Thunder Hockey version 21.1.0.14 is a server and client update. Details of the release are below.
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New
- We've updated our icons to the Catapult brand.
- Super Administrators have the ability to modify access to media and data through Security Permission groups.
- Super Administrators have the ability to set playfields as read-only for individual Thunder users.
- We've added a VPN Priority option in the Settings menu. When active, Thunder will playback media from Thundercloud instead of your servers.
- Please note: The VPN Priority option does not support the playback of Stacked Masters or edits containing clips from Stacked Masters. A future Thunder build will support these workflows.
- 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
- All Thunder databases will be required to update to the PFV database schema.
- We've verified support for Office 2019 and Office 365.
- Game Property information will be included in the .xchange when using the Export Edit Files workflow.
- Thunder Client LDF files will be shrunk after entering Travel Mode to help conserve drive space.
- We've added a link to the Catapult Thunder help site.
- We've added a Remote Refresh option to the primary display.
- We've updated the Restricted User Setup Tool to include the following updates.
- Start menu shortcuts have been added for Thunder server and asset management installs.
- Turned off Windows Write cache buffer flushing is enabled.
- Fast startup is disabled.
- Set the following Windows Visual Effects in the Performance Options menu.
- Show shadows under windows
- Show thumbnails instead of icons
- Smooth edges of screen fonts.
- Updates have been made to the Media Upload Service installer
- The Administrative Share Fix will be run during install.
- The Restricted User Setup tool will be added to the Windows Start menu.
- Shortcuts for the Transcode Queue tool will be installed on the desktop.
- The LAN database server specified in the installer will be added to the Thunder Queue configuration file.
- The AMS Recovery config file has been updated to allow it to run on the client and stand-alone installations.
- The installation check tool will open at the end of each server install.
- We've added a Connect Services check to the XOS Installation Check Tool.
- We've updated the Cloud Setting Manager to include a section for users to enable and set the logout password requirement for the Windows Universal application.
- We've made an update to allow Thundercloud downloaded media to be included with XIMP's or RXIMP's.
- We've updated Thunder to support the playback of Powerpoint media from Thundercloud.
- We updated the AVCHD Import window
- Tile View has been added to provide a larger thumbnail preview.
- We've added a splitter bar that allows you to resize the vertical space.
- We've defaulted the view to provide a larger clip preview window.
- The window will remember your settings and window size preferences between sessions.
Fixes
- We addressed a capture issue that caused Thunder to incorrectly stop capture after receiving 30 seconds of black video at the start of capture.
- We fixed a bug that prevented the Thundercloud Sync service from starting and stopping correctly during nightly server maintenance plans.
- We fixed an issue that caused the Transcode Queue Tool to crash during an auto-refresh.
- We fixed a bug that caused FF and REW to hitch after being released during playback with certain client hardware.
- We've fixed an unhandled exception that occurred when using the Quick Trim feature on Powerpoint slides.
- We addressed an issue that caused the Cloud Gameplans Manager to incorrectly populate the Thundercloud transcode queue.
Known Issues
- Users will receive a Media Not Available message for Stacked Masters or edits containing clips from Stacked Masters when the VPN Priority mode is enabled.
Security Permissions
Thunder Security Permissions provide Super Administrators a tool to restrict which Thunder users have access to media and data export tools. Settings are configured through the Users area of the Administration section.
An overview of the feature is available here ➡️ Thunder Security Permissions
Read Only Playfields
Super Administrators have the ability to set playfields as read-only for a Thunder user. When a field is set to read-only the user will see the playfield, but will be unable to modify it regardless of their Thunder role. Read-only permissions can be set on any playfield and can be especially helpful for NHL HITS imported playfields.
Read Only Playfields are set in the Users section of Administration.
Selecting Edit Fields will open a menu for a user to choose which playfields will be set to read-only for the selected user. Choosing Copy Fields will open a user selection menu to choose which users read-only playfields are copied to the selected user.
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
- When the Prioritize media for VPN connection option is enabled Thunder will search for media to load in the following order.
- Once enabled, a VPN Priority indicator will appear in the bottom left corner of Thunder.
- 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
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 20H2
Supported Versions of Microsoft Office
- Office 2019 – 32 bit
- Office 365 - 32 bit
- Office 2016 – 32 bit
Components Updated
- Server, Client, Media Upload Service, TC Sync Services
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