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Release Notes - Signagelive Updates

Ian Maison
posted this on September 05, 2012 11:40

Release Notes - Signagelive - 28th November 2012 Sprint

Hi All,

Just to let you know of the changes that have been made as part of the November 2012 update. We hope you enjoy these new features and enhancements and if you have any questions or need any assistance then please let us know.

New Feature

The following features have now been added to your Signagelive networks.

  • A new HTML5 Message Manager has been released, which replaces the old version.
  • Support has been added for the Instorescreen media devices.
  • New Login Page for all users, which is now for both Network Administrators and Message Manager users plus Signagelive news.
  • Users can now download assets from within the Signagelive networks.
  • Users now have a 'Global Network Settings' feature that allows Health and Content Check, plus Automatic Reboot to be set on mass.
  • The Help menu has been updated. You can now view the Signagelive Platform Status from networks.

Improvements and Enhancements

The following improvements and enhancements have now been made for you.

  • The top menu has been updated to suit the new Signagelive style.
  • The requirement to Toggle Header has been removed.
  • The ability to add new licences as singles or multiples has been merged into one method.
  • The Support Cases feature has been removed in favour of using Zendesk for case management.
  • Ability to play .MOV files on Brightsign Players
  • Renamed the terminology from Extensions to Renewals.
  • The Downloads and Resources Page has been updated.
  • Remove Getting Started guide from Downloads and old User Guide from Help window.

Bugs and Issues

The following bugs and issues have all now been resolved.

  • Users could not create a nested playlist with the same name as a deleted nested playlist.
  • The Recent Connections feature not working on Dashboard.
  • Checking for hidden schedules starts the schedule from now, not 13 hours ago.
  • Health check report is not showing the correct number of players that have missed health check.
  • Audio continues to play in the content preview when the preview popup has closed.
  • Users cannot Create a New Layout Based on a Saved Layout using the Layout Creator.
  • Some schedules that should not be hidden appear to be hidden.
  • When a custom RSS feed is renamed on the network, it's corresponding media assets were not renamed.
  • Dashboard Alerts are not showing.
  • The 'Choose a Playlist' and 'Open Layout' windows don't load the libraries first time.
  • Fonts within the Custom RSS Editor will not allow things to Save.
  • Asset conditional playback is not saved a second time.
  • The Playlist refinement / deployment processing emails are not being sent.
  • When users edit the tags for a player, the cursor is at the start of the text and not the end.
  • Preview thumbnails for the default layouts have the tickers as red, they are white.
  • Open Layout dialog does not scale to fit the browser window.
  • Adding Asset Tags on List View Modes does not work.
  • Player Serial information not fully visible now we have reached 10,000 + on the final deployment page.
  • Unable to save a Folder name change via the right click folder option.
  • Non-synced players show the old player icon not the new one with red circle.

Release Notes - Signagelive - August 2012 Sprint

Hi All,

Just to let you know of the changes that have been made as part of the August 2012 update. We hope you enjoy these new features and enhancements and if you have any questions or need any assistance then please let us know.

New Feature

The following features have now been added to your Signagelive networks.

  • New or refined deployments are now processed via the Queue feature.  (View Guide)
  • Users now have the ability to remotely set up the network configuration on BrightSign devices.  (View Guide)
  • User can now preview their deployed playlists and layouts and can see what is deployed in each schedule window.  (View Guide)
  • A new report has been added to networks to show the linear schedule on each player.

Improvements and Enhancements

The following improvements and enhancements have now been made for you.

  • The End User Licence Agreement is now in HTML and now has Google Translate functionality.
  • Users now have the ability to open and view a layout that is currently deployed to a player.
  • We have streamlined the Free Trial Process to require less information.
  • We have made changes that significantly improve the speed of saving playlists and deployments, plus removing schedules.
  • The Desktop Edition is now named Corporate Communications Edition.

Bugs and Issues

The following bugs and issues have all now been resolved.

  • Message Manager freezing on loading a feed. 
  • Player navigation has been refined so that you can work on individual players.
  • Login Page Background not showing for users who use Chrome.
  • Conditional Rules on Media Assets not saving properly.
  • Changes to a Scheduled Interrupt playlist not updating.