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SAMCAST STUDIO Changelog

What's new in SAMCAST STUDIO 2023.4

Oct 26, 2023
  • SAM Cloud - improved websocket error recovery.
  • Upgrade FLAC to latest version (1.4.3).

New in SAMCAST STUDIO 2023.3 (Aug 29, 2023)

  • Activation system upgrade

New in SAMCAST STUDIO 2022.6 (Jan 19, 2023)

  • Fixed album cover search.
  • Build pipeline improvements.

New in SAMCAST STUDIO 2022.4 (Aug 18, 2022)

  • Updated EV CodeSign Certificate and deployment pipeline.
  • Fixed auto-updater security check to work with new certificate

New in SAMCAST STUDIO 2022.3 (Jun 29, 2022)

  • Control SAMBC from your keyboard, bluetooth device or other input that supports virtual media keys.
  • Enable hotkeys in SAM->Config->General
  • This allows you to control mute studio, play, pause, next track and fade to next track. (Hold Shift to trigger fade-to-next while pressing Next Track command button)

New in SAMCAST STUDIO 2022.1 (Mar 23, 2022)

  • Fixed SSL support for various components.
  • Updated SSL certificate.

New in SAMCAST STUDIO 2021.5 (Nov 10, 2021)

  • Upgraded build chain.

New in SAMCAST STUDIO 2021.4 (Jul 20, 2021)

  • Fix read of BPM from tag and updating of BPM field in database when changed.
  • Updated dates and information on various windows.

New in SAMCAST STUDIO 2021.3 (Jul 20, 2021)

  • SAM Reporter now automatically detects best port to use. (Ports tried in this order: 80, 81, 8080, 8081, 10080)
  • SAM Reporter improved support for MariaDB.
  • Auto-updater support for secure downloads & certificate checks.

New in SAMCAST STUDIO 2021.2 (May 18, 2021)

  • Updated digital signatures to SHA256.

New in SAMCAST STUDIO 2018.5 (Jun 25, 2018)

  • Fixed bug where AGC settings failed to load properly in certain cases.

New in SAMCAST STUDIO 2018.4 (May 25, 2018)

  • Statistic Relays using new HTTP library.
  • Removed obsolete Statistic Relays.

New in SAMCAST STUDIO 2018.3 (Apr 10, 2018)

  • Statistic Relays using new HTTP library.
  • Removed obsolete Statistic Relays.

New in SAMCAST STUDIO 2018.2 (Mar 14, 2018)

  • Fixed memory leak with updated Wowza statistic relay.
  • Better redirect support inside HTTP library.

New in SAMCAST STUDIO 2017.11 (Dec 4, 2017)

  • Ability to label statistic relays to easily identify them. (Right-click on relay and select "Change Label").

New in SAMCAST STUDIO 2017.9 (Sep 29, 2017)

  • Ability to label encoders to easily identify them. (Right-click on encoder and select "Change Label")

New in SAMCAST STUDIO 2017.8 (Sep 29, 2017)

  • Ability to label encoders to easily identify them. (Right-click on encoder and select "Change Label")

New in SAMCAST STUDIO 2017.7 (Aug 8, 2017)

  • Reverted URLEncode to use "%20" instead of plus ("+") for encoding spaces. This affected Shoutcast v1 titles.

New in SAMCAST STUDIO 2017.6 (Jul 4, 2017)

  • Reverted URLEncode to use "%20" instead of plus ("+") for encoding spaces. This affected Shoutcast v1 titles.

New in SAMCAST STUDIO 2017.5 (May 30, 2017)

  • Updated Help links to new Help Center location.
  • Improved UTF-8 support for CheapestStream and SAMBC Cloud encoders.

New in SAMCAST STUDIO 2017.4 (May 2, 2017)

  • Removed Dual Channel as option from CheapestStream and SpacialNet encoders due to HTML5 playback incompatibility.
  • Removed Dual Channel as option from MP3 (LAME) and SpacialNet encoders.
  • Fixed missing images in online changelog.
  • Updated CodeSign certificate.

New in SAMCAST STUDIO 2017.2 (Feb 20, 2017)

  • Added "graceful back-off" logic to SAMCloud Encoder to avoid stampede scenarios and to allow "kick" functionality to work better.
  • Encoder now more gracefully handle case where two tried to DJs connect to same slot at same time.
  • CheapestStream Encoder improvements to prevent rare crash when switching users while encoding.

New in SAMCAST STUDIO 2017.1 (Jan 25, 2017)

  • Removed unsupported profiles from WM Encoder.
  • Improved DEBUG edition code and tracing.
  • Upgraded network library.

New in SAMCAST STUDIO 2016.11 (Jan 4, 2017)

  • Removed Windows Media Encoder 6kbps profile which no longer works on newer systems. (You can still create your own custom low bitrate profiles)
  • CheapestStream Encoder improvements to prevent rare crash when switching users while encoding.

New in SAMCAST STUDIO 2016.10 (Jan 4, 2017)

  • Fix Cloud Encoder listen link on Encoders Window.

New in SAMCAST STUDIO 2016.8 (Jan 4, 2017)

  • Upgraded bug and memory tracing in DEBUG builds.
  • Fixed various minor memory leaks.

New in SAMCAST STUDIO 2016.7 (Jan 4, 2017)

  • Fixed Shoutcast v1 metadata and statistic issue.
  • Improved FLV streamer (CheapestStream).
  • Fixed index out of bounds errors for VUMeter.

New in SAMCAST STUDIO 2016.6 (Jan 4, 2017)

  • Updated user-agent information in Icecast v2 streaming. Also switched from ICE/1.0 to HTTP/1.0 as protocol identifier.

New in SAMCAST STUDIO 2016.3 (Jan 4, 2017)

  • Fixed buffering and stream drop issue on CheapestStream encoder.
  • Improved installer checking for running application instances.

New in SAMCAST STUDIO 2016.2 (Jan 4, 2017)

  • Improved trace logging for easier issue resolution.
  • Fixed thread safety on some core objects.

New in SAMCAST STUDIO 2016.1 (Jan 4, 2017)

  • Licensing system updates.
  • Fix version display on activation window.
  • Proper warning if upgrade not allowed.

New in SAMCAST STUDIO 2014.7 (Jun 27, 2015)

  • Fix deadlock condition when using HTTP adapters with certain encoders.

New in SAMCAST STUDIO 2014.6 (Jun 27, 2015)

  • Fixed crash/freeze related to metadata and event adapters.

New in SAMCAST STUDIO 2014.5 (Jun 27, 2015)

  • Fix Race condition in licensing module.

New in SAMCAST STUDIO 2014.3 (Jun 27, 2015)

  • Some encoders can now detect when they have not received initial audio data
  • Removal of some legacy version terminology
  • Fix for 200 error for Live365 streams
  • Fix for Unable to edit or remove ROBUST WMA stream encoders

New in SAMCAST STUDIO 2014.2 (Jun 27, 2015)

  • Restart encoder when we are "Unable to send data fast enough"

New in SAMCAST STUDIO 2014.1 (Jun 27, 2015)

  • Fixed Disapearing Image Display crash in Windows XP SP2, SP3
  • Upgraded Lame encoder to latest version.
  • Updated About/Splash screens.
  • Allow DJ/Username in Icecast2 and SHOUTcast2 encoder configs
  • Spruced up GUI
  • Fixed Wowza statistics relay breaking when no label is specified for mount.

New in SAMCAST STUDIO 2013.6 (Jun 27, 2015)

  • URL redirection support added.
  • Updated user agent name on all HTTP requests.

New in SAMCAST STUDIO 2013.4 (Jun 27, 2015)

  • Licensing bug fixes.
  • HTTP Adapter filters unrecognized data.

New in SAMCAST STUDIO 2013.3 Build 37079 (May 15, 2013)

  • Licensing bug fixes
  • Updated CheapestStream protocol
  • Fixes for Statistical relays

New in SAMCAST STUDIO 2013.2 (May 15, 2013)

  • Automatic Reactivation for expiring keys
  • Fix for failed activations due to invalid home path
  • Fix memory leaks in Web calls

New in SAMCAST STUDIO 2013.0 (May 15, 2013)

  • Windows 8 compatibility.
  • All new product key and activation system.
  • Improved stability in multi-CPU environments.

New in SAMCAST STUDIO 3.4.6 (Aug 29, 2012)

  • US2238: Improved CheapestStream encoder to allow compatibility with iTunes / Winamp players.
  • DE986: Fixed Wowza statistic relay issue. Added support for v3.
  • DE1340: Fixed Archive window for Cheapest Stream encoder.