Release changelog

Release changelog

Releases made to the Joinin platform

12 Nov 2021

Added

  1. Quiz engagement functionality.
  2. Higher maximum bitrates for presenter links. Increased from 1500Kbps to 5000Kbps max.
  3. Studio: keyboard shortcut to activate presenter comms talk. Press and hold the Left Shift key to talk.
  4. Registration list download link on analytics page.
  5. Studio: replace Media files with new versions. Applies to both individual files and presentations.
  6. Studio: quiz round and question reordering.
  7. Studio: ability to mute/unmute presenters in the waiting room.
  8. Studio: ability to jump playlist position by entering a slide number.

Changed

  1. Presenter view changes to “Presentation Focus” when presentation control is assigned.
  2. Studio: faster syncing of media files when starting rehearsal.
  3. Page titles added to each event page.
  4. Improved rendering resolution on presentations and images.
  5. Studio: reset layout panel after all slots filled. Improves layout build speed.

Fixed

  1. Analytics chart inconsistencies. 
  2. Studio: presenter comms handle connection failures.
  3. Studio: scene override failing on scenes with keyboard shortcuts.
  4. Studio: web sources missing from scene preview.


22 Sep 2021

Added

  1. Search functionality added to analytics -> logins page.
  2. Studio: live viewer count now shown in the header during a live event.
  3. Shortcut login links added to attendee registration and reminder emails. No need to find your original confirmation email for a password.
  4. Ability to duplicate events.
  5. Unique ICS invites added to registration confirmation email.
  6. Ability to customise Subject fields for confirmation and reminder emails.
  7. Ability to customise Body text for two reminder emails separately. 

Changed

  2. Attendee portal: poll and quiz tabs flash when active.
  3. Support for older iOS and Mac devices when sharing video.

Fixed

  1. Numerous bug fixes and improvements.


12 Sep 2021

Added

  1. Studio: Q&A display page for display of current ‘on screen’ question. Open from the Q&A tab.
  2. Studio: custom background removal colours. Choose from green, blue, red, magenta or enter a custom RGB value.
  3. Studio: audio communication talk/listen icons added to presenter tab header. Helps to identify the operator’s audio state.

Changed

  1. Analytics: attendee registration export now contains registration dates and reminder email status

Fixed

  1. Numerous bug fixes and improvements.


2 Sep 2021

Added

  1. Scene custom keyboard shortcuts. Scenes can be recalled through custom shortcuts.
  2. Scene keyboard shortcuts for NEXT and PREVIOUS.
  3. Studio: highlight sources in Next display

Fixed

  1. Studio: On Air highlighting for overlay sources.
  2. Numerous bug fixes and improvements.


1 Sept 2021

Added

  1. Presenter: presentation control 'spacebar' keyboard shortcut to advance slide.
  2. Presenter: on air notification so presenters know exactly when they are being heard or seen by the audience.

  1. Studio: audio communication between Studio and Presenter Hub. Operators can now chat with presenters via audio.




Changed

  1. Presenter: Live stream audio is now muted whenever a presenter goes live to air. This further prevents echos and/or feedback.
  2. Visible stream quality improvement on all simulcast levels. 
  3. Increased bandwidth to improve visible quality on High quality stream.

Fixed

  1. Presentations control assignment not succeeding for newly uploaded presentations.
  2. Numerous bug fixes and improvements.


23 Aug 2021

Added

  1. On demand: configure registration ON/OFF during on demand events.
  2. Billing portal added for subscription management.
  3. Studio: 3 new layouts, picture-in-picture, 7 sources, 2 source for use with 16x9 media.

Changed

  1. Portal: background image size adjusted for better rendering.
  2. Registration: attendee records can now be edited regardless of event mode.
  3. Invoice page removed. Invoices now managed through billing portal.

Fixed

  1. Numerous bug fixes and improvements.


18 Aug 2021

Added

  1. Studio: scenes can be updated/overridden with the current state. 
  2. Dashboard: open portal shortcut link added.

Changed

  1. Studio: JPG files accepted in addition to JPEG.
  2. Studio: notifications when max source limit reached.

Fixed

  1. Studio: Scrolling long QA lists.
  2. Numerous bug fixes and improvements.


13 Aug 2021

Added

  1. Studio: default 0.25 second fade in/out for overlays and latched audio.
  2. Studio: 'Remove background colour' option added to Playlist sources.
  3. Studio: Option to reinstate a removed background colour on SRT and Playlist sources.

Changed

  1. Studio: media now uploaded when pressing enter key from file name field.
  2. Attendee portal: Page title now matches portal branding.
  3. Presenter hub: Page title now matches portal branding.

Fixed

  1. Height of text area fields set correctly on page load.
  2. Presenters can be deleted when the event is not in rehearsal or live mode.
  3. Multi-line text content used in emails rendering correctly in Outlook mail client.
  4. Numerous bug fixes and improvements.


10 Aug 2021

Added

  1. Added: Video on demand. Open your portal for video on demand after the live session has finished.

Changed

  1. Scene recall detail. Impact of scene recalls is now shown prior to recall.
  2. Attendee directory profile visibility options clarified.
  3. Email 'from' names now matches the event name.

Fixed

  1. Numerous bug fixes and improvements.


24 July 2021

Added

  1. Viewer timeline chart in analytics.
  2. Playlist support in layouts.
  3. Last used indicator on scenes. See which was the last recalled.
  4. Domain whitelist in event access settings.
  5. Updated app signup page.
  6. Ability to rename playlists

Changed

  1. Combined Studio and Assistant View

Fixed

  1. Remove Studio video source when source flashing due to end warning.
  2. Assistants are prevented from creating or deleting events.
  3. Reset event sources after restart rehearsal.
  4. Numerous bug fixes and improvements.