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Encoder 1.24.3 - 1.56.0

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1.56.0

Released 2018-10-01

Added

  • Added flag to ignore duration trimming for input files shorter than the specified duration
  • Added support for timecode trimming for MXF files
  • Improve error message reporting when an internal encoding error occurs
  • Cut segments for HLS manifests and insert custom tags
  • Added Audio Leveling support

Fixed

  • Fixed an issue with bitrate conformance when using HLSv3 and AES128 encryption
  • Fixed handling of per title encodings with PAR other than 1:1
  • Fixed a bug where encoding from MXF source failed

1.55.3

Released 2018-09-17

Added

  • Restart of running live encodings
  • Burnt-In Time Code (BITC), taken from the SEI of the source file for every frame

Fixed

  • Improved handling with large input files
  • Improved playback on Roku and Tizen devices
  • Fixed a bug where the encoding failed with the resync at start feature
  • Fixed playback issue in chrome when adding custom timecode to MP4 muxing
  • Improved handling of watermark image download
  • Improved feedback for unsupported input file types
  • Improved handling of legacy S3 buckets
  • Improved support of MXF input files
  • Improved handling of download from Azure storage with special characters
  • Fixed handling of interlaced source files packaged in MP4 containers

1.54.0

Released 2018-09-03

Added

  • Create multi-period DASH manifests with an on-demand profile
  • Create multi-period DASH manifests with keyframes
  • Improved handling of input paths that contain URL encoded characters

Fixed

  • Fixed an issue where the framerate might be doubled when the deinterlace filter is used
  • Issue fixed where an audio that is encoded with a sample rate below the input sample rate caused an error
  • Fixed an issue where the passthrough of 608 captions may not work as expected

Known Issues

  • Encoding job might fail for 4k high bitrate files

1.53.0

Released 2018-08-19

Added

  • Added support for HEVC with FairPlay DRM
  • Allow usage of pre-warmed instances
  • Added unsharp, interlace and scaling filter
  • Add multiple audio groups to an HLS stream to be used together with stream conditions
  • Introduced new audio video sync mode that is useful if the source file was cut out of already encoded content.

Fixed

  • Fixed an issue where HTTP Basic authentication was not working for some endpoints
  • Fixed a bug where audio in MP4 files could not be decoded when multiple input files have been used
  • Fixed an issue where HLSv3 in combination with AES-128 encryption failed for a few input files

1.52.1

Released 2018-07-30

Added

  • Support for multiple input files (e.g., one video file and multiple audio files)
  • Support S3 storage with role-based authentication for progressive muxings types

Fixed

  • Fixed an issue where HTTP basic authentication might not work for some hosts
  • Improved status messages when creating Broadcast TS muxings

1.51.0

Released 2018-07-16

Added

  • Support for Per-Title encoding with 2pass and 3pass encoding
  • Added option to remove all position information when converting SCC to WebVtt
  • Added success/error message when creating preview manifests
  • Added timecode support for MP4 muxing
  • Added audio language metadata to progressive muxings

Fixed

  • Fixed a bug where variable input fps handling might not work as expected
  • Fixed a bug where valid video files may be recognized incorrectly as input file format not supported

1.50.0

Released 2018-07-03

Added

  • Support for AV1
  • Support for Per-Title Encoding
  • Support for S3 V4 signature buckets
  • Added numberOfFrames and aspectRatio to muxing information

Fixed

  • Fixed a bug where watermark filters could not be applied for certain configurations

Known Issues

  • Per-Title does not work yet with 2pass and 3pass encoding

1.49.0

Released 2018-06-25

Added

  • Support for two-pass and three-pass encoding
  • Support for SCC to WebVtt conversion
  • Support for SCC to 608/708 conversion

Fixed

  • Improved transcoding resilience
  • Fixed an issue where manifest creation fails when HEVC, TS, and HLS is used
  • Fixed an issue where the FPS from a live stream might be detected incorrectly

1.48.0

Released 2018-06-18

Added

  • 608/708 Passthrough support
  • DASH On Demand Profile
  • New Fonts for Text Filter
  • Multi-Channel Audio

Fixed

  • Fixed a bug where the encoding fails when validating the output if VP8 and H264 are encoded at the same time
  • Fixed a bug where the analysis of an input file might fail

1.47.3

Released 2018-05-29

Added

  • Added MP3 muxing
  • Added Enhanced Watermark Filter
  • Added SBR signaling to HE-AAC codec
  • Added dynamic font size for text filter
  • Added custom port for SSH when using AWS connect
  • Added property to create multiple files for sprites

Changed

  • Improved download speed from S3 Inputs

Fixed

  • Fixed an issue that might cause wrong audio duration for Broadcast TS Muxing
  • Fixed an error where the download step might stall

1.46.1

Released 2018-05-15

Added

  • Added Broadcast TS Muxing

Fixed

  • Fixed an error where watermark download fails for certain HTTP storages
  • Fixed an audio sync issue that could occur when using MXF files and XDCAM
  • Fixed an issue that the encoding may fail when the video input codec is qtrle

1.45.0

Released 2018-05-06

Added

  • Support for HE-AACv1
  • Up to 3x faster download of files from S3 Inputs

Fixed

  • Fixed an issue where an encoding might fail when audio stream conditions are used
  • Live stream fails fast now if files cannot be written to the output storage
  • Fix for sub-second GOP length for progressive outputs.
  • Fixed a bug for timecode trimming which occurred for some files.

1.44.0

Released 2018-04-22

Added

  • Added muxing information for MOV muxings
  • Set DTS offset for TS muxings

1.43.3

Released 2018-03-29

Added

  • Support for new AWS regions: US_EAST_2, CA_CENTRAL_1, EU_WEST_2, EU_WEST_3

1.42.0

Released 2018-03-29

Added

  • Create preview manifest of running VoD encodings
  • Improved validation to check if watermark file is downloadable

1.41.0

Released 2018-03-25

Added

  • Added new stream condition to check for the duration of the input file
  • Improved error message when all streams are removed due to stream conditions
  • Added port to HTTP and HTTPS input

Fixed

  • Fixed a bug where thumbnails created at 100 percents may fail

1.40.0

Released 2018-03-15

Added

  • Added Text Filter and Burn In Timecode Filter
  • Added unit `percents for specifying sprite distance
  • Improved error messages for invalid input file types

Fixed

  • Fixed a bug that might cause an error for specific input files when checking for the fps in the stream conditions

1.39.0

Released 2018-03-05

Added

  • Added support for S3 v2 Signature for input
  • Added stream condition for total stream count, video stream count and audio stream count

Fixed

  • Fixed a bug where muxing to Progressive TS with video only may fail

1.38.0

Released 2018-03-01

Added

  • Custom sample aspect ratio can now be applied
  • Improved scheduling of on-premise encodings to increase speed and cluster utilization

Fixed

  • Fixed an issue where frames might get dropped if the input file is Open GOP
  • Fixed a bug where thumbnails might not be transferred to akamai endpoints
  • Fixed a bug which caused encodings with VP9 input files to fail

1.37.0

Released 2018-02-19

Added

  • Improved speed for VP8 encoding

Fixed

  • Fixed an issue where frames might get dropped if the input file is Open GOP
  • Fixed an issue where output duration might be wrong for MP4 muxings
  • Fixed an issue where output duration of manifest might not match the duration of the video stream for HLSv3 muxings

1.36.0

Released 2018-02-11

Added

  • Increased speeds for progressive muxings

Fixed

  • Improved stability for H264 encodings
  • Improved acquiring of instances to speed up cluster creation

1.35.0

Released 2018-01-25

Added

  • Stream conditions can now be configured to only remove the steam instead of the whole muxing if it evaluates to false
  • Added option to provide input color space and range
  • Added support for aspera token authentication

Fixed

  • Fixed an issue where thumbnail creation fails with some MXF files

1.34.0

Released 2018-01-14

Added

  • Add relative position support for crop filter
  • Add MD5 Hash Header for progressive outputs written to S3

Fixed

  • Bugfix for an internal race condition occurring with some H264 input files which caused the encoding to fail
  • Enhanced open GOP detection to avoid frame glitches and audio/video sync issues

1.33.1

Released 2018-01-04

Added

  • Added Denoise Hqdn3d filter
  • Fixed frame rate for progressive MP4 and progressive TS

Fixed

  • Bugfix for on-premise where the worker nodes have not registered on the master node in certain conditions

1.32.0

Released 2017-12-27

Added

  • Added progressive MOV muxing

1.31.0

Released 2017-12-18

Added

  • Introduced pre-warmed pods for on-premise encoding to reduce enqueue time
  • Transfer checks can be disabled

Fixed

  • Fixed a bug where the encoding fails when outputPath was not set

1.30.0

Released 2017-12-11

Added

  • Default settings for ACL were different for segmented and progressive output

1.29.0

Released 2017-11-29

Added

  • Added Keyframe Archive

1.28.1

Released 2017-11-23

Added

  • Added scenecut threshold option for H264 and H265 codec configurations

Fixed

  • Encoding failed with an MXF input and an output audio sample rate of 44.1kHz
  • Segment size was ignored for TS muxings

1.27.0

Released 2017-11-15

Added

  • Added new video codec: VP8
  • Added new audio codecs: AC3, E-AC3, MP2, MP3, Opus, Vorbis
  • Added progressive WebM muxing

1.26.3

Released 2017-11-07

Added

  • Added API endpoint to get muxing information for progressive TS and progressive MP4

Fixed

  • Encoding failed with certain MXF files due to an invalid handling
  • Improved acquiring of Microsoft Azure Cloud instances

1.25.3

Released 2017-10-23

Added

  • Encodings can now run on Azure cloud
  • Added audio stream conditions for: Bitrate, Language, Channel Format, Channel Layout

Fixed

  • Channel Format for stream conditions has been changed to a Long value
  • Encoding failed when using audio merge in common with MXF input

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