Avalon 8.0.1

Avalon 8.0.1 includes bug fixes and an improvement to item load times.

Changes

• Load time for item pages has been significantly reduced, especially for items with many sections

Bug Fixes

• Fixed Add to Playlist bugs where "add current track" and "add current section" actions did not create playlist items with appropriate scope
• Fixed scope for newly created Timelines when selecting headings with multiple tracks
• Resolved a case where the Share panel would not be enabled on item pages
• Files retrieved from cloud storage no longer have redundant download requests
• Connecting to Sharepoint in Browse Everything no longer requires two authentication attempts
• User account fields are no longer case sensitive
• Streaming server configuration in settings file respects both string and token values

Avalon 8

Dependency Updates

• Fedora 6
• Rails 7.2
• Ruby 3.3
• Ramp 3.3
  • Progress bar style changes for improved seeking
  • State management has been widely refactored
  • Captions settings for user sessions are now saved in the browser
  • Expand/collapse buttons for structural metadata moved from Avalon to a new Ramp component
  • Fixed a bug where parameters in URLs passed to Ramp caused errors
  • Multiple bugs fixed for mobile browsers

Features and Changes

• Sharepoint can now be configured as a source in Browse Everything, allowing users to connect and upload media files directly from Microsoft cloud storage services
• Date is no longer a required field in descriptive metadata for items
• Subject field now links out to other items with the same subject
• Support for progressive download—Avalon can now stream MP3 files directly without transcoding
• Improved handling of thumbnail and poster image generation when certain derivative streams are unavailable
• The location for temporary files created during processing can now be configured
• Optimized waveform generation
• mediainfo removed as a dependency
• Solr queries updated to improve response times
• Performance improvements to item edit pages and HLS manifest generation

Bug Fixes

• Item deletion now properly removes child files from objects
• Encode jobs with invalid status no longer block the encoding dashboard from displaying
• IIIF Manifests are properly generated for items still being processed