Viz Channel Branding Release Notes

Version 5.2 | Published June 05, 2024 ©

Viz Channel Branding Release Notes

Viz Channel Branding 5.2.0

Release Date: 2024-06-06

These are the release notes with changes since 5.1.0.

New Features

  • Housekeeper Service - a context-aware data synchronization service.

  • Integrations Hub REST API v2 additions with full GET/POST/PUT/DELETE support for channel pool.

  • Integrations Hub REST API v2 additions with being able to PUT any Page Content to a page in page pool and playlist.

  • Integrations Hub REST API v2 additions with being able to GET full list of Templates from template pool and GET on single Template from template pool.

  • Integrations Hub REST API v2 additions with being able to PUT on a Page in page pool to update any page's description, time-to-live or default duration.

  • Integer and Float field editor added to Page Editor.

Improvements

  • Import of Ticker Buttons is now supported for more file encodings, such as UTF-16 with and without Byte Order Mark.

  • When a Page Content Filling playlist query is invalid the Promo Server now returns the proper error code instead of a message indicating a general failure to find a match for the query.

  • Multiple icons and components in playlist and channel settings has received new and improved versions.

  • IntHub v2 REST API: allow property CreatedBy to be optional for PUT requests - will retain current value in this case.

  • Possible to copy-paste elements across playlists in a channel.

  • Created By property is now tracked for primary event as well.

  • Upgrade Tool now allows for migration and upgrade of channels containing Viz Trio-created pages as well as Combo pages.

  • Codepage can now be set for Playlist Importer's LST Import module.

  • Optional setting added to Marina Integration Module to force deletion of Message elements or non-matching pages when pushing Page updates to a playlist.

Changed Features

  • For AnyText and Excel Import Modules the optional setting 'Header Lines in File' / 'Header Lines Included' is merged into the 'Skip Line' option.

  • The Confirmation dialog of pages when deleting a Template is now only shown if there exist one or multiple pages created from this Template.

  • Playlist column 'Page name' renamed to 'Cf. page' to match meaning of 'copied from page' as it indicates nearest parent as a breadcrumb.

Fixed Issues

  • Scene Importer now fully support extended characters as part of Page Field data.

  • Playlist column Take Count is now updated in real-time when events are taken on air.

  • Was possible to crash the Playlist Importer using a rarely used command parameter.

  • Pilot Data Element (PDE) column in playlist now updates in real time.

  • Preview of page data in Page Editor now also works for Viz Engine 5.x+.

  • Fixed issue regarding column resizing for Action Pool.

  • NDI Stream discover for Channel Deck is now case-agnostic.

  • Scene Importer now handle scene descriptions that contain special characters.

System Requirements

  • Windows 7 64-bit (only), or higher

  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8

  • Media Sequencer 5.3 or higher

  • Viz Engine 3.14 or higher, with Viz Engine 5.2 or higher recommended

  • Graphic Hub REST 2.4.2 or higher

  • Media Codecs (K-lite Codec Pack full)

    Note: Codecs are required to preview proxy videos from Viz One. For installation, see the Viz One Integration section in the Viz Channel Branding User Guide.

Migration

Migrating from Viz Multichannel to Channel Branding 5.0+

  1. Uninstall previous version.

  2. Install Viz Channel Branding 5.0+ component 'Upgrade Tool'.

  3. Run 'Upgrade Tool' and 'Migrate' and then 'Upgrade' appropriate channels. This is a two-step process, first the data migration, then a final data-upgrade pass.

Documentation

Documentation for Viz Channel Branding is available at the Vizrt Documentation Center:

Support

Support is available at the Vizrt Support Portal.