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The NEWS file for the Rivendell package.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
v4.0.0rc0int5 -- 6 December 2022
First Release Candidate
Major Changes Between v3.x and v4.x:
Qt Toolkit. Rivendell v4.x uses and is fully compatibile with major
version 5 of Qt (Qt5). See the INSTALL documents for specifics.
Date/Time Customizability. Date/Time presentation formats can now be
customized on the basis of site preferences.
MySQL Compatibility. Rivendell v4.x aims for full compatibility with
MySQL 8.0 and earlier versions in their default installation
configurations.
RDAirPlay. The rdairplay(1) module has been completely overhauled, and
now supports dynamic resizeability as well as a revamped level metering
system.
RDPanel. The rdpanel(1) module now supports dynamic resizing.
RDLogManager. It is now possible to disable grid processing on a
service-by-service basis, thus permitting a complete schedule to
be generated by an external music scheduler. See the 'Bypassing Grid
Processing' section in the 'Generating Logs and Reports with
RDLogManager' section of the Operation Guide for details.
Many bug and regression fixes. See the 'ChangeLog' for details.
Database Update:
This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 365, and will
automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema
version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo.
Be sure to run 'rddbmgr --modify' (as root) immediately after upgrading
to allow any necessary changes to the database schema to be applied.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
v4.0.0beta3 -- 13 Oct 2021
Fourth beta release of Rivendell v4.x. Be sure to read the INSTALL
document, as major changes in software dependencies have occurred.
Major Changes Between v3.x and v4.x:
Qt Toolkit. Rivendell v4.x uses and is fully compatibile with major
version 5 of Qt (Qt5). See the INSTALL documents for specifics.
Date/Time Customizability. Date/Time presentation formats can now be
customized on the basis of site perferences.
MySQL Compatibility. Rivendell v4.x aims for full compatibility with
MySQL 8.0 and earlier versions in their default installation
configurations.
RDAirPlay. The rdairplay(1) has been completely overhauled, and now
supports dynamic resizeability as well as a revamped level metering
system.
RDPanel. The rdpanel(1) now supports dynamic resizing.
Many bug and regression fixes. See the 'ChangeLog' for details.
Database Update:
This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 355, and will
automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema
version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo.
Be sure to run 'rddbmgr --modify' (as root) immediately after upgrading
to allow any necessary changes to the database schema to be applied.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
v4.0.0beta2 -- 31 July 2021
Third beta release of Rivendell v4.x. Be sure to read the INSTALL
document, as major changes in software dependencies have occurred.
Major Changes Between v3.x and v4.x:
Qt Toolkit. Rivendell v4.x uses and is fully compatibile with major
version 5 of Qt (Qt5). See the INSTALL documents for specifics.
MySQL Compatibility. Rivendell v4.x aims for full compatibility with
MySQL 8.0 and earlier versions in their default installation
configurations.
RDAirPlay. The rdairplay(1) has been completely overhauled, and now
supports dynamic resizeability as well as a revamped level metering
system.
RDPanel. The rdpanel(1) now supports dynamic resizing.
Database Update:
This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 350, and will
automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema
version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo.
Be sure to run 'rddbmgr --modify' (as root) immediately after upgrading
to allow any necessary changes to the database schema to be applied.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
v4.0.0beta1 -- 10 June 2021
Second beta release of Rivendell v4.x. Be sure to read the INSTALL
document, as major changes in software dependencies have occurred.
Major Changes Between v3.x and v4.x:
Qt Toolkit. Rivendell v4.x uses and is fully compatibile with major
version 5 of Qt (Qt5). See the INSTALL documents for specifics.
MySQL Compatibility. Rivendell v4.x aims for full compatibility with
MySQL 8.0 and earlier versions in their default installation
configurations.
Database Update:
This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 349, and will
automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema
version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo.
Be sure to run 'rddbmgr --modify' (as root) immediately after upgrading
to allow any necessary changes to the database schema to be applied.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
v4.0.0beta0 -- 7 May 2021
Changes:
First beta release of Rivendell v4.x. Be sure to read the INSTALL
document, as major changes in software dependencies have occurred.
Database Update:
This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 349, and will
automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema
version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo.
Be sure to run 'rddbmgr --modify' (as root) immediately after upgrading
to allow any necessary changes to the database schema to be applied.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
v3.5.0int0 -- 24 December 2020
Changes:
RDImport. Added the user's e-mail address to the set of addressees used
when the '--send-mail' switch is used.
Database Update:
This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 346, and will
automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema
version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo.
Be sure to run 'rddbmgr --modify' (as root) immediately after upgrading
to allow any necessary changes to the database schema to be applied.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
v3.5.0 -- 12 December 2020
Changes:
Podcasting Subsystem. Major refactoring, with explicit support of
iTunes and Superfeed DTDs added. All feed elements, including XML elements,
are now statically served rather than dynamically generated.
RDLogManager. Added control to specify explicitly how Start
Times/Lengths are derived for Inline Events (traffic, markers and
voice tracks).
Dropboxes. Added the ability to generate e-mail reports for each
attempted file import.
GVC7000 Switcher Driver. Modified the 'GVC7000 Protocol' switcher
driver to better handle stacked commands.
WebGet. Modified the WebGet service to offer audio profiles when
exporting audio rather than having the user set individual export
parameters. Added the ability to upload audio files into specified
Rivendell groups.
Audio Library. Deprecated the ability to enforce unique cart titles.
Various bugfixes. See 'ChangeLog' for details.
Database Update:
This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 346, and will
automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema
version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo.
Be sure to run 'rddbmgr --modify' (as root) immediately after upgrading
to allow any necessary changes to the database schema to be applied.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
v3.4.1 -- 21 July 2020
Changes:
As-played Reports. Added a 'Results Report'.
Various Bugfixes. See 'ChangeLog' for details.
Database Update:
This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 317, and will
automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema
version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo.
Be sure to run 'rddbmgr --modify' (as root) immediately after upgrading
to allow any necessary changes to the database schema to be applied.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
v3.4.0 -- 19 May 2020
Changes:
Edit Event dialog in rdlogmanager(1) - Cleaned up the layout of the
'Edit Event' dialog in rdlogmanager(1) to better reflect operational
flow.
Multiple Bugfixes. See 'ChangeLog' for details.
Database Update:
This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 317, and will
automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema
version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo.
Be sure to run 'rddbmgr --modify' (as root) immediately after upgrading
to allow any necessary changes to the database schema to be applied.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
v3.3.0 -- 16 March 2020
Changes:
MusicBrainz Integration. The CD rippers in rdlibrary(1) can now be
configured to use MusicBrainz as a metadata source as an alternative
to FreeDB. (Configured in RDAdmin->ManageHosts->RDlibrary).
CD-TEXT Support. Removed support for CD-TEXT.
Metadata Wildcards. Support for the following metadata wildcards has
been added:
'%wc' - Industry Standard Commercial Identification (ISCI) code
'%wi' - International Standard Recording Code (ISRC)
'%wm' - MusicBrainz recording ID
'%wr' - MusicBrainz release ID
Filepath Wildcards. Added a 'delta-seconds' modifier to the format for
filepath wildcards to allow specification of a +/- time offset. See
Appendix D 'Filepath Wildcards' in the Operations Guide for details.
New RML. Added a 'Disconnect All Jack Ports' ['JZ'] RML.
New Report. Added a 'CounterPoint Traffic Reconciliation v2' report.
Multiple bugfixes. See 'ChangeLog' for details.
Database Update:
This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 314, and will
automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema
version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo.
Be sure to run 'rddbmgr --modify' (as root) immediately after upgrading
to allow any necessary changes to the database schema to be applied.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
v3.2.1 -- 24 January 2020
Changes:
Numerous bug fixes. See the 'ChangeLog' for details.
Database Update:
This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 311, and will
automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema
version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo.
Be sure to run 'rddbmgr --modify' (as root) immediately after upgrading
to allow any necessary changes to the database schema to be applied.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
v3.2.0 -- 31 October 2019
Changes:
Voice Tracker. Added the ability to configure the caption displayed
for the first and third voicetrack waveforms in the Voicetracker
dialog in rdlogedit(1).
Display Fonts. Reworked the font management system to permit the fonts
used in the UI to be specified in rd.conf(5).
Various bug fixes. See the 'ChangeLog' for details.
Database Update:
This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 311, and will
automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema
version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo.
Be sure to run 'rddbmgr --modify' (as root) immediately after upgrading
to allow any necessary changes to the database schema to be applied.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
v3.1.0 -- 19 September 2019
Changes:
Fixed a bug in rdairplay(1) and rdvairplayd(8) where only the first
log machine set to 'load specified log' would do so.
Fixed a bug in rdlogedit(1) that caused hard start log items
to have the Hour field doubled.
Refactored the Python 'pypad.Update.shouldBeProcessed()' method
to work correctly when using try: blocks in a PyPAD script.
Refactored the PyPAD scripts to route updates properly in accordance
with log directives in their configuration file.
Fixed a bug that broke dropbox logging to individual files.
Refactored rdalsaconfig(1) to be more robust and intuitive.
Fixed a bug in caed(8) that broke timescaling support.
Added a 'pypad_httpget.py' PyPAD script.
Fixed bugs in rdlibrary(1) that broke CD ripping.
Updated CDDB code to use protocol level 6 (UTF-8 enabled).
Added an '%l' wildcard to Filepath Wildcards for 'unpadded month'.
Other Bugfixes, see the ChangeLog for details.
Database Update:
This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 310, and will
automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema
version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo.
Be sure to run 'rddbmgr --modify' (as root) immediately after upgrading
to allow any necessary changes to the database schema to be applied.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
v3.0.3 -- 5 August 2019
This is a bugfix release of Rivendell.
Changes:
Fixed a regression in ripcd(8) that broke the 'Connect Jack
Ports' ['JC'] and 'Disconnect Jack Ports' ['JD'] RMLs.
Database Update:
This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 308, and will
automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema
version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo.
Be sure to run 'rddbmgr --modify' (as root) immediately after upgrading
to allow any necessary changes to the database schema to be applied.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
v3.0.2 -- 31 July 2019
This is a bugfix release of Rivendell.
Changes:
New Switcher Device. Added support for switchers using the Grass
Valley 7000 series protocol.
Fixed a problem with the Local Audio Adapter switcher driver that
caused incorrect operation with the 'Switch Add' ['SA'], 'Switch Remove'
['SR'] and 'Switch Take' ['ST'] RMLs.
Fixed a regression in rdlibrary(1) that caused macro carts entries
to turn red after being viewed.
Fixed regressions that made operations with serial devices unreliable.
Other enhancements and bugfixes. See the 'ChangeLog' for details.
Database Update:
This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 308, and will
automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema
version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo.
Be sure to run 'rddbmgr --modify' (as root) immediately after upgrading
to allow any necessary changes to the database schema to be applied.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
v3.0.1 -- 16 July 2019
This is the first production release of Rivendell 3.x. Many changes
and enhancements have been made over v2.x; see the 'Changes' section
below for a list of the major ones. If you are upgrading from previous
v1.x or v2.x version of Rivendell, please see the file 'UPGRADING' for
important information.
Changes:
Rivendell is now Unicode UTF-8 clean.
Qt4 is now used throughout Rivendell instead of Qt3.
A multicast update system has been added that allows Rivendell
modules to update views syncronously in step with changes made in
other modules.
The Rivendell Loadable Modules system for processing PAD data has
been completely replaced by PyPAD, allowing PAD processing plug-ins
to be written in the popular Python scripting langauge. Backward
compatible replacement scripts for many of the RLM plug-ins supplied
in Rivendell v2.x are included.
Added a compatibility library to facilitate the use of the Rivendell
Web API in external applications.
A system of virtual log machines has been added, allowing play-out
of up to 23 logs simultaneously.
Rivendell is now fully systemd compatibile.
The Windows ports of rdlogedit(1) and rdlogmanager(1) have been
removed.
Database Update:
This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 308, and will
automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema
version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo.
Be sure to run 'rddbmgr --modify' (as root) immediately after upgrading
to allow any necessary changes to the database schema to be applied.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
v3.0.0rc03 -- 1 July 2019
Fourth release candidate for v3.x.
Please see the file 'UPGRADING' for important information.
Changes:
Added a 'SyslogFacility=' directive to rd.conf(5) to allow custom
syslog setups.
Numerous bugfixes. See the 'ChangeLog' for details.
Database Update:
This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 308, and will
automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema
version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo.
Be sure to run 'rddbmgr --modify' (as root) immediately after upgrading
to allow any necessary changes to the database schema to be applied.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
v3.0.0rc02 -- 3 May 2019
Third release candidate for v3.x.
Please see the file 'UPGRADING' for important information.
Changes:
RDImport Bugfix. Fixed a regression that broke audio importation
in rdimport(1)
Database Update:
This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 308, and will
automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema
version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo.
Be sure to run 'rddbmgr --modify' (as root) immediately after upgrading
to allow any necessary changes to the database schema to be applied.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
v3.0.0rc01 -- 2 May 2019
Second release candidate for v3.x.
Please see the file 'UPGRADING' for important information.
Changes:
SQL Cleanups. Cleaned up date-time handling in SQL calls to allow
proper operation with current MySQL/MariaDB releases.
RDLibrary Reports. Fixed bugs in the 'Cart Data Dump (CSV)' report and
removed the 'Cart Data Dump (fixed width)' report.
Licensing. Changed the licensing of the Rivendell Operations Guide to
be the GNU Free Documentation License.
Python Integration. Modified the 'rivendell-pypad' RPM package to always
use Python 3.6.
Various other bugfixes. See the 'ChangeLog' for details.
Database Update:
This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 308, and will
automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema
version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo.
Be sure to run 'rddbmgr --modify' (as root) immediately after upgrading
to allow any necessary changes to the database schema to be applied.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
v3.0.0rc00 -- 22 March 2019
First release candidate for v3.x.
Please see the file 'UPGRADING' for important information.
Changes:
New PyPAD script. Added a 'pypad_xcmd.py' PyPAD script for sending PAD
data to RDS encoders supporting the Pira.cz X-Command protocol.
Run Shell Command [RN]. Added 'RnRmlOwner=' and 'RnRmlGroup='
directives in the '[Identity]' section of rd.conf(5) to allow
specification of the user/group under which to run commands.
Music Scheduler. Artist Separation is now specified on a per-event
basis (similar to Title separation) rather than per-clock.
Many fixes for bugs and regressions. See the 'ChangeLog' for details.
Database Update:
This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 307, and will
automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema
version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo.
Be sure to run 'rddbmgr --modify' (as root) immediately after upgrading
to allow any necessary changes to the database schema to be applied.
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v3.0.0beta00 -- 17 January 2019
First beta release for v3.x.
Changes:
Please see the file 'UPGRADING' for important information.
Database Update:
This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 305, and will
automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema
version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo.
Be sure to run 'rddbmgr --modify' (as root) immediately after upgrading
to allow any necessary changes to the database schema to be applied.
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v3.0.0alpha05 -- 11 January 2019
Fifth alpha release for v3.x.
Changes:
Added PAD updating system by means of JSON messages pushed via TCP
port 34289.
Added a Python scripting system for processing PAD updates (PyPAD).
Removed the Rivendell Loadable Module (RLM) subsystem.
Removed the legacy v1.x UDP PAD update system.
Database Update:
This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 305, and will
automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema
version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo.
Be sure to run 'rddbmgr --modify' (as root) immediately after upgrading
to allow any necessary changes to the database schema to be applied.
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v3.0.0alpha04 -- 16 November 2018
Fourth alpha release for v3.x.
Changes:
Added a TagLib dependency. See 'INSTALL' for details.
Cleaned up various regressions. See the ChangeLog for details.
Database Update:
This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 299, and will
automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema
version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo.
Be sure to run 'rddbmgr --modify' (as root) immediately after upgrading
to allow any necessary changes to the database schema to be applied.
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v3.0.0alpha03 -- 2 November 2018
Third alpha release for v3.x.
Changes:
Added automounter support for managing the audio store via rdselect(1).
Cleaned up various regressions. See the ChangeLog for details.
Database Update:
This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 298, and will
automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema
version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo.
Be sure to run 'rddbmgr --modify' (as root) immediately after upgrading
to allow any necessary changes to the database schema to be applied.
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v3.0.0alpha01 -- 29 October 2018
Second alpha release for v3.x.
Changes:
Cleaned up various regressions. See the ChangeLog for details.
Database Update:
This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 298, and will
automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema
version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo.
Be sure to run 'rddbmgr --modify' (as root) immediately after upgrading
to allow any necessary changes to the database schema to be applied.
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v3.0.0alpha00 -- 19 October 2018
Initial alpha release for v3.x.
Database Update:
This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 297, and will
automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema
version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo.
Be sure to run 'rddbmgr --modify' (as root) immediately after upgrading
to allow any necessary changes to the database schema to be applied.
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v2.19.2int01 -- 8 May 2018
Changes:
Fixed a bug that caused the 'Switcher Matrix' and
'Switcher Output' dropdowns to populate incorrect values when
selecting a non-local 'Switcher Host' in the 'Configure RDCatch'
dialog in rdadmin(1).
Fixed a bug in rdlogmanager(1) that caused the initial transition
type specified in the 'IMPORT' section of the 'Editing Event' dialog
to be applied to both the parent log link and the first imported
event when the 'PRE-IMPORT CARTS' list was empty and no Timed Start
was enabled.
Database Update:
This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 275, and will
automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema
version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo.
As always, be sure to run RDAdmin immediately after upgrading to allow
any necessary changes to the database schema to be applied.
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v2.19.2 -- 14 April 2018
Changes:
HPI Support. Fixed a regression in the HPI support layer that broke
audio capture with adapters lacking DMA bus-mastering support.
Database Update:
This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 275, and will
automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema
version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo.
As always, be sure to run RDAdmin immediately after upgrading to allow
any necessary changes to the database schema to be applied.
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v2.19.1 -- 27 March 2018
Changes:
HPI Support. Implemented support for DMA bus-mastering for AudioScience
HPI devices.
RDHpiInfo. Removed rdhpiinfo(8). Replaced by the stand-alone 'hpiinfo'
package.
RDCatch Play Events. Removed the event time check for Playout events in
rdcatch(1), as there is no sane way to determine a consistently 'free'
playout time in the face of shifting cut lengths.
RDLogManager. Fixed a bug in rdlogmanager(1) that caused DB corruption
when a clock was deleted while still being assigned to a grid.
Database Update:
This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 275, and will
automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema
version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo.
As always, be sure to run RDAdmin immediately after upgrading to allow
any necessary changes to the database schema to be applied.
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v2.19.0 -- 22 February 2918
Changes:
Log Locking. Implemented a system-wide protocol to prevent changes
made to a log on one host from being inadvertently overwritten from
another host.
Log Importation Changes. Changed music and traffic importation so that
parent link events are still visible in linked logs.
Added the ability to specify automatic log deletion on the basis of
either the Creation Date or Air Date of the log.
Fixed a bug in rdlibrary(1) that caused evergreen cart/cuts to fail
to be highlighted in the correct color.
Database Update:
This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 275, and will
automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema
version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo.
As always, be sure to run RDAdmin immediately after upgrading to allow
any necessary changes to the database schema to be applied.
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v2.18.2 -- 29 December 2017
Changes:
Fixed a bug that caused creation of new clocks in rdlogmanager(1) to
fail to initialize music scheduler components correctly in the database.
Database Update:
This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 272, and will
automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema
version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo.
As always, be sure to run RDAdmin immediately after upgrading to allow
any necessary changes to the database schema to be applied.
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v2.18.1 -- 22 December 2017
Changes:
Fixed a bug that caused creation and initialization of a new Rivendell
database to fail.
Database Update:
This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 272, and will
automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema
version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo.
As always, be sure to run RDAdmin immediately after upgrading to allow
any necessary changes to the database schema to be applied.
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v2.18.0 -- 21 December 2017
Changes:
Documentation Overhaul. The Rivendell Operations Guide has been
exapanded and incorporated as part of the base Rivendell source
in 'docs/opsguide. Most of text notes previously located in 'docs/'
added as appendices. Remaining unconverted text notes can now be found
in 'docs/misc/'.
Group Cut Expiration Policy. Added the ability to set a default
End Date/Time for new cuts on a per-group basis. See the
'Set End Date/Time' control in RDAdmin->ManageGroups.
Host Short Name. Added a 'Short Name' parameter to Host profiles.
Macro Carts. It is now possible to use filepath wildcards in macro carts.
New Host Wildcards. Added the following new host wildcards:
%r - Rivendell Host Name
%R - Host Short Name
Provisioning Support. Added the following directives to the [Provisioning]
section of rd.conf(5) to facilitate automatic provisioning of hosts:
NewHostShortNameRegex=<regex>
NewHostShortNameGroup=<num>
NewServiceNameRegex=<regex>
NewServiceNameGroup=<num>
MySQL Configuration. Added the following parameters to the [mySQL]
section of rd.conf(5) to force use of a specified engine type, charset
and collation:
Engine=<engine-type> [DEFAULT: MyISAM]
Charset=<charset> [DEFAULT: latin1]
Collation=<collation> [DEFAULT: latin1_swedish_ci]
Dropbox Enhancements. Added the ability to specify creation of default
Segue Markers when processing files via dropbox. See
RDAdmin->ManageHosts->Dropbox.
RDImport/DropBox Enhancements. Added the ability to specify start
and end datetimes via metadata pattern.
RDCatch Event Filtering. Added the ability to filter by event type in
RDCatch.
Log Searching. A search filter (similar to that employed for seaching
for carts) has been added to the List Logs dialogs.
Service Filtering in RDLogEdit. Added the ability to limit the visible
set of logs in RDLogEdit by user. Configured in RDAdmin->ManageUsers.
Log Purge/Deletion Changes. Logs created manually (in rdlogedit(1) or
rdairplay(1)) are now assigned a default purge/deletion date in accordance
with the setting in RDAdmin->ManageServices.
Web API Changes. Added 'FILTER' and 'RECENT' call parameters to the
'ListLogs' Web API call. See the API documentation in
'docs/apis/web_api.pdf' for details.
Various other bug fixes. See the ChangeLog for details.
Database Update:
This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 272, and will
automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema
version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo.
As always, be sure to run RDAdmin immediately after upgrading to allow
any necessary changes to the database schema to be applied.
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v2.17.0 -- 11 October 2017
Changes:
New RML. Added the 'Air Gate' ['AG'] RML to permit conditional execution
of RML on the basis of the status of the On-Air flag.
New Icons. Implemented a new icon set, with individualized icons for
each Rivendell module. A big thanks to Josh Edelstein <[email protected]>
for the artwork!
User Authentication. It is now possible to configure RDLogin to require
entry of the user-name, rather than picking the name off of a list. See
the 'Show User List in RDLogin' checkbox in RDAdmin->SystemSettings.
New Switcher/GPIO Devices. Support has been added for the following
Switcher/GPIO devices:
Broadcast Tools Universal 4.1 MLR>>Web Switcher
WheatNet LIO
WheatNet SLIO
Dropbox Enhancements. Added the ability to force imports to be imported
as mono, as well as the ability to reset an individual dropbox.
Log Rendering (EXPERIMENTAL). It is now possible to 'render' a log as a
single audio object (file or cart/cut) without the need to play it out
while capturing the audio in realtime. Render support is available
through the 'Render' button in RDLogEdit and through the command-line
rdrender(1) utility. See the rdrender(1) man page for details.
Web API. Many fixes and enhancements to improve operation. See the
ChangeLog for details.
Provisioning Support. Added a [Provisioning] section to rd.conf(5)
with directives to facilitate the automatic provisioning of Rivendell
instances. See the comments in the [Provisioning] section of the
sample rd.conf(5) file.
Various other bug fixes. See the ChangeLog for details.
Database Update:
This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 268, and will
automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema
version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo.
As always, be sure to run RDAdmin immediately after upgrading to allow
any necessary changes to the database schema to be applied.
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v2.16.0 -- 2 June 2017
Changes:
Audio Store Hashing. Rivendell now automatically generates a SHA1 hash
for each file in the audio store and records this value in the database,
thus permitting automated recovery of audio in the event of loss or damage
to the audio store's filesystem directory. See the --relink-audio option
in the rddbcheck(8) man page for details.
Kernel GPIO. Added switcher support for Kernel GPIO devices, such as
the GPIO interface on the Raspberry Pi 2 and 3.
Modbus TCP. Added switcher support for Modbus TCP devices.
RDConvert. Added an rdconvert(1) utility,
User Authentication. It is now possible to delegate authentication of
Rivendell users by means of a PAM module, thus permitting 'single sign-on'
integration with systems such as ActiveDirectory and FreeIPA.
Web API. Added various methods to the Rivendell Web API to permit
integration with external audio and log editors.
Various other bug fixes. See the ChangeLog for details.
Database Update:
This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 263, and will
automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema
version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo.
As always, be sure to run RDAdmin immediately after upgrading to allow
any necessary changes to the database schema to be applied.
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v2.15.3 -- 24 March 2017
Changes:
TagStation RLM. Added an RLM for generating TagStation events for
NextRadio.
Web API. Added 'AddLog', 'DeleteLog' and 'SaveLog' calls to the web
API, along with general cleanup and correction of the overall Web API
subsystem.
MPEG Layer 3 Cleanups. Fixed bugs in MP3 file importation that
caused files with variable bit rate (VBR) to be truncated during import.
Fixed a bug that caused dynamically loaded codec libraries to fail
to be detected if the corresponding library's -devel package was not
installed.
Various other bug fixes. See the ChangeLog for details.
Database Update:
This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 259, and will
automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema
version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo.
As always, be sure to run RDAdmin immediately after upgrading to allow
any necessary changes to the database schema to be applied.
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v2.15.2 -- 13 January 2017
Changes:
WallTime RLM. Refactored the 'rlm_walltime' RLM to be compatible with
v1.1.0 firmware.
Create Database Bug Fix. Fixed a bug in database creation that caused
incompatibility with MySQL InnoDB tables.
WAV Format Change. Implemented a workaround in WAV file generation
to avoid compatibility issues with certain proprietary audio editors.
LiveWire Multicast GPIO Driver. Added the ability to generate GPO
events.
Web API. Added 'CREATE' and 'GROUP_NAME' parameters to the 'Import'
call.
Various other bug fixes. See the ChangeLog for details.
Database Update:
This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 259, and will
automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema
version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo.
As always, be sure to run RDAdmin immediately after upgrading to allow
any necessary changes to the database schema to be applied.
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v2.15.1 -- 5 August 2016
Changes:
WAV File Format. Tweak WAV file export format to enhance compatibility
with various third-party applications.
Various other bug fixes. See the ChangeLog for details.
Database Update:
This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 259, and will
automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema
version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo.
As always, be sure to run RDAdmin immediately after upgrading to allow
any necessary changes to the database schema to be applied.
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v2.15.0 -- 29 July 2016
Changes:
RDExport Enhancements. Added switches to control audio format of
exported files as well as full-fidelity Rivendell metadata export
via embedded RDXML chunks and the --xml switch. See the rdexport(1)
and rdimport(1) man pages for details.
Command-line Log Editor. Added an rdclilogedit(1) command to permit
editing of logs from the command-line or scripts. See the
rdclilogedit(1) man page for details.
Internal DB Changes. Normalized DB table structure to permit full
compatibility with the MySQL InnoDB data engine.
Various other bug fixes. See the ChangeLog for details.
Database Update:
This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 259, and will
automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema
version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo.
As always, be sure to run RDAdmin immediately after upgrading to allow
any necessary changes to the database schema to be applied.
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v2.14.1 -- 11 June 2016
Changes:
Fixed regressions in processing NULL date values.
Database Update:
This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 258, and will
automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema
version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo.
As always, be sure to run RDAdmin immediately after upgrading to allow
any necessary changes to the database schema to be applied.
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v2.14.0 -- 10 June 2016
Changes:
Event Recording. Added the ability to capture real-time events in
RDCatch recordings and replay them in sync with the captured audio
via RDCatch playout decks (see RDAdmin->ManageHosts->RDCatch to
configure).
New RML. Added a 'Cut Event' ['CE'] RML for placing real-time event
markers into active RDCatch recordings.
Traffic Import Enhancements. Added support for specifying precise
Start Time and Length parameters for Traffic events embedded within
Music events.
Various other bug fixes. See the ChangeLog for details.
Database Update:
This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 258, and will
automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema
version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo.