New features in Aavelin update releases

Version 2.88 - July '06

• Crawl Scheduling: When adding or editing crawl content (via Project Properties ? see below), a Scheduling tab is now present for each individual item. Crawl content items can be scheduled using the same controls provided for page content.
• Crawl Interface Revamp: The Overlay Region and Overlay Content tabs of Project Properties have been combined into a new Overlay Region tab.
• Crawl Line Graphic Support: Graphics can now be used in crawl lines. Each crawl content item can be assigned a "pre" and "post" graphic, which will be displayed before and after the crawl message. Logo transparency rules apply.
• Credit Roll (Professional Only): An "Insert Credit Roll" button has been added to the page editor. You can select a text file (.TXT) that will be scrolled vertically through the credit roll object. Positioning and sizing is handled as with other objects. Appearance and speed settings are available in the object properties window.
• Page Filtering (Professional Only): The thumbnail view can now be filtered by page type for easier viewing. Click on "View" -> "Filters" and select the types of pages to be displayed.
• Spell Check: Resolved an issue where spell check would not actually change the misspelled text it identified. Also corrected a spelling error in the spell check dialog. Oops!
• Project Switch Feature: The publishing dialog now features a control to disable the project switch after publishing has finished. Disable switching if you do not want to switch to the new project after publishing (or restart the project, if publishing the same one with changes).
• Saving: Users receiving an "access denied" message when saving a project will no longer see that, unless they are in fact lacking the necessary permissions.
• 16x9 Page Editing: Page objects and their handles will no longer become detached when working in a page that required vertical or horizontal scrolling (generally high resolution widescreen projects).
• Project Creation: Creating a new project is slightly different now. The default name of "New Aavelin Project" has been removed, and a project name must be specified before the project is created. Upon creation, all primary elements of the project are created (.AVP, project folder, etc). Previously, these elements were only created upon exiting the project for the first time. This resolved several issues relating to import/export.
• Import/Export: Resolved an issue that would cause images or fonts to be corrupted upon being added to the .MBT file.
• Import/Export: Removed unnecessary messages generated when exporting certain fonts within pages.
• Page Copying: "Copy (1)" text no longer appended to page description when copying a page. The description of the copied page will now be identical to the original.
• Ellipse Objects: Ellipses without outlines will no longer become rectangles.
• Video Overlay: Video overlay pages will now default to a generic "No Device" device when first created, rather than the first available Adtec device.
• Infra-Red Codeset Support: Added support for the following devices: Panasonic DVD F87 (5-disc changer), JVC XV-N320
• Page Delete: Deleting a page will now result in the .JPG of that page being deleted from the project folder as well.
• List View: Resolved issue with list view going black after being minimized. List view columns will now also retain their width settings.

Version 2.83 - December '05

• Special Note to Adtec Owners: A new field has been added to the 'Site Properties' panel under 'Setup'. Select your Adtec device under the field 'Attached Adtec MPEG Player'
• Recurring Events - The 'Events' tab of Page Properties has been removed and combined with the 'Time Domain' tab, and has been renamed 'Scheduling'.
• Spell Check - Text objects and crawl regions now contain a spell check function. For text objects, right click on the object and go to Properties->Spell Check. For crawl regions, a 'Check Spelling' button is located directly above the text entry box.
• Logging - Preliminary logging support is included in this release. Logging is performed on the playback system and is used to track the frequency and times that a spot or page plays on the system.
• Region Override - You now have the option to disable specific regions for each page, rather than a global 'disable all' switch. Controls are located on the 'display settings' tab of Page Properties.
• Logo Override - Project logo graphics can now be disabled on each page. Controls are located on the 'display settings' tab of Page Properties.
• Image Handling - Cleaned up image handling behavior. Now, images will be brought in at their original size, with the aspect ratio locked. If the images width or height exceeds the page's width or height, the image will be brought in at 80% of the page's size. Adjustments can be made afterwards on the general tab of the image object property sheet.
• Flash Files - MacroMedia Flash files will now be included when exporting and copying pages.
• File Selection - For objects that require selecting a file (Image, Flash, Video Frame), you will be asked to select the file before positioning the object on the page. Pressing 'cancel' without selecting a file will result in the object being removed from the page.
• Interface - Removed various options and controls that were permanently disabled. This will have no impact other than removing interface clutter.
• Thumbnail View - The 'Show Normal Pages' and 'Show Event Pages' options in the 'View' menu will now behave as they should, with no hidden side effects.
• Supported Resolutions - Resolved issue that would prevent widescreen projects from being published to an AV100 or AV200
• Infra-Red Codeset Support - Added support for the following devices: Panasonic DVD F87 (5-disc changer), JVC XV-N320
• Project Delete - Deleting a project will now result in the entire project being deleted, not just the image files.
• E-Blast Support - Resolved issue that would not allow crawl lines sent from E-Blast to be shown at the bottom of the screen.
• E-Blast Support - Crawl lines sent from E-Blast will now obey the vertical offset values set by the project.
• Font Publishing - Crashes during publishing caused by the transfer of fonts have been eliminated.

Version 2.80 - May '05

• Macromedia Flash: Support for Macromedia Flash files is included with this release. Refer to the enclosed supplemental guide (or the Flash.pdf file on the Composer CD) for details.
• Time Server: The Aavelin will now sync to a network time server every 24 hours to ensure that the proper time is displayed. This requires a network connection to the internet from the Aavelin.
• New Audio Panel: Page Properties now houses an 'Audio' tab for expanded control over page audio. Volume & Mute controls are available for both of the Aavelin's audio inputs, as well as audio generated from Flash files.
• Object Selection Toolbar: Located at the top of screen in the page editor window, this allows for easy one-click access to any object on the page. Layering controls are also available, as well as quick access to the object properties.
• USB Support: Included new USB Driver to support additional USB storage drives and dramatically increase transfer speeds.
• Scrolling Date & Time: Scrolling date & time objects in crawl lines will once again display as expected.
• Infra-Red Codeset Support: Added support for the following devices: Go.Video DV-2150, Sony NC675P, Extron AV Switchers, Sima AV Matrix Switchers
• Audio Ducker: Resolved issue with audio levels not changing properly on timer event pages with multiple triggers.
• Width Control: Pages not displaying correctly after being published (text too wide/narrow, etc) have been fixed. This was an issue with the width control under text properties.
• General: Changed several text labels in Aavelin Composer and the Aavelin playback menu to be more intuitive.
• E-Blast Support: Issues with crawl lines not being displayed and content items not obeying their programmed schedules should be fixed.
• TxStream: Resolved an issue with TxStream (NOAA Weather) requiring an extra reboot to work properly.
• Video Overlay: Full-screen video overlay pages will now always be full-screen, regardless of the project resolution.
• Video Frames: Modified publishing sequeunce to re-send video frame files only when necesaary.

Version 2.50 - December '04

• Weather Display: Resolved an issue that could cause serial weather information to not display initially on start-up.
• TxStream: Streamlined the initial setup for displaying TxStream data (NOAA Weather). The process is now much more automatic.
• Audio Ducker Support: Audio ducking (volume ramping between 2 sources) is now implemented. The volume of devices plugged in to the MIC input (background music) and LINE input (VCR, DVD, MPEG player, etc) will now be managed automatically by the Aavelin.
• Modem Publishing: Resolved an issue that was preventing a project from being fully published if large font files were transferred.
• Page Overlap: Fixed an issue that could cause multiple pages to display on screen at once.
• Crawl regions previously stuck at "slow" speed can now be changed.
• Infra-Red Support: Added support for Emerson and Panasonic VCR/DVD combo players.
• Daylight Savings: The Aavelin will now automatically adjust for daylight savings and keep time correctly afterwards.
• Adtec Timer Events: Windowed Adtec MPEG timer event clips will now trigger properly.
• Brightness/Contrast/Gamma: These controls are now available for image objects on pages. Double-click on an object and click on the 'image' tab for the controls.
• New Project: Simplified the new project creation process. You will now first be prompted for the type of display that will be used, and given appropriate options following that, if necessary.
• Adtec Login Verification: Adtec login information is now passed when browsing the spot list from Aavelin Composer. A message will be displayed if it is invalid or missing.
• Object Resizing: Refined the object resizing process. It should no longer be possible to alter an objects aspect ratio (if locked) by resizing the object to the smallest possible size.
• Text Width: Resolved an issue that would cause text with a 'width' setting other than 100% to behavior strangely.
• Page Editor: Scroll bars that framed the page editor under Windows XP have been removed.
• Video Overlay Pages: These pages will now display a description if one is typed in.
• HTML Publishing: Attempting to write HTML data from an unsaved project will now ask if you wish to save.

Version 2.46-B - November '04

• Resolution Switching: Minor visual artifacts caused by switching resolutions have been eliminated.
• Live Weather Data: Issues with live weather data not showing or disappearing have been resolved.
• Overlapping pages: Overlapping pages present following publishing have been resolved.
• Transition issues: Slow, stuttering transitions have been resolved.
• Region Backgrounds: All solid color region backgrounds were drawn black in the previous release. This has been resolved.

Version 2.46 - October '04

• Audio Ducking: Aavelin now supports Audio Ducking, which allows you to feed a background audio source and an alternate audio source in to the Aavelin. When the alternate source is triggered, the background audio source will be ramped down automatically.
• Full E-Blast support: Full implementation of E-Blast support is added to the Aavelin player with this release.

Version 2.42 - August '04

• Project Startup: Issues with pages not being displayed on project startup, or excessive flickering on project startup, have been resolved.
• 800x600 Support: Fixed an issue with projects in 800x600 resolution displaying snowy output. Note: If the intended output is Composite or S-Video, 640x480 resolution is highly recommended.
• Modem Publishing: Resolved an issue that was preventing a project from being fully published if large font files were transferred.
• Crawl Region Speeds: Crawl regions previously stuck at ~slow~ speed can now be changed.
• Emergency Blast: Version 2.42 introduces support for E-Blast, a separate application that can be used to communicate with the Aavelin playback system.
• Video Overlay: Page Events Will now be full-screen at all times (unless specifically placed in a video frame).
• System Restart Refinements: Modified the 14-day automatic system restart routine to ensure proper behavior.

Version 2.40 - May '04

• Aavelin Composer now includes support for Jpeg2000 and GIF images!
• Aavelin Composer now includes expanded support for compressed TIF images.
• HTML publishing can now be restricted by date range (Professional version only) to include only 'active' pages when exported.
• Event and Page handling. Greatly enhanced and improved event page handling.
• Adtec and VTR/DVD events. Improved timing and execution of Adtec and VTR/DVD events.
• Adtec clip timing. Page dwell times for Adtec clips, now automatically generated.
• Page Event Dwell times now use the dwell time of the first valid Time Domain entry.
• Event pre-roll times are more precise.
• "Logo Bug". Refined positioning for Logo Bug use.
• Weather information update. Daily Rain, Monthly Rain, and Wind Chill display anytime there is valid information.
• Stability under Windows 98 and Windows ME now greatly improved.
• Pages and Fonts are resent to Aavelin only if changed. Behavior is the same as previous version, yet now more consistent.
• Publishing Improvements. Resolved issues with fonts being republished when it was not necessary.
• Work Faster. Composer now remembers the last project used... and can quickly open the project you just worked on.
• TxStream – IP-based Data Feed Subscription Service to receive the NOAA Weather Forecast Data for your local area. Set up and control panels for the entire United States and territories. Follow the quick template setting tool in Site Setup, set an overlay region to include the TxStream Weather Forecast and publish the project. It's that easy. (Annual subscription rate for TxStream is $595)

Aavelin RT Owners also receive these Major Feature Updates:

• Video in a Window Support - Full scalable positioning of video overlay in a framed window. You choose from over 30 window frames. Load a frame, select the video input, and schedule a video clip to play. Easy to use, with professional results.
• Multiple Video Inputs - Built in Four Input Video Switcher. New page controls to switch from multiple video input feeds. Control VTR/DVD players and Adtec Digital's MPEG-2 video playback devices. Include live video, upstream to Aavelin, and watch Aavelin transcode the video which can overlay crawl lines and Video in a Window pages.

Version 2.35 - October '03

Version 2.30 - May '03

Version 2.24 - February '03

Version 2.20 - January '03

• Same as 2.10, with VTR Control support

Version 2.10 - January '03

• Initial consolidated AV100/AV200 build

Version 2.03b - November '02

• Initial Aavelin RT 2.0 release build

Version 2.02a - October '02

• Initial Aavelin 2.0 release build

Version 1.59 - March '02

Version 1.57 - February '02

Version 1.55 - January '02

Version 1.52 - November '01

Version 1.26 - October '01

Version 1.22 - September '01

Version 1.10 - August '01