Thunder Football client version 20.2.6.1 is a client only update that introduces the Thunder VPN Priority setting, as well as the ability to stream full-resolution media from Thundercloud in Thunder. Additional version updates are listed below. 

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• New
  • VPN Priority
  • Prefer Full Resolution Streaming & Download
• Updates
• Bug Fixes
• Support Details

New

• We've added a VPN Priority option in the Settings menu. When active, Thunder will playback media from Thundercloud instead of your servers.
• We've added an option for users to stream or download the high resolution version of Thundercloud media when using it for Thunder playback.

Updates

• We reverted a change that prevented users from entering a negative value in the Rollback Clips option in the Marking Tool.
• We've updated Thunder to support the playback of Powerpoint media from Thundercloud.

Bug Fixes

• We fixed an issue that caused the season dropdown to display incorrectly in the PFF & GSIS Resolvers.
• We fixed a bug that caused FF and REW to hitch after being released during playback with certain client hardware.
• We fixed an issue that caused media files exchanged from DVSport to be imported into Thunder without audio.
• We've fixed an unhandled exception that occurred when using the Quick Trim feature on Powerpoint slides.

Known Issues

• Users will receive an unhandled exception when using the mini-thumbnail preview in the Marking Tool when the VPN Priority is enabled.
• The last GOP from the previous view will display when playing back media through Thundercloud.

VPN Priority

• Users can optimize the way that Thunder loads media to better support using a VPN connection. 
• Users can enable the VPN Priority through the Media Player section of the Settings menu. 
  • When the Prioritize media for VPN connection option is enabled Thunder will search for media to load in the following order.
    • Local Asset Management
    • Thundercloud
    • Thunder Asset Management Servers
• For more information regarding Thunder and VPN configurations click here: VPN Split Tunneling Overview

Prefer Full Resolution Streaming & Download

• Users whose organization subscribes to Thundercloud Full Resolution media can enable the ability to stream full-resolution media in Thunder. 
• The Prefer Full Resolution option is available in the Media Player section of the Settings menu.
• When this option is selected Thunder will stream the full-resolution media file, if available, from Thundercloud.

Support Details

Components Updated

• Client

Supported Database and Asset Management Server Operating System

• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016
• SQL Server 2012 SP4

Supported Client Operating Systems

• Windows 10 Professional Version 1909

Supported Versions of Microsoft Office

• Office 2019 – 32 bit
• Office 365 - 32 bit
• Office 2016 – 32 bit