Changelog

Analog Way, Barco E2, and more added

1.13.0 (2024-10-22)

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Analog Way, Barco E2, and more Yamaha series added to the library

Several new gear items have been added to the library including:
  • Analog Way
    • Alta switchers
    • LivePremier series including their input/output cards
    • Midra switchers
    • Pictural Mark II media servers including their expansion cards
  • Barco
    • E2 (Gen 1 and Gen 2)
    • PDS-4K + PDS-4K SDI
    • S3-4K
  • Yamaha
    • R series
    • Tio series
The new library options added in version 1.12 are required to use these library items so make sure your app is running 1.12.2 or later!

Significant improvements to project saving, syncing, and opening

Continuing the work started in 1.12, this update brings major improvements to how GearConnect keeps track of and saves your project files. In addition to the improvements and bug fixes listed below, notable changes include:
  • Projects no longer ask you to save when leaving a project or going to the Library Editor; it automatically saves before navigating to the new page
    • Note: You will still be prompted to save before closing the tab or window, which we recommend you do
  • When navigating between Draw, Report, and other locations in the app, the background sync will run and a version history will be created automatically if it hasn't already, thus validating the project more frequently and keeping more backup copies
  • Better scheduling of large operations to prevent the app from getting overwhelmed in situations like upgrading a project while also downloading the latest library updates
All of these changes should provide a more streamlined experience when working quickly or with large projects in the app.

Improvements

  • Additional information is now displayed during some loading screen operations to give you more feedback as to what is happening in the background:
    • When opening projects, it will report how the project is being opened:
      • In most cases it will report it is loading the project from version history
      • In cases where version history is not available or not up to date, it will display the step it is on (gear category, ports, layers, etc...)
    • When updating to the latest library version, it will report which category it's currently downloading, broken down by default and user libraries
  • When the background sync detects errors and prompts you to run a full sync, it will now preform a full reload of the project to improve sync accuracy (this is how the manual Server Sync operates from the Tools Menu as well)
  • More feedback to the user has been added regarding when a sync is in progress

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed notifications and the loading bar being underneath the full screen loading page, which was making them unreadable
  • In rare cases, the most recent version history's drawing data would be loaded instead of the most recent drawing during project opens or navigating back to the Draw Page; the version history drawing data is now only used during explicit imports, with the most recent drawing data always taking precedence in all other cases
  • When coming back to the app, you would be taken to the Projects Page, but your most recent project was loaded in the background; the project is no longer loaded until you open it specifically
  • When importing a project from the Projects Page, you were not taken to the Project's Draw page automatically once the import was complete