Carousel 5.0.0 Release Notes ========================================================= * Bug 49 | DisplayEngine now supports live video input -With the proper TV-input card, the DisplayEngine will show live video in a zone. Can be composite, tuner, or streaming over the network. * Bug 53 | Web pictures -Bulletins can include picture blocks that update their content based on a URL to an image file on the internet. * Bug 58 | DisplayEngine supports Zoned channels -The DE will show multiple zones on a single channel * Bug 110 | Carousel remembers the last Zone you were on -When logging back into the system, you will be placed on the same zone you were on when you logged off. * Bug 533 | Database installed/updated via SQL script -This will make updating database versions easier in future releases. * Bug 584 | Media can be organized by Tags -Allows for flexible categorization and searching of media assets. * Bug 585 | Transition Previews -A small preview of each trasnsition is available in the WebUI. * Bug 701 | WebUI now supports live video bulletins -Live video bulletins can be created in Carousel. DisplayEngines must have a supported TV-input card installed. * Bug 703 | Zones are specified as a Crawl, Bulletin, or FullAlert Zone -Zones come in three flavors. Bulletin zones display bulletins in sections of a channel. Crawl zones contain all the crawls to be shown on a channel. FullAlert zones display bulletins on the entire channel, on top of any bulletin zones. * Bug 704 | A Channel contains a set of Zones -A channel can display any number of zones within itself. Zones are composited inside a channel. * Bug 714 | FullAlert Zones -FullAlert zones display alert bulletins over the entire channel, no matter how many zones are "underneath" the FullAlert zone. * Bug 782 | Zones can be organized by Tags -Zones can be tagged with ZoneTags, allowing flexible categorization and searching of zones. Handy for installations with dozens of zones. * Bug 783 | New CSS-based User Interface -New CSS-based User Interface * Bug 831 | Zones can have a description -You can assign a description to a zone. Handy for sites with dozens of zones. * Bug 839 | Zones can be selected via a dropdown menu list or a Tag-based selection interface -Depending on how many zones are in a system, they can be selected two different ways. The list style is best for a handful of zones, and the tag style is best for a large number of zones. * Bug 1070 | New User Roles -Carousel supports the Role-based authorization and authentication in FrontDoor 5.0 * Bug 1120 | New Bulletin Management Interface -Revamped the "look" of bulletin management to be a bit easier on the eyes. * Bug 1121 | New Bulletin Previews -Full screen previews of bulletins (in the bulletin management areas) use a new windowing technique. * Bug 1165 | DisplayEngine sports a simple 'cuts-only' graphics mode for Legacy and Solo hardware -Standard transitions might be too much for old or underpowered hardware to handle. The DE can now run in a simple, lightweight mode that doesn't stress the hardware. * Bug 1168 | WebUI thumbnail images are higher quality -We don't compress them as much anymore, so they look a bit nicer. * Bug 1280 | New Fonts -New Fonts * Bug 1293 | Commas in EventDisplay schedule fields split the text into multiple events -Commas are now properly escaped before the form data is processed. * Bug 1324 | DisplayEngine doesn't efficiently download files -DE was creating too many threads, and not closing them when finished. Now it handles downloads much more efficiently. * Bug 1327 | DisplayEngine shows a "Loading Zone" message for each zone -It's now easier to see the zones as they are being drawn on the DisplayEngine. * Bug 1362 | New Icons for bulletin types -New Icons for bulletin types * Bug 1363 | RSS bulletins lock up the Service if the feed isn't valid XML -The service now validates XML before attempting to parse it. If the XML is invalid, the feed is not processed. * Bug 1499 | Media Asset duplication screen is confusing -Copying media is now a bit more clear. * Bug 1523 | Bulletin notification email includes the username of the bulletin's creator -Anyone who is notified of new bulletins is also informed of who created the bulletin. * Bug 1527 | Applying effects to PNG pictures will remove the alpha channel -A warning is now displayed to the user. * Bug 1535 | Installers skip DE for Win2003Server OS machines -The DisplayEngine is no longer supported on Windows 2003 Server operating systems. The Carousel installer no longer installs the DE on these systems. * Bug 1599 | Welcome screen for new installations -Brand new installations see a friendly welcome screen.