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Encoder 2.150.0 - 2.199.0

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2.167.0 (BETA)

Released 2023-05-23

Fixed

  • Under rare conditions, inputs with negative timestamps at the start (e.g. due to B-frames before the first I-frame in presentation order) could result in audio and video being out of sync.

Known Issues

  • S3 role-based output for segmented muxings: No upload verification available.

2.166.0

Released 2023-05-16

Fixed

  • In cases where Dolby Vision with segmented muxing is configured, MuxingInformation was not calculated correctly for any additional audio or subtitle stream. This was fixed.

Known Issues

  • S3 role-based output for segmented muxings: No upload verification available.

2.165.0 (STABLE)

Released 2023-05-09

Fixed

  • The issue impacting long running LIVE/VOD Encodings, identified in the previous release, is fixed.

Known Issues

  • S3 role-based output for segmented muxings: No upload verification available.

2.164.0

Released 2023-05-03

Added

  • autoLevelSetup: property for video configurations (h264, h265, av1, vp9) to enable/disable the automatic calculation of level, maximum bitrate, and buffer size based on the lowest level that satisfies maximum property values for picture resolution, frame rate, and bitrate. In the case the target level is set explicitly, the maximum bitrate and buffer size are calculated based on the defined level. The autoLevelSetup is enabled by default and is automatically disabled if the maximum bitrate or buffer size is set.

Fixed

  • PerTitle Algorithm was sometimes losing a configured FIXED_RESOLUTION_AND_BITRATE when the configuration contained two FIXED_RESOLUTION_AND_BITRATE with the same resolution.
  • Fixed rare failures for encodings using three-pass with specific content.

Known Issues

  • S3 role-based output for segmented muxings: No upload verification available.
  • Long running LIVE/VOD Encodings could potentially fail. We highly recommend using the STABLE version or the higher versions (from 2.165.0 onwards) for such encodings.

2.163.0

Released 2023-04-25

Changed

  • In addition to the encoding start call, the limit for the Maximum VOD encodings queued is now also checked for the encoding create call.
  • Debug messages will not be returned by the Encoding Status API anymore.
  • Additional internal stability improvements.

Known Issues

  • S3 role-based output for segmented muxings: No upload verification available.

2.162.0

Released 2023-04-18

Fixed

  • Fixed a bug where using a closed caption media info lead to an error in HLS manifests.

Known Issues

  • S3 role-based output for segmented muxings: No upload verification available.

2.161.0

Released 2023-04-12

Changed

  • Internal stability improvements.

Known Issues

  • S3 role-based output for segmented muxings: No upload verification available.

2.160.0

Released 2023-04-04

Added

  • Smart Chunking is now enabled for VP9.

Fixed

  • Fixed a bug where paths in manifests were not correctly updated for live encodings after automatically detecting the output resolution.
  • Zixi and SRT ingest systems have been completely overhauled, resulting in improved stability and error handling.

Known Issues

  • S3 role-based output for segmented muxings: No upload verification available.

2.159.0

Released 2023-03-29

Added

  • For DASH manifests, when using profile: ON_DEMAND and manifestGenerator: V2, the duration property of Periods is now set when the manifest has multiple Periods.
  • WebM Muxing now supports SPEKE PlayReady encryption for VP9 video streams.

Fixed

  • Fixed a bug that caused the LIVE input probing to fail in some situations.

Known Issues

  • S3 role-based output for segmented muxings: No upload verification available.

2.158.0

Released 2023-03-14

Added

  • WebM Muxing now supports CENC PlayReady encryption for VP9 video streams using fMP4

Known Issues

  • S3 role-based output for segmented muxings: No upload verification available.

2.157.0

Released 2023-03-07

Added

  • Smart Chunking enabled in Dolby Vision to HDR10 and SDR workflows with frame rate changes.

Changed

  • Internal stability improvements.

Known Issues

  • S3 role-based output for segmented muxings: No upload verification available.

2.156.0

Released 2023-02-28

Added

  • Smart Chunking is enabled for Dolby Vision workflows without frame rate changes.

Changed

  • For HDR manifests the ManifestGenerator.V2 does not write the profile attribute on AdaptationSet level anymore.

Fixed

  • Improved the turnaround times for encodings with 4K inputs shorter than 16 seconds.
  • Creation of a GcsInput or GcsOutput was failing randomly with "Unable to query location of the bucket" if a bucket with the same name existed on AWS S3. The same could also happen for S3Input or S3Output for a bucket with the same name on GCS.

Known Issues

  • S3 role-based output for segmented muxings: No upload verification available.

2.155.0

Released 2023-02-23

Fixed

  • Stability improvements for Dolby Vision workflows with ProRes inputs

Known Issues

  • S3 role-based output for segmented muxings: No upload verification available.
  • Creating a GcsInput or GcsOutput might fail randomly with "Unable to query location of the bucket" if a bucket with the same name exists on AWS S3. The same may happen for S3Input or S3Output and a bucket with the same name on GCS.

2.154.0

Released 2023-02-14

Added

  • Smart Chunking
    • We completely overhauled the general bitrate distribution in our outputs to prevent quality drops at segment borders thus leading to a smoother playback experience.
    • This optimization is automatically applied to all encodings except when using the following features which will be added over the course of the next releases:

Changed

  • Codec settings for VP9 will now be automatically optimized for Live Encodings.

Known Issues

  • S3 role-based output for segmented muxings: No upload verification available.
  • Creating a GcsInput or GcsOutput might fail randomly with "Unable to query location of the bucket" if a bucket with the same name exists on AWS S3. The same may happen for S3Input or S3Output and a bucket with the same name on GCS.

2.153.0

Released 2023-02-07

Changed

  • We completely overhauled our muxing engine for fMP4 output with codecs H.264, AAC, HE-AAC, and HE-AACv2. For more details about the changes, read this article.

Fixed

  • Manifest segment durations were calculated inaccurately when a concatenation contained fractional and non-fractional framerate changes. Now the segment duration calculation is based on the number of encoded frames.
  • Corrected an issue which lead to Nielsen audio watermarking with multiple output video renditions to not be correctly applied under certain conditions.

Known Issues

  • Live Encodings using fMP4 or Webm muxings could potentially fail after running longer than appr. 6 hours. We highly recommend using the STABLE version or the higher versions (from 2.154.0 onwards) for such encodings.
  • S3 role-based output for segmented muxings: No upload verification available.

2.152.0

Released 2023-01-31

Changed

  • Internal stability improvements

Known Issues

  • S3 role-based output for segmented muxings: No upload verification available.

2.151.0

Released 2023-01-24

Added

Fixed

  • Configuring a lot of muxings sometimes resulted in failed encoding.

Known Issues

  • S3 role-based output for segmented muxings: No upload verification available.

2.150.0

Released 2023-01-17

Changed

  • Internal stability improvements

Known Issues

  • S3 role-based output for segmented muxings: No upload verification available.

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