Carousel 6.0.3 Release Notes ========================================================= * Bug 4121 | Gray out channel field when creating a TVI or composite bulletin -When creating a Live Video bulletin, there is no longer an option for setting a channel for composite input, since no channel is used. * Bug 4322 | Browser error in IE 8 when editing a bulletin that had a block with a pound sign in the name -Fixed a Javascript error that occurred in IE 8 when editing a bulletin with a pound sign in the name of blocks, such as a RSS bulletins. * Bug 4454 | Clean up service errors in event log -Reduced severity levels of some common messages from the Carousel service so it is easier to spot true error conditions. * Bug 4474 | Interactive web pages open new windows in the background -Web pages in an Interactive bulletin that opens new windows, now navigate in the same window of the interactive zone instead of in a new window that was invisible. This will potentially display pop up style ads as the main interactive content, so make sure your content only opens legitimate windows. * Bug 4502 | Email alerts to only send once -Removed the retry code for sending email alerts from Carousel. If an error occurs the first time it tries to send, it will no longer try again and again. * Bug 4647 | Improve access to Display Engine Debug Mode -Enhanced logging the Display Engine can now be enabled by default to allow our support team to track down issues without having to explicitly enable debug logging each time after the display has been started. * Bug 4652 | Clone Tool needs to clone Network Service to Media permissions -The Clone tool now adds an inheritable permission to the Media directory for the Network Service account * Bug 4799 | In template editor blocks can be moved by using the arrow keys on keyboard -Resolved an error in Firefox 3.6.7 and Internet Explorer 7 that prevented the arrow keys from being able to move blocks. * Bug 4874 | Interactive URL doesn't get mapped when cloned -The Clone tool will now remap any GUIDs that are in an Interactive bulletin's URL so they will continue to work after importing a channel. * Bug 4877 | Interactive bulletins and current Flash version -Flash version 10 is deployed in the Carousel installer. * Bug 4894 | Setup PlayerAlerts table can have multiple rows created -Fixed an error in the database install script that could cause extraneous rows to be created. These rows would not cause any problems, they were just unnecessary. * Bug 4928 | Updated graphic for crawl in Carousel Public Zone Viewer -The Public Zone Viewer shows the Bumper Graphic for each zone. As crawls cannot have a Bumper Graphic assigned, it now defaults to a Carousel crawl thumbnail. * Bug 4937 | Change Player Checkin to happen more often -Players will now check in with the server periodically, not just at start up, so the player list will now be more accurate. * Bug 4940 | Digital Clock stops updating -Fixed a problem with the display layer that could cause a clock bulletin to get stuck at a certain time and never update again. * Bug 5020 | Background Audio fading when no bulletin audio is present -Fixed a problem where the checkbox for whether a bulletin has audio or not was getting ignored if there were video blocks in the bulletin. * Bug 5026 | Keyboard input does not change hex value -Fixed a problem where color values were sometimes not being saved in the template editor. * Bug 5042 | Default transition for new zones set to crossfade -Any new zones will have the default transition set to Fade instead of Random, to make the default look more professional. * Bug 5077 | DisplayEngine crashes or shows through to the desktop on transitions -Fixed an error in our display layer that could cause the display engine to not be able to access the display anymore. * Bug 5078 | Minimum height of a rectangle block 10px -The minimum width and height of a block in the template editor was reduced from 10px to 1px for more precise control. * Bug 5102 | Weather bulletin outlook length wording is incorrect -Fixed the wording on the weather bulletin creation screen to match WeatherBug's terminology. * Bug 5109 | Interactive file paths should use relative path -Interactive bulletins now use a placeholder of Carousel Address in the URL to represent the server's address. This makes content deployment much easier when using remove players. * Bug 5125 | Duplicating an image block exits user out of template editor -Fixed an error with rendering picture block previews that was causing the template editor to exit. * Bug 5137 | IIS 7 has a default 40Meg file upload limit -Resolved an issue with the web server configuration that limited file uploads to 30MB on Server 2008. * Bug 5145 | Interactive bulletins will not show the 404 page when loading content -If an Interactive bulletin gets a 404 error loading content, it will not display the error, but rather show black until the next bulletin is displayed. * Bug 5192 | Clicking back arrow in browser while making a weather bulletin generates GDI error -Resolved error handling code in the weather bulletin creation screens that could cause an error to be incorrectly displayed when hitting the browser's back button. * Bug 5212 | Add block name to clarify which block is being edited -The Template Editor now puts the block name in the title of the block options accordion group so it is easier to tell what block you are working with. * Bug 5224 | Previews for Interactive bulletins from the Manage Bulletins list -The preview now uses a frame to show the URL an interactive bulletin is set to use in your web browser. * Bug 5261 | Service to player notification is now more efficient -The service now takes much less CPU when many players are connected with frequent bulletin changes. * Bug 5272 | Error when clicking on configure button after version upgrade -Fixed a potential problem that could cause errors when clicking on the Configure link after an upgrade. * Bug 5273 | Installer is not packaging InteractiveHelper correctly -Fixed an error that was causing the InteractiveHelper not to be able to add trusted sites. * Bug 5279 | Live video bulletins now supports the TVOne 1T-C2-750 scaler for HD video input -Carousel now supports HD video in a window using the TVOne T1-C2-750 scaler.