//************************************************************** Akamai JW Plugin Change list for Version v3.10 //************************************************************** *** General The Akamai JW Plugin v3.10 should only be used with JWPlayer Version 7.0 and above. This plugin is built on Akamai's HDCore AS3 library. The HDCore 3.10 release has multiple fixes/enhancements which adds to the stability of the JWPlayer plugin. *** Plugin Bug(s) Fixed HDCORE 123 - Blank screen playback with the provider has been fixed. HDCORE 141 - Implicit support for Adapative Media Delivery (AMD) on-demand streams with Token Authentication. *** Known Issues //************************************************************** Akamai JW Plugin Change list for Version v3.9 //************************************************************** *** General The Akamai JW Plugin v3.9 should only be used with JWPlayer Version 7.0 and above. This plugin is built on Akamai's HDCore AS3 library. The HDCore 3.9 release has multiple fixes/enhancements which adds to the stability of the JWPlayer plugin. *** Plugin Bug(s) Fixed 3117791 - Provider release swfs with a no-logging option. 3076151 - Have a working version of the provider for JWPlayer 7 *** Known Issues //************************************************************** Akamai JW Plugin Change list for Version v3.8 //************************************************************** *** General The Akamai JW Plugin v3.8 should only be used with JWPlayer Versions 6.9 - 6.12. This plugin is built on Akamai's HDCore AS3 library. The HDCore 3.8 release has multiple fixes/enhancements which adds to the stability of the JWPlayer plugin. *** Plugin Bug(s) Fixed 2929962 - enableBestEffortDownloadOnFragmentError enabled in jwplayer following fragment retry attempts. 2980892 - Reconnect on live archive for pre-capacity DVR streams should be time accurate. *** Known Issues //************************************************************** Akamai JW Plugin Change list for Version v3.7 //************************************************************** *** General The Akamai JW Plugin v3.7 should only be used with JWPlayer Versions 6.9 - 6.12. This plugin is built on Akamai's HDCore AS3 library. The HDCore 3.7 release has multiple fixes/enhancements which adds to the stability of the JWPlayer plugin. *** Plugin Bug(s) Fixed 2929962 - Live buffer profile setting broken in JW support player 2930736 - External Interface callback from javascript fails with cloud hosted JW player 2918226 - Add support for minimumBitrateAllowed setting as a pre-load property 2922573 - JW provider is now built against Flex SDK 4.6.0 2883396 - Support for the switch to live archive feature with HDS live DVR streams *** Known Issues //************************************************************** Akamai JW Plugin Change list for Version v3.6 //************************************************************** *** General The Akamai JW Plugin v3.6 should only be used with JWPlayer Version 6.0 and above. This plugin is built on Akamai's HDCore AS3 library. The HDCore 3.6 release has multiple fixes/enhancements which adds to the stability of the JWPlayer plugin. *** Plugin Bug(s) Fixed 2788878 - Fetch DRM error events from HDCore and pass to JW event handlers. 2865765 - Report HDS metadata information passed through the AkamaiHDSEvent. *** Known Issues //************************************************************** Akamai JW Plugin Change list for Version v3.5 //************************************************************** *** General The Akamai JW Plugin v3.5 should only be used with JWPlayer Version 6.0 and above. This plugin is built on Akamai's HDCore AS3 library. The HDCore 3.5 release has multiple fixes/enhancements which adds to the stability of the JWPlayer plugin. *** Plugin Bug(s) Fixed 2696925 - Update for move to v6.9 of the jwplayer that unlocks Akamai provider access for premium accounts only. 2666181 - Updated JW logo on the support player and landing page. *** Known Issues JWPlayer requires a Premium, Enterprise or Ads license key to use the Akamai Advanced JW Stream Provider. To use the JW6 sample player in the release zip, modify the index.html page to use your JWPlayer credentials by adding your jwplayer key or the jwplayer cloud hosted URL. //************************************************************** Akamai JW Plugin Change list for Version v3.4 //************************************************************** *** General The Akamai JW Plugin v3.4 should only be used with JWPlayer Version 6.0 and above. This plugin is built on Akamai's HDCore AS3 library. The HDCore 3.4 release has multiple fixes/enhancements which adds to the stability of the JWPlayer plugin. *** Plugin Bug(s) Fixed 2528202 - Added ability to seek at startup 2507871 - Eliminated run time error caused by switching to the same index currently being rendered in the case of HDN1.0 streams. 2574399 - Added configuration to set new API for preloading data.swf. *** Known Issues //************************************************************** Akamai JW Plugin Change list for Version v3.3 //************************************************************** *** General The Akamai JW Plugin v3.3 should only be used with JWPlayer Version 6.0 and above. This plugin is built on Akamai's HDCore AS3 library. The HDCore 3.3 release has multiple fixes/enhancements which adds to the stability of the JWPlayer plugin. *** Plugin Bug(s) Fixed 2448912 - Setting the maximum bitrate through the JW support player now updates the manual quality selection list correctly. The manually selected index displayed is never greater than the maximum bitrate set. 2456526 - The provider now detects aspect ratio changes in live HDS streams on the encoder end and switches display accordingly. 2467839 - Creating a sub-clip with a live stream using UTC time for start/end values is now supported. 2448975 - A new beacon settings section in the JW support player gives the option to input beacon xml, url and custom data for the Media Analytics plugin. 2377344 - Improved JW support player functionality includes an option to clear the maximum bitrate setting. *** Known Issues //************************************************************** Akamai JW Plugin Change list for Version v3.2.0.1 //************************************************************** *** General The Akamai JW Plugin v3.2.0.1 should only be used with JWPlayer Version 6.0 and above. This is a patched 3.2 release to fix an issue with the latest version of the Flash Player v12. *** Plugin Bug(s) Fixed CR 2513829 - HDS streams play out 'audio-only' with JW using Flash Player v12 *** Known Issues Creating a sub-clip with a live stream using UTC time for start/end values are not supported at this time. This will be resolved in the next release. //************************************************************** Akamai JW Plugin Change list for Version v3.2 //************************************************************** *** General The Akamai JW Plugin v3.2 should only be used with JWPlayer Version 6.0 and above. This plugin is built on Akamai's HDCore AS3 library. HDCore 3.2 release has multiple fixes/enhancements which adds to the stability of the JWPlayer plugin. *** Plugin Bug(s) Fixed 2381196 - JWPlayer now forces a rebuffer to handle switch events accurately. It can handle bitrate switching even when a switch is currently in progress. 2410500 - Fix seeking problem with HDS subclipped content by updating the player duration to be same as the subclip duration. 2410113 - In case of RTMP streams, the FMS duration would not reflect the correct subclip length. This release fixes this behavior so that the timeline duration matches the sub-clip stream length. 2410347 - The buffering icon would show up intermittently at the end of RTMP streams instead of a play icon. //************************************************************** Akamai JW Plugin Change list for Version v3.1.0.1 //************************************************************** *** General This is minor release. *** Plugin Bug(s) Fixed 2385930 - Duration is not being displayed when it is not defined in stream metadata. *** Known Issues Regarding CR 2190341 - JW API is missing ability to disable the manual switching UI while a switch is in progress. If you ask the player to switch to a bit rate and then try to switch again before the previous switch is complete, the UI will not react and a new switch will not be requested. The best way to know this is happening is if you try to change to a bit rate or back to Auto, and the UI does not change. JW team states they are working on a fix for this . It will be implemented in the Akamai plugin ASAP. //************************************************************** Akamai JW Plugin Change list for Version v3.1 //************************************************************** *** General The Akamai JW Plugin v3.1 should only be used with JWPlayer Version 6.0 and above. This plugin is built on Akamai's HDCore AS3 library. HDCore 3.1 release has multiple fixes/enhancements which adds to the stability of the JWPlayer plugin. *** Plugin Bug(s) Fixed 2244008 - A valid DisplayObject used for player verification security was not being set properly on the netstream class. 1962100 - Added support for the Akamai Media Analytics plugin. See user guide for information on how to configure and use this new feature. 2220392 - JW was not maintaining aspect ratio on video other then 16:9 1814044 - Added external Javascript accessors to get and set public API properties on the current netstream being utilized. See updated 3.1 user guide for more information. *** Known Issues Regarding CR 2190341 - JW API is missing ability to disable the manual switching UI while a switch is in progress. If you ask the player to switch to a bit rate and then try to switch again before the previous switch is complete, the UI will not react and a new switch will not be requested. The best way to know this is happening is if you try to change to a bit rate or back to Auto, and the UI does not change. JW team states they are working on a fix for this . It will be implemented in the Akamai plugin ASAP. //************************************************************** Akamai JW Plugin Change list for Version v3.0 //************************************************************** *** General The Akamai JW Plugin v3.0 should only be used with JWPlayer Version 6.0 and above. JWPlayer Version 5.9 should use the Akamai JW Plugin v2.11 or lower There is an archive list of all the version available located on here: http://mediapm.edgesuite.net/jw This is a major upgrade to the code libraries that the plugin is built on. These changes should be transparent at the JW plugin level although some general playback elements may seem different. Please review the following as some configurations tags have been removed. *** Removed Metadata keys for : - useNetSession - enableNetSessionDiscovery - For NetSession use : netsessionMode:'opportunistic' OR 'never' - Default is opportunistic. *** Plugin Bug(s) Fixed 2190341 - Add manual switching calls to enable the JW manual switching API. 2190323 - Add stage video support. *** Known Issues Regarding CR 2190341 - JW API is missing ability to disable the manual switching UI while a switch is in progress. If you ask the player to switch to a bit rate and then try to switch again before the previous switch is complete, the UI will not react and a new switch will not be requested. The best way to know this is happening is if you try to change to a bit rate or back to Auto, and the UI does not change. JW team states they are working on a fix for this . It will be implemented in the Akamai plugin ASAP. //************************************************************** Akamai JW Plugin Change list for Version v2.11 //************************************************************** There are no plugin changes in this release. This release has been tested with JW6 and a new sample for JW6 is included. This release is comprised of only changes in the Akamai Core Streaming Software (aka HDCore) This release addresses the following issues: *** Added Metadata keys for : - None *** Plugin Bug(s) Fixed - None *** HDCore Bug(s) Fixed 1850149 : Re-dispatch HTTPStatusEvent.HTTP_STATUS from manifest load so the event can be listened for at the player level. 1853479 : Protected RTMP playback in FMS 4.5 requires Flash client player script updates 1909873 : If fragment is abandoned in manual mode we still initiate a switch down. 1911988 : need to abandon fragment if it takes longer than the frag duration to download 1930249 : drmMetaData not set when DRM content is MBR. 1936207 : Seeking to live repeatedly can cause getFileForTime to fail. //************************************************************** Akamai JW Plugin Change list for Version v2.10 //************************************************************** There are no plugin changes in this release. This release is comprised of only critical fixes in the Akamai Core Streaming Software (aka HDCore) This release addresses the following issues: - 1873621 : HDS live streams terminating with NetStream.Play.FileStructureInvalid. This error was dispatched when the Flash Player was starved for system resources. The HDCore classes have been improved to handle this situation more robustly. - 1861480 : Content is ending too early. Some VOD streams were not rendering the final frames. - 1861300 : Stuck on lowest bit rate for extended periods of time. For long form content (greater than 10 minutes), it was possible to get into a situation where a 300 second buffer was filled for a lower quality index. //************************************************************** Akamai JW Plugin Change list for Version v2.9 //************************************************************** *** Added Metadata keys for : 1. key : addManifestQueryArgsToFragmentRequests value : Boolean - Default value is true. Network : HDS (HDN 2.0) Desc : If set true, then any query args attached to the manifest request will be added to all subsequent fragment requests. 2. key : enableLogStringOnFragments value : Boolean - Default value is true. Network : HDS (HDN 2.0) Desc : A log string is usually appended to each fragment request, allowing QoS stats to be collected on the server. If you are trying to cache the fragments within a network, then you can turn off the "als" query arg by setting this property to false. 3. key : enableLargeBuffersForLongFormContent value : Boolean - Default value is true. Network : HDS (HDN 2.0) Desc : If set true, then large buffer targets of 60s (for intermediate bitrates) and 300s (for max bitrates) are used for long form content, defined as any VOD stream having a duration longer than 10min. *** Bug(s) Fixed CR 1766189 Stream duration fluctuates if duration changes from valid value to NaN after play is called causing the playhead to jump around and breaks seeking. //************************************************************** Akamai JW Plugin Change list for Version v2.8.2 //************************************************************** This point release addresses one issue: - CR 1768637 - HDS live with unlimited DVR is not playing live content when an encoder is restarted without purging. The issue was present only with live HDS streams with unlimited DVR where the encoder had been stopped and re-started without first purging the content. In this case, the stream could play behind live for the amount of time the encoder was stopped. - CR 1799455 World deploy of GHost 6.8.0 with manifest v2.0 tag present is causing subclip and UTC start time failures for live streams with DVR windows. //************************************************************** Akamai JW Plugin Change list for Version v2.8 //************************************************************** - First public release of this plugin. - The version number is at v2.8 to align with internal library dependency version numbers - This is built for the JW Player 5.9 player and support for earlier JW player versions will not supported. - The Akamai Advanced JW Player Provider plugin should only be used with the JW Player licensed under the JW Player Commercial License.