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Version: 5.117.7x
Date Released: December 26, 2023
What's New
- Theming - High Contrast Accessibility feature - While our products created to stand with the WCAG AA standard, some users like to use a higher contrast mode. The High Contrast button is now available on the theming header, allowing these users to turn it on and off as they please. Admins may turn it on from the Accessibility module using the showContrastButton toggle (KMS-27716).
- Meeting Rooms - Our new room experience is now available for early access. You can try out the new room experience and enable it for your users from the MeetingEntry module. Please note the new room experience does not include all features and functionality currently available in the room experience. (KMS-26882)
- Caliper analytics improvements - The improvements comes in the form of new fields available in the Caliper module, allowing admins to choose which Course ID and which User ID is sent from Kaltura KAF to Caliper. This feature will assist in making the Kaltura-Caliper analytics integration more tailor-made to fit your organizational workflows and get a better understanding of courses and user data. (ILMS-621)
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| ADA-73 | [Accessibility] Changes made in the header to add 'menuitem' and 'navigation' role on elements so they will accessible with keyboard. | KMS |
| SUP-40331 | Channels Collection component on template pages - the ForceShowContent now shows all type of channels as expected. | KMS |
| SUP-39084 | Channels Collection component on template pages slugs are now enforcing lowercase alphanumeric chars only. | KMS |
| SUP-38313 | Media in Publishing scheduled on playlists will now show on the edit page for playlists owner to know that the media will not show to users out of scheduling window. | KMS |
Version: 5.116.05x
Date Released: December 11, 2023
What's New
- Theming
- Express Capture - The express capture is joining the list of theming based pages. The upload flow is using the new theming based upload as well, allowing for content uploaders with the full capabilities of the new set. As usual, turn on the new page UI from the Theming module.(KMS-27342)
- Entry page - A small visual change when the related media component is hidden or not used, the actions buttons and share are now expanded to the right. (KMS-28058)
- Express Capture - The express capture is joining the list of theming based pages. The upload flow is using the new theming based upload as well, allowing for content uploaders with the full capabilities of the new set. As usual, turn on the new page UI from the Theming module.(KMS-27342)
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| ADA-52 | [Accessibility] The KMS admin page for groups management went through accessibility tests and fixes. | KMS/KAF |
| ADA-57 | [Accessibility] Added alt text for the home page images on the hero. | KMS |
| ADA-92 | [Accessibility] Added header to the Kaltura Capture page | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-39751 | Changed the text of the EST time on meetings schedules, to show it does not support daylight saving. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-38686 | Third level sub galleries are now accessible with the new theming navigation. | KMS |
| SUP-38009 | [REACH] The 'something went wrong' error when trying to view captions for requests that were deleted/removed by the vendor was resolved. | KMS/KAF |
Version: 5.114.6x
Date Released: November 13, 2023
What's New
- Theming - To make the theming based pages easier to customize using CSS, new static classes were added in many pages. Additional small UI adjustments were made, to provide a pixel perfect look to these new pages.
- Template Pages - A new component is now available in the template pages - Banner & CTA. This component allow the page builder to add a CTA button with a link, a description with title, and even a image for decorative background:
- Admin Authentication - This new ability will allow KMS admins to choose a group to place all KMC users who login to the site into it. Meaning, any KMC user who logs into the site, will be added to a dedicated group. To start using this feature, fill up the adminsGroup field in the Auth module.
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-39806 | Meeting Room's pop up message was adjusted for meeting room creation duration longer than 24 hours. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-39811 | Meeting Room's "Auto Start Recording" configuration is no longer overridden by the video portal. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-39014 | The word Subscriber/s in All Channels page can now be changed using language exceptions. | KMS |
Version: 5.115.08x
Date Released: November 28, 2023
What's New
- Stitch videos & images - Enable this new KMS/KAF feature and allow your users to create new media from multiple videos or images. Enable the Mediastitching module to start using this feature. Read more in the Media Stitching article.
- Admin management - A companion feature to the previous release, allowing app admins to add KMC users automatically to groups (KMS-28257), now the app admins can also choose which KMC user can login to the application's admin pages. The new module adminaccess is now available in both KMS and KAF, allowing the admins to decide which KMC admins can enter the site. This will allow admins to provide access to the KMC for analytics only purposes for example, while blocking these users from entering KMS or KAF admin pages. Note that the "Allowed Groups" capability will only be available on the next release. (KMS-28371)
- Video quiz gradebook integration improvements (KAF)
- Success/failure message - We added an indication process of success/failure message in sending grades into the gradebook for the quiz taker to ensure the quiz was finalized and the grade status was notified.
- “Retry quiz” option – Now, the quiz taker will have a retry option of sending the grade to the Gradebook when there is a failure in the sending process.
- Success/failure message - We added an indication process of success/failure message in sending grades into the gradebook for the quiz taker to ensure the quiz was finalized and the grade status was notified.
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-39779 | [Admin pages] The issue where pasting a rich text into some fields might triggers an updates to an image field | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-39408 | Updated the BSE player upgrade tool message to provide more information about multi-instance use. | KAF |
| ADA-75 | [Accessibility] Updated the media tab on channels and galleries to have the accessible name contain a match for the string of the visible label (WCAG 2.5.3: Label in Name). | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-40000 | [Room] Updated the room templates to have quizzes feature available. | KMS/KAF |
| ILMS-620 | [D2L] No "Quiz Submitted" request when using V2 player and no notification/grade | KAF |
Version: 5.113.10x
Date Released: October 30, 2023
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-38076 | Canadian French is now available in upload captions modal box | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-39295, SUP-39587 | Fields on the dedicated SSO registration form can now be setup without the need to show on the external/main registration form | KMS |
| SUP-38267 | The themeing based upload page, a new option of "none" was added to custom metadata fields of type dropdown list to prevent autofill of this type of metadata. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-38096 | On the Template Pages we have removed the limit of 10 media items per playlists on the "see all" pages | KMS |
| SUP-38997 | [AU cloud] The hostnames module "add" button is now available for use. | KMS/KAF |
Version: 5.112.7x
Date Released: October 16, 2023
What's New
- Theming
- Document Entry - This new module is now available for all to use. It provides the ability to drag and drop documents (*.pdf;*.doc;*.docx;*.ppt;*.pptx;*.xls;*.xlsx;*.csv;*.txt;) and view them in their My-Media. These type of entries can be shared, published, viewed in the page, and be downloaded.
- Registration - We have added support in the registration for UTM params (KMS-28109)
- Document Entry - This new module is now available for all to use. It provides the ability to drag and drop documents (*.pdf;*.doc;*.docx;*.ppt;*.pptx;*.xls;*.xlsx;*.csv;*.txt;) and view them in their My-Media. These type of entries can be shared, published, viewed in the page, and be downloaded.
- Meeting room recordings - Meeting room recordings in KMS were updated to pass more information on the recorded entry (SUP-36907). This was done so that newly created recording will have the following:
- Owner = Always the room owner or Channel owner
- Creator,Co-editor, Co-publisher = The user who initiated the recording
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-39508 | Fixed javascript error on the template pages | KMS |
| SUP-39166 | The translation files were changed to prevent the extra period (.) at the end of translated sentence on the login pages | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-39061 | The issue with time/date discrepancies on ical downloads were resolved | KMS |
| SUP-38985 | The issue with some types of checkboxes on the registration pages that could not be unchecked was resolved. | KMS |
| SUP-38835 | [Theming] The Kaltura Capture launch workflow on BB KAF LTI 1.3, when the new upload theming button is enabled, was fixed. | KAF |
| SUP-39407 | The error when trying to access a direct link of a channel playlist was resolved. | KMS |
| KMS-27824 | [Admin] Description of the Addtoplaylists was updated to indicate it is not a KAF module | KAF |
| KMS-27764 | The allowEditPublished field from the application module was adjusted to also affect the KEA editor button. | KMS/KAF |
Version: 5.111.10x
Date Released: October 2, 2023
What's New
- Theming
- Playlist page- A new page is adding to the theming pages - the playlist page. A toggle was added to the theming module, allowing admins to change it. Please note that the playlist page requires the Media page to be enabled. (KMS-27299)
- Session card - A new design for the session cards (scheduled media such as live and meeting rooms) for the theming pages. Note that the new design now allows you to show the thumbnail or hide it using a setting in the KMS admin Widgets module. (KMS-27626)
- Meeting room duration - Meeting room session duration can exceed 24 hours and be set to up to 72h, however, the recording is still limited to 24h. A new message was added to alert the creator of this limitation. (SUP-36907)
- Registration - New feature now allows admins to send iCal invite post registration/invitation. (KMS-27935)
- Express Recorder - Updates to the Express Recorder. Read more in the Express Capture Release Notes
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-38848 | Custom tokens now work correctly in the Text&Links section of the theming footer. | KMS |
| SUP-38648 | Fixed the player embed responsivity for code grabbed for single media. | KMS/KAF |
| KMS-28072 | Studio theme editor - fixed the issue with the tones set for light theme. | KMS/KAF |
Version: 5.110.04x
Date Released: September 12, 2023
What's New
Security fixes - A few security fixes were deployed around the channel page. (KMS-27941,KMS-27940,KMS-27939,KMS-27938).
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| KMS-27899, SUP-38656 | Languages - we removed the line breaks from history default texts to allow for a better translation of the text. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-38346 | Some elements in the playlist playback page that were showing twice on the screen now appear as expected. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-37135 | Fixed the issue with a 403 error appearing when playing from Channel Playlists when live media with recording is a part of the playlist. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-38788 | Create a new channel playlist is now available for event-based sites, using the dedicated playlist module. | KMS |
| SUP-38441 | The issue where a channel in multiple collections is sorted the same in all collections was resolved. | KMS |
| SUP-38660 | Fixed the 500 error when accessing the KMS admin "Manage Group" page. | KMS/KAF |
Version: 5.109.98x
Date Released: August 28, 2023
What's New
- Registration
- Embedded registration - This new capability allows admins to take the registration form and embed it as is, without the need to build a webhook registration from scratch. (KMS-27714) Read more in our Siteregistration article.
- Registration component on template pages - Now users can register directly from the landing page or homepage when using the TemplatePages module. This new component will open the registration page directly on the page, keeping the guests here, and providing a quick link to the registration. (KMS-27712) Read more in our Templatepages article.
- Tags selection UI change - No longer in a modal box, the tag selection (used, for example, as a "select your interests" use case) in all registration forms is now showing inline to support the embedded registration, and the template pages component. (KMS-27756)
- Embedded registration - This new capability allows admins to take the registration form and embed it as is, without the need to build a webhook registration from scratch. (KMS-27714) Read more in our Siteregistration article.
- Channels component on template pages
- This brand-new component on the template pages enhances the visibility of your Channels. Simply select the relevant channel collection and show it on your landing / home page. (KMS-27627). Read more in our Templatepages article.
- This brand-new component on the template pages enhances the visibility of your Channels. Simply select the relevant channel collection and show it on your landing / home page. (KMS-27627). Read more in our Templatepages article.
- KMS Recycle Bin - Some changes and alignments to the page's texts. (KMS-27758)
- Twitter icon - Due to the Twitter logo change to "x", we have made the adjustments in the Share and Footer's Twitter icon. (KMS-27845)
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-38788 | Creation of channel playlists when the events playlist module on is now working as expected. | KMS |
| SUP-38680 | Channel collections slugs now supports capital letters. | KMS |
| SUP-38657 | The default admin text on empty history page is now available for translations. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-38656 | The "clear history" pop-up message in the history page is now available for translations. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-38661 | The save button on the channel edit advanced settings page is now available for translations. | KMS |
| SUP-38660 | Fixed the HTTP 500 error displayed in the "Manage Group" section in the KMS admin, when specific types of groups are presented on the page. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-38564 | Fixed the issue in Template pages where a speaker description box is hidden behind a live session card. | KMS |
| SUP-38563, SUP-38562 | The alert presented when a user is adding a media item without required information to a playlist is now showing once at the top of the page. | KMS |
| SUP-38429 | Homepage and template pages playlists now show the correct title on the playlist page. | KMS |
| SUP-38110 | Fixed the player v7 auto play on/off inconsistency in BSE. | KAF |
| SUP-38549 | Issue with the new Brightspace Editor where the video does not play (Hotspots related) due to missing scripts on the page was resolved with the help of the D2L team and requires Brightspace version upgrade to 20.23.8. | KAF |
Version: 5.109.91x
Date Released: August 14, 2023
What's New
- Playlist creation flow - Made a small adjustment to the way we create playlist, instead of a modal box, the user is redirected to a playlist creation page, where they can start working on the playlist content. (KMS-25188) Read more in our Create a playlist article.
- My Content Analytics - To the previously released My Content Analytics page, we added a dedicated type in the headerMenu module. This will provide an auto display for relevant users only. Read more in our Headermenu article.
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-34896 | Using language exception message for "Access Denied" error message now has support for html. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-37019 | Added support for the SSO users when using Email Validation on the single media registration feature. | KMS |
| SUP-37158 | The "addNewLabel" for the express capture text now apply with using Theming based header. | KMS |
| SUP-38270 | The Media Gallery playlists are aligned left. | KAF |
| SUP-37112 | [Accessibility] Color contrast of icons on homepage playlists was fixed. | KMS |
| SUP-37791 | KAF admin "Login As" feature is now available. | KAF |
| SUP-38055 | [Canvas] Setting the start time for a player v7 BSE embeds now applies correctly. | KAF |
| SUP-38194 | Opening an item from a large channel playlist now loads the matching name to the video. | KMS |
Version: 5.109.85x
Date Released: August 1, 2023
Resolved Issues
- Theming Media page - A new page was added to the theming feature set. Currently available as Early Release, this page provides many of the existing features of the previous UI. Feel free to try it out while we're working on adding more features. Read more in our article Media Page.
- Updated Theming Editor - This new editor provides the ability to create an intricate customization to the colors and hues of the site, all with a click of a button. (KMS-27547)
- New "Monochromatic mode" allows you to choose the primary color, and let the studio do the rest.
- The "Custom mode" enables you to choose two colors that will harmoniously blend together to create the perfect tones. Another great addition is the ability to choose the header's color. Read more in our article Theme Editor.
- Theming on KAF/LMSs -
- A navigation button to the "My content analytics" page is now available on the My-Media page (ILMS-591).
- Upload page - a 'Back' button was added to the page, providing an easier way to navigate back to the My-Media page (ILMS-584).
- KMS Recycle Bin - Coming out of Limited Availability, the Recycle Bin module is now an on-demand feature. This feature will allow users to recycle media instead of deleting it, as well as restore media if needed. Contact your Kaltura representative to enable the feature. (KMS-27600) Read more in our article Recycle Bin.
- Magic Link - Login by email security enhancements were added, such as re-captcha protection on the login page to protect from multiple requests attacks (KMS-27598), and HTML tags injection (KMS-27597).
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| ILMS-574 | [BSE Player V7] - The Thumbnail embed option was removed from the BSE, for v7 embed player. | KAF |
| SUP-38180, SUP-37318 | Canvas - 2 issues where media gallery playlist launch results in access denied after upgrading to LTI 1.3 were resolved. | KAF |
| SUP-38178 | The issue where the pop-up section of session in the new theming channel UI did not show bullets was resolved. | KMS |
| SUP-37851 | Issue with the Lecture Capture login page when using the theming login page was resolved. | KMS/KAF |
Version: 5.109.75x
Date Released: July 16, 2023
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-38086 | Users with viewerRole is now searchable in the add collaborator modal box. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-38088 | Sorts other than the defaults will now show the full content of My-media in Canvas. | KAF |
| SUP-37592 | Player V7 playlist share and embed now supports all share options. | KMS |
| SUP-37525 | KMS admin changes to reflect the correct behavior: - to remove the metaDataInReadMore field - to change the texts around readMoreEnabled | KMS |
| SUP-37467 | Channel playlists can now hold both a media entry and its clipped entries. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-36467 | Calendar - Fixed the issue where a recurring event fell on the exact day of the Daylight Savings change in week view, and will show an hour later. | KMS/KAF |
Version: 5.109.752
Date Released: July 4, 2023
What's New?
- My Personal Content Analytics - Now content uploaders can see their content analytics in one location. While the ability to do so from each media separately already existed, with this release, content uploaders now have a dashboard that displays all their content analytics in one page. (KMS-27373)
Learn more about how to enable it in My Content Analytics - Admin article.
- Media localization - Kaltura applications support many languages and users can choose to display the system in their desired language. The new Media localization feature now enables content owners to translate their each and every individual media, allowing viewers to read the name, tags, and description in their chosen language. (KMS-26478)
Learn more in the Media Localization article.
- Theming based features
- Create a new channel - A new Gr (KMS-25187). Read more in our Create a channel article.
- Capture download page - Admin can now hide the client download links from the capture page when using the new Theming-based page (using the AllowDownloadingClient field) (KMS-27633).
- Template pages - Images hero carousel - In cases where you don't have media to show on your hero banner, you can now display a playlist of images with dedicated Call-to-Action buttons linked to any URL you desire. (KMS-27466) Read more in our Templatepages article.
- Create a new channel - A new Gr (KMS-25187). Read more in our Create a channel article.
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| KMS-27636 | When using the player v7 with the Annoto plugin on a KAF instance, other modules now load correctly. | KAF |
| SUP-37040 | Fixed the issue of time zone date mismatching with the custom data of type date and time and date. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-37846 | Grabbing a playlist embed with a v7 player will now contain the playlistID in the embed code. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-37424 | Channel analytics will now show the user dropdown under "Performance over time". | KMS/KAF |
Version: 5.109.671
Date Released: June 19, 2023
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-37560 | Languages custom tokens added support for additional locations | KMS/KAF |
Version: 5.109.67x
Date Released: June 5, 2023
What's New?
- Theming bulk upload - Disclaimer module support is now available for the theming based upload. The Disclaimer will show prior to the the start of upload. (KMS-26011) Read more in our Upload media article.
- Player V7 Iframe embed - Grabbing an embed code for media using the v7 player is now done via Iframe embed codes. (KMS-27319)
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-37456 | Media count for channel playlists was corrected, for cases where media was removed from the channel but not the playlist. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-36542 | [Accessibility] Fixed the issue where screen readers read the button for a single media in the playlist details page twice. | KMS |
| SUP-36463 | Removed the unnecessary "Back" button when adding a Youtube video. | KMS/KAF |
Version: 5.109.44x
Date Released: May 8, 2023
What's New?
- Player v7 image support - Now supporting v7 player on the Imageentry module in the customPlayerId field. Make sure to enable image support on any existing player from the KMC player studio by checking the "Image playback" box under the 'capabilities' section (KMS-27261)
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-36953 | Theming Channel - the "Import to Channel" feature is now working correctly when the theming channel is enabled. | KMS |
| SUP-37176 | Theming Channel - correction of a typo the channel edit page | KMS |
Version: 5.109.34x
Date Released: April 10, 2023
What's New?
- Recycle Bin - Released in limited availability, this new feature will allow users to move their content to a recycling bin instead of permanently deleting it, and to restore it if needed. Automatic deleting will allow admins to free up their storage. (KMS-26988)
More information will follow once general availability is announced. - Subscribe to Channel - Added to the theming channel UI, a new button is now available to subscribe for channel updates.
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-35792 | My Dashboard now shows the latest resources online/offline status as expected. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-36328 | Issues with the Recorder module were resolved, allowing admins to make changes to the module for older application versions. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-36206 | [Accessibility] Keyboard focus is now properly showing in the playlist details page for the media thumbnails. | KMS |
| SUP-36172 | [kwebcast] Transcoding profile default was updated to use the live transcoding profile. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-34519 | [kwebcast] The preview mode was adjusted to show the lobby in all cases, with the exception of moderator, while remaining in preview mode. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-30267 | [Microsoft Teams] Issue with the exit Button for video editor was resolved. | KAF |
Version: 5.109.56x
Date Released: May 28, 2023
What's New?
- Meeting rooms changes - Adding a new API that will provide each personal room with a dedicated entry. This is part of the efforts of bringing room analytics into all Kaltura products. (KMS-27343,NR2-7286)
- Player V7
- BSE audio embeds - We added a few size options for the audio players default in the Browseandembed module, making it easier on admins to have a few more presets.
- Add Quiz to playlist - The "add quiz to playlist" option is now available for applications where the main playlist player is set to a v7 player. (KMS-27242)
- Media Collaboration - Now admins can decide to hide groups from collaboration search directly from the MediaCollaboration module. Users and groups can be manually excluded; all others can be found in search. (KMS-27372)
- Theming bulk upload - Now supports parallel chunk uploads to provide a better and faster upload experience (KMS-27368)
- Captions editor - Design enhancements to the captions editor (REACH2-1161):
- New look and feel
- Separated the search & replace functionalities
- Added highlights for timing errors
- Cancelled the player's drag & drop
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-36776 | [Accessibility] Fixed long texts elements that were truncated in the non-theming header. | KMS |
| SUP-37190 | [Accessibility] Home page issues with thumbnails' outline offset with contrast mode on was resolved. | KMS |
| SUP-37067 | [KMS admin] Empty users are no longer acceptable. (kwebcast module related) | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-36953 | [Theming] Import from channel when Channelthemingui is enabled now works correctly. | KMS |
| SUP-36636 | [Theming] Fixed some issues with the 'Continue watching' playlist in TemplatePages module to provide a better experience to users. | KMS |
| KMS-27375 | Unnecessary data was removed from Reach API response. | KMS/KAF |
Version: 5.109.39x
Date Released: April 24, 2023
What's New?
- Player upgrade for BSE - This new tool for KAF admins allows the upgrade of all LMS embeds from the v2 player into the new and amazing v7 player. (ILMS-548)
Learn more in the BSE Player V7 upgrade tool article.
- New theming-based page - The Kaltura Capture launch page is now part of the theming designs:
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-36586 | The UI for # of comments on the media thumbnail for two digit numbers was fixed. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-36598 | The issue when migrating KAF to support LTI 1.3 when ContextSecurity is enabled was resolved. | KAF |
Version: 5.109.27x
Date Released: March 27, 2023
What's New?
- Theming based Channels - Joining the tools available on the new channel pages UI are:
- Import channel - Ability to import the content of the channel from other channels (KMS-27074). Read more in Import Channels Feature Description
- Create channel playlist - Ability to create a channel playlist directly from the channel actions menu (KMS-27073). Read more in Create and Add Media to a Playlist
Reminder, the 'REACH order page' was also added in previous release.
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-36534 | Rooms - Description of the 'allowedUsersOrRole' field was clarified | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-36402 | Language Expections now also take affect on the Theming based login page. | KMS |
| SUP-35998 | [Accessibility] The close button on alert was changed to support accessiblity standards. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-34168 | [Accessibility] The contrast button is now available also on the D2L 'add activity' page. | KAF |
Version: 5.109.18x
Date Released: March 14, 2023
What's New?
- Player v7 upgrade tool - A new tool is now available on the KMS and KAF admin pages. This tool allows admins to replace any player in the application with a new v7 player, and also to create a new v7 player for the site. Read more in the Upgrade the Kaltura Player article.(KMS-27069)
- Bulk upload enhancements - The theming bulk upload page now supports editing of custom metadata for single media items and in bulk. (KMS-26005)
- Theming Channel Page - The theming channel page now supports the REACH order page. (KMS-27015)
- Auto Publish - Admins can now set all uploaded media to automatically be published to a pre-selected channel. (KMS-26322)
- Canvas support for embed in groups - Media embedded in Canvas groups will now be associated with the category {groupId} (and not the course ID since it's outside the context of the course). (SUP-34853)
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-36348 | Fixed a security vulnerability of Cross Site Scripting | KMS |
| SUP-36056 | [Accessibility] The "Clear Filters" button now indicates approval of completion announcement. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-36055 | [Accessibility] Homepage playlists (non-Theming) now allows tabbing to details of entry (hovering affect). | KMS |
| SUP-34891 | Webcast - Fixed the issue where the Q&A box overlaps the player's slides. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-34694 | KMS admin - In the AddNew module, the section checkbox now saves properly regardless of the relevant module status. | KMS |
| SUP-34217 | In-Video Quiz - When downloading the analytics of the IVQ, the score column displays the score according to the option chosen on the quiz - matching the display on the analytics page. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-35725 | [D2L/Brightspace] The 'gateway time-out' error when publishing for users with more than 100 courses enrolled was fixed. | KAF |
| SUP-35433 | Channel Thumbnail - shrinking and positioned upper left instead of full middle. | KMS |
Version: 5.109.11x
Date Released: February 27, 2023
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-36092 | [Accessibility] Fix tab order in the new theming based header. | KMS |
| SUP-35867 | Time Zone for Istanbul was changed to support summer and winter clock changes | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-35850 | Modules using the BBCode tags (disclaimer, policy) are now presenting the correct links and description. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-35845 | Users with the "viewerRole" role should access the Watch List's edit tab without any errors | KMS |
| SUP-35805 | [Accessibility] Corrected the Radio button group in my media to be read properly by Screen readers | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-35746/ SUP-35725 | [D2L] Co-Publishers can now embed videos using the BSE tool | KAF |
| SUP-35371 | Added missing Portuguese (Brazil) to the captions list | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-35025 | New theming channel tabs names can now be changed using the language exceptions tool. | KMS |
| SUP-34847 | [Accessibility] The focus after using the "More Filters" button in the filters, is now switching correctly | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-34300 | [Canvas] Fixed the issue where an "Access denied" message was showing for playlists in Media Gallery when using the "enableContextSecurityEnhancement" setting) | KAF |
| SUP-34257 | The name of the My-media Filter "Media I own" was adjusted to display the correct results of the filter. | KMS/KAF |
| KNOW-871 | Captions details (label, accuracy, language) can now be edited from the captions editor interface | KMS/KAF |
Version: 5.109.10x
Date Released: February 19, 2023
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-34847 | [Accessibility] Focus move post click on "More Filters" button was adjusted. | KMS |
| SUP-34329 | [Accessibility] Role/state is now defined properly for header menu items. | KMS |
| SUP-33372 | Sort by creation date on channel page is now working properly. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-34196 | [Moodle] The error for the Video Quiz resource on Moodle LTI 1.3 (Moodle 4.0.2+) was resolved. | KAF |
Version: 5.109.09x
Date Released: February 13, 2023
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-36031 | Fixed the issue where embed tab throws error when entry isn’t associated with a category. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-34968 | Fixed security and cross-site scripting issue. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-35890 | Youtube videos can now be added using a V7 player. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-35811 | [Accessibility] The alert on an email sharing for a private entry is now read properly by screen reader. | KMS |
| SUP-35810 | [Accessibility] The alert on an embed code sharing for a private entry is now read properly by screen reader. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-35806 | [Accessibility] The Caption and Enrich "more details" button is now accessible by screen reader. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-35394 | Changed the alert text of the replace media to provide more accurate description. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-34317 | [Accessibility] The media “change media owner” and “add collaborator” buttons are now announcing more information for screen reader users. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-34315 | [Accessibility] The "Skip to main content" link is now visible on the page. | KMS |
| SUP-34314 | [Accessibility] The Caption and Enrich table sorting options are now announced accurately by screen reader. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-34282 | [Accessibility] The Caption and Enrich dropdowns on requests are now announced accurately by screen reader. | KMS/KAF |
Version: 5.109.03x
Date Released: January 31, 2023
What's New
- Live - New capabilities on the live offering
- Live Re-Stream - Customers using Kaltura's Live Broadcasting services can now choose to re-stream their live event to any RTMP based live broadcasting service. Customers broadcasting on Kaltura Live can use this new feature to broaden their audience reach by broadcasting live events to social services such as Youtube Live and Facebook Live concurrently. Customers would still need to handle only a single live stream to Kaltura, while we will take care of the rest by replicating the live stream and streaming it to additional live broadcasting services. (KMS-26589)
- Live Low Latency - Live streaming entries can now be configured to deliver low latency live streams using Low Latency HLS. (KMS-26542)
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-35069 | [Accessibility] The action of removing a filter is now announced correctly by screen readers | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-34328 | [Accessibility] Tabs in channel and galleries, tabs are now announced correctly. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-35253 | [Reach] Speaker ID can now be added to Professional captions | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-34869 | [Accessibility] The message to close the "complete all the required fields" alert is now accessible. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-35477 | The issue where the first letter in the search is partially hidden was resolved. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-35491 | [Reach] Missing texts are now translated on the service requests page. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-35608 | XSS issue in cue points was resolved. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-35692 | XSS issue in secure embed was resolved. | KMS |
Version: 5.108.96x
Date Released: January 17, 2023
Resolved Issues
| SUP-35164 | Search page is now working with empty (single space char) search terms | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-34899 | [Accessibility] The disclaimer text before publishing is now read by screen reader correctly | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-34843 | [Accessibility] Tab order after clicking the filter move focus into the filters options as expected. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-34735 | [Player] [BSE] The BSE preview of players will now show preview for both v7 and v2 players | KAF |
| SUP-34330 | [Accessibility] In my-media page, table view, the use of Ctrl + alt + arrow key will now provide access to the edit and delete buttons | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-34324 | [Accessibility] Player toggle in embed options on the media page, now announce toggle correctly. | KMS/KAF |
| PSVAMB-39480 | [REACH] when managing existing captions request the 'Display on Player' button is now also available for audio descriptions | KMS/KAF |
Version: 5.108.87x
Date Released: January 3, 2023
Resolved Issues
| SUP-35066 | The course ID is now displaying properly when importing media. | KAF |
| SUP-35143 | The application admin pages are working as expected with modules that contain capital letters in the URL. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-35030 | Content owners can now use the 'Add to Calendar' link when using the media registration feature. | KMS |
| SUP-34405 | [Accessibility] The loading progress when clicking a filter in a page is now announced by the screen reader correctly. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-34327 | [Accessibility] The contrast ratio for texts in the 'Create Playlist' dialog is now accessible. | KMS/KAF |
Version: 5.108.83x
Date Released: December 21, 2022
What's New
- Captions Editor - A few updates were made to the Captions Editor.
- A larger editing screen was added. (ILMS-167)
- The Caption editor player is now resizable, so captions may be edited while watching the video in a larger preview. (ILMS-164)
- In Video Quiz - LMS Gradebook integration -
- The quiz owner can now see whether the score was successfully reported to the LMS gradebook. On the Quiz Users tab, the owner can find the status per score. (ILMS-136)
- The quiz owner can now see whether the score was successfully reported to the LMS gradebook. On the Quiz Users tab, the owner can find the status per score. (ILMS-136)
- Media Localization - The ability to show basic metadata (Name, Tags, Description) in different languages is now supported in the applications. At this phase, setup is done by the API only, however, in future releases a new tab will be available in the Media Edit page to provide media owners the ability to setup metadata in different languages for their media. (KMS-26480)
- New bulk upload feature - Edit media is now available from the bulk upload page.
Bulk update of tags for all files on the page is also available. Future phases will provide custom metadata support as well. (KMS-26002)
Single media edit
Bulk tags update - Meeting Rooms - Ability to choose what templates can be used is now available in the Meetingentry module (KMS-26672)
Resolved Issues
| SUP-34952 | When exporting the channel user report, all users are displayed as expected as expected. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-34940 | Fixed the issue where a long footer is overlapping related media on webcast entries. | KMS |
| SUP-34898 | [Accessibility] The "Show More" button on the search page now has proper text. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-34669 | [Reach] Text that was not translated in the Reach's Services Requests is now translated correctly. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-34551 | [Accessibility] Tags are now read correctly by screen reader. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-34549 | [Accessibility] Contrast for the Description field in the edit media page is now working correctly with the 'high contrast' button. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-34331 | [Accessibility] In the media editor, the dropdown for slides option is now read with explanatory text. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-34320 | [Accessibility] In the playlist editor, the 'add/remove' media from playlist are now read correctly by screen readers. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-34318 | [Accessibility] The my-media table view check boxes are now read correctly by screen readers. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-34292 | [Reach] The Turnaround time text was changed to 15min. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-29915 | Playlists with "&" character in a name are now presented correctly on the My Playlists page. | KMS |
| SUP-34954 | [Accessibility] The search duration slider was made more accessible and now provide keyboard navigation and screen readers support. | KMS/KAF |
Version: 5.108.60x
Date Released: November 21, 2022
What's New
- Captions Editor - A few updates were made to the Captions Editor.
- New functionality was added allowing users to create and edit new caption files directly, without uploading them from the Media Edit Page. (ILMS-168)
- A larger editing screen was added. (ILMS-167)
- New functionality was added allowing users to create and edit new caption files directly, without uploading them from the Media Edit Page. (ILMS-168)
Resolved Issues
| SUP-34517 | Search page can now be loaded when using space char in the navbar search bar. | KMS |
| SUP-34293 | Added the support to remove subscribers from open channels. | KMS |
| SUP-34281 | [Accessibility] Dropdown name is now successfully read by screen readers. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-34276 | [Accessibility] The duration slider for search filters is now keyboard accessible. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-34251 | Channel playlist "most recent" now only presents content from the channel itself, as expected. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-34203 | [Caliper] Resolved the issue where Caliper events returned Internal Server Errors for YouTube entries in Canvas. | KAF |
Version: 5.108.49x
Date Released: November 7, 2022
Resolved Issues
| SUP-33644 | Search no longer highlights single letter words. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-34402 | The resumePlayback field is now behaving correctly for the playlist player history feature. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-34283 | [Accessibility] Empty filter criterion are now announced successfully by screen readers. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-34254 | [Accessibility] The “Add to Gallery” button is now accessible via the keyboard when using screen readers. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-33606 | [Accessibility] Search results returned are now announced successfully by screen readers. | KMS/KAF |
Version: 5.108.44x
Date Released: October 24, 2022
What's New
- Express Capture - Screen capture recording is now available via the Kaltura Express Capture!
With the new screen capture capability, users can create multi-stream content by using the webcam recording and screen share. Read more in the Express Capture Release Notes
Resolved Issues
| SUP-34435 | The uploadDateStyle field in the TimeAndDate module is now working as expected. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-34268 | [App Admin] The sessionLifetime field in the Auth Module now has a minimum of 1 hour. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-34248 | [Accessibility] The duration slider in the filters section can now be reached using keyboard tabbing | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-33644 | Search results no longer display <em> tags on one letter words
highlighted results. | KMS/KAF |
Version: 5.108.36x
Date Released: October 3, 2022
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-33757 | [Accessibility] Fixed the color of the search bar's Info button to an accessible contrast | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-33961 | [Accessibility] 'Captions' search results are now being read correctly by screen readers | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-33711 | [Accessibility] The text read by screen reader for the "creator link" in the media page was changed to provide a more meaningful information on the link's purpose. | KMS |
| SUP-33607 | [Accessibility] Search captions button was change to a toggle to provide screen readers better information on the button selection status | KMS/KAF |
| KMS-26245 | [Accessibility] Alert on "Required" fields in the registration page was added on the dedicated fields. | KMS |
Version: 5.108.28x
Date Released: September 19, 2022
What's New
- Theming - The Theming Header and Footer are coming out of Open Beta, and moving to General Availability.
You may give your KMS a new look, with a few clicks. This also opens the door for a wide range of new features coming up.
Want to get started? Just to try out? Take a look at the article Getting Started with the Theming Module. This article provides a step by step guide on how to get started with these great new theming features.
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-32553 | The issue where a new Lecture Capture event was set with a default start time from the platform time instead of the application time, was resolved. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-32523 | Manual sorting on My channels was removed, as is it only relevant to the Theming Channel Collections page. | KMS |
| SUP-31722 | The TimeAndDate module no longer causes issues in cases where additional characters caused a problem in the filter by date range in the page search. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-33985 | [Accessibility] Search results now read the thumbnail link title correctly by Screen Readers. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-33962 | [Accessibility] The image for the search's "no results" is now set to empty alt (alt=""), as it is a decorative image. | KMS/KAF |
| VIRTC-30430 | [Accessibility] Each section of a related content on a media page is now clickable as a whole, and not the individual elements (reduces repetitive links in the page). | KMS |
| SUP-33570 | [Meeting Rooms] The start/join meeting button on the meeting room lobby is now visible in all available mobile browser alignments. | KMS |
Version: 5.108.22x
Date Released: September 5, 2022
What's New
- Theming - The Channel page and Channel Collections are joining the list of Theming module features in the open Beta. Related documentation will be published in upcoming weeks.
- An updated Channel page with two options to present your content is available: you may choose to display a vertical list or horizontal tabs. In addition, you can now also add a video at the top of the page and CTA buttons on the banner.
- A new page may be created containing Channel Collections. A channel collection contains multiple channels that may be displayed as a grid or as a list. The collection may also include filtering options specific to the collection and a manual sort order for the channels in the collection.
- Add to Calendar - Google Calendar - Line-breaks ("<br>") and paragraph tags ("<p>") in the description are now supported in the Google Calendar invite.
- Admin - Insert JS - These new fields under the Application module allow admins to insert JS on all KMS pages, either by adding the JS directly in the app admin, or using a link to a hosted JS file. (KMS-26216)
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-30728 | Date translation on the single media registration now works as expected. | KMS |
| SUP-33519 | The error on the "Add Collaborator" modal box was fixed. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-33778 | The Language Exception table in the admin module is displayed properly. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-33778 | [2FA flow] Users are now prompted to scan a new QR code after resetting the password. | KMS |
| KMS-26347 | [Accessibility] Added an option not to start auto-play, even muted on the template pages hero banner. | KMS |
| SUP-33875 | 'Add to Calendar' for Google Calendar for scheduled VODs now works as expected. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-33844 | Draft entry module - Newly uploaded media to the draft will generate a new thumbnail for the media page post transcoding. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-33789 | REACH - Adding translations/captions directly from Reach's "Order Captions and Enrich Services" window now works as expected. | KMS/KAF |
Version: 5.108.15x
Date Released: August 22, 2022
What's New
- Theming - New Upload page - A new Upload tool is now available as part of the theming feature set, allowing for multiple file uploads. For more information see the article New KMS Upload Page article. (KMS-26294). The admin configuration is described in the Uploadmedia Module.
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-33542 | XSS vulnerability was fixed | KAF |
| SUP-33174 | Playlist share and embed is now working correctly for all types of the main player setup. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-32593 | Added "allow-downloads" to the embed code generated, to support cases where admins allow for players with the download or attachments capabilities. | KMS/KAF |
| KMS-26191 | Exiting a KME room will now keep the user on the page and will not try to re-open the room. | KMS/KAF |
| KMS-25980 | [Accessibility] Aria-required tags were added in registration form. | KMS |
| KMS-25978 | [Accessibility] Focus indication was added in missing location on the entry speakers elements and registration form. | KMS |
Upcoming
- Theming - Channel page and Channel Collections are joining the list of Theming module feature set.
Version: 5.108.10x
Date Released: August 8, 2022
What's New
- Theming - We have added a way to pick and choose which pages should be enabled with the new theming and which can be kept in the old UI. (KMS-26215)
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-33415 | QR code for 2FA now operate properly for iOS devices | KMS |
| SUP-32895 | Blocked SAML users on the KMS side, will now be presented with a dedicated error message. | KMS |
Upcoming
- Theming - Channel page, Channel Collections, and a new Upload page are joining the list of theming module feature set.
Version: 5.108.01x
Date Released: July 25, 2022
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-33097 | [Accessibility] The title of a homepage playlist now only read once by JAWS in grid view | KMS |
| SUP-32919 | In media page the entry metadata is now displayed in the right order when using presenters | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-32453 | In a Channel - removed subscribed user now do not have any access to private channel | KMS |
| SUP-31944 | Search for users (when adding collaborators or changing owner) was enhanced to provide better results | KMS/KAF |
Upcoming
- Theming - Channel page is joining the list of pages affected by the theming module.
Version: 5.107.91x
Date Released: July 4, 2022
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-31546 | The "No source video" alert for guests was fixed when the showExternalPublish field is turned on. | KMS |
| SUP-32321 | Admins can now delete a playerSet in the Channeltheme module. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-32507 | The Shared Repository channel UI is now working properly. | KMS |
| SUP-32663 | Fixed the issue where the filter for 'Interactive Media' is displayed twice in my-media search filter. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-32761 | The issue where a My Media search results in a Error 500 for accounts containing Simulive entries with no scheduling window set was rectified. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-32836 | THe XSS Vulnerability was fixed in KMS. | KMS |
| SUP-32894 | Captured thumbnails for a webcasting event with a recording will now be set for both recorded VOD and Live entries. | KMS/KAF |
Upcoming
- Theming - More upgrades to the Theming module, a new Theme Studio, and more ways to customize and use the new pages.
Version: 5.107.80x
Date Released: June 12, 2022
What's New
- Meeting Rooms - Live SRT - The live streaming details for SRT are now available for the room owners from the media edit page. (KMS-25251)
- Search - A new toggle was added allowing admins to hide the in-media search button. (KMS-25890)
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-29769 | Co-editor can now edit Dual-Screen media | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-31778 | Styling module changes now affect all the relevant elements of the page as expected. | KMS |
| SUP-32134 | [Accessibility] The title of the first media in the homepage playlist (grid view) no longer read twice by SR. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-32135 | [Accessibility] Remove tag button in the edit media page is now keyboard accessible. | KMS/KAF |
Version: 5.107.73x
Date Released: May 30, 2022
What's New
The Theming module and feature is getting ready to be fully released. This module is on a limited features release mode.
Documentations to the new theming set of the features and pages, including the custom and template pages, personal profile, and more who are available as part of the theming module release phases, read more in theming module article.
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-32253 | In mobile view, title of the media will show without breaking the words. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-26406 | YouTube media now play correctly no the captions editor. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-31488 | [App Admin] Alert on user's list was added for cases where # of users is larger than 10K. | KMS |
| SUP-31591 | [Rec-scheduling] The recurrence exception no longer shows parent resources as expected. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-31778 | Styling module changes now affect all the relevant elements of the page as expected. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-31801 | Groups users that are managed by the groupSync feature, are now deleted correctly | KMS |
| SUP-32105 | [Accessibility] Fixed the issue where the focus in the playlist page moves to a hidden element. | KMS |
| SUP-32106 | [Accessibility] Fixed the focus order in the playlist page. | KMS |
| SUP-32265 | Channels with a slash ("/") in the name can now be deleted. | KMS |
| SUP-32559 | Calendar view is now showing correctly in KAF | KAF |
Version: 5.107.63x
Date Released: May 17, 2022
What's New
- Hide Created By indicator - The new fields showCreatedByIndicator will allow the site admin to hide the "create by" section below the player in the media page and in the global search. (KMS-25746)
- My Schedule transitioning to My Calendar was performed and only the later will show in the header menu. (SUP-30322)
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-32288 | [Accessibility] The 'file not supported' alert when uploading is now read properly by screen readers | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-32166 | [Accessibility] Focus order on publishing tab in the upload is now correct. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-32111 | Search results in the global search are now clickable on first filters open. | KMS |
| SUP-31859 | Overlapping text on shared repository was corrected. | KMS/KAF |
Upcoming Features
As you may have noticed, a few modules have been appearing in the KMS admin that require the Theming module. This new set of features - containing the custom and template pages, the new personal profile, and list and help pages - will be released as part of the new theming set of features.
More information and documentation will be released in the upcoming weeks.
Version: 5.107.53x
Date Released: May 2, 2022
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-32108 | [Accessibility] The collapse button on the homepage's playlist - Detailed view is now identified as a button a not a link. | KMS |
| SUP-31927 | [Accessibility] The close 'x' button in the site header global search now has the right contrast in both regular and high contrast mode. | KMS |
| SUP-31925 | Tag search page now works correctly with all types of content sort. | KMS |
| SUP-31792 | [Accessibility] Embed codes for the player will now have a more meaningful title, replacing the "Kaltura Player" with the media name. | KMS |
| SUP-31745 | Tags suggestion now working correctly for the Draft Entry in the creation flow. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-30974 | Custom language tokens are not supported in the Home module - Lists | KMS |
Upcoming Features
As you may have noticed, a few modules have been appearing in the KMS admin that require the Theming module. This new set of features - containing the custom and template pages, the new personal profile, and list and help pages - will be released as part of the new theming set of features.
More information and documentation will be released in the upcoming weeks.
Version: 5.107.46x
Date Released: April 18, 2022
What's New
- Search and Navbar Toggle - New admin capabilities to hide the search bar and the navigation bar from the site's header are now available from the navigation module. (KMS-25310; KMS-25506)
- KME Rooms support for Guests - Now, rooms in KMS that are set to allow guests (rooms in a public channels, or in a KMS site that allows anonymous users), will show the native room prompt for info (email and name), which will allow the anonymous users to enter the room, and also will save the analytics of these users based on their info.
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-30565 | Fixed the issue where channel subscribers were still subscribed to the channel after their membership was removed. | KMS |
| SUP-30783 | Content policy now shows correctly on all pages. | KMS |
| SUP-31179 | [BB] The double scroller were removed from the Featured Media Gallery in BB | KAF |
| SUP-31949 | Users can now select the embed size of the player properly. | KMS |
Version: 5.107.32x
Date Released: April 4, 2022
What's New
- REACH Dubbing Feature - A new catalog item was added in REACH: Dubbing. This feature is available for selected languages. (REACH2-1083)
- Hostname and Vanity URLs - A new module in KMS/KAF allowing admins to setup a vanity URL to the application as a self serve service. Read more in the Setting Up an Alias Hostname for KMS and KAF article.
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-31403 | [Accessibility] Elements in the media embed are now read by SR correctly. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-31349 | [Canvas] Fixed the issue when using Traditional Chinese in Canvas results in a blank My-Media page. | KAF |
Version: 5.107.18x
Date Released: March 20, 2022
What's New
- Draft Entry - This new way to add video content allows you to prepare your content metadata first, and upload the video asset later (KMS-22990).
Enable the new Draftentry module, and the new option Draft Entry appears in the "Add New" menu,
Learn more about Creating and Working with Draft Entries and about the Draftentry module.
- Kaltura Meetings and Registration - When using the Guest Registration feature per page, data filled by anonymous users will be used to allow the users to seamlessly login to rooms and to link their session analytics data. (KMS-24633)
Learn more about 
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-28685 | Schedule Classroom - users are now able to change a single resource's schedule without affecting the recurring events series. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-30702 | [App Admin] The link in the CustomData module is now redirected to the correct link. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-31279 | [App Admin] Added time zone to the Backup Configuration feature. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-31281 | YouTube Module - The video editor for YouTube entries may only be used in Quiz mode and has been disabled for other editing modes. | KMS/KAF |
Version: 5.107.11x
Date Released: March 7, 2022
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| KMS-24715 | Schedule media now show in the calendar | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-31319 | Entry design removal of sidebar now works correctly on webcast media. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-31237 | Fixed issue where channel playlist's thumbnails did not show due to special chars in the playlist name. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-31046 | Fixed potential XSS Vulnerability in the app Admin | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-25810 | Fixed issue in calendar where events did not show due to non-UTF8 chars in the translation file. | KMS/KAF |
Version: 5.106.96x
Date Released: February 21, 2022
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-31044 | Now, when a Group is the owner of a media, users in the group are able to delete the media. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-29886 | The format of the date and time in the media entry page for "Asset updated at" now aligns with the other dates on that page. | KMS/KAF |
| KMS-25181 | Meeting entries are no longer allowed to be added to a playlist. This is to prevent users from making mistakes and thinking that it can be displayed in the Playlist view page. | KMS/KAF |
Version: 5.106.91x
Date Released: February 9, 2022
What's New
- Media Edit Page - A description was added to the “Presenters” tab (SUP-30490)
- Application Admin Page - Some UX enhancements were added to the Backup Configuration feature. (SUP-30772)
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-30292 | [Accessibility] The icons on top of the media thumbnails in the Media Gallery are now displaying correctly when using the high contrast mode. | KAF |
| SUP-30651 | [Accessibility] The Next/Previous buttons in the Channel and Media Gallery playlist are now read correctly by SR. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-30736 | The custom CSS for media now works correctly on applications with an access control profile. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-30742 | [BB Ultra] The issue in Firefox 96.0, where FF enforces Cookie Policy Same-Site=lax, resulting with access denied was resolved. | KAF |
Version: 5.106.81x
Date Released: January 24, 2022
What's New
- Import from OneDrive – A new feature of importing content from OneDrive is available for all KMS and KAFs.
The OneDrive module provides the ability for users to ingest content from their personal OneDrive folder by adding an 'Import from OneDrive' button in the Add New menu. This feature allows users to manually upload Microsoft Teams meeting recordings directly to their KMS/KAF accounts. (KMS-24340)
See more in the Import from OneDrive to Kaltura article.
- Updated languages for KMS and KAF - See the Supported KMC, KMS & KAF Languages article for more information. (KMS-25148)
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-30795 | [UI] Adjusted the vertical gap between thumbnails in channel/media gallery pages | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-30742 | Added the SameSite None and secure to support the new Firefox change for SameSite cookie policy. (BB Ultra) | KAF |
| SUP-30722 | [Meeting Rooms] The “Join Meeting” button in the channel/media gallery now works correctly for attendees. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-30525 | Source download links now appear correctly for all Zoom type entries. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-30488 | [BSE] Video Submissions entries are added to the relevant context category. | KAF |
| SUP-30464 | Updated the description to clarify that liveEntry is not supported for the Registration module. | KMS |
| SUP-30273 | Search by caption timestamp in KAF instances, will no longer show an error. | KAF |
| SUP-30143 | [Meeting Rooms] New meeting rooms edit page now shows the correct information on the first page load. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-30009 | [BSE] Added Annoto plugin support to the BSE Thumbnail embed. | KAF |
| SUP -29952 | Text changes in the KMS admin Recscheduling module | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-28023 | [BSE] Added the minimalBSERole settings on BSE V3 and changed the default to privateOnly role. | KAF |
| SUP -27149 | [UI] Fixed the UI when using the “Change ownership” feature, to show all users on the modal box correctly. | KAF |
Version: 5.106.78x
Date Released: January 11, 2022
What's New
- Meeting Rooms – Added the ability for admins to choose to publish the recording automatically to the same categories the entry is in. Read more in the Record Your Live Session article. (KMS-25020).
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-30512 | Issue with accessing a meeting room via a private channel link was resolved. | KMS |
| SUP-30434 | [KMS Admin] Fixed the Backup Configuration Date/Time | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-30277 | The ‘contentPolicy’ module is now working correctly when the ‘related’ module is turned off. | KMS |
| SUP-29496 | Added support for long channel description to show on the channel carousel design | KMS |
| SUP-30258 | [BB] In the BB Ultra Dual course mode, we have fixed the issue in the original courses, where Kaltura Media embed option was not working for students | KAF |
| SUP-28668 | [Webcast] The entry for recordings of a webcast will now be shown in My History correctly | KMS |
Version: 5.106.69x
Date Released: December 27, 2021
What's New
- Meeting Rooms – Single room
The Kaltura Meetings Room is a new media type within the applications, enables each permitted user to create their own meeting room.
The new rooms are easily created with scheduling which display a countdown to the meeting start time. The new entry type provides owners with a similar set of capabilities as any other entry type such as setting collaborators, adding a thumbnail, and publishing to channels.
The new feature will be available via a new module called meetingEntry for all applications using the Kaltura Meetings and Virtual Classroom customers (KMS-24013)
Read more in the Working with Meeting Rooms article.
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-29985 | Added the ability for users with viewerOnly role to delete playlist they created. | KMS |
| SUP-30102 | Captions can now be added in bulk for content owned by groups, by the group members | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-30038 SUP-30037 | UI fixes on the channel page, to make sure elements do not go over each other on mobile devices (Start Meeting button and channel description). | KMS |
| SUP-29651 | [Accessibility] Text in the publishing modal was changed to provide a clearer understanding of the flow for SR users. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-29717 | Setting Moderation on a channel is now persistent and does not change automatically. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-29829 | Removed the margin between the playlist player and transcript widget in MediaSpace | KMS |
| SUP-28603 | Users can now publish more than 15 media items from a Shared Repository | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-30354 | Enhance security on links to comments | KMS |
| SUP-29246 | SAML - Direct links to private entries now redirect users to the SAML login | KMS |
| SUP-29049 | Added missing translations for the upload cancelled text. | KMS/KAF |
Version: 5.106.61x
Date Released: December 13, 2021
What's New
- History module
Playlist History – The history feature in KMS is getting an enhancement. Once turned on, the History module in KMS will remember the user’s spot in a playlist. When reaching the playlist page again, the player will start the user’s playback from the last entry watched.
A new indicator was also added to the playlist Details page, showing a progress bar on each media. (PSVAMB-25131)Path History – Path media (interactive videos) will now show up in the My-History section as viewed. Due to the nature of the media, ‘complete’ and ‘progress’ indication are not available. (SUP-29845)
KMS Admin – Texts changes to the “Backup Configuration” pop up message to make the process clearer. (SUP-21262)
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-30287 | Enhance channel loading time in KMS | KMS |
| SUP-30301 | Webcast Events Portal completely blank white page | KMS |
| SUP-29329 | Registration - Use shorten URL when the ICS calendar ‘location’ value is too long | KMS |
| KMS-24978 | Local - The custom metadata dates are now properly localized | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-29149 | [Accessibility] Media page options tab are now automatically pass to the tab content upon selection of tab | KMS/KAF |
Version: 5.106.56x
Date Released: December 1, 2021
What's New
- Flexible Date Format – The TimeAndDate module is a new module providing a flexible way to set the format of the site’s date display. Admins can now select the format they want to display by using predefined tokens.
For example, to display ‘Day.Month.Year’ (e.g. ‘22.4.2019’) the admin can fill in the following tokens ‘D.M.YYYY’.
Admins can also add text by using brackets.
For example, to display ‘November the 5th’ the admins will fill in the following tokens: ‘MMM [the] Do’ (Notice the use of the word ‘the’ in the brackets).
In addition, admins may select different date formats for different languages. This is very useful for languages such as Japanese, where the date standard requires special characters.
For example, To show '2020年 5月11日 火曜日', Fill in the following tokens: ‘YYYY[年] MM[月] DD[日] dddd’.
The TimeAndDate module replaces the “dateFormat” field from the Application module, and the field will no longer be available. You will also notice that some other time/date related fields moved from the Application module to the TimeAndDate module. (KMS-23795, KMS-24959, KMS-24964, KMS-24743) Global site tokens – This new feature located under the Languages module, allows admins to create text tokens that can be placed into text fields in the KMS admin. The values for these tokens will be replaced by the value given to them in the Languages module. This is a feature designed for use cases where a constant change of text is required in the site. (KMS-24932) For more information see Custom Tokens in the article Localization for KMS/KAF Administrators - How to Change Your Kaltura Application Language?
Languages - Updated translations to the KMS PO files. (KMS-24876)
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-21262 | [KMS Admin] Changes to the Backup Configuration pop up message were made to make the message clearer. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-29971, SUP-30030 | Security fixes for entry comments section have been implemented. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-30068, SUP-29944 | Groups can now be added as channel owners. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-29878 | [SAML] The issue where the Application error after logging out of KMS when using ‘spInitiated’ setup has been fixed. | KMS |
| SUP-29789 | Security fixes for attachments module have been implemented. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-29546 | A deleted playlist in Sakai Media Galleries will now be also removed accordingly from the category’s metadata on the BackEnd. | KAF |
| SUP-29885 | [Cielo24] The Transcript Widget is now showing correctly when the ‘Cielo24’ module is enabled and the transcript is available. | KMS |
| SUP-29793 | [Canvas LTI 1.3] The issue where "failed to authenticate" error is showing in beta/test Canvas environments was fixed. | KAF |
Version: 5.106.51x
Date Released: November 15, 2021
What's New
- Blackboard KAF – A new configuration is available for Blackboard KAF admins that allows you to decided whether to display the course name, course ID, or both from the list of available courses when publishing from My Media and when importing the Media Gallery. (SUP-29600)
- Time And Date – As part of the move to enhanced time and date capabilities the following fields moved from the Application module to the TimeAndDate module: weekStartDay , uploadDateStyle.
Reminder: The “dateFormat” will be deprecated in the upcoming releases, and any change to the way dates are displayed will be configured in the TimeAndDate module.
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-29639 | When using the field ‘allowEditPublished’ to block editing of published content, editing the content from the editor is not allowed and the hotspots tab is disabled. The entry page will display the reason why you cannot edit the page. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-22024 | The correct message is displayed when filtering on the My-Channels page with empty results. | KMS |
| SUP-28200 | Uploading new files with a special character (such as ampersand-&) in the file name now display correctly. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-28443 | Order of videos in the home page playlists now displayes according to the playlist order. | KMS |
| SUP-29395 | The white gap on the top of the channel page in mobile browser view was removed. | KMS |
| KMS-24662 | We have enhanced the security for the quiz creation in the BSE URL. | KAF |
| SUP-29709 | Playlist embed in LMS environments no longer produce an error when using the BSE (Browse search and embed) | KAF |
Version: 5.106.42x
Date Released: November 1, 2021
What's New
- New REACH language - Catalan was added to the list of REACH languages. (REACH2-1086)
- SAML Group sync – Added the ability for administrator to configure group naming based on more than one SAML attribute. (PSVAMB-27678)
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-29344 | security.txt is now served from both {KMS_URL}/security.txt and {KMS_URL}/.well-known/security.txt | KMS |
| SUP-29669 | Fixed a typo for the text “Database” in the SAML Group Sync loading page. | KMS |
| SUP-28526 | The Playlist player in the Preview and embed page is now showing correctly when using the supportSecureEmbed settings. | KMS |
| SUP-28874 | SSO logout is now working correctly when using the multi authentication page. | KMS |
| SUP-29693 | Issues with the new custom date defaults allowing for time and date have been fixed. | KMS/KAF |
Version: 5.106.30x
Date Released: October 18, 2021
What's New
- Cancel caption requests - REACH requests now have a cancel button for pending jobs. (REACH2-1021)
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-29131 | Canvas: Course admins can now save the galleries’ moderation settings properly. | KAF |
| SUP-26766 | Teams: Fixed the issues where the user ID was displayed instead of first and last name. | KAF |
| SUP-27289 | Playlists/AC: Fixed the error in the Preview player for the playlist embed for accounts with access control enabled. | KMS |
| SUP-26884 | Quick Ingest now adds the media embedded to the context category. | KAF |
| FEC-11349 | Player v2: The player is now showing ads as expected. | KMS |
| SUP-28812 | Custom Metadata of type ‘Date with time’ is no longer auto populated when editing. | KMS/KAF |
Version: 5.106.24x
Date Released: October 5, 2021
What's New
- New Language Exception UI display in the admin Languages module
The Languages module LanguageException field has been enhanced to improve reviewing and managing language exceptions. (KMS-24473)The new configuration displays the language exceptions in a table. In addition a cloning feature has been added that simplifies editing a language exception. When cloning a language exception each language exception may be edited separately, and then saved.
Note: Saving the individual language exception does not require another save on the module level.
All existing language exceptions are automatically displayed in the new language exceptions table in the new table format. There is no need to redefine existing language exceptions.
- SAML/SSO Group Sync
Added the ability to clear the users’ groupHash in the Manage Users window. This feature is only relevant for instances that store groupHash in a user's metadata as part of the groupSync process. This option is available in the Actions dropdown only when ssoGroupSync or SamlGroupSync is enabled on the instance. This allows admins using the groupSync to clear the saved list of a user used on the user’s login (but will not remove the user from any groups). (SUP-28015)
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-28278 | Fixed the issue where the channel theme was not affecting the channel playlist correctly. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-28818 | Added validation on the URL of the channel, to validate that the channel ID exists and is numeric. | KMS |
| KMS-24539 | Removed the redundant PHP code included in the aria-label html tags when translating tags in the dedicated tag search page. | KMS |
| SUP-29018 | Quiz: Fixed the issue in the KMS/KAF admin, where using the preventForwardSeeks field to enhance the player did not work. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-28853 | Download module: Enhanced the ability of the module to download the new source flavors as fallback. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-28637 | BlackBoard Ultra: Fixed the issue where “;amp&” and other special characters were inadvertently displayed on the media description. | KAF |
Version: 5.106.154
Date Released: September 13, 2021
What's new
- New module – securityTxt
The new securityTxt module allows you to enable the “/security.txt” file in the site. (KMS-24594)
The security.txt file is a standard for websites' security information that is meant to allow security researchers to easily report security vulnerabilities. You can read more about it, and also create your own security text in securitytxt.org.
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-28587 | [PATH] Added support for Path projects used with access control of type KS restriction. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-28656 | [Webcast/Live] The live entry page now shows the correct thumbnail after the VOD recording is connected to the live entry. | KMS |
| SUP-28724 | [YouTube Embeds] Fixed the issue where “404 resource not found error” is showing in the developer tools, due to the scrubber slider preview. | KMS |
| SUP-24484 | [Facebook share] Fixed the issue where the wrong thumbnail for live entries shows on the shared post. | KMS |
| SUP-28944 | [Moodle, Quiz] Embedded quizzes now work correctly when using embedded via the external tool in Moodle. | KAF |
| SUP-25401 | [UI, Download] Fixed the issue where on attachments with a very long name, the download button is not visible. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-28092 | [KMS admin] We removed the showUserEmailColumn field from the Userreports module, as it is not relevant in the new analytics dashboards. | KMS/KAF |
Version: 5.106.113
Date Released: August 30, 2021
What's new
- BSE (browse Search and Embed) Playlists and Media embeds - KAF embed settings under the Browseandembed module were updated to address different aspect ratio issues. Explanatory text was added on the embeds sizes. (SUP-28301, SUP-28321)
The default values for new instances are now updated to be:- 608x372 (was 608x402)
- 400x255 (was 400x285)
- 304x201 (was 304x231)
Accounting for 30px from the navigation bar.
This will not affect any custom sizes previously created by admins.
Coming soon - To support v7 player additional changes will affect the new player embeds. Additional updates will be provided accordingly.
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-26304 | The KAF’s ‘Back’ button in the Media Gallery pages (playlists and edit entry) now take the user back to the Media Gallery page as intended. | KAF |
| SUP-27583 | Switching from playlists to channel content is now working as expected. | KMS |
| KMS-24608 | LTI1.3 key generator is for the Canvas module is now working correctly | KAF |
Version: 5.106.00
Date Released: August 15, 2021
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-27421 | Users can now upload VTT captions to their media from the edit media page. | KMS/KAF |
| REACH2-1078 | Users can now upload captions in Taiwanese to their media from the edit media page. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-27101 | Danish language is now showing correctly in the language drop down. | KMS |
| SUP-27909 | Playlist playback is now resumed from the same time after changing the browser size | KMS |
| SUP-28556 | Moderation default settings “moderationDefaultValue” is now set correctly for newly created channels and course media galleries | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-27438 | Client contributed Danish translations. See Supported KMC, KMS & KAF Languages | KMS |
| SUP-28383 | Players in Embedplaylist module can now be deleted | KMS |
| SUP-28069 | Fixed the issue where the search box in the header disappears randomly | KMS |
Version: 5.105.782
Date Released: July 26, 2021
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-24445 | The Shared Repository categories in KAF instances are displayed properly in the filters in all pages. | KAF |
| SUP-28370 | The Pending tab on the channel page is now displayed correctly for users with the Manager permission. | KMS |
| SUP-27594 | Using slash (“/”) in a tag is now allowed and can be used in KMS. | KMS |
| SUP-26373 | Fixed the issue where uploaded PDF attachments format was altered to PNG (Chrome issue). | KMS/KAF |
Version: 5.105.641
Date Released: July 5, 2021
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-24673 | KMC users with all roles can now add new groups on the KMS admin Groups Management page. See the article Role Management for more information. | KMS |
| SUP-28088, KMS-24209 | Secure Embed is now compatible with HLS+AES when enabled on the partner. | KMS |
| SUP-28127 | [Webcast] Live session owners may now change the scheduling time of kwebcast entries when recorded media is attached to the webcast entry. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-26963 | [Webcast] Unchecking the entryDesign module element "Entry Properties" no longer hides the webcast player. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-27710 | [SAML Group Sync] Added a mechanism to clear the user’s groups to allow changes to reflect for the user faster. | KMS |
| SUP-27163 | [LTI 1.3] Course roles (contextual role) are now taken from the “membership” vocabulary within the LTI’s roles' claim (using the highest one). | KAF - Canvas |
| SUP-27110 | [KME] Added the screen-share permission to the KME rooms' iFrame to allow users to share their screen in Firefox. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-24617 | [IVQ] Resolved the caching issue when looking at the printable version of the quiz analytics report. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-26896 | [IVQ, Canvas] Changed the size of the quiz player in different launch pages to make sure the quiz is not cut off at the bottom. | KAF - Canvas |
| SUP-25383 | The filter "Media I Own" now displays only content that the user owns, not group-owned media. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-27644 | Channel Playlist media icons are no longer center-aligned. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-27940 | Media owned by a group can now be shared by the group members. | KMS/KAF |
Version: 5.105.41
Date Released: June 14, 2021
What's New
- Admin texts – Some changes to the KMS/KAF admin pages:
The user’s action “Clear Groups” (KMS-23814), and the Language module field descriptions (KMS-24035). - Social Share modules – To allow better viewership sharing when sharing pages other than video page, we added the ability to add general site meta tags such as logo and description for both Facebook and Twitter social share modules. (KMS-23996, KMS-23985)
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| KMS-24041 ; KMS-23700 | [Admin] Language Exceptions – improved support was added for CSV imports containing commas and HTML tags. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-24979 | The issue with playlist embeds, where the actual embed sizes are different than selected was resolved. (For Blackboard the minimum Building Block version: v5.4.7) | KAF |
| SUP-27419 | [Blackboard] BSE embeds using Chrome version 90.0.4430.85, no longer presents the re-login screen. (The minimum Building Block version: v5.4.6.) | KAF |
| SUP-26497 | Users no longer can save a Webcast event End Date that happens before the Start Date. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-26638 | When using a channel playlist in a private channel, an unauthenticated user now receives the appropriate message. | KMS |
| SUP-25995 | The Kaltura Capture in-app disclaimer text now accepts HTML tags. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-26656 | The “required” tooltip for tags in the entry metadata in the edit page are now displayed properly below the field. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-25298 | The media publish status is now displayed correctly for all entries in the My-Media page for owners not members of the published category. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-27729 | [Blackboard Ultra] Users set with the LTI role Learner and Instructor in different courses, can publish content from My-Media only to the Course gallery where they are enrolled as an Instructor. | KAF |
| KMS-24038 | [LTI 1.3 – Canvas – Caliper] Caliper events now pass correctly from KAF when using LTI 1.3 | KAF |
| SUP-27682 | A Home page with playlists no longer shows a 500 error when misconfigured playlists are added. | KMS |
| SUP-25443 | Added support for groups when using profileNotifiedUsers in the Reach module, for email notifications. (The group must be set with an email address.) | KMS/KAF |
Version: 5.105.15
Date Released: May 11, 2021
What's New
- New Navbar Item 'type' - Using the Navigation module, admins may create navbar items that transfer the user from the current KMS into another, automatically logging them in. Please note that the user ID must be available in both KMSs and both KMSs must be under the same account (i.e., have the same Partner ID). (KMS-23674)
- Watch Later – Once enabled by the admin via the Watchlater module, a new menu item (Add to Watch Later) displays on the ACTIONS menu for each media page. This menu item allows a user to add media to a Watch Later playlist. (KMS-23856)
Please note that KMS admin may enable the Watch Later feature without enabling the playlist capability and a direct link to the watch later page may be added to the user navigation using the following URL: {site_URL}/watchlater.
KAF admins may also enable the Watch Later feature, allowing users to add media to the Watch Later playlist, then watch the media later in KMS (assuming they have permissions to the media in KMS).
For more information on Watch Later, please see Create and Add Media to a Playlist, My Playlist Page, Edit Playlist Details, and Playlist Administrator's Guide.
- Time/Date Module - Admins may now select how the date is represented in the application. Three formats are available and each is used in different locations, according to the context and space available. In addition, an admin may apply a different date format for different application languages. For example, an American format may be applied for English speakers, and a European format for the French speakers.(KMS-23809)
For more information, please see the TimeAndDate module and the article Date and Time Format Display Locations.
NOTE - Currently, the TimeAndDate module only applies to one location – the new global search scheduling time and date. In the next release, the TimeandDate module will replace the 'dateFormat' field under the Application module. To prepare for this switch, please take time to set up the new module. If you would like to use the defaults, no action is required.
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-25669 | [Moodle] The issue where courses created via the API automatically were set with moderation after first launch of the course gallery has been fixed. | KAF |
| SUP-26803 | The Add to playlist editor only shows the content of which you are the owner or co-publisher. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-27305 | Category title for galleries now displays when the IncludeCategories field is set to 'No'. | KMS |
| SUP-25574 | The application does not enforce auto continue for playlists' embed. Admins that want to enable auto continue may set the feature to work this way from the player settings in the KMC Studio. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-27107 | [MS Teams] Access Denied message no longer displays when connecting for the first time. | KAF |
| SUP-26481 | Add to playlist icons now display properly on all KAFs,. | KAF |
| SUP-25863 | The ‘Start Meeting’ text displays correctly for the meeting room moderator when the newrow.com domain is configured. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-25996 | Express Capture is now available for groups as well as roles and specific users. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-26491 | The outdated text in the Replace Media page has been removed. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-26124 | The texts for the default URLs in the client module have been revised to provide more clarity. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-26062 | 'Load More' now works properly when searching in KAF shared repository. | KAF |
| SUP-25657 | In KAF, playlists with less than three media items now display the media aligned left. | KAF |
| SUP-23309 | The Styling module now changes the colors of the header buttons correctly. | KMS |
| SUP-26314 | The banner text now displays properly when ordering captions. | KMS/KAF |
| KMS-23902 | The Japanese language code has been corrented and chnaged from `ja_temp` to `ja`. | KMS/KAF |
| KMS-23906 | Interactive Videos now play in KAF when default entitlement enforcement is set to "on". | KAF |
Version: 5.104.667
Date Released: April 6, 2021
What's New
- Search and Webcast Schedule – The live event scheduling Time and Date has been added to the live media results in the global search and applies to all scheduled entries: live, VOD, Kaltura Meetings, Simulive, and Webcasts. The “live” and “schedule” indicators work per the set schedule time. (KMS-23275)
- Application Admin Enhancements
- Login As - The Login As feature has been enhanced and now supports multi authentication. (KMS-23025)
- Navigation – Each navigation item can be restricted to more than one group using the allowedGroups section. (KMS-23149)
- Removed all references to Flash and krecord – With the deprecation of Flash by Adobe, all the features with references to Flash or krecord have been removed. (KMS-22995)
- Clean up – Redundant fields from Captions module were removed. (KMS-22621)
- User Management– In the User Management tab, you can now:
- See the groups to which an individual user belongs. (KMS-23258)
- Toggle between columns to either display a user's “extra data” or a user's "registration status”. This choice of what to display is selected using the extraUserInfoRow field in the Application module. Both column displays present a different field from the user's object to the admin. (VIRTC-1668)
- See the groups to which an individual user belongs. (KMS-23258)
- Images uploaded from the KMS admin use the default KMS Access control profile The KMS automatic default for Access Control Profiles is used for images in KMS admin. (KMS-23121)
Language
- New Language support – Finnish, French Canadian. (KMS-22421) For more information, see the Application module.
- Updated translations for Italian. (KMS-23368)
- Language selector from the URL parameter - The ability to use a URL parameter to direct users to KMS with a preset language in a multi-language KMS has been added. When specifying the language parameter in the URL, it is as if the user selected a language from the Language drop down.
For example:
if you specify {siteURL}/{specific url}?lang=es the following happens:
The page loads in Spanish, and the selected language in KMS on the top right will be set to Spanish. - Export/Import Language Exceptions – In the Languages module, admins can now export/Import Language Exceptions using a CSV. (KMS-23257)
- Custom Data translation – Using language exceptions, admins can now translate the custom data fields’ names, to show in the esearch filters and entry page UI. (KMS-23210)
- We have consolidated the 'Appears in' occurrences to 'Appears In' in the PO files/translations. (KMS-23376) Adding a language exception for the 'Appears In' string now applies to both places where 'Appears In' is displayed so that the text 'Appears in ' and the appears in below the entry title is localized.
- New Open Beta – Presenters Module - This feature is currently available as an open beta. The new core Presenters module allows every media owner to add application users to the media page (live and VOD), indicating that these users are either appearing in the media, presenting, or just involved in the making of it. This feature is planned to be coupled with the new user profile page which is intended for release at a later date. (KMS-21789)
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS.KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| KMS-23214, KMS-23211 | Editing of VTT captions in the caption editor is now available. | KMS/KAF |
| KMS-23218 | [Accessibility] The aria-label for the filters in the eSearch filters has been fixed. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-24991 | When editing a playlist, the “My-Media” no longer appears in the drop down for viewer role users. | KMS |
| SUP-25840 | The meeting room “Start Meeting” button, is now showing correctly when the room is closed. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-26900 | The moment.js library has been updated to support daylight savings time for 2020-2030 | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-27085 | The function call to determine if the request is for an admin action or not was replaced with a better solution to prevent the use of “best route match” for URL access. | KMS |
| PSVAMB-21697 | The SamlGroupSync is now more robust, allowing for sync retry after unrecognized errors and retry groups sync. | KMS |
SUP-23006 | The issue where playlists are getting application error when the LiveEntry module is enabled has been fixed. | KMS |
SUP-21546 | The issue where a channel with more than 12 playlists could not pass the right category ID to the playlist URL has been fixed. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-26801 | An issue with the end of year overflow for the Webcasting schedule has been fixed. | KMS |
| KMS-21825, SUP-26170 | The embed of the Path interactive video player is now working correctly. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-26174 | The issues where special characters caused the URL error "Not Found" for different media has been fixed. | KMS |
| VIRTC-2270 | Support has been added for the global search page category URLs for categories with '/' in the titles. | KMS |
| SUP-26014 | Removing a user from an AD group now also removes the user from the application group, | KMS |
Known Issues
| ID | Description | KMS.KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| KMS-23700 | You cannot import more than 50 exceptions in a CSV when using the Language Exceptions feature. | KMS/KAF |
| KMS-23758 | (Beta) A speaker's name is linked to a non available URL (profile page) The search for a speaker name results are not rendered if the PersonalProfile is not turned on. | KMS |
Version: 5.103.905
Date Released: February 1, 2021
What's New
- Language support – New translations for Japanese and Korean are available in KMS. (KMS-23045)
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS.KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-25735 | The Player Controls bar is now visible when embedding a player with the Transcript Widget plugin using the Browse Search and Embed (BSE). | KAF |
| SUP-24123 | The issue when adding a video to a channel playlist in a channel with more than 30 playlists has been resolved. | KMS |
| SUP-25120 | When using IE to add a YouTube video, the text field now displays properly. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-23113 | The options available on the channel edit button are displayed correctly when there are more than 5 options. | KMS |
| SUP-23870 | The Timezone’s date format selected by the admin is now displayed correctly in the entire site. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-25456 | Load More in the Tags search is now showing all additional results. | KMS |
| SUP-23278 | The enableEntryTitles field configuration is now reflected on the entire site properly. | KMS |
| SUP-23947 | The autoPlayOnLoad configuration under the Player module now controls autoplay on the playlist dedicated page, along with the existing functionality on the view entry page. | KMS |
| SUP-25843 | All columns are now displayed correctly in the channel members table when selecting the Load More. | KMS |
| SUP-25293 | Links shared via email are now presented correctly. | KMS |
| SUP-25209 | Setting a channel thumbnail when one already exists will update the site correctly. | KMS |
| SUP-25756 | Removed a Cross site scripting vulnerability in the channel playlists page. | KMS |
| SUP-24436 | BSE Preview and start/end times are now showing correctly when using the embed settings feature. | KAF |
| SUP-25792 | The download CSV list of category members is no longer limited to 500 users. | KMS |
| SUP-24011 | The issue where the Add to Playlist button was not working when the readMoreEnabled field it on was resolved. | KMS |
| SUP-21838 | [Accessibility] The home page carousel clickable items are now correctly read by screen readers. | KMS |
| SUP-26174 | [HotFix Feb 3] The issue where the links for entries with special characters when the enableEntryTitles field it turned on is resolved. | KMS/KAF |
Version: 5.103.70
Date Released: January 10, 2021
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS.KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| KMS-21787 | [Accessibility] All search results coming up empty are now read by screen readers automatically throughout the site. | KMS/KAF |
| KMS-22951 | Tags links now work as expected in KMS and KAF applications, where tags are clickable in KMS and not clickable in KAF applications. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-25735 | Fixed an issue using the BSE embeds in the LMSs, when using a player with the Transcript Widget on screens wider than 1024px, the player control bar was not visible. | KAF |
| KMS-22154 | Security patches have been added to the jquery code in the application configuration side. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-24123 | The issue where an error was caused when adding a video to a playlist in a channel that contained more than 30 playlists has been fixed. | KMS/KAF |
Version: 5.103.03
Date Released: December 21, 2020
What's New
- Kaltura Meeting – Site Admins are now able to select how Kaltura Meeting Rooms will be opened - in a new tab or in the same tab. If the new tab option was selected, Admins will be able to select the Site domain (kaltura.com option) or newrow.com domain. Read more in the Enable Live Rooms article.
- KMS/KAF admin: Login As – The Login As action in the Manage Users page of the admin page has been added to allow site admins to login as any specific user.
This is a very important tool that allows for better and faster support and investigations, and is also very useful for the site admins when testing new features and preparation for new releases.
Note that in KAF, this feature is not the same as using the LMS's impersonation tool inside a course, but instead it allows the admins to reach the My-media section for the users. See User Management for additional information. (KMS-21677) - KMS/KAF admin: Block User – The Block user action in the Manage Users page of the admin page has been added that enables site admins to block any user, without deleting them from the site. See User Management for additional information.(KMS-21783)
- KMS Navigation
- Label – A new type of item is available, allowing the KMS admin to set a non-clickable navigation bar item, that can hold clickable sub-items. (KMS-22070) See the Navigation module for more information.
- Group/Users restriction – This feature allows KMS admins to set restrictions on any navigation bar item, showing the item only for permitted users. (KMS-21837) See the Navigation module for more information.
- Label – A new type of item is available, allowing the KMS admin to set a non-clickable navigation bar item, that can hold clickable sub-items. (KMS-22070) See the Navigation module for more information.
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS.KAF Related |
| KMS-22793 | Webcasting – The ability to view the webcast analytics before the recording is associated to the webcast entry was added | KMS/KAF |
| KMS-22820 | Media scheduling metadata is now in sync with the Scheduling object (scheduling calendar). | KMS/KAF |
| KMS-21892 | The ability to set an expiration for the Kaltura Capture AppToken has been added. The expiration time of the AppToken is configurable from within KMS Admin KalturaCapture module. | KMS/KAF |
| KMS-21540 | Several UI adjustments have been made to the Edit Entry page, namely elements spacing for the player and basic information components. | KMS/KAF |
| KMS-22632 | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability has been fixed in the playlist/create action to eliminate illegal requests to KMS to create a playlist. | KMS |
| SUP-24671 | KMS admin – When selecting Manage Users > Edit a user > "Send by email" in the KMS Management Console, if the default email app is gmail, it now launches in a new tab. | KMS |
| SUP-24848 | A member of a group that is an owner of an entry can now request captions. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-22885 | [BB] The ‘Appears In’ link on a single media page is no longer clickable, as expected. | KAF |
| SUP-23924 | [D2L] Video Embeds no longer have a gap below the video on screens wider than 1024px. | KAF |
| SUP-24262 | Publishing to a Media Gallery from My Media no longer requires the LTI Kaltura hand-shake with "Media Gallery. | KAF |
| SUP-21787 | [D2L] The issue were embedding a playlist resulted in an error was fixed. | KAF |
| SUP-23113 | The Channel Actions menu is now displayed properly. | KMS |
| KMS-21794 | [SAML] The KMS SAML handling code has been fixed and is no longer vulnerable to XML Signature Wrapping (XSW) attacks. | KMS |
| SUP-22450 | [SAML] The logout issue causing an error 500 on logout page related to nameID issue was fixed. | KMS |
| SUP-24868 | The XSS vulnerability on playlist pages has been fixed. | KMS |
| SUP-25029 | The issue in the Registration module where users with different user Ids (lowercase/uppercase letters) was fixed. | KMS |
| SUP-24010 | Start Meeting button is now working as expected when using the "Open in New Tab" feature. | KMS/KAF |
Version: 5.100.66
Date Released: November 16, 2020
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
| SUP-23817 | (Blackboard) An issue where using the Kaltura Media Mashup Tool to embed media in Blackboard resulted in LTIMashupCreate being downloaded has been resolved. | KAF |
| SUP-22871 | In the REACH Services Dashboard, when Filters are expanded, all Source Languages display correctly in the scrolling menu. | KAF |
| SUP-23071 | When searching for videos to add to a Channel Playlist, if proper permissions are in place, the "No media items found" message no longer displays to users. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-23522 | (Canvas) The XML for the Canvas plugin setup now reflects the vanity domain that is used for the KAF, allowing the full setup of the vanity URL in Canvas using KAF with the same domain. | KMS |
| SUP-23396 | The KAF Start Meeting button is now correctly displayed on any screen resolution. | KAF |
Version: 5.100.64
Date Released: October 12, 2020
What's New
- Language and Translations
The "Language Exception" field was added to the Languages module. Admins can now change specific language text/string to any other language directly in the module, without having to upload a new MO file.
Admins will need to download the English PO file, search for a specific msgid text, and fill in a new string for it in the module. (KMS-21675) See Localization for KMS/KAF Administrators - How to Change Your Kaltura Application Language? for more information. - KMS Admin - Additional instructive text was added to the Staticpages module providing additional information regarding supported directives and guidance on writing Static page code. (KMS-21705)
- Design - Improved design of "No Results Found" alert in the Search feature. See KMS Search Functionality for more information on Searches in KMS. (KMS-21343)
- Galleries
- We added the ability to remove (via the "Delete Gallery" button in the Edit Gallery Page) and add galleries (via the "Add a Sub Gallery" menu item in the Edit drop down menu of an existing gallery). Deleting a Gallery will also delete any sub galleries of the deleted gallery, if they exist.
- Changed the "Back to Category" button to "Back to Gallery".
See My Channels/Media Gallery for more information on the Media Gallery. (KMS-21551)
- Caliper - more events
Added the following Caliper events to the player:- AssessmentItemEvent
- MediaEvent
- NavigationEvent
- ViewEvent
See Support for Caliper - How Caliper Works with Kaltura Extensions and KAF for more information. (KMS-21336)
- KMS GO - A new feature was added to KMS Go allowing the Admin to select users for which recorded content will not be saved on their mobile device. The feature is configured in the deleteRecordedContent field of the Kmsapi module. (KMS-21425)
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
| KMS-21657 | The Blackboard module now has the view file for the module header.phtml and renders the header correctly. This is to support the analytics of the Annoto module. | KAF |
| SUP-23396 | [Meetings] The Start Meeting button on Media Gallery now displays correctly on small screens. | KAF |
| SUP-23641 | XSS vulnerability related to pages containing tabs is now mitigated. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-23678 | [Meetings] The issue where a save on the channel edit page by user with no permissions to see the "Enable Live Room" checkbox disabled the feature is now resolved. | KMS |
| SUP-23309 | [UI] Setting the "Buttons Color" in the Styling page now correctly applies to Home buttons. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-23575 | User can properly set publishing status for multiple entries that were uploaded at the same time. ID labels for form controls were corrected. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-23313 | Sorting the creation view "Created At" from ascending to descending now functions properly. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-22943 | Customer Favicon now displays correctly on channel tab. | KMS |
| SUP-23070 | A programming code no longer displays on top of the BSE window. | KAF |
| SUP-23430 | [Webcasts] "Manage Event" button now displays in Actions drop down menu for Webcast Moderators who are assigned via group and via individual user name. | KMS |
| SUP-23198 | While filtering media for "My Channel", the interactive button "Add to Channel Playlist" now functions properly. | KMS |
| SUP-21840 | [Accessibility] submit search icon now has alt text/attribute. | KMS |
| SUP-23105 | Users can now re-open the search after closing it in KMS mobile view. | KMS |
Version: 5.100.29
Date Released: August 10, 2020
What's New
- Webcasts
- To improve creation flow, after creating a webcast event (after clicking the Create Event button), users are redirected to the Edit Webcast page where they can edit the event's settings. (KMS-19806)
- Owners can now configure and display the SIP stream source in the Kaltura Video Conference Integration (VCI). (KMS-21051)
- Maintenance – Streamlining of admin pages
- Some legacy fields were removed from the Client module in configuration management. (KMS-21615)
- The Bootswatch module was removed from the applications, as the module was deprecated and has not been supported since 2018. (KMS-21528)
- Analytics – Using the playerIdv2 field in the Userreports module, Admins can now select what player to show in the analytics page. (KMS-21198)
- Edit Media Page - Fields were added to the Edit Media page side bar. (PSVAMB-15540)
- UI - The channel page header and menu UI was adjusted. Buttons and styles related to Kaltura Meeting and Subscriptions are properly aligned. (KMS-21190)
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| KMS-21649 | [Analytics] Category Analytics no longer displays the filter/search for Users and Entries in 'Category Performance Over Time' section in KMS/KAF. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-22835 | Users can now hover over the timeline and see the full chapter description. See Manage Chapters and Slides. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-21910 | [UI] When using a tablet device and Related Media exists for the entry, the page layout is now correct for the Player and Details section. | KMS |
| SUP-22851 | The Add New menu is now displayed on smaller screens. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-22926 | Assignment Submission workflow no longer clones collaborators from original media. | KAF |
| KMS-21588 | [Meetings] The size of the Join Meeting button in the Channels page was adjusted. | KMS |
Version: 5.100.10
Date Released: July 27, 2020
What's New
- Publish Available in the Edit Media Page – As part of a series of UI flow changes (some of which will be introduced in future releases), users may now publish media from the Edit Media Page. (KMS-21376)
- UI Enhancements:
- Updated tab displays in KMS and KAF. For instance, see the new tab display in the Media Entry Page below. (KMS-20842)
- Updated button sizes and fonts. (KMS-21370)
- Added a dark background to the Channel's header banner to make it more visible. See My Channels. (KMS-21538)
- Made small changes to the tab margin and spacing. (KMS-21520)
- Updated tab displays in KMS and KAF. For instance, see the new tab display in the Media Entry Page below. (KMS-20842)
- Video Path Analytics – Path analytics are now available in KMS and KAF. (KMS-20737)
- EntryDesign Module in KAF – The EntryDesign module, which allows the styling of each entry separately, is now available in KAF. (KMS-21155)
- xApi – Kaltura Meeting event is now shown on the xapi module list. See xAPI Analytics Guide. (KMS-21211)
- Static Page Support for V7 player with KS – Allows KMS admins to create a static page in KMS with automatically generated KS. (KMS-20765)
- New Presenters Design - New design for the live events presenters. (KMS-21232)
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-22786 | Add New dropdown is now ordered correctly. | KAF |
| SUP-22917 | "Add user" dropdown no longer closes when clicking on the scrollbar. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-22387 | SAML Logout redirect loop issue for instances with external logout URL was resolved. | KMS |
| KMS-20771 | The channel/gallery "view type" icon color is now supported by the Styling module. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-22792 | Analytic pages now work correctly for instances where kWebcast module is enabled, but the YouTube module is disabled. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-22863 | The "Show More" button in eSearch results now show plays count instead of views as expected. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-22957 | The issue with the Download tab caused due to cache was resolved. | KMS/KAF |
| KMS-21342 | [Accessibility] Action items in the gallery/channel's collapsed view are now associated with video title to allow SR support. | KMS/KAF |
| KMS-21275 | [Accessibility] The search icon is not a button, and is not tab-able. | KMS/KAF |
| KMS-21272 | [Accessibility] The search 'Filters' button indicates status. | KMS/KAF |
| KMS-21274 | [Accessibility] View selection is a list, and does not behave as a button. | KMS/KAF |
Version: 5.99.120
Date Released: July 21, 2020
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-22994 | REACH - Alignment jobs are now getting processed (Verbit) | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-22598 | Referrer added to secure embed codes | KMS |
Version: 5.99.116
Date Released: July 14, 2020
What's New
- My Media View Analytics Button – A View Analytics button is now available next to each entry on the My Media page, allowing users to reach the Entry Level analytics dashboard with one click. (KMS-20758)
- Caliper 1.2 Compliant – Kaltura Application Framework (KAF) is now Caliper 1.2 compliant. (KMS-20472)
See IMS Global Learning Consortium for more information. - Playlists
- Playlist Embed Type – The user may now choose the type of embed when embedding a playlist. See Share and Embed Playlists. (KMS-19669)
- Users can no longer modify the order of the "Watch Later" playlist via the Edit Watch Later window, but they can still remove media from the playlist by clicking the Remove (minus) button to the right of the media. See Edit Playlist Details. (KMS-21277)
- Edit Playlist page UI – The separation line between the "Add Items To Your Playlist" section and the "My Playlist" section was lengthened. (KMS-21318)
- Playlists are now supported in KAF's setup with context security. (KMS-21166)
- Playlist Embed Type – The user may now choose the type of embed when embedding a playlist. See Share and Embed Playlists. (KMS-19669)
- UI Changes
- Edit Media Page – Structural changes were made to the upper portion of the page. Further changes to the remainder of the Edit Media page are planned for the near future. (KMS-20682)
- Media Entry Page - Small UI changes were made, such as font style and size and margin sizes. (KMS-20951)
- My Channels -
- Removed the line under the channel page description. (KMS-21191)
- Changed color and size of Channel Actions button. (KMS-21193)
- Header’s thumbnail is now set to 9:16 ratio. (KMS-20934)
- Removed the double lines in the BSE’s Embed Settings page. See Using the Kaltura Browse Search and Embed (BSE) Feature. (KMS-21209)
- Edit Media Page – Structural changes were made to the upper portion of the page. Further changes to the remainder of the Edit Media page are planned for the near future. (KMS-20682)
- KMS Live – Admins can now use both liveentry and kwebcast modules in the same KMS. This is in preparation for the new Live Capture event that will handle its own entries. (KMS-20732)
- Publish From My Media - When a user clicks Save to complete the process of publishing media from My Media, they are now redirected to the My Media page. See Publish Media in MediaSpace. (KMS-21002)
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-22907 | “No KS where KS is required” error message in channel playlists is no longer displayed for certain deployments using KS-restriction access control. (July 6 Hotfix) | KMS |
| SUP-22238 | "You must choose entries to add" message is no longer displayed for users when searching and publishing inside the “add content to channel” page. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-22598 | The referrerPolicy is now explicitly specified in the secure Embed codes to ensure successful redirects. | KMS |
| SUP-22792 | Analytics for recorded live events now display correctly. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-22631 | Oembed type embeds now generate shortened links. | KMS |
| SUP-22756 | xAPI - "objectType": "Agent" is now correctly placed in the new Meeting xAPI event. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-21324 | A group’s Screen Name is now available for synced groups. | KMS |
| PSVAMB-14624 | Editing of custom data no longer changes the metadata order of type “multiple free text”. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-21761 | IVQ analytics – All quiz users are now listed on the CSV export. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-22295 | Time out "Refresh the browser" notice for quizzes in Canvas - Please see the July 13, 2020 Kaltura Video Quiz Release Notes for information. | KMS/KAF |
Version: 5.99.102
Date Released: July 5, 2020
What's New
- Playlists – The following UX and UI changes have been implemented:
- Added friendly images for alerts and search results
- More focused steps for creating a new playlist
- Added tool tips on each of the media items in the “Add to Playlist” component
- Switched sides of the “from” and “to” columns in the “Add Items To Your Playlist” component
- UI Update – enhanced the application UI to conform all button sizes and fonts in the application, and adjusted the weight of thumbnails text (KMS-20531, KMS-20963).
- Quiz Average Score - The average score was added to the VQ analytics, under the Quiz Users tab (KMS-21112).
- KMS Admin – Admins can now search for categories using free text in the relevant modules of the applications admin pages (KMS-21165).
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| PSVAMB-14614 | Accessibility] Added contrast to the missing Home Playlists text. | KMS |
| SUP-22221 | The Pending tab now displays the correct number for galleries with child categories. | KMS |
| KMS-21154 | The "securePlaybackWithIprestrict" feature now supports live entries | KMS/KAF |
| KMS-19438 | Brightspace – In the Course Content section, BSE embeds now change according to the selection | KAF |
| SUP-22378 | Webcasting moderators with capital letters in their users' ID can now properly access the Webcasting Moderator View application | KMS |
Version: 5.99.85
Date Released: June 21, 2020
What's New
- My-Media – Table View Display – A new Table view is available for all users in the My Media page. Admins may control what columns to show or hide, and also choose the default view for My Media from the new My-media module. (KMS-21088).
- Search – The (i) Information icon is available on all search pages. Admins may set the information text for the Search box in the Search module. (KMS-20940)
- Design and UI changes
- The Live indications and buttons’ colors now match all colors of the Liveentry and Kwebcast modules. (KMS-21014)
- Channel Header changes – Vertical white gaps have been removed and the elements' alignment have been adjusted. (KMS-20948)
- The Home Page thumbnails behavior on hover is aligned to match the gallery’s thumbnails (PSVAMB-13602)
- Accessibility – Many accessibility enhancements have been implemented. Please see in the Resolved Issues section for details.
- xAPI – We added 2 Kaltura Meeting (aka Newrow) events (KMS-21078):
- The Room owner data that was missing was added to the private room statements.
- The Parent quiz completed ID statement has been modified and includes the room ID and room owner.
- Statistics icons (Like and 5-Stars Rating) – The statistic icons are also displayed in the Search results in Mobile View (PSVAMB-13657)
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
| KMS-20846 | [Accessibility] The new webcast color contrast is now accessible . | KMS/KAF |
| KMS-20595 | [Accessibility] The Edit Entry page - timeline chapters are now keyboard accessible. | KMS/KAF |
| KMS-20597 | [Accessibility] The Edit Entry page - timeline elements no longer tab to hidden elements. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-21196 | [Accessibility] Added Aria labels to all form fields in the Event Registration page. | KMS |
| SUP-21841 | [Accessibility] Removed the arialabbeledby for the "HeaderAccordion" in the home page carousel. | KMS |
| SUP-22252 | [Accessibility] Removed the focus from non-interactive elements in the search results page | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-22412 | The order of statistics icons in Webcasts page has been fixed. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-22054 | Video Quiz entries now show in the Media Gallery when using the “Display embedded media in this Media Gallery" feature. | KAF |
Version: 5.99.68
Date Released: June 2, 2020
What's New
- Category Analytics - The new category analytics is now available in KMS and KAF. This page is similar to the KMC Category Analytics Dashboard, and will provide all the essential analytics for category owners. (KMS-20869)
- Category analytics are available for all categories - KAF’s Media Gallery, KMS’s Channels, and now, also Galleries.
- The KMS Gallery analytics will also display analytics from sub galleries.
- Channel Sorting - A new channel sorting option "Update Date" has been added to the ChannelsSorting field in the Channels module of the KMS admin. Admins may now set this sorting options the default. "Update Date" displays the most recently updated channel first on the list. See the channelsSorting field in the Channels module of KMS admin for configuration details (KMS-20748).
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
| KMS-20715 | [KMS admin] Removed the field ‘showsearchboxinheader’ from the Navigation module because it is no longer needed. | KMS/KAF |
| KMS-20947 | [UI] Entry page top padding in KMS was adjusted to the correct size of 40px. | KMS |
| KMS-21056 | [KMS admin] Changes and corrections to informational text in the following modules: Kalturacapture, Embed, Styling, Watchlater. | KMS/KAF |
| KMS-20918 | Logo link in an empty channel displays as "Not Secure" in the browser's console. | KMS |
| SUP-21185 | Added a ‘Save’ alert when replacing the media's thumbnail. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-21417 | [Moodle] VQ frame now receives its size from the BSE embed sizes. | KAF |
| SUP-21997 | Entry count is now the same in the entry page and in the Webcast home page. | KMS |
| SUP-22001 | Media is no longer uploaded twice when clicking the Back button. | KMS |
| SUP-22015 | Registration – The 'Exclude Users' feature on the registration form now functions properly. | KMS |
| SUP-22023 | Filtering Channels by URL for subscribers now produces the correct results. | KMS |
| SUP-22096 | The Webcast’s "Add to Calendar" button is now responsive. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-22105 | Media Upload from BSE in generic KAF is now working in IE11. | KAF |
| SUP-22147 | Secure Embeds no longer produce a black screen due to an older version of the History module. | KMS |
| REACH2-851 | [Accessibility] Contrast of the 'Order screen' text was corrected. | KMS/KAF |
Version: 5.99.45
Date Released: May 19, 2020
What's New
- Home Page Carousel - UI enhancements to the three carousel versions on the KMS home page (KMS-20241):
- Added 'Duration' to all versions.
- Aligned the title text and icons.
- Accessibility -
- HTML items now have unique IDs. (KMS-20601)
- Like and Play buttons on carousel now have alternative text. (KMS-20503)
- Tabs are now correctly ordered on the Edit Entry page. (KMS-20575)
- Non-interactive elements should not be focus-able and keyboard-tabbed, therefore the entry description field in the search results is not focus-able or keyboard-tabbed. (KMS-20958)
- All of the Edit page Description text options and text box are SR readable. (KMS-20928)
- Added aria-labelledby attribute to the collapsed global search icon in KMS. (SUP-21836)
- KMS Admin -
- KMC users who login to KMS using the Kaltura Auth will now automatically logged into KMS Admin. (KMS-20793)
- Because the Watch Later Playlist is now available in both KMS and KMS-Go, we removed the Notice under the Module Info in the Watchlater module. (KMS-20932)
- Added support for partial search and autocomplete for Groups Search. (KMS-20862)
- Manage Groups page – Users who are associated with creation mode=automatic are now displayed correctly (Automatic or Manual) in the Creation Mode column of the Groups Management table. (SUP-21934)
- Entry Theme -
- In the Display tab of the Edit page, when the user unchecks the Sidebar option under Show elements, the player expands to fill the sidebar space. (KMS-20850)
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
| SUP-21951 | Playlists within MediaSpace are now properly loading. | KMS |
| SUP-22043 | Channel Playlists module may now be activated for new KAF instances. | KMS |
| SUP-21120 | Carousel in Channel Theme for a public channel now functions properly for anonymous users. | KMS |
Version: 5.99.38
Date Released: May 11, 2020
What's New
- Translations - A new translation file for KMS and KAF was added, mainly covering translation for the new playlists pages and the webcast registration feature. (KMS-20945)
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
| SUP-21949 | Scheduling: Time of event is now correct when added to Google Calendar. | KMS |
| KMS-20952 | i18n: Fixed the issue where the subscribe button was not translated due to last release changes (KMS-19987) | KMS |
Version: 5.99.37
Date Released: May 4, 2020
What's New
- Webcast Home Page - Anonymous users may now access the Webcast Home Page. This provides an opportunity to put the registration feature to great use.
- Accessibility - The following are now SR supported:
- 'Subscribe to Channel' button and link. (KMS-19987)
- '3 dots' menu on top of the thumbnails in the category pages. (KMS-20838)
- Edit page fields. (KMS-20776)
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
| SUP-21855 | KMS CSS in the Webcast Event Page - ‘Add to Google Calendar׳ issue with link generation
was resolved. | KMS |
| SUP-21053 | The Kaltura Session for
caption editor was extended to 12 hours to provide a longer editing time. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-20730 | The player's controls are no longer hidden if the browser is not wide enough for embeds while using the transcript widget. | KAF |
| SUP-20647 | Multi Auth - Added the ability to logout and immediately log back in with a different auth type. | KMS |
| SUP-19112 | If ampersand character ("&") is used in the media name, the upload flow no longer changes it to "&". | KMS/KAF |
| KMS-20445 | Fixed an XSS showing in log collector. (Not reproducible in browser.) | KMS |
May the fourth be with you!
Version: 5.99.23
Date Released: April 20, 2020
What's New
- Webcast Features – Kaltura is pleased to release several new Webcasting features in KMS.
- Scheduling – Google Calendar support has been added. Now, when a user selects the "Add to Calendar" menu item from the Actions pull down menu, they can add the Webcast Event to their Google Calendar in one easy step, instead of having to download an .ics file and manually importing it into the Google Calendar. Please see Kaltura Webcasting Attendees Guide for more information. (KMS-20733)
- The “last archived” box may be added above each live event. When enabled, this box displays a link to the last archived video from the live entry. Please see Kaltura Webcasting Administrators Guide and Editing a Webcasting Event for more information. (KMS-19837)
- To allow plugin control from the player, the application will no longer push the dual screen player flash vars for Webcast entries. (KMS-20717)
- Enable Preview Live - This configuration has been added to the Live Stream Details tab in the Edit Webcasting Entry screen. When enabled, the user must click on the Go Live button from either the Producer Application or from the KMC Real-Time Dashboard. For more information see Editing a Webcasting Event. (KMS-20459)
- Channel Members List – The ability to download a CSV list of the channel's users has been added, and some minor UI changes have been made. Please see Managing a Channel in Kaltura MediaSpace for more information. (KMS-19916)
- Caliper – The Caliper feed now supports Quiz events. (KMS-19985)
- Channel Playlists – A new component has been applied in the workflow that enables a user to add media to a channel’s playlist directly from the thumbnails in the Channel Page. Please see Create and Add Media a Playlist for more information. (KMS-20256)
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
| KMS-20587 | [Accessibility] A label has been added to correctly identify the Publishing Schedule radio buttons by screen readers. | KMS/KAF |
| KMS-20677 | [Accessibility] In the History Page, the "Remove from Watch History" now includes details on what media is being removed, i.e., "Remove [entry name] from Watch History". | KMS |
| KMS-20784 | [KMS Admin] Validation for Auth[N/Z]Adapter values have been added. | KMS |
| KMS-20787 | [UI] Changes to the icon sizes in the Live Stream Details Tab in the Entry Page have been implemented. | KMS/KAF |
| PSVAMB-12099 | [Webcast] Expand button now functions properly in the Default Player. If you are experiencing an issue with the Expand button on the Webcast Player, please contact Kaltura customer care. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-19462 | Canvas/Express recording in BSE – Fixed issues that were occurring when "Save and Embed" was allowed during content upload. | KAF |
| SUP-20212 | [i18n] Japanese Localization for the "Launch Webcast App" in Edit Page was corrected. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-20530 | The date picker issue with a time zone overlap was resolved. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-20582 | Co-viewers are no longer able to publish content in KAF via the BSE. | KAF |
| SUP-20603 | When using custom language, date formats now display correctly. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-20743 | [i18n] Fixed the typo in the SAML Unauthorized Users message. | KMS |
| SUP-20793 | Clicking on a playlist containing unlisted media will no longer redirect to the login page. | KMS |
| SUP-20995 | The player that is set for the playlist on the Admin channeltheme module is now being used for Channel Playlist Playback. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-21262 | [i18n] Backup Configuration popup message text in the Application Admin Page was re-written for clarity. "Your app configuration was backed up successfully today {$now}. Note: This configuration was last saved on {$save time}". | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-21448 | Adding a user to a channel no longer adds empty users as well. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-21463 | A list of users is no longer added as collaborators to the entry when no user is selected in the Add Collaborators box. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-21506 | The Entry Analytics Page now successfully loads if the Comments Custom Metadata Profile is empty. | KMS/KAF |
Version: 5.99.05
Date Released: March 31, 2020
What's New
- Live Stream Details Tab - The Live Stream Details tab for editing Live and Webcasting entries has been modified and now includes additional data. (KMS-20459). Please refer to the Webcasting documentation for more information.
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
| KMS-20739 | Upload: Issues caused by chunk upload size were fixed. | KMS/KAF |
Version: 5.99.04
Date Released: March 24, 2020
Introducing the Kaltura MediaSpace and KAF New Entry Analytics Page! See Getting Started Guide.
Note: The Analytics change will be deployed with this version due to deployments delays.
What's New
- KMS and KAF Analytics - The KMS/KAF Entry Analytics page is available for each individual media entry.
The KMS/KAF Entry Analytics are very similar to the KMC analytics. The analytics information provides an in-depth understanding of the media viewership and interactivity of users with the media.
On the release date, the new and enriched analytics page will replace the current analytics page and will be available for all KMS and KAF applications.- If you would like to turn the feature on ahead of the release date, please contact your Kaltura representative.
- For detailed information about the new entry level analytics, see the Entry Level Analytics (KMS/KAF) article.
- Download Capabilities - We have added the ability to download the video part of Webcast entries with VOD recording available on it. (KMS-19814)
- Playlists - Additional new features and improvements to Channel/Media Gallery playlists:
- Ability to create new playlist from the Channel/Media Gallery header menu. (KMS-20251)
- A new 'create playlist' button and UI changes to the playlist table on the Channel/Media Gallery edit playlist page. (KMS-20257, KMS-20264)
- New Edit page for Channel/Media Gallery playlists. (KMS-20258)
- Ability to create new playlist from the Channel/Media Gallery header menu. (KMS-20251)
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
| SUP-21241 | UI: Fixed the issue where in some instances, when using the styling module, the application reverts to the UI v1. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-21046 | Email Notifications: The email subject is no longer incomplete when the application title in KMS/KAF admin has ampersand (&). | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-20410 | UI: Fixed the issue where the 'amp&' shows on the "appears in" for categories with ampersand (&) char. | KMS |
Version: 5.98.27
Date Released: March 16, 2020
Note- The Analytics change will be deployed on the next version (March 23rd) due to deployments delays.
But no need to wait, you can contact your Kaltura representative and ask them to manually switch today.
What's New
- KMS and KAF Analytics - The KMS/KAF Entry Analytics page will be available for each individual media entry in the next version.
- If you would like to turn the feature on ahead of the release date, please contact your Kaltura representative.
- For detailed information about the new entry level analytics, see the Entry Level Analytics (KMS/KAF) article.
- Playlists - The following enhancements have been implemented for playlists:
- Ability to add Channel/Media Gallery Playlists directly from the Category's home page Edit menu (KMS-20251).
- Creating and Editing a Channel/Media Gallery Playlist now uses the new Playlist Edit page. (KMS-20257, KMS-20258).
- Search - The 'Show More' button is now available for all search results, even if keywords are only found in the name or description.
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
| KMS-20467 | Accessibility: The Like button now indicates status to screen readers. | KMS/KAF |
| KMS-19382 | UI: Unified colors for all icons in the applications. | KMS/KAF |
| PSVAMB-11097 | Duplicated playlists no longer arrive in reversed order when using the Copy Course/Import Channel tool. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-20693 | Fixed the issue where entry owners who are also in a group cannot edit some of the content in My Media. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-15662 | UI: Fixed the UI issue where scrolling down through long categories resulted in glitching thumbnails. | KMS/KAF |
Version: 5.98.11
Date Released: March 2, 2020
What's New
This week’s release primarily focuses on Playlists improvements.
- Watch Later Playlist – The Watch Later Playlist feature is available for each logged in user in their My-Playlist page. The Watch Later Playlist is used to collect content to watch later and is shared with the KMS Go application. This playlist cannot be deleted and cannot be published. (KMS-19906(
- Create Playlist Button – This important button can be found on the top of the My Playlists page, and allows users to create a new playlist directly from the My Playlists page. (KMS-20183)
- Add-to-Playlist Component – The Add-to-Playlist component is now available in each playlist. When editing your playlists (Personal or Channel/Media Gallery playlist) you can add content without the need to browse for content on the site. (KMS-20287)
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For Personal playlists: You can add content from My-Media or from any other content that is available to you through searching for content.
For Channel or Media Gallery playlists: This capability will be added in an upcoming release, Users will be able to add content from the category content itself, or from My-Media. If content from My-Media is chosen, it will be added to the playlist and also be published to the Channel or Media Gallery at the same time.
- Channel Playlists Improvements:
- Back to Channel Button– This UX change allows a better flow for navigating from the Channel Playlist or Media Gallery Playlist back to the category page itself. (KMS-20252)
- Changes to the Channel’s Playlists Table – The Channel’s Playlists table has been enhanced. All of the the actions have been merged info one column called “Actions”, with tool tips for each one of the actions. The Delete icon Was changed to a Trash Can icon, and the icons have been aligned to the KMS/KAF style (KMS-19670)
- Back to Channel Button– This UX change allows a better flow for navigating from the Channel Playlist or Media Gallery Playlist back to the category page itself. (KMS-20252)
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
KMS-20278 | KMS Admin: The text and links in the customData module have been changed to redirect to the KMC-NG. | KMS/KAF |
KMS-20457 | Home Page Playlist: The issues where the Home Page rule-based playlist links led to an empty playlist were fixed. | KMS |
| SUP-19954 | Sakai: Fixed the issue where users get inconsistent access denied in Sakai's media gallery. | KAF |
Version: 5.97.24
Date Released: February 18, 2020
What's New
- Event Registration – An early release of the Event Registration Feature is available. Please contact your Kaltura representative to enable Event Registration on your account. The full release is intended in one of the next coming releases.
Event Registration documentation can be found here. - Icon change - While Videos show the Play icon and stats, Image type media now shows the Views icon and stats.
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
| KMS-20356 | Edit playlist - Save & Cancel buttons display correctly when the title is long. | KMS/KAF |
| KMS-20202 | SAML module - An option has been added to send the NameID on SAML logout. This is not relevant to all SAML setups, and when needed, uses a new setting in the AUTH module. | KMS |
| KMS-20516 | UI: The issue where a white box shows in the tags edit box has been fixed | KMS/KAF |
| KMS-19916 | UI: The gap in the channel/category members page (under the channel/category edit) display has been eliminated. | KMS/KAF |
| KMS-19926 | Accessibility: The 'Subscribe To Channel' Link keyboard has been made accessible. | KMS |
Version: 5.97.13
Date Released: February 10, 2020
What's New
- Pre-load Parameter – We have changed the 'preload' parameter max-age value from 30 days to 365 days. (SUP-20553)
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-20965 | Solved the issues where live events via the webcast module did not record due to the recordStatus field. (HF February 13) | KMS/KAF |
Version: 5.97.08
Date Released: February 3, 2020
What's New
- Quiz Re-take Capability – Added re-take quiz capabilities to the grade book integration in Blackboard Ultra and Sakai LTI. This enables users to create quizzes that allow for re-takes. Read more in the Quiz Articles. (KMS-20002)
- UI – Added an image to accompany error messages in KMS/KAF "Session Data"/logs, and also a "copy message" for the session's string. (KMS-19981)
- Text Changes –
- Changed the filter text in My Playlists Page from "Media" to "Playlists". (KMS-20181)
- Changed the Delete Entry alert text to warn users that the action is irreversible and the deleted items are unrecoverable. (KMS-20266)
- Added information to header, enabledHsts, and securePlaybackWithIprestrict areas of the Security module in the KMS Admin (/admin/config/tab/security). (SUP-20661)
- Corrected grammar in the message that displays for unauthorized users on the MediaSpace homepage. (SUP-20743)
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
| SUP-17091 | [i18n] Translated the word "Explore" for all languages supported in KMS Go. | KMS |
| SUP-19906 | Additional Date Format added to KMS/KAF: DD-MMM-YYYY, HH:MM GMT (e.g. 01-Jan-2020, 13:15 GMT). | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-17981 | Labels no longer merge with the background color and are now readable when the accessibility "Contrast" feature is enabled. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-20553 | Changed the 'preload' parameter, max-age value, from 30 to 365 days. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-19900 | When clicking the link to PDF on TouchCast videos embedded using Kaltura embed code, the PDF now loads. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-20788 | We have set the "kms-locale" cookie as "secure". This is to to comply with the Chrome v80 release, to allow KAF to receive translations from the hosting LMS | KAF |
Version: 5.96.26
Date Released: January 14, 2020
What's New
- Chrome 80 Default SameSite Policy Update – Chrome version 80 (to be released in February 2020) will introduce changes around the default "SameSite" cookies policy, i.e. under which circumstances the browser sends 3rd party cookies. For more detailed information, see https://web.dev/samesite-cookies-explained. In this version, Kaltura has configured all Kaltura products to function properly with this update. (KMS-19983)
- Add to Playlists Functionality – A new "Add to Playlist" button was added to My Media and single entry pages. This functionality allows addition/removal of content from the playlist and also allows users to create new playlists on the spot. The ability to search for playlists was also added here. (KMS-20229)
Stay tuned for more to come in Playlists, Watch Later playlists, Rule-Based Playlists, and Channel/Media Gallery Playlist enhancements.
Version: 5.96.17
Date Released: January 7, 2020
What's New
- Browse, Search, and Embed (BSE) Playlists – A new feature was added to the LMS plugins allowing course owners to use the BSE to embed the media gallery playlists into the course content. Turn on Channel Playlists, then navigate to the BSE module to choose players.
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
| SUP-19752 | [Accessibility] The 'Add Chapter/Slide' feature is now accessible via keyboard navigation. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-19881 | [UI] Media Gallery thumbnails display in proper size on very small screens. | KAF |
| SUP-20290 | Admin: No longer allowed to save the Home module if the custom playlist ID is not filled. | KMS/KAF |
Version: 5.96.06
Date Released: December 30, 2019
What's New
- KMS and KAF admin pages changes – As part of ongoing efforts to improve the administration pages, legacy and unused modules have been removed, for example uiV2, the “showMediaURL” & “emailShare” fields from the 'Embed' module were deleted for security reasons, and typos have been corrected. (KMS-20204, KMS-20109, KMS-19973).
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
| KMS-20046 | The error 500 that occurred for certain SAML settings caused when logging out of KMS has been resolved. | KMS |
| SUP-20493 | [IVQ] Users can now change the thumbnail for a quiz entry. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-20340 | [i18n] The extra space in the generic error message was removed | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-20011 | Group members with Co-Editor permissions are now able to request captions. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-19752 | [Accessibility] Adding chapters/slides are now keyboard accessible | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-19538 | SAML Group sync – The issue where users were not assigned the correct role was resolved. | KMS |
Version: 5.95.06
Date Released: December 23, 2019
What's New
- Playlist Adjustments - Many small adjustments to the recently released playlist feature. More large items to come in the next sprint. Stay tuned!
- BSE Video Submission - A new optional endpoint in the LMS integrations, allowing for a new Video Submission flow.
A new button displays to allow submission flow (where the embedded content is cloned) without the need for a pop up. (KMS-19889). This new endpoint is now available in the following LMSs:- Canvas XML page - two new XML items were added for the assignment flow and also for the Quick Ingest. (KMS-20079)
- Brightspace by D2L
- Sakai LTI
- Blackboard - BBUltra courses only
For Moodle and Blackboard Learn the new feature will be available in the next plugin/extension releases.
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KMS/KAF |
|---|---|---|
| KMS-19609 | KMS Go - Security enhancement to the arbitrary method when reaching KMS Go. | KMS |
| KMS-20060 | Edit Playlist - "Request-URI Too Long" error message no longer displays in Edit page for playlist with large number of media. | KMS |
| KMS-20203 | Interactive Videos (Path) no longer display in My Playlists page. | KMS |
| SUP-17882 | i18n: Time is now properly translated in Edit Webcast Entry page. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-18511 | Styling: Gallery bullets on the search results page of Media Gallery now styled via the styling module in tablet and mobile view. | KMS |
| SUP-19227 | Added hash to links for additional security. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-19683 | KMS Footer now displays in the correct place while viewing Quiz analytics. | KMS |
| SUP-19733 | Express Capture: Added the MP4 extension for the produced file. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-19906 | Additional Date Format added to KMS/KAF. (e.g. 15-Oct-2019, 13:15 GMT) | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-20209 | User is now able to change video ownership from group to self ownership. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-20372 | Added the missing media count to the Channels/Category View. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-20384 | UI of the Date format with GMT was fixed to remove the line break on the search pages. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-20462 | Remove redundant line from the admin page of Classroomcapture and Recscheduling modules. See Kaltura Scheduling Administrator's Guide. | KMS/KAF |
Version: 5.94.15
Date Released: December 16, 2019
What's New
- Playlist - Channel playlists are embedded through the new playlist embed function. See Manage Channel and Media Gallery Playlists and Playlist Administrator's Guide. (KMS-20131)
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KAF/KMS |
|---|---|---|
| KMS-19920 | Adjustments to the channel's Subscribe/Unsubscribe button style were made to correct hover area. | KMS |
| SUP-20296 | Added the Group Name in channel members list (in addition to the Group ID). | KAF/KMS |
| SUP-20117 | Changes to the webcast entry now apply to the appended VOD entry that is connected to it. | KAF/KMS |
| SUP-20242 | User channel permissions can now be updated for users with capital letters in their user name. | KMS |
| SUP-19940 | Anonymous users can no longer gain access (through a direct link) to "open" categories in KMS that are restricted to specific roles in KMS Admin. | KMS |
| SUP-20321 | For media awaiting approval in a channel, media that has a hashtag (#) in the name no longer produces an error. | KAF/KMS |
| SUP-20250 | UI: In the Media Gallery, large gaps between KAF playlists no longer appear. | KAF/KMS |
| SUP-19190 | KMS/KAF Admin: Fields can now be deleted from nested array settings type. | KAF/KMS |
| SUP-20299 | More than 30 users can now schedule events. | KAF/KMS |
Version: 5.94.11
Date Released: December 2, 2019
Overview
These release notes pertain to MediaSpace and Kaltura Application Framework (KAF) version 5.94.11, released December 2, 2019.
What's New
- Playlists - Kaltura now offers a new and improved playlist experience, including:
My Playlists Page:
Two new playlist pages for playback and viewing playlist details:
A new Share and Embed Page:
More features and capabilities will be released soon, including BSE playlist with LMS integrations, rule-based playlists, search, and more.
Resolved Issues
| ID | Description | KAF/KMS |
|---|---|---|
| SUP-19501 | Interactive videos (PATH) are now supported in the assignment workflow and cloned to a new user once submitted. Note: Only the playlist is cloned; not the media nodes in the path project. | KAF |
| SUP-18542 | Search with double quotes within the media gallery playlist creation flow no longer “breaks”. | KAF |
| SUP-19906 | Added the missing date format “Day-Month-Year, Time Zone” (11-Apr-2018 1:15 PM MDT) | KAF/KMS |
Version: 5.93.19
Date Released: November 25, 2019
Overview
These release notes pertain to MediaSpace and Kaltura Application Framework (KAF) version 5.93.19, released November 25, 2019.
What's New
- Multi-Authentication - If multi-authentication is set up on your KMS, admins can now set up direct links to each authentication method. For more information see Authenticating Using Multiple Authentication Providers to Access Kaltura MediaSpace. (KMS-19272)
- i18n - The 2019 November language pack was updated for both KMS and KAF. (KMS-19993)
- xAPI - We are now sending the information that a “playback speed” selection was made by a user. (PSVAMB-9058)
Resolved Issues
| ID # | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
| KMS-19932 | The "Captions Request" action name was changed to “Caption & Enrich”. | KMS/KAF |
| KMS-19853 | The erroneous media count for channel media and pending items has been fixed. | KMS/KAF |
| KMS-19882 | The image displayed on the timeline module when uploading a new slide deck has been adjusted. | KMS/KAF |
| KMS-19942 | UI - In My Media, the "Publish" label now displays correctly when tags are not available. | KMS/KAF |
| KMS-19943 | Canvas - The Search in embed shared repository no longer returns an empty row. | KAF |
| KMS-19966 | Accessibility - A new subscription button is now keyboard accessible. | KMS |
| KMS-20014 | SAML - Security Update for SImpleSAMLphp (SSP) has been added. | KMS |
| SUP-19944 | Text - The "No Value" text in the channel`s topics has been changed to “No Topic”. | KMS |
| SUP-20010 | When editing a Channel Playlist, the last entry is now shown. The error was due to a CSS setting. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-19472 | The ‘Access Denied” error that appeared on entries played from the Home Carousel, that was caused by changing the Home Carousel type, was resolved. | KMS |
| SUP-19940 | When using the Restricted categories from the Category module, Anonymous users no longer can access the Open category with a direct link. | KMS |
| SUP-20048 | The History module no longer overwrites direct links to a time in the video when coming from "Search in video" links. | KMS/KAF |
Version: 5.92.11
Date Released: October 28, 2019
Overview
These release notes pertain to MediaSpace and Kaltura Application Framework (KAF) version 5.92.11, released October 28, 2019.
What's New
SAML Authentication – A dedicated logout URL to which users are redirected when they logout of KMS may now be added in the SAML module. (1)
For more information on the SAML module, see Kaltura MediaSpace SAML Integration Guide.
Enhanced SSO Security – Our current SSO Gateway implementation was enhanced from SHA-1 (Secure Hash Algorithm) to a stronger SHA-256. (2)
To turn it on, use the "hashAlgorithm" field in the AUTH module.
Channel Subscription – Users may now copy and share a link to use for channel subscription. A KMS user copies the subscription link (as shown below), sends the link to another KMS user, that user then clicks on the link and is automatically subscribed to the channel. (3)
The link displays in two locations:
Next to the subscribe button:
In the Channel Edit Page:
The link is built in the form of:
https://{KMS_URL}/channel/{Channel_Name}/{Channel_ID}/subscribe
Example: https://sample.mediaspace.kaltura.com/channel/Sample+channel/12345678/subscribe
See Channel Subscriptions for complete information.
New Sakai Tool – A new Sakai integration named “Kaltura LTI Tool for Sakai” is now available. In the future, this tool will replace the current Sakai video plugin. Using this new LTI tool, Sakai Admins utilize the built-in LTI placements capabilities within Sakai 12, instead of installing additional plugins. (4)
Documentation and announcements will be sent separately.
Please follow the new Sakai pages for the latest information:
UI Changes
- Ownership and collaboration indicators are now available within My Media which give a user insight into why this media displays in their list. The new indicator also shows if the collaboration is given personally to the user or via a group collaboration (see image below). (5)
- We have moved the media publishing status indication of "private" from the thumbnail to be available on the right of the thumbnail, above the tags - for Consistency and for Accessibility. (5)
“Actions” buttons update – Adjustments have been made to the icons on the Actions drop down list. (6)
New Features & User Stories
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
KMS-19849 | Multi Auth – The "Remember My Selection" check box is now set to ‘On’ by default. | KMS |
Resolved Issues
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
KMS-19871 | BB Ultra – The issue where content published by a channel manager goes to Pending tab was fixed. | KAF |
KMS-18859 | Featured Media (BB, Jive) – The performance impact that the Featured Media had on loading time of the course gallery was fixed. | KAF |
| KMS-19816 | Scheduling –Added the ability to see all events in the calendar. | KAF/KMS |
| KMS-19879 | Scheduling – Entering the end time/date manually, no longer breaks the start time/date. | KAF/KMS |
| SUP-19851 | BSE – The issue in BSE tool: when searching within the Course Gallery, the Embed Settings button for search result is no longer greyed out. | KAF |
| SUP-19287 | In Canvas, when using a very small screen, the media title is no longer cut off. | KAF |
| SUP-18473 | D2L – The issue where the BSE would not load for users with more than 1000 courses was fixed. | KAF |
| SUP-19610 | TouchCast – The issue where TouchCast Embedded via secure embed and sandbox attributes caused interactions not to work was fixed. | KMS |
v5.92 References
(1) KMS-19805, (2) KMS-18811, (3) KMS-19799, (4) KMS-19901, (5) KMS-18654; KMS-19761, (6) KMS-19854
Version: 5.91.05
Date Released: October 7, 2019
Overview
These release notes pertain to MediaSpace and Kaltura Application Framework (KAF) version 5.91.05, released October 7, 2019.
What's New
- Time & Date – We consolidated all the fields in the Admin that pertain to the way time and date show in KMS/KAF, and merged them all into one field. (1)
This unification allows you to control the way time and date shows in KMS/KAF using the “dateFormat” field under the application module.
We are also introducing a new field called "uploadDateStyle" under the application module, to allow the Admins to choose whether to show the explicit date, e.g. "September 1st, 2019" instead of "2 days ago". (2)
- UI Changes – Under each entry, an icon showing the number of plays is presented. The current "eye" icon was changed to the triangle play button to make sure the visual representation is correct, as “eye” usually represents “player impressions” and not “plays”. (3)
- Styling Module – We added a new addition to the styling capabilities – “Dropdown Menu Background Color (:active)”.
This new field modifies the background color when a dropdown menu element is active. (4) - Quick Ingest – While still in open Beta, we have added the new “Add from Library” option to the list, now presenting Add New, YouTube, Webcam, and From Library. (5)
This option takes you to the BSE page, showing your My Media and other options.
- Support – We are adding an easier way to collect support logs without using any external tools or the browsers' developer tools. See more in the Collecting Support Logs within the App guide. (6)
New Features & User Stories
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
KMS-19782 | We added "reference ID" in the BSE response. | KAF |
Resolved Issues
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
KMS-19784 | Kaltura Capture - Once a user is deleted from the system (using the API), KMS will invalidate the user app-token, preventing them from using the Kaltura Capture tool. | KAF/KMS |
SUP-18875 | BSE v2 - when using the v2 of the BSE, Embeds on KAF now reflect the size that was set by the admin. | KAF |
| SUP-19473 | Theme module - in the Moodle and D2L extensions, the Submit button under "Edit Media Gallery" > "Theme" now shows up as expected. | KAF |
| SUP-19568 | Fixed the issue where the title for videos with long titles and no spaces goes out of frame in Chrome. | KMS |
| SUP-19610 | Secure Embed - TouchCast embed links interactions no working with secure embed. | KMS |
| SUP-18615 | Fixed the issue where Custom Metadata of type text, intermittently is showing a"looking for more" message. | KMS |
| SUP-18932 | Fixed the issue where a user cannot be added to a channel due to lower-cased and upper-cased user-ID | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-19457 | Home Playlist's metadata now displays properly in smaller screen resolutions. | KMS |
| KMS-19824 | BB Ultra - The publish from my media to was changes to use a different element of the course ID | KAF |
References
(1) KMS-19537, (2) KMS-19536, (3) KMS-19757, (4) KMS-19762, (5) KMS-19812, (6) KMS-19834
Version: 5.90.18
Date Released: September 18, 2019
Overview
These release notes pertain to Kaltura MediaSpace (KMS) and Kaltura Application Framework (KAF) version 5.90.18, released on September 18, 2019.
New Features and User Stories
Cross Application Publishing – Currently, you can see all of the Kaltura applications into which media is published in the My Media Page by clicking on the green Published button.
Now, you are also able see this information on each individual media’s publish section just above the Save and Cancel buttons. (PSVAMB-8500)
We have also added a new feature in the media publish section called “Unpublish from all applications”. This feature comes in the form of a button below the Published state radio button. Clicking this new button removes the media from ALL applications, including the current one, and makes the media entry completely private.
Don’t have the feature turned on yet? Turn it on using the external applications guide.
Coming Soon - Changing the UI
Notice, too, the small changes made to the visual appearance of the categories.
Currently their appearance is similar to tags (shown below) which may cause some confusion to the user.
Their appearance is changed to the following.
Version: 5.89.12
Date Released: August 13, 2019
Overview
These release notes pertain to Kaltura MediaSpace (KMS) and Kaltura Application Framework (KAF) version 5.89.12, released on August 13, 2019.
In this release, we are focusing mainly in bug fixes for KMS and KAF. Pay special attention to some additional accessibility bug fixes. Take a look at the coming soon section, to learn more about what are we working on behind the scenes.
New Features & User Stories
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
KMS-19640 | [Accessibility] The publish saving confirmation alert is focused once the save it pressed. | KAF/KMS |
KMS-19639 | [Accessibility] Make the save button unavailable if there is nothing to save. | KAF/KMS |
| KMS-19633 | [Accessibility] When Shared repository are turned on, the custom field is no longer read by screen readers when they are hidden to view. | KAF/KMS |
| KMS-19632 | [Accessibility] Fixed the way the tags field is read when adding a new entry, to be read correctly by screen readers. | KAF/KMS |
| KMS-19515 | When using the disclaimer module, once a user has checked the box and save, it is no longer available to uncheck. | KAF/KMS |
| KMS-19734 | Moderation page - entry links now contain category ID to support KAF Context security | KAF/KMS |
| KMS-19688 | [Entry Theme] When creating a new player set, you no longer can save it with a with a blank name. | KMS |
| KMS-19689 | [Category Theme] We have removed the 'Category option' and 'Enable channel carousel' from KAFs. | KAF |
| KMS-18912 | The issue where a user with Viewer Role cannot add members to channels was resolved. | KAF/KMS |
KMS Support Tickets
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
SUP-19057 | Visual changes to the information icons in the category Theme page where made to makes it easier to click. | KAF/KMS |
| SUP-19024 | Static Page no longer available to anonymous users when using a capital letters in the “slug” parameter | KMS |
| SUP-19004 | Changed the limitation of sub categories displayed for publishing from 4 to 6 levels of sub categories. | KMS |
| SUP-18996 | Made some visual changes to the channels page when using Table view to better align the text in the tables. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-18991 | Changes in the Hosted module now can be saved. The issue was caused by a redundant module that was removed from the affected instances. | KAF |
| SUP-18938 | The limitation for number of "allowedUsers" users in the "Recscheduling" module was increased from 30 to 500. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-18931 | Setting the channel Theme to "Media" first, no longer causes the playlists thumbnail to disappear when clicking on "Home" tab. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-18902 | The "Appears In" dropdown is now displaying correctly over the media list below the channel’s header. | KMS |
| SUP-18859 | Change of warning message for replacing media to reflect the type of media you are about to replace. | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-18814 | The "Save&Embed" for Kaltura Capture in BSE was removed, as it is not available in that workflow. | KAF |
| SUP-18557 | The issue where users with certain time zone set (e.g. “America/Mexico_City”) cannot change a thumbnail, was resolved. | KMS |
Version: 5.88.27
Date Released: July 23, 2019
Overview
These release notes pertain to Kaltura MediaSpace (KMS) and Kaltura Application Framework (KAF) version 5.88.27, released on July 23, 2019.
What's New KMS & KAF
- URL for Filtered Results / Channel Topics (1)
This is a 2 in one feature. Specific URLs for all pages that have data filtered have been added (except for the category pages).
Each time you search or use filters for My Media, Global Search, or All-Channels, the URL changes accordingly to reflect your search/filtering results. You can save the URL in your favorites or send it to someone else.
An important use case for the filters’ URL feature is the Channel Topics. The Channel topics filter may be used to add and filter topics for channels in the “All Channels” and “My Channels” Pages.
The URL created by filtering channels by topics provides a new way to create dedicated channel pages per topic.
For additional information see Creating and Using Topics for Channels for KMS and KAF.
- Themes - Additional capabilities for Theming are available in KMS/KAF. (2)
- Admins may setup sets of players to use in a category.
- Each category owner (channel, gallery, media gallery) can decide what set of players to use for their category. This option is configured in the ChannelTheme (for both channels and media galleries) and Categorytheme modules (for galleries).
Note: If you have the Theme Preference set up you may choose which option overrides the other. For example you can select the single entry theme to override the category theme or vice versa.
- Subscribers - A column has been added under the Members page for Categories. The “Subscribed” column, indicates whether a user has subscribed to the category or not. (3)
You can see subscribers that are members as well as subscribers that are not members.
- Carousel Type – The Home page has a new carousel type available. Turn it on from the Home module. (4)
- Quick Ingest – This Quick Ingest feature, is a new addition to the BSE family. It can compliment the BSE feature, or replace it. It is basically a BSE without the Browse and the Search. As this is currently released in Open Beta mode, we will release more information after we go live. (5)
- All new KMS/KAF instances will be created with players marked with version “Latest”. (6)
- Unnecessary Flash Vars have been removed from the embed code to speed up the embed process. (Webcasting) (7)
- RAPT/PATH: KAF users can now embed interactive videos from BSE. (8)
- A new and improved translation file is available. (9)
Resolved Issues
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
KMS-19547 | The "Delete channel" is displayed on the main edit channel page only. | KAF/KMS |
KMS-19257 | The issue where the category selection disappeared when publishing to a new course in a LMS has been fixed. | KAF |
KMS-19566 | KMS admin: We changed the text in the valueMappingType field in the Samlgroupsync module from group's name to group’s ID. | KMS |
KMS-19527 | Entry Analytics: The custom dates fields no longer overlao the dashboard image. | KMS/KAF |
KMS-18882 | The issue where the category name was cut in 'Appears In' as been fixed. | KMS |
KMS-19593 | The issue where the category name was not displayed in the page after uploading new media to category has been fixed. | KMS |
SUP-17882 | i18n: The time field is now translated in the Edit Webcast Entry page | KMS/KAF |
SUP-18418 | Styling: the “Loading” message now changes color according to the main styling color. | KMS |
SUP-17869 | Styling: A new field in the styling module was created to change the playlist title color in the home page. | KMS |
SUP-17980 | The tag search now shows exact matches only. | KMS |
SUP-17981 | Accessibility: Labels now change color when using the contrast feature. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-18298 | The issue where a collaborator could not be added due to a slash (/) in the user’s name has been fixed. | KMS/KAF |
References
(1) KMS-19534, (2) KMS-19492 (3) KMS-19548 (4) KMS-19005 (5) PSVAMB-7603 (6) KMS-18560 (7) KMS-19373 (8) KMS-19546 (9) KMS-19659
Version: 5.87.13
Date Released: June 24, 2019
Overview
These release notes pertain to Kaltura MediaSpace (KMS) and Kaltura Application Framework (KAF) version 5.87.13, released on June 24, 2019.
What's New KMS & KAF
KMS Admin Text Changes
Text has been revised in the KMS/KAF admin to make it clearer. Modules: sortMediaBy, logoImageUrl, channelEmbed, galleryEmbed, Channeltopics (1)
Groups Management
The following new features were added to the amazing Manage Groups tool:
Import Users – Allows the admins to add new users to a group in a bulk. You can drop a list of user IDs separated by comma or semicolon. Note: The users will be imported with only their user-ID. Other details can be passed on login via SSO authentication. (2)
Copy Group – The ability to copy a group saves time when creating groups with almost the same user list. Create a basic group of users, clone it, and then add the missing users to each cloned group. (3)
Added groups’ support for the EntryDesign, Kalturacapture, Recorder, and Quiz modules (4)
See the article Managing Groups from the MediaSpace or KAF Admin Console for more information .
Topics Module Improvements
As part of our enhancements to add new capabilities for channel categorization, the channelTopics module now provides the ability to setup a new filter to display for channels. Each channel can be added to a topic chosen from a predefined list. (5)
New Features & User Stories
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
KMS-18896 | Tool tips for the Styling color have been added to the Styling Configuration page that is accessed through the Styling module. | KMS/KAF |
KMS-19255 | A new processing image has been added to all entries in KMS or KAF. This will show the viewer a meaningful. | KMS/KAF |
KMS-19480 | Limited (Profesional Services only) 2 Factor Authentication login support has been implemented for the admin login in KMS only. | KMS |
Resolved Issues
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
PSVAMB-7274 | Anonymous user can now play Channel playlist in a public open channel. | KMS |
PSVAMB-7546 | xAPI module event list link now working in KAF applications. | KAF |
KMS-18837 | IVQ workflows – a smoother creation flow starting with "add new" and ending with a new quiz from a new entry. | KMS/KAF |
RAPT-207 | [PATH] Custom data now apply when added in the creation flow. | KMS |
KMS-14551 | Player bar is now available in the category “add content” page. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-18057 | Public channels – changes to the text to provide a more accurate description. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-17639 | Express recorder now releases the camera when recording is completed. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-18528 | Adjustments to the buttons size on the Express Capture to fit larger text. | KMS |
SUP-17813 | Fixed the skewed thumbnails issue in categories when using the gallery View in Chrome | KMS/KAF |
SUP-14358 | Fixed the display issue with channels view in specific sizes. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-4230 | Replace Media is now available for audio and images media types | KMS/KAF |
SUP-17881 | Click on a tag in global search will now redirect to the tags search | KMS |
SUP-17144 | Comments on a comment are now counted in the sum of comments per entry. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-18246 | Fixed the issue where My-Media searches produce inconsistent results for collaborated entries. | KAF/KMS |
SUP-18476 | Fixed the padding around Kaltura embed videos in Canvas. | KAF |
SUP-18490 | Global search is now working correctly with "Simplified Chinese" | KMS |
SUP-17551 | KMS no longer shows an API error after removing a member of a channel of type manager that is also a subscriber. | KMS |
KMS-19516 | [Editor] The users can now close the editor while clipping is done in the background. | KMS/KAF |
Coming Soon
Here is a sample of items to be released on our upcoming versions:
(1) KMS-19491, KMS-19512, KMS-19519, KMS-19266 (2) KMS-19521; (3) KMS-19565; (4) PSVAMB-7557, KMS-19523; (5) KMS-19266
Version: 5.86.11
Date Released: May 26, 2019
Overview
These release notes pertain to Kaltura MediaSpace (KMS) and Kaltura Application Framework (KAF) version 5.86.11, released on May 26, 2019.
What's New KMS & KAF
In-Video Quiz – Multiple Attempts
Multiple attempts is now available for the KAF LMS extensions and plugins quizzes (1) . For more information see the section about Multiple Attempts in the Kaltura Video Editing Tools - Quiz Tab article.
Please make sure to update all your players in the Kaltura Management Console Universal Studio. More information may be found in the IVQ documentation.
CaptureSpace End-of-Life
CaptureSpace will reach end-of-life on June 1st, 2019. At that point, Kaltura Capture will replace CaptureSpace and CaptureSpace will no longer be supported by Kaltura.
To enable Kaltura Capture, follow the information in the Kaltura Capture documentation. Additional information about the transition may be found in the FAQ page.
Embed
MediaSpace sharing capabilities have been enhanced, allowing end users to share a video while pointing it to a specific time start and/or end time:
You can send a link to a media page with a specific portion of the media so only a concentrated portion of the media is shared. Use on of the following methods:
- Use the Start at time or End at time field to enter the viewing start and end times.
- Use the icon next to the field to sync the time that is currently on the media player.
- Manually input the start and end times into the link by adding st=$ed=
.
Groups Management:
Additional features have been added to the groups’ capabilities; a checkbox for Specific Users/Groups has been added to support groups in the admin console for fields that contain check box types for permissions. (2)
Check the Specific Users/Groups box and enter the Users/Groups information.
For those using the Samlgroupsync – KMS now is able to handle special characters in the group name. (3)
In the next sprint we intend to add the ability to import new users directly to groups. (4).
Home Page – Trending Videos
A new playlist type "Trending" is now available in the Home page setting. Set the option in the Home module carousel type in the KMS admin.
The Trending playlist presents the set of the most played media in the past 30 days, 7 days, or last 48 hours on the MediaSpace home page. (5)
New Features & User Stories
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
KMS-19247 | Minor UI changes have been made to improve to the Upload page. An image and animation have been added to indicate the upload (drag and drop) process. | KMS |
KMS-19488 | The Express Capture HTML Recorder button’s name was renamed to “Express Capture”. | KMS/KAF |
PSVAMB-6881 | xAPI: Quiz Statements have been added to the xAPI beacons. | KMS/KAF |
Resolved Issues
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
KMS-19429 | Clicking on playlists in the home page sends the relevant channel analytics. | KMS |
SUP-17366 | The Styling module settings now cascade to all the search pages. | KMS |
SUP-17801 | In the Analytics page, the data no longer overlaps with the header text. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-18124 | Unlisted videos are now set with a special tag to prevent Google search indexing. | KMS |
SUP-17549 | The following issue has been fixed on mobile: when the navigationStyle is set to ‘Vertical’, the global search bar is taking a higher section of the top. | KMS |
SUP-4230 | Replacing media in KMS/KAF is now available for audio files and images. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-17810 | The date on the quiz answers section in the entry analytics was removed to prevent confusion. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-18347 | IE11: When the xAPI module is turned on, the search bar is no longer missing on IE11. | KMS |
Coming Soon
Here is a sample of items to be released on our upcoming versions:
(1) KMS-18581; KMS-18584; KMS-18583; KMS-18580; KMS-18582 (2) KMS-19186; (3) KMS-19393; (4) KMS-19221; (5) KMS-18836
Version: 5.85.17
Date Released: May 5, 2019
Overview
These release notes pertain to Kaltura MediaSpace (KMS) and Kaltura Application Framework (KAF) version 5.85.17, released on May 5, 2019.
What's New KMS & KAF
Groups Management: The ability to manage groups is now available directly from the KMS/KAF admin. This is another important step allowing groups to become super useful, and to allow faster and better control over a user’s permission in a bulk.
For more details, see the following articles about Managing Groups:
- Managing Groups from the MediaSpace or KAF Admin Console
- Group Support in Kaltura Applications and Kaltura Groups FAQ
New Channel type – “Public, Open”: We have added a new type of public channel. A public channel is a channel that is available to guests just like the galleries (assuming your KMS is open for anonymous users). The ability to add content to the existing public channel was restricted to channel members. The new Public Open channel is opened to any logged in user with the private Only role and above, and can add content to it without being a member of the channel. (1)
Express Capture – HTML Webcam Recorder: Several UI enhancements were made; such as making the text style, line separators, alignment of icons, and changing the text from “Save a copy” to “Download a copy”.
We also added a message that indicates that the upload is complete, and when so made sure that the webcam is released after the recording is completed.
Email Notifications: Introducing a new look to the old page, with preparations for the new features that will be added later – per instance notifications. These are currently in a closed-beta, and will be introduced in later sprints as a self-serve upgrade to all instances. (2)
xAPI Additions: Adding more features/actions to the xAPI statements we are sending (3):
- Added actions: Resume play, pause, seek
- Added info: Length of Video
- Added configuration: Send user info or account info
New Features & User Stories
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
KMS-19247 | i18n: Missing translated words in German were added. | KMS/KAF |
KMS-17438 | Groups: Added support for the viewer type in webcast entries. | KMS/KAF |
KMS-19044 | Youtube entries: We are now ingesting a higher resolution YouTube thumbnail. | KMS/KAF |
KMS-19233 | BSE: In the embed settings, you can now use the thumb embed with the start/end feature. | KAF |
SUP-4230 | Replace media feature was enhanced, and is now available for both the audio and image media types. | KMS/KAF |
Resolved Issues
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
KMS-19351 / SUP-15131 | We enhanced the “Publish from category” to better support cases where users are enrolled in a great number of courses. | KAF |
KMS-19384 | Enhanced security was added to prevent XSS vulnerability when using the “saved searches” for a specific user. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-17325 | Resolved the issue where My Media in KAF is not responsive on small screen iOS devices. | KAF |
SUP-17361 | The issues where the 2nd lever gallery breadcrumbs are colored white was resolved | KAF |
SUP-16687 | The “CSS :hover button" effect is now available for the "extend" button in the Media Gallery | KAF |
SUP-17069 | Custom metadata now reflect the HTML tags | KMS/KAF |
SUP-17593 | Issue with share via email when an ampersand char (&) is present is resolved. | KMS |
SUP-16923 | Webcast: Users can now be added as Webcast Moderator and not only co-viewers. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-17566 | IE11: Fixed the issues where changes are not saved when uploading using IE11 browser. | KMS |
KMS-19393 | Samlgroupsync module now supports special characters and spaces for groups IDs. The fix will change any special char/space into an underscore (_). | KMS |
SUP-17646 | The time indicator in the quiz editor is now working correctly. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-17164 | Search results for categories (galleries/channels) with a slash (/) in the name are now linking correctly. | KMS |
SUP-17464 | In KAF, access to clicking on tags was blocked (in KMS it stay untouched, and will lead to a “per-tag” search). | KAF |
SUP-16950 | Channel managers added via a group can now see the channel in “My Channels” page. KMS | KMS |
SUP-17916 | Added support for special domains (e.g. https://KMS.URL.com/extension) to prevent error on home playlist links. | KMS |
Coming Soon
Here is a sample of items to be released on our upcoming versions:
References
(1) PSVAMB-6745; (2) PSVAMB-4944 (3); PSVAMB-6880, PSVAMB-6882, PSVAMB-7056
Version: 5.84.19
Date Released: April 1, 2019
Overview
These release notes pertain to Kaltura MediaSpace (KMS) and Kaltura Application Framework (KAF) version 5.84.19, released on April 1, 2019.
What's New In-Video Quiz
A new release of the In-Video Quiz (IVQ) feature is now available.
Please see IVQ release notes page for more information.
The new features include a new Analytics Table, the ability to Remove Attempts of a user, the ability to allow Multiple Attempts for each quiz, and a brand-new question type – Open Text Question.
What's New KMS & KAF
BSE Embeds
- We changed the "No source video was found" message for entries that are in conversion process to a new meaningful message. (1)
Accessibility
- The “Load More” button was added to more pages when enabled. Also, a new link was added to the Accessibility module where admins can enable the button. (2)
New Features & User Stories
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
SUP-16403 | We added a "Channel Actions" tool tip for the Channel button in the header. | KMS |
Resolved Issues
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
SUP-17533 | Issue in pages where multiple entries existed with a quiz, resulting in error due to the cookies size, was resolved. | KAF |
SUP-17205 | The issue where comments for entries marked in the KMC with status of “Flagged For Review” could not be disabled was fixed. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-17531 | eSearch – Added a Cross-Site Scripting protection on the global search in KMS. | KMS |
SUP-17658 | The issue where empty response is returned from the API, causing the grades not to pass to the gradebook was fixed. | KAF |
SUP-17491 | Kaltura Express Capture – Changes were made to the field browserNotSupportedText in the instance admin to allow adding of alternative text. | KAF/KMS |
SUP-17183 | The issue where users receive an error when auto-generating a thumbnail due to access control profile was fixed. | KAF/KMS |
SUP-17409 | The shift of buttons in the Media Gallery Analytics’ engagement tab was resolved. | KAF |
SUP-17268 | We removed the "Delete Channel" option in KAF since in the LMSs extensions it is not relevant. | KAF |
SUP-16923 | Changes were made to the Webcast Moderator permissions to work in sync with the new Co-viewer permission. | KMS/KAF |
KMS-19265 | SAML – The issue where the Samlgroupsync module did not handle spaces was fixed. Spaces in group IDs will now be replaced with an underscore (“_”). | KMS |
SUP-17305 | SAML – When using multi-auth configurations, the “shouldPost” field no longer appears. | KMS |
SUP-17593 | The issue where Ampersand (&) in the media name or description cause the email share to cut was fixed. | KMS |
SUP-17410 | i18n – The Load more button’s “No More Media Found” message is now translated to German (Es gibt keine weiteren Medieneinträge). | KMS/KAF |
SUP-16740 | The issue where uploading a new thumbnail for a channel’s cover on IE was resolved. | KMS |
SUP-17436 | Comments for Live Entries are now displayed. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-17366 | The Styling module is now affecting the Kaltura Capture page. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-17695 | A channel thumbnail can now be updated properly. | KMS |
SUP-17535 | Additional Cross-site scripting (XSS) prevention for Firefox was added for the embed page. | KMS |
Coming Soon
Here is a sample of items to be released on our upcoming versions:
- Manual Groups management – Currently available as an Open Beta in the KMS/KAF admin pages.
References
(1) KMS-19199; (2) KMS-19325; KMS-18666;
Version: 5.83.14
Date Released: March 4, 2019
Overview
These release notes pertain to Kaltura MediaSpace (KMS) and Kaltura Application Framework (KAF) version 5.83.14, released on March 4, 2019.
What's New for KAF & KMS
Browse Search and Embed
- A Timeline has been added to the Kaltura Browse Search and embed feature. Use the timeline to select a start and end time for your media using the embed settings. (1)
- BSE Status message – An informative message about the status of the BSE embed has been added. (2)
Express Capture
- The Download a Copy option has been added that allows you to download a copy of your recording before uploading and saving it to KMS. (3)
- Keyboard shortcuts have been added to Kaltura Express Capture. Keyboard control. (4)
- An audio indicator has been added to indicate that you are recording Audio only. (5)
Groups-Management
- In the KMS admin in any location where you can set a role, you can now add users/groups. (6)
- Change Media Owner– You can set a “Group” as the owner of an entry. (7)
Other
- KMS Gallery/Channel theme - First Tab Load - Admins and category managers can control which tab to load into the category first. Enable this option in the KMS Admin Console through the Categorytheme module or Channeltheme module.. (8)
- New Translation Enhancements have been applied to the KMS and KAF applications. (9)
New Features & User Stories
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
KMS-18766 | Text has been added to the Moderation module to describe it’s functionality. | KMS/KAF |
REACH2-260 | (Canvas) When using the Browse Search and Embed feature, the iFrame is resized to allow sizes for each KAF application to support the Transcript Widget. | |
KMS-18838 | IVQ Creation flow "Add New" changes. The Add New option has been removed from the IVQ flow to ensure a seamless workflow. | KMS/KAF |
Resolved Issues
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
KMS-19202 | Instances no longer crash due to a Grade Book submission overload. | KAF |
KMS-19148 | The XSS issue in translations has been resolved. | KMS/KAF |
KMS-18861 | [IVQ] The editor in the preview quiz player is now displaying the "no skip" option correctly. | KMS |
PSVAMB-6131 | IE 11: Thumbnails are now aligned correctly within the carousel. | KMS |
SUP-16917 | German translation in MediaSpace has been corrected. | KMS |
SUP-17273 | The language characters in the MediaSpace header are now aligned. | KMS |
SUP-16964 | The Channel Thumbnail is now displayed properly on initial upload. | KMS |
SUP-15278 | The API error on KMS Analytics when generating CSV file has been fixed. | KMS |
SUP-17200 | Caption Upload is now working properly with IE. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-17264 | French Translation in MediaSpace has been corrected. | KMS |
SUP-16548 | The KMS carousel bug has been fixed. | KMS |
SUP-17044 | Media Count is now updated correctly when a new entry is published to a channel. | KMS |
SUP-16585 | Sorting channel entries is now working properly. | KMS |
SUP-16903 | German Translation in MediaSpace has been corrected. | KMS |
SUP-17116 | [Moodle] Embed in TinyMCE is now working and displays the video as it should. | KAF |
SUP-17205 | Disabled comments for a specific entry are now working properly. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-17039 | The issue where the V2 UI loads the channel manager’s list behind entry thumbnails has been corrected. | KMS |
SUP-16564/KMS-18903 | The issue with LTI Grading with multiple KAF sessions has been fixed. The LTIGrading module now saves its data in a cookie instead of relying on the session. IVQ grades are now sent properly to the LMS grade books. | KMS/KAF |
Coming Soon
Here is a sample of items to be released on our upcoming versions:
- Groups Support – We are adding additional group capabilities in the KMS admin.
References
(1) KMS-18776, (2) KMS-18775, (3) KMS-19006, (4) KMS-18744, (5) KMS-18741, (6) (KMS-18104), (7) KMS-17396, (8) PSVAMB-5905/ PSVAMB-5745, (9) KMS-19130
Version: 5.82.15
Date Released: February 4, 2019
Overview
These release notes pertain to Kaltura MediaSpace (KMS) and Kaltura Application Framework (KAF) version 5.82.15, released on February 4, 2019.
What's New for KAF & KMS
- Kaltura Express Capture - HTML Webcam Recorder – A new Big Red Button has been added to the Kaltura Capture suite. This new feature is now available for all KMS and KAF instances. Kaltura Express Capture enables recording content directly from the browser, with no need to install any additional software.
Admins: Give it a try by going to the instance admin and enable the new “Recorder” module. (1)
Note the Player version must be v3. A new v3 player will automatically be created in the module when you turn enable it.The new webcam recorder will replace the Flash recorder, which is anticipated to be removed from KMS and KAF later this year. (An announcement will be sent.)
For more information on how to use the Webcam Recording option to add media, see the article Kaltura Express Capture.
- BSE (Browse Search & Embed) “Advanced Settings”
For Admins: The Embed Advanced Settings feature may be enabled on all KAF instances by choosing a new BSE version – V3. When enabled, the Kaltura Embed Media page is displayed with an entire new set of embed features (more to come). See the Browse Search and Embed Administrator's Guide for more information.
To try it out, login to the KAF admin page, select the browseandembed module and turn on the v3 version in the enableNewBSEUI field. Please note, the v3 version will replace previous versions, that are intended to be removed later this year (A separate announcement will be sent with more information). (2)
For Users: Please see the articles Browse Search and Embed for information on how to launch the BSE feature, and the article Using the Kaltura Browse Search and Embed (BSE) Feature for more information. - Collaboration, Co-Viewer – A new collaboration type is now available – “Co-Viewer”. This option allows users to share videos with other team members or groups without the need to publish the video or make it unlisted. (3)
- Optimization – We have enhanced the API for several pages, making them load smarter and faster (There are no changes from a UI perspective, except for a faster load).(4)
New Features & User Stories
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
KMS-18891 | We added a tool tip for long fields in the entry’s custom data information. | KMS/KAF |
Resolved Issues
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
KMS-18374 | Custom metadata filters in the search filter tab, containing a lot of data, can now show all the fields. | KMS/KAF |
KMS-18482 | Search - the channelsSorting field in the KMS admin will now effect the new search. | KMS |
SUP-16515 | The issue when trying to set flavors for download in webcast entries was resolved. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-16828 | The issue where the empty "Options" tab appeared in the entry edit page, due to live and clipping features has been fixed. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-15323 | Admins can now disable the Trimming option in the Editor module.
| KMS/KAF |
SUP-16852 | IE11 –The issue in IE11 where a new entry automatically turns to private after uploading has been fixed. | KMS |
SUP-16637 | Blackboard – We removed the white border around the player when using the BSE. | KAF |
SUP-16823 | The issue where the “Display embedded media in this Media Gallery" option in the Media Gallery Edit page does not disappear after disabling it in the KAF admin has been fixed. | KAF |
SUP-16797 | We changed the order of the playlist to show the channel playlist first in the channel carousel field in the Channel Edit page. | KMS |
SUP-16788 | We removed the "Launch Editor" option from the Actions drop down, when the user is not allowed to use the editor. | KMS |
SUP-15998 | IE11 - The issue where the channel thumbnail is not stretched out in IE 11 was resolved. | KMS |
SUP-15479 | We made minor changes to the Download button colors to improve the display. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-16398 | Groups – We added the ability for category owner to change the permissions of groups in the Category Users page. | KMS |
SUP-16786 | The issue where Media gallery managers are unable to import content from a different Media Gallery has been resolved. | KAF |
SUP-16702 | We fixed the issue with upload of custom Favicon in the KMS admin. | KMS |
SUP-16418 | The “My History” custom dates filter is now displaying correctly. | KMS |
SUP-16420 | We added the channel header (name and thumbnail) to the Channel Analytics page. | KMS |
SUP-16792 | We added the ability for a media owner to add themselves as a media collaborator. | KMS |
SUP-16726 | The issue where pressing the "Edit Captions" button resulted with an error has been fixed. | KMS/KAF |
KMS-18453 | i18n – Missing translated words in Dutch have been added. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-16365 | The issue where a user got an “Access denied” message for some entries in the My History page has been fixed. | KMS |
SUP-16657 | Users can now use the new “Edit Captions” capabilities, even if the REACH v2 module is not enabled. | KMS/KAF |
Coming Soon
Here is a sample of items to be released on our upcoming versions:
- Groups Support – We are adding additional group capabilities in the KMS admin.
References
(1) KMS-18728; (2) KMS-18133; (3) KMS-18667; (4) KMS-18702 ;
Version: 5.81.08
Date Released: January 7, 2019
Overview
These release notes pertain to Kaltura MediaSpace (KMS) and Kaltura Application Framework (KAF) version 5.81.08, released on January 7, 2019.
What's New for KAF & KMS
- KMS Header Dropdown Menu –Admins can create a dropdown of items in the navigation bar. For example, you can add a list of channels. This new feature is available in the Navigation module.
Select the “Add items” button to add the dropdown items. (1):
Custom Data Display – We made changes to the way Custom Metadata is displayed on the entry page. It is now displayed vertically, and the ‘Related Entry’ images are displayed (if available) (2):
New Features & User Stories
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
KMS-18832 | Added support for multi-entry tasks, such as approval of moderated entries in a channel. | KMS/KAF |
KMS-18565 | BSE – We changed the icon for the “Embed” and “Save & Embed” buttons. | KAF |
Resolved Issues
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
SUP-16254 | Media that is out of the scheduled timeframe, will no longer be displayed in galleries/channels and will only be displayed in My-Media.
| KMS/KAF |
SUP-16398 | Added the ability to edit group permissions within a KMS category for groups created automatically by the SAMLgroupSync module.
| KMS |
SUP-16226 | SAML – We Improved the login via SAML to redirect users to the launch page after login is completed.
| KMS |
SUP-16275 | Accessibility –The issue where the “Subscribe” button was not keyboard accessible has been fixed. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-16534 | The number of media in a Category now displays the correct number and no longer, includes hidden entries. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-16671 | The issue where the Quiz admin module is not accessible after removing the player ID has been fixed. | KAF |
SUP-16562 | The issue where users that were previously set as “subscribers” could not be added as “members” has been fixed. | KMS |
SUP-14980 | SUP-15838 The “ChannelsSorting” field in the “Channels” module is now affecting the “channels” page sorting correctly. | KMS |
SUP-16236 | Flagged media is now displayed in KMS categories correctly. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-14861 | i18n – The translation for the “co-publisher” string in Spanish has been changed. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-15929 | i18n – We added translations for missing words in the German language. | KMS/KAF |
KMS-18453 | i18n – We added translations for missing words in the Dutch language. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-16365 | The issue where users received the message “Access Denied” for private entries in My History page has been fixed. | KMS |
SUP-16657 |
REACH – The issue where the "Edit Captions" button produces an "Access Denied" alert has been fixed. | KMS/KAF |
Coming Soon
Here is a sample of items to be released on our upcoming versions:
- HTML webcam recorder – We are replacing the Flash recorder with a new HTML one.
- BSE enhancments – We are adding some new capabilities in the BSE allowing player selecetion and more.
- Groups Support – We are adding additional group capabilities in the KMS admin.
- Collaborator – new collaborator type: "Viewer".
References
(1) PSVAMB-5524; (2) KMS-15082;
Version: 5.80.14
Date Released: December 14, 2018
Overview
These release notes pertain to Kaltura MediaSpace (KMS) and Kaltura Application Framework (KAF) version 5.80.14, released on December 14, 2018.
What's New for KAF & KMS
- Accessibility – Additional changes to support accessibility were introduced:
- Contrast button for our LMSs – This is a great step with accessibility, that’s allowing our LMS integrations to provide contrast mode. Turning the feature on is a simple click of a button from the accessibility module in your KAF admin. (1)
- Login Page Text Boxes – To make it more accessible, we took the text out of the box. This change is only relevant for KMS instances not using SSO (which will be using an external login page). (2)
- Small fixes – see in the Resolved Issues table.
- Multi languages – Each language can be read by a SR.
- Groups - We added a new Group Sync module, similar to the SAML one, that will allow all you SSO gateway users to be assigned automatically to groups. See the new module information here. (3)
Workflows – We are improving the publishing workflow right after upload. A new tool tip allows users to know what they need to do before they can publish the video. (4)
UI v2 –
- Channel Carousel – Introducing a new feature available in the UI v2 only. The Channel Theme currently holds the first feature that allows channel owners to customize their channels. Adding a Channel Carousel displays a playlist of videos on the top of the channel, instead of a static image. (5), This option is configured in the Channeltheme module.
- Language Flags vs. Text - Since a language can be used in many countries, we added the ability to use text instead of flags when using multiple languages in KMS. Set the new ‘showLanguageFlag’ field to “No” to activate this behavior. (6)
New Features & User Stories
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
KMS-18307 | In the History page UI, when there are many tags – the display is collapsed.
| KMS |
KMS-18789 | [i18n] – A newly translated Language Pack was added for KAF, KMS.
| KAF/KMS |
PSVAMB-4492 | The featured Media Gallery was refreshed and now matches the UI v2. (BB, JIVE) | KAF |
Resolved Issues
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
SUP-14134 | Accessibility - We made sure that the 'aria-labelledby' have unique IDs. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-14137 | Accessibility - Input fields now contains a description in the login page | KMS |
SUP-16274 | Accessibility - Alt text has been added to the Attachments download button. | KMS/KAF |
PSVAMB-2845 | UI – We aligned the "Responsive Sizing" toggle button with the other elements on the embed tab. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-14476 | UI –The issue with the responsive layout for the Description "container" in a Channel was fixed. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-14861 | i18n – The translation for co-publisher in Spanish has been corrected. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-14937 | SUP-14937 The issue where analytics for Media Gallery showed no data (Moodle) has been fixed. | KAF |
SUP-14980 | SAML Logout issues when using ‘useInternalLogoutPage’ were fixed.
| KMS |
SUP-15432 | The issue where media added to the Media Gallery by manager role (instructor) is pending moderation was fixed.
| KAF |
SUP-16096 | UI – The first playlist on the list is now aligned properly.
| KMS |
SUP-16154 | When Adding an Entry to a Playlist from the My Channels Label “Remove from Playlist” is no longer cut off. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-16289 | The issue where entry details information was not showing after Drag and Drop is now resolved. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-16368 | We added a solution to allow files upload in the KMS admin (e.g. CSS upload), when a session expires. | KMS/KAF |
Coming Soon
Here is a sample of items to be released on our upcoming versions:
- HTML webcam recorder – We are replacing the Flash recorder with a new HTML one.
- BSE enhancments – We are adding some new capabilities in the BSE allowing player selecetion and more.
- Groups Support – We are adding additional group capabilities in the KMS admin.
- Collaborator – new collaborator type: "Viewer"
References
(1) KMS-18476; (2) KMS-17505; (3) KMS-18704; (4) KMS-17500; (5) PSVAMB-141; (6) KMS-18712;
Version: 5.79.19
Date Released: November 19, 2018
Overview
These release notes pertain to Kaltura MediaSpace (KMS) and Kaltura Application Framework (KAF) version 5.79.19, released on November 19, 2018.
What's New for KAF & KMS
- Flash Dependency – Flash components in KMS/KAF have been removed. Components on KMS/KAF and the KMS/KAF admin that contained Flash elements were replaced with a non-Flash component.(1)
The Webcam recorder, will be replaced with HTML recorder in the next sprints. Of course, non-flash Kaltura Capture is available to all our clients. - Super-Fast Upload – We have been working on decreasing the upload time. It is now 7 times shorter (as our tests show).
Our upload process sends chunks of a file in parallel, thus utilizing the bandwidth to the max and increases the upload speed. (Relevant for KMS and KAF).(2) - Add User –The Add User interface has been enhanced to allow multiple selection of users and groups with one click. This enhancement is part of our general Groups improvements. A visual component has been added to the groups and users that will let you differentiate between the 2 types.(3)
The change will take effect in the following locations: - Add member to a channel/gallery
- Add Collaborator to an entry
- Change Media Owner
- Caliper 1.1 upgrade – Caliper integration has been upgraded and supports Caliper 1.1.(4)
- LTI Advantages (aka LTI 1.3) support – Kaltura’s KAF is an early adopter of LTI Advantages. This will allow us to enable better teaching and learning experiences.(5)
Please refer to the IMS Global informationhttp://www.imsglobal.org/lti-advantage-overview, for more information. - Accessibility – Additional changes to support accessibility were introduced(6):
- Changed the WAI-ARIA role, state or property.
- Set the language of page.
- IE11 – Fixed the issue where the contrast button is removed upon page refresh.
- Changed the way “Bold” tags are used to format
New Features & User Stories
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
PSVAMB-4909 | We have added the ability to set permissions for embedding media based on the co-publisher/editor in theEmbed module | KMS/KAF |
KMS-15946 | The Continue Watching progress bar (aka History Progress bar) has been added to all the Search resultspages.
| KMS/KAF |
PSVAMB-4792 | Additional Information in the form of Video Length was added to the Channel/Media Gallery Analytics Media Reports. | KMS/KAF |
PSVAMB-3268 | Added the ability to upload a custom font file from within the Styling module. For more information about setting custom fonts seehere. | KMS/KAF |
KMS-16826 | Guests/anonymous users can now be granted access to static pages even if anonymous is turned off. Read more about this setting in the Staticpages modulehere. | KMS |
KMS-17987 | Guests/anonymous users can now be granted access to the Attachment tab. Use the new field available in theAttachments module to turn this on. | KMS/KAF |
KMS-18535 | We improved the "More filters" arrow in the Search Filters screen by making their area of affect occupy a larger space, so they will be easier to click. | KMS/KAF |
PSVAMB-4790 | We added the User ID column to the Channel Analytics Engagement reports. | KMS/KAF |
KMS-18111 | We added the player KS to static pages. You can now get end-user analytics for player events in the static pages. Additional Technical Info: When rendering a static page, it will replace {ks:entryId} and {userId} at runtime. (KS should be player KS with the given entryId. In case of anonymous it will generate uuid as the user.) | KMS |
Resolved Issues
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
KMS-18341 | UI - The issue where Styling module “drop down text” value does not take effect on the site has been fixed. | KMS |
KMS-18586 | i18n - New language/PO files were added to the KAF applications with translation for missing words. | KAF |
SUP-13561 | UI - We adjusted the way a home page carousel looks with a single entry to match the basic view. | KMS |
SUP-15731 | We adjusted the responsive design in lower screen resolution to become aligned. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-15657 | We changed the names of the A-Z filters names in both My Media and Channels to match. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-15877 | UI - The typo in the upload bar that shows progress in Mb (Megabit) instead of MB (Mega Byte) has been fixed. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-15576 | The issue where clicking on media owner as guest is restricted has been resolved. | KMS |
SUP-15866 | UI - We made a change to the order of CSS files loading when using the Styling module and the CSS Upload module. Now, the CSS upload module will be last in the order, to remove the need of adding “important” on different properties. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-13847 | Playlists - We removed the empty channel playlists from display on the channel page. It is now displayed on the edit playlist page only. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-12140 | UI - The issue where long text on a webcast/live event will slide out of the thumbnail box has been resolved. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-15416 | The issue where "Appears in" drop down in channel playlist only shows the first category has been resolved. | KMS |
SUP-13806 | UI - The location of the Nested filters bar in the entry’s edit page has been changed. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-15724 | The issue where channel ID field for carousel was missing from the Home module has been fixed. | KMS |
Coming Soon
Here is a sample of items to be released on our upcoming versions:
- Groups Support – We are adding additional group capabilities in the KMS admin.
- HTML webcam recorder – We are replacing the Flash recorder with a new HTML one.
- Collaborator– new collaborator type: "Viewer"
References
(1) KMS-14019; (2) KMS-18481; (3) KMS-17767; (4) KMS-17512; (5) KMS-18377; (6) SUP-14136; SUP-14138; SUP-15549; SUP-14135;
Version: 5.78.10
Date Released: October 15, 2018
Overview
These release notes pertain to Kaltura MediaSpace (KMS) and Kaltura Application Framework (KAF) version 5.78.10, released on October 15, 2018.
What's New for KAF & KMS
In this version, we have mainly added more features to the new search:
- Browse Search & Embed (BSE) Enhancement – We are continuing to enhance the BSE feature and changed some of the BSE workflows to improve performance and usability.
We reviewed all the BSE workflows to make sure they work seamlessly and added the “Save & Embed” button to follow the end users while navigating through the different BSE pages. The “Save & Embed” button will ensure users’ continuous progress while working with the BSE pages. (1) - Kaltura Search - We have added support for the new search in the following pages: Entry Page, Add to Channel/Gallery, and IVQ Creation Page (2)
We also added the Recent search feature, which allows you to see your search history on the search text bar (3) - SAML Group Sync – We corrected and made some changes to the SAML Group Sync module for the error handling, and support. If an error occurs, the end user is presented with a meaningful message, and debug info they can send to their admin or to Kaltura Support. (4)
Resolved Issues
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
KMS-18543 | Reach – Blackboard mashups without transcript widget no longer increases their height | KAF |
SUP-14246 | Player – The issue when using embedded playlist with URL parameters (FlashVars) in embed code from KMS has been fixed. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-15005 | Media titles for long titled videos now display correctly in the related media section | KMS/KAF |
SUP-13054 | UI - The channel banner in the Edge browser is now displayed correctly. (‘Sharp ’ display instead of ‘Blur’) | KMS |
SUP-15340 | A typo in the admin configuration page ('kalturacapture' module) has been corrected. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-15048 | The issue with the static pages was fixed, and now supports appending URL parameters to static pages. | KMS |
SUP-14612 | Media description issue with '+' signs was fixed. | KAF |
SUP-15224 | The delete option for a playlist that was lost when resizing browser size has been restored. | KMS |
SUP-13806 | UI – The nested filters header was displayed under the wrong div and has now moved to the correct one. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-15427 | Timeline – Black thumbnails are no longer displayed on the player when creating a chapter. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-15195 | Player/Chapters bar – The Scroll Bar in Chapters is displayed correctly in all player sizes. | KMS/KAF |
KMS-18453 | i18n - Missing words in the Translation files were added to the English PO file. | KMS |
Coming Soon
Here is a sample of items to be released on our upcoming versions:
- Groups Support – We are adding additional group capabilities in the KMS admin and in the ‘Add User’ pop up.
References
(1) KMS-16735; (2) KMS-16801; (3) KMS-14853; (4) KMS-18465, KMS-18511, KMS-18466
Version: 5.77.14
Date Released: September 26, 2018
Overview
These release notes pertain to Kaltura MediaSpace (KMS) and Kaltura Application Framework (KAF) version 5.77.14, released on September 26, 2018.
What's New for KAF & KMS
In this version, we have mainly added more features to the new search:
Captions Filter– A common request to have the ability to filter entries containing closed captions was added to the new search capabilities. (1)
Added new search support – The new search has been added to the following pages:Create new IVQ page, Entry page, and Add to Channel/Gallery page. (2)
- Custom Metadata Filters Selection – While you may filter your search acccroding to Custom Metadata, it is possible that not all custom fields should be used. We added the ability to select which fields should be set as filters. This feature is configured in theCustomdatamodule.(3)
New Features & User Stories
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
KMS-17900 | Default of My-Media ownership filter was changed to "any owner", allowing users to see by default content they own, co-publish, and co-edit. | KMS/KAF |
Resolved Issues
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
SUP-15284 | Blocked the old search page URL from all KAF instances. | KAF |
KMS-18477 | Browsers, Firefox – An entry with a long title and without spaces is no longer cut on the My Media page in the new search when using Firefox. | KMS/KAF |
Coming Soon
Here is a sample of items to be released on our upcoming versions:
- Groups Support – We are adding additional group capabilities in the KMS admin and in the ‘Add User’ pop up.
References
(1) KMS-18090; (2) KMS-16944; KMS-16895; KMS-18173; (3) KMS-16722;
Version: 5.76.12
Date Released: August 27, 2018
Overview
These release notes pertain to Kaltura MediaSpace (KMS) and Kaltura Application Framework (KAF) version 5.76.12, released on August 27, 2018.
What's New for KAF & KMS
BSE Workflows Enhancements– We listen! After feedback from you, we have made many improvements to the BSE (Browse, Search & Embed). The changes are diverse, from simply adding a Refresh button, to other complex changes like faster loading time. The following lists the current changes:
- New Upload– We added the ability to drag and drop files when uploading via the BSE. Currently, the drag and drop works for only 1 video at a time, but bulk upload is on its way. Good news – this feature is also available in KMS. (1)
- New Refresh Button– We added a “Refresh” button on the BSE main page. This allows better support for Kaltura Capture and CaptureSpace workflows.(2)
- Faster BSE– Changes to the backend to use less API calls provide better BSE performance.(3)
- Minor Style Changes– We changed some buttons colors and made some alignment changes to elements(4)
New Search Items- Additional changes and improvements have been made to the new search feature.
- Added the Shared Repository filters to the custom data filters. The little cog will no longer be visible, and the Shared Repository filters will be included with the rest of the filters.(5)
- All irrelevant filters for chosen options are now hidden (e.g. the duration is hidden if images are selected).(6)
- Support for default sorting value in galleries.(7)
What's New for KAF
KAF Security Enhancements– Additional layers of security have been added to all KAF applications.
- Disabling the “allow anonymous” mode for KAF instances.(8)
- Enhanced entry URL security, so users cannot get to an entry by guessing the entry ID.(9)
New Features & User Stories
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
PSVAMB-3644 | Additional xAPI events were added to the list of supported events.. | KMS/KAF |
Resolved Issues
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
KMS-18136 | IE browsers - Fixed the issue where the “forceIECompatibilityMode” did not work with very long description entries. | KMS |
KMS-18320 | UI - Adjustment to the brighter font color in some KMS objects. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-11628 | UI/Live – The “Start Streaming” button was relocated due to the collision with the publishing status button. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-14569 | Auth – Set KMS to ignore SSL verification when using automaticIdpMetadata. | KMS |
SUP-14843 | Webcast – Fixed the counting issue, when webcast entry was unpublished from a channel, the channel kept the same count. (This was due to the VOD entry). | KMS/KAF |
SUP-15142 | The set thumbnail action for clipped entries now works as expected. | KMS/KAF |
Coming Soon
Here is a sample of items to be released on our upcoming versions:
- Groups Support – We are adding additional group capabilities in the KMS admin and in the ‘add user’ pop up.
References
(1) KMS-17462; (2) KMS-17463; (3) KMS-17994; (4) KMS-18149; (5) KMS-18174; (6) KMS-18257, KMS-18260; (7) SUP-14912; (8) KMS-18221; (9) KMS-17591;
Version: 5.75.17
Date Released: July 30, 2018
Overview
These release notes pertain to Kaltura MediaSpace (KMS) and Kaltura Application Framework (KAF) version 5.75.17, released on July 30, 2018.
What's New for KMS
New Search – The look and feel of the new search filters has been enhanced to better support accessibility features and to display better.(1)
New Features & User Stories
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
PSVAMB-3012 | When using Scheduling or Webcasting, admins can select whether to show the dates and times in the user's local time zone. In the KMS admin pageApplicationmodule , set the ‘useUserTimezone’ field to Yes. | KMS/KAF |
KMS-14977 | UI: Due to the automated translation (REACH), the amount of tags per entry has become very large. We have made visual changes to limit the amount of tags shown in My-Media. | KMS/KAF |
KMS-17495 | Text: Corrections were made to the KMS admin page in the Auth module. | KAF |
Resolved Issues
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
KMS-18092 | When choosing a quiz for a gradebook integration, the BSE page now filters media types to display only quiz, automatically. | KAF |
SUP-14430SUP-14641 | Webcast: We enabled the ability to change the webcast thumbnail of an event before it ends. In addition, admins can now set a default thumbnail for all webcast entries other than the Kaltura default thumbnail. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-14633 | The issue where users were idle on the site causing the session to expire in certain pages has been fixed. | KAF/KMS |
SUP-14888 | The issue where the Cielo24 transcript player plugin caused issues in playback has been fixed. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-13251 | The "Download locales" button on the admin page editor tab is now working properly in all browsers. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-14388 | The Dropdown list for channel managers and moderators now show as supposed to be. | KMS |
SUP-12140 | The text on the thumbnail for webcast entries has been shortened. | KMS/KAF |
Coming Soon
Here is a sample of items to be released on our upcoming versions:
- BSE Enhancements – We will be smoothing theworkflows and adding new capabilities.
- Groups support – We are adding additional group capabilities in the KMS admin and in the ‘add user’ pop up.
References
(1) KMS-17906; KMS-18007; KMS-17266; KMS-17818; KMS-17919;
Version: 5.74.30
Date Released: July 8, 2018
Overview
These release notes pertain to Kaltura MediaSpace (KMS) and Kaltura Application Framework (KAF) version 5.74.30, released on July 8, 2018.
What's New for KMS
Revamped Search Engine – The new and improved Search includes additional new filters and search capabilities such as partial search, synonyms and more. The new search is now available on KMS and KAF.(1)
For more information please see:
KMS-KAF Interoperability– As the first phase in the larger effort implementation of KMS-KAF interoperability – we added the ability for end users to see where content is published outside the current application. If content is published to another KMS, LMS, or both, users will be able to see where else media is published.
This new feature is available from the Categories module. Additional documentation will be added later.(2)
New Features & User Stories
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
KMS-17601 | Numbers Format Globalization – Added number format support per language. Since numbers can be formatted differently (e.g. where "." represents thousands instead of ",") we added support for the numbering per the locale chosen. | KMS/KAF |
KMS-17140 | New instances’ comments default - We have updated the new defaults for KMS/K | KMS/KAF |
Resolved Issues
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
KMS-17540 | Text – A typo was fixed in the Styling module text | KMS |
SUP-12846 | Webcast – the Issue where the ampersand "&" character of a Webcast event does not render properly was fixed . | KMS/KAF |
SUP-14202 | The color black was added to the channel description text editor color selection. | KAF |
SUP-14444 | Webcast – Changes were made to the embed code to differentiate between embed of a live entry and a VOD and add or remove the Q&A feature respectively. | KMS |
SUP-11966 | UI – Made some changes to the titles of channels in the ‘Channels’ page, to show aligned left. | KMS |
SUP-14596 | The issue with access to the Media Gallery via the ‘appears in’ link has been fixed. | KAF |
Coming Soon
Here is a sample of items to be released on our upcoming versions:
- BSE Enhancements – We will be smoothing theworkflows and adding new capabilities.
- Groups support – We are adding additional group capabilities in the KMS admin and in the ‘add user’ pop up.
References
(1) KMS-15925; (2) PSVAMB-2555;
Version: 5.73.24
Date Released: June 4, 2018
Overview
These release notes pertain to Kaltura MediaSpace (KMS) and Kaltura Application Framework (KAF) version 5.73.24, released on June 4, 2018.
What's New for KMS
- Automatic Groups sync via SAML– A new feature has been added that allows the admins to setup KMS to map SAML groups to Kaltura groups.
This is the first phase in the larger effort to add automatic and manual groups' management. Additional features are planned for later this year to enrich groups' capabilities in KMS and KAF.
For more information see the Group Support in Kaltura Applications and Kaltura Groups FAQ.(1)
New Features & User Stories
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
KMS-14077 | New instances’ players - We updated the default players that are loaded with new instances. While this is not relevant to existing instances, we do recommend all administrators to update KMS and KAF players to the latest versions using the KMC Universal Studio. | KMS/KAF |
KMS-17595 | New instances’ comments default - We have updated the new defaults for KMS/KAF instances to have time-based comments ON by default. While this change does not apply to existing instances, we do recommend turning on this great feature from the KMS/KAF admin page, under theCommentsmodule. | KMS/KAF |
Resolved Issues
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
KMS-17540 | Text – A typo was fixed in the Styling module text | KMS |
SUP-12846 | Webcast – the Issue where the ampersand "&" character of a Webcast event does not render properly was fixed . | KMS/KAF |
SUP-14176 | Collaboration – When using the Media Change Owner feature an alert will pop up if the media is published in channels/galleries which the new owner is not entitled to. We have made the change to show ALL such categories, and not just the first few. | KMS |
SUP-14181 | Webcast – When a Webcast entry was published to moderated channel, only the live entry was approved, but not the VOD media. We have made the change so both entries are affected upon approval/rejection by the moderator. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-11966 | UI – Made some changes to the titles of channels in the ‘Channels’ page, to show aligned left. | KMS |
SUP-14409 | Accessibility – In the KAF BSE page, we added to the “Select” button label, not just the name of the button, but also what media you are selecting. | KAF |
SUP-14008 | Playlists – Fixed the issue where if the “embedplaylist” module is turned off, users cannot delete their playlist. | KMS/KAF |
Coming Soon
Here is a sample of items to be released on our upcoming versions:
- Search. New and enhanced search capabilities will be added to KMS and KAF. Enhanced filters, additional results information and support for custom metadata fields will be added with the new search.
References
(1)KMS-16579;
Version: 5.72.10
Date Released: May 7, 2018
Overview
These release notes pertain to Kaltura MediaSpace (KMS) and Kaltura Application Framework (KAF) version 5.72.10, released on May 7, 2018.
What's New for KMS & KAF
Policy Controlled Features (1) – There are many changes in feature policy management that are rolling out across browsers vendors and have already taken affect in Chrome. These changes allow site authors to selectively enable and disable use of various browser features and APIs.
One of the changes in the policy-controlled features include the ability to enable setting permissions for various attributes across contexts (iFrames), such as auto-play, encrypted media playback, use of camera and microphone and others.
Kaltura is working to make sure that these changes are compatible with Kaltura products and has therefore implemented additional permissions to Kaltura iframe embeds
More information can be found here. A list of features that will require explicit enabling can be found here
Resolved Issues
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
KMS-17347 SUP-13433 | Correct an issue when using custom CSS, the Styling module, and new UI, to allow them to work together. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-13116 | The issue where using wide images caused the channel logo to exceed the screen border was fixed | KMS |
KMS-17128 | IVQ: We have set the order of the questions in the analytics to be presented according to the question appearance time and not the creation time. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-11994 | UI - IE11: Display issues in IE11 on the channel analytics page have been corrected | KMS/KAF |
SUP-12610 | Shared repository – The green ‘published’ button icon has been fixed. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-13695 | Shared Repository – adjusted the location of the Shared Repository custom fields. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-14010 | When performing a channel import, users are now able to see more than 50 channels | KMS/KAF |
SUP-14224 | The workflow of adding a Youtube entry to a channel was fixed | KMS |
SUP-12831 | Made some adjustments to the unlisted media workflow. When Unlisted used with scheduling, and the entry is outside of the scheduling window, you will no longer be required to login | KMS |
SUP-13739 | We made some changes to the API of setting a flavor as source. This is relevant only in cases where the source is deleted, and you wish to use other flavors for the clipping and trimming features | KMS/KAF
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SUP-12661 | Fixed the ‘Published In’ indicator on the entry page, to show all the categories to which the video is published to. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-13559 | The issue with incorrect entry count in channels due to caching was resolved | KMS/KAF |
Coming Soon
Here is a sample of items to be released on our upcoming versions:
- Search. New and enhanced search capabilities will be added to KMS and KAF. Enhanced filters, additional results information and support for custom metadata fields will be added with the new search
- Other items that we are secretly working on are more IVQ accessibility additions, new Reach capabilities, and more in the Kaltura Video Editing Tool department.
References
(1) SUP-13974;
Version: 5.71.16
Date Released: April 9, 2018
Overview
These release notes pertain to Kaltura MediaSpace (KMS) and Kaltura Application Framework (KAF) version 5.71.16, released on April 9, 2018.
What's New for KMS
- Responsive embed – Users can grab responsive embed code that enables the embedded player to resize according to the browser’s dimensions. The embedResponsiveness field in the Embed module should be used to configure this feature. (1)
- Multi-Auth– We added the “logout” URL in the KMS admin ‘AUTH’ module; Just in case you can’t find it in the Multi-Auth guides(2)
What's New for KMS & KAF
- Interactive Video Quiz –Admins can configure the new Quiz options using theenableQuestionsV2and allowedRolesQuizin the Quiz Module. For more information see the Kaltura Interactive Video Quizzes Administrator's Guide.
- Player Accessibility–Additional changes to support accessibility standards for the player have been implemented:
New Features & User Stories
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
KMS-16706 | Security – jQuery was upgraded to the most recent version | KMS/KAF |
PSVAMB-245 | A confirmation pop up option was added for moderation approval/reject workflow in the Categorymoderation and Channelmoderation Modules | KMS/KAF |
Resolved Issues
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
PSVAMB-2456 | When using the new KMS logo upload feature, images are only displayed in the KMC | KMS |
SUP-13116 | The channel analytics are now consistent when considering the current owner of the content vs the original uploader | KMS/KAF |
SUP-12432 | A live entry’s VOD can now be downloaded from the Download module, in addition to the existing player download capability | KMS/KAF |
SUP-13907 | On-Prem only – You can now change entries from Private to Unlisted in bulk | KMS |
SUP-13652 | The entry's description now displays correctly when using a special combination of characters. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-13695 | The Kaltura Video Editing Tools now loads properly for users that contain an apostrophe in their last name. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-12256 | It is now possible to copy/paste the caption's label when uploading a new caption file to a video | KMS/KAF |
SUP-13247 | The Custom favicon will now show in the login page even when Anonymous Users are not allowed | KMS |
Coming Soon
Here is a sample of items to be released on our upcoming versions:
- Search. New and enhanced search capabilities will be added to KMS and KAF. Enhanced filters, additional results information and support for custom metadata fields will be added with the new search
References
(1)PSVAMB-1654; (2) KMS-17181; (3) FEV-155; (4) FEV-152;
Version: 5.70.18
Date Released: March 12, 2018
Overview
These release notes pertain to Kaltura MediaSpace (KMS) and Kaltura Application Framework (KAF) version 5.70.18, released on March 12, 2018.
What's New for KMS
- Multi-Authentication- KMS provides support for the following types of authentication methods: LDAP, SAML, SSO Gateway, and Kaltura authentication. Until now, only one type of authentication method was supported, and combinations of the different types of authentication methods were not available. KMS is now able to support multiple types and combinations of authentication methods and allow users to login through different authentication methods. A common use case for example, is for external users, who do not have the same access as internal users. With this new feature, external users may login with LDAP credentials, and internal users with SAML credentials. Read more about it in the article Authenticating Using Multiple Authentication Providers to Access Kaltura MediaSpace see the Kaltura MediaSpace Setup Guidefor setup instructions..(1)
New Features & User Stories
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
KMS-16627 | KMS Admin - The collapse mechanism was added in the KMS Admin Console to allow a more organized work area. | KMS/KAF |
KMS-14976 | Share - When the hidden ‘default entitlement enforcement’ flag is turned on, the Facebook and Twitter modules are now able to use the Share feature. | KMS |
KMS-16938 | Accessibility - Adjustments and improvements have been made to the contrast button | KMS |
PSVAMB-1819 | KMS Admin - The KMS Admin now allows the admins to upload a file to setup the KMSheader logo image, and not just a through URL. | KMS |
Resolved Issues
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
KMS-16923 | KMS Admin – The Backup Configuration button 'Last configuration save date' is now working properly. | KMS/KAF |
KMS-16986 | Custom Data – Support has been added for the URL patterns in the 'text' custom metadata of type ‘Multiple Text’. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-12446 | Embed – Additional URL parameters are now working with the playlist player embed. | KMS |
SUP-11759 | KS-based KAF (e.g. Jive) - Fixed the Share Repository (SR) behavior within BSE through the"allowSharedRepository" privilege. | KAF |
SUP-12955 | V2UI – The thumbnail display issue on iOS Mobile Browser in the Pending tab was fixed. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-13433 | V2UI –The issue where applying the new Styling Module conflicts with V2UI due to access control was fixed. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-11657 | V2UI – The thumbnail hover effect on the channel playlists has been removed. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-12137 | V2UI – In some browser dimensions (width off 1897px), Media Gallery shifted to the right when V2UI is enabled in KAF has been fixed. | KAF |
SUP-13296 | The issue where a large gallery tree slowed the KMS page load has been fixed. | KMS |
Coming Soon
Here is a sample of items to be released on our upcoming versions:
- Search. New and enhanced search capabilities will be added to KMS and KAF. Enhanced filters, additional results information and support for custom metadata fields will be added with the new search
References
(1) KMS-14698;
Version: 5.69.19
Date Released: February 12, 2018
Overview
These release notes pertain to Kaltura MediaSpace (KMS) and Kaltura Application Framework (KAF) version 5.69.19, released on February 12, 2018.
What's New for KMS
- Entry Design- We have added the ability to customize the look and feel of each individual entry. Design features for example are choosing different player, background color, logo, and more.(1)For more information see Customizing the Media Entry Display for Kaltura MediaSpace Entries.
- Accessibility– More? Yes! We are adding additional support for accessibility on the new UI for screen reader, enhanced contrast support and more. See the New Features section for more information.
What's New for KMS and KAF
- Backup and Restore– Admins can save a snapshot of the current KMS or KAF configuration as a 'Last Good Configuration' and can use it to restore the configuration later if needed. See Kaltura MediaSpace and Kaltura Application Framework Configuration Modules for more information.(2)
New Features & User Stories
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
KMS-16597 / KMS-16811 | Accessibility - Contrast button now adjusts the Carousel color, to support the text on it. | KMS |
KMS-16598 | Accessibility - Added missing focus on several elements. | KMS/KAF |
KMS-16599 | Accessibility - Contrast button is now visible when using a dark style. | KMS |
KMS-16600 | Accessibility - Buttons which were not fully interpreted by the screen reader are now readable. | KMS/KAF |
KMS-16601 / KMS-16753 | Accessibility – Adjusted the order of tabbing between buttons when using the keyboard to navigate | KMS/KAF |
KMS-13688 | Added support for URL patterns in KMS 'text' custom metadata | KMS/KAF |
Resolved Issues
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
| SUP-13066 | Changes to the styling module to allow a faster load of the module | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-13308 | Fixed the channels’ Subscribe button to work in IE 11 | KMS |
| SUP-11758 | Adjustments to the captions search results, to provide a more accurate “just to video” experience | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-13073 | Allowing a large file upload (more than 10GB) when the admin set a short session life time for KMS | KMS |
| SUP-12682 | Added support for the single quotation mark character in text when using the add collaboration workflow | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-12504 | Download button is now available on tablet dimensions | KMS/KAF |
| SUP-12258 | Share using ‘Copy URL’ is now available in tablet and mobile view | KMS |
| SUP-12591 | Adjusted the ‘share video via email’ workflow to allow a better display of the entry’s description | KMS |
| SUP-11811 | Rich text can be added and displayed for the channel’s description | KMS |
Coming Soon
Here is a sample of items to be released on our upcoming versions:
- Search. New and enhanced search capabilities will be added to KMS and KAF. Enhanced filters, additional results information and support for custom metadata fields will be added with the new search
References
(1) KMS-16666; (2) KMS-16825
Version: 5.68.12
Date Released: January 11, 2018
Overview
These release notes pertain to KalturaMediaSpace (KMS) and Kaltura Application Framework (KAF) version 5.68.12, released on January 11, 2018.
What's New for KAF
- Kaltura Video Editing Tools - The Clip and Trim features are replaced with the new Kaltura Video Editing Tools. As part of the efforts to remove Flash from KMS and KAF, the new Kaltura Video Editing Tools will be not just the home of the Clip and Trim, but also for the Quiz, and future video editing capabilities (such as chop and splice – a true Ninja).(1)For more information see Kaltura Video Editing Tools - User Guide.
- Removed Features- As part of moving along with the advance of technology, and as most browsers have removed support for Java and Flash, we have retired the Java based Kaltura Screen Recorder (KSR) which was replaced with CaptureSpace (2). Another feature that was retired is the Flash based Video Presentation which was replaced with the in-player chapters capabilities (3).The announcement to stop supporting these two features was around the end of 2016, and a migration effort took place for the Video Presentation feature. Onwards and Upwards!
- Webcast- For you webcast users, we are making some adjustments, and from now on, the archived videos from the webcast application will show up in KMS/KAF, and not just in the KMC. (4)Read more in the Kaltura Webcasting Release Notes Page
- Accessibility- More? Yes, we are constantly adding more and more accessibility features and support to our new UI. Adding any missing keyboard focus, making sure that each element is reachable by tabbing, screen reader support for all elements, and contrast. (5)
New Features & User Stories
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
KMS-16149 | It is now possible to add KMS-Go translation files through the Language Module in KMS. | KMS |
KMS-14066 | Accessibility – We have adjusted the contrast button to work with the v2UI. | KMS |
KMS-16064 | LTI – We have added support for the existing LTI’s Content Item Message to return the "data" parameter if applicable. | KAF |
Resolved Issues
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
KMS-16037 | v2UI– Fixed the color of text in the headerMenu when using the KMS dark header style. | KMS |
SUP-11786 | IE - The ‘Channel Edit’ icon on the channel thumbnails is now available in 'My Channels' page. | KMS |
SUP-13063 | IE - The Home page carousel no longer appears blurry in IE11. | KMS |
SUP-11586 | REACH - We made some adjustments to the caption requests table, to make it more responsive. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-11794 | v2UI – Switching HeaderStyle color between light/dark will now also affect the vertical menu color to the relative color. | KMS |
SUP-11573 | v2UI - A small visual change has been implemented to remove some redundant spaces in the entry view page. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-13056 | We set the upload mechanism to keep long uploads safe even if the user’s login session has expired. This will allow users to upload files even if the admin set a shorter session life. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-11811 | We changed the rich text in the Channel Description to display in plain view, and not just when clicking the “Read More”. | KMS |
Coming Soon
Here is a sample of items to be released on our upcoming versions:
- Search.New and enhanced search capabilities will be added to KMS and KAF. Enhanced filters, additional results information and support for custom metadata fields will be added with the new search.
- Entry Design. We are intending on adding the ability to customize the look and feel of each individual entry, for example, different players, background color, logo, and more.
References
(1) KMS-15892; (2)KMS-15003; (3) KMS-15319; (4) KMS-12010; (5) KMS-15034;
Version: 5.67.17
Date Released: December 18, 2017
Overview
These release notes pertain to KalturaMediaSpace (KMS) and Kaltura Application Framework (KAF) version 5.67.17, released on December 18, 2017.
What's New for KAF
- KAF/Brightspace – As we are working on adding the Gradebook capabilties to Brightspace, you will see some changes as inKMS-16126. This is a change to the LTI XML that KAF sends to the LMSs. Since this is just an add on, the change will not be seen on the LMS until we add the gradebook capabilties..(1)
New Features & User Stories
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
PSVAMB-425 | We added the "Download Action" analytics in the Download Module. | KMS/KAF |
KMS-15956 | The Kaltura Webcasting download link has been updated to the Kaltura Webcasting version. | KMS |
KMS-16126 | The KAF xmlns have been updated to send a newer XML. | KAF |
Resolved Issues
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
KMS-16036 | History - The History Page display (number of entries displayed) issue has been resolved. | KMS |
KMS-16150 | The Warning message on the "Upload media" page that appeared between buttons now displays correctly. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-12182 | Changed the Disclaimer Module so the custom data is set to 'False' automatically. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-12717 | The issue when filtering "All Media" in table view has been fixed. | KMS |
SUP-12410 | The issue that caused a delayed response in the Blackboard's My Media Edit page has been resolved. | KAF |
SUP-12440 | The icon in the channel's analytics page has been changed. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-12381 | LDAP authentication no longer fails when the Auth Module is saved without the tlsCipherSuite. | KMS |
SUP-11540 | The Flashvars from Secure Embed URL have been removed so the KMS modules can dynamically add them. | KMS |
SUP-11468 | Added support for special characters (& Ampersand) in username | KMS/KAF |
SUP-11633 | UI: The Channel banner in IE is now blurred, and Description and Tags are legible. | KMS |
Coming Soon
Here is a sample of items to be released on our upcoming versions:
- Kaltura Video Editing Tools. (Limited availability) Clip and Trim will be replaced with new Kaltura Video Editing Tools. As part of the efforts to remove Flash from KMS and KAF, the new Kaltura Video Editing Tools will be not just the home of the Clip and Trim, but also for the Quiz, and additional video editing capabilities (such as chop and splice – a true Ninja). Try the new editor out at our demo KMS page. For more information see Kaltura Video Editing Tools - User Guide.
- Search. New and enhanced search capabilities will be added to KMS and KAF. Enhanced filters, additional results information and support for custom metadata fields will be added with the new search.
References
(1) KMS-16126;
Version: 5.66.07
Date Released: November 20, 2017
Overview
These release notes pertain to Kaltura MediaSpace (KMS) and Kaltura Application Framework (KAF) version 5.66.07, released on November 20, 2017.
What's New for both KMS and KAF
- Styling Module – now available for the new UI. The Styling module can be used to change the look and feel of your KMS/KAF, preview it, and share your creation with other admins prior to launching it to all users. There is no need for previous knowledge of CSS.
For more information, see theKaltura MediaSpace Setup Guideor login to the KMS/KAF admin page, enable theStyling Module(at no risk), and see the information tab within the styling editor page.(1) - Accessibility on IVQ & Player- Making additional changes to support the accessibility standards, we made some changes to the IVQ and player. Please see theplayer andIVQ release notes for additional information. (2)
Resolved Issues
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
SUP-11743 | KMS Backend – The issue when selecting "unsubscribe" that removed the user subscription and retained the user object has been fixed. | KMS/KAF |
KMS-14624 | The Kaltura logo on the imageEntry module (if enabled) is properly updated. | KMS/KAF |
KMS-15836 | LMS Caliper – An issue in the Caliper code regarding the My Media analytics has been resolved. | KAF |
KMS-12336 | Disclaimer Module – An application error that occurred when the "agreeRequired" field was used was fixed. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-10584 | The caption's label name, for extra long names is now displaying correclty. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-11747 | Webcast - The issue that caused an error when trimming a webcast VOD entry has been fixed. | KMS |
SUP-11749 | The erroneous text that displayed in the channel analytics has been corrected. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-11875 | Sharing an entry by Email no longer removes the HTML ‘<br>’ tags. | KMS |
SUP-11881 | You can now use copy-paste chapter information. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-11959 | The error that occurred when searching and filtering on the My Media search in the v1 UI has been fixed. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-12002 | Disclaimer Module – The Disclaimer message no longer overlaps the Delete Entry button. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-12200 | You can now add a collaborator after uploading as well as during uploading an entry. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-12389 | Additional security for cross-site scripting (XSS) has been added. | KMS |
SUP-12531 | Secure embed links are no longer accessible anonymously. | KMS |
SUP-12569 | The issue with the secure embed links (see SUP-12531) has been fixed. Embedded playlists are now playing as expected with the correct implementation anonymous users and for an already-authenticated users. | KMS |
Coming Soon
Here is a sample of items to be released on our upcoming versions:
- Kaltura Video Editing Tools. (Limited availability) Clip and Trim will be replaced with new Kaltura Video Editing Tools. As part of the efforts to remove Flash from KMS and KAF, the new Kaltura Video Editing Tools will be not just the home of the Clip and Trim, but also for the Quiz, and additional video editing capabilities (such as chop and splice – a true Ninja). Try the new editor out at ourdemo KMS page. For more information seeKaltura Video Editing Tools - User Guide
- Search. New and enhanced search capabilities will be added to KMS and KAF. Enhanced filters, additional results information and support for custom metadata fields will be added with the new search.
References
(1) PSVAMB-97; (2) FEV-61;
Version: 5.65.12
Date Released: October 23, 2017
Overview
These release notes pertain to Kaltura MediaSpace (KMS) and Kaltura Application Framework (KAF)version 5.65.12, released on October 23, 2017.
What's New for both KMS and KAF
- KMS Admin – As an admin, you will now be able to download the list of all KMS/KAF users. (1)
- IVQ Localizations - Learn how to change the language for IVQ textin this guide. In addition, the IVQ player texts are now translated to all basic languages - see the list of supported languageshere. This means that changes to the KMS/KAF language will automatically change the IVQ language as well.
- IVQ Customization- FindCSS examplesand aguideon how to change colors, fonts, and the general theme of the quiz in the IVQ page.
What's New in KAF
- KAF Analytics - Caliper – The new Caliper integration is getting a new boost. You can now send the Caliper events and details directly to your LRS (assuming it is supported) if your LMS does not have Caliper support yet. Fill in the 3 fields and you are good to go.(2)
Resolved Issues
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
SUP-11780 | Player – on the player version 2.57 and above, the chapter scroll is not working when using the bar. The mouse scroll is working properly. Fixed on player version 2.61. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-11687 | Webcast - When creating a new webcast event, the Disclaimer module text (when enabled) no longer covers some of the text. | KMS |
SUP-11612 | IVQ – A new quiz now retains the the co-editor as the owner when the co-editor created the quiz from the video. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-11864 | KMS – Bulk approval of entries is now working in channels. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-11800 | Adjusting the channel/gallery embed modules, now woks and allows the embed override by the admin when using secure embed. | KMS |
KMS-15574 | KMS Admin – The problem with the Mask Cielo24 account password in the KMS admin module has been fixed. | KMS/KAF |
KMS-15415 | KMS Admin – Only admins can see the KMS version. | KMS |
Known Issues
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
SUP-11743 | KMS BE – The issues when selecting "unsubscribe" that removed the user subscription,and retained the user object has been fixed. | KMS/KAF |
Coming Soon
Here is a sample of items to be released on our upcoming versions:
- Kaltura Video Editing Tools. (Limited availability) Clip and Trim will be replaced within this new Kaltura Video Editing Tools. As part of the efforts to remove Flash from KMS and KAF, the new editing tools will be not just the home of the Clip and Trim, but also for the Quiz, and additional video editing capabilities (such as chop and splice – a true Ninja).
- Search. New and enhanced search capabilities will be added to KMS and KAF. Enhanced filters, additional results information and support for custom metadata fields will be added with the new search.
References
(1) KMS-14135; (2) KMS-15189;
Version: 5.64.08
Date Released: September 25, 2017
Overview
These release notes pertain to KalturaMediaSpace (KMS) version 5.64.08, released on September 25, 2017.
What's New for both KMS and KAF
Save indicator–When saving a video’s content after upload, the indicator will now show both on the top and the bottom of the upload page, to make sure you know the media is saved. (1)
What's New in KAF
- Search Capabilities–We have made some changes to the Canvas xml creation page. Only relevant to new installations. (2)
Resolved Issues
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
KMS-14043 | The "back" button does not respond to language change. | KAF |
KMS-15227 | Quiz preview modal appears in offset and not centered. | KMS/KAF |
KMS-15168 | Accessibility – Added Missing ARIA labels to buttons. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-11357 | Browser zoom change causes Webcasting info to overlap. | KMS |
SUP-10311 | When importing Media Gallery with KAF/Canvas, only a small list of courses is displayed. | KAF |
KMS-15359 | Creating a new channel playlist throws the window to the right. | KMS |
SUP-11783 | Add support for MXF file type. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-11973 | History module will not function if no playlist were ever created in the home page | KMS |
SUP-11720 | Login produces endless loop if attribute is missing for the user | KMS |
SUP-11804 | Channel display two thumbnails rows instead of three'. | KMS |
SUP-11360 | Thumbnail disappears on dual screen player when using audio entry | KMS/KAF |
KMS-15096 | Self-signed SSL certificate prevents webcasting desktop app to launch | KMS |
Version: 5.63.15
Date Released: August 28, 2017
Overview
These release notes pertain to Kaltura MediaSpace (KMS) version 5.63.15, released on August 28, 2017.
What's New for both KMS and KAF
Test the New UI – This new feature will allow the admin to preview how KMS will look with the new UI, without turning on the V2ui module for all users. To use the feature, login to the KMS/KAF admin, navigate to the V2ui module and follow the on-page instructions.
Accessibility Improvments – The missing label and area tags for screen readers were added, and the ordering of content in the tabbing and screen readers is logical. Adjustmnets were also made to the contrast button.
What's New in KMS
- Search Capabilities – A preview of the upcoming search efforts planned for this year are introduced in this release. You can search through KMS directly from the KMS URL using a ‘tab’.
- Additional SAML Admin Improvements – Improvements for the technical team setting up their SAML integration have been made. Support for a larger metadata XML has been added. XML with mixed IDP and SP for the automatic metadataMode is supported.
- Accessibility Improvements – The "Skip to content" link in the KMS header was added that allows you to skip all the galleries and header menu items and go directly to the content.
Resolved Issues
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
SUP-11541 SUP-11745 | Due to a limitation with the Channel Playlist Magnifying Effect on IE (where the thumbnail becomes larger on hover), we removed the magnifying effect in IE only. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-11392 | The issue where you could not add an image for the second presenter in Webcasting has been fixed. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-11483 | Secure share module – You can now remove allowed addresses in bulk. | KMS |
SUP-11357 | The Comment icon is now working properly and directed to the Comments tab. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-11346 | The erroneous "Corrupted Media" label no longer appears on a working Webcast entry. | KMS |
SUP-8634 | Firefox – You can now add the second question when creating an interactive video quiz. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-11480 | The issue that caused Webcasting info to display incorrectly on various zoom sizes in various browsers has been fixed. | KMS |
SUP-11347 | The erroneous label "Starting Soon" that was presented on a Webcast entry although the event ended has been fixed. | KMS |
KMS-14822 | The KMS carousel arrows are now working properly. | KMS |
KMS-14983 | The channel poster moves lower on the page after clicking 'show details'. | KMS |
KMS-14827 | The player is now refreshed automatically on the Edit Entry page. as it should be when conversion is finished. | KMS/KAF |
KMS-14708 | In the Channel information bar, the user dropdown is now displayed properly. | KMS |
KMS-14509 | When enabling the new UI on KAF, the BSE (Browse Search & Embed) player is displayed porperly and no longer displays with a scroll bar. | KAF |
REACH-167 | The issue that caused users with ‘allowEdit’ permission not to be able to see the "Caption Requests" link, even though ‘allowView’ permission was been granted to them has been fixed | KMS/KAF |
REACH-161 | You can now order captions for Webcast type entries. | KMS/KAF |
REACH-156 | A co-editor can now view the caption requests list. | KMS/K |
Known Limitations
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
KMS-13879 | Accessibility - Contrast – The ‘Loading’ text should be accessible. | KMS |
KMS-14954 | The 'Delete Entry' button is on top of the disclamer message. | KMS |
Version: 5.62.18
Date Released: August 1, 2017
Overview
These release notes pertain to Kaltura MediaSpace (KMS) version 5.62.18, released on August 1, 2017.
What's New for both KMS and KAF?
- My History and Resume Playback – This new feature will take you to where you left off the last time you watched a video, and let you continue from the same place, from every device.
For information on how to use this feature, see the Kaltura My History and Resume Playback article. This feature is enabled and configured in the History module by your admin. Admins can refer the Kaltura History Module - Administrator's Guide for instructions on how to setup and configure this feature. - New UI -The newly released theme (v2 UI) just keeps getting better and better. We made some adjustments to whitespaces to make it look just right. We've moved a few icon's positions and aligned some of the text to make the new theme shine.
What's New in KMS?
- My History Page – If you were wondering what you watched last, and where is that video you started watching a week ago, the new 'My History' page is now available in KMS.
The History module allows end users to reach the “My History” page in KMS and watch their viewing history. - Recently Watched and Continue Watching Playlists – New on the Home page, 2 playlists that can be turned on to show each user the recent videos they watched (taken from the My History page), or what the user started watching and might want to continue watching.
Enable these 2 playlists from the History Module, and then set them on the Home Module. - SAML Admin Improvements – With the changes introduced last release to LDAP and SAML in KMS, we are adding some additional items for the SAML module in the effort of introducing self-serve authentication setup capabilities. One of the new changes, is the new SAML AuthNAdapter in the AUTH module. We also added a log map to allow troubelshooting the login after setup.
See theKaltura MediaSpace™ SAML Integration Guide Troubleshootingsection for additional information.
Resolved Issues
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
KMS-14123 | Timeline feature - the Upload Deck image/button has been resized. | KMS/KAF |
KMS-14529 | In the Kaltura CaptureSpace page - the link to the Kaltura CaptureSpace User Manual now operns in a new window. | KMS/KAF |
KMS-14582 | Changes have been made to the entriesSource field in the Channel Playlists admin module. | KMS/KAF |
KMS-14553 | The Kaltura Logo and player bar in embed images has been fixed. | KMS/KAF |
KMS-14623 | The KMS Admin page favicon logo has been replaced with a new logo. | KMS/KAF |
KMS-14504 | The Kaltura logo within Canvas has been changed. | KAF |
KMS-14727 | Accessibility - The link text has been modified to be more intuitive. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-11261 | The carousel does not blur the image on IE with the new UI. | KMS |
SUP-11534 | New filtering with 5 columns now allows for more intuitive filtering. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-11517 | The ViewerRole no longer gets "application Error 500" in the My playlists page. | KMS |
SUP-11102 | The tag icons no longer disappear when scrolling the search results. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-9842 | In the Building Block for Blackboard. the problem when Copying a Course has been fixed and the Media Gallery content is copied. | KAF |
SUP-11145 | The text definition of an open channel when creating new channel has been replaced. | KMS |
SUP-11115 | The Canvas discussion Mashup Tool embed is now working. | KAF |
SUP-10600 | When changing the language via the Sakai LMS, the KAF elements (My Media and Media gallery) are changed as well. | KAF |
SUP-10591 | The Pound (#) character in Channel's name now allows you to save changes to the channel. | KMS |
SUP-10213 | Media Upload workflow - The Drag and Drop feature no longer causes the media to be uploaded several times. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-11391 | Entry Publish Page - The checkbox now appears for eligible categories when the number of private/restricted galleries is greater than 500. | KMS |
SUP-10987 | Embedplaylist - Using secureEmbed together with allowAnonymous has been fixed and autoRedirect now works properly. | KMS |
SUP-11423 | The Jive Extension on Internet Explorer has been fixed and no longer falls back to the old KSU uploader in the BSE. | KAF |
SUP-11545 | In a channel using UIv2 and IE11, the drop down of names is invisible | KMS |
SUP-11326 | Download feature – the cache time on the flavors is long. If a user tries to download before the flavors are ready, the response will be cached for 30min. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-11344 | KMS Search - When searching a letter, the results come back with the owner as a link VS when searching a full word, the results come back with the owner in simple text. | KMS |
SUP-10707 | In the analytics dashboard, when moving to a different tab and navigating back to the dashboard tab, and selecting a different timeframe, the analytics results disappear. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-10972 | Player progress bar in Chrome – when pausing and dragging the progress bar indicator outside of the player, the indicator “stick” to the mouse until another click. | KMS/KAF |
SUP-11128 | Webcasting – when inviting attendees only the event name and description appear. | KMS |
SUP-11397 | Cache issue in content that existing in the open gallery and related public channel sends users to login. | KMS |
SUP-10659 | When KMS uses Access control - Quiz Editor will produce “We're sorry, this content is only available on certain domains.” | KMS |
SUP-11336 | Ownership of a live entry changes to a random co-editor while broadcasting. | KMS/KAF |
KMS-14823 | (Out of cycle fix) BSE – In Canvas, user of type student cannot use the BSE in Canvas group or announcement. | KAF (Canvas) |
SUP-11688 | (Out of cycle fix) In KMS with SAML/Shibboleth authentication - users are unable to login to MediaSpace. | KMS |
SUP-11391 | (Out of cycle fix) Entry Publish Page - Checkbox does not appear for eligible categories when # of private/restricted galleries larger than 500 | KMS |
Known Limitations
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
KMS-13879 | Accessibility - Contrast – The ‘Loading’ text should be accessible. | KMS |
Version: 5.61.31
Date Released: July 3, 2017
Overview
These release notes pertain to Kaltura MediaSpace (KMS) version 5.61.31, released on July 3, 2017.
What's New for both KMS and KAF?
- New UI Theme - Responsive – The recently added KMS theme now supports both KMS and KAF and includes responsive web support.
To turn the new theme on, login to the KMS/KAF admin and enable the ‘V2ui’ module. If your KMS contains custom modules or CSS, please contact your Kaltura representative beforehand about changes on production. - Language Update – Missing words or new phrases were translated to all the supported languages in both KAF and KMS. See theSupported Languagepage for more information.
- Changes to the CaptureSpace Loading Page– Some UI and text changes were implemented to make the page more explanatory.
- New Filter- Since our header was starting to get full, we have consolidated all the filters into one. This will affect both old and new UI themes.
What's New in KMS?
- LDAP and SAML Admin Improvements – Changes made to the settings defaults and the LDAP wizard allow the new LDAP and SAML setup to become self-serve.
Resolved Issues
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
KMS-13886 | Accessibility – when the contrast button is enabled, the login page is no longer affected. | KMS |
SUP-10676 | Channels now display the correct thumbnail layout in a gallery’s related channel. | KMS |
SUP-10748 | The Mail-To option in channels is now working. | KMS |
SUP-11094 | Intermittent 500 Error Blackboard KAF when publishing to Media Gallery has been fixed. | KAF |
SUP-10739 | MediaSpace – The webpage icon when saving Kaltura as a link on mobile devices is now correct. | KMS |
Known Limitations
ID# | Summary | KMS/KAF Related |
SUP-10594 | The Comments count is updated only after a page refresh. | KMS/KAF |
KMS-13879 | Accessibility - Contrast – ‘Loading’ text should be accessible. | KMS |
KMS-14411 | New UI - There are a few visual issues with very small screens (below 300px width) | KMS/KAF |
Version: 5.60.12
Date Released: May 22, 2017
Overview
These release notes pertain to Kaltura MediaSpace 5.60.12, released on May 22, 2017.
What's New?
- KMS Go– As part of the new release of KMS Go, we have added a new module to KMS called KMSAPI that will allow you to setup your mobile app configuration. Please refer to KMS Go release notes for more information.
- IVQ analytics – We have improved the CSV andprintable version reports produced by the IVQ.
- Accessibility– This new KMS module will allow you to enable the Contrast button. Currently only supported on the old UI (new UI support will be added in the next release).
- "Add New" button – A new option was added to hide/show the "Add New" button in KMS for guests/anonymous users
- KMS admin changes
- Manage Users page – In the Manage Users section, the option to search by user ID was added.
- Login page – The KMS Admin login page title will now be taken from the Title field in the Application module. This will allow Admins to differentiate between instances when there are multiple instances on the account.
Resolved Issues
ID# | Summary |
| SUP-10787 | The spelling mistake in Spanish has been corrected. |
| SUP-10570 | Cielo24 caption information is no longer cut off in the new UI. |
| SUP-10939 | The KMS URL containing ">" sign no longer causes issues with certain SAML systems. |
Known Limitations
| ID# | Summary |
| KMS-13920 | Samsung S7 doesn't show the right KMS icon when saving the KMS homepage to the phone's desktop. |
| SUP-10594 | The Comments count is updated only after page refresh. |
