollover to use actual asset duration, not elapsed wallclock time.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Prerequisites:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Due to CentOS 6 reaching EOL in November 2020 this slicer release requires CentOS 7 or newer.</li>
<li>Due to the slicer being built on CentOS 7 it picks up some new library dependencies which are not included in the base install of Ubuntu 18.04. You may need to pre-install them: sudo apt install libnl-3-200 libatomic1.</li>
<li>Nvidia driver 418 or later is required for HEVC 4K HDR/SDR.</li>
</ul>
<br>
As of 23020901-rc1 VOD slicer no longer requires a CPU with AVX instruction set support, and is compatible with <b>rosetta</b> on Apple M1.
urn:uuid:c6626b3b-b365-48b9-8736-5543aa917290Slicer release 230228002023-03-01T12:00:00-07:002023-03-01T12:00:00-07:00<ul>
<li><a href="https://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-23022800-master.tbz2">Mac build (intel)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-23022800-master.tbz2">Linux build</a></li>
<li><a href="https://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-23022800-master.zip">Windows build</a></li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Fix a data race in <b>use_brokers=4</b> mode.</li>
<li>Fix a NULL dereference when slicing a .mp4 file with subtitle track(s).</li>
<li>Fix a VOD slicer incompatibility with Apple M1 rosetta emulation and Intel CPUs that do not support AVX instruction set.</li>
<li>Fix mis-detection of slicer state that would cause a warm failover slicer to continue slicing and uploading to the broker.</li>
<li>Fix a possible non-monotonically increasing DTS encoder output due to an input FPS change in the middle of a slice.</li>
<li>Fix an unhandled exception in slicer/broker communication over websocket (<b>use_brokers=3</b>).</li>
<li>Fix SCTE splice_immediate being delayed due to 33-bit PTS rollover.</li>
<li>Prevent infinite recursion due to <b>enable_remote_config: 1</b> specified in the remote slicer config.</li>
<li>Allow frame-by-frame slicer (<b>use_brokers=4</b>) to survive a broker upgrade/restart.</li>
<li>Prevent a race condition in <b>livepreview_with_audio</b> muxer.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Enables:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Add support for ST-2038 closed captions.</li>
<li>Add <b>audio_ac3_pass_through_<PID>: 1</b> liveslicer config option.</li>
<li>Add <b>-ac3_pass_through</b> option to VOD slicer.</li>
<li>Add <b>-use_all_audio_tracks</b> option to VOD slicer.</li>
<li>Add <b>-show_nv_devices</b> and <b>-nv_use_uuids uuid1[,uuid2[,...]]</b> options.</li>
<li>Add <b>involuntary_blackout: true</b> to slicer status.</li>
<li>Add support for <b>data:</b> URL scheme in HLS manifest.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Other changes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Improve GPU load distribution on systems with multiple Nvidia GPUs.</li>
<li>Increase involuntary blackout upload backlog threshold from 5 slices to 10 slices.</li>
<li>Pre-download media when ingesting a .m3u8 URL.</li>
<li>Delegate processing of SlicingSchedule.commands to the slicer API WebComponent, enabling slicer command support for content_start, safe_shutdown, etc...</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Prerequisites:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Due to CentOS 6 reaching EOL in November 2020 this slicer release requires CentOS 7 or newer.</li>
<li>Due to the slicer being built on CentOS 7 it picks up some new library dependencies which are not included in the base install of Ubuntu 18.04. You may need to pre-install them: sudo apt install libnl-3-200 libatomic1.</li>
<li>Nvidia driver 418 or later is required for HEVC 4K HDR/SDR.</li>
</ul>
<br>
As of 23020901-rc1 VOD slicer no longer requires a CPU with AVX instruction set support, and is compatible with <b>rosetta</b> on Apple M1.
urn:uuid:409dd922-6281-448a-b0e9-2592c43af2e3Slicer hotfix release 230117002023-01-30T12:00:00-07:002023-01-30T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Improve TR 101 290 UDP reader performance.</li>
<li>Fix unhandled exception in TS UDP slicer.</li>
<li>Fix a delayed slicer state transition affecting Live Events dashboard.</li>
<li>Fix FBF slicer mode (`use_brokers=4`) unhandled broker websocket exceptions.</li>
<li>Fix unhandled exceptions that may occur when adjusting `livepreview_with_audio` quality slider.</li>
<li>Constrain `livepreview_with_audio` minimum video bitrate to avoid `max bitrate possibly too small` slicer log spam.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Enables:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Add `discont_when_fps_changes: yes/no` slicer config option, and `-no_discont_when_fps_changes` command line option.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Prerequisites:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Due to CentOS 6 reaching EOL in November 2020 this slicer release requires CentOS 7 or newer.</li>
<li>Due to the slicer being built on CentOS 7 it picks up some new library dependencies which are not included in the base install of Ubuntu 18.04. You may need to pre-install them: sudo apt install libnl-3-200 libatomic1.</li>
<li>Nvidia driver 418 or later is required for HEVC 4K HDR/SDR.</li>
<li>As of 22061100-rc1 VOD slicer requires a CPU with AVX instruction set support.</li>
</ul>
urn:uuid:9cbe007f-4993-4e15-a506-729e8c50b824Uplynk Search 3.02023-01-25T12:00:00-07:002023-01-25T12:00:00-07:00We are introducing Uplynk Search 3.0, which enables much more powerful search capabilities for assets. Uplynk Search 3.0 allows for sophisticated browser-like searches as well as providing for searching of metadata.
<br><br>
Uplynk Search 3.0 is optimized for full word searching. So, if you are searching for a partial string, you need to add * characters as wildcards. Partial searches will be slower than full word searches.
<br><br>
Here are some examples of the new schema:
<br>
<br><b>Query:</b> <i>test beam</i>
<br><b>Result:</b> assets that have the words <i>test</i> or <i>beam</i> in any of the indexed fields in order of the highest search score
<br>
<br><b>Query:</b> <i>name: spiderman</i>
<br><b>Result:</b> assets where the <i>desc</i> field contains the word <i>spiderman</i>
<br>
<br><b>Query:</b> <i>id: d3de*</i>
<br><b>Result:</b> assets where the <i>_id</i> field starts with <i>d3de</i>
<br>
<br><b>Query:</b> <i>external: m*, name: +red -blue</i>
<br><b>Result:</b> assets that have an External ID that starts with <i>m</i> and <b>must</b> contain the word <i>red</i> but <b>must not</b> contain the word <i>blue</i>
<br>
<br><b>Query:</b> <i>meta: foo=bar</i>
<br><b>Result:</b> assets that contains value <i>bar</i> where the metadata key is <i>foo</i>
<br>
<br><b>Query:</b> <i>meta: My Privacy=private</i>
<br><b>Result:</b> assets that contain meta key of <i>My Privacy</i> with metadata value <i>private</i>. Note that metadata keys are case-sensitive.
<br>
<br><b>Query:</b> <i>name: "the natural"</i>
<br><b>Result:</b> assets where the <i>desc</i> field contains the phrase <i>the natural</i>
<br><br>
There is pop-up help with an “i” icon in the search box to help remember this new syntax.
<br><br>
Uplynk Search 3.0 works for all content searches (e.g. Playlist Builder), but the “i” pop-up help is only on the main content search.
<br><br>
When searching metadata, Uplynk Search 3.0 can only search for strings, not numerical values.
<br><br>
The backend for <i>GET /api2/asset/list</i> has been updated to use Search 3.0 so it will automatically do wildcard searches. This may impact the performance you are used to seeing, depending on your library size.
<br><br> Documentation available below: <ul> <li><a href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/#ContentManagement/Content-Management.htm">Content Management</a></li></ul>
<strong>Contact Support or your Technical Account Manager with any questions.</strong>urn:uuid:bdaeacb4-0053-4f7d-a842-7c848f431dd4Slicer release 221213002023-01-03T12:00:00-07:002023-01-03T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Mitigate slicer egress problems via a temporary involuntary slicer blackout, until the egress problem is resolved.</li>
<li>Fix mislabeled CC tracks.</li>
<li>Fix python3 compatibility issue breaking slicebot file renaming retries.</li>
<li>Avoid unnecessary discontinuity when slicing 50fps VOD with 30fps profile.</li>
<li>Fix a potential crash due to a dangling pointer dereference.</li>
<li>Fix python3 TypeError exception in slicebot triggered by source specific cfg file.</li>
<li>Fix liveslicer shutdown deadlock triggered by a deleted beam while in Ad break or warm failover mode.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Enables:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Add support for additional srt options: srt_latency, srt_inputbw, srt_maxbw, srt_enforced_encryption, srt_pbkeylen.</li>
<li>Add support for non-integer slicedur, -slicedur 1.5 for example.</li>
<li>Add limited support for DolbyVision passthrough (only HDR10 compatible).</li>
<li>Add uptime to slicer status.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Other changes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Memory management improvements.</li>
<li>Remove support for -securemedia option.</li>
<li>Increase macos deployment target version to 10.15.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Prerequisites:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Due to CentOS 6 reaching EOL in November 2020 this slicer release requires CentOS 7 or newer.</li>
<li>Due to the slicer being built on CentOS 7 it picks up some new library dependencies which are not included in the base install of Ubuntu 18.04. You may need to pre-install them: sudo apt install libnl-3-200 libatomic1.</li>
<li>Nvidia driver 418 or later is required for HEVC 4K HDR/SDR.</li>
</ul>
urn:uuid:46ab0f41-e8a9-4926-9b85-9a7f8fa46b14Slicer release 221031002022-11-16T12:00:00-07:002022-11-16T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Fix handling of multiply specified track id that resulted in an asset with a bad alternate audio track.</li>
<li>Fix LivePreview regression when slicer starts in blackout.</li>
<li>Improve handling of missing DTS/PTS.</li>
<li>Fix sub-buffer issue that could result in Buffer.data dangling pointer.</li>
<li>Fix slicing VOD source that starts at 23.976 and ends at 29.97 fps.</li>
<li>Improve luma monitoring.</li>
<li>Fix use_brokers=1 slicer shutdown failure after the Beam has been deleted.</li>
<li>Fix a lipsync issue due to secondary audio track packets arriving late.</li>
<li>Fix potential memory leaks due to image bug: feature.</li>
<li>Fix a rare use_brokers=3 crash.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Enables:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Add capture_timeline_anomalies option.</li>
<li>Add opt-out option disable_slicer_config_upload, implement sanitized liveslicer config upload on slicer login.</li>
<li>Add enable_rtmp_pull liveslicer option.</li>
<li>Add support for input: srt, Secure Reliable Transport ingest directly via liveslicer.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Other changes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Upgrade to ffmpeg 5.1 libraries.</li>
<li>Increase loudnorm LRA parameter range to match ffmpeg 5.1 changes.</li>
<li>Increase default livepreview_with_audio bitrate to 500Kbps, 30 fps.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Prerequisites:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Due to CentOS 6 reaching EOL in November 2020 this slicer release requires CentOS 7 or newer.</li>
<li>Due to the slicer being built on CentOS 7 it picks up some new library dependencies which are not included in the base install of Ubuntu 18.04. You may need to pre-install them: sudo apt install libnl-3-200 libatomic1.</li>
<li>Nvidia driver 418 or later is required for HEVC 4K HDR/SDR.</li>
</ul>
urn:uuid:5dd402d7-4bee-4860-bf1d-423f1ff478f8Syndication Publishing - URL Params2022-11-14T12:00:00-07:002022-11-14T12:00:00-07:00You can now customize your Syndication feeds by adding the desired URL parameters as key/value pairs. This can be useful in cases where you want to add a delay to your Syndication job, use specific ad configurations, etc.
<br><br>
For more information please check out our <a href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/index.html#Setup/Syndication-Publishing.htm#Publishing">UI</a> and <a href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/index.html#Develop/Syndication-Publishing-API.htm">API</a> docs.urn:uuid:2e4a11b8-1c97-48e9-9b3a-f040a8ce6239Slicer Failover - SNS Notifications Update2022-11-11T12:00:00-07:002022-11-11T12:00:00-07:00We’ve added the following fields to our Slicer Failover SNS notifications, allowing you to get additional details about your failover process.
<br>
OID - owner id <br>
Account - username <br>
FO_Group_ID - failover group id <br>
FO_Group_Name - failover group name
<br><br>
For more information please check out our <a href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/index.html#Slicer/Live-Slicer-Failover.htm">documentation</a>.urn:uuid:d115d43f-1cd1-4075-aa53-6fe97eb0b639Channel Scheduler - Schedule Override2022-11-10T12:00:00-07:002022-11-10T12:00:00-07:00You can now choose to override your channel’s schedule with a click of a button (or an API call), allowing you to switch quickly between your scheduled content and a live source without having to alter the schedule itself.
<br><br>
For example, you can use this when you want your viewers to switch quickly from scheduled content to breaking news, and then return to regular content once the news is over (JIP).
<br><br>
For more information please check out our <a href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/index.html#Setup/Live-Channel-Setup.htm#SourceOverride">UI</a> and <a href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/index.html#Develop/Live-Channel-API.htm">API</a> docs.urn:uuid:bf568295-d467-49c5-959e-2d18b28bdb97Live Events - Audio Preview2022-11-08T12:00:00-07:002022-11-08T12:00:00-07:00As part of the Live Events Dashboard, you now have access to an audio preview of the ingested feed, allowing you to take action based on what's happening in the field.
<br><br>
To enable this feature you’ll need to use Slicer version <code>22083100</code> or newer, and add <code>livepreview_with_audio=on</code> to your slicer configuration.
<br><br>For more information please check out our <a href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/index.html#Setup/Live-Events-2.htm%3FTocPath%3DBasic%2520Setup%7CLive%2520Events%7C_____0">documentation</a>.urn:uuid:f5547db0-dd41-41ea-89c6-51f79ec00438Channel Scheduler - Enhanced Conflict Resolution2022-11-03T12:00:00-07:002022-11-03T12:00:00-07:00Using our Channel Scheduler, you can now trim an asset either from the beginning or from the end to fit into a small gap in your schedule.
<br><br>
For more information please check out our <a href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/index.html#Setup/Live-Channel-Setup.htm?Highlight=trim">UI</a> and <a href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/index.html#Develop/Schedule-Entries-API.htm?Highlight=trim">API</a> docs. urn:uuid:a0fc721d-3d17-47bc-99a9-16b71b855199Slicer Failover - TR 101 2902022-10-25T12:00:00-07:002022-10-25T12:00:00-07:00
Slicer Failover now supports TR 101 290 P1 and P2 errors, allowing you to base your failover decision on the health of your TS input.
<br><br>
For more information please check out our documentation <a href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/index.html#Slicer/Live-Slicer-Setup.htm?Highlight=TR 101 290">here</a>. urn:uuid:24cb7f50-be0f-4585-9854-7f12eb7cce72Create Library API2022-10-10T12:00:00-07:002022-10-10T12:00:00-07:00The Create Library API enables a user to create a content library via API to allow their existing VOD assets to be grouped together.<br><br> Documentation available below: <ul> <li><a href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/#Develop/Library-v4.htm">Create Library API</a></li> <li><a href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/#Develop/Library.htm#libraryassetsadd">Add Assets to Library API</a></li> </ul> <strong>Contact Support or your Technical Account Manager with any questions.</strong>urn:uuid:710cd4b3-f4f8-453e-aec5-24fab015961dSlicer release 220831002022-09-01T12:00:00-07:002022-09-01T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Fix multicast UDP ingest when TR 101 290 is enabled.</li>
<li>Fix slicer log spam due to pixel aspect ratio 1281:1280.</li>
<li>Fix livepreview_with_audio video encoder codec timebase and input timebase inconsistencies.</li>
<li>Fix a data race in LoudNorm component.</li>
<li>Fix a slicer shutdown deadlock when signal is lost.</li>
<li>Fix input frame rate estimator bouncing between 30 fps and 29.97 fps.</li>
<li>Fix parsing of EIDR UPID for SDI liveslicer.</li>
<li>Fix loudnorm filter initialization failure due to out-of-range parameter values.</li>
<li>Avoid padding short audio tracks with silence due to late audio, wait for all tracks to sync up instead.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Enables:</strong>
<ul>
<li>TR 101 290 health self-evaluation for slicer failover.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Other changes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Add supported-liveslicer-config-keys.json to the slicer package.</li>
<li>Make -ccX_lang work with -render_608 ccX.</li>
<li>Improve recovery from broker restart, such as during broker upgrades.</li>
<li>Do not shutdown liveslicer due to frame drop error from the message graph.</li>
<li>Add more logging for UDP input timeline irregularities.</li>
<li>Add a sanity check for UDP input estimated output timestamps.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Prerequisites:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Due to CentOS 6 reaching EOL in November 2020 this slicer release requires CentOS 7 or newer.</li>
<li>Due to the slicer being built on CentOS 7 it picks up some new library dependencies, which are not included in the base install of Ubuntu 18.04. You may need to pre-install them: <pre>sudo apt install libnl-3-200 libatomic1</pre></li>
<li>Nvidia driver 418 or later is required for HEVC 4K HDR/SDR.</li>
</ul>
urn:uuid:6f693d1b-0acd-4204-9a99-73d5ecc91cadSlicer release 220729002022-08-05T12:00:00-07:002022-08-05T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Fix ingest of a malformed MP4 file where audio starts more than 1.5h after video.</li>
<li>Fix ingest of a malformed MP4 file where number of audio channels changes in the middle of an audio track.</li>
<li>Fix an old regression, make no_signal_shutdown_time work with RTP input.</li>
<li>Fix log spamming with unbounded list of LEFTOVER Meta ad metadata.</li>
<li>Fix CEA-608 caption output when -scc and -ttml are used together.</li>
<li>Fix a race condition that resulted in non-deterministic amount of Guesstimating frame timestamp messages.</li>
<li>Fix VOD slicer hoarding slice data and demuxed packets in memory when ingesting an HLS source.</li>
<li>Fix failure to start multicast UDP capture, regression introduced in 22060200-master slicer release.</li>
<li>Detect and prevent padding of short audio track with hours of silence due to a timeline gap.</li>
<li>Maintain monotonically increasing timeline when input video timeline jumps or rolls over prior to audio timeline.</li>
<li>Fix signal lost/found detection on low frame rate streams.</li>
<li>Fix frame-by-frame slicer->broker delivery bugs (use_brokers=4).</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Enables:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Support for ingest of HLS manifest with SAMPLE-AES (cbcs) encrypted video (h264 or hevc) and separately packaged audio.</li>
<li>Support for ingest of HLS manifest with dolby audio.</li>
<li>Support for ingest of SAMPLE-AES encrypted AAC and AC3 slices.</li>
<li>Livepreview with audio.</li>
<li>TR 101 290 error stats reporting in slicer status (for UDP and RTP input only).</li>
<li>Default TTML subtitle placement (left, right, center), applicable only if TTML doesn't specify placement.</li>
<li>Apply default subtitle position to styles where positioning is not specified.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Other changes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Add `livepreview_with_audio` slicer config option, off by default.</li>
<li>Add `livepreview_with_audio: 1` to slicer status when livepreview_with_audio is enabled.</li>
<li>Add liveslicer option blackout_timeline_on_boundary_break_start: yes/no.</li>
<li>Add -subtitle_absolute_time option to VOD slicer.</li>
<li>Add `hpos` and `vpos` parameters to `-ttml` arg.</li>
<li>Allow RTP reader to survive network hiccups.</li>
<li>Add more logging for PTS anomalies and abnormal packet durations.</li>
<li>Limit beamtrace startup latency reporting to 1st slice only.</li>
<li>Improve ingest of low frame rate (less than 1 fps) streams.</li>
<li>Avoid re-initializing video decoder when input width/height change.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Prerequisites:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Due to CentOS 6 reaching EOL in November 2020 this slicer release requires CentOS 7 or newer.</li>
<li>Due to the slicer being built on CentOS 7 it picks up some new library dependencies, which are not included in the base install of Ubuntu 18.04. You may need to pre-install them: <pre>sudo apt install libnl-3-200 libatomic1</pre></li>
<li>Nvidia driver 418 or later is required for HEVC 4K HDR/SDR.</li>
</ul>
urn:uuid:36082366-5d50-4875-bc03-cc21fcfcbd9aPlaylist Scheduling2022-07-22T12:00:00-07:002022-07-22T12:00:00-07:00We've recently added the ability to <a href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/#Setup/VLP-Smartstart.htm#VirtualLinearPlaylistManagement">build and manage playlists through the UI</a>, and now we're excited to introduce "Playlist Scheduling".
<br><br>
Scheduling playlists makes it easier to create and maintain virtual channels, especially if you need to repeat the same content lineup (VODs/Ads) multiple times.
<br><br>
For more information please check out our <a href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/index.html#Setup/Live-Channel-Setup.htm%3FTocPath%3DBasic%2520Setup%7CLive%2520Linear%7C_____2">UI</a> and <a href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/index.html#Develop/Schedule-Entries-API.htm%3FTocPath%3DDevelop%7CLive%2520Channel%7C_____2">API</a> documentation.
<br><br><i>To use this feature, your channel must be enabled for scheduling.urn:uuid:dfbdc56b-469a-4f2b-96c1-d08db144f013Ad Debugger UI2022-07-20T12:00:00-07:002022-07-20T12:00:00-07:00<p>You asked for it and we responded! Ad debugging enhancements done right!
<br>
<ol>
<li>Optimized ad job searches for expedited retrieval</li>
<li>Job details are now 1:1 with a job ID</li>
<li>Job results now max out at 100 jobs for each search</li>
<li>Ad and break details in results now have index fields for enhanced sorting</li>
</ol>
For more information pertaining to Ad Debugger see our Streaming Help Documents
<a href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/index.html#AdIntegration/Ad-Server-Debug.htm%3FTocPath%3DAds%7C_____5">here</a>
</p>urn:uuid:3f7022b9-e0c9-4791-bc63-abdb74fc7a41Playlist Builder UI2022-06-28T12:00:00-07:002022-06-28T12:00:00-07:00The Playlist Builder UI:
<li>Enables a user to create a playlist from multiple VOD assets</li>
<li>Builds upon the existing Virtual Linear Playlist Builder APIs but provides a more user-friendly experience</li>
<li>Allows for ads to be inserted between the VOD assets as well as within the VOD assets, increasing monetization opportunities</i>
<br><br> Documentation available below: <ul> <li><a href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/#Setup/VLP-Smartstart.htm#VirtualLinearPlaylistManagement">Virtual Linear Playlist Management</a></li> </ul> <strong>Contact Support or your Technical Account Manager with any questions.</strong>urn:uuid:ba7440f4-d002-4838-a848-0b98655e4942Edgecast is now Edgio!2022-06-16T12:00:00-07:002022-06-16T12:00:00-07:00<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Today marks an exciting new chapter in our streaming history as we join forces with Limelight to create a new company called Edgio.</span></p>
<p><br></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Edgio Streaming will continue to provide best-in-class solutions and services for the OTT industry while accelerating our ability to meet customer needs.</span></p>
<p><br></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Please read the </span><a href="https://investors.edg.io/news/press-releases/news-details/2022/Limelight-Completes-Acquisition-of-Yahoos-Edgecast-Combined-Company-Rebrands-as-Edgio-Creating-a-Global-Leader-in-Edge-Enabled-Solutions/default.aspx" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">press release</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> if you'd like to find out more.</span></p>urn:uuid:39a4609e-8704-491d-905b-0cfceb737b6bEnable Slate In VOD Replay for Live Events2022-06-15T12:00:00-07:002022-06-15T12:00:00-07:00<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">When a replay is created following the conclusion of a Live Event, any mid-event slates are automatically removed. </span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">For customers who want to maintain mid-event slates inserted during the Live Event, there is a new configuration, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Enable Slate in VOD Replay</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">, found on the config section of each Live Event.</span></p>
<p><br></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">For more detailed information, </span><a href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/#Setup/Live-Events-2.htm%23SettingupSlate" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">help center</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">.</span></p>urn:uuid:edce4de8-c30a-4603-ba57-ced718a23267Slicer release 220602002022-06-02T12:00:00-07:002022-06-02T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Fix SCTE plugin crash due to malformed SCTE packet UPID.</li>
<li>Fix UDP capture so it obeys capture_file setting.</li>
<li>Fix resuming slicer from a long time in warm failover mode.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Other changes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Implement SCTE UPID EIDR parsing.</li>
<li>Add support for TCP input mode.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Prerequisites:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Due to the slicer being built on CentOS 7 it picks up a new library dependency on libnl-3.200, which is not included in the base install of Ubuntu 18.04. You may need to pre-install it: <pre>sudo apt install libnl-3-200</pre></li>
<li>Nvidia driver 418 or later is required for HEVC 4K HDR/SDR.</li>
<li>Due to CentOS 6 reaching EOL in November 2020 this slicer
release requires CentOS 7 or newer.</li>
</ul>
urn:uuid:fe1b12e2-fd70-4219-9dab-d382853cb124StreamStats API - Ad Slate, Location, Platform, and Domain2022-04-27T12:00:00-07:002022-04-27T12:00:00-07:00We’ve enhanced our Live Streaming Statistics API to allow you to get even more insights about your streams. This enhancement includes the following information.
<br>
<ul>
<li>Ad Slate - Provides the reason for why an ad slate was served</li>
<li>Location - Shows the locations from which viewers requested your live stream</li>
<li>Platform - Shows the platforms from which viewers requested your live stream</li>
<li>Domain - Shows the domains through which viewers requested your live stream</li>
</ul>
Documentation available <a href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/index.html#Develop/Live-Streaming-Stats-API-v4.htm">here</a>.urn:uuid:bafb3897-ff7a-4788-867a-32d9287d5b44Syndication Publishing - HLS-Pull, SRT, and RIST Outputs2022-04-25T12:00:00-07:002022-04-25T12:00:00-07:00We're glad to announce that our Syndication Publishing now supports HLS-Pull, SRT, and RIST outputs, giving you more flexibility when trying to deliver your content to new destinations.
<br><br>
Documentation available below.
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/index.html#Setup/Syndication-Publishing.htm%3FTocPath%3DBasic%2520Setup|_____10">UI</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/index.html#Develop/Syndication-Publishing-API.htm%3FTocPath%3DDevelop|_____11">API</a></li>
</ul>
<strong>Please contact Sales to enable Syndication Publishing.</strong>urn:uuid:94c16426-74d9-4aef-b113-df30eb48ef0dSlicer release 220420002022-04-20T12:00:00-07:002022-04-20T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Fix crash when ingesting a particular HLS url.</li>
<li>Fix ingest of flipped video produced by some Apple devices.</li>
<li>Fix slicebot error moving a completed file across filesystems.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Other changes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Repeat the last video frame to match audio track duration.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Prerequisites:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Due to the slicer being built on CentOS 7 it picks up a new library dependency on libnl-3.200, which is not included in the base install of Ubuntu 18.04. You may need to pre-install it: <pre>sudo apt install libnl-3-200</pre></li>
<li>Nvidia driver 418 or later is required for HEVC 4K HDR/SDR.</li>
<li>Due to CentOS 6 reaching EOL in November 2020 this slicer
release requires CentOS 7 or newer.</li>
</ul>
urn:uuid:d6a93114-f4b5-460f-b333-8f526e829006Slicer release 220331002022-03-31T12:00:00-07:002022-03-31T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Fix inconsistent audio track duration in the last slice when dolby output is enabled.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Other changes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Change unconditional padding of short slice audio to conditional truncation or padding to minimize slice duration error.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Prerequisites:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Due to the slicer being built on CentOS 7 it picks up a new library dependency on libnl-3.200, which is not included in the base install of Ubuntu 18.04. You may need to pre-install it: <pre>sudo apt install libnl-3-200</pre></li>
<li>Nvidia driver 418 or later is required for HEVC 4K HDR/SDR.</li>
<li>Due to CentOS 6 reaching EOL in November 2020 this slicer
release requires CentOS 7 or newer.</li>
</ul>
urn:uuid:861c8057-e7f2-4986-8da2-ea5164dee1ebUpdate to Alternate Track Listings for Multibeams in HLS Multivariant Playlist2022-03-15T12:00:00-07:002022-03-15T12:00:00-07:00<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Yahoo Sans',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">We have updated Multibeams to allow for alternate audio tracks to also be listed in the HLS Multivariant Playlist. By default, Multibeams will only list subtitles or alternate audio tracks if all of the assets contained in the Multibeam have the same number of alternate tracks. However, considering the nature of our Multibeams, it's possible that the assets used to form the Multibeam will have differing alternate tracks from each other, so we have provided a method to differ the behavior from default with a new playback url parameter, "mbtracks". mbtracks=true will cause the system to choose which asset to use for you with a naive deduction based on which asset has the most alternate audio tracks, but mbtracks can also be used with an integer, in which case we will use the asset at that zero-indexed position in the list. For example, a Multibeam comprised of guid0,guid1,guid2 with mbtracks=2 would use the alternate tracks from the guid2 asset. Please reach out to support with any questions.</span></p>urn:uuid:5fa623ac-6f92-4b80-b958-3d063fa5a8a7Slicer release 220223012022-03-04T12:00:00-07:002022-03-04T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Fix CameraSlicer startup race condition.</li>
<li>Fix unreadable CameraSlicer UI in Dark mode (opt-out Slicer and CameraSlicer app from Dark mode).</li>
<li>Fix automatic gain adjustment of Dolby subtracks in VOD slicer.</li>
<li>Fix TTML-to-CC conversion when TTML contains non-Latin text.</li>
<li>Fix an issue where a slice was always truncated by up to 0.128s due to a short audio track.</li>
<li>Fix VOD slicer ingest of assets where some audio tracks are short.</li>
<li>Fix slicebot errors on CentOS 7.</li>
<li>Fix slicer log spam due to UL_EXPECT failures.</li>
<li>Fix video-only VOD ingest regression that was introduced in 21102800-master slicer release.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Enables:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Signal record/replay functionality for AJA liveslicer.</li>
<li>New prefetch_pod APIs for Ad prefetch workflows.</li>
<li>Optional target_loudness slicer config and command line parameter.</li>
<li>Optional dynamic gain adjustment via either -enable_loudnorm parameter (adds 3s latency, computationally expensive), or -enable_dyn_gain which adds 100ms latency and uses ebur128 output loudness measurements and incremental gain changes to reach -target_loudness.</li>
<li>Support for non-standard number of audio channels (up to 30).</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Other changes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Make render_608 buffer match the slice duration, by default.</li>
<li>Update signal record/replay functionality for BlackMagic, CDI, and UDP liveslicer (trailing_capture only), add support for overlapping captures, make output file path configurable.</li>
<li>Reimplement gain adjustment.</li>
<li>Change x264 encoder timebase to match target framerate.</li>
<li>Include Advanced Audio Routing settings (-mix ... -mix end) during VOD slicer analysis pass.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Prerequisites:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Due to the slicer being built on CentOS 7 it picks up a new library dependency on libnl-3.200, which is not included in the base install of Ubuntu 18.04. You may need to pre-install it: <pre>sudo apt install libnl-3-200</pre></li>
<li>Nvidia driver 418 or later is required for HEVC 4K HDR/SDR.</li>
<li>Due to CentOS 6 reaching EOL in November 2020 this slicer release requires CentOS 7 or newer.</li>
</ul>
urn:uuid:e1e3ba90-4a0e-43e4-b42d-04614253587dNew Geoblocking Feature2022-02-08T12:00:00-07:002022-02-08T12:00:00-07:00<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Yahoo Sans',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Geoblocking for Edgecast Streaming is now generally available and provides a seamless workflow to assist with the enforcement of geography-specific content licensing agreements. Geoblocking prevents manifest generation at the session level and blocks segment requests at the CDN with a single URL parameter. </span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left;"><br></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Yahoo Sans',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">To enable segment request blocking on your account, </span><a href="mailto:streaming@edgecast.com" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Yahoo Sans',sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">contact support</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Yahoo Sans',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> and note that </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Yahoo Sans',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">multi-CDN is not supported</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Yahoo Sans',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left;"><br></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Yahoo Sans',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Visit our </span><a href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/#Security/Geoblocking.htm" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Yahoo Sans',sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">support site</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Yahoo Sans',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> for more information.</span></p>urn:uuid:833077d7-a73f-458e-90f1-0dedcab14229Ad Server Debug New Searchable Fields2022-01-04T12:00:00-07:002022-01-04T12:00:00-07:00The following Google Ad Manager (GAM) ad server parameters are now searchable in the Ad Server Debug search & query results screens. These fields are found in the Transaction-Request screen under Ad Request URL.</br>
</br>
Google Ad Manager (GAM)</br>
</br>
IU</br>
SWID</br>
RDID</br>
</br>
Note: These fields will be viewable even if you aren't using GAM integrations.</br>urn:uuid:544046d6-d5ed-4784-8807-3800d05c4198Syndication Publishing - Jobs Summary 2021-12-20T12:00:00-07:002021-12-20T12:00:00-07:00Finding your Syndication Publishing jobs has never been easier.
You can now view all of your jobs in one place, check their status and jump to the relevant channel with a click of a button.
<br><br>
Documentation available <a href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/#Setup/Syndication-Publishing.htm%3FTocPath%3DBasic%20Setup|_____10#PublishingJobs">here</a>.
<br><br>
<strong>Contact Sales to enable Syndication Publishing.</strong>urn:uuid:e60f57ba-3879-4b7a-a5ec-245733d70aecSlicer Live Event SSL Certificate Update2021-12-17T12:00:00-07:002021-12-17T12:00:00-07:00As part of a certificate audit, one of the SSL certificates used by the slicer's live event endpoint is expiring January 3, 2022.
We have since updated the certificate.
In order for the slicer to use the new certificate it needs to be restarted. For uninterrupted use of the Live Event Dashboard, please restart any slicers used for Live Events prior to the January 3, 2022 expiration time.urn:uuid:531f0ad9-aa7a-4a15-b89a-4fca434dee0dSyndication Publishing - Event Notifications2021-12-16T12:00:00-07:002021-12-16T12:00:00-07:00We've added the ability to send Syndication Publishing notifications using Amazon SNS. These notifications will inform you of activities related to your jobs in different severities, including restarts, failures, etc.
<br><br>
Documentation available <a href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/#Setup/Syndication-Publishing.htm#PublishingJobEventNotifications">here</a>.
<br><br>
<strong>Contact Sales to enable Syndication Publishing.</strong>urn:uuid:5fd27629-07bd-48db-b367-34b4a76afafaSlicer Failover - Flexible Hot-Warm2021-12-16T12:00:00-07:002021-12-16T12:00:00-07:00Slicer Failover has been enhanced to have multiple Hot backups when using Hot-Warm Failover. This allows having a primary Slicer backup that will do near-instantaneous failover while having additional Slicer Warm backups on standby. It is currently recommended to use this feature using Priority Mode to avoid any possible ambiguity because Flat Mode may choose any Slicer, even if it is Warm. This will be changed in the future to remove this ambiguity.
<br><br>
Documentation available below: <ul> <li><a href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/#Slicer/Live-Slicer-Setup.htm#hotwarm">(#) Hot Backup(s)</a></li> </ul> <strong>Contact Support or your Technical Account Manager with any questions.</strong>urn:uuid:fd48838b-d408-4ead-a4d5-1f5c593b1e39Live Slicer Monitoring - Penalty Box2021-12-14T12:00:00-07:002021-12-14T12:00:00-07:00Live Slicer Monitoring now offers a new view called "<a href="https://monitor.uplynk.com/penalty-box">Penalty Box</a>". This view allows you to quickly review all Live Slicers that are experiencing issues, all in one place.
<br><br>Documentation can be found <a href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/#Slicer/Live-Slicer-Monitoring-v2.htm%23PenaltyBox">here</a>.urn:uuid:b3a0ea94-b461-4b5e-b7bc-72458219381fBreak Durations2021-11-17T12:00:00-07:002021-11-17T12:00:00-07:00<p>Ad pod and boundary durations can now be found in the Control Center under assets' "breaks" tab, as well as via the <strong>/api2/asset/get</strong> endpoint. </p>
<p>A sample API response with the new "<strong>break_offsets</strong>" property can be found <a href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/#Develop/Asset.htm%23getassetbyid" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</p>urn:uuid:407c0293-8b6f-4cb2-8c54-58d8eae6e28cAd Server Debug New Searchable Fields2021-11-03T12:00:00-07:002021-11-03T12:00:00-07:00<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">The following Google Ad Manager (GAM) & INVIDI ad server parameters are now searchable in the <a href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/index.html#AdIntegration/Ad-Server-Debug.htm%3FTocPath%3DAds%7C_____4">Ad Server Debug</a> search & query results screens. These fields are found in the Transaction-Request screen under Ad Request URL.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Google Ad Manager (GAM)</span></p>
<ol>
<li dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">PPID</span></li>
</ol>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">INVIDI</span></p>
<ol>
<li dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Household Identifier</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Targeting ID</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Device Type</span></li>
</ol>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Note: These fields will be viewable even if you aren't using GAM or INVIDI integrations.</span></p>urn:uuid:db3cc96e-0aa2-4a7e-ae38-265a9ca09964New Channel APIs2021-11-02T12:00:00-07:002021-11-02T12:00:00-07:00<p>New channel and linear blackout APIs have been made available so you can integrate external channel management systems into Edgecast Control. To find out more navigate over to the updated documentation found <a href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/#Develop/Live-Channel-API.htm">here</a>.</p>urn:uuid:42cbe4fb-3182-42b0-9102-29596f65c873Slicer release 211028002021-11-01T12:00:00-07:002021-11-01T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Fix static luminance monitoring that converged on 1 or more fixed values when using nvenc encoder.</li>
<li>Fix muting and blank audio insertion on dolby subtracks.</li>
<li>Fix dolby stereo downmix routing from dolby decoder to dolby stereo encoder.</li>
<li>Fix slicing of WindowsMedia VOD file with 5.1 WMA Pro audio.</li>
<li>Use correct time base to calculate frame pts/dts/dur when multiple audio tracks with different sample rates are present.</li>
<li>Fix incorrect gain applied to AAC tracks when slicing with Dolby output option.</li>
<li>Fix UDP liveslicer ingest of 5.1 AAC when liveslicer config doesn’t specify PID’s.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Other changes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Reduce slicer latency caused by unnecessarily long padding audio on the trailing edge of the slice.</li>
<li>Change interpretation of [[gain1, gain2]] from [[aac, dolby]] to [[stereo, surround]].</li>
<li>Take advantage of the render_608_buffer to aggregate CC updates.</li>
<li>Add -suppress_608_input (same as -no608), and -suppress_608_output options to slicer and liveslicer.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Prerequisites:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Due to the slicer being built on CentOS 7 it picks up a new library dependency on libnl-3.200, which is not included in the base install of Ubuntu 18.04. You may need to pre-install it: <pre>sudo apt install libnl-3-200</pre></li>
<li>Nvidia driver 418 or later is required for HEVC 4K HDR/SDR.</li>
<li>Due to CentOS 6 reaching EOL in November 2020 this slicer release requires CentOS 7 or newer.</li>
</ul>urn:uuid:a89acd80-5d0f-494b-89f8-c56690a9178bBulk Delete Channel Schedule Entries2021-10-21T12:00:00-07:002021-10-21T12:00:00-07:00<div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Bulk Delete is now available for the Channel Scheduler UI.</div>
<div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><br></div>
<div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">When clicking the Bulk Delete button above your channel schedule, all scheduled entries that start and end within the selected range will be deleted. Entries currently live or in the past will not be affected. </div>urn:uuid:bdfaf2dc-2140-4093-9bc2-67b969ff5dbaSlicer release 210921002021-10-01T12:00:00-07:002021-10-01T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>VOD frame rate observer was inserting a discontinuity at the start of slicing when frame rate didn't really change.</li>
<li>Liveslicer advanced audio routing was not generating dolby tracks automatically.</li>
<li>Liveslicer advanced audio routing mono tracks were being up-mixed to left channel only.</li>
<li>Liveslicer was down-mixing dolby audio tracks to stereo prematurely.</li>
<li>Improves handling of some VOD sources having invalid packet duration on the 1st audio packet.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Enables:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Advanced audio routing feature parity between Liveslicer and VOD Slicer.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Other changes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Added security safeguards to the slicer slicebot. Features vulnerable to attack are disabled by default and must be re-enabled explicitly.
<br>
Affected features include: hook_modules, start_url, done_url, fail_url, done_directory, fail_directory.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Prerequisites:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Due to the slicer being built on CentOS 7 it picks up a new library dependency on libnl-3.200, which is not included in the base install of Ubuntu 18.04. You may need to pre-install it: <pre>sudo apt install libnl-3-200</pre></li>
<li>Nvidia driver 418 or later is required for HEVC 4K HDR/SDR.</li>
<li>Due to CentOS 6 reaching EOL in November 2020 this slicer release requires CentOS 7 or newer.</li>
</ul>
urn:uuid:123a2f44-9269-439a-8f24-f3e9caf1eb2fWallclock for Auto Start/Stop Events2021-09-22T12:00:00-07:002021-09-22T12:00:00-07:00<p><a href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/index.html#Setup/Live-Events-2.htm#ScheduleLE" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">Auto Start/Stop</a><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;"> for Live Events will now be triggered from wallclock (system time) rather than timecode for customers using slicer version 21071400 or later.</span></p>urn:uuid:8242052a-bb2b-460a-9ce2-b073385d2f13Virtual Linear Playlists & Smartstart2021-09-17T12:00:00-07:002021-09-17T12:00:00-07:00<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Verizon NHG TX',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Today the Edgecast Streaming platform released two new Smartplay capabilities - Virtual Linear Playlists and Smartstart APIs.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Verizon NHG TX',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Virtual Linear Playlists</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Verizon NHG TX',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> enable the creation of linear, lean-back experiences by leveraging your existing VOD library. Unlike </span><a href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/index.html#Setup/Live-Channel-Setup.htm%3FTocPath%3DBasic%2520Setup%7CLive%2520Linear%7C_____2" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Verizon NHG TX',sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">channel scheduling</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Verizon NHG TX',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">, assets within a playlist are not bound by time, but are played back in sequence. </span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Verizon NHG TX',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Smartstart</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Verizon NHG TX',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> reduces lengthy start-up times associated with long-form ad-supported VOD assets. Standard VOD playback fetches all ads upfront for an entire asset causing delays. Smartstart fetches ads for VOD before each ad break, similar to a live stream, improving startup times.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Verizon NHG TX',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">You will be able to view usage dimensions in the Analytics Dashboard for both Smartstart and Playlist streaming.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Verizon NHG TX',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Additional information can be found below</span></p>
<ul>
<li dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Verizon NHG TX',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Virtual Linear Playlist & Smartstart </span><a href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/#Setup/VLP-Smartstart.htm" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Verizon NHG TX',sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">User Guide</span></a></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Verizon NHG TX',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Blog | </span><a href="https://www.edgecast.com/blog/how-to-improve-vod-playback-performance-with-virtual-linear-playlists/" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Verizon NHG TX',sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">How to Improve VOD Playback Performance Virtual Linear Playlists </span></a></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Verizon NHG TX',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Blog | </span><a href="https://www.edgecast.com/blog/how-to-deliver-improved-vod-experiences-with-verizon-media-smartstart/" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Verizon NHG TX',sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">How to Deliver Improved VOD Experiences with Verizon Media Smartstart</span></a></li>
</ul>urn:uuid:47360707-21de-4cc7-aba8-d14e744fd247New Dynamic Manifest Marker2021-09-16T12:00:00-07:002021-09-16T12:00:00-07:00<p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">dmm.schemas.top=first_segment_url </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">is a new HLS playback parameter that adds a Dynamic Manifest Marker (DMM) to the top of a manifest file. This metadata can help with identifying CDN during multi-CDN playback among many other use cases. View our </span><a href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/#Setup/Customizing-Playback.htm%23dmmschemastop" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Customizing Playback documentation</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> for more information.</span></p>urn:uuid:71456611-5297-47df-8000-a1784c0c49abNew Live Event Asset API2021-09-16T12:00:00-07:002021-09-16T12:00:00-07:00<p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">/api2/liveevents2/ancillary-assets</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> is a new endpoint that allows you to retrieve all video assets associated with your Live Events. View our </span><a href="https://docs.edgecast.com/video/#Develop/Live-Events.htm#api2liveevents2ancillaryassets" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">API documentation</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> for more information</span></p>urn:uuid:dd2568a0-3370-4642-86d6-3ff8080a03a4Syndication Publishing - Including Metadata in YouTube and Facebook 2021-09-14T12:00:00-07:002021-09-14T12:00:00-07:00You can now add a “title” and a “description” to your live channel/event when syndicating to YouTube or Facebook, using integrated authentication. This is enabled by setting up the “title” and the “description” in each Syndication Publishing job through either the UCC or by using the API.
Documentation available below: <ul> <li><a href="https://docs.vdms.com/video/#Setup/Live-Channel-Setup.htm#Publishing">Live Channels</a></li> <li><a href="https://docs.vdms.com/video/#Setup/Live-Events-2.htm#Publishing">Live Events</a></li> <li><a href="https://docs.vdms.com/video/#Develop/Syndication-Publishing-API.htm">API</a></li> </ul><strong>Contact Sales to enable syndication publishing.</strong>urn:uuid:09d621d3-a060-46d0-ac19-b2e469cfec51Real-Time Streaming now available (LA)2021-09-10T12:00:00-07:002021-09-10T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Real-time Streaming</strong> is now available as Limited Availability on Edgecast Streaming. It consists of multiple software elements, including real-time specialized software encoders, similar to but not the same as Live Slicers, and client-side mobile and web SDK’s, as well as cloud-based ingest, processing, and egress streaming capabilities as part of the Edgecast Streaming cloud platform. This is an optional, value-added capability, including a choice of two real-time encoding profiles: 720p or 1080p maximum quality with multi-bitrate support. The workflow centers on the Real-Time Event asset type in the Control Center UI and API. Documentation available below: <ul> <li><a href="https://docs.vdms.com/video/#Setup/Real-Time-Events.htm">Real-Time Events</a></li> <li><a href="https://docs.vdms.com/video/#Setup/Encoding-Profiles.htm#Real-TimeStreaming">Real-Time Encoding Profiles</a></li> </ul><strong>Contact Sales to enable real-time streaming on your account.</strong>urn:uuid:6a88e174-83d3-40b6-982a-ed956f80f4c4Internet Explorer 11 EOL Notice2021-09-10T12:00:00-07:002021-09-10T12:00:00-07:00<ul>
Edgecast Streaming platform is continuously performing product reviews and security audits. In the latest review, we’ve
determined that it is no longer feasible to maintain security and effectively support Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) for
the Streaming platform. This has led us to officially end of life (EOL) support of IE11 with respect to Streaming
services. Please read the details below carefully.
</ul>
<strong>1. The reason why we are officially ending support?</strong>
<ul>
Many companies are officially deprecating support for Internet Explorer 11 and as new security issues/bugs surface the
browser developer has stated they will be ending support and may not patch or correct the issues.
</ul><br>
<strong>2. Timelines</strong>
<ul>
Support will officially end on September 30, 2021.
</ul><br>
<strong>3. What happens after September 30, 2021?</strong>
<ul>
We are not making any changes to the platform to block or prevent Internet Explorer 11 browser users from using our
services.
</ul><br>
<strong>4. Are we planning to deprecate support for any other browsers as part of this?</strong>
<ul>
No.
</ul><br>
<strong>5. What action/s do I need to take?</strong>
<ul>
None. Edgecast Streaming Support recommends that customers actively plan for the eventual end of life/support of
Internet Explorer 11 from the manufacturer/developer and ensure security of their software.
</ul><br>
<strong>6. Will there be any impact to my traffic?</strong>
<ul>
There is no planned or expected impact to your traffic.
</ul><br>
<strong>7. Do I need to change or update my sales contract?</strong>
<ul>
No.
</ul><br>
<strong>8. Is Microsoft going to End-of-life Internet Explorer 11?</strong>
<ul>
Please see <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/faq/internet-explorer-microsoft-edge">Life Cycle FAQ - Internet Explorer</a> for more information on Microsoft’s End of Life for Internet Explorer 11.
</ul><br>
<strong>9. What are my next steps?</strong>
<ul>
Please reach out to Edgecast Streaming Support or your Account Manager if you have any questions.
</ul><br>
<strong>10. Where do I learn more about Edgecast Streaming Support’s Internet Explorer 11 end of life?</strong>
<ul>
If you have any questions, please contact your Account Manager or email us at support@verizondigitalmedia.com. You may
also contact our support team at +1 (877) 334-3236.
</ul>
urn:uuid:70bab758-789d-403d-ab33-495c977c807aVerizon Media Platform is now Edgecast2021-09-01T12:00:00-07:002021-09-01T12:00:00-07:00<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Hello valued customer.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Today is an exciting moment as we pay tribute to our roots and rebrand our platform. We’re proud to be stepping forward for our employees and our brand. With the official close of the </span><a href="https://www.apollo.com/stockholders/press-releases/2021/09-01-2021-161530593" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">deal</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">, we look forward to accelerated growth and innovation for our products, content and technology.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Our media platform division will be reflective of a rich history as Edgecast. </span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Rest assured, you will experience the same amazing products and services you expect from our global team. Our </span><a href="https://www.edgecast.com/our-company/customer-support/" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">support</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> phone numbers are the same.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Please read more details in our</span><a href="https://www.apollo.com/stockholders/press-releases/2021/09-01-2021-161530593" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> Press Release</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> and stay tuned for more announcements from our team in the coming days. Welcome to Day One of Edgecast!</span></p>urn:uuid:3e3655c1-7c60-4752-b40c-bf82f0756c2bSlicer Release 210811002021-08-31T12:00:00-07:002021-08-31T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Inaccurate logging during remote config for live slicing.</li>
<li>NVENC bitrate undershoot when Profile frame rate is higher than content frame rate.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Enables:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Detect source content frame rate changes (PAL, film, etc) and adjust
encoder frame rate at runtime to match content.
<br><br>
<strong>NOTE:</strong> The playback manifest will always show the maximum frame rate
allowed by the Profile, even if the content frame rate is always lower than the maximum.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Other changes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Enhance slicer logs.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Prerequisites:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Due to the slicer being built on CentOS 7 it picks up a new library dependency on libnl-3.200, which is not included in the base install of Ubuntu 18.04. You may need to pre-install it: <pre>sudo apt install libnl-3-200</pre></li>
<li>Nvidia driver 418 or later is required for HEVC 4K HDR/SDR.</li>
<li>Due to CentOS 6 reaching EOL in November 2020 this slicer release requires CentOS 7 or newer.</li>
</ul>urn:uuid:0d7d58bc-1425-4ba6-b38d-60b520ec0385Services Release 21081204-master2021-08-12T12:00:00-07:002021-08-12T12:00:00-07:00The following services APIs have been deprecated for a significant period of time and are now removed:
<ul> <li>services.uplynk.com/services/misc/servertime</li><li>cms.uplynk.com/cmsservices/register/</li><li>cms.uplynk.com/register/</li></ul>urn:uuid:8a4ee6ea-5d59-4056-b443-a7d14037473fSlicer Release 210729002021-08-11T12:00:00-07:002021-08-11T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Fix frequent random deadlock when ingesting .umf files.</li>
<li>Fix for AJA pts rollover.</li>
<li>Fix sticky_blackout inconsistency between web API and SCTE interfaces.</li>
<li>Fix log messages over 2048 characters being truncated.</li>
<li>Include additional AWS CDI SDK v2.2.0 patches for CDI signal disconnect/recovery/shutdown deadlock.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Enables:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Add CDI ingest support for timecodes in Ancillary data.</li>
<li>Add AJA ingest support for timecodes in Ancillary data, pass Ancillary data to SCTE plugin.</li>
<li>More AJA slicer feature parity with UDP slicer (no_signal_pad, etc…).</li>
<li>Add support for advanced audio routing in liveslicer (incomplete, supports splitting input stereo track into two output tracks only).</li>
<li>Add VOD config field to slicer GUI.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Other changes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Windows GUI updates for vod_config and username.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Prerequisites:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Due to the slicer being built on CentOS 7 it picks up a new library dependency on libnl-3.200, which is not included in the base install of Ubuntu 18.04. You may need to pre-install it: <pre>sudo apt install libnl-3-200</pre></li>
<li>Nvidia driver 418 or later is required for HEVC 4K HDR/SDR.</li>
<li>Due to CentOS 6 reaching EOL in November 2020 this slicer release requires CentOS 7 or newer.</li>
</ul>urn:uuid:content:-2108-1004--mai-nContent Release 21081004-main2021-08-10T12:00:00-07:002021-08-10T12:00:00-07:00The api endpoint that returns binary decryption keys in HLS manifests (/check2) will now have the more accurate Content-Type header "application/octet-stream". Previously responses from this endpoint had a Content-Type of "text/html".urn:uuid:f7c336c2-4f74-44b3-b684-6784a3d3784cActivate Live Slicer API for Slicer Failover Now Available2021-08-04T12:00:00-07:002021-08-04T12:00:00-07:00There is a new API available for Slicer Failover which allows a Slicer in a Failover Group to be made active immediately. Auto-Failback must be disabled (when Priority Mode used) or Flat Mode used to prevent an immediate switch back to the original Slicer. Documentation available below: <ul> <li><a href="https://docs.vdms.com/video/Content/Develop/Live-Slicer-Failover-API.htm#ActivateLiveSlicer">Activate Live Slicer API</a></li> </ul> <strong>Contact Support or your Technical Account Manager with any questions.</strong>urn:uuid:f90babf9-0163-42d8-bba6-6a7ce6c2e7b5End of Life of legacy encoding profiles (720p30 to 1080p60 h.264)2021-07-14T12:00:00-07:002021-07-14T12:00:00-07:00Verizon Media Platform (VMP) is performing replacement profile migrations, which will result in the end of life (EOL) of a number of legacy encoding profiles (720p30 to 1080p60 h.264). Replacement profile migrations will be completed in phases beginning in Phase 1 with the 720p30 default encoding profile for Live and VoD. For Phase 1, all affected customers will be migrated to an updated 720p30 profile, which many customers have been using for the last several years. This replacement profile will become the default 720p30 profile in production. Please read the details below carefully. <br> <br> <strong>What is new with the replacement 720p30 Profile?</strong> <li>B-frames have been added to the top rendition to enhance video quality</li> <li>Top rendition bitrate increased slightly</li> <li>Baseline Profile renditions are no longer supported and replaced with Main Profile</li> <li>Low-resolution baseline renditions have been removed for encoding efficiency</li> <br> If you have any concerns with legacy player interoperability with B-frames, and with regard to the timelines set forth below, we recommend testing the replacement profile as soon as possible. We can also remove the B-frames upon request. <br> <br> <strong>Timelines</strong> <br> Your legacy 720p30 profiles will be migrated automatically on July 15, 2021. <strong><i>For the profile to be active a Slicer restart is required</strong></i>. On July 30, 2021, if you have not restarted your slicers, we will automatically restart all Slicers to update to the new profile for all accounts that remain on the legacy 720p30 profile. <br> <br> <strong>What happens after July 30, 2021?</strong> <br> The legacy default 720p30 profile will no longer be available for new asset encodes. However, all existing VoD assets encoded with the legacy 720p30 profile will still be able to playback content. <br> <br> <strong>When is the next expected EOL profile migration?</strong> <br> Following the 720p30 update, we will be performing the Phase 2 migration to address the remaining 720p30 to 1080p60 h.264 encoding profiles that include Baseline Profile renditions. Please reach out to VMP support to take the necessary steps to update all your EOL profiles as soon as possible. <br> <br> <strong>What action do I need to take?</strong> <br> It is important that you update your legacy 720p30 profiles by no later than July 14, 2021 by contacting Verizon support or your Account Manager. <i><strong>A minimum slicer version Slicer Release 18042500 (May 2018 release) is required to support B-frame profiles.</strong></i> Also, to ensure a smooth transition, please re-encode your custom slates with the new profile. <br> <br> <strong>Will there be any impact to my traffic?</strong> <br> We do not expect any impact to your traffic if you timely update your profiles. However, if you do not do so, it is possible that you may experience Missing Content Slate (MCS) when we are performing the forced Slicer restart on July 30, 2021. To avoid this potential interruption, you are encouraged to initiate the profile update process as soon as possible by contacting Verizon Media support or your Account Manager. <br> <br> <strong>Will I lose capabilities after migrating to the new replacement encoding profile?</strong> <br> No, the added B-frames will enhance video quality and the decrease in the number of renditions will increase encoding efficiencies and lower chances of MCS for live streams. <br> <br> <strong>Do I need to change or update my sales contract?</strong> <br> No. <br> <br> <strong>What are my next steps?</strong> <br> Please reach out to Verizon Media Platform Support or your Account Manager to update legacy profiles. <br> <br> <strong>Where do I learn more about the encoding profile migration process?</strong> <br> If you have any questions, please contact your Account Manager or email us at tickets@verizondigitalmedia.com. You may also contact our Network Operations Center (NOC) at +1 (877) 334-3236. <br> <br> Sincerely, <br> Verizon Media Platform Support Teamurn:uuid:27ea062e-0c6c-43bd-a047-42eb94fd83c9Slicer Release 210714002021-07-14T12:00:00-07:002021-07-14T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Resource leaks due to manual refcount management in libbeam, slicer (memleak fixes).</li>
<li>SDI and UDP liveslicer feature parity regarding /list_breaks and /remove_break.</li>
<li>Fix log spam of per-slice NVENC errors when no GPU is available.</li>
<li>Fix -testnvenc deadlock.</li>
<li>Fix a dangling pointer in WebSocketClient.</li>
<li>Live Preview deadlock affecting 21061600-master slicer release.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Enables:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Support for VOD slicer ingest of .mov TimedText (tx3g) subtitle tracks.</li>
<li>Optional -hwenc, hwenc: yes slicer parameters to enable NVENC for the top ray if available, regardless of the profile.</li>
<li>Optional -vod_config support for selecting an encoding configuration by name.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Other changes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Add more CLUT transforms and pixel transforms.</li>
<li>Add enable_remote_config: option, deprecate remote: option.</li>
<li>Make -testnvenc report time required to instantiate nvenc instances.</li>
<li>Make -nv_min work with -testnvenc.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Prerequisites:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Due to the slicer being built on CentOS 7 it picks up a new library dependency on libnl-3.200, which is not included in the base install of Ubuntu 18.04. You may need to pre-install it: <pre>sudo apt install libnl-3-200</pre></li>
<li>Nvidia driver 418 or later is required for HEVC 4K HDR/SDR.</li>
<li>Due to CentOS 6 reaching EOL in November 2020 this slicer release requires CentOS 7 or newer.</li>
</ul>urn:uuid:b5bd8768-91a1-4e18-9e11-fa4b2ee20d13Slicer Release 210708012021-07-08T12:00:00-07:002021-07-08T12:00:00-07:00Hotfix of slicer version 21061600
<br />
<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Critical live preview deadlock</li>
</ul>
<strong>Prerequisites:</strong>
<ul>
<li>libnl-3.200 is a new library dependency that may need to be pre-installed manually on Ubuntu 18.04:
<pre>sudo apt install libnl-3-200</pre>
</li>
<li>Nvidia driver 418 or later is required for HEVC 4K HDR/SDR.</li>
<li>Due to Centos 6 reaching EOL in November 2020 this slicer release requires CentOS 7 or newer.</li>
</ul>urn:uuid:24c05168-0a0e-497c-bd2c-a1a783741532End of Life of legacy encoding profiles (720p30 to 1080p60 h.264)2021-07-06T12:00:00-07:002021-07-06T12:00:00-07:00Verizon Media Platform (VMP) is performing replacement profile migrations, which will result in the end of life (EOL) of a number of legacy encoding profiles (720p30 to 1080p60 h.264). Replacement profile migrations will be completed in phases beginning in Phase 1 with the 720p30 default encoding profile for Live and VoD. For Phase 1, all affected customers will be migrated to an updated 720p30 profile, which many customers have been using for the last several years. This replacement profile will become the default 720p30 profile in production. Please read the details below carefully. <br> <br> <strong>What is new with the replacement 720p30 Profile?</strong> <li>B-frames have been added to the top rendition to enhance video quality</li> <li>Top rendition bitrate increased slightly</li> <li>Baseline Profile renditions are no longer supported and replaced with Main Profile</li> <li>Low-resolution baseline renditions have been removed for encoding efficiency</li> <br> If you have any concerns with legacy player interoperability with B-frames, and with regard to the timelines set forth below, we recommend testing the replacement profile as soon as possible. We can also remove the B-frames upon request. <br> <br> <strong>Timelines</strong> <br> Your legacy 720p30 profiles will be migrated automatically on July 15, 2021. <strong><i>For the profile to be active a Slicer restart is required</strong></i>. On July 30, 2021, if you have not restarted your slicers, we will automatically restart all Slicers to update to the new profile for all accounts that remain on the legacy 720p30 profile. <br> <br> <strong>What happens after July 30, 2021?</strong> <br> The legacy default 720p30 profile will no longer be available for new asset encodes. However, all existing VoD assets encoded with the legacy 720p30 profile will still be able to playback content. <br> <br> <strong>When is the next expected EOL profile migration?</strong> <br> Following the 720p30 update, we will be performing the Phase 2 migration to address the remaining 720p30 to 1080p60 h.264 encoding profiles that include Baseline Profile renditions. Please reach out to VMP support to take the necessary steps to update all your EOL profiles as soon as possible. <br> <br> <strong>What action do I need to take?</strong> <br> It is important that you update your legacy 720p30 profiles by no later than July 14, 2021 by contacting Verizon support or your Account Manager. <i><strong>A minimum slicer version Slicer Release 18042500 (May 2018 release) is required to support B-frame profiles.</strong></i> Also, to ensure a smooth transition, please re-encode your custom slates with the new profile. <br> <br> <strong>Will there be any impact to my traffic?</strong> <br> We do not expect any impact to your traffic if you timely update your profiles. However, if you do not do so, it is possible that you may experience Missing Content Slate (MCS) when we are performing the forced Slicer restart on July 30, 2021. To avoid this potential interruption, you are encouraged to initiate the profile update process as soon as possible by contacting Verizon Media support or your Account Manager. <br> <br> <strong>Will I lose capabilities after migrating to the new replacement encoding profile?</strong> <br> No, the added B-frames will enhance video quality and the decrease in the number of renditions will increase encoding efficiencies and lower chances of MCS for live streams. <br> <br> <strong>Do I need to change or update my sales contract?</strong> <br> No. <br> <br> <strong>What are my next steps?</strong> <br> Please reach out to Verizon Media Platform Support or your Account Manager to update legacy profiles. <br> <br> <strong>Where do I learn more about the encoding profile migration process?</strong> <br> If you have any questions, please contact your Account Manager or email us at tickets@verizondigitalmedia.com. You may also contact our Network Operations Center (NOC) at +1 (877) 334-3236. <br> <br> Sincerely, <br> Verizon Media Platform Support Teamurn:uuid:53e73bf0-8a4d-4649-9da8-ff8bf4dc2835End of Life of legacy encoding profiles (720p30 to 1080p60 h.264)2021-06-30T12:00:00-07:002021-06-30T12:00:00-07:00Verizon Media Platform (VMP) is performing replacement profile migrations, which will result in the end of life (EOL) of a number of legacy encoding profiles (720p30 to 1080p60 h.264). Replacement profile migrations will be completed in phases beginning in Phase 1 with the 720p30 default encoding profile for Live and VoD. For Phase 1, all affected customers will be migrated to an updated 720p30 profile, which many customers have been using for the last several years. This replacement profile will become the default 720p30 profile in production. Please read the details below carefully. <br> <br> <strong>What is new with the replacement 720p30 Profile?</strong> <li>B-frames have been added to the top rendition to enhance video quality</li> <li>Top rendition bitrate increased slightly</li> <li>Baseline Profile renditions are no longer supported and replaced with Main Profile</li> <li>Low-resolution baseline renditions have been removed for encoding efficiency</li> <br> If you have any concerns with legacy player interoperability with B-frames, and with regard to the timelines set forth below, we recommend testing the replacement profile as soon as possible. We can also remove the B-frames upon request. <br> <br> <strong>Timelines</strong> <br> Your legacy 720p30 profiles will be migrated automatically on July 15, 2021. <strong><i>For the profile to be active a Slicer restart is required</strong></i>. On July 30, 2021, if you have not restarted your slicers, we will automatically restart all Slicers to update to the new profile for all accounts that remain on the legacy 720p30 profile. <br> <br> <strong>What happens after July 30, 2021?</strong> <br> The legacy default 720p30 profile will no longer be available for new asset encodes. However, all existing VoD assets encoded with the legacy 720p30 profile will still be able to playback content. <br> <br> <strong>When is the next expected EOL profile migration?</strong> <br> Following the 720p30 update, we will be performing the Phase 2 migration to address the remaining 720p30 to 1080p60 h.264 encoding profiles that include Baseline Profile renditions. Please reach out to VMP support to take the necessary steps to update all your EOL profiles as soon as possible. <br> <br> <strong>What action do I need to take?</strong> <br> It is important that you update your legacy 720p30 profiles by no later than July 14, 2021 by contacting Verizon support or your Account Manager. <i><strong>A minimum slicer version Slicer Release 18042500 (May 2018 release) is required to support B-frame profiles.</strong></i> Also, to ensure a smooth transition, please re-encode your custom slates with the new profile. <br> <br> <strong>Will there be any impact to my traffic?</strong> <br> We do not expect any impact to your traffic if you timely update your profiles. However, if you do not do so, it is possible that you may experience Missing Content Slate (MCS) when we are performing the forced Slicer restart on July 30, 2021. To avoid this potential interruption, you are encouraged to initiate the profile update process as soon as possible by contacting Verizon Media support or your Account Manager. <br> <br> <strong>Will I lose capabilities after migrating to the new replacement encoding profile?</strong> <br> No, the added B-frames will enhance video quality and the decrease in the number of renditions will increase encoding efficiencies and lower chances of MCS for live streams. <br> <br> <strong>Do I need to change or update my sales contract?</strong> <br> No. <br> <br> <strong>What are my next steps?</strong> <br> Please reach out to Verizon Media Platform Support or your Account Manager to update legacy profiles. <br> <br> <strong>Where do I learn more about the encoding profile migration process?</strong> <br> If you have any questions, please contact your Account Manager or email us at tickets@verizondigitalmedia.com. You may also contact our Network Operations Center (NOC) at +1 (877) 334-3236. <br> <br> Sincerely, <br> Verizon Media Platform Support Teamurn:uuid:content:-2106-2203--mas-terContent Release 21062203-master2021-06-22T12:00:00-07:002021-06-22T12:00:00-07:00For offline playback of widevine protected content using ExoPlayer, a new url param has been introduced "dash_send_all_keys=1". This parameter is meant for ExoPlayer compatibility when requesting a Widevine rental license. As ExoPlayer can only cache a single license, this url param issues a license with all content keys, and generates a manifest with all the key ids included in every period of the dash manifest. This enables offline playback using a single cached Widevine rental license.urn:uuid:fb183234-627a-43d9-8a13-b4980a5ffbbbUpdate Failover Group Configuration API Now Available2021-06-21T12:00:00-07:002021-06-21T12:00:00-07:00There is a new API available for Slicer Failover which allows the update of a Failover Group's failover mode, automatic failback, or both. Documentation available below: <ul> <li><a href="https://docs.vdms.com/video/#Develop/Live-Slicer-Failover-API.htm#UpdateFailoverGroupConfiguration">Update Failover Group Configuration API</a></li> </ul> <strong>Contact Support or your Technical Account Manager with any questions.</strong>urn:uuid:85ac7df3-4619-4a69-a53c-b5581c90a4f5Slicer Release 210616002021-06-17T12:00:00-07:002021-06-17T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Fixes:</strong><ul>
<li>Liveslicer SDI timecode regression that affected execution of slicer schedule and breaks driven by timecodes.</li>
<li>An issue preventing execution of future_timecodes breaks (likely not a new issue).</li>
</ul>
<strong>Prerequisites:</strong><ul>
<li>libnl-3.200 is a new library dependency that may need to be pre-installed manually on Ubuntu 18.04: <pre>sudo apt install libnl-3-200</pre></li>
<li>Nvidia driver 418 or later is required for HEVC 4K HDR/SDR.</li>
<li>Due to Centos 6 reaching EOL in November 2020 this slicer release requires CentOS 7 or newer.</li>
</ul>urn:uuid:a3204dec-e703-4adb-89a4-5e71876df9f9End of Life of legacy encoding profiles (720p30 to 1080p60 h.264)2021-06-15T12:00:00-07:002021-06-15T12:00:00-07:00Verizon Media Platform (VMP) is performing replacement profile migrations, which will result in the end of life (EOL) of a number of legacy encoding profiles (720p30 to 1080p60 h.264). Replacement profile migrations will be completed in phases beginning in Phase 1 with the 720p30 default encoding profile for Live and VoD. For Phase 1, all affected customers will be migrated to an updated 720p30 profile, which many customers have been using for the last several years. This replacement profile will become the default 720p30 profile in production. Please read the details below carefully. <br> <br> <strong>What is new with the replacement 720p30 Profile?</strong> <li>B-frames have been added to the top rendition to enhance video quality</li> <li>Top rendition bitrate increased slightly</li> <li>Baseline Profile renditions are no longer supported and replaced with Main Profile</li> <li>Low-resolution baseline renditions have been removed for encoding efficiency</li> <br> If you have any concerns with legacy player interoperability with B-frames, and with regard to the timelines set forth below, we recommend testing the replacement profile as soon as possible. We can also remove the B-frames upon request. <br> <br> <strong>Timelines</strong> <br> Your legacy 720p30 profiles will be migrated automatically on July 15, 2021. <strong><i>For the profile to be active a Slicer restart is required</strong></i>. On July 30, 2021, if you have not restarted your slicers, we will automatically restart all Slicers to update to the new profile for all accounts that remain on the legacy 720p30 profile. <br> <br> <strong>What happens after July 30, 2021?</strong> <br> The legacy default 720p30 profile will no longer be available for new asset encodes. However, all existing VoD assets encoded with the legacy 720p30 profile will still be able to playback content. <br> <br> <strong>When is the next expected EOL profile migration?</strong> <br> Following the 720p30 update, we will be performing the Phase 2 migration to address the remaining 720p30 to 1080p60 h.264 encoding profiles that include Baseline Profile renditions. Please reach out to VMP support to take the necessary steps to update all your EOL profiles as soon as possible. <br> <br> <strong>What action do I need to take?</strong> <br> It is important that you update your legacy 720p30 profiles by no later than July 14, 2021 by contacting Verizon support or your Account Manager. <i><strong>A minimum slicer version Slicer Release 18042500 (May 2018 release) is required to support B-frame profiles.</strong></i> Also, to ensure a smooth transition, please re-encode your custom slates with the new profile. <br> <br> <strong>Will there be any impact to my traffic?</strong> <br> We do not expect any impact to your traffic if you timely update your profiles. However, if you do not do so, it is possible that you may experience Missing Content Slate (MCS) when we are performing the forced Slicer restart on July 30, 2021. To avoid this potential interruption, you are encouraged to initiate the profile update process as soon as possible by contacting Verizon Media support or your Account Manager. <br> <br> <strong>Will I lose capabilities after migrating to the new replacement encoding profile?</strong> <br> No, the added B-frames will enhance video quality and the decrease in the number of renditions will increase encoding efficiencies and lower chances of MCS for live streams. <br> <br> <strong>Do I need to change or update my sales contract?</strong> <br> No. <br> <br> <strong>What are my next steps?</strong> <br> Please reach out to Verizon Media Platform Support or your Account Manager to update legacy profiles. <br> <br> <strong>Where do I learn more about the encoding profile migration process?</strong> <br> If you have any questions, please contact your Account Manager or email us at tickets@verizondigitalmedia.com. You may also contact our Network Operations Center (NOC) at +1 (877) 334-3236. <br> <br> Sincerely, <br> Verizon Media Platform Support Teamurn:uuid:882e9dfe-5bb8-42bd-9b4d-7c9e54f09149Slicer Release 210607002021-06-14T12:00:00-07:002021-06-14T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Known Issues:</strong><ul>
<li>Liveslicer timecodes placed on video frames are ignored. This affects SDI liveslicers relying on timecodes to drive timed breaks and slicer schedule (Live Events).</li>
</ul>
<strong>Fixes:</strong><ul>
<li>Several use_brokers=3 issues preventing slicer recovery during an outage.</li>
<li>Broker failover failure.</li>
<li>CLUT transform initialization failures.</li>
<li>NVENC VOD bitrate undershoot when source framerate is lower than profile target framerate.</li>
<li>ImageBug liveslicer regression.</li>
<li>Slow bmreplay with some .bmcap files</li>
<li>Incorrect aspect ratio due to rounding errors with -forceAR 16:9.</li>
<li>Incorrect colorspace transform from SDR to HDR when hwdec is disabled, causing over-saturated color.</li>
<li>Several edge cases where a slicer could produce a non-viable 0 duration slice, causing MCS.</li>
<li>A race condition crash with x264 encoder.</li>
<li>An issue where beam end sometimes did not fix last slice 0 duration.</li>
</ul>
<strong>Enables:</strong><ul>
<li>Optional upscaling to profile top ray resolution up to 4K (no framerate upscaling).</li>
<li>Optional capture of input UDP stream triggered on detection of corrupted packets.</li>
<li>Optional corrupt_packets_reint_decoder: yes/no option, off by default.</li>
<li>Optional cc_lang and cc_desc cmd line options for VOD.</li>
<li>New /uptime slicer API endpoint.</li>
</ul>
<strong>Other changes:</strong><ul>
<li>Disable hwdec for everything except mpeg2, h264, and hevc.</li>
<li>Scrub apikey from blackmagic slicer log.</li>
</ul>
<strong>Prerequisites:</strong><ul>
<li>Nvidia driver 418 or later is required for HEVC 4K HDR/SDR.</li>
<li>Due to Centos 6 reaching EOL in November 2020 this slicer release requires CentOS 7 or newer.</li>
</ul>urn:uuid:d5d3b01f-fd5b-4c0f-b6b9-a0c0a96bddf3End of Life of legacy encoding profiles (720p30 to 1080p60 h.264)2021-05-05T12:00:00-07:002021-05-05T12:00:00-07:00Verizon Media Platform (VMP) is performing replacement profile migrations, which will result in the end of life (EOL) of a number of legacy encoding profiles (720p30 to 1080p60 h.264). Replacement profile migrations will be completed in phases beginning in Phase 1 with the 720p30 default encoding profile for Live and VoD. For Phase 1, all affected customers will be migrated to an updated 720p30 profile, which many customers have been using for the last several years. This replacement profile will become the default 720p30 profile in production. Please read the details below carefully.
<br>
<br>
<strong>What is new with the replacement 720p30 Profile?</strong>
<li>B-frames have been added to the top rendition to enhance video quality</li>
<li>Top rendition bitrate increased slightly</li>
<li>Baseline Profile renditions are no longer supported and replaced with Main Profile</li>
<li>Low-resolution baseline renditions have been removed for encoding efficiency</li>
<br>
If you have any concerns with legacy player interoperability with B-frames, and with regard to the timelines set forth below, we recommend testing the replacement profile as soon as possible. We can also remove the B-frames upon request.
<br>
<br>
<strong>Timelines</strong>
<br>
Your legacy 720p30 profiles will be migrated automatically on July 15, 2021. <strong><i>For the profile to be active a Slicer restart is required</strong></i>. On July 30, 2021, if you have not restarted your slicers, we will automatically restart all Slicers to update to the new profile for all accounts that remain on the legacy 720p30 profile.
<br>
<br>
<strong>What happens after July 30, 2021?</strong>
<br>
The legacy default 720p30 profile will no longer be available for new asset encodes. However, all existing VoD assets encoded with the legacy 720p30 profile will still be able to playback content.
<br>
<br>
<strong>When is the next expected EOL profile migration?</strong>
<br>
Following the 720p30 update, we will be performing the Phase 2 migration to address the remaining 720p30 to 1080p60 h.264 encoding profiles that include Baseline Profile renditions. Please reach out to VMP support to take the necessary steps to update all your EOL profiles as soon as possible.
<br>
<br>
<strong>What action do I need to take?</strong>
<br>
It is important that you update your legacy 720p30 profiles by no later than July 14, 2021 by contacting Verizon support or your Account Manager. <i><strong>A minimum slicer version Slicer Release 18042500 (May 2018 release) is required to support B-frame profiles.</strong></i> Also, to ensure a smooth transition, please re-encode your custom slates with the new profile.
<br>
<br>
<strong>Will there be any impact to my traffic?</strong>
<br>
We do not expect any impact to your traffic if you timely update your profiles. However, if you do not do so, it is possible that you may experience Missing Content Slate (MCS) when we are performing the forced Slicer restart on July 30, 2021. To avoid this potential interruption, you are encouraged to initiate the profile update process as soon as possible by contacting Verizon Media support or your Account Manager.
<br>
<br>
<strong>Will I lose capabilities after migrating to the new replacement encoding profile?</strong>
<br>
No, the added B-frames will enhance video quality and the decrease in the number of renditions will increase encoding efficiencies and lower chances of MCS for live streams.
<br>
<br>
<strong>Do I need to change or update my sales contract?</strong>
<br>
No.
<br>
<br>
<strong>What are my next steps?</strong>
<br>
Please reach out to Verizon Media Platform Support or your Account Manager to update legacy profiles.
<br>
<br>
<strong>Where do I learn more about the encoding profile migration process?</strong>
<br>
If you have any questions, please contact your Account Manager or email us at tickets@verizondigitalmedia.com. You may also contact our Network Operations Center (NOC) at +1 (877) 334-3236.
<br>
<br>
Sincerely,
<br>
Verizon Media Platform Support Teamurn:uuid:d28185cd-7145-48f8-bcde-49d71116f5b0VOD Stats API Now Available2021-05-03T12:00:00-07:002021-05-03T12:00:00-07:00The VOD Statistics API provides real-time data on VOD playback. Data points on requests, session starts and latency are offered to Streaming customers that want to monitor the health of VOD playback. Documentation available below: <ul> <li><a href="https://docs.vdms.com/video/#Develop/VOD-Streaming-Stats-API.htm">VOD Streaming Statistics API</a></li></ul> <strong>Contact Support or your Technical Account Manager with any questions.</strong>urn:uuid:e01bfb88-384e-468b-b842-05136c89acbeSyndication Publishing HLS PUSH - Ray Filtering Support2021-04-23T12:00:00-07:002021-04-23T12:00:00-07:00HLS PUSH now supports ray filtering, allowing users to choose which ray(s) they wish to publish. This enhancement helps customize the ladder for the target publishing platform, as a subset of the rays available in the encoding profile associated with the account.
Documentation available below:
<ul> <li><a href="https://docs.vdms.com/video/#Setup/Live-Channel-Setup.htm#Publishing">Live Channels</a></li> <li><a href="https://docs.vdms.com/video/#Setup/Live-Events-2.htm#Publishing">Live Events</a></li> <li><a href="https://docs.vdms.com/video/#Develop/Syndication-Publishing-API.htm">API</a></li> </ul><strong>Contact Sales to enable syndication publishing.</strong>urn:uuid:content_-2104-0200--mas-terContent Release 210402002021-04-02T12:00:00-07:002021-04-02T12:00:00-07:00Preplay request error messaging is being expanded: most non-404 errors returned to the player will be more informative than before, and there will be increases in the level and verbosity of reporting for existing errors for those customers who have enabled log pushing in their account.urn:uuid:79d49c25-9f39-4f40-bdc0-54bdbfc00f91Syndication Publishing new protocol support HLS PUSH and ZIXI PUSH2021-03-21T12:00:00-07:002021-03-21T12:00:00-07:00New protocols added for live/linear syndication publishing: HLS PUSH and ZIXI PUSH. HLS PUSH includes all rays in the encoding profile, whereas ZIXI PUSH allows selection of one ray. Both protocols allow forwarding of ad breaks and other stream points of interest as SCTE-35. Documentation available below: <ul> <li><a href="https://docs.vdms.com/video/index.html#Setup/Live-Channel-Setup.htm#SyndicationPublishing">Live Channels</a></li> <li><a href="https://docs.vdms.com/video/index.html#Setup/Live-Events-2.htm#SyndicationPublishing">Live Events</a></li> <li><a href="https://docs.vdms.com/video/index.html#Develop/Syndication-Publishing-API.htm%3FTocPath%3DDevelop%7C_____7">API</a></li> </ul><strong>Contact Sales to enable syndication publishing.</strong>urn:uuid:83449791-e4bd-4b4b-8bc3-834eccab35efChannel Scheduler Now Available2021-03-02T12:00:00-07:002021-03-02T12:00:00-07:00Channel Scheduler is now available in the Control Center UI and API. Live Channels can be scheduled from the Schedule tab within a channel, allowing you to schedule vod assets, live slicers, and ad breaks. To enable this feature, create a new channel and check the “Enable Scheduling” checkbox. Documentation available below: <ul> <li><a href="https://docs.vdms.com/video/#Develop/Live-Channel-API.htm">Channels API</a></li> <li><a href="https://docs.vdms.com/video/#Setup/Live-Channel-Setup.htm#SchedulingAdBreaksandAssets">Live Channels UI</a></li></ul> <strong>Contact Support or your Technical Account Manager with any questions.</strong>urn:uuid:e5220713-caea-457e-bf44-445508cf8279Slicer Failover 1.0 Launched2021-02-10T12:00:00-07:002021-02-10T12:00:00-07:00<p>Slicer Failover 1.0 is now available for all Streaming customers. This feature allows for Hot-Hot and Hot-Warm failover of Live Slicers directly from the new Slicer tab in the CMS. It supports the ability to prioritize Slicers for failover and to enable/disable automatic failback. There are configurable thresholds to add precise control of failover conditions. Please review the <a href="https://docs.vdms.com/video/#Slicer/Live-Slicer-Setup.htm">User Documentation</a> and <a href="https://docs.vdms.com/video/#Develop/Live-Slicer-Failover-API.htm">API Documentation</a> to learn more. Pre-existing failover methods (e.g. Acuity) are still supported, but should eventually be migrated to Slicer Failover 1.0. Please contact your Technical Account Manager with any questions.</p>urn:uuid:f68dacc2-f87d-474a-a487-e6a803ad71ccSyndication Publishing Integrated Authentication enhancement2021-02-01T12:00:00-07:002021-02-01T12:00:00-07:00Live linear syndication publishing added the option of "integrated authentication" for YouTube and Facebook live streaming. Rather than requiring URI and streamkey user (or API) entry, this feature now allows your Verizon Media Platform account to be linked to a Facebook or YouTube account to allow direct streaming from Live Channels or Live Events. It allows designation of a Facebook page. For YouTube, it automatically creates a scheduled live stream in YouTube Studio.
Documentation available below: <ul> <li><a href="https://docs.vdms.com/video/index.html#Setup/Live-Channel-Setup.htm#SyndicationPublishing">Live Channels</a></li> <li><a href="https://docs.vdms.com/video/index.html#Setup/Live-Events-2.htm#SyndicationPublishing">Live Events</a></li></ul> <strong>Contact Sales to enable syndication publishing.</strong>urn:uuid:services-_210-2010-0-ma-sterServices Release 210201002021-02-01T12:00:00-07:002021-02-01T12:00:00-07:00Control Center Notifications: We've introduced a notification feature to inform users when a new library has been shared with them. In the upper right hand corner, users should see a notification icon when they should be aware of this actionurn:uuid:14d58fb9-573c-4457-bc50-8e6adaced07aSyndication Publishing Output Location Control2021-01-31T12:00:00-07:002021-01-31T12:00:00-07:00Live linear syndication publishing now allows for a cloud region (AWS or Azure) to be designated as the originating physical location for a syndicated stream. This can maximize the reliability of the stream when selecting geographically or network-quality optimal locations, close to the target's location.
This applies to all live linear syndication publishing protocols. Documentation available below: <ul> <li><a href="https://docs.vdms.com/video/index.html#Setup/Live-Channel-Setup.htm#SyndicationPublishing">Live Channels</a></li> <li><a href="https://docs.vdms.com/video/index.html#Setup/Live-Events-2.htm#SyndicationPublishing">Live Events</a></li></ul> <strong>Contact Sales to enable syndication publishing.</strong>urn:uuid:849d8000-d664-40e5-9901-7dda93bc4564Slicer Release 201224002021-01-12T12:00:00-07:002021-01-12T12:00:00-07:00<p>
<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Fix several intermittent crashes caused by thread termination race conditions.</li>
<li>More graceful error handling for invalid parameters passed in to -csp_xform, -fadein.</li>
<li>Fix several memory leaks.</li>
<li>Fix with spurious ad break start.</li>
<li>Fix inaccurate slice duration for last slice in a range.</li>
<li>Fix a crash in Software based color conversion.</li>
<li>Avoid creating an empty slice due to slice duration alignment correction.</li>
</ul>
<strong>Changes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Assume input colorspace is BT.709 if source doesn’t signal any color specs, even if the source is 10-bit.</li>
</ul>
<strong>Prerequisites</strong>
<ul>
<li>Nvidia driver 418 or later is required for HEVC 4K HDR/SDR</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest
</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-20122400-master.zip" target="_new">
Windows</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-20122400-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-20122400-master.tbz2" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
</ul>
</p>
<p>
<strong>This will be the final release of slicer to be supported on CentOS 6.X software, which ended maintenance November 30, 2020.</strong>
</p>
<p>
<strong>Updating your slicer keeps you on the cutting edge of what
our platform has to offer. Don't delay</strong>
</p>urn:uuid:ef3734cf-9c2c-48a7-8d12-b32c38eb9fb5Clipping Enhancement: Refresh Video2020-12-10T12:00:00-07:002020-12-10T12:00:00-07:00Today we released an enhancement to the Clipping Tool for customers creating clips from live feeds. Now, the video player can easily be refreshed with the latest video content by clicking the "Refresh Video" button in the lower right corner of the main player.
With this new button, the operator can stay within the Clip Editor, and refresh the player with the most recent video. This leads to a more efficient workflow, for those attempting to cut clips close to live and reach their audiences faster.urn:uuid:50d40489-30a6-4880-b449-89ae07025a63Slicer Release 201123002020-12-03T12:00:00-07:002020-12-03T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Live Event metadata lost following the 1st /content_start when slicing with use_brokers=4</li>
<li>Rapid calls to slicer API /blackout + /content_start put liveslicer in a bad state</li>
<li>Rapid slicer start/shutdown sequence can cause a spurious beam start</li>
</ul>
<strong>Additions:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Ad prefetch signaling</li>
<li>Liveslicer configuration file support for imagebug</li>
<li>An option to workaround liveslicer sample rate misdetection causing slow-motion video</li>
</ul>
<strong>Removals</strong>
<ul>
<li>Broker to Encoder Frame by Frame implementation has been disabled (use_brokers=4)</li>
</ul>
<strong>Notice: Unresolved Issue</strong>
<ul>
<li>Intermittent crash on beam end/rollover mitigated by running liveslicer as a service: systemd, upstart, or anything else that can restart liveslicer after abnormal termination</li>
</ul>
<strong>Prerequisites</strong>
<ul>
<li>Nvidia driver 418 or later is required for HEVC 4K HDR/SDR</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-20112300-master.zip" target="_new">Windows</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-20112300-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-20112300-master.tbz2" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
</ul>
<strong>Updating your slicer keeps you on the cutting edge of what our platform has to offer. Don't delay</strong>urn:uuid:4b4c8a3c-b548-4934-9b8d-ab274828cff9Slicer Release 200928002020-10-12T12:00:00-07:002020-10-12T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Loss of important Ad metadata associated with a malformed slice</li>
</ul>
<strong>Additions:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Support for Adobe .cube RGB LUTs for HDR/SDR conversion</li>
</ul>
<strong>Notice: Unresolved Issue</strong>
<ul>
<li>Intermittent crash on beam end/rollover mitigated by running live slicer as a service: systemd, upstart, or anything else that can restart liveslicer after abnormal termination</li>
<li>Live Event metadata is lost following the 1st /content_start when slicing with use_broker=4. This is addressed in the upcoming October slicer release candidate</li>
<li>Rapid calls to slicer API /blackout + /content_start can put live slicer in a bad state. This is addressed in the upcoming October slicer release candidate</li>
<li>Rapid slicer start/shutdown sequence can cause a spurious beam start. This is addressed in the upcoming October slicer release candidate</li>
</ul>
<strong>Prerequisites</strong>
<ul>
<li>Nvidia driver 418 or later is required for HEVC 4K HDR/SDR</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-20092800-master.zip" target="_new">Windows</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-20092800-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-20092800-master.tbz2" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
</ul>
<strong>Updating your slicer keeps you on the cutting edge of what our platform has to offer. Don't delay</strong>urn:uuid:dfc2d300-ab0f-4891-84ac-9921022cec8bAd Profile Matching2020-10-09T12:00:00-07:002020-10-09T12:00:00-07:00New SmartPlay Ad Profile Matching has been successfully rolled out across the Verizon Media Platform. Ad and content encoding profiles are now automatically matched to enhance the broadcast-quality user experience and ensure consistent transitions between ad breaks and programming for each viewer.urn:uuid:0e728755-eb10-45de-8be0-c348a8f7106cSlicer Release 200817002020-09-01T12:00:00-07:002020-09-01T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Non-0 first PTS VOD regression</li>
<li>Beam description changes</li>
<li>Live Slicer file mode regression</li>
<li>Trimming of MPEGTS captures that start from non-0 PTS</li>
<li>Dolby alternate track CMS designation</li>
</ul>
<strong>Additions:</strong>
<ul>
<li>UDP configuration options</li>
</ul>
<strong>Notice: Unresolved Issue</strong>
<ul>
<li>Intermittent crash on beam end/rollover mitigated by running liveslicer as a service: systemd, upstart, or anything else that can restart liveslicer after abnormal termination</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-20081700-master.zip" target="_new">Windows</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-20081700-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-20081700-master.tbz2" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
</ul>
<strong>Updating your slicer keeps you on the cutting edge of what our platform has to offer. Don't delay</strong>urn:uuid:16131c88-fbd0-4cc3-a087-46db5cb85476Slicer Release 200721002020-08-04T12:00:00-07:002020-08-04T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Assertion failure triggered by -timecode flag</li>
<li>Slicer not applying description from config or CLI to beam</li>
<li>Slicer stalling when using web socket connection to the broker</li>
<li>Potential crash due to log formatting error</li>
<li>Duplicate keyframe when using frame by frame delivery to the broker</li>
</ul>
<strong>Additions:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Optional frame by frame delivery from slicer to broker</li>
</ul>
<strong>Notice: Unresolved Issue</strong>
<ul>
<li>Intermittent crash on beam end/rollover mitigated by running liveslicer as a service: systemd, upstart, or anything else that can restart liveslicer after abnormal termination</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-20072100-master.zip" target="_new">Windows</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-20072100-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-20072100-master.tbz2" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
</ul>
<strong>Updating your slicer keeps you on the cutting edge of what our platform has to offer. Don't delay</strong>urn:uuid:80ace45e-17d5-47fc-83bd-cc8286da85feSlicer Release 200623002020-07-28T12:00:00-07:002020-07-28T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Lipsync issue for mp4 export when video starts later than audio</li>
<li>Longer timeout for beamstart that increases with failures</li>
<li>Incorrectly adding second language track as primary for TTML</li>
</ul>
<strong>Additions:</strong>
<ul>
<li>8 channel audio routing with DD+ Audio and AAC</li>
<li>DVB-TTML ingest for VOD</li>
<li>Fragmented TTML output option with DASH (VOD only)</li>
<li>DVB-Teletext subtitles ingest</li>
<li>RTP-FEC optimizations</li>
<li>Websockets enhancements</li>
<li>Enhancements to frame rate reducer</li>
</ul>
<strong>Notice:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Frame by Frame functionality is disabled for this slicer and all previous releases.</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-20062300-master.zip" target="_new">Windows</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-20062300-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-20062300-master.tbz2" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
</ul>
<strong>Updating your slicer keeps you on the cutting edge of what our platform has to offer. Don't delay</strong>urn:uuid:163c9516-5134-4e1e-a885-f7ccbeffb0c8Live Linear Syndication Publishing now available2020-07-20T12:00:00-07:002020-07-20T12:00:00-07:00Syndication publishing is now available in the Control Center UI and API as an optional, value-added capability. Live events and live channels can now be published to multiple RTMP(S)-capable endpoints, including Facebook Live, Youtube Live, Twitch, and Twitter/Periscope. Documentation available below: <ul> <li><a href="https://docs.vdms.com/video/index.html#Setup/Live-Channel-Setup.htm#SyndicationPublishing">Live Channels</a></li> <li><a href="https://docs.vdms.com/video/index.html#Setup/Live-Events-2.htm#BroadcastingaLiveEvent">Live Events</a></li> <li><a href="https://docs.vdms.com/video/index.html#Develop/Syndication-Publishing-API.htm%3FTocPath%3DDevelop%7C_____7">API</a></li> </ul> <strong>Contact Sales to enable syndication publishing.</strong>urn:uuid:46494f0e-9fc3-452c-bc8c-11b217b60684Live Streaming Statistics API now available2020-07-06T12:00:00-07:002020-07-06T12:00:00-07:00The Live Streaming Statistics API is now available to our customers. This version includes statistics on Live Events as well as Channels, making it easy for our customers to monitor all live streaming playback with one API. Review the <a href="https://docs.vdms.com/video/index.html#Develop/Live-Streaming-Stats-API-v4.htm">User Documentation</a> to learn more. Prior versions of Channel Stats API will be supported for a period of time, but will be EOL at a future date.urn:uuid:content_-2006-1701--mas-terContent Release 200617012020-06-17T12:00:00-07:002020-06-17T12:00:00-07:00X-Device-IP fields in ad request headers will now contain the IP address specified by the ad.vip parameterurn:uuid:897be0c5-84c9-406c-b52c-e3769a27cf19New Monitoring Metric: SCTE Last Seen2020-06-05T12:00:00-07:002020-06-05T12:00:00-07:00A new metric has been added to Slicer Monitoring, SCTE Last Seen. SCTE triggers are critical to operating a Live Slicer. Primarily, SCTE instructs slicers on when programs begin and end, and when ads should be inserted. SCTE Last Seen determines the length of time that may elapse since the Live Slicer last received a SCTE 35/104 signal before triggering a warning or critical status. Please review the <a href="https://docs.vdms.com/video/index.html#Slicer/Live-Slicer-Monitoring-v2.htm">User Documentation</a> to learn more.urn:uuid:4362d54d-d92a-4da1-b991-bc8fcd0b720aSlicer Monitoring 2.0 Launched2020-04-20T12:00:00-07:002020-04-20T12:00:00-07:00Slicer Monitoring 2.0 is now available for all Streaming customers. Version 2.0 introduces new features, more customization, and an updated interface. Please review the <a href="https://docs.vdms.com/video/#Slicer/Live-Slicer-Monitoring-v2.htm">User Documentation</a> to learn more. The current version of Slicer Monitoring will continue to be supported until the end of July, to allow customers to maintain oversight of their slicer data, while they setup version 2.0. We ask that all customers migrate to version 2.0 before we end of life version 1.0. We plan to deprecate Slicer Monitoring 1.0 on July 20, 2020. Please contact your account manager with any questions.urn:uuid:885419bd-52b4-4d92-9d21-79905dab41c9Channel Stats API v5 now available2020-04-15T12:00:00-07:002020-04-15T12:00:00-07:00The latest version of Channel Stats API is now available for all customers. This API provides statistics for your live channels, including counts of new and concurrent sessions, count of sessions experiencing slate, and the duration that slate was inserted for those sessions. Please review the <a href="https://docs.vdms.com/video/#Develop/Live-Channel-Stats-API-v5.htm?Highlight=channel_stats">User Documentation</a> to learn more.urn:uuid:efcd8a77-6f1c-41f7-b50e-b051435e9aec[Deployed] Improved Analytics & New Services Tab2020-04-09T12:00:00-07:002020-04-09T12:00:00-07:00<div>Today we deployed an enhanced set of Analytics tools. The new UI and underlying data platform provides customers with improved access to your analytical data and paves the way for new capabilities coming to the platform in the near future. You'll notice the following changes in the Control Center:</div>
<div>
<ul>
<li>A new Services tab that contains:</li>
<ul>
<li>New and legacy analytics tools</li>
<li>Monitoring</li>
</ul>
<li>The Billing tab will be replaced by the “Billing Usage Report” in the new analytics tool for customers who receive invoices</li>
<li>Data through March 31st will be stored in the legacy tool and data from April 1st onward will be in the new tool</li>
</ul>
For more information, view the updated documentation <a href="https://docs.vdms.com/video/index.html#Data/Reports.htm">here</a></div>urn:uuid:d9ce9c2d-1e49-4e4b-861d-db3f66b75556Slicer Release 200313002020-04-06T12:00:00-07:002020-04-06T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>-encwait now functions as expected</li>
<li>dropped frames when input signal has timeline gaps</li>
<li>-prog N argument no longer causes a crash</li>
<li> Slicebot will wait for caption files</li>
<li> Video stuttering issues with 4K RTP input</li>
</ul>
<strong>Additions:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Python 3 support for SCTE python plugin</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-20031300-master.zip" target="_new">Windows</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-20031300-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-20031300-master.tbz2" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
</ul>
<strong>Updating your slicer keeps you on the cutting edge of what our platform has to offer. Don't delay</strong>urn:uuid:fbf6ffc7-4dc5-488a-b839-8095a9a24560Improved Analytics & New Services Tab2020-03-25T12:00:00-07:002020-03-25T12:00:00-07:00On April 1st, we will be deploying an enhanced set of Analytics tools. The new UI and underlying data platform will provide customers with improved access to your analytical data and pave the way for new capabilities coming to the platform in the near future. Here’s what you’ll notice:
<ul><li>A new Services tab that will contain both the legacy and new analytics tools </li>
<li>Monitoring and Billing will be accessed through the Services tab</li>
<li>Billing tab will be replaced by the “Billing Usage Report” in the new analytics tool for customers who receive invoices</li>
<li>Data through March 31st will be stored in the legacy tool and data from April 1st onward will be in the new tool</li></ul> For more information, view the updated documentation <a href="https://docs.vdms.com/video/index.html#Data/Reports.htm">here</a>.urn:uuid:3d8f9f85-1acf-49e1-965f-839def6f42dcLog pushing enhancements2020-03-20T12:00:00-07:002020-03-20T12:00:00-07:00On April 1st, we will be updating our <a href="https://docs.vdms.com/video/index.html#Data/Log-File-Delivery-v2.htm">Log Delivery</a> system. The new and old logs will be pushed simultaneously to customers’ S3 buckets until the old logs are deprecated on June 30th. This three month period should be used to test and integrate format changes. The new logs differ in the following ways:
<ul>
<li>Logs will be prefixed in an easily identifiable manner in your S3 buckets</li>
<li>Custom log fields will be replaced by an enhanced log schema, which includes asset, event or channel metadata</li>
<li>A default log schema will be in place for those customers not using custom fields</li>
</ul>
For more information, view the updated documentation <a href="https://docs.vdms.com/video/index.html#Data/Log-File-Delivery-v2.htm">here</a>.urn:uuid:6f327152-ba0e-41a3-b72e-fdc6a1e05a72Advanced Search for Asset API2020-02-13T12:00:00-07:002020-02-13T12:00:00-07:00We released enhancements to the Asset Search API, to provide advanced search capabilities on asset libraries, such as metadata search, date range filtering, asset type filtering and multi-faceted searches. Please review the <a href="https://docs.vdms.com/video/index.html#ContentManagement/Content-Management.htm">User Documentation</a> to learn more.urn:uuid:09bf8d94-9234-4ef9-946d-9bac56c7f488Slicer Release 200107002020-01-08T12:00:00-07:002020-01-08T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Slicer caught component thread error</li>
<li>Alternate audio lip sync issue</li>
<li>Failed beam start errors</li>
<li>Colorspace issues with non RGB pixel formats</li>
<li>Multiple TTML cues with the same timestamp</li>
<li>SCTE plugin setting title/desc and external id is more consistent</li>
<li>Audio only source with dolby option</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-20010700-master.zip" target="_new">Windows</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-20010700-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-20010700-master.tbz2" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
</ul>
<strong>Updating your slicer keeps you on the cutting edge of what our platform has to offer. Don't delay</strong>urn:uuid:af25b0c7-8de8-4f90-b2dc-61b2c95e60f6Release Notification: Improvements to Ad Insertion Processing2019-12-03T12:00:00-07:002019-12-03T12:00:00-07:00<p>Verizon Media Streaming has made a change to Server Side Ad Insertion processing. The change hardens the system against ad server response latency during live streams. This change should not affect any playback or integrations.</p>urn:uuid:21e7191e-a09a-4218-bf11-07d2fbcc66d9Slicer Release190925002019-10-22T12:00:00-07:002019-10-22T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Additions:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Fine tune tone map desaturation parameter on colorspace conversion</li>
<li>Increase limit for alternate audio tracks on UDP/RTP MPTS ingest from 16 to 32</li>
</ul>
<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Deadlock on services API calls when re-authenticating</li>
<li>Saturation issues with ProRes codec</li>
<li>Issues with audio config while being in blackout</li>
<li>Playback in Dash with more than 4 alternate audio tracks</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-19092500-master.zip" target="_new">Windows</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-19092600-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-19092500-master.tbz2" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
</ul>
<strong>Updating your slicer keeps you on the cutting edge of what our platform has to offer. Don't delay</strong>urn:uuid:ede3fbdd-c56e-45d2-a96b-2e13ddb41638Release Notification: Redesigned Content Tab2019-10-14T12:00:00-07:002019-10-14T12:00:00-07:00<p>Today we released the redesigned Content tab. This represents a new look and feel for the Content tab, which follows Live Events, Live Channels, and the rest of the CMS styling. In addition, there are a number of improvements to the layout and display of information. Please contact support with any questions.</p>urn:uuid:4c91242c-b3ef-4025-b18e-802a3841c3d2Slicer Release 190903002019-09-05T12:00:00-07:002019-09-05T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Additions:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Improve beam rollover at 8 hour mark</li>
</ul>
<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Segfault with SCTE104 data</li>
<li>Duplicate Close Caption tags in the manifest</li>
<li>Issue when using Nielsen with Dolby enabled</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-19090300-master.zip" target="_new">Windows</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-19090300-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-19090300-master.tbz2" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
</ul>
<strong>Updating your slicer keeps you on the cutting edge of what our platform has to offer. Don't delay</strong>urn:uuid:f9f7c906-3435-4a9d-96b1-a493c840fc25Release Notification: Improvements to Ad Calls2019-08-14T12:00:00-07:002019-08-14T12:00:00-07:00<p>We have made improvements to our ad calls, which should increase ad fill and decrease the amount of ad slate seen when playback occurs close to the live edge (i.e. during low latency playback), as well as in instances where ad break notification occurred very close to the ad break.</p>urn:uuid:a1599c88-a1a6-45d7-96af-edfab7a98206Release Notification: Live Channels and Blackouts Enhancements2019-07-30T12:00:00-07:002019-07-30T12:00:00-07:00Today, we released a redesign of Live Channels and an update to our Blackouts feature. The Live Channels tab has a new look and feel, as well as enhancements to improve the overall experience of managing channels. The Blackouts update allows for more effective management of blackout rules and audiences. If you had Blackout Zones or IDs created previously, we’ve migrated them to the new structure so that the transition is seamless. Please review the <a href="https://docs.vdms.com/video/#Security/Blackout.htm">User Documentation</a> to learn more.urn:uuid:265766fe-0eb3-41aa-a666-ba4632eed2ccSlicer Release 190624002019-07-05T12:00:00-07:002019-07-05T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Additions:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Removed -p / password from parsers and help strings</li>
<li>Support for multiple TTML files in VOD slicing</li>
</ul>
<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Respect forceAR parameters in the slicer</li>
<li>Track PTS values of slices after discontinuities</li>
<li>Prevent inserting additional ad breaks</li>
<li>Clear 608 closed captioning at start of ad break</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-19062400-master.zip" target="_new">Windows</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-19062401-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-19062400-master.tbz2" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
</ul>
<strong>Updating your slicer keeps you on the cutting edge of what our platform has to offer. Don't delay</strong>urn:uuid:ed578f46-b315-4c5f-b3fd-bb8745862a7cSlicer Release 190606002019-06-19T12:00:00-07:002019-06-19T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Additions:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Optimized to enable live 4k60p HDR ingest (requires -hwdec option with Pascal or better NVIDIA GPU).</li>
<li>Implemented faster than realtime HDR->SDR conversion for live 4k60p HDR ingest (requires -csp_xfrom clut with Pascal or better NVIDIA GPU).</li>
<li>Enabled debug overlay for video that has a source bit depth greater than 8-bits.</li>
</ul>
<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Fixed a regression slicing video with odd width/height.</li>
<li>When ingesting captions no longer strip out the extra space after italics.</li>
<li>The external_id set from /content_start API call was not set on new asset.</li>
<li>No longer drop some segments because of missing media.</li>
</ul>
<strong>Configuration Change:</strong>
<ul>
<li>hwdec now defaults to off.</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-19060600-master.zip" target="_new">Windows</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-19060600-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-19060600-master.tbz2" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
</ul> <strong>Updating your slicer keeps you on the cutting edge of what our platform has to offer. Don't delay</strong>urn:uuid:af8a95be-2529-40dc-9b3b-defaea277e19Slicer Release 190425002019-04-26T12:00:00-07:002019-04-26T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Additions:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Store the apikey in the keychain for Mac GUI applications</li>
<li>RTMP configuration</li>
</ul>
<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Mac GUI will now use account’s DRM settings</li>
<li>Metadata passed in on content_start will display in /status call</li>
<li>Pasting of API key into API key field in Windows GUI slicer</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-19042500-master.zip" target="_new">Windows</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-19042500-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-19042500-master.tbz2" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
</ul>
<strong>Updating your slicer keeps you on the cutting edge of what our platform has to offer. Don't delay</strong>urn:uuid:77918d42-38a5-4208-bbde-cda133091819Slicer Release 190226002019-03-26T12:00:00-07:002019-03-26T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Additions:</strong>
<ul>
<li>MPEG DASH clear unencrypted support</li>
<li>Get metadata from slicer status API</li>
</ul>
<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>API key login in Windows GUI slicer</li>
<li>Slicing with -ttml</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-19022600-master.zip" target="_new">Windows</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-19022700-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-19022600-master.tbz2" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
</ul>
<strong>Updating your slicer keeps you on the cutting edge of what our platform has to offer. Don't delay</strong>urn:uuid:e665c0eb-27d6-47d3-98fd-48feaaf54c78Urgent Security Notice - Action Required for Changes on Slicer login2019-03-18T12:00:00-07:002019-03-18T12:00:00-07:00<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">We have made improvements to increase security, so password authorization on Slicer login will no longer be supported after March 25, 2019. Instead, we will require API key authentication. </p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">On March 25th, 2019, we are planning a global change affecting all customers who have not implemented API keys. This change will impact the streaming service of those customers. After this change, there will no longer be support for the password entry on Slicer login and customers will be required to use API key authentication. </p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><strong>Please take the following action by March 24th to ensure your streaming service is not affected:</strong> </p>
<ul style="margin-left: .375in; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Update the Live Slicer to version 17111500 (11/22/2017) or higher, to have support for API keys. We recommend that you update to the latest Slicer release which can be downloaded from the Uplynk CMS. </span></li>
</ul>
<p style="margin: 0in; margin-left: .375in; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </p>
<ul style="margin-left: .375in; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Update your Slicer configuration to leverage API key authorization, instead of password authorization. </span><a href="https://docs.vdms.com/video/index.html#Migration/APIKey-Migration.htm"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; background: white;">Learn More</span></a></li>
</ul>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Note: Our original request to comply went out June 25, 2018. If you have already implemented API key authentication, you can disregard this request and you will not be affected.</p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">For any questions or concerns please contact your Technical Account Manager or our support team at <a href="mailto:tickets@verizondigitalmedia.com">tickets@verizondigitalmedia.com</a> or 1-877-334-3236.</p>urn:uuid:29e32339-4ba2-4ee7-94dd-c81885ee2ee5Slicer Release 190220002019-02-26T12:00:00-07:002019-02-26T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Additions:</strong>
<ul>
<li>SCTE logging function</li>
<li>Allow for metadata to be supplied with boundary calls</li>
</ul>
<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Timecode flag crashes LiveSlicer</li>
<li>External ID not populating in CMS</li>
<li>Add_cc608 endpoint causing segfault</li>
<li>Slicer Improperly pre-ingests schedule on start up</li>
<li>Linear channel jitters / judders</li>
<li>Dropped_frame_usec does not reset on content start</li>
<li>Return values for bug timing in MS</li>
</ul>
<strong>Known Issues:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Image bugs do not display in Live Slicer with SDI mode</li>
<li>Windows GUI Slicer can’t login. Please use previous release for password authorization in Windows GUI Slicer.</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-19022000-master.zip" target="_new">Windows</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-19022000-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-19022000-master.tbz2" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
</ul>
<strong>Updating your slicer keeps you on the cutting edge of what our platform has to offer. Don't delay</strong>urn:uuid:eb023de9-a0df-46ea-8b33-bcb7267384c9Important Security Notice - Required Changes for Slicer login2019-02-05T12:00:00-07:002019-02-05T12:00:00-07:00<p>We are making improvements to increase security, so password authorization on Slicer login will no longer be supported after March 25, 2019. Instead, we will require API key authentication. </p>
<p>On March 25th, 2019, we are planning a global change affecting all customers who have not implemented API keys. This change will impact the streaming service of those customers. After this change, there will no longer be support for the password entry on Slicer login and customers will be required to use API key authentication. </p>
<p><strong>Please take the following action by March 24th to ensure your streaming service is not affected:</strong> </p>
<ul>
<li><span>Update the Live Slicer to version 17111500 (11/22/2017) or higher, to have support for API keys. We recommend that you update to the latest Slicer release which can be downloaded from the Uplynk CMS. </span></li>
<li><span>Update your Slicer configuration to leverage API key authorization, instead of password authorization. </span><a href="https://docs.vdms.com/video/index.html#Migration/APIKey-Migration.htm"><span>Learn More</span></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Note: Our original request to comply went out June 25, 2018. If you have already implemented API key authentication, you can disregard this request and you will not be affected.</p>
<p>For any questions or concerns please contact your Technical Account Manager or our support team at <a href="mailto:tickets@verizondigitalmedia.com">tickets@verizondigitalmedia.com</a> or 1-877-334-3236.</p>urn:uuid:7a725c50-2595-42f8-b395-3411a579d0dbSlicer Release 181101002018-12-07T12:00:00-07:002018-12-07T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Additions:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Upload queue depth to status API</li>
<li>cc1_on parameter to suppress individual 608 channels in LiveSlicer</li>
</ul>
<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li> An issue where the slicer would generate malformed slices</li>
<li>Regression causing "Slicer version doesn't support ad breaks in dash live stream. Upgrade slicer" errors on dash playback</li>
<li>Issue with FPS reduction</li>
<li>Errors in SliceBot job failure</li>
<li>Removed slicer failover group configuration (moved to services API)</li>
<li>Issue where a SCTE break was inserting two breaks instead of one</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-18110100-master.zip" target="_new">Windows</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-18110100-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-18110100-master.tbz2" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
</ul>
<strong>Updating your slicer keeps you on the cutting edge of what our platform has to offer. Don't delay</strong>urn:uuid:5e1a188b-2a6a-4dfa-a38c-9684ef36eba9Slicer Release 180917002018-10-02T12:00:00-07:002018-10-02T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Additions:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Track additional information in slicer status for monitoring backend</li>
<li>Configuration example files for apikey usage</li>
</ul>
<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Slicer dropping frames periodically in DR mode</li>
<li>Unexpected ad breaks appearing</li>
<li>Recovering SCTE processing after slicer restart</li>
<li>Nielsen ID3 message box signaling in DASH</li>
<li>A SCTE segfault</li>
<li>Anamorphic video and image overlays</li>
<li>Stats reporting for NIC I/O bonded interfaces</li>
<li>max_no_signal_time configuration in linux</li>
<li>host NTP drift from server time automatically for apikey authentication</li>
<li>Ad break signaling for DASH</li>
<li>Python plugin dynamic linkage issue</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-18091700-master.zip" target="_new">Windows</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-18091700-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-18091700-master.tbz2" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
</ul>
<strong>Updating your slicer keeps you on the cutting edge of what our platform has to offer. Don't delay</strong>urn:uuid:83306587-9720-40a5-80f5-79aa6e4e7c61New Test Player Security Features2018-09-24T12:00:00-07:002018-09-24T12:00:00-07:00<p>Today we’ve added the following Test Player features to improve content security.</p>
<ul>
<li>Prevent your account from auto creating test players in Settings > Test Player Restriction. This will be disabled by default.</li>
<li>New test player access permissions in Settings > Account Access let you specify who can create (write) and view (read) test players. All current users will have read & write permissions.</li>
<li>When creating new test players, you can restrict playback to only whitelisted IP addresses and set an expiry duration. Your whitelist can be configured in Settings > Test Player Restrictions.</li>
</ul>urn:uuid:deb4c360-24aa-434a-8e0a-37f199094efeSettings Tab Update2018-09-06T12:00:00-07:002018-09-06T12:00:00-07:00<p>The Uplynk settings tab has been refreshed. While none of the settings have changed, we did update a few section names:</p>
<p>Account Settings is now <strong>User Settings</strong></p>
<p>Playback Tokens is now <strong>Integration Keys</strong></p>
<p>Stream Domains is now <strong>Playback Restrictions</strong></p>urn:uuid:2b3207d1-bb13-4754-9fb2-37906955b32fNew Live Event Feature2018-07-20T12:00:00-07:002018-07-20T12:00:00-07:00<p><strong>Pod Formats</strong> have been added to Live Event configurations. They allow you setup individual, predefined ad pods for your events that include durations and custom key/value pairs. To accommodate these changes you'll notice a slighly new layout to your Live Event Dashboard. </p>
<p>More details on this new feature can be found at <a href="https://support.uplynk.com/doc_live_events_2.html">https://support.uplynk.com/doc_live_events_2.html</a> </p>urn:uuid:1291d217-47b5-4ae8-a60f-0f9baa2d9707Change to IDS2018-06-25T12:00:00-07:002018-06-25T12:00:00-07:00Starting June 27th, 2018 your Uplynk CMS username and password will be managed by Verizon Digital Media Services’ Identity Management Service (IDS). IDS will increase security and provide a single identity that can be used across all VDMS properties. <br>
<br>
<strong>Migration Process</strong>
<ul>
<li>The first time logging into Uplynk between 6/27/2018 and 8/01/2018, you will need to verify, change or add an email associated with your account</li>
<ul>
<li>Make sure to have access to the inbox associated with this address</li>
</ul><br>
<li>If you’ve already created an IDS identity for other VDMS services, this identity will be associated with your Uplynk account</li>
<li>Next, you will be directed to the IDS reset password page to create a new password using your email on file</li>
<li>That’s it! Moving forward you’ll be presented with the IDS login page whenever you navigate to cms.uplynk.com</li>
<li>Please make sure to migrate your account by August 1st</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Important Notes</strong>
<ul>
<li>Your CMS and Slicer identities will be managed separately and can be accessed in Settings > Account Settings</li>
<li>These changes will have no impact on your API or Application Keys</li>
</ul>
<strong>New Slicer Requirements</strong>
<ul>
<li>Starting 8/1/2018, any Slicer & Live Slicer Software older than Release 17111500 dated 11/22/2017 will no longer connect to your Uplynk service and will no longer be supported.</li>
<li>Slicer authentication using API keys will be required and Slicer Release 17111500 or newer will be required to enable the API Keys</li>
<li>Download the latest Slicer Release via the Uplynk CMS before 8/1/2018 then click HERE to learn how to setup your slicers with API Keys</li>
</ul>
For any questions or concerns please contact your Technical Account Manager or our support team at <a href="tickets@verizondigitalmedia.com?Subject=IDS%20Migration" target="_top">tickets@verizondigitalmedia.com</a> or 1-877-334-3236urn:uuid:d1f1172c-b8bb-40f6-b53d-a8bfa8e34188Slicer Release 180524002018-06-12T12:00:00-07:002018-06-12T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Additions:</strong>
<ul>
<li>NIC bandwidth monitoring capabilities</li>
<li>Individual track gain processing, separate for Dolby and AAC</li>
</ul>
<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>External ID was not being set correctly</li>
<li>Bandwidth test timeouts from remote locations</li>
<li>Delay in SCTE processing for SDI sources</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-18052400-master.zip" target="_new">Windows</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-18052400-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-18052400-master.tbz2" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
</ul>
<strong>Updating your slicer keeps you on the cutting edge of what our platform has to offer. Don't delay</strong>urn:uuid:240220c4-2810-40a0-abdf-7b7f5ec1b92eSlicer Release 180425002018-05-14T12:00:00-07:002018-05-14T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Disaster recovery mode segfault</li>
<li>Issue with FPS sampling</li>
<li>Scheduling issues</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-18042500-master.zip" target="_new">Windows</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-18042500-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.downlynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-18042500-master.tbz2" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
</ul>
<strong>Updating your slicer keeps you on the cutting edge of what our platform has to offer. Don't delay</strong>urn:uuid:6a20fe3a-9ee8-4b6d-b8df-e82d562fcea7Slicer release 180326002018-04-23T12:00:00-07:002018-04-23T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>SCTE related memory leak</li>
<li>Metadata dropping during content starts</li>
<li>SCTE timings during PTS rollover</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-18032600-master.zip" target="_new">Windows</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-18032601-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-18032600-master.tbz2" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
</ul>
<strong>Updating your slicer keeps you on the cutting edge of what our platform has to offer. Don't delay</strong>urn:uuid:f8067e65-e795-4ea2-b140-158b3b7c6a11Slicer Monitoring Notifications2018-04-17T12:00:00-07:002018-04-17T12:00:00-07:00On April 18, we will re-enable Email and SNS notifications for the Slicer Monitoring product. Please be aware if you previously had notifications enabled, those notifications will begin transmitting again as of April 18. Please contact <a href="tickets@verizondigitalmedia.com?Subject=Slicer%20monitoring" target="_top">tickets@verizondigitalmedia.com</a> with any questions.urn:uuid:f3b6ac9e-e793-47b5-8844-998f3e39e728Slicer Release 180222002018-03-14T12:00:00-07:002018-03-14T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Additions:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Increased API timeouts for India</li>
<li>Added a way for SCTE python plugins to access slicer status and config, and set external id</li>
</ul>
<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Websocket Segfaults for Live Events 2</li>
<li>SCTE packet crashing slicer</li>
<li>Some broken CC issues</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-18022200-master.zip" target="_new">Windows</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-18022200-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-18022200-master.tbz2" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
</ul>
<strong>Updating your slicer keeps you on the cutting edge of what our platform has to offer. Don't delay</strong>urn:uuid:525fa91f-1508-4f81-afec-f251b93583f8Slicer Release 180206002018-02-13T12:00:00-07:002018-02-13T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Hotfix for ad breaks on channels</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-18020600-master.tbz2" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-18020600-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
</ul>
<strong>Updating your slicer keeps you on the cutting edge of what our platform has to offer. Don't delay</strong>urn:uuid:d516ed01-9791-4d34-acb3-2066f521e139Slicer Release 180124002018-01-30T12:00:00-07:002018-01-30T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Memory leak with specific live SCTE35/104 tags</li>
<li>A crash with the built-in webserver</li>
<li>Lipsync issues with Dolby audio tracks</li>
<li>Slicebot crashing with % characters in configuration files</li>
</ul>
<strong>Additions:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Support for slicer grouping for future automated failover</li>
<li>A built in tool to configure BlackMagic cards into full duplex or half duplex modes</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-18012400-master.tbz2" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-18012400-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-18012400-master.zip" target="_new">Windows</a></li>
</ul>
<strong>Updating your slicer keeps you on the cutting edge of what our platform has to offer. Don't delay</strong>urn:uuid:7c8f0e1c-addb-4c4c-812a-623e75104e91Slicer Release 180103002018-01-04T12:00:00-07:002018-01-04T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>VOD SCC caption issue resulting in failure to ingest on Windows</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-18010300-master.zip" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-18010300-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-18010300-master.zip" target="_new">Windows</a></li>
</ul>
<strong>Updating your slicer keeps you on the cutting edge of what our platform has to offer. Don't delay</strong>urn:uuid:5c5f0fa5-9144-4a21-bde9-2847fe0fdfdaSlicer Release 171208002017-12-08T12:00:00-07:002017-12-08T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Fix SDI slicer not restarting on signal change</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-17120801-master.zip" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-17120800-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
<li> No Windows Release</li>
</ul>
<strong>Updating your slicer keeps you on the cutting edge of what our platform has to offer. Don't delay</strong>urn:uuid:c3d0ea62-cdf7-416b-91f1-0316761ce2f0Slicer Release 171115002017-11-22T12:00:00-07:002017-11-22T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Additions</strong>
<ul>
<li>API tokens can now be used to authenticate in place of a password</li>
</ul>
<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Multiple SCC related fixes</li>
<li>Overly verbose log messages</li>
<li>Increasing ad duration after an ad has started should no longer cause ad slate</li>
<li>Fixed erroneous slice dropping</li>
<li>If DNS resolution fails after DNS cache timeout, the cache will continue to be used until a DNS request succeeds</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-17111500-master.zip" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-17111500-master.zip" target="_new">Windows</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-17111501-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
</ul>
<strong>Updating your slicer keeps you on the cutting edge of what our platform has to offer. Don't delay</strong>urn:uuid:b7665f54-6c57-4f02-976e-06989fedc38eSlicer Release 171023012017-10-30T12:00:00-07:002017-10-30T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Additions:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Option to override log file in liveslicer</li>
</ul>
<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Decoding artifacts for specific cases when slicing from VOD m3u8 sources</li>
<li>Deinterlace doubling for SDI</li>
<li>Problem where older slice’s upload threads could get starved repeatedly</li>
<li>Occasional bad durations for last slice of an asset</li>
<li>Issue where splice points may be off by a frame when using Dolby</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-17102301-master.zip" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-17102301-master.zip" target="_new">Windows</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-17102301-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
</ul>
<strong>Updating your slicer keeps you on the cutting edge of what our platform has to offer. Don't delay</strong>urn:uuid:8a506360-e160-49fd-9852-ca33c533205eSlicer Release 171002002017-10-16T12:00:00-07:002017-10-16T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Additions</strong>
<ul>
<li>Adds a 2ch dolby track when encoding to dolby</li>
<li>Bug overlay on live stream</li>
</ul>
<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Issues causing discontinuities between slices </li>
<li>RR being mislabeled as LR in SDI custom audio configurations</li>
<li>Issue where splicing stops working if time codes are removed from an SDI feed</li>
<li>Extra captions appearing occasionally</li>
<li>Slicebot support for unicode characters in filenames and descriptions</li>
<li>-bandwidth command</li>
<li>Some files slicing corrupt video</li>
<li>/restart_later api ignoring sticky blackout</li>
</ul>
<strong>Known Issues</strong>
<ul>
<li>Deinterlace does not work for SDI</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-17100200-master.zip" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-17100200-master.zip" target="_new">Windows</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-17100200-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
</ul>
<strong>Updating your slicer keeps you on the cutting edge of what our platform has to offer. Don't delay</strong>urn:uuid:07dcec3d-ce6d-4da5-b134-a34e17c26f3fLive Event Slicer Manager2017-10-03T12:00:00-07:002017-10-03T12:00:00-07:00Users can now create a list of slicers to select from when creating or updating events. To setup a list of event slicers go to the Settings Tab > Live Events > Live Event Slicers
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<br>
visit our support page <a href="http://support.uplynk.com/doc_live_events_2.html#s2" target="_new">HERE</a>urn:uuid:54fb923e-988f-4c02-9b89-26d4b074b496Live Event Calendar2017-09-28T12:00:00-07:002017-09-28T12:00:00-07:00Users can now view their live event lists in calendar form. Under the Live Events tab, click Calendar on the upper left to view events by day, week or month. The same filters and conflict alerts from the list view are also available in the calendar.
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visit our support page <a href="http://support.uplynk.com/doc_live_events_2.html#s2" target="_new">HERE</a>urn:uuid:29a95324-85e5-466b-a0e2-b4284f2fa5faSlicer Release 170807002017-08-11T12:00:00-07:002017-08-11T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Additions</strong>
<ul>
<li>Prevent invalid thumbnail names from being uploaded</li>
<li>Binary hardening</li>
</ul>
<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Issue with UDP TS feeds sometimes inserting blank video</li>
<li>Issue with ad break boundaries not being marked correctly in rare instances</li>
<li>Slicing assets with no audio track</li>
<li>Dolby track sync for live UDP sources</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-17080700-master.zip" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-17080700-master.zip" target="_new">Windows</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-17080700-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
</ul>
<strong>Updating your slicer keeps you on the cutting edge of what our platform has to offer. Don't delay</strong>urn:uuid:33089763-257d-4ffb-b0d4-2df5afefe32aSlicer Release 170719002017-07-25T12:00:00-07:002017-07-25T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Additions</strong>
<ul>
<li>BlackMagic SDK upgraded to version 10</li>
<li>LAN addresses to automatic LE2 DNS</li>
<li>Persist asset metadata when creating a new asset due to 8 hour limitation vs a content_start</li>
</ul>
<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Issue causing channels to get further behind live than they should</li>
<li>Various frame drop issues</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-17071900-master.zip" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-17071900-master.zip" target="_new">Windows</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-17071900-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
</ul>
<strong>Updating your slicer keeps you on the cutting edge of what our platform has to offer. Don't delay</strong>urn:uuid:fec48c8e-d358-43cc-887f-3064709eeb0eSlicer Release 170615002017-06-28T12:00:00-07:002017-06-28T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Additions:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Updated slicer connection logic to be more robust</li>
<li>Support for ingesting RTP headers for Profile 33 of RTP</li>
<li>-dump_608 <file> option for exporting embedded 608 captions to TTML and SRT during VOD slicing</li>
<li>Support time offsets with /add_608 endpoint</li>
<li>DD+ decoder now applies metadata to DD/DD+ streams transcoded to AAC</li>
<li>Various camera slicer improvements</li>
</ul>
<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Divx decoding artifacting</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-17061500-master.zip" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-17061500-master.zip" target="_new">Windows</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-17061500-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
</ul>
<strong>Updating your slicer keeps you on the cutting edge of what our platform has to offer. Don't delay</strong>urn:uuid:9f115744-7cbd-4c17-8968-8866e15968b4Clip Profiles2017-05-26T12:00:00-07:002017-05-26T12:00:00-07:00Starting today, you can create clipping profiles in Uplynk to speed up the clip creation process. When the clipping tool is launched, you have the ability to select a clip profile which pre-populates all clip settings, such as overlays, bumpers and exports. With profiles, only in/out points and titles are required so you can get clips out to your audiences much faster.
<br>
<br>
Clipping profiles also support multiple accounts per publishing integration. For example, if you manage content for multiple brands within a single Uplynk account, you can now publish to different Facebook pages based on the selected profile.
<br>
<br>
Clip profiles are created in your clip settings page. You will notice that current clip settings have been migrated into a default profile. When you launch the clipping tool, your default profile will be pre-populated, when you create new profiles they will be available in the profile dropdown.urn:uuid:d80e4c61-ffca-4746-ab63-5a30b153e448Slicer Release 170501002017-05-10T12:00:00-07:002017-05-10T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Additions</strong>
<ul>
<li>Full support for Live Events 2.0</li>
</ul>
<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Multiple ad breaks being entered for a single request</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-17050100-RC.zip" target="_new">Windows</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-17050100-RC.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
</ul>urn:uuid:43b3b243-9dd1-48d3-8d6d-a6535921efb9Live Events 2.0 & Camera Slicer Release 170417002017-04-20T12:00:00-07:002017-04-20T12:00:00-07:00Live Events 2.0 is now live and available in your Uplynk account. With an all new workflow and dashboard, Live Events via Uplynk are more powerful than ever.
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<br>
<strong>Things to remember</strong>
<ui>
<li>Update any API integrations to call the new set of live event APIs via new <a href=" http://support.uplynk.com/doc_integration_apis_liveevents2.html" target="_new">API Documentation</a></li>
<li>Check out the new Live events tab</li>
<li>Read up on new workflow and functionality via <a href="http://support.uplynk.com/doc_live_events_2.html" target="_new">Live Events Documentation</a></li>
<li>Look in the All Content tab post event for assets</li>
<li>Download the newest Camera Slicer</li>
<br>
</ui>
Camera Slicer Release 17041700
<br>
<strong>Additions</strong>
<ui>
<li>Full support for Live Events 2.0</li>
<li>SlicerID field of Login UI will now have a default value of 'cameraslicer1'</li>
</ui>
<strong>Fixes</strong>
<ui>
<li>Multiple ad breaks being entered for a single request</li>
</ui>
<strong>Download the latest</strong>
<ui>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-17041700-master.zip" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
</ui>
<br>
If you have any questions please contact <a href="mailto:support@verizondigitalmedia.com"> Support</a> or your account representative.urn:uuid:7fd92d57-a7f0-487f-afed-232ef2354734Camera Slicer Update Required by 4-18-172017-04-07T12:00:00-07:002017-04-07T12:00:00-07:00A new version of Live Events, that introduces an improved workflow, will be released on April 18th. The current workflow will be replaced and action needs to be taken for current Live Event users.
<br><br>
<strong>What to do:</strong>
<br>
<ul>
<li>Download the new Camera Slicer, which will be available on April 18th</li>
<br>
<li>Update any API integration to call the new set of live event APIs for events after the release date
<br>
<ul>
<li>Updated APIs can be found here: <a href=" http://support.uplynk.com/doc_integration_apis_liveevents2.html" target="_new">API Documentation</a></li>
</ul></li><br>
<li>If you have events scheduled on or around the launch date and would like to temporarily opt out of the upgrade, please contact support.</li>
<br>
<li>Visit our support site to get more information on the new Live Event features: <a href="http://support.uplynk.com/doc_live_events_2.html" target="_new">Live Events Documentation</a></li>
</ul>
<strong>What to expect:</strong>
<br>
<ul>
<li>Older versions of the Camera Slicer will not work after April 18th</li>
<br>
<li>Any event assets currently in your Live Event tab will be moved to your "all content" tab</li>
</ul>
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this transition please contact <a href="mailto:support@verizondigitalmedia.com"> Support</a> or your account representative.urn:uuid:08da331f-b24d-4abf-ae9d-fb05cd2764f8Domain Playback Blocking Released2017-03-22T12:00:00-07:002017-03-22T12:00:00-07:00We have added the ability to block playback by domain in the upLynk CMS. You can edit the list of blocked domains by accessing Blacklisted Domains on the Advanced Settings tab. This functionality will allow you to quickly add or remove domains to which playback will be disallowed.urn:uuid:78271b6b-f3b1-4af6-bc2b-44a81f176807Slicer Release 170317002017-03-20T12:00:00-07:002017-03-20T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Additions:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Automatic SSL Cert and DNS configuration</li>
<li>ignore_scte_preroll option for SCTE 104</li>
<li>TTML parsing stores ttm:desc as subtitle description</li>
<li>noaudio flag to suppress audio from UDP input</li>
</ul>
<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>splitscreen issue on Black Magic Duo 2 cards</li>
<li>Caption parsing</li>
<li>Invalid characters no longer crash slicebot</li>
<li>Various SCTE python plugin integer casting issues</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest:</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-17031700-master.zip" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-17031700-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-17031700-master.zip" target="_new">Windows</a></li>
</ul>urn:uuid:de1fe2fd-ca22-40bd-ac24-104d57e6a032Monitoring Release: Push Notifications2017-02-02T12:00:00-07:002017-02-02T12:00:00-07:00<p>We've added a new Notification Method for Slicer Monitoring Alerts. For those that want slicer alerts to be delivered in a simple, consumable format so that they can be integrated with other tools in your workflow, Push Notifications is for you. </p>
<p>With our Push Notifications, you can easily receive notifications in SNS, and build scripts to the tools that need that information, such as ticketing systems, chat tools, or 3rd party monitoring tools.</p>
<p><header><strong>Provides an immediate notification when an alert is triggered</strong></header>
With Push Notifications, our alerts are sent to a customer endpoint immediately, allowing customers to know the moment something happens</p>
<header><strong>Provides a secure, consistent message type</strong></header>
<p>Our goal is to simplify and secure our delivery of notifications to customers. Utilizing AWS, we are able to send data to a secure endpoint that you configure and manage. Our messages are simple to consume and parse for downstream services.</p>
<header><strong>Allows for customizations and easy integration into your third party tools</strong></header>
<p>Flexible configuration gives you the options to chose what to send and where to send. There are 12 alerts that are available for configuration. All alerts are sent immediately. Once this data is in your account, it’s easy to setup integrations into other tools, such as Slack, PagerDuty, Splunk, or JIRA for example.</p>
Read more about this feature <a href="http://support.uplynk.com/doc_live_slicer_health_notifications_amazon_sns.html" target="_new">here</a>urn:uuid:9c11c3b1-5b6f-454f-87d7-56fb02e1f5d2Slicer Release 170104002017-01-05T12:00:00-07:002017-01-05T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Additions:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Custom SDI channel configurations</li>
<li>SDI mono channel audio support</li>
<li>Parse region textAlign property in TTML</li>
</ul>
<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Segfault under certain conditions when running multiple Live Event 2.0 dashboards</li>
<li>SCTE-104 UPID parsing</li>
<li>Various other SCTE and baseline python plugin fixes</li>
<li>Asset metadata for initial content_start calls</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest:</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-17010400-master.zip" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-17010401-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-17010400-master.zip" target="_new">Windows</a></li>
</ul>urn:uuid:44517a41-f599-4167-b9c7-6dbf783cf5cbSlicer Release 161130002016-12-06T12:00:00-07:002016-12-06T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Additions:</strong>
<ul>
<li>SDI ingest performance enhancements</li>
</ul>
<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Live Events 2.0 functionality</li>
<li>Status API consistency</li>
<li>Linux install script updated to work with systemd (in addition to upstart)</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest:</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-16113000-master.zip" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-16113000-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-16113000-master.zip" target="_new">Windows</a></li>
</ul>urn:uuid:9ce33188-708c-4a3b-9ad6-37caf1477dbfNew Alerts for Slicer Monitoring2016-10-27T12:00:00-07:002016-10-27T12:00:00-07:00We’ve expanded our monitoring capabilities with the inclusion of four new alerts for Slicer Monitoring
<ul>
<li>Static Video: This alert will inform you when the slicer is receiving static video from the source signal. This could be a green screen, color bars, a frozen frame, or any other instance where the video luminosity is not changing for an extended period of time. Customers control the amount of time that static video is present before an alert is triggered.</li>
<li>Static Audio: This alert will detect when the audio feed is sending a static audio track to the slicer. This will help catch when end-users hear any audio tone that is irregular and unintended. Customers control the duration of when the system will trigger a warning or critical alert.</li>
<li>Extended Ad Break: This metric will identify when a slicer stays in the an ad break state for longer than expected. Customers can be alerted when a slicer stays in an ad break state for longer than expected.</li>
<li>Nielsen Tags Last Seen: This metric will check that Nielsen tags are being received and inserted into the stream as expected by the customer. The customer can configure the slicer to detect nielsen watermarks, and insert tags in the stream. This metric will allow customers to be alerted if nielsen watermarks are not being identified by the slicer.</li>
</ul>urn:uuid:20a75485-a6fe-42cf-96af-f37dc4a65939Slicer Release 161026002016-10-26T12:00:00-07:002016-10-26T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>excessive memory use during vod slicing</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest:</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-16102600-master.zip" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-16102600-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-16102600-master.zip" target="_new">Windows</a></li>
</ul>urn:uuid:10cdb854-8fb4-4b0b-a345-589d7d7c7348Slicer Release 161017012016-10-20T12:00:00-07:002016-10-20T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Additions:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Nielsen_last_seen now reports on slicer status</li>
<li>Slicer status now responds with version even in blackout</li>
<li>Use primary audio track for Nielsen data</li>
<li>Slicebot is now Python3 compatible</li>
<li>Python plugin now passes SCTE35/104 base64 string into Process35 call</li>
</ul>
<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Metadata being sent with content_start</li>
<li>Memory leak in live preview</li>
<li>Deinterlace memory leak</li>
<li>GenThumb memory leak</li>
<li>Incorrect caption track assignment when 708 track index is overridden by in-band 608 commands</li>
<li>Parsing Nielsen for multiple audio tracks</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest:</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-16101700-master.zip" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-16101701-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-16101700-master.zip" target="_new">Windows</a></li>
</ul>urn:uuid:1e5ddeda-1452-4411-92df-fdb9313ab741Slicer Release 160902002016-09-08T12:00:00-07:002016-09-08T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Additions:</strong>
<ul>
<li>TTML parsing improvements</li>
</ul>
<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Video processing issue</li>
<li>Memory leak in live events</li>
<li>Aspect ratio issue for certain vertical videos</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest:</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-16090200-master.zip" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-16090200-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-16090200-master.zip" target="_new">Windows</a></li>
</ul>urn:uuid:8c90a11f-2c51-4ff5-b54b-3421630a3476Slicer Release 160824002016-08-29T12:00:00-07:002016-08-29T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Additions:</strong>
<ul>
<li>SSL API endpoint</li>
<li>Live Events 2 support</li>
<li>Deinterlace VOD video if required</li>
<li>Status update improvements</li>
<li>Python SCTE plugin improvements</li>
<li>Improved volume calculations</li>
</ul>
<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>DID/SDID parsing when a line contains multiple DID/SDIDs</li>
<li>SNI work around</li>
<li>TTML and SCC parsing</li>
<li>Boundaries bug</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest:</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-16082400-master.zip" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-16082400-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-16082400-master.zip" target="_new">Windows</a></li>
</ul>urn:uuid:bde31287-8929-417c-809c-9276f7608b87HTML5/JS Player Beta Now Available!2016-08-26T12:00:00-07:002016-08-26T12:00:00-07:00<p>
We’re pleased to announce we're adding support for native HTML5/Javascript Adaptive playback. It is currently available as a beta preview within our CMS in our test players, along with the iframe embed code.
</p>
<p>
Libraries and documentation will be available soon, as we put the finishing touches on and prepare for our GA release. In the meantime, please reach out to us at <a href="mailto:player-beta@verizondigitalmedia.com" target="_top">player-beta@verizondigitalmedia.com</a>, we'd love to hear your feedback!
</p>
<p>
<strong>*Please note*</strong>, 608-style captions are not yet integrated with the beta HTML5 release, which is a mandate from the FCC. As such, customers should <strong>not<strong> be using this beta in production applications to avoid violating the mandate.
</p>urn:uuid:7e0c93f5-e4e7-4aab-b0f5-cd55c404142cSlicer Release 160622002016-06-22T12:00:00-07:002016-06-22T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>state transitions that caused channels to go into slate after ad break</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest:</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-16062200-master.zip" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-16062200-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-16062200-master.zip" target="_new">Windows</a></li>
</ul>urn:uuid:e1860b56-a2b5-4d52-8c71-86192ca4309cSlicer Release 160517002016-05-25T12:00:00-07:002016-05-25T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Additions:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Updated transcoding libraries</li>
<li>Log when description set from XDS</li>
<li>Add StartBoundary/EndBoundary to scte python plugin</li>
<li>Boundary support in VOD slicer</li>
<li>Sticky Boundaries</li>
<li>Config file parsing more robust</li>
<li>No longer filter alternate Closed Captioning tracks by default</li>
<li>Enhanced Slicer Monitoring Statistics</li>
<li>Improved Deinterlace Method</li>
</ul>
<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>bug with replace_content call</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest:</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-16051700-master.zip" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-16051700-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-16051700-master.zip" target="_new">Windows</a></li>
</ul>urn:uuid:64e83005-c0d0-43a4-abe9-a48f9298d277Slicer Release 160314002016-03-16T12:00:00-07:002016-03-16T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Additions:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Support for boundary functionality including to not allow boundaries to be closed without an open boundary and do not allow closing a boundary unless one is open</li>
<li>Suppression of 608 captions with flag –no608. <a href="http://support.uplynk.com/doc_slicer.html#s4" target="_new">See Documentation</a></li>
<li>Portrait video encoding will use inverted resolution</li>
<li>Slicebot slicer_args added back in</li>
<li>-bug <filename>=0,0 overlays entire asset. <a href="http://support.uplynk.com/doc_slicebot_automated_ingestion_workflows.html#s4" target="_new"> See Slicer Configuration Settings</a></li>
<li></li>
</ul>
<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Slicebot doesn't properly recognize require_config=1 when helper_noext=1. <a href="http://support.uplynk.com/doc_slicebot_automated_ingestion_workflows.html#s4" target="_new">See Documentation</a></li>
<li>Broker race condition</li>
<li>SCTE plugin state</li>
<li> 2 segfaults</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest:</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-16031400-master.zip" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-16031400-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-16031400-master.zip" target="_new">Windows</a></li>
</ul>urn:uuid:9a2ad0a0-766e-4eaf-90c9-c395151e6bc8New Reports!2016-02-24T12:00:00-07:002016-02-24T12:00:00-07:00We have added a “Monthly Channel Summary” to the reports provided for users. In order to access this additional data select a month from the Analytics tab and then select Monthly Channel Summary to view the following data:
<ul>
<li>Total playback hours <strong>per channel</strong></li>
<li>Total playback starts <strong>per channel</strong></li>
<li><strong>Per channel</strong> playback broken out by platform.</li>
<li><strong>Per channel</strong> playback broken out by country.</li>
</ul>
<strong>This new functionality is available now. <a href="https://cms.uplynk.com/static/cms/index.html" target="_new">Go check it out.</a></strong>urn:uuid:0aa55a71-27c7-4ca9-a9da-630cf6e61bdfSlicer Release 160222002016-02-23T12:00:00-07:002016-02-23T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Additions:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Closed Caption API. <a href="http://support.uplynk.com/doc_live_slicer_api.html#add_cc608" target="_new">See Documentation</a></li>
<li>Enhanced Status Reporting</li>
<li>API to restart slicer at next content start</li>
<li>Start notification URL for slicebot</li>
<li>Fill VOD gaps</li>
<li>Add CORS header to live slicer API responses</li>
</ul>
<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>SCTE state bug</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest:</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-16022200-master.zip" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-16022200-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-16022200-master.zip" target="_new">Windows</a></li>
</ul>urn:uuid:8b3811b0-fd55-4889-8634-50130680d389Slicer Release 160126002016-01-26T12:00:00-07:002016-01-26T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Additions:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Ability to configure Nielsen distributor setting</li>
<li>Ability to add metadata key / value pairs to all assets created by a LiveSlicer </li>
<li>Updated Broker switch negotiation to increase smoothness</li>
</ui>
<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Various SCTE issues</li>
<li>Bytes per sample checking for audio</li>
<li>Slicer crash</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest:</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-16012600-master.zip" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-16012600-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-16012100-master.zip" target="_new">Windows</a></li>
</ul>urn:uuid:395b6dc9-86e3-4a8f-a729-f21da1a14f24Clip to Social Media!2016-01-15T12:00:00-07:002016-01-15T12:00:00-07:00The clipping tool can now publish directly to Social Media! Create and publish to Twitter, YouTube and Facebook quickly and easily all from inside the clipping tool. Check out our integration documentation <a href="http://support.uplynk.com/doc_clipping_video.html#s5" target="_new">here</a>urn:uuid:e494c122-74c1-4db7-b684-d09371f26c0dAPI enabled MP4 export2016-01-05T12:00:00-07:002016-01-05T12:00:00-07:00The experience when exporting MP4s via API has been improved. The API will now protect against duplicate export jobs resulting in a cleaner API experience.urn:uuid:70414429-9e3f-4f32-a10b-4e1de1d17cbaSlicer Release 151222002015-12-22T12:00:00-07:002015-12-22T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Bug causing the Slicer to misinterpret configuration file settings under some circumstances</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest:</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-15122200-master.zip" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-15122200-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
</ul>urn:uuid:78ef8a5a-b632-45c2-a154-ef73cadafcc7Clipping Shortcuts2015-12-21T12:00:00-07:002015-12-21T12:00:00-07:00Check out the shortcut keys in the Clipping Tool. <a href=http://support.uplynk.com/doc_clipping_video.html#s6 target=”_new”>See Documentation</a>urn:uuid:c4c086e1-e773-44d7-aaca-b29a38cfe123Blackout Improvements2015-12-17T12:00:00-07:002015-12-17T12:00:00-07:00Previously conditional blackout rules were limited to one rule per blackout ID per channel. Improvements have been made so that multiple blackout rules can now be specified for any given blackout ID.urn:uuid:472d40d6-89cb-48f8-ac20-c551b7bcfbafSlicer Release 151214002015-12-16T12:00:00-07:002015-12-16T12:00:00-07:00<strong> Additions:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Suport for segmentation descriptors via Python SCTE plugin
<li>Support for better Boolean options.</li>
<li>Video_Sync_ms option added to UDP TS slicer
</ul>
<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Errors rising from UTF-8 characters</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest:</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-15121400-master.zip" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-15121401-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
</ul>urn:uuid:56f4fd89-a834-4ee1-9bed-7bdb766b3746Increased Security2015-12-10T12:00:00-07:002015-12-10T12:00:00-07:00We upgraded security in the Clipping Tool to prevent access to protected assets.urn:uuid:ddd43cd4-19eb-491a-ac7d-b232711351f5Clip Bumpers2015-12-09T12:00:00-07:002015-12-09T12:00:00-07:00Clipping Tool users are now able to set default overlay and Intro and Outro bumpers for clips. Defaults can be set in the CMS settings tab clipping menuurn:uuid:87b6ef42-508e-475c-9ffc-140a6bfa9120Clipping Tool Additions2015-12-08T12:00:00-07:002015-12-08T12:00:00-07:00The Clipping Tool now provides additional information when a user encounters a publishing error. Further, the system will explain why the error occurred and provide the opportunity to attempt to re-publish.urn:uuid:204de175-2c7c-43c8-be16-ee39188909afSlicer Release 151118002015-11-19T12:00:00-07:002015-11-19T12:00:00-07:00<strong> Additions:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Support for APIs containing future time codes in the LiveSlicer without buffer configuration.</li>
</ul>
<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>A/V sync issues in Transport Streams containing DTS / PTS offsets.</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest:</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-15111800-master.zip" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-15111800-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
</ul>urn:uuid:13e2140d-f41e-4f0a-ac23-11c28f895862Poster image selection by API2015-11-17T12:00:00-07:002015-11-17T12:00:00-07:00You can now obtain images from an asset using an API. Given a time code and asset ID, the API will return images in either high or low resolution.urn:uuid:49b771c9-6d60-4189-b228-9f7b26007a4cPoster Management by API2015-11-16T12:00:00-07:002015-11-16T12:00:00-07:00You can now manipulate an asset’s poster image via API. This includes selection of an image from the asset, as well as, upload and storage of an image to be used as a poster via URL.urn:uuid:b7af351a-5551-4723-ab70-d341963b960eJump in Live Channels with the Clipping Tool2015-11-10T12:00:00-07:002015-11-10T12:00:00-07:00When working with a live channel in the Clipping tool, you can now use the “Seek by Time/Date” button. When a valid date and time is selected the Clipping tool will load the appropriate asset and the window will close. Users now have the correct asset ready for clipping.urn:uuid:7ebb1b0f-7074-4434-8a21-3da231e14f5bJump in VOD with Clipping Tool2015-11-09T12:00:00-07:002015-11-09T12:00:00-07:00In the Clipping tool users can now jump to a specific point in playback by entering time coordinates while working with a Video On Demand asset. Enter a time code into the tip window of the Clipping tool and hit go.urn:uuid:893b435c-f118-4122-932b-3eebfea17539Slicer Release 151103002015-11-06T12:00:00-07:002015-11-06T12:00:00-07:00<strong> Additions:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Support for PRIV ID3 tags using the TimedMeta LiveSlicer API.</li>
<li>Error handling logic for SliceBot when encountering unreliable file systems.</li>
</ul>
<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Issues with slice upload to brokers.</li>
<li>Slicer failure encountered when network connections change.</li>
<li>Inappropriate application of start_blackout in LiveSlicer when blackout_sticky configuration option is used.</li>
<li>Issues with preservation of ad_meta.</li>
<li>Crash encountered when entering blackout immediately after Slicer start.</li>
<li>Crash caused by malformed 708 caption data.</li>
<li>Memory Leak with CEA-608 / 708 caption processing</li>
<li>Support for WMV file type in Slicer.</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest:</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-15110300-master.zip" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-15110300-master.zip" target="_new">Windows</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-15110301-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
</ul>urn:uuid:2f15a6fe-0b6c-4137-8b2a-c28dc264e4c4Clipping Metadata Form Enhancements2015-10-29T12:00:00-07:002015-10-29T12:00:00-07:00You can now set default metadata values or create drop-down input types with various options.urn:uuid:c427c3cc-3f0c-46c4-994a-86537a291cb5Slicer Release 151008002015-10-12T12:00:00-07:002015-10-12T12:00:00-07:00<strong> Additions:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Force status updates when starting in Blackout mode.</li>
<li>Increase logging efficiency on dropped frames.</li>
<li>Configuration option adjusting audio / video synchronization offset for BlackMagic capture.</li>
<li>Configuration option to identify a backup slicer and apply alternate upload path.</li>
<li>Configuration option for trailing UDP capture length</li>
</ul>
<strong>Fixes:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Slicer clock synchronization issues resulting in UDP+TS streams inserting blank video.</li>
<li>Audio / Visual synchronization for UDP+TS sources triggered by brief overlaps in PTS / DTS timestamps.</li>
<li>High memory usage in some bad video instances.</li>
<li>Issues with files using uncommon sample rates.</li>
</ul>
<strong>Download the latest:</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_mac_64-15100800-master.zip" target="_new">Mac</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_windows_64-15100800-master.zip" target="_new">Windows</a></li>
<li><a href="http://storage.uplynk.com/software/uplynk_slicer_linux_64-15100800-master.tbz2" target="_new">Linux</a></li>
</ul>urn:uuid:6b0ed599-9a1d-4cbf-ba31-304be289dc24Clipping Tool Updates2015-09-24T12:00:00-07:002015-09-24T12:00:00-07:00<ul>
<li>Recent clips list updated to show more status details on the creation process.</li>
<li>New improved modal window for completed clips.</li>
<li>There will be a new tab for any errors while creating clips.</li>
<li>Warning indicators for failed MP4 exports and/or failed clip publishing.</li>
<li>Ability to retry MP4 export and publishing if either step fails.</li>
<li>Other UI improvements.</li>
</ul>urn:uuid:f0e0545e-ffd8-4103-b162-6026455cc4beSlicer Release2015-09-11T12:00:00-07:002015-09-11T12:00:00-07:00<strong>Additions:</strong> <ul> <li>Option to disable closed caption channel filtering allowing the inclusion of multiple caption channels at ingest.</li> <li>Slicer status APIs now return time since last caption in video stream.</li> <li>LiveSlicer configuration options to include language code and descriptions for closed captioning channels.</li> <li>Support for sticky blackout. See <a href="http://support.uplynk.com/doc_live_slicer_setup.html#s9" target="_new">additional documentation</a>.</li> <li> Authenticated Slicer APIs. See <a href="http://support.uplynk.com/doc_live_slicer_api.html#authentication" target="_new">additional documentation </a>.</li> </ul> <strong>Fixes:</strong> <ul> <li>Video On Demand Slicer -poster option issue with interlaced files</li> <li>LiveSlicer crashes resulting from SCTE-35 messages spanning multiple TS packets</li> <li>CameraSlicer crash</li> </ul>urn:uuid:dc1f5a72-2829-406d-b3fd-821056cd23fcTest News Item 12015-08-31T12:00:00-07:002015-08-31T12:00:00-07:00Test news item 1 details. change
List:
<ul>
<li>Item 1</li>
<li>item 2</li>
</ul>urn:uuid:1c8d8470-223a-45f7-b636-ec9753f2b192Clipping Keyboard Shortcuts2015-08-26T12:00:00-07:002015-08-26T12:00:00-07:00<p>We’ve added keyboard shortcut support to the clipping tool. Use the following to navigate the tool faster:</p><p><strong>Space</strong>: Play/pause<br/><strong>J</strong>: Go back to previous slice<br/><strong>K</strong>: Pause<br/><strong>L</strong>: Go to next slice<br/><strong>I</strong>: Mark clip start/in<br/><strong>O</strong>: Mark clip end/out<br/><strong>Up arrow</strong>: Jump to start time (best effort)<br/><strong>Down arrow</strong>: Jump to stop time (best effort)<br/><strong>Left arrow</strong>: Opens frame-by-frame popup for start/in. If in popup, moves back one frame.<br/><strong>Right arrow</strong>: Opens frame-by-frame popup for stop/out. If in popup, moves forward one frame.<br/><strong>-</strong>: Zoom out in 10% increments<br/><strong>+/=/z</strong>: Zoom in in 10% increments </p>urn:uuid:f0971b92-cf67-451d-93d0-4955ed70164eAtom feed for news2015-08-18T12:00:00-07:002015-08-18T12:00:00-07:00Would you like to learn about updates to the upLynk system via your favorite RSS reader instead of needing to log into the CMS? News items are now available through an atom feed at https://services.uplynk.com/newsitems?format=atomurn:uuid:f4a43278-ae39-437c-8bf6-740d5432b35fSlicer Release 15081100 (Windows Only)2015-08-11T12:00:00-07:002015-08-11T12:00:00-07:00<ul>
<li>Fix Windows GUI Slicer from reporting the wrong state.</li>
</ul>urn:uuid:74e4cb98-2b65-4f95-a59d-196d4d240dcdSlicer Release 150807002015-08-07T12:00:00-07:002015-08-07T12:00:00-07:00<ul>
<li>Add support for -forceAR option for clip jobs</li>
<li>Handle UDP sources that change width</li>
<li>Fix memory leak that occurred with some interlaced source videos</li>
<li>Fix 24kHz audio slicing</li>
</ul>urn:uuid:4e03169a-9436-4dde-bda8-4061fc80dbb5New Slicer release2015-08-07T12:00:00-07:002015-08-07T12:00:00-07:00New versions of the slicer have been released for all platforms. This version:
<ul>
<li>Handles UDP sources that change width.</li>
<li>Fixes a memory leak that occurred with some interlaced source videos.</li>
<li>Fixes 24kHz audio slicing.</li>
</ul>urn:uuid:352a7273-7389-475d-9795-b8d418824b2eClipping Tool Updates2015-07-15T12:00:00-07:002015-07-15T12:00:00-07:00Two new features have been added to the clipping tool:<ol><li>A high resolution copy of the poster image can now be downloaded. The download button can be found below the poster.</li><li>A preview of how an overlay will look on the video can be seen by clicking on the overlay in the effects panel.</li></ol>urn:uuid:6813fa22-799b-4010-8143-fd1797917b2cSlicer Release 150715012015-07-15T12:00:00-07:002015-07-15T12:00:00-07:00<ul>
<li>Fix bug in VOD slicer where audio becomes distorted</li>
<li>Fix bug in VOD slicer where WMA audio could hang the slicer</li>
<li>Add /status liveslicer API to return the same info as the CMS's /api2/slicer/status API</li>
<li>Add "waiting" field to slicer status</li>
</ul>urn:uuid:00b9203a-5458-444c-8623-998695ec3819MP4 Export2015-07-09T12:00:00-07:002015-07-09T12:00:00-07:00We have added the ability to export an MP4 of any asset. To export an MP4 select an asset, look in the editor's detail tab, and find the Export MP4 button. Once the MP4 has been exported URLs for the MP4 and any associated closed captions will appear above the button.urn:uuid:41e96f6b-b7f1-429f-89de-1d8a71a571bcSlicer Release 15061900 (Windows only)2015-06-19T12:00:00-07:002015-06-19T12:00:00-07:00<ul>
<li>When severe upload backlogging occurs, continue dropping frames until backlog is fully uploaded</li>
</ul>urn:uuid:551c2be0-90fd-4b15-92ca-913c79c05431Slicer Release 15061800 (Mac and Linux only)2015-06-18T12:00:00-07:002015-06-18T12:00:00-07:00<ul>
<li>Fix ad break durations triggered by SCTE</li>
<li>When severe upload backlogging occurs, continue dropping frames until backlog is fully uploaded</li>
</ul>urn:uuid:74a05cce-bb82-4646-895f-f0d3f727c449Slicer Release 15061500 (Mac and Linux only)2015-06-15T12:00:00-07:002015-06-15T12:00:00-07:00<ul>
<li>Deadlock Fix</li>
<li>SCTE 104 duration field conversion</li>
<li>Slicebot macro replacement fix</li>
</ul>urn:uuid:ede5d062-dea5-4def-a0ae-0008b2496e64Slicer Release 15060200 (Mac and Linux only)2015-06-02T12:00:00-07:002015-06-02T12:00:00-07:00<ul>
<li>Fix memory leaks</li>
<li>Increase UDP analyze duration (10 seconds)</li>
<li>Various TTML fixes</li>
<li>Fix PTS in m3u8 slicing for discontinuities</li>
<li>Allow uppercase metadata keys</li>
<li>Camera Slicer resamples to 48khz (mac only)</li>
<li>Fix 33 bit PTS processing in SCTE Time Signal</li>
</ul>urn:uuid:4d8fc022-594f-4cc7-a694-86558801da53New Payment Processor2015-06-01T12:00:00-07:002015-06-01T12:00:00-07:00We have moved from Amazon Payments to a streamlined process with Stripe for payment processing. Paying your bill has never been easier!urn:uuid:73a8e120-e3da-4c7f-9301-77952387dce7Clipping Tool2015-05-27T12:00:00-07:002015-05-27T12:00:00-07:00We're proud to announce an all new Clip Creator tool! This tool allows you to make clips directly from assets in your account. Simply select an asset and you'll find a "Clip Creator" button under the asset's Details tab. Clicking on that button will open the Clip Creator with the selected asset loaded and ready to clip. Clips will appear as new assets in your My Content library.urn:uuid:7692e83b-a084-4ef6-93b3-456295493a6dSlicer Release 15051800 (Mac and Linux only)2015-05-18T12:00:00-07:002015-05-18T12:00:00-07:00<ul>
<li>Updated Nielsen SDK</li>
<li>Added Nielsen support for Mac</li>
<li>Fix bug with -encwait when using brokers</li>
<li>Allow override of gain with -gain parameter</li>
<li>Ignore files feature for slicebot</li>
<li>Options for UDP slicer to use black or an external image when signal is lost</li>
</ul>urn:uuid:bd5f6b4d-9668-4df2-8755-9fa9fb50dc2cPermissions Enhancements2015-05-07T12:00:00-07:002015-05-07T12:00:00-07:00We have long supported the ability for you to grant other accounts access to your account. Now that feature is even better! We have added the ability to grant fine-grained read-write or read-only access to the various CMS tabs to other accounts. To see this new feature in action, go to the advanced (gears) tab and select the 'Account Access Settings' subtab.urn:uuid:c6f5b374-7dea-4d3a-b641-ca31baa982f2Slicer Release 150409012015-04-09T12:00:00-07:002015-04-09T12:00:00-07:00<ul>
<li>SCTE Updates</li>
<li>Config option to shutdown liveslicer if signal is lost (UDP Only)</li>
<li>Liveslicer accepts UPLYNK_USER and UPLYNK_PASS env vars</li>
<li>Poster Image Support</li>
<li>Slicebot Crash Fix</li>
</ul>urn:uuid:5a9a6589-f0e8-4ab1-b5d8-b0407b4a8178Playback Parameter Expansion2015-03-21T12:00:00-07:002015-03-21T12:00:00-07:00Playback parameter expansion allows for frequently used playback parameters to be grouped together into one parameter. See the <a href="http://support.uplynk.com/doc_digital_rights_management.html#s3_expand" targer="_blank">'expand' parameter documentation</a> for more information.urn:uuid:a9abcb0f-addc-4daa-8a35-d7cd78cd9921Slicer Release 150226002015-02-26T12:00:00-07:002015-02-26T12:00:00-07:00<ul>
<li>Fixed a slicebot issue that could cause multi-bot configurations to fail</li>
<li>Added support for Image bugs (see -bug option)</li>
<li>Server-side configuration</li>
<li>Added a workaround for encoders that produce bad PTS times for SCTE-35</li>
<li>Fixed bug with UDP capture where streams with mislabled audio layout could cause audio issues</li>
<li>Fixed bug with UDP capture that caused increased CPU and memory usage</li>
<li>Added beta CentOS 6 support</li>
</ul>urn:uuid:a320f21c-aff9-4ece-8f30-185a47134e07New Slicer release2015-02-04T12:00:00-07:002015-02-04T12:00:00-07:00New versions of the slicer have been released for all platforms. This version includes support for fade in/out, luma and volume reporting, and various bug fixes.urn:uuid:de436e4e-2b77-4bc0-915d-0e40312389d2Slicer Release 150204002015-02-04T12:00:00-07:002015-02-04T12:00:00-07:00<ul>
<li>Added -fadein and -fadeout options to VOD slicer</li>
<li>Added signal luma and volume reporting</li>
<li>Updated CameraSlicer to use native UI controls</li>
<li>Nielsen breakout mode support</li>
<li>Improved broker support</li>
<li>Improved validation of -mixatrack parameters</li>
<li>Fixed bug where two consecutive calls to replace_pod that occur less than 33ms apart can cause unexpected behavior</li>
<li>Fix bug with UDP capture where audio config changes could trigger a buffer overrun</li>
<li>Fix bug with fake live from file slicing where files with a nonzero initial pts would cause the slicer to delay start</li>
<li>Added support for remote liveslicer log upload</li>
</ul>urn:uuid:3eeff750-01c9-4013-8c80-5155e616bbeaSlicer Release 14121600 (Linux only)2014-12-16T12:00:00-07:002014-12-16T12:00:00-07:00<ul>
<li>Fix another bug with 60fps UDP liveslicer input</li>
<li>Fix conditional blackout SCTE-35 metadata bug</li>
</ul>urn:uuid:bafb2ac9-84fc-4e2e-9ee6-27ca3ab0cdeaSlicer Release 14121200 (Linux only)2014-12-12T12:00:00-07:002014-12-12T12:00:00-07:00<ul>
<li>Fix bug with 60fps UDP liveslicer input</li>
<li>Fix live slicer crash when audio configuration changes</li>
<li>max_ad_duration parameter for SCTE plugin</li>
<li>Various SCTE plugin fixes</li>
</ul>urn:uuid:a5bce68a-3135-4b20-bb67-781d29c5dfbeSlicer Release 14120404 (Linux only)2014-12-04T12:00:00-07:002014-12-04T12:00:00-07:00<ul>
<li>Nielsen fixes</li>
<li>Slicebot fix for audio track mixing</li>
</ul>urn:uuid:e3d5a812-48ff-4d68-aa9e-afffc6627f6aSlicer Release 141106002014-11-06T12:00:00-07:002014-11-06T12:00:00-07:00<ul>
<li>Fixes for broker interaction</li>
</ul>urn:uuid:3025fc2d-3ee9-48b8-8ccd-760af951c47fSlicer Release 14102200 (Mac only)2014-10-22T12:00:00-07:002014-10-22T12:00:00-07:00<ul>
<li>Fixed login bug with Mac GUI slicer</li>
</ul>urn:uuid:df727145-cb4d-4496-8c14-94c8f14e8c22New Slicer release2014-10-17T12:00:00-07:002014-10-17T12:00:00-07:00New versions of the slicer have been released for all platforms. This version improves IP transport stream support.urn:uuid:231a2bc4-bb6c-4e1d-96c0-6e32b1468e4dSlicer Release 141017002014-10-17T12:00:00-07:002014-10-17T12:00:00-07:00<ul>
<li>Fixed bug with switching between stereo and surround audio in udp</li>
<li>Added capture endpoint allowing .ts capture for troubleshooting</li>
<li>Improved broker support</li>
<li>Fixed bug with large number of audio tracks</li>
<li>Improved Upstart script to shut down liveslicer service cleanly on Linux</li>
<li>Support JSON-encoded meta parameter for content_start and ad_meta APIs</li>
<li>Added ability to include liveslicer config files from other config files</li>
<li>Improved DNS caching</li>
<li>Added work-arounds for UDP input streams with multiple PATs and PMTs</li>
</ul>urn:uuid:4234bccb-2095-4923-a71b-eb8dd528121aSlicer Release 140828002014-08-28T12:00:00-07:002014-08-28T12:00:00-07:00<ul>
<li>UDP multiple audio track support</li>
<li>zlib compression support for windows</li>
<li>freetype font loading (debug overlay)</li>
<li>Adjust break times when used with -trim</li>
</ul>urn:uuid:5f045aa4-6929-47c1-8392-3c94d1919685New Slicer release2014-07-31T12:00:00-07:002014-07-31T12:00:00-07:00New versions of the slicer have been released for all platforms. This version improves logging, and adds support for multiple upload destinations, Transport Stream timecode support, and AMF timed metadata support.urn:uuid:81c59831-b0ed-44f3-8dd3-b42445c5178dSlicer Release 140731002014-07-31T12:00:00-07:002014-07-31T12:00:00-07:00<ul>
<li>Debug overlay feature</li>
<li>Fixed slicer bug for very short assets with ad breaks</li>
<li>Fixed tsudpslicer crash</li>
<li>Improved logging</li>
<li>Added prefix to slicer logs</li>
<li>Added -dvs flag for audio tracks</li>
<li>Added support for multiple upload destinations</li>
<li>Live file slicer sync improvements</li>
<li>Timecode ID3 tag support</li>
<li>AMF metadata support</li>
</ul>urn:uuid:e630de93-62d0-4d39-bd1e-28cca4c67989Multiple Test Player URLs2014-05-30T12:00:00-07:002014-05-30T12:00:00-07:00Channels, Live Events, and Assets have been updated to support multiple test player URLs. This includes the ability to name new test players from within the CMS UI for identification purposes. Please see the details tab for any channel, event, or asset to utilize this new functionality. The integration APIs have also been updated to include test player information. Please see the <a href="http://support.uplynk.com/doc_integration_apis.html">integration API documentation</a> for more information.urn:uuid:ff97fd2e-2741-4608-a76f-618a4f00bbd7Slicer Release 140523002014-05-23T12:00:00-07:002014-05-23T12:00:00-07:00<ul>
<li>Added -wallclock parameter to enable embedding wallclock time in ID3 tags</li>
<li>Added support for audio-only transport streams as input to liveslicer</li>
<li>Improved dropped frame handling</li>
<li>Improved /queues API to include queue names and high water mark</li>
<li>Work-around for Mac threading issue</li>
<li>Fixed alternate audio bug</li>
<li>Worked around Mac BlackMagic ancillary data bug</li>
<li>Send green frames when TS stream data pauses</li>
<li>Fixed NTSC deinterlace bug</li>
<li>Fixed WebVTT newline parsing bug</li>
</ul>urn:uuid:306933e3-c80c-4a52-803c-33928b0100fdCustomized push logs2014-04-23T12:00:00-07:002014-04-23T12:00:00-07:00The log pushing subsystem has been updated to support the addition of custom fields in some log events. Please see <a href="http://support.uplynk.com/doc_log_file_delivery.html#customizing" target="_new">the documentation</a> for more information.urn:uuid:86fb0ded-8809-479f-96ce-24569ec6a1b2OpenSSL update for Slicer2014-04-14T12:00:00-07:002014-04-14T12:00:00-07:00The Slicer has been updated to use the latest OpenSSL releaseurn:uuid:9780d943-b228-4d8d-96ec-726e477df44eNew CMS feature: Custom metadata2013-07-26T12:00:00-07:002013-07-26T12:00:00-07:00A new version of the CMS has been deployed that includes the capability of editing an asset's custom metadata. This feature not only allows for the addition, removal, and editing of arbitrary key/value pairs, but also makes it possible to upload a custom thumbnail for an asset.urn:uuid:33f3e27e-c1e7-46bc-837d-87cafbb89601New Slicer release2013-07-18T12:00:00-07:002013-07-18T12:00:00-07:00New versions of the slicer have been released for all platforms. This version adds support for custom timed metadata tags. See the <a href="http://support.uplynk.com/doc_slicer.html#s4" target="_new">online documentation</a> for more information.urn:uuid:953c0848-3609-4fff-b298-aabb42e50d4aAccount access settings2013-06-21T12:00:00-07:002013-06-21T12:00:00-07:00We’ve added the ability to grant other users read/write access to your account. You can also take over billing for their usage. See the advanced tab for more information.urn:uuid:f1c11c75-a37f-4e52-a3a6-a8d89955243bLive events and Camera Slicer (Beta)2013-05-14T12:00:00-07:002013-05-14T12:00:00-07:00Mac users only. We’ve added a Camera Slicer tool that makes it easy to stream from your camera. You can find it in the OSX Slicer download.urn:uuid:81dbe07c-d57c-46b8-abcc-690c3b6c4b4aupLynk test ad server2013-04-02T12:00:00-07:002013-04-02T12:00:00-07:00To help test ad breaks for both live and on demand content, we've created a "dummy" ad server. Simply create an ad config using the "upLynk - Dummy" ad server and reference it in your <a href="http://support.uplynk.com/doc_digital_rights_management.html#s3" target="_new">URL parameters</a> to insert ads into your breaks.urn:uuid:2b538562-b433-46ce-a527-fef73e48578cImproved transaction history2013-02-28T12:00:00-07:002013-02-28T12:00:00-07:00The Transaction History section of the Billing tab has been improved for clarity. In particular, it is now easier to tell which previous invoices have already been paid.urn:uuid:16a6f708-c1d7-4321-a2d2-5c55c2ac6c49New error reporting facilities2012-12-20T12:00:00-07:002012-12-20T12:00:00-07:00New error reporting facilities have been added to help you become aware of things like invalid authorization tokens:<ul><li>Error events in push logs - <a href="http://support.uplynk.com/doc_log_file_delivery.html">push logs</a> now have an error event giving details of the error</li><li>callback service - you can now also register an <a href="http://support.uplynk.com/doc_error_reporting.html">error reporting callback URL</a> that is notified in real time when errors occur.</li></ul>urn:uuid:0e8222d6-b691-41c0-9978-be0d87d3b9d9New Slicer release2012-10-26T12:00:00-07:002012-10-26T12:00:00-07:00New versions of the slicer have been released for all platforms. This version includes bug fixes and improved support for WMV filesurn:uuid:ea5ff957-bec4-43a2-a469-8029f0f4fe8cNew slicer release2012-09-21T12:00:00-07:002012-09-21T12:00:00-07:00New versions of the slicer have been released for all platforms. This version includes a fix for TTML parsing.urn:uuid:f9dcb86d-1856-4775-801b-7c4c67b198c2New integration APIs2012-09-18T12:00:00-07:002012-09-18T12:00:00-07:00Basic asset-related backend APIs have been added to aid in 3rd party system integration. See <a href="http://support.uplynk.com/doc_integration_apis.html">the online documentation</a> for more information.urn:uuid:3515cb45-7bd2-4479-85b7-2daad4c07dcbNew slicer release2012-07-13T12:00:00-07:002012-07-13T12:00:00-07:00New versions of the slicer have been released for all platforms. This version includes a fix for failed slicing jobs on raw (uncompressed) Quicktime files.urn:uuid:caecbf74-500e-4422-84a5-87afc66b0fc9CMS Analytics Improvements2012-07-06T12:00:00-07:002012-07-06T12:00:00-07:00A new version of the CMS has been deployed with improvements to the Analytics tab. Daily playback statistics are now displayed in the current timezone instead of always being displayed in UTC.<br/><br/>All historical data is still viewable in the Analytics tab, but statistics collected prior to July 3, 2012 are not affected by the new changes. Please note that push logs are not affected in any way since all data in push logs is always in UTC.urn:uuid:774646c7-9733-4f8a-a4ce-090839dc983bCMS Bugfix Release2012-07-03T12:00:00-07:002012-07-03T12:00:00-07:00The CMS has been updated with a number of bug fixes. In particular, the live channel history display has been rewritten and channels with many small assets now render correctly.urn:uuid:6c0e8e07-3655-4489-b82f-9af6cfb796abNew slicer release2012-05-30T12:00:00-07:002012-05-30T12:00:00-07:00New versions of the slicer have been released. This version includes a fix for a bug that caused some videos to encode as audio only.urn:uuid:6b649801-85a9-49b0-a2bb-08455124ec9dNew slicer release2012-04-18T12:00:00-07:002012-04-18T12:00:00-07:00New versions of the slicer have been released. This version includes minor bug fixes. Also, the slicebot now reports the ID of newly-created assets in any email or HTTP notifications. Please see the <a href="http://support.uplynk.com/doc_slicebot_automated_ingestion_workflows.html">online documentation</a> for additional information.urn:uuid:edafc6b9-60e8-4f78-a4e5-1818f9774f9fNew CMS and slicer release2012-02-29T12:00:00-07:002012-02-29T12:00:00-07:00A new version of the CMS has been released. This version improves playback in the mobile version of the CMS (<a href="http://mcms.uplynk.com">mcms.uplynk.com</a>) and also adds support for content sharing across accounts. Please see the <a href="/help/sharing.html">online documentation</a> for more information.<br/><br/>In conjunction with the new CMS release, the slicers and slicebot have been updated to support content sharing features.urn:uuid:0daa3d9b-7969-48d7-826e-a25a7168e45eNew slicer release2012-02-21T12:00:00-07:002012-02-21T12:00:00-07:00New slicer releases are available. This version adds the done_url and fail_url config settings to the slicebot. With these settings, you can more tightly integrate your content production workflow with other servers by having the slicebot call an HTTP URL each time a file finishes slicing.<br/><br/>Please see the <a href="http://support.uplynk.com/doc_slicebot_automated_ingestion_workflows.html#s7" target="_new">documentation</a> for more information.urn:uuid:0b059ad5-7838-4dd6-9169-cbb44e48a778New slicers released2012-02-10T12:00:00-07:002012-02-10T12:00:00-07:00New versions of the slicers have been released. Changes in this version include miscellaneous bug fixes and the addition of the enc_wait config parameter to the slicebot.<br/><br/>To download the new version, click on the +Upload button on the All Content tab.urn:uuid:45a9be7f-5536-4ff3-bfde-32f4891425fcMobile CMS released2012-02-07T12:00:00-07:002012-02-07T12:00:00-07:00A mobile version of the CMS is now available when you visit <a href="http://cms.uplynk.com">http://cms.uplynk.com</a> on a small-screen device. You can also reach it directly by going to <a href="http://m.cms.uplynk.com">m.cms.uplynk.com</a>.<br/><br/>This version is primarily targeted at iPhone and iPod Touch devices, although other devices may be suitable as well.urn:uuid:4a143301-90fd-4dac-ba52-fe7807d5ca9dNews added2012-01-17T12:00:00-07:002012-01-17T12:00:00-07:00The News feature was added to the CMS.urn:uuid:72d871bc-bf0e-4c70-840b-f92912b53e0aNew slicer release2012-01-04T12:00:00-07:002012-01-04T12:00:00-07:00The slicers have been updated on all platforms. Changes in this version:<br/>
<ul>
<li>forceAR option to force a specific aspect ratio instead of detecting it from the file</li>
<li>The Windows version of the slicer no longer requires that Python be installed. Python is still used for the slicebot.</li>
</ul>
<br/>Run the slicer without any command line parameters or see the <a href="http://support.uplynk.com/docs.html#slicing" target="_new">online documentation</a> fro more information.urn:uuid:c3e4f645-a84e-47f9-b932-b9e502597c2cNew slicer release2011-12-28T12:00:00-07:002011-12-28T12:00:00-07:00The slicers have been updated on all platforms. Changes in this version:<br/>
<ul>
<li>Trimming support - trim excess media from the beginning and end of files</li>
<li>The slicebot now supports <a href="http://support.uplynk.com/doc_slicebot_automated_ingestion_workflows.html#s5" target="_new">inline settings</a></li>
</ul>
<br/>Run the slicer without any command line parameters to see more information.urn:uuid:a38f7359-1391-445c-bdfd-8a542f4ae53cLog pushing enhancements2011-12-27T12:00:00-07:002011-12-27T12:00:00-07:00The log pushing subsystem has been updated:<br/><ul><li>The euid parameter has been added to many events to allow custom user and session tracking.</li><li>The log format version is now 2.3</li></ul><br/>Please see <a href="http://support.uplynk.com/doc_log_file_delivery.html" target="_new">the documentation</a> for more information.