LIVE AWARE CHANGELOG
Your TLDR for what's happening on Live Aware.
Aug 28, 2024
August 2024 Update
New Features & Improvements
Jira Create Issue Form Improvements
Increased size of form
Description field grows vertically as content is added
Defaults to last Project used
Reporter field auto-populates as current user
VODs and Livestream playback now defaults to 1080p
Video summaries are now automatically generated
Desktop Recorder updated to 1.3.0
Added controls to balance Microphone and system volume balance, defaulting to 90% / 10% in favor of microphone
Two Command line options have been added:
/S - Silently install, do not display installer UI
—force-run - Run the Desktop Recorder after installation completes.
Android Mobile Recorder updated to 0.1.13 (78)
Now built to target Android 15 (API level 35)
Bug Fixes
Custom fields for Jira issue creation are now accurately marked when not required.
Aug 20, 2024
Desktop Recorder v1.2.5
New Features & Improvements
GPU-powered encoding is now available in Ultra-Low Latency mode
Bug Fixes
Ability to create Slices while in buffered recording mode is now restored
Aug 17, 2024
August Hotfix 3
Bug Fixes
Resolved an issue that prevented users with Viewer role to join and participate in Team Chat
Aug 16, 2024
August Hotfix 2
New Features & Improvements
Optimizations added to improve overall system stability
Aug 15, 2024
August Hotfix 1
New Features & Improvements
You can now choose to limit Admins as the only role with the ability to download videos. You can find this option in the Members page under settings.
Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue causing occasional forced disconnects on Ultra-Low Latency streams resulting in the user seeing a "Stream Processing" message while the stream was still live.
Navigating from settings to a project a user is a guest of no longer results in a 404.
Transcript panel now updates automatically for livestreams once the transcript becomes available.
Jul 30, 2024
July Hotfix 3
New Features & Improvements
Insights are now sorted descending by number of data points
Video owner no longer receives notifications of annotations when they are not mentioned
Slices are no longer included in Insights generation to prevent duplicate data points
Bug Fixes
Solved an issue causing unexpected behavior in an open tab after logging out
Proper error message now displays when editing an insight and providing a field with only spaces.
Playtester search now searches against both name and email
Jul 29, 2024
July Hotfix 2
Bug Fixes
Resolved an issue preventing transcript search from returning results when using mixed case terms.
Jul 19, 2024
July Hotfix 1
Bug Fixes
Bulk playtester invites now work across pages.
Bulk playtester start and end time dialog no longer closes after entering hour or minute number.
Jul 16, 2024
Guest Management & Microsoft Authentication
New Features & Improvements
Guest Management: You can now invite guests to view videos within an Event
Microsoft Authentication: You can now login with your Microsoft account
Jul 11, 2024
Jira Integration Update
New Features & Improvements
Custom required fields are now presented dynamically in the Create Issue form
More meaningful error messages are presented when a user lacks necessary permissions
Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue that caused text labels from properly rendering in specific conditions.
Jun 27, 2024
June Update
New Features & Improvements
Added bulk upload functionality for video files. Users can now select up to 10 files in the file dialog for simultaneous upload.
Implemented ability to edit, delete, and re-categorize Insights in the Insights Dashboard.
Live Aware SDK for Unreal and Unity
Stream initiation now returns both Event ID and Video ID
Implemented automatic slice creation on game client crashes when buffered mode is enabled
Bug Fixes
Resolved a condition which would not allow users to Sign Out from the Settings view.
Jun 5, 2024
Transcript Translation Modal Hotfix
Bug Fixes
The translation options window for Transcripts will now only display a button to view the transcript in its original language, when viewing the transcript in a translated language.
Jun 3, 2024
Insights and Transcription Improvements
New Features & Improvements
Insights generation pipeline has been updated, resulting in a much higher quality and quantity of insights created.
If the transcription system fails to properly detect a speaker's language, you will now see a short message indicating the language was not detected, and you will be given the option to regenerate the transcript after supplying the speaker's language.
May 29, 2024
Localization Features and Live Aware SDK
New Features & Improvements
Added localization support for UI, core functionality, transcripts, summaries, and insights across 9 languages: English, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Italian, and Russian
Introduced Live Aware SDK (Alpha) for Unreal Engine and Unity with the following capabilities:
Initiate local gameplay recording and live streaming from within game client
Start buffered recordings to capture clips retroactively
Select which Event to stream or upload footage to
The localization updates allow for seamless collaboration across global teams and analysis of regional player data without language barriers. The new SDK enables automated recording, streamlined documentation of issues, and creation of marketing videos directly within game engines.
Bug Fixes
Livestream started notification now properly displays when in ULL mode
No longer displaying duplicate entries in Event Playtest Setup view
Preview window properly displays multiple screens
Stream duration is now consistent between Desktop Recorder application and website
May 15, 2024
Desktop Recorder Camera and Video Selection Improvements
New Features & Improvements
Desktop Recorder updated to 1.2.1
Camera position can be dragged to any screen quadrant in video preview window
Selecting window or screen is now done with a pop-up preview window to ensure proper selection
Upload Status - A progress bar in the bottom left corner will show the progress of the current upload. Uploads will now be queued and automatically paused when closing the Desktop Recorder, and resumed the next time it is opened.
Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue where the “Go Live” button becomes hidden with some combinations of window size and zoom.
Fixed positioning of “Go Live/Recording” button when window is very small
Users will now be automatically switched to ultra low latency when joining a team chat.
Microphone volume has been increased in audio mix.
Apr 30, 2024
Sync Transcript Button Placement
New Features & Improvements
Moved Sync Transcript button to top right of Transcripts view to avoid conflict with highlighting transcription segments
Bug Fixes
Fixed graphical issues with Insights loading animation
Apr 27, 2024
Annotations Bug Fixes
Bug Fixes
Fixed an intermittent issue preventing annotations to be created from transcription entries
Fixed an intermittent issue causing highlighted transcriptions to stop displaying action menu when highlighted
Fixed an intermittent issue preventing selection of any panel other then annotations from being displayed
Apr 19, 2024
Video Summary Bug Fix
Bug Fixes
Clicking a timestamp in a video summary no longer reloads the page. Playhead is moved to the corresponding timestamp.
Apr 17, 2024
iOS Recorder Bug Fix Release
Bug Fixes
"Start a stream" button now works for external playtesters
Autofill playtest code from Mail app
Playtest code copy and paste on iPhone pro 12
Improved UX for stream title editing
Preview ratio is kept when stream completes
Improved UX for switching between tabs
Apr 16, 2024
Automatic Language Detection
New Features & Improvements
Languages in video audio are now automatically detected. Generated transcripts, summaries, and insights will maintain the language they were originally spoken in.
Bug Fixes
Restored functionality to add .mp4 extension to the filename when downloading videos
Apr 10, 2024
More Accurate and Faster Transcripts, New Streamer Role, Accessibility Improvements
New Features & Improvements
Video transcripts are now more accurate and generated faster
Uploaded files no longer include the file extension in the video title
Email icon added to Playtester list to more easily allow sending email invite to single playtester
Slices now contain Team Chat recording
Updated text and organization of Slice Settings screen in Desktop Recorder for clarity
You can now change the location local Slices are stored
“Voice Chat” has been renamed to “Team Chat” in all instances in the UI
Bug Fixes
Fixed “Stoping” typo in button text that appeared when ending a stream
About screen access is restored for Playtester account
Fixed playtester download and support links in invite email
Insights Dashboard evidence video clips now contain Team Chat recording when available
Mar 21, 2024
Insights Generation Fix
Bug Fixes
Resolved an issue causing a low amount of insights to be generated from video transcriptions greater than 2 hours.
Mar 14, 2024
March Update
New Features & Improvements
Interface has been updated with a simpler, clean look with advanced controls available in a separate window.
Local Recordings has controls to specify capture resolutions (720p, 1080p, 1440p, 4K) and bitrate (2000 Kbps, 4000 Kbps, 8000 Kbps)
Microphone & camera can be captured in separate or combined feeds.
Recording buffer of 10 minutes can be enabled
Cursor can be shown or hidden in screen capture
Ending a Local Recording results in an upload dialog
Slice triggers can be create and managed in the Recorder
Team Chat can be joined and is recorded when joined before starting a Livestream
Playtest Management has been updated
Community has been renamed Playtesters
Playtesters view now shows playtesters as Internal (team members) or External (playtesters that are only allowed to stream with Live Aware Recorders)
Playtesters can be sent invitation emails with instructions and access codes or links
Internal Playtesters are assigned a custom link that automatically launches and configures the Desktop Recorder with the associated Event of the Playtest.
Video uploads now support .mkv video files
Bug Fixes
Generate Insights button is now disabled for Events with no Videos
Messages for video summaries have been updated to better differentiate from Insights
Insights data points no longer contain links to pre-production environments
Feb 27, 2024
February Improvements Update
New Features & Improvements
Video Insights are now renamed Summary, and can be found in the Media Info Bar beside Annotations and Transcripts.
You now have an option to enable or disable automatically playing videos when opening an Event
Media Info Bar buttons have been simplified by removing text.
Added transition animations during Insights generation (Now with more Nexie!)
Videos with separated microphone and camera tracks are added back before downloading video.
Slice created from Video has camera and microphone track
Bug Fixes
Insights information will no longer overflow out of its panel.
Live Aware now opens the most recent team you were using upon logging in.
Videos now cannot be moved to trashed events.
URLs of trashed Events now are inaccessible to users.
Chat recording in sync with other video tracks
Desktop Recorder updated to version v0.4.44
Fixed an issue causing preview window to not appear when Ultra-low latency mode is selected
Camera / Mic video now properly sync while streaming in Low Latency
Feb 21, 2024
Video Insights Button Fix
Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue causing the Video Insights button to be grayed out unless transcripts button is clicked.
Feb 13, 2024
Insights Dashboard
New Features & Improvements
Insights Dashboard is now available! Check out the blog post to learn more
Bug Fixes
A new version of the Desktop Recorder is now available:
Improved ultra-low latency stream quality while in low bandwidth environments.
The camera and microphone will be combined with the screen and audio as the default behavior. Optionally, you can toggle a setting in the preferences tab to stream with the camera and microphone separate.
Jan 30, 2024
January 30 Update
Bug Fixes
It is no longer possible to move a video to a Event that has been put in Trash
Desktop Recorder has been upgraded to version v0.4.42
Desktop Recorder now properly displays signed publisher as "Live Aware Labs LLC"
Stability improvements
Jan 16, 2024
Ultra Low Latency, Seperated Mic & Camera Streaming
New Features & Improvements
Ultra Low Latency Streaming mode added to Desktop Recorder
Mic and Camera now streamed separately from Desktop Recorder
Added ability to send Videos to Trash
Installer for Desktop Recorder for Windows 11 no longer triggers Windows Defender warning
Dec 8, 2023
Event Management Update
New Features & Improvements
Events can now be sent to and restored from Trash, where they are automatically deleted after 30 days.
Events can now be sent to and restored from Archive.
Nov 14, 2023
Team Member Management
New Features & Improvements
You can now manage your team and invite new members
New Roles: Admin, Member, and Viewer
A special setting toggle that only allows Admins to create or edit events
Oct 24, 2023
Event Voice Chat
New Features & Improvements
Live audio chat is now available as a viewer on Live Aware
Oct 11, 2023
October 11 Update
Bug Fixes
Desktop Recorder for Windows has been upgraded to v0.4.30
Audio and mic sources will be automatically selected
A message will now pop if a playtester tries to start a stream without an audio source selected
Aug 14, 2023
August Releases
New Features & Improvements
Web App
Watch two livestreams, or two VoDs that were streamed together in Spaces using synchronized viewing.
Desktop Recorder
Stream the audio/video from a specific app instead of capturing the entire system audio/ screen
Mobile (Android only)
Choose to stream with ultra low latency giving you a nearly real-time experience.
Bug Fixes
Web App Improvements
Transcript updates
Mobile (Android only) Improvements
VOD playback improvements
Copy video links from the library
Picture-in- picture
Mute audio
Watch live streams
Jul 20, 2023
July Releases
New Features & Improvements
Web App
Expanded transcript functions now include:
Sending snippets from the transcript to the annotations “area”
Clipping from highlighted passages of the transcript
Editing your transcripts to make any corrections
Oh dear’a, it’s Jira! Integrate Nexus and Jira accounts to create Jira issues from Nexus annotations
Desktop Recorder
Record in the background while playing; capture a clips with a hotkey.
Mobile (Android only)
Stream with ultra low latency for an almost real-time experience.
Bug Fixes
Web App improvements
Drastically improved loading times for the dashboard and event library
Dashboard filters remain set after leaving Nexus
Improvement to how timestamps are applied to annotations
Playback speed settings for a video no longer apply to all your videos
Mobile (Android only) improvements
Search/filter events
Search/filter videos
Picture in picture
Cancel streams during countdown
Jun 16, 2023
June Releases
New Features & Improvements
Web App
You have the ability to move videos between Events.
The new transcription feature is now live.
Clipping feature redesign now has presets and allows for exporting clips as GIFs.
Mobile (Android only)
Watch VoDs and live streams from your Android device.
Bug Fixes
VoDs showing as live streams
Option for videos to loop
Surfaced latency setting on the GO LIVE screen for Android
Library closes after video is selected
Scroll to and highlight new comments after hitting send
May 9, 2023
May Release
New Features & Improvements
Web App
Nexus-Slack integration
Redesigned comments section now called Annotations
Desktop Recorder
Now have the option to automatically upload your captures after they are recorded to share with your team instead of only livestreaming
Mobile (Android only)
Playtesters can now log in on mobile using a unique code to stream directly to your community
Apr 11, 2023
April Release
New Features & Improvements
Web App
New playback control bar to allow for greater continuity between different viewing options.
Make clips from uploaded videos.
Easily see what clips and were created from each video.
Editable descriptions for all types of videos.
Immediately cancel an upload even if it's still processing
Mobile (Android only)
New front facing camera capture
Bug Fixes
Added a Default "All" tab in Library
Tweaks to the Event Bar
Shortened delay between video upload and playback
Added Upload Failure feedback
Improvements to the end of a live stream
Added processing state for uploads
Fixed issues with parent video and related clips
Google sign-in prompt fixes
Added related clips attribute for uploaded video details
Improved livestream user experience
Adjusted styles for media detail info bubbles
Fixed renaming in the asset cards
Auto-opening comments when an asset is presented
4 bug fixes in the playback control bar
Resolved issue with community member form not submitting in default state
Removed processing state for live streams
… other 19 minor fixes/improvements
Mar 14, 2023
March Release
New Features & Improvements
Spaces: Multi-Video Analysis
Allows you to watch and analyze multiple streams simultaneously
Community Management and Playtesting Login
Add people outside of your studio to your team as community members
Generate and issue playtesting codes
Community members can use playtest codes to securely stream to a specified event
Bug Fixes
Comment Tags: Add a tag to a comment by using hashtags. Comments can then be filtered and searched for by their tags
Android App UI/UX Update: the Nexus Android app now has a completely redesigned interface that offers a much improved user experience
Tweaked styles for comments widget
Tweaked UX for comment and media options
Saved rotation for each video
Updated comments search and filters styles
Improved Library access UX
Events now will automatically open once created
Added link support to comment text editor
Fixed unable to trigger upload button
Minor UI/UX improvements for spaces
Playtesting setup modal made scrollable
Fixed topbar layout
Reduced CPU usage when opening playtesting setup
Filtered out playtesters for community members
Fixed locked feedback dialog bug
Tweaked comments styles and fixed autocomplete
Fixed comment tag filter issues
Reset filters triggered reload comments
Fixed broken navigation in Event Canvas
Fixed high CPU usage after opening library
… and other 19 fixes
Jan 10, 2023
Video Uploads
New Features & Improvements
You can now upload videos directly within the Library.
We have improved the overall experience of watching the live streams.
You can now see where you left off on previously watched videos.
Canvas widgets should now become more flexible in space.
New unread indicators for new content.
New event cards carousel in our iOS app.
Bug Fixes
Comment settings are now saved on the server.
Unread indicators for comments and threads are now correctly marked as read for creators.
... and 48 other fixes and improvements.
Sep 12, 2023
September Releases
New Features & Improvements
Web App
Clips are now called Slices.
Customize multiple hotkeys to capture different clip lengths.
Automated Insights now generate summaries of videos using transcripts.
Bug Fixes
Web App improvements
Improvements to transcripts
Highlighted text is now clearer with a stronger contrast
Further clean up a transcript by removing whole sections of text.
Improved video downloaded video file names.
Smooth transitions from livestream to VOD.
Mobile (Android only)
Streams will be given an automatic name like in our desktop recorder.
… many more additional QoL improvements and fixes