SAFARI Montage^® Version 2.1

Daylight Savings Time

• Fix for new Daylight Savings Time period.

Software Update

• Addressed an issue with version number compatibility in WAN Manager and Expansion Server environments.

Closed Captioning

Enhancements and QuickTime Support
SAFARI Montage now supports closed captioning for videos in Apple's QuickTime format. Also, the closed captioned text has been adjusted to be more legible in fullscreen mode.

CreationStation

Bulk Upload Enhancements
The bulk upload feature has been enhanced in three ways:

• Better Fault Tolerance - The upload process will now skip over invalid lines in your CSV file, and continue to upload the successful lines.
• Error Reporting - Upon completion, the upload process now displays and emails you a report of failures so you know which items you will need to upload again.
• Validator - There is a new “Bulk Media File Validator” button in the CreationStation submenu. Use this feature to ensure that your entire CSV file can be read by SAFARI Montage before performing a large upload and risking errors. The validator will list lines in your file that were unreadable. Fix the invalid lines and validate again until it is error-free, then perform your bulk upload.

State Standards Correlations
Like SAFARI Montage licensed media, your uploaded media may now be correlated to your state standards. You will see a new “Correlations” button when you are in edit mode for any uploaded title.

Playlist Import / Export

Playlists may be exported from SAFARI Montage to your machine, and imported back into a Montage system. There is an “Export” icon next to each playlist. To import a playlist, there is an “Import” button in the subnavigation menu of the Playlists section.

Permanent Links

Microsoft Office Application Support
Permanent Links function in Microsoft Office applications.

(Note: In rare cases, permalinks may fail in Office applications due to certain combinations of hardware, software, proxy servers, and other specifics beyond our control. Please see our knowledgebase article for more information.)

No Longer Tied to Content Package
A Permanent Link is no longer tied to the content package from which it came. Some titles exist in more than one content package. Previously, the recipient of a permalink must have had the same content package installed in their SAFARI Montage system. Now, as long as the title exists in any active package, the link will function.

WAN Manager Guide

The Help system now includes the SAFARI Montage WAN Manager Guide.

Content Packages

This release supports the following content packages. All packages listed are available in QuickTime and Windows Media formats. There are no new packages supported in this release.

• Core K-8
• Core K-8 American Overseas
• Core K-8 Canadian
• Core 9-12
• Core 9-12 American Overseas
• Core 9-12 Canadian
• Core K-12
• Core K-12 American Overseas
• Schlessinger K-8 Additional
• Reading Rainbow
• Video Encyclopedia of the 20th Century

Search Results

A “Delete” button is now available next to uploaded media. You no longer need to enter Edit mode first to delete items.

Bug Fixes and Stability

Over 80 other fixes and improvements were attended to in this release.

Chapters and Key Concepts on Some Videos not Playing in Windows Media Player with Closed Captioning Active

The closed-captioning in some Windows Media videos may cause your browser to hang temporarily when attempting to play a chapter or key concept. The browser appears as if it is loading something, but after a period of approximately two minutes, it returns to normal and the chapter or key concept has not played. This issue only occurs on Windows. We are working to remedy this problem in a future release.

To work around the problem, disable closed captioning or use QuickTime format when watching that particular video.

Windows Media Player 11

Windows Media Player 11 support is forthcoming, likely in version 2.3. We recommend that you do not utilize SAFARI Montage playback through Windows Media Player 11