Versione 7.1.01 (29/05/2024)
The old key encryption system has been abandoned in favor of a subscription model.
The program is now only compatible with 64-bit architecture.
Thirteen additional languages.
Implementation of double buffering for HDMI Video Wall output to avoid flicker problems.
Added tracking of camera tape recordings to view the history of recording launches.
Displays an error message when recording is launched if the stopwatch is not synchronized or if the time difference is greater than 10 seconds with respect to the PC time.
Avoids waiting for connection to display clip recording history data.
Corrects clip cropping if only one camera is recorded.
Added option to link or not the modification of overlay element values to effects.
Overlays are generated on the interface cadence.
The All : Fade effect modifies text and background transparency.
Record logs are only displayed when the sub-window is deployed, to avoid overloading the interface.
Web remote control interface added.
Avoids an error if clips are recorded but no camera scenario is selected.
Avoids cadence slowdown if one frame is faster to generate than the next.
Output timing (including clips and WebTV) is synchronized with the engine if set to the same speed.
blackmagic output: writing to the card is separated from the interface.
Prevents data from one run or event from crossing (creating clips for the newly opened run with schedules from the previous run).
Avoids an error when removing a channel type when the window is opened from the video hub.
Isolation of the joystick motor to avoid slowing down the interface or blocking camera control if the interface slows down.
Significant improvement in PTZ camera control latency.
Joystick dead zone reduced from 9.6 to 3.2 %.
Reversal of joystick axis direction does not reverse pan or zoom.
Automatic joystick reconnection added.
The PTZ parameters management page is displayed first.
Avoids frame loss when updating recording statistics.
Avoids time correction of synchronization lag if there is more than one frame to make up when encoding clips or WebTV.
Added a clip trimming tracking window.
Avoids saving clip history if the handle is still loading.
(VLS4412) Prevents the software from being blocked when a stream does not manage a timeout.
(VLS4534) Prevents division by 0 when loading video wall output.
Corrects application freeze when video wall output is activated.
Corrects non-rendering of images on video wall output.
Prevents memory leak when resizing video wall output.
Rounds up the number of frames per second to avoid falling below the number per second.
Faster release of the current frame for the next frame when encoding frames.
Cut scripts are external to the program and logged.
Double launch test performed earlier.
Vola-Aid remote control menu added.
(VLS4420) VC Redist 2015x64 added for PCs not already up to date.
(VLS4413) Synchronization catch-up is only effective if the stream is set to the same speed as the engine and the render does not have too large a framerate difference, added current render speed.
Displays non-synchronization details to the timing software.
Added live tape recording time.
(VLS3329) Fixed manual recoding of a clip.
(VLS4079) Competitors refusing publication of their personal data will not have clips created.
(VLS4330) Videos with an accent in the path are played back correctly.
More accurate timing of video playback (media player/camera ip/slideshow).
Audio timeout is less restrictive.
Passage number management in clip re-encoding.
Slideshow videos are decoded by the graphics card.
Protective key testing is performed in offset mode to avoid displaying watermarks in the event of a slow connection between the PC Chrono and the Character Generator.
Upgrade to Blackmagic 12.4.2 driver.
Added a progress bar when opening the software.
Use of cache for slideshows.
Better management of transitions when an input is broadcast on several outputs.
Fixed blackmagic stream not restarting after changing resolution +.
Avoids writing sound when changing input or output format.
Added unopened test to timing software connection follow-up.
IP camera options window enlarged.
Clips can now be re-encoded.
Correction of clip thumbnail paths displayed in history.
Clips are encoded on thread in background to avoid blocking inlays.
When deleting a link between an input and an output, the image is deleted and the program is no longer blocked.
Avoids blocking when the program is closed.
Avoids sample rate encoding inconsistencies between input videos, which are encoded at 48000, and clip streams.
Corrects the non-resizing of tiles at software launch.
A single synchronization stream is created at encoding launch.
More precise timing of video playback (media player/camera ip/slideshow).
Audio timeout is less restrictive.
Passage number management in clip re-encoding.
Slideshow videos are decoded by the graphics card.
Protective key testing is performed in offset mode to avoid displaying watermarks in the event of a slow connection between the PC Chrono and the Character Generator.
Switch to Blackmagic 12.4.2 driver.
Sound is now managed with a mixer:
Camera and media sound can be retrieved.
Sound from two auxiliary inputs can also be recovered.
Vu Audio Meters added to outputs.
Auxiliary outputs can be configured.
Each input can be broadcast to one or more outputs.
Input sound can be linked to camera activation (Fx keys).
Added a progress bar when the software is opened.
Use of cache for slideshows.
Better management of transitions when an input is broadcast on several outputs.
Fixed blackmagic stream not restarting after changing resolution +.
Avoids writing sound when changing input or output format.
Added unopened test to timing software connection follow-up.
(VLS4039) Added unopened test to timing software connection tracking.
Added missing light style.
IP camera options window enlarged.
Clips can now be re-encoded.
Corrected the path of clip thumbnails displayed in the history ?
Clips are encoded on thread in background so as not to block insets.
When deleting a link between an input and an output, the image is deleted and the program is no longer blocked.
Avoids blocking when the program is closed.
Avoids sample rate encoding inconsistencies between input videos, which are encoded at 48000, and clip streams.
Corrects the non-resizing of tiles at software launch.
A single synchronization stream is created at encoding launch.
Improved stability of connection to timing window.
Fixed incompatibility of clips with some editing software when only one camera is used.
Support for de-interlacing for blackmagic enrtées.
Possibility of choosing 50 or 60 fps framing. Displays must be set to the same frequency.
Correction of random exceptions at event changeover when loading data from timing.
Update FFMPEG 6.1, Freetype 2.13, FTGL 2.4.0
SQLite 3.42.3 update
DynaPDF 4.0 update
Removal of support for parallel protection keys.
Other fixes and optimizations.
Versione 6.1.04 (03/04/2023)
The red light flashes when recording WebTV.
The sending to the WebTV is managed by an API. This allows to test the validity of the subscription before activating the stream and to automatically redirect the stream to a backup server if necessary.
Correction of the color swap for the VideoWall output.
Fixed blackmagic stream not restarting after changing resolution.
Avoids writing sound when changing the format of an input or output.
Added unopened test in the follow-up of the connection to the timing software.
(VLS4039) Addition of the test of not opened test in the follow-up of the connection to the timing software.
The sound is now managed with a mixer:
The sound from the cameras and media can be retrieved.
The sound of two auxiliary inputs can also be retrieved.
Auxiliary outputs can be be configured.
Each input can optionally be each input can be switched to one or more outputs.
The sound of the inputs can be played on the outputs. outputs can be linked to the activation of the camera (Fx keys).
Addition of a progress bar when the software opening the software.
Use of the cache for the slideshows.
Better management of transitions when an entry is broadcast on several outputs.
Other corrections and optimizations.
Versione 6.1.03 (04/01/2023)
The start scenario of a camera is not read during a DNS.
The start scenario of a camera cannot be read during a DNS/DNF/DSQ.
A camera scenario recording cannot be started if you are already recording.
Requests to PTZ cameras are not completely recreated at each movement.
The audio stream of a camera is not assigned to the video stream.
USB/UVC cameras are not hardware decoded.
Fixed the error when launching on a system without Nvidia graphics card.
The recording of a camera scenario cannot be launched if a scenario is playing.
The stop button stops the playback of a camera scenario.
The few moves after stopping the recording of a camera scenario are not recorded anymore.
The playback of a camera scenario cannot be started if you are already in playback or if a scenario is being recorded.
The incoming camera scenario is played back regardless of how many competitors have left.
- (VLS3683) The new pulse data is sent before the sector time result.
Now Nvidia 522.25 drivers minimum are required to encode WebTv or Clips.
Added reading of PTZ camera movement to the arrival pulse.
Fixed a problem with encoding and timing of audio in Clips and WebTV.
Support for audio interfaces with a quotation mark in the name.
Added YoutubeLive output.
Added video decoding by the processor.
Added a button to delete a line from the camera scenario.
The start of the recording of the cameras/outputs and WebTV/YoutubeLive is no longer done on the interface thread.
Reduced startup time for recording clips.
Use of only one Frame Buffer Object per resolution.
The FBO of the interface is not recreated as many times as there are streams to record at the start of the recording.
Completely clean up the resources after stopping the recording of Clips and WebTV/YoutubeLive.
Added two states to recordings: warm up/error.
Recording info is updated every second.
Clips encoding management feed info is not duplicated.
Caching of record management tables.
Avoids an error when encoding clips.
12 snippets are now possible per clip.
The channel scenario buttons panel is not displayed on any scenario that does not contain an action.
Changed the recording icon.
Increased the number of camera scenarios to 8 configurations.
Possibility to move a scenario line up or down.
Rewrite of the animations management.
All output animations are read before changing mode (live / startlist / ranking).
Removal of the old management of the side menus.
Cleaned up overlays at program exit and at scenario closing.
Cleaned up several memory leaks related to the following elements: interface font, sound management, watermark, image buffer, element positions, VideoHub, overlay effects.
Added additional information concerning access to the test file: connection in progress, existence/access to the file, test of read/write rights, timing window never opened, different software versions.
Possibility to configure hardware decoding for h264, hevc, vp9, av1 formats using by default the DXVA API and if possible either Cuda or QuickSync.
Separate tabbed stream configuration.
Support for hardware accelerated encoding with QuickSync.
Image format for conversion is detected after decoding the first frame.
Upgrade to level 4.2 for h264 encoding.
Better compression of the installation pak.
(VLS2924) Rewriting of the management of the animations of entry and exit of inlays.
(VLS3481) It is possible to add images and videos in the clips, the duration of display of the images is configurable, they appear/disappear in fade.
(VLS2638) Addition of the start time for the display of start lists.
(VLS3218) The time at the intermediate points is based on the first time of the best of the respective filter.
The field for editing the address of the camera stream is now editable.
Added the set of colors for the windows.
The clip sending tracking window can be enlarged to full screen.
Added live upload tracking in the upload window.
It is now possible to save and restore the VideoHub configuration.
Switch to FFmpeg 5.1.2.
SQLite 3.40.0 update.
Updated the application's signature certificate.
(VLS3707) Update of the protection key driver (v8.51), update of the installation program (v6.1).
Display of the recording duration of a camera scenario.
Display of the remaining playback time of a camera scenario.
The absolute position is reached even if a PTZ scenario is playing.
Added two possibilities to calculate the calculation percentages of each camera segment: by percentage, by opener time, by distance.
Added encoding level for Nvidia cards (1 = low quality, 7 = high quality + double pass).
Camera scenario: the track no longer passes the finish.
In case of error in the encoding thread, the error message windows are displayed on the interface.
Correction of the restoration of the hub which caused an error if the recordings or the broadcast were activated.
Recordings or broadcasting are deactivated then reactivated when restoring the hub.
Improved management of maximum values for scenarios.
The CUDA instance is loaded only once for all stream decoding.
The recording of a camera scenario cannot be started if a scenario is playing.
The stop button stops the playback of a camera scenario.
The few moves after stopping the recording of a camera scenario are no longer recorded.
The playback of a camera scenario cannot be started if you are already in playback or if a scenario is being recorded.
The incoming camera scenario is played back regardless of how many competitors have left.
Other corrections and optimizations.
Versione 6.1.01 (26/04/2022)
- Separation of input/output access from the link with Msports-Pro
- Repositioning of the FPS on the video inputs
- Wait for the timeout of the connection to an IP camera when closing the software or destroying a camera
- No return to the 0 position if the camera is already displayed
- Add the possibility to disable the TCP forcing on RTSP streams
- Assignment of the following buttons to the joystick: 5 = start recording of the camera scenario, 6 = stop recording, 3 = playback of the recording, 4 = go to position 0 of the camera
- Correction of the missing overlays at intermediates
- Correction of the stop of the playback of a camera scenario
- Correction of an exception to the change of run depending on the discipline
- Separate sending of commands for PTZ camera control
- Fixed an exception on parallel qualifying events
- Better cleanup at stop of clip recording and WebTV
- Support for joystick moves for replaying IP PTZ camera commands
- Added camera scenario playback to the start impulse
- Other fixes and optimizations
- Improved initialization of buttons around the viewing windows in the Video Control management
- Bypass for zoom stop on some camera firmware
- The letter is added to the title of the drop-down menu when choosing a channel in OB mode
- Repositioning of FPS on video inputs
- Blackmagic 12.2.2 update
- Other corrections and optimizations
Versione 6.1.00 (11/03/2021)
-Clips are handled by passing.
-Update of Blackmagic librarie.
-Fix of channels inti for Blackmagic devices.
-oystick support for controlling PTZ cameras Vola
-Control of PTZ cameras by keyboard arrows
-Adding crop and pip independently to video inputs and outputs
-During a change of status competitor the data in race at finish remains displayed
-Support for new action scenario
-Avoid running the video while editing a slideshow
-Switching to 48000Hz for sound on clips.
-Correction of lists in the management of the shipment
-Possibility to re-encode a clip after the arrival
-Possibility of forcing the reconnection of ip cameras
-Ability to record a camera patrol and replay it afterwards
-Synchronize the change of the sleeve and the recording of clips to avoid the blockage with change of sleeve
-Adding the data Title Event and race
-Updating encoding libraries
-New Design:
-New control bar at the top for readability
-Hub: The cameras are up and the media down to match the video mode control.
-Removed the Logos/slideshow/video modes that duplicated the media channels.
-New buttons on media inputs: scenarios can be edited directly + access to settings.
-New Media slideshow, to manage slideshows independently of scenarios.
-Enhancements of the textures minification/magnifications for a more crisp rendering.
-New protection replacing the sliding bars.
-The clips can be recorded with the sound.
-Thumbnails are loaded as you scroll the send list of clips.
-New protection key encoding based on temporary keys for Clips-Pro and WebTV.
-Other corrections and optimizations.
Versione 5.0.06 (25/06/2018)
- Added the dll and installator of libraries Microsoft Visual C++ Redistribuables 2005 et 2013 and for driving protection keys.
Versione 5.0.05 (24/05/2018)
Protection key: update of the library version 1.8
Versione 5.0.04 (20/04/2018)
The thread of DeckLink acquisition priority is "critical" to avoid being slowed if the processor is busy with another task.
The application is launched in real-time mode so that other programs do not affect performance (jerky videos ).
Rotating pixel buffers are used to capture.
Adding test to avoid errors when loading the information of competitors.
The information on encoding videos are managed from the encoding thread and not on the main rendering thread.
The initialization is done once before starting the timing of the images.
The manager of the record is based on a timer, not a thread (prevents the break of a thread).
The manager of the transmission line is based on a timer.
When the online release is deactivated the LED is set to red.
The launch of the recording and streaming is delayed to avoid overloading the start.
Removing a rotating buffer not used to initialize the application.
Improved resizing images captured with FFmpeg.
Resizing images when recording and WebTV are activated is performed by the graphics processor and not by the arithmetic processor.
Test correction of the size of video files when higher than 2.14 Go (Case encoding clips).
Easing of encoding parameters for clips and WebTV.
The video clips can be sent manually.
Adding of an information when the bandwidth = 0 no limitation.
Improved encoding of clips.
Improved management of network communication.
Added unclassified so that the video is still encoded.
Added support for UVC signals (USB camera).
The encoding of Clips and WebTV can be done with the graphics card (> = Nvidia GTX 600).
Save the timing connection check box.
Saving the input video mode.
The reconnection to the timing software is tested much faster (for the change of event during timing).
Lighten the interface by a different timing between the preview window and the render window.
Other corrections and optimizations.
Fixed a bad timestamp at the beginning/end of video clips.
Avoids a recording error during a change of event.
Does not validate Clips-Pro parameters if an error occurs (lost internet).
Fixed unnecessarily loaded tabs.
New mode of video output management (allows to have 4 independent outputs with different sources each).
New encryption of protection keys: encoding for Clips-Pro and WebTV, and / or optional output encoding.
Clip-Pro recordings must be in a dedicated output channel.
Inlays can be applied to a media channel.
BlackMagic: The sound is disabled by default.
Displays an error message if the connection with streaming is lost.
Corrected the stopping of a video playing after changing the position.
The full screen is adjusted to optimize performance.
Clicking the Screen / Video Wall rendering window returns the main control window to the foreground.
Fixed positioning of the Screen / VideoWall rendering windows.
WebTV: Audio entries with accents are properly managed.
Updating SQLite 3.19.2.
Adjustment of certain translations.
Other optimizations and corrections.
Choice of logo: correction of the error when importing a new file.
Improved transparency management.
The sound VUmeter is drawn over the preview video.
Adjusts the accuracy of the volume adjustment at the click.
Use the pageup / pagedown keys to change the volume by 5%.
Supports audio inputs on inputs 5 to 7.
The demo mode is no longer drawn after a demo mode output.
Correction of position and size management in giant panel mode.
Insert the direction of origin 0 for the vertical position.
Old video tapes are correctly deleted after two days.
The position selection window is now resizable.
The last scenario used is saved and selected during the next opening of the software.
Fixed the "Always active" option in the ranking that replaced the live ranking lines.
Take into account the "Add to main display" option.
Added a "After start" data for the scenario, + Add a default scenario that displays the last competitor left for 10 seconds.
Added hardware acceleration support for video decoding.
Addition of the support of the PTZ camera flew.
Added an option to perform a precise cut of the clips.
The selection of the displayed streams is saved and restored at the start of the program.
Updated the decoding library for better support for Intel QSV processors.
Fixed the calculation of the position of the video and the timing on certain video formats.
The program no longer crashes when the slow motion editor is closed and playback is paused.
The pause button is displayed instead of the play button when the slow motion editor is opened.
Fixed opacity pre-loading media.
NVidia encoders are limited to 2 streams (fallback to the software encoder).
The configuration of the recording directory of the clips is taken into account.
The status of the "Timing Connection" button is restored when the program is reopened.
The program will not create any more errors when you delete a slide if the slide show is currently playing.
When you open the editing of a slide the rendering is forced to this slide.
The program is no longer blocked if an IP camera is no longer available on the network.
Fixed the recording of the IP cameras that recorded a blue video.
Fixed the recording of the Clips-Pro outputs not configured in the first position.
Fixed the download of videos to a Clips-Pro space.
Improvement of the quality of the encoding of the stream to a BlackBox output.
If an error occurs in the camera record manager, the message will no longer appear in the popup but in the message label of the record.
Prevents software from blocking during shutting down if no audio interface is available on the computer.
Better management of the cleaning of buttons textures.
Added independent multi-output management that requires different encoding.
Added preview full screen modes (keyboard support for keys A, B, C, D displays the full screen stream).
Added a clip editing mode to cut or add a slow motion.
Added a drive to preview or review the clips before sending.
Added an entry to handle different overlays with different scenarios.
Added support for USB cameras.
Updating the Encoding library: Now 3 encoders are available and automatically selected according to the PC's capabilities: by the Nvidia graphics card (very high performance), by the graphics processor of the Intel CPU (best performance), or by Software mode.
Many other fixes and optimizations.
Added of the clip creation date + correction of the title.
Cameras encoding is processed at the root of the record directory + unification and translation of information messages of the clip recorder.
Management of colors on input signals + camera layers are deleted when the max number is reached.
Texture magnification with using mipmaps.
Videos are not added twice in the sending list.
Correction of floating point when the clip limits were not all defined + avoids a useless initialisation when initialising the encoder.
Optimisation of the ranking recalculation when a competitor finishes + correction of the demo mode drawing.
Information issued by the recorder are synchronised with the main thread to avoid freezing of the interface without protection key + the scenario in advanced mode is systematically used in VideoPro mode.
Encoding options for the quadro p2000 in mode 8 streams.
Versione 4.0.04 (20/03/2017)
correction of a bug when using the software in network configuration
Versione 4.0.00 (17/06/2014)