August 5 Updates - Build 6190

[Lindsay]

Ah, those pesky bugs. Thanks to some loyal silo heads we were able to
squash a few more this week. Our mobile users will be happy to hear
that two pressing issues on the iPhone were resolved (within just
hours of hearing about them).

We also continue to receive great feedback on the transcription
service introduced a few weeks back. Updates will include better
formatting for PDF and HTML views of transcripts, thumbnails for each
timecode, and a more streamlined interface for submitting and managing
transcription requests. Most likely, our pricing will also change
somewhat based on your feedback and our internal cost analysis but
will remain very low. Updates will be available soon.

Bugs (oh how much we hate them):

* Fixed playback problem on the mobile app (mobile.mediasilo) that
affected certain file types
* Fixed login error on mobile app when authentication failed
* Fixed a bug that disregarded specific workspaces in the search
results window
* Fixed a problem with the QuickLink feature in the grid view that
would result in no response when clicked
* FTP dropbox now correctly shows the number of new video and non-
video files (previously just video files were counted)
* Fixed a rare bug that made certain workspaces unavailable to
some users after user preferences were updated

While we're busy working on major new features to be announced later
this summer, we are managing to pick away at the list of feature
requests we get. You have Chris Fournelle from Frontline to thank for
the "Direct-to-Workspace" upload via FTP, and Scott Jacobson from ITV
pioneered the multi-file-download service we are introducing this
week. Keep the feedback coming so we don't run out of things to do
(like that ever happens).

New Features:

* Added "Direct to Workspace" upload via FTP; FTP now shows a
listing of all accessible workspaces and files can be uploaded
directly to a workspace.
* Added notifications to files uploaded to a workspace via FTP
* Notification emails now contain a link to turn off individual
notifications directly from within the email (no need to log in)
* Implemented tags for non-video assets
* Implemented tag editing for multiple asset (select assets and
right-click Metadata, then select the Tags tab)
* Added comma separated list of tags to the metadata panel
* Removing an asset from the library now asks the user to remove
it from all workspaces and lineups; file is deleted immediately
* Decreased size of MediaSilo by 40%
* Implemented multi-file download; files are archived and an email
gets sent to the user once files are ready for download. Archives can
be downloaded for 24 hours before they are deleted.
* Implemented Amazon CloudFront as a default for all video
streaming
* Posted new screencast on how to generate Final Cut Server
proxies with the Elgato Turbo.264HD
(http://www.mediasilo.com/fcs)