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community4u · ‎04-08-2014

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Release Notes

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2017-June-14 Release - Ooyala Player Web release v4.14.8

This maintenance release fixes playback issues on a very specific Chrome version (48.0.2564.109), fixes issues with certain types of VPAID creatives and the Google IMA ad plugin, and enhances error message details. See Ooyala Player V4 Release Notes for more information.

2017-June-08 Release - Specifying Language and Framerates for Closed Captions via Manifest-based Ing...

If you use manifest files to ingest closed caption files via the Ooyala Ingestion Service (OIS), you can now optionally specify the language and framerate of the closed caption file. See Ingesting Closed Caption Files for details.

2017-June-04 Release - Ooyala Video Platform Deprecation Announcements

Ooyala is deprecating the following functionality. For more information, contact your Ooyala representative.

2017-May-31 Release - New Product Releases

Backlot Support for Standard Player Embed Codes (2017-May-31) Backlot now provides you with the option to choose between a standard and advanced embed code (see MANAGE > Embed). If you use the standard Player embed code, the new embed script will include all of the most commonly used player plugins, and it minifies and hosts all the needed player components automatically for you. For details on what is included in the Standard Ooyala web player embed code, refer to the Ooyala Backlot Release Notes.

2017-May-25 Release - Ooyala Live v2.8.2

Ooyala Live now supports live video syndication to YouTube.

2017-May-24 Release - Mobile SDK Release v4.25.0

Ooyala Mobile SDKs for Android and iOS, version 4.25.0, are released. Notable features of this release include reimplementation of the fullscreen feature for Player using the Android Skin SDK, leveraging Immersive mode in Android. Google IMA libraries have been updated to version 3.5.1 for Core SDKs.

2017-May-17 Release - Player Web v4.14.7

This player version adds Japanese localization to the player skin and a new page-level parameter for the playlists.js plugin. See the Ooyala Player V4 Release Notes for details.

2017-May-15 Release - Player Web v4.13.9

This player version adds page-level parameters for specifying resources associated with the bit_wrapper.min.js plugin and enhances error descriptions that are published to the message bus. See the Ooyala Player V4 Release Notes for details.

2017-May-10 Release - New Ingestion Dashboard in the Backlot UI

There is a new Ingestion Feed Activity tab in the Backlot UI that displays a read-only log of files submitted for ingestion to Backlot via the Ooyala Ingestion Service (OIS). For details, see the Ooyala Backlot Release Notes and Viewing the Ingest Log in Backlot.

There is a new Ingestion Feed Activity tab in the Backlot UI that displays a read-only log of files submitted for ingestion to Backlot via the Ooyala Ingestion Service (OIS). For details, see the Ooyala Backlot Release Notes and Viewing the Ingest Log in Backlot.

2017-May-02 Release

This Backlot release expands Player V4 support for creating and customizing Ooyala players. You can now specify which player version you want to use (V4 or V3) when you create or edit a play. When you select a player, Backlot displays the configuration options that are available for that player version. For details, see the Ooyala Backlot Release Notes.

2017-May-01 Release

This Ooyala player release enhances player performance by reducing the time to load and initialize the embedded player. For details, see the Ooyala Player V4 Release Notes.

2017-April-04 Release This Ooyala player release introduces new Ooyala-hosted paths for player resources and changes the default to HTML5 playback for the bit_wrapper.min.js plugin. For details, see the Ooyala Player V4 Release Notes.

2017-03-28 Release
Items of interest include the release of the Ooyala Mobile SDKs v4.24.0.

2017-March-13 Release This release includes the new Conviva Analytics plugin, compatibility added for new Chrome v38 requirements, and enhancements for My Ads, Google IMA, and Discovery.

2017-Feb-17 Release Player V4 maintenance release to fixe adaptive bitrate streaming (ABR) performance issues associated with the Bitmovin Video Plugin for DASH and HLS.

2017-Feb-03 Release Support for integrating Player V4 with Facebook Instant Articles.

2017-Jan-30 Release Player V4 Web release v4.11.13 adds support for delivering My Ads associated with a video in Backlot, along with additional configuration options for the Pulse plug-in, playlists, and the Share screen.

2017-Jan-26 Release Ooyala Mobile SDKs now provide volume getter and setter methods.

2016-12-15 Release
Notable contents of this release include updates to Ooyala IQ Analytics and Player V4 Web version 4.10.6.

2016-11-18 Release

Notable contents of this release include Ooyala Player V4 release 4.10.4.

2016-11-10 Release
Notable contents of this release include additions to the Analytics v3 Reporting API.

2016-11-03 Release
Notable contents of this release include Player V4 release 4.9.8.

2016-10-24 Release
Simulation adjustments available in the Pulse Forecasting functionality

2016-10-20 Release
Notable contents include the release of eCommerce Version 3.

2016-10-13 Release
Notable contents of this release include an option in Backlot to syndicate with Roku Direct Publisher.

2016-10-06 Release
Notable contents of this release include Ooyala Live release 2.3.0 and enhancements to the Player V4 documentation.

2016-09-30 Release
Notable contents of this release include upgrades to the Dashboard and Business Intelligence board for Live and Video-on-Demand content types.

2016-09-29 Release
Notable contents of this release include Player V4 version 4.8.5.

2016-09-14 Release
Notable contents of this release include Player V4 Web (v4.7.9).

2016-09-08 Release
Notable contents of this release include Ooyala Live (v2.2.0).

2016-08-26 Release
Notable contents of this release include new documentation for the YOUBORA Analytics Plugin for Player V4 and the Discovery 1.5 API, and other documentation updates.

2016-08-18 Release
Notable contents of this release include the introduction of eCommerce API, Version 3, Release 1.

2016-08-11 Release
Notable contents of this release include an upgrade to Cross-Device Resume functionality with IQ, as well as upgrades to Live.

2016-08-04 Release
Notable contents of this release include new Ooyala IQ features.

2016-08-01 Release
Notable contents of this release include Player V4 release 4.6.9.

2016-07-28 Release
Notable contents of this release are documentation updates to the QoS Solution powered by the NPAW YOUBORA platform.

2016-07-21 Release
Notable contents of this release include streamlining Discovery documentation.

2016-07-14 Release
Notable contents of this release include version 4.5.7 of the Ooyala Player.

2016-07-12 Release
Notable contents of this release include syndication of videos to Facebook and deprecation of the v2 Analytics API.

2016-07-01 Release
Notable contents of this release include Ooyala Live version 2.0.0 and support for live server side ad insertion in Player V4.

2016-06-30 Release
Notable contents of this release include verion 4.5.5 of the Ooyala Player, version 4.15.1 of the mobile SDK for iOS, and new Ooyala IQ features.

2016-06-23 Release
Notable contents of this release include version 4.15.0 of the mobile SDKs for iOS and Android, the first release of the tvOS SDK, and new encoding recommendations for Player V4.

2016-06-09 Release
Notable contents of this release include Version 4.4.11 of the Ooyala Player, updates to the Ooyala WordPress plugin, and the Show by State feature in Ooyala IQ.

2016-06-01 Release
Notable contents of this release include an update to the closed caption behavior in the V3 ASP Flash Player and a bug fix for the mobile SDK for Android.

2016-05-31 Release
Notable contents of this release include version 4.4.7 of the Ooyala Player V4 and version 1.4.0 of Ooyala Live.

2016-05-23 Release
Notable contents of this release include an update to the V3 ActionScript Flash Player and updated Player V4 documentation.

2016-05-20 Release
Notable contents of this release include version 4.14.0 of the mobile SDKs for iOS and Android and an update to the Content Protection Options by Device table.

2016-05-16 Release
Notable contents of this release include support for the Authorization API in Player V4 and updates to Widevine Modular Content Protection.

2016-05-13 Release
Notable contents of this release include the release of Ooyala Live v1.3.0 and an update about the Android SDK.

2016-05-06 Release
Notable contents of this release include new Ooyala Player and Ooyala Ingestion Service documentation.

2016-04-29 Release
Notable contents of this release include a new JSON API for integrating Ooyala IQ with third-party players and Roku devices.

2016-04-28 Release
Notable contents of this release include the release of version 4.3.3 of the Ooyala Player V4.

2016-04-19 Release
Notable contents of this release include the release of the video mobile SDKs for iOS and Android v.4.13.0.

2016-04-15 Release
Notable contents of this release include a fix for Live channel creation with ad insertion.

2016-04-12 Release
Notable contents of this release include a new release of Player V4 and Player V4 documentation updates.

2016-04-04 Release
Notable contents of this release include added support in Ooyala Live for HLS with Discretix PlayReady DRM.

2016-03-31 Release
Notable contents of this release include new documentation for Apple FairPlay Streaming integration and setting concurrent stream limits per studio requirements.

2016-03-25 Release
Notable contents of this release include new documentation for Ooyala Account Token generation.

2016-03-17 Release
Notable contents of this release include new features for Ooyala Live and the release of v.4.12.0 of the mobile SDKs for iOS and Android.

2016-03-09 Release
Notable contents of this release include the ability to set presets in Ooyala IQ and a fix to Ooyala IQ metrics for Live assets.

2016-03-04 Release
Notable contents of this release include updates to the Watchlist API documentation and new documentation for stopping unauthorized streams.

2016-02-17 Release
Notable contents of this release include version 4.11.0 of the mobile SDKs for iOS and Android and Live bug fixes.

2016-02-10 Release
Notable contents of this release include updated and new Ooyala IQ functionality.

2016-01-29 Release
Notable contents of this release include an updated Watchlist REST API design.

2016-01-26 Release
Notable contents of this release include the ability to set concurrent stream limits at the asset level and support for AMP HTML5 with the V3 Ooyala Player.

2016-01-08 Release Notable contents of this release include new integration and customization documentation for the Ooyala integration with Chromecast.

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