Updates

Docker changes

• Fixed an issue where the container may not be able to communicate with LetsEncrypt's servers
• Setting USE_LETS_ENCRYPT to false now removes existing certificates, which is useful for troubleshooting
• Fixed an issue where Postfix may not start automatically
• When LetsEncrypt is switched on, http requests are now automatically forwarded to https

Other changes

• Support for showing image files in the Adobe Panel
• Comments - Replies are still listed under their respective parent comments when ordering comments by date
• Comments - Fixed an issue where comment replies may not be threaded correctly
• Player - Fixed an issue where pressing Play on Cut Notes wouldn't stop rewinding/fast forwarding when synced to the web UI
• Users - Fixed an issue where admins could be unable to add users in some instances
• Various minor tweaks and bug fixes

Upgrading from a previous version

Please see the Upgrading section of the installation guide for instructions on how to upgrade your existing installation.

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• Fixed an issue where marker text could be unreadable in Dark Mode

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• Fixed an issue where marker text could be unreadable in Dark Mode

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Docker changes

• Environment variables have been moved to a separate config.env file to make future updates simpler
• LetsEncrypt integration allows you to easily setup SSL encryption
• A proxy is now used to route HTTP and Websocket data to the correct services, increasing the compatibility of Synced Sessions with certain firewalls / network configurations
• Kollaborate Server now has a local mail server for sending emails directly from the server, although you'll still need to setup things like SPF, DMARC, reverse DNS records, etc, at the domain level in order for emails to get past spam filters.

Other changes

• Deleted files and projects can now be restored for up to 30 days, up from 14
• Deleted file events now appear on the History page for a project (only project admins can see this)
• You can customize the port that the websocket server listens on and allow Kollaborate to connect to it over web ports (80 or 443) if it's running through a proxy. Connecting through standard web ports increases compatibility with firewall and network configurations.
• Overhauled how encoder pinging works on the Admin Dashboard and statuses can now be refreshed manually without needing to reload the page
• Some browsers may block autoplaying videos with sound, which can affect Synced Sessions. Kollaborate now mutes audio if it detects this to allow the video to still play in sync. Users can click on the Mute icon to unmute audio. Repeated use of Kollaborate will eventually teach a browser to allow autoplaying video with audio.
• More efficient preloading of hoverscrub thumbnails
• Fixed an issue where the size of a file could be reported incorrectly if it takes a while to move to the shared storage volume
• Fixed an issue where link recipients could only download the originally linked file and not any other versions
• Fixed an issue where folder link recipients couldn't view comments in certain situations
• Fixed an issue where caption durations could be incorrect depending on the timecode start point
• Only documents below 300 MB are converted to PDF, which fixes extremely long encoding jobs for documents with embedded videos
• Improvements to how folder disk usage is calculated when moving files
• Various minor installer tweaks and improvements
• Various minor backend tweaks and bug fixes

Upgrading from 3.0.1

If you are upgrading from the Docker installation on 3.0.1, you will need to move your MySQL database settings from docker-compose.yml to the new config.env file. Then follow the upgrade instructions in the setup guide.

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Changes in this version

• Compatibility with Kollaborate Server 3.0.2
• Communication with Kollaborate Server now follows redirects, which fixes an issue where you may get a blank response from the server if you set the web server URL as http instead of https.
• Limit images passed to ffmpeg to 15Kx15K as it can't deal with images bigger than that
• Fixed an issue where document jobs wouldn't requeue if they fail
• Fixed an issue where soffice could be killed prematurely, preventing office docs being converted
• Fixed an issue where some temporary document files wouldn't be cleaned up after encoding finished
• Various small bug fixes, tweaks and optimizations

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• Fixed an issue that could cause videos to appear blank in certain circumstances
• Stability improvements

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• Fixed an issue that could cause videos to appear blank in certain circumstances
• Stability improvements

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• Fixed an issue that could cause the Kollaborate login window to be blank
• Fixed an issue that could prevent Kollaborate sync working correctly
• Improved support for Kollaborate Server 3.0.2
• Minor bug fixes, tweaks and optimizations

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• Fixed an issue that could cause the Kollaborate login window to be blank
• Fixed an issue that could prevent Kollaborate sync working correctly
• Improved support for Kollaborate Server 3.0.2
• Minor bug fixes, tweaks and optimizations

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• Stability improvements
• Relaxed transport security settings to allow unencrypted self-hosted servers
• Improved macOS 10.15 Catalina compatibility
• Minor bug fixes, tweaks and optimizations

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• More descriptive error message if you can't upload because your account is out of disk space
• Relaxed transport security settings to allow unencrypted self-hosted servers
• Improved macOS 10.15 Catalina compatibility
• Minor bug fixes, tweaks and optimizations

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• CinePlay no longer uses OpenGL, which fixes some bugs / glitches and increases compatibility with future versions of iOS. This also necessitated the removal of the Kollaborate CDL coloring feature. Our recommended replacement is to use an Upload Workflow on Kollaborate to bake a LUT into a proxy.
• Fixed a crash that could occur at startup
• Lots of UI / polish tweaks
• General bug fixes, tweaks and optimizations

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• Improved compatibility with iOS 13

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• Improved compatibility with macOS 10.15 Catalina
• Added an option in Preferences to specify the amount of time Folder Watcher should wait after a file has been written to before considering the file as "finished" and starting the upload
• Fixed an issue where some files may not encode/upload if they contain certain characters in their metadata fields
• Various minor bug fixes, tweaks and optimizations

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• Improved compatibility with macOS 10.15 Catalina
• Plugin Manager Installers - Improved compatibility with Apple's new notarization requirements
• Plugin Manager Installers - Better handling of notarization errors, including the option to easily see the notarization log
• Stability improvements
• General bug fixes, tweaks and optimizations

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• Improved compatibility with macOS 10.15 Catalina
• CinePlay no longer treats the "Elapsed Time" display as if it was just timecode with a different start point. This fixes an issue where CinePlay may have produced different time output compared to QuickTime Player X. This doesn't change the default display type, which is Timecode.
• Fixed an issue with being unable to step frame-by-frame through extremely long movies
• Fixed an issue where aspect ratio blanking could have incorrect dimensions on macOS 10.15
• General bug fixes, tweaks and optimizations

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Compatibility notes:

• Kollaborate Server can now be installed via Docker. The next update will be Linux-only so Docker will then be the only way to install on macOS / Windows. Existing installations on macOS / Windows can continue using this version but will need to switch to Docker for the next version. We recommend new installations on macOS / Windows use Docker.
  
  To switch an existing installation to Docker, use a database tool like phpMyAdmin or Sequel Pro to export your existing database. Follow the steps for Docker configuration in the installation guide, then use your database tool to delete all tables in the database and then restore the backup you created earlier. If the versions don't match, you may need to visit http://[your site].com/upgrade to upgrade the database afterwards.
  
  Note: the Docker scripts don't currently setup SSL or email sending - these still need to be manually configured. Please see the installation guide for more details on this.

Server-Specific Changes

• You can now specify a UUID for a server from the Servers page in the Admin Area. This allows Kollaborate Server to identify the encoder in situations where it cannot from the IP address alone - e.g. if you have a complex network setup or you're running more than one encoder on a single IP. The UUID can be any value but it's best to create one with the uuidgen command-line tool. Remember to also add the UUID on in the encoder's config file.
  

Changes in 3.0.1 build 3011

• Fixes several issues with the Docker scripts. To upgrade from build 3010, backup the html/config folder to a safe place, overwrite all files from version 3010 with the newer update, then copy the config folder back again. Now type docker-compose build followed by docker-compose up -d. Then visit [your URL]/upgrade to update the database version.
• Moved the websocket server to its own separate Docker container for improved reliability
• The installer now detects when it's running on Docker and disables steps that are unnecessary for Docker installations

Changes in 3.0.1

• You can now choose to hide others' comments when creating a link or when editing permissions for a team member. This means the person can only view comments they made and replies to those comments.
• File pinning - Pinning a file or folder makes sure it always displays at the top of the Files page, regardless of how files are sorted. This can be useful to highlight important files to your team.
• You can now manually mark a file as viewed or unviewed by you.
• Advanced Search now populates your current search when you go back to it, so it can be edited or tweaked.
  
  Additionally, we've added new criteria for you to search against: Tag Value, Is Pinned, Version Title, Status Text, File Workflow, Color, Is Alias, Viewed by Me.
• SVG logos - You can now upload your company logo as an SVG. Vector SVGs are now our recommended logo format to ensure your logo always looks crisp regardless of screen size or DPI.
• Tasks - Descriptions are now optional and tasks no longer have to have a due date.
• HQ encoding beta - This allows you to deliver higher-quality proxies at a lower file size, at the expense of very old devices (>8 years). This is opt-in on a per-user basis by visiting http://[your site]/beta .
• Various minor UI tweaks and other optimizations

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Compatibility notes:

• Kollaborate Encoder can now be installed via Docker. The next update will be Linux-only so Docker will then be the only way to install on macOS / Windows. Existing installations on macOS / Windows can continue using this version but will need to switch to Docker for the next version.
  
  To switch your existing installation to Docker, follow the steps in the installation guide and then copy your old kollab_encoder.conf file to the new installation.

Changes in 1.5

• Fixed an issue where the queue could stall
• Fixed an issue where multiple encodes could occur at the same time
• Fixed an issue where files could use the wrong URL when updating a failed job
• Support for HQ encoding opt-in
• Fixed an issue where soffice could be killed prematurely, preventing office docs being converted
• You can now specify a UUID in your config file. This allows Kollaborate Server to identify the encoder in situations where it cannot from the IP address alone - e.g. if you have a complex network setup or you're running more than one encoder on a single IP. The UUID can be any value but it's best to create one with the uuidgen command-line tool. Remember to also add the UUID on the Servers page in the Admin Area on the webserver.

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• Fixed an issue that could cause Kollaborate Folder Watcher to not be able to read file information in certain situations

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• Fixed an issue that could cause Kollaborate Transfer to not be able to read file information in certain situations

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