Release Notes Archive for Deprecated Products
The products and modules below have been discontinued and are no longer available.
Deprecated Forensic Watermarking Products
Section titled “Deprecated Forensic Watermarking Products”Packaging Service
Section titled “Packaging Service”| Date | Version | Descriptions |
|---|---|---|
| 2022.11.21 | Deprecated | - FWM SaaS Packaging service is discontinued as the new Transcoding & Packaging service is launched. |
| 2022.10.19 | 2.0.3 | - Improved S3 storage I/O timeout handling. - Improved the way to get media information of input content. - Added error code for S3 access permission error. (WM900026) - Fixed an issue where multiple mails were sent to customers in case of errors encountered during download or preprocessing as part of adaptive content packaging. |
| 2022.03.24 | 2.0.2 | - Applied FWM CLI PreEmbedder v2.5.1 which fixes the FWM+DRM content playback issue on M1 macOS Safari |
| 2021.11.22 | 2.0.0 | - The packaging speed has been improved by distributing watermark preprocessing for adaptive streaming content on multiple servers. - For better player compatibility, the default format of packaged subtitles has been changed from embedding to WebVTT text subtitles. - Improved to display packaging status for each ABR track of a job. |
| 2021.08.11 | 1.7.3 | - Fixed an error where the packaging job failed with subtitle files. |
| 2021.06.21 | 1.7.0 | - You can now set default track information for DASH/HLS content with multiple audio tracks. |
| 2021.04.27 | 1.6.0 | - Now you can input track label to DASH packaging output. |
| 2021.03.03 | 1.5.0 | - Updated to allow blank or period character in the audio label input for a watermark packaging job. |
| 2021.01.27 | 1.4.0 | - Added input file options feature for track name and audio language info |
| 2021.01.06 | 1.3.3 | - Fixed issue with some HEVC codec while watermark packaging |
| 2020.11.05 | 1.3.2 | - Fixed issue with non-DRM packaging |
| 2020.11.03 | 1.3.1 | - Fixed issue with checking codec for trial account |
| 2020.09.16 | 1.3.0 | - Added DASH related packaging options - Added multi-key related options for DRM packaging - Optimized watermark preprocessing logic to reduce pixelation |
| 2020.09.08 | 1.2.1 | - The minimum length limit for packaging video is changed from 12 minutes to 5 minutes. - Supports packaging of adaptive contents with separate audio tracks |
| 2020.08.19 | 1.2.0 | - HEVC packaging support, correction of case processing error of subtitle language code |
| 2020.07.29 | 1.1.1 | - Updated the length limit of the input file path (up to 512 bytes supported) |
| 2020.06.10 | 1.1.0 | - Added support for Akamai CDN integration |
| 2019.01.15 | 1.0.0 | - SaaS Packaging Server 1.0 release |
Packaging API
Section titled “Packaging API”| Date | Version | Descriptions |
|---|---|---|
| 2022.11.21 | Deprecated | - FWM Packaging API is discontinued as the new Transcoding & Packaging service is launched. |
| 2022.09.21 | 2.11.0 | - A limit on the number of requests for watermark detection by trial customers (up to 2 times) has been applied. |
| 2022.06.14 | 2.10.0 | - Added space restrictions on file paths when registering packaging jobs. |
| 2022.03.30 | 2.9.0 | - Added support for automatic watermark detection. - Fixed a space error in the input option when creating a packaging job. |
| 2021.11.22 | 2.8.0 | - Improved handling of multiple jobs using the packaging job queue. - Fixed an issue with forensic watermarking trial limitations. |
| 2021.06.21 | 2.6.0 | - You can now set default track information for DASH/HLS content with multiple audio tracks. |
| 2021.04.28 | 2.5.0 | - When registering a forensic watermarking packaging job with a trial account, a function to check the trial limit on the input file size has been added. |
| 2021.01.27 | 2.4.0 | - Added input file option API parameter for track name and audio language info |
| 2020.10.27 | 2.3.1 | - Fixed issue about trial check |
| 2020.09.16 | 2.3.0 | - Added DASH related packaging options - Added multi-key related options for DRM packaging - Changed packaging ‘Start Date’ to the start of input content downloading |
| 2020.08.19 | 2.2.0 | - Added prevention of storage removal |
| 2020.06.10 | 2.1.0 | - Added support for Akamai CDN integration |
| 2020.05.12 | 2.0.0 | - Updated to V2 API |
FWM CLI Packager
Section titled “FWM CLI Packager”| Date | Version | Descriptions |
|---|---|---|
| 2022.11.21 | Deprecated | - Discontinued due to low customer demand |
| 2022.03.21 | 2.5.1 | - Improved compatibility with Apple M1 mac Safari to resolve a playback issue of DRM+FWM contents on the environment - Improved watermark detection rate for low resolution videos - For consistency with other modules, the name of the existing cdnpack_option item has been changed to composing_type. (supports ‘directory_prefix’ and ‘unlabeled_a_variant’ options) - Updated watermark core for better invisibility |
| 2021.06.22 | 2.2.0 | - To improve the usability of the existing CLI preprocessor, we have released the FWM CLI Packager that can perform A/B version preprocessing and DRM packaging with a single command. |
CLI Preprocessor
Section titled “CLI Preprocessor”| Date | Version | Descriptions |
|---|---|---|
| 2021.06.22 | Deprecated | - CLI Preprocessor is integrated into the new FWM CLI Packager |
| 2020.09.09 | 2.0.3 | - Optimized watermark strength for better invisibility |
| 2020.07.24 | 2.0.2 | - Extended input filename length from 256 to 512 |
| 2020.01.30 | 2.0.0 | - Updated for shorter video length required to detect watermark. (12 mins -> 5 mins) - Optimized watermark strength for invisibility and robustness. |
| 2019.04.11 | 1.3.1 | - Added support for HDR 10 hardware decoding. - Shows ‘DEMO’ in the video when a trial key is used. |
| 2019.03.11 | 1.3.0 | - Added support for UHD resolution, HEVC codec, and HDR. - Added support for multi-thread decoding. |
| 2018.07.16 | 1.0.0 | - Initial release of CLI preprocessor |
Other Deprecated Products
Section titled “Other Deprecated Products”Anti Capture SDK
Section titled “Anti Capture SDK”| Date | Version | Descriptions |
|---|---|---|
| 2021.10.30 | Deprecated | - Anti Capture product has been discontinued due to issues related to market demand and product usability. |
| 2021.02.02 | 1.1.0 | - Changed module naming (Secure Video Watch), Changed icon design and extension description |
| 2020.05.21 | 1.0.0 | - Initial release of Anti-Capture SDK |
Visible Watermarking
Section titled “Visible Watermarking”| Date | Version | Descriptions |
|---|---|---|
| 2022.11.15 | Deprecated | - Visible Watermarking product is discontinued due to low customer demand. |
| 2022.05.31 | 1.3.0 | - Improved security about showing watermark string |
| 2021.03.22 | 1.2.6 | - Added support for IE 11, fade on/off, and font size control - Removed support for FireFox due to security issue about PIP mode |
| 2020.09.29 | 1.2.0 | - Added ‘margin’ to positiontype option. Watermark position can be set with fixed value. |
| 2020.09.08 | 1.1.0 | - Added siteId parameter for authentication. - Added support for linebreak in watermark text. Removed the text length limit. |
| 2020.06.02 | 1.0.0 | - Initial release of Visible Watermark SDK |