Scope

This document is intended for existing Actus customers, with systems running
older versions.

It describes the main improvements introduced by Actus in version 5.7, which will
gradually be distributed to all customers during the second half of 2014, under
support agreements.

The main emphasis of this version is in an improved system management,
including more powerful users rights, file access rights, groups, control of
processes, more logging events.

It is intended as a brief description. If you require more technical information and
precise specifications, please contact [email protected]

Operating System

Windows 2012

Supports Windows Server 2012, in addition to Windows
server 2008 R2.

Recorder

Change of
Clock
Supports change of server clock during operation and
will update without need for re-start.
DAB+  supports DAB+ recording (digital radio)
DTT Ingest Support for more DTT (not DVBT) protocols for Asia.
TS SSM Support for SSM protocol  

Security and Settings

HTTPS supporting HTTPS connections
User Activity
Log
Added more functions and events that are logged
User Groups Added User Groups, with inherited rights
Active
Directory
Added support for Active Directory, with no need for
specific login into Actus system for recognized users.

Access Control
for Clips

ACL Clips (access control)

Alert-Center

New Name The old “Monitor” module name is replaced by the name
“AlertCenter”.
New Design New design of Alert Center to be more friendly and
informative for users.
More
Information
Add general information of the recording channel on
each channel thumbnails
Personalisation Save “Alert Center” settings per user

EPG

Chinese Added support for Chinese Mandarin EPG strings
Comparison Supporting comparison between 2 dates of the same
channels

Catalog and Libraries  ​

Shared
Libraries
Supporting Private and Shared libraries process
Share a Clip Supporting option to copy clip from Private library to
Shared library
Permissions  Supporting permission per users/groups
Catalog MailTo  Create Link with entry to Actus Application with playing
clip   
Player Add an ability to play MP4 files in catalog and shared
catalog
Join Screen to
Video
Burn-in screens (bumpers) into exported projects at the
beginning or end of clips.
 Access Control
for Clips
ACL Clips (access control)
 eMail with

 

Links

Any sent email will include both a link to download and a link to Play the clip

Menus

AlertCenter the System Health module is now called AlertCenter
(instead of Monitor)
Content
Detection
the Audio and Video and Manual detection modules are
now called ContentDetection (instead of AdWatch)
Catalog The database of Clips create din the system is called
Catalog. (instead of Clips)