Announcing Shaka Player v3.0.8 and v2.5.20

[Joey Parrish]

Hi everyone,

We are pleased to announce the release of Shaka Player v3.0.8 and v2.5.20.  There are many important fixes in these releases.  A few are specific to bugs in v3.0 that did not exist in v2.5.

Fixes that apply to both branches:

  - Fix trick mode tracks in DASH (work around compiler bug)
  - Fix DRM initialization on WebOS 3.0
  - Recognize "m4f" extension in HLS
  - Fix header sizes for MP4 boxes with 64-bit size fields

  - Fix build in Python 3 and in directories with spaces

Fixes that apply to v3.0.x only:
  - Fix memory leak in Webpack-bundled version
  - Fix mixed clear/encrypted content on Xbox & Tizen
  - Fix segment refs for "future" DASH periods
  - Fix load-time exception in nodejs

Ads (beta) changes in v3.0.x:
  - Use the correct AdsLoader `AD_ERROR` event
  - Expose IMA's getMinSuggestedDuration
  - Add setVpaidMode to the IMA externs

Full details are available in the changelog.

Other relevant links:

Changelog: https://github.com/google/shaka-player/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md

Upgrade guides for v3.0: https://v3-0-8-dot-shaka-player-demo.appspot.com/docs/api/tutorial-upgrade.html

v2.5.20 demo: https://v2-5-20-dot-shaka-player-demo.appspot.com/
v2.5.20 docs: https://v2-5-20-dot-shaka-player-demo.appspot.com/docs/api/index.html
v2.5.20 on github: https://github.com/google/shaka-player/tree/v2.5.20

v3.0.8 demo: https://v3-0-8-dot-shaka-player-demo.appspot.com/
v3.0.8 docs: https://v3-0-8-dot-shaka-player-demo.appspot.com/docs/api/index.html
v3.0.8 on github: https://github.com/google/shaka-player/tree/v3.0.8

Full index of Shaka Player releases: https://index-dot-shaka-player-demo.appspot.com/
Latest release on npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/shaka-player
Compiled builds on Google Hosted Libraries: https://developers.google.com/speed/libraries/#shaka-player

Enjoy!