Director Release Notes – Eagle ( 2.9.x.x )

Director 2.9.1.52

26 September 2019 · Published by Jon Clark

Changes since: 2.9.1.48

FIX – Add support for Ember+ Triggers to fire when On/Off air triggered manually.

FIX – Transcode status for download does not update

FIX – Prevent ability to pop download/delete window whilst recording is being processed

FIX – vMix web preview no longer working

FIX – Logo missing from notification emails

FIX – Force Import of PhoneBox shows / stations if they dont exist.

FIX – No thumbnails for Branding XAML.

FIX – Blackmagic Incoming Data Queue High CPU usage.

FIX – Put back NewTek NDI DLL into installation

Director 2.9.1.48

14 August 2019 · Published by Jon Clark

Changes since: 2.9.1.43

NEW – Make NDI Discovery OnDemand

NEW – Increase Request Lock timeout in ATEM Switcher image upload to 30 seconds and release lock request if fail.

NEW – Support 2160p graphic upload.

NEW – Make recording transfer retry parameters configurable.

FIX – Recording less than 10 seconds are not deleted from streamer.

FIX – Custom assets not rendering in graphic process queue

FIX – vMix web preview no longer working

FIX – Remove video data queue from video stream and pass straight to streamer and recording queues. Add MPEGTS packet logging.

FIX – Refactor inefficient XAML Preview generation.

FIX – Clearer log around attempts to connect back to phone box server.

FIX – Archive Failure prevents recording from showing as complete.

FIX – Split recording feature not working

Director 2.9.1.43

8 July 2019 · Published by Jon Clark

Changes since: 2.9.1.16

NEW – Add Bind to Network Card setting to force various listeners to bind to the same ip address as the licensed network card rather than the setting in the ini file.

NEW – Write signalr.uri and webmanager address global setting values into db on startup to ensure correct ip address if changed.

NEW – Add Subtitle with archiving feature to Eagle.

NEW – Move Blackmagic streaming log entries to top of method.

NEW – Add email notification when switcher / streamer is back online

FIX – Publish Queue Purge using wrong publish queue id

FIX – Clients not notified when switcher input is changed by third party

FIX – Stop streamer blocking other recordings when unable to transfer file.

FIX – Post Process Duration Probe needs to use current culture to parse double

FIX – Ensure installer includes latest and relevant versions of NewTek NDI .Net libraries

FIX – Connection to PBServer fails when switcher is in demo mode.

FIX – Demo Mode Streamer does not show as connected

FIX – Streamer service not stopping

FIX – Installer not reliably updating web manager files

FIX – Recording TimeStamps are not converted to local time on downloads page.

FIX – Downloads not showing if one downloads has error

FIX – Select Program Input, Switch to Camera and Hold On and Switch to Camera and hold off do not present camera select drop down

FIX – Filename extension incorrect for video encoded using added preset

FIX – AXIA GPIO Nodes only read first 9 elements

FIX – Fix Ingest Bug

FIX – NP pool memory growth caused by bug in NewTek NDI SDK

FIX – YelloBrik Server Connected bug

FIX – Migration from Bear puts streamers into Demo mode

FIX – Streamer reconnect error when streaming source is removed from H264 encoder.

FIX – Wheatstone Audio re-connection fix

FIX – Change to explicit Start/Stop recording commands when recording triggered by GPIO

FIX – WebManager server api format error (strip “http://”)

FIX – Display bytes per seconds as kilo bits per second in web manager

FIX – Fix web manager validation of GPIO Triggers

FIX – Fix network card license issue when converting from Bear to Eagle.

FIX – Add alternative BMDStreaming.exe location and fix null reference exception on disconnection

FIX – Bit rate not appearing in web manager

FIX – Delayed Camera Switch Fix

FIX – Default artwork image should display when no song is playing.

FIX – Show Carousel index not adjusted if carousel item is deleted.

FIX – Encoded files for download not appearing in Downloads tab

FIX – Delayed switch doesn’t work after same camera retains focus

FIX – Filename extension incorrect for video encoded using added preset

FIX – Web manager DLL versioned with 0.0.0.0

FIX – Fix import of Videos in Dolphin to Eagle conversion

FIX – Wheatstone – Use Average Levels instead of Peak Levels

Director 2.9.1.16

8 May 2019 · Published by Jon Clark

Changes since: Virtual Director 2.9.1.9

NEW – Add GPOs to indicate current status

NEW – Revert to older decklink api reference.

NEW – Change DecklinkAPI.dll to version 11.1

NEW – Write transcription files into related recording folder.

NEW – Consume Blackmagic stream on demand when recording rather than constantly

FIX – Sorting of mics is incorrect

FIX – Recordings from vMix showing incorrect duration

FIX – Fix Server / Streamer Remote file delete.

FIX – Recording Timeout time not passed to client in UTC Format

FIX – Flush Incoming Queue between recordings when streamer idle

FIX – Increase timeout for media upload in Blackmagic firmware 7.2

FIX – Parsing ffprobe output for duration can fail

FIX – Check for empty path in Track artwork.

Director 2.9.1.9

3 April 2019 · Published by Jon Clark

Changes since: Virtual Director 2.9.1.3

NEW – Remove duplicated encoding settings and combine remaining tabs

FIX – Concatenating .ts files via FFMPEG leads to artefacts at the minute mark

FIX – Rename Switcher tab to Audio Visual in studio configuration page

FIX – Only delete recording folder if folder is empty

FIX – Remove Still Location field now that it’s superfluous

FIX – Label of Overrun field incorrectly states units of milliseconds

FIX – Data export fixes

FIX – Video Stream Client Connection Fixes

FIX – vMix IP address field label needs space inserted

FIX – vMix Enable Multicorder checkbox incorrectly aligned

FIX – vMix v22 Connection fix

FIX – Refactor recording control to fix vMix timing issues

Director 2.9.1.3

18 March 2019 · Published by Jon Clark

Changes since: Virtual Director 2.9.1.2

FIX – Purge Process deletes all recordings if recording in old non folder format is found.

FIX – Manual video Ingest fixes.

Director 2.9.1.2

14 March 2019 · Published by Jon Clark

Changes since: Virtual Director 2.9.0.98

NEW – Support for MongoDB including migration tool.

NEW – Add Search (All Stations) in transcription.

NEW – Speed of media file transfer from streamer to server increased.

FIX – Move recording files to their own folders organised by studio, station and show.

FIX – Proxy server system setting missing.

FIX – Server Service not stopping.

FIX – Tally Lights not set correctly on AWHE2 cameras.

FIX – Missing “-i” in ffmpeg parameter when live streaming from blackmagic.

FIX – Add NDI enabled ffmpeg build and use in association with vMIx still grabs and live stream.

Director 2.9.0.98

21 February 2019 · Published by Jon Clark

Changes since: Virtual Director 2.9.0.96

FIX – Camera Switching fix

FIX – Publish Queue Items marked for removal are removed from OASIS but are not removed from VD database

FIX – Silent audio when video shared in windows media player.

Director 2.9.0.96

18 February 2019 · Published by Jon Clark

Changes since: Virtual Director 2.8.1.73

NEW – Support for vMix

NEW – Transcription Search feature to user protected area

NEW – Support for Wheatstone desks

NEW – Improvements to the web UI