November 19th, 2025
New
Fixed
Annoucement
New Features:
LTI 1.3 for Moodle (in Preview)
Downloadable Transcript on Play Page
Azure Blob Storage now usable with Content Policies
New JW Player added (v8.38.3) - fixes issue with distorted audio
Bug Fixes:
Embeds now correctly sized for textblocks in Moodle
Timeout error when loading Analytics page
Error when accessing Failed Encodes area fixed
Encoder now accepts videos that have been rotated
Session validity now in place for MLWeb and webcam recordings
Thumbnails now show for LTI links in Moodle courses which have been copied
Allow use of alternative domain names for LTI signature validation
Content Policies - various Bug fixes
MEDIALecture - extra validation / warning messages shown when Title or Description not filled in
May 29th, 2025
Fixed
New Feature(s)
None
Bug Fixes
Encoder enhancements - Issue with iPhone 16 recordings failing to encode fixed. APAC codec handled in MEDIAL encoder
Layout breaking on content listing page when long video titles used fixed
HTML being used in live settings area bug causing problems saving the channel fixed
Bug causing inconsistent durations for MEDIALecture recordings fixed
Teaching assistant role in Canvas not able to use the app - fixed
Shared playlist errors fixed
Problem when saving changes to footer text fixed
Analytics page timeout error resolved
January 30th, 2025
Fixed
New Features(s)
None
Bug Fixes
Encoder enhancements - Logic added to deal with low bit rate - high resolution files, maintaining quality of original input
Bug fix with Saving Live Settings page
Security issue remedied with cookies not being sent with the 'secure' flag
Playlist ID's changed to GUID's
Zoom API call modified to accurately catch any missing scopes on set up
Bulk import fix - personal categoryid using contributor to find username now correctly sets the personal category id
PDF files uploaded via wizard secured as non-downloadable
Caching of users' groups amended. MEDIALecture group access was not being reflected in LTI
Teams Integration fix - email address was not being returned for OneDrive item via API calls, causing recordings to be assigned to Hml Admin user
Upload folder deletion tidy process can no longer delete 7+ day old files that are waiting to encode as part of a bulk upload
June 27th, 2024
New
Fixed
New Feature(s)
Content Policies Allow upload CSV of archive / restore video IDS / refs
Live - Support for Wowza Cloud Live CDN Streaming
Service - Process added to re-create SMIL files where SQL is run to mass delete lo or high versions of files - contact support@medial.com for guidance
Bug Fixes
Multiple changes & performance improvements to Teams integration
Teams - now be configurable site-wide without LtiSiteID selection - allowing multiple LTI sites to work with one Teams integration
Content Policies - bug fixes and improvements - support for Azure Blob Storage
Reporting - Exclude Personal categories for category count
MEDIALite - fix for incorrect reporting of storage usage
LTI - bug fix for login failure
Secure categories - bug fix - when disabled it breaks thumbnails for older clips and prevents downloading of content from the playback page
MEDIALecture - bug fixed for not Launching from Home page
Transcoding Instance - Removed need for VirtualMachine config setting
Transcoding Instance - bug fix for failure to multiple encode files when more than one running
Content Listing - Archive File for Download kept if clip fails to encode
Content Listing - Clip reports "..." instead of "No" when processing for clarity
Support Area - New screen for altering streaming type (progressive, HLS) for both portal and LTI and for uploading MEDIALecture license
January 16th, 2024
Fixed
New Feature(s)
None
Bug Fixes
Zoom efficiencies improved
Moodle video preview playback bug fixed
No Content bug for Student Atto - fixed
December 20th, 2023
Fixed
New Feature(s)
None
Bug Fixes
Moodle App column name change - userid from user
Improved Captions Logging
December 2nd, 2023
Fixed
New Feature(s)
None
Bug Fixes
Content listing deletion of files message changed
November 9th, 2023
Fixed
New Features(s)
None
Bug Fixes
If only a HD file exists then use that to create thumbnails rather than HI file for chapter creation
Notifications Azure Available disk space same as Total Disk Space
Analytics is a blank screen in LTI, fixed
ML Web fails to start under Firefox if being used for a second time, fixed
October 20th, 2023
New
Fixed
New Feature(s)
Additional Basque Translations added
Bug Fixes
change made to ignore custom_link_response for instructor unless launch_type
Warning that stats will be reset unless the new clip has been uploaded within 24 hours from the origial, for uploads outside of 5% of the duration of the original
Token replaced on expiry and new columns ChannelSearchQuantity, LastSharepointChannelId, LastChannelUrlIndex added.
October 10th, 2023
Fixed
New Feature(s)
None
Bug Fixes
PlaySeconds recording adjusted so playhits only count > 0 seconds
Teams tables added to help streamline channel process