Release Notes Archive for Deprecated Products
The products and modules below have been discontinued and are no longer available.
Deprecated Forensic Watermarking Products
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
| 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
| 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
| 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
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
| 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 |