Platform Release Notes

Enable and disable project transcoders (if don't require ABR or server side watermark).

Improved hotlink support for programs with full controls in program settings and channel view players handling hotlinked programs intelligently.

BETA 360º playing tests.

BETA WebRTC broadcasting from the browser. Select any video and audio sources and broadcst to your programs from the browser in extremly low latency WebRTC.

Improve video players with latest release.

RTMP, RTMPS and Icecast input URLs now available in program details.

Program handling changes for stability.

Enable and disable project transcoders (if don't require ABR or server side watermark).

Fix bug where when creating a new program the SRT output options were disabled.

Fix UI bug where program colour picker was not viewd on top of other parts of the interface.

Guest link stability improvements.

Minor UI improvements and fixes.

Hotlink support - control if your programs are individually hotlink protected meaning only the logged in viewing user can view the video stream on the link that is sent to the browser players.

Guest Links - Create a link that anyone can use to view as an auto logged in user that requires no registration.

Ability to designate a program as a 360º video.

Ability to designate a program as audio only (currently only works with IceCast).

Fixes protocols not saving due a change needed for protocols handling being broken for projects that don't currently have a protocols application in place. This led to changes not triggering the SAVE option

Fixes Editing Program name, shortname and colour not saving.

Allows max bandwidth setting on srt program settings to be 0. previously this was incorrectly disallowed when actually it is the best option as 0 = auto and will restrict bandwidth based on the video's resolution in an optimal setting for SRT. -1 is still allowed which is 'unlimited' - we may look to later restrict this setting for admin only to turn on but left on now for easy testing by all in case there is ever a need for it. Default is also 0 on program creation

Fixes where editing a a project user role in right panel would not update the UI and needed a refresh. Bonus fix in this issue is the project user list was showing org role and not the user project role

Adds the ability for all servers now including Dev and Production to match Staging in being able to access streamhub from the admin menu when logged in as a God Admin. Now no longer need to go to specifically to staging web fe to do this

ABR handling improvements using new SDK from Softvelum.

New SLDP player SDK updated

Made Auto more clearer by moving to a toggle above the dropdown. If Auto is on each ABR size says, for example of 1080, 'up to 1080p' to make the new functionality that it will auto switch resolutions but only up to the chosen one. If auto toggle is off all dropdown values become hard set non adaptive values e.g. '1080p' meaning 1080p is dictated no matter what. This can also be applied in the same way for each player with the only difference being the channel setting is stored and player settings will not survive leaving the player and coming back. Discussion to be had if we need to store per player settings - it would need to come with more obvious ways that a per player override is in action

NOT implemented the new softvelum release of 'size constrained' ABR meaning that the player will only ABR up to the actual size of the player - is there any need to go up to 1080p if the user has set Auto + 1080p if the grid of players are at 500px high? Likely not. There is argument that if they force non auto 1080p then it should stay no matter the size though for various reasons. This will become a new discussion + issue

New Protocols support - The server release added the ability to create 'applications' to override the base protocols allowed of SLDP only. Now the Web FE responds and allows the user with project admin access to set what protocols to accept including RTMP, RTMPS, RTSP and Icecast audio. Various HLS and MPEG, Dash protocols also in the server functionality but closed off until current RMPT, RTMPS, RTSP and Icecast are implemented further and tested. NOTE currently no web fe for showing the user/pass + url for these protocols - and also at the moment focussing on input only. This will come as a follow up issue - currently we'd need to get the RTMP urls for the end user manually.

Fixes the support link heading to a dead page of the old helpscout subdomain - it now goes to the docs.reprostream.com for the time being. It still attempts the 'support.' subdomain but a redirect is in place at SpinupWP to forward to 'docs.' - this leaves options open from web hosting and not coded into the web app for more flexibility.

Improves the 'Section Switcher' used for navigating Admin, Org, Project and Viewer. It was failing in some cases where a mixture of access and roles were in place e.g. you have access to a project in an org you are not currently in. This work allows fixes in the following issue too..

Fixes similar to above - rather than blocking 'Projects' if no access to manage projects in current org it would now detect that projects are accessible via another org and prompt to choose org. There are many other edge cases and scenarios it fixes. This should provide a much clearer UX and less confusing as well as fix some minor bugs of incorrect access responses in UI.

Fix for 360º video crashing.

Various player improvements.

Fix for looped or reconnecting videos losing audio.

Default 360º video viewing mode is accelerometer based.

View adheres a guest link's ability to control master audio on loading.

Guest links compatibility - create a guest link from the RePro Stream web management portal and iOS will now handle deep linked guest access

360º video handling improvements including setting 360 mode from web manager

Improvements to login and register screens for keyboard and login field visibility

Handling for playing 360º videos.

Restructure program management options.

Fix bug where videos could still play after logging out.

Fix bug where audio on/off and volume states were not saved when switching channels or exiting app.

Update SLDP player SDK.

Adds handling for hotlink protection features if enabled per program in web manager platform.

Fixes where Bottom Bar mode would fail to change back to set resolution after being at 360p for preview thumb size.

Changes the default player mode to ABR not Passthrough - Also changed order of options in the popover to ABR, Passthrough, SRT.

Fixes a bug where the fullscreen player and the larger Bottom Bar mode player would not resume after app backgrounds (or control centre tray was activated - anything that backgrounded the app).

Fixes a mis-configured variable that would set the SRT latency to what the SLDP player was hardcoded to. Now the SRT latency is set to what is passed by the API program meaning it will keep in line and not override the program manager set value. SLDP player buffer hardcoded to 120ms for now (and will look to mirror web player that allows you to set local player buffer).