README: This file discusses the latest version of the Venus 1500 software. Title: Venus 1500 Version: 4.20.4 Release Date: 11 November 2013 1.0 New features in this release Venus 1500: 1.01 Improved software responsiveness when display operations are being performed. 1.02 Improved group operations to allow communications with multiple displays at the same time. 1.03 Improved display publish behavior to limit the amount of time the display will be blank for GPR and DMP type displays. 1.04 Improved progress reporting as well as the progress dialog behavior. 1.05 Improved Alerts behavior and also made to be synchronized with progress operations. Content Studio: 1.06 Added the ability to create an XML data source that can be used in tickers, data lists, or single field text boxes. 1.07 Added the ability to create DM-100 fuel price data fields from the Dynamic Data Library. If a DMP-8060 player is used, a firmware update to version 5.3.1.15 is required for data to show on the display. 1.08 Added the ability to create RSS/ATOM and XML data fields from the Dynamic Data Library. In addition, one can change which result (Ex: Second headline rather than first) wanted from these data sources by selecting the field and changing the result number on the Data Tools tab. 1.09 Added the ability to create, edit, or remove data sources without having a presentation open via the Configure Sources menu item on the Application menu. 1.10 Added the ability to exchange one data source (CNN Top Stories RSS) for another like data source (FOX Latest Headlines RSS) via the Exchange Sources menu item on the Application menu. Note that XML data sources cannot be exchanged. This dialog is automatically shown when opening a presentation that references a data source that does not exist. 2.0 Bug fixes in this release Venus 1500: 2.01 Fixed an issue where display status would not be shown if there was missing information. 2.02 Fixed an issue when closing Venus 1500 if the settings file access is denied. 2.03 Fixed an issue when the Windows time format did not include seconds. 2.04 Fixed an issue where progress would not always finish for Galaxy type displays. 2.05 Fixed an issue where the content file size for Galaxy type displays shown in the content view was not correct. 2.06 Fixed an issue when large amounts of content were stored in a single content folder. 2.07 Fixed an issue when previewing content that had a different framerate than 30 frames per second. Content Studio: 2.08 Fixed issues with not being able to save when the My Documents folder is mapped to a network location that is not available. 2.09 Fixed an issue where video import would fail when running on a non-English operating system 2.10 Fixed an issue with Media Library not always working when running on a non-English operating system. 2.11 Fixed an issue that would not allow a user to snap an element's end time to the layout's end time under certain scenarios. 2.12 Fixed a visual issue when editing static text in a ticker slot that has a border. 3.0 Known Issues Venus 1500: 3.01 When publishing to an M4 controller messages will be sent one at a time. 3.03 If a presentation is retrieved from a display that contains a frame duration of less than .10 seconds, the frame durations will be set to .10 seconds automatically. 3.04 If a Galaxy Pro Revolution and a GP3 are in the same group, not all Display Tools will work. 3.05 Current presentation in status view is not always correct for GPR type displays. 3.06 Installing older versions (4.0-4.15) of Venus 1500 with a newer version installed will cause issues when running Venus 1500. 3.07 Display discovery does not properly find displays when running on Windows 8 3.08 When performing an upgrade install, the system might be rebooted without notice. Content Studio: 3.09 Non-Unicode TrueType fonts will not show Extended ASCII characters correctly. Arial is a Unicode font that will display these characters correctly. This occurs only for presentations created prior to Venus 1500 4.9. 3.10 Date, time, and temperature fields inserted into a text box may not be sized to their max potential width. This results in text either being cut off or displayed on the next line within the text box. 3.11 Outline or shadow depths of more than a pixel will be truncated to one pixel for Galaxy and GalaxyPro displays when all text within the text box is using a Venus font. Text with TrueType fonts are not affected. 3.12 Galaxy and GalaxyPro: The spacing between characters when using a Venus font with an outline is slightly less when editing and previewing than what is finally shown on the display. 3.13 Galaxy and GalaxyPro: Text will not flash when the layout also has a video or scrolling text element. 3.14 Galaxy and GalaxyPro: Time fields will not update when the layout contains a scrolling text element. 3.15 The degree symbol in temperature fields can appear as a different character when changing TrueType fonts in presentations created prior to Venus 1500 4.9. 3.16 GalaxyProp Revolution and DMP-4060: Previewing a presentation before thumbnails have been loaded in the storyboard can cause a thumbnail for a video to appear garbled or the video being previewed can appear garbled. If this occurs, re-open the presentation and wait for the thumbnails to show before previewing. 3.17 The Venus 1500 installer may run when trying to import a video. 3.18 DMP-8060 -- When pausing a preview, a video element will not pause and continue playback. 3.19 GalaxyPro Revolution, DMP-4060: Characters from a Windows symbol font such as Webdings or Wingdings will not show when sent to the display. 3.20 Date, Time, and Temp field do not work in Data Tickers or Data Lists. ************************************************************************************ Copyright (c) by Daktronics, Inc. 2012 Venus, Galaxy, GalaxyPro are trademarks or registered trademarks of Daktronics, Inc. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.