We’re pleased to release the 8.17 version of the Blue Billywig Online Video Platform.
Sign language support
This release, we’re introducing support for sign language interpretations to our web player. This allows you to provide viewers with an auditory impairment with an alternative way of watching your videos.
You can upload a sign language interpretation asset from the “Languages and accessibility” tab within the OVP. Once added, the toggle to enable the sign language interpretation will be added to the control bar of our player.
When creating the sign language asset, ensure that the file contains both the original video content as well as the sign language interpreter in a single video.
New Preview & embed page
We’re introducing a new preview and embed page for media clips, projects, playlists and channels. This new page shows a bigger preview of the content, allowing you to preview the content in multiple breakpoints (for example desktop, tablet and mobile) or a custom width and height.
The new Preview & embed page can be accessed from the header through the Preview & embed button located on the top right corner of the page:
- Added option to duplicate Shorts player
- Improved orientation handling within the SDKs
- Fixed an issue with the detail page in the Channel editor
- Fixed an issue with subtitle positioning in Shorts player
- Fixed an issue with the “Live in” text not properly being translated in the player
- Fixed an issue with loading HLS clips
- Fixed an issue with search in combination with special characters
- Fixed an issue with soft embargo’s
- Fixed an issue with cloning not containing assets when cloning to specific publications
- Fixed an issue with player timeline widget
- Fixed an issue with audio playback in pre-rolls