Audio Clips with Supporting Still Image

Support for new audio content format, providing the display of a correlating still image during playback of the audio clip. Available for the new "IRC: History Pictures" package. Requires latest version of SAFARI Montage® Media Player (see below).

• SAFARI Montage^® Media Player

  New versions of the SAFARI Montage® Media Player have been released for Microsoft Windows® (v1.0.4) and Mac OS® X (v1.0.10).

  • Player Detection Upon Login - The user is notified upon login if their SAFARI Montage® Media Player version is out of date, and is given the opportunity to upgrade.
  • OS X Installation and Mounter - The Mounter and SAFARI Montage® Media Player are now wrapped into a single installer. Mounting performance has also been improved.
  • Live USB Video Camera Playback - Windows XP and Vista only. SAFARI Montage now supports live playback from a local USB video camera. To access this feature, attach a USB camera, then right-click on the SAFARI Montage Media Player, and select "Check for capture device" from the menu.
  • MPEG-2 Playback - Windows XP and Vista only; requires MPEG-2 decoder.

• Search

  • Improved Performance
  • Dynamic Publisher List - "Publisher" drop-down list in the Search criteria is now dynamic, and displays only those publishers associated with active content.

• CreationStation

  • The CreationStation™ Media Upload page has a new file-upload applet for compatibility with new browsers (see “Java Virtual Machine Requirements Changed” below).

• State Standards

  • New York State Standards have been updated.

• WAN Expansion Server

  • Expansion Servers now have their own SSL settings, independent of the Controller.

• Managed Home Access

  • Quality - The Quality preference has been removed and now defaults to the highest quality available.
  • Closed Captioning - Improvements have been made to video playback with closed captions displayed.

• Playlists

  • User-uploaded CreationStation™ logo now appears on Playlists on expansions servers.

• Selective Video Streaming

  • School News Available to Anonymous Users - There is a new “SVS Settings” page in the Admin section that will make school news available on the Login page to anonymous users.

Java Virtual Machine Requirements Changed

Our Java requirements have changed due to a new file-upload applet required for compatibility with new browsers. Users must have Sun Java Virtual Machine, Version 6, Update 11 or greater installed. Earlier versions may result in failed uploads, "incorrect Java version" messages, the browser "spinning" indefinitely, or browser crashes.

Security Warnings on Upload

A security warning may appear in your browser when the CreationStation upload feature is used and, during bulk uploads, you may see the warning repeated every few files. The warning on Windows Vista is "This application's digital signature cannot be verified." The warning on OS X is similar to "Java cannot verify the authenticity of the signature's certificate."

We recommend you trust the upload applet to avoid seeing this warning each time you upload a file. For Microsoft Windows, check the "Always trust content from this publisher" checkbox. On Mac OS X, click the "Show Certificate" button and check the "Always trust Library Video Company" checkbox.

This release supports the following content packages. All video packages are available in QuickTime and Windows Media formats.