IOCOM IG
Client v.
2.0.8 Release Notes
Contents
Minimum
System
Requirements
Installation
What's
New?
Known Issues
Minimum System
Requirements
- Windows XP or Vista
- Minimum 2.4 GHz Pentium 4/1.6 GHz Pentium-M/1.6 GHz Core 2
Duo Processor
- 512 MB RAM
- Headset with boom microphone (or conference phone with echo
cancellation)
- USB WebCam or other video capture device
- High-bandwidth network connection
Installation
To
proceed with IG client software installation, download/obtain the
latest installer
program from your systems administrator or IOCOM
sales representative. A
valid license key, IG Server hostname/IP, and login
credentials are
required to license and configure your software. You may
install this software on new systems or upgrade existing IG
installations. After running the install program, provide the
information as requested by the install program and IG Setup
Wizard. Assuming your installation has succeeded, a blue IG icon should
appear in your systray. For more information on configuring and using
the software, please refer to the IOCOM
Support web page or help documentation available via the
IGMeeting | Help Center systray menu.
New in
Version 2.0.8
New Features
- Added in-meeting audio echo cancellation option
- Added option to explicitly connect via HTTP/port 80
- Improved exception handling in instances where client is unable to initialize Audio/Video/Tools on meeting join
- Command
line switch 'igconfig.exe --id' copies System ID to clipboard
to facilitate automated license/install scenarios
- Various Windows 7 compatibility updates
- Other various enhancements
Resolved
Issues
- Fixed various performance and functionality issues when connecting via TCP method
- Fixed audio/video sync issues with recordings created while connecting via TCP method
- Fixed issue where client would not correctly join federated meetings when joining via URL
- Fixed issue where IGFile upload failed with some larger files
- Updated IG URL Send Firefox Add-on for compatibility with most recent versions
- Resolved issue where IGAudio initialization failed in some environments
- Improved IGVideo resiliency in challenging network environments
- Various fixes/updates to improve compatibility and performance with certain Datapath/Epiphan capture devices
- Other various bug fixes
New in
Version 2.0.7
New Features
- TCP connect mode facilitates improved UCS connectivity via
a
wider array firewalls, NAT environments, and network devices
(NOTE: Requires UCS that supports TCP mode)
- Improved desktop capture performance
- Other various enhancements
Resolved
Issues
- Replaced 'Unable to spawn...' errors with option
to retry component initialization if failure occurs on meeting
join
- Improved exception handling under less than optimal network
conditions where client might previously hang or crash
- Fixed issue where some 3rd party VTC clients would crash
when
client transmitted greater than 2fps using the Standard H.264
codec
- Other various bug fixes
New
in
Version 2.0.6
New Features
- Active Directory authentication with Single Sign
On support has been added
- Updated Desktop Capture codec to support framerates, up
to 30 fps, based on a system's screen
resolution and capabilities
- The H.264 Medium codec is now automatically selected as
default
for any cameras detected during new installation or when new
cameras are subsequently installed
- Other various enhancements
Resolved
Issues
- Fixed various meeting join issues when system is configured
to 'Bypass proxy...for local addresses'
- Fixed IGMeeting connect issues in some web proxy
environments
- Fixed video freeze issue with Videum 1000 VO video capture
device
- Other various bug fixes
New in
Version 2.0.5
New Features
- Added 'Copy Meeting ID to Clipboard' option to the IGClient
title bar right-click context menu for convenient sharing/forwarding
- Updated IG Client upgrade request/required dialogs to be
more clear and concise
- Other various enhancements
Resolved
Issues
- Fixed issue where regardless of specified default Desktop
Capture Codec in IGConfig, Low codec was used by default
- Audio and video connections are now correctly established
via IGDialer/IGRecorder when connecting to legacy UCS
- Resolved issue where IGMeeting connection was failing in
some environments
- Fixed issue on Windows Vista where IGMeeting wasn't
automatically being run on system startup even if it was configured to
do so
- Resolved issue, in some multiple desktop capture
environments, where mouse pointer was being displayed over incorrect
capture window
- Other various bug fixes
New in
Version 2.0.4
New Features
- Added client side support for connecting to federated
servers
- Wide screen video windows may be quickly resized
to native 16:9 aspect
ratio by clicking once on resize handle or by typing SML key
accelerators
- Updated audio device selection logic to more efficiently
and
accurately select default input/output device(s) as audio devices are
connected/disconnected to/from the system
- Other various enhancements
Resolved
Issues
- Fixed issue where invalid characters could be
specified in IGRecorder file names causing unexpected results
- Fixed a variety of IGWhiteboard synchronization issues
- Fixed issues with IGPix/IGFile/IGLicense functionality in
some web proxy environments
- Fixed issue where some captured desktop resolutions
(1920x1080) were poorly/inaccurately rendered in meetings
- Other various bug fixes
New in
Version 2.0.3
New Features
- Updated installer with options for Standard or Advanced
installs to help facilitate quick IG Client installation
- When IGConfig specified video codec is not available on
meeting join,
IGClient will now alias to lowest resolution codec
available instead of
the highest
- IG URL Send Add-on is now compatible with Firefox 3.x
- Other various enhancements
Resolved
Issues
- Express upgrade installation now preserves client
settings for all user accounts in addition to the current user
- Fixed issue on some systems where IGClient would hang on
meeting join at 'Create Record' phase
- IGRecorder no longer allows users to specify commas in the
recording name which caused unexpected results
- Fixed issue where some VISCA cables would not work
properly with some PTZ cameras
- Other various bug fixes
New in
Version 2.0.2
New Features
- Desktop capture video may now be transmitted at up to 10
frames per second
- Video (including Desktop Capture) windows may
now be displayed in either scalable "Fit to Window"
or native format
- Added express upgrade installation option which facilitates
quick upgrades with minimal input required from user
- IGRecorder users may now rename recordings or save or move
them into administrator created IGRecorder folders
- New
Quick Reference illustration is auto-displayed the first time a user
joins a meeting and may be subsequently invoked by clicking
IOCOM
logo in IGClient
- Audio quality, as well as audio device
selection/configuration, has been improved
- Moderators may mute/unmute audio from or
eject (H.323/SIP/PSTN) endpoints joined to meeting via IGDialer
- Added Transmit Standard H.264 option allowing users to
enable
RFC 3984 compliant H.264 video and likewise interoperate with other VTC
endpoints that support this format
- Moved Launch IGMeeting on Windows Startup option from
Windows Startup folder to registry and likewise added configuration
option to IGConfig | IGMeeting tab
- Other various enhancements
Resolved
Issues
- Fixed issue where Datapath Vision RGB desktop capture
device wasn't being auto-initialized on meeting join when the device
was enabled in IGConfig
- The correct CNAME value is now
included with all RTCP packets
- IG Powerpoint integration is now correctly enabled when the
"Anyone who uses this computer" option is specified during
installation
- Added support for additional desktop capture video
resolutions including 2480x1050 and 3560x1050
- Other various bug fixes
New in
Version 2.0.1
New Features
- Added audio mute option to remote site's video window right
click menu
- IGChat icon now changes state if there is chat activity
- Added Servers item to IGMeeting systray menu to facilitate
quick UCS connections between multiple servers
- UI enhancements to the Invite and IGConfig dialogs
- Other various enhancements
Resolved
Issues
- Fixed issue where, in some scenarios, system would become
unresponsive, while in meeting
- The IGPix capture scaling enabled flag now persists if user
toggles out/in of View Show mode in PowerPoint
- Other various bug fixes
New in
Version 2.0
New Features
- Video windows may be drag resized to any desired
size
- High Definition video may be transmitted with
supported video capture devices
- IGClient UI is skinnable and new and improved
skins are included with installation
- IGClient observes limits set by meeting creators/server
administrators on the use of specific codecs and tools
- Moderators may eject or ban sites from meetings
or disable audio/video being transmitted from specified sites
- IGClient observes the UCG Administrator DSCP QOS
settings for audio, video, tools, and control traffic
- IGClient displays UCG Administrator specified messages and
requests for client software upgrades
- When a user closes a video window for one of their own
streams, a
dialog appears asking if they want to continue transmitting that
stream
- Users may optionally hide the IGPix "Uploading..." dialog
- Desktop capture devices are configurable to auto-transmit
on meeting join
- IGClient determines system capabilities (e.g., CPU) on
meeting
join and warns if selected codec may affect system performance
- Username may be up to 128 characters in length
- IGRecorder dialog has been re-designed to be more intuitive
and likewise easier to use
- Added configurable option to disable screen saver while in
meeting
- Other various enhancements
Resolved
Issues
- Resolved issue on some systems, in large meetings, where
video
windows would intermittently freeze and/or IGClient
would crash
- Fixed issue where unexpected results occur when node
receives simultaneous meeting invitations
- When previously configured audio device is plugged in, we
now correctly auto-select that device as default in IGConfig
- Resolved issue where, in some scenarios, IGMeeting doesn't
detect available audio devices and summarily exits
- Fixed various audio issues when running on Windows Vista
- Changed method for detecting PTZ cameras to minimize issues
that occurred with auto-detecting cameras
- Updates to IGConfig and IGVideo to fix various Epiphan
video capture device issues and facilitate multiple Epiphan devices
- Fixed issue where, in some scenarios, previously deleted
items are redisplayed in IGWhiteboard
- IGRecorder now reports correct "...MB available"
value
- Other various bug fixes
New
in
Version 1.1.11
New Features
- IG2 now supports Epiphan video capture devices
- Other various enhancements
Resolved
Issues
- Fixed issue where IGPixViewer displayed spurious HTTP
connection errors under certain scenarios
- Fixed handling of "Fatal Error - Not a PNG file"
error in IGWhiteboard
- Other various bug fixes
New
in
Version 1.1.10
Resolved
Issues
- Fixed IG2 component memory leaks
- Resolved Window 2000 compatibility issues
- Special ASCII characters may now be specified
in the Password field in IGConfig
- Fixed IGWhiteboard issue where updates weren't always
propagated to other nodes
- Join/Leave, IGChat, and IGFile tones are now
played via the IG2 specified audio
device
- Other various bug fixes
New
in
Version 1.1.9
New
Features
- Simplified process for providing encryption key when
joining encrypted room meetings
- Fast User Switching is now handled silently
- Other various enhancements
Resolved
Issues
- IGMeeting now plays invitation tone via IG2 specified audio
device
- The dash character (i.e., -) may now be specified
in the IG Server field in IGConfig
- Other various bug fixes
New
in
Version 1.1.8
Resolved
Issues
- IGRecorder sessions are now correctly initiated so
that concurrent sessions may be accurately calculated
by the UCG
New
in
Version 1.1.7
New
Features
- IGWhiteboard is now fully functional with latest UCG release
- Users may zoom in/out on Pan/Tilt/Zoom camera video windows
using a mouse scrollwheel
- Added component status messages to IGClient start-up splash
screen to aid in troubleshooting issues
- Simplified IGMeeting connection problem notification
- Other various enhancements
Resolved
Issues
- Fixed IG2 issues with using and/or bypassing proxy
servers configured via Internet Explorer
- Improved stability on systems with Pan/Tilt/Zoom cameras
- Fixed issue with sending non-primary display IGPix captures
on multiple monitor systems
- Modified IGConfig for compatibility with Windows Vista
audio subsystem
- Other various bug fixes
New
in
Version 1.1.6
New
Features
- Added Video Statistics dialog allowing users to
monitor various real time video performance metrics
- When meeting participants share file via IGFile we
now play tone and change IGFile icon state to green
- Improved audio device detection mechanism to allow users to
quickly switch between multiple audio devices
- Added Microsoft Office Communicator integration to quickly
invite other Microsoft Office Communicator users to IG2 instant meetings
- Passwords are now encrypted when saved in the registry
- Added Pan/Tilt/Zoom camera configuration option to the
IGConfig Wizard
- Pan/Tilt/Zoom cameras may now be manipulated by
dragging inside the PTZ camera video windows
- Added Up/Down Invert option to IGCam for systems with
ceiling mounted PTZ cameras.
- IGPix capture images may be quickly saved by right clicking
in the IGPixViewer window
- Added Auto-Accept Meeting Invitation option to IGConfig |
IGMeeting tab which instructs IGMeeting to automatically join meetings
if/when node receives a meeting invitation
- Enhanced login error reporting to facilitate
easier issue detection and resolution
- Added Enable IGChat Tone option to IGConfig | Audio tab
which
instructs IG2 to play a simple audio tone when other meeting nodes send
IGChat messages
- Other various enhancements
Resolved
Issues
- Optimized video encoding routines to minimize video
delay/synchronization issues and likewise improve general video quality
in less than optimal environments
- Modifications made via the IGConfig | Audio tab are now
correctly saved and applied for
all audio (e.g., SoundMax, Sound Blaster) devices
- Time format in emails generated via the Manage your
Meetings
dialog is now displayed in military format to more accurately reflect
meeting time
- Other various bug fixes
New
in
Version 1.1.5
New
Features
- Digitally signed all executable binaries with certificate
New
in
Version 1.1.3/1.1.4
New
Features
- Added option to quickly select transmit video codec, while
in a meeting, via the transmit video window
right-click context menu
- Added Notify when Available option to the Invite dialog to
instruct IGMeeting to display notification pop-up window when user
status changes to Available
- Added Import/Export Groups buttons to the Invite dialog
allowing users to backup and/or restore previously created groups
- Enhanced IGMeeting login exception handling to include the
option to continue server connection attempts if/when login fails
- IGDialer Gatekeeper settings will now persist after meeting
exit
- Other various enhancements
Resolved
Issues
- Advanced video capture device options (e.g, Stream
Format, Crossbar) dialogs may now be invoked via the IG Node
Configuration | Video tab by pressing and holding down the Alt key
while clicking the Video Source button for a given capture device
- Other various bug fixes
New
in
Version 1.1.2
New
Features
- Web Conference mode UI modified for improved functionality
and usability
- Other various enhancements
Resolved
Issues
- Fixed issue where IGClient wasn't observing the maximum
camera transmit setting as specified on the UCG via the Venue Manager |
Custom Video parameter
- Other various bug fixes
New
in Version 1.1.1
New
Features
- Pressing Alt+PrintScreen keyboard combination now sends
active window as IGPix capture in meeting
- Additional Video performance improvements
Resolved
Issues
- Resolved intermittent color anomalies when viewing desktop
capture
from other node transmitting with High or Very High codec
- Resolved issue where some RGB/VGA capture cards
were being incorrectly displayed on IGConfig | Video tab
- Resolved issues that some users observed when
using Creative web cameras with IG2
New
in Version 1.1.0
New
Features
- "Web Options" button adjacent to individual nodes in
IGClient
facilitates quick re-display of previously pushed IGPix or IGWeb items
- Improved video rendering and stability updates
- Improved desktop video capture resolution and frame rate
- New Setup Wizard facilitates quick and optimal node
configuration
- Added option to specify IG2 audio input/output device
independent of the default system settings
- New audio configuration options and test utilities added to
IGConfig | Audio tab
- New IGWhiteboard application with IGPix integration; Full
integration will be supported with Q4 inSORS server release
- Added IGConfig option to save UCG login parameters in
multiple profiles for easy retrieval and reuse
- Added IGMeeting Help Center menu with quick access to
various configuration/help options
- Optionally warn user before display of remotely pushed
IGPix/IGWeb item
- Optionally warn user of impending client/server license
expiration
- Automatic IGRecorder login with appropriate user access
rights
- IGClient option to mute or un-mute audio
output for all individual nodes via
a single menu item
- Share URL option added to IGClient allows user to push
IGWeb URL to meeting participants without web browser
- Added support for IGWeb toolbar button in Firefox
- Improved Video Layout options for quick and easy full
screen display of small/medium/custom video window layouts
- Other various minor enhancements
Resolved
Issues
- Fixed grey window issue when meeting with (or viewing
recordings from) non-IG nodes
- Fixed video issues on certain dual core CPU systems
- Specified default screen capture codec now correctly used
in meetings
- Other various bug fixes
Known Issues
- Video initialization fails when joining mulitcast meetings on Windows Vista systems
- On Windows Vista systems, it may be necessary to configure
your audio
devices via the Control Panel | Sound dialog in addition to the
IGConfig | Audio tab
- Invite via Communicator menu option does not work correctly
on systems running Office Communicator 2007
- After some upgrade installations, previously specified
Camera
Control ID settings may not be preserved and will likewise need
to be re-specified
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