Slicer release 240304.04.02
Fixes:
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Fix ImageBug not appearing if there is already one set in the future.
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Fix output video stutter that may occur when input video alternates between 33ms and 50ms frame duration with every frame.
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Fix ingest of VOD .m3u8 manifest for silent (no audio) content.
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Fix use_brokers=4 slice upload verification race condition.
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Fix -ttml parameter parsing to support file paths containing ':' symbol.
Enables:
- Optional new static video detector for slicer health monitoring and failover.
Other changes:
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Improve liveslicer installer script.
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Remove liveslicer -ac3_pass_through option, add -ac3_pass_through_all.
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Update CA bundle.
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Change default behavior to no discont on fps changes.
Known issues:
- Apple M1 slicer build (mac_arm64) does not support Dolby AC3/EC3 encoding, or Nielsen options.
Prerequisites:
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Due to CentOS 6 reaching EOL in November 2020 this slicer release requires CentOS 7 or newer.
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Due to the slicer being built on CentOS 7 it picks up some new library dependencies which are not included in the base install of Ubuntu 18.04. Ubuntu users may need to pre-install them: sudo apt install libnl-3-200 libatomic1.
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Nvidia driver 418 or later is required for HEVC 4K HDR/SDR.
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Mac intel build: sudo xattr -d -r com.apple.quarantine uplynk_slicer_mac_64-240304.04.02-master.
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Mac arm64 build: sudo xattr -d -r com.apple.quarantine uplynk_slicer_mac_arm64-240304.04.02-master.
As of 23020901-rc1 VOD slicer no longer requires a CPU with AVX instruction set support, and is compatible with rosetta on Apple M1.