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1.42.0 (Aug 07, 2024)

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• BCN-12463: Fixed a fatal error that occurred when selecting Delete more than once on a Live Text widget item.

• BCN-14733: Fixed a crash that occurred if the user attempted to close the app while the initial launch screen is being displayed.

• BCN-15629: Fixed an issue where the Subscription Information card on the Dashboard would trigger a large number of unnecessary BSN.cloud Main API calls.

• BCN-16387: (XT2145) Fixed an issue at 3840x2160 resolution where the portion of the image zone that crosses the screen boundary from one HDMI output to another HDMI output does not render.

• BCN-16488, BCN-16610: Fixed an issue related to OAuth2 Token renewal which would cause authentication to fail.

• BCN-16505: Fixed an issue where an invalid Tags value would result in the inability to move media files in the Content Library.

• BCN-16599: Fixed an issue where certain BSN.cloud API requests would result in an error.

• BCN-16665: Fixed a typo with the EAP-TLS Certificate under Setup > Network Configuration > Network Options > Wireless. PKSC#12 was corrected to PKCS#12.

• BCN-16693: Fixed an issue in which an error would result when trying to publish a presentation containing GPS events.

1.37.1 (Jun 10, 2024)

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New Features

• BCN-16078: The new Network tab interface, formerly in Beta, is now the default.

• BCN-15600: User Events have been added, and User Events can now be imported or exported (for example, from BrightAuthor classic)

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• BCN-15543: Tags added to media files are now saved correctly after being changed.

• BCN-16177: Removed unnecessary information from interface in Admin > Setup > Player Settings > Remote Screenshot

• BCN-16249: In Admin > Setup, the “BSN.cloud option is now “Content Cloud” and “Enable BSN.cloud” is now “Enable Control Cloud or Content Cloud”. The broken Information link has also been fixed.

• BCN-16374: In the remote DWS “BrightSignOS Update” section, the OS update option now says “Update” instead of “Reprovision”.

• BCN-16409: Fixed a crash in the new (Beta) Network Tab that occurred when the user tries to select any Group when they only have permissions to view Players and Groups.

1.32.0 (Mar 13, 2024)

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New Features

• BCN-11951: Added a GPS event so users can change digital signage content based on geographic location (geofencing), as they could in BrightAuthor classic.   

• BCN-15649: When a state is selected in an interactive zone, users can now enter a note for the state in the property panel.

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• BCN-15245: Property Lock will now be disabled shortly after setup is complete to let the user make changes to player properties instead of remaining enabled after setup.

• BCN-15472: Updated the splash screen image to remove inappropriate branding

• BCN-15541: Changed the Expand all/Collapse all buttons in the Beta Network tab from uppercase to uppercase/lowercase

• BCN-15677: The autorun now supports BMAP product peripherals on Series 5 devices.

• BCN-15696: Updated descriptions in the Admin tab

• BCN-15704: Fixed the messages on the Lock/Unlock User pop-up notification

• BCN-15764: Deselecting “Status” in the DWS visible columns dropdown now hides the status column 

• BCN-15859: The autorun no longer crashes when using the BMAP RangeControl command

• BCN-15908: Restored the ability of users to add 8K videos in XT245 presentations

1.27.1 (Dec 14, 2023)

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Improvements

• BCN-14569: The Device Setup columns in the Setup Library of the Admin tab were reordered to prioritize the name and details of the setup package.

• BCN-15418: When a player is selected in the Player List, the current presentation name associated with the player is now displayed in the Properties panel.

• BCN-15443: Users can now expand or collapse all groups when viewing players by group in the Beta version of the Player List.

• BCN-15450: Users can now drag and drop in the new Player List as they can in the current (non-Beta) Player List.

• BCN-15466, BCN-15519, BCN-14665, BCN-13690: Added various localization and formatting improvements to the UI

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• BCN-13853: User variables are now available at the player_ip:8008 web page even if their values were left blank in the presentation.

• BCN-15434, BCN-13558, BCN-15295: Fixed incorrect language in the application UI dialogs and an error message

• BCN-15442: Fixed an error encountered when dragging and dropping a single item between player groups, which caused the error to persist when a user tries to drag a new item

• BCN-15472: Updated the splash screen image with the appropriate branding

• BCN-15487: Fixed an issue in the current Network tab, when the application does not retrieve the next or previous Player List page if the user scrolls to the point where the list is truncated.

• BCN-15488: Added the ability to filter players by health status in the Beta version of the Network
  tab

• BCN-15514: "Scroll to load more" now reliably loads additional content in the Content and Presentation windows.

• BCN-15520: Fixed a crash (introduced version 1.26.3) that occurred when reloading the Remote DWS SD tab

1.26.3 (Nov 30, 2023)

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• BCN-14970: Enabled the presentation autorun and setup script to handle encrypted SFN passwords

• BCN-14977: Restored thumbnails in the Mac desktop application

• BCN-15044: The "Rename As" text field (in the SD tab of the DWS) now works correctly for Series 5 players.

• BCN-15059: Updated the autorun version number, which was not updated in the last release

• BCN-15111: Fixed a crash that occurs when a user goes to the Schedule tab on certain
  networks

• BCN-15135: The numeric text field now clears correctly when users attempt to delete text

• BCN-15261: Fixed the file upload process so the reported percentage will not exceed 100%

• BCN-15271: Fixed the asset upload UI to show the icon and file name in the same line

• BCN-15291: Reduced the volume of information-only messages written to the browser console on logging startup. Errors will still be flagged as appropriate.

• BCN-15316: Fixed an issue with the Chromium debug section in the DWS not displaying correctly in the latest release.

1.19.4 (Oct 5, 2023)

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Improvements

• BCN-15239: Added LaunchDarkly to alert customers of maintenance windows and eventually reduce downtime

1.19.3 (Sep 18, 2023)

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This is a hotfix for the BrightAuthor:connected 1.19.2 release.

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• BCN-14458: Fixed an edge case where the default DWS password is inaccessible to the user

1.19.2 (Sep 01, 2023)

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New Features

• BCN-14816: Added translations for five new languages:

  • Traditional Chinese

  • Korean

  • Portuguese

  • Russian

  • Turkish

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• BCN-13487: Removed minimum OS information from the dialog box that appears after saving player setups to avoid confusion   

• BCN-14471, BCN-14458, BCN-14472: The default DWS password (the player’s serial number) will no longer be overridden when left blank. Users can now select one of three radio buttons in Admin>Player Setup > Player Settings > Player Configuration:

  • “Use default password” (the player serial number)

  • “Specify password” (the password will be reset to the password you input)

  • “Disable password” (when no password is required)

• BCN-14781: Fixed a failure that occurs when zip files are uploaded through the remote DWS

• BCN-14741: Ensured that all Series 5 player video modes are listed and removed those that are not supported on Series 5.

• BCN-14762: Fixed a runtime error that occurs after publishing an HD5 presentation via LFN

1.16.0 (Jul 07, 2023)

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Improvements

• BCN-13965: Added support for TrueType Collection (.ttc) format, which allows the use of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean character sets in presentations.

• BCN-14726: Added new and improved German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese and Simplified Chinese translations

• BCN-14602: Enhanced the interface labels and language to improve usability and increase consistency. For example, “player” will now be used consistently instead of “device”, “Setup” will be used instead of “setup file”, “package” or “package file”, and player type naming will change from:

  • Local File Networking to Local Network

  • Simple File Networking to Web Folder

  • Partner Application to Partner App

  • Custom Application URL to App URL

• BCN-11173: Streamlined and improved the opening screen language and graphics

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