JW Player Module Advanced

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Changelog JW Player Module 3.7.0 :
+ Valid Joomla 3.2 support.
+ Chapter markers points can be added with the WebVTT standard track file.
+ Native fullscreen support in HTML5 for IE11.
+ AAC Audio streaming with ID3 tags is now achievable with the JW Player.
+ When iFrames are supported, the JW Player can be played in fullscreen.
+ When only one language or video quality is present, the player skin shows HD/CC as a toggle instead of an overlay options menu.

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Changelog JW Player Module Advanced 3.7.0 :
+ Valid Joomla 3.2 support.
+ VAST 2.0 and 1.0 ads can now be skipped after preprogramming timed offset, skipoffset flashvar.
+ Nonlinear creatives can now be used in the HTML5 player.
+ Chapter markers points can be added with the WebVTT standard track file.
+ Native fullscreen support in HTML5 for IE11.
+ AAC Audio streaming with ID3 tags is now achievable with the JW Player.
+ Created an API event for when an ad is skipped that will allow publishers to further customize ad interactions.
+ When iFrames are supported, the JW Player can be played in fullscreen.
+ The fontFamily for captions can now be configured to non-latin fonts.
+ When only one language or video quality is present, the player skin shows HD/CC as a toggle instead of an overlay options menu.
+ Advanced HLS features have been moved to the Ads edition of the JW Player.
+ Chapters file support by autogenerate playlist, json playlist and playlist editor.
^ Use getApplication flag for jQuery and J1.5 to 2.5.
^ Load jQuery JavaScript Framework for J3.x by default when using JW box.

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- remove some old deprecated comment lines.
- remove Flow plugin, adtonomy video and text ads as its a deprecated product, it can be still load with the flashvars code.

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Changelog JW Player Module 3.8.0 :
+ HTML5 video renders up to 4x faster.
+ Ability to extract ID3 metadata from RTMP streams.
+ Audio only mp3 creatives play in the JW Player.
+ Improved HLS Adaptive switching algorithm that provides less buffering and more viewing.
+ Volume slider thumb no longer disappears when at zero volume.

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Changelog JW Player Module Advanced 3.8.0 :
+ Newly designed six and five skins.
+ FCC Captions Compliance by supporting further customization of caption styling options.
+ HTML5 video renders up to 4x faster.
+ Ability to extract ID3 metadata from RTMP streams.
+ Newly designed and imagined Pro skins.
+ VAST 3.0 Compliance
+ API updates to determine which ads are currently playing, skipped, and completed.
+ VMAP 1.0 - able to parse ad schedules from a VMAP tag.
+ Audio only mp3 creatives play in the JW Player.
+ Ads show up on the timeslider rail in all skins with the timeSliderCue skin element.
+ Volume API calls work with VPAID ads.
+ Improved HLS Adaptive switching algorithm that provides less buffering and more viewing.
+ Customizable ad skip countdown message.
+ Volume slider thumb no longer disappears when at zero volume.
+ Improved click tracking on VAST 1.0 tags to reflect wrapped tags.
+ Sharing plugin is now include in the Pro License.
+ Reduce size package.
+ Cleaning deprecated files during upgrade.
+ Remove feed return and carriage return in description fields.

^ Upgrade to JW Flash Player 6.8.4616.
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- remove some old deprecated comment lines.
- remove JW player 4.x support.
- remove facebook-it plugin, tweet-it plugin and HD plugin as its a deprecated product, it can be still load with the flashvars code.
- remove dock and controlbar as it's a deprecated flashvar, it can be still load with the flashvars code.
- remove deprecated version for sharing, google analytics and captions it can be still load with the flashvars code.
- remove captions.state as it's JW 5.x only, it can be still load with the flashvars code.

# fix issue with video tag query and gdata.youtube.com.

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Changelog JW Player Module 3.9.0 :
+ JW Player will now supports YouTube HTML5 chromeless player! This allows HTML5 YouTube videos to played in the JW Player on mobile and desktop!
+ Keyboard shortcuts! JW Player can now be controlled with simple keyboard controls in both Flash and HTML5.Tab into the player and use space to begin playback, arrow keys to seek and adjust volume, and the ability quickly and enter/exit fullscreen.
+ Second precise seeking in HLS. When seeking in an HLS stream, instead of seeking to the beginning of a fragment you can seek directly to a second.
+ Support HLS from Azure without any additional configuration.
+ Valid Strict Standards in PHP.

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- remove some old deprecated comment lines.

Changelog JW Player Module Advanced 3.9.0 :
+ Beta Support for Chromecast Plugin, Enterprise and Ads customers can cast mp4 content to a JW Player Chromecast Receiver application with a seamless integration.
+ Beta Chromecast Plugin Supports linear VAST advertising.
+ Beta Chromecast Plugin Supports basic customization and branding of the receiver application.
+ Support for Google Universal Analytics in the built in GA plugin. Maintains support for older data models.
+ JW Player will now supports YouTube HTML5 chromeless player! This allows HTML5 YouTube videos to played in the JW Player on mobile and desktop!
+ Keyboard shortcuts! JW Player can now be controlled with simple keyboard controls in both Flash and HTML5.Tab into the player and use space to begin playback, arrow keys to seek and adjust volume, and the ability quickly and enter/exit fullscreen.
+ Second precise seeking in HLS. When seeking in an HLS stream, instead of seeking to the beginning of a fragment you can seek directly to a second.
+ On Android Chrome fullscreen video playback is customizable with JW Player skins.
+ Support AES decryption of high quality HD HLS streams.The player decrypts and plays encrypted HD content 6x faster than previously, making it possible to stream high quality protected content.
+ Support HLS from Azure without any additional configuration.
+ Updated the Twitter logo in the sharing plugin to comply with brand standards.
+ Android HLS, By default, JW Player blocks HLS playback on Android devices. For Android devices running 4.1 and higher, you can turn this off and allow HLS streams to be played.
+ Valid Strict Standards in PHP.
+ Valid BOTR migration to JW 6, see Updating_Players_From_JW5_to_JW6.pdf for details.

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^ Use Color form field type for Joomla 2.5 and +.

- remove JW 5.x skin, as it's a deprecated product, it can be still load with the flashvars code.
- remove hd fields in the playlist editor as it's a deprecated way to load an hd content, jw6.x use sources instead, for JW 5.x use xml playlist.
- remove some old deprecated comment lines.

# fix issue with local xml 6 skin.
# fix botr issue with combine mode, botr override local, with remote player in 5.x version and local in 6.x.
# fix botr issue with local mode and jwplayer set in version 6.x, old 5.x playlist was used even if the local player was set to 6.x.
# fix botr issue with combine mode, sharing plugin was already enable even when disable in the dashboard and the backend.

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Changelog JW Player Module 3.10.0 :

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Changelog JW Player Module Advanced 3.10.0 :

+ Chromecast Plugin, Cast videos from Chrome on iOS using built in casting controls.
+ Chromecast Plugin, Control closed captions with the JW Player support. Includes FCC caption styling support.
+ Chromecast Plugin, Setting up the player for Chromecast requires publishers to configure their application with JW Player Chromecast receiver URL.
+ Ads plugin, Schedule ads per playlist item instead of having a global schedule for an entire playlist.
+ Ads plugin, Schedule ads in content more accurately using a new format - hh:mm:ss.mmm.
+ Ads plugin, The ads control bar no longer blocks content during ad playback. It fades away after the ad starts playing.
+ Ads plugin, Waterfalling between ad tags is now even easier with built in support. You can now pass in multiple ads into an advertising block as well as into the playAd() API to fall back to multiple ad tags.
+ Ads plugin, Support for the updated Googima IMA API* (HTML5 support dropped in prior versions)
+ Add Limelight ms start parameter for mp4 http pseudo streaming.

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^ Upgrade to jwplayer.html5.js 6.10.4906.
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- remove some old deprecated comment lines.
- remove playlist position left, top, over as it's a deprecated position, it can be still load with the flashvars code.
- remove rtmp loadbalance and preprend as it's a deprecated flashvar, it can be still load with the flashvars code.

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Changelog JW Player Module 3.11.0 :

+ Support for HLS Protocol 6 Draft version 13 features:
Multiple audio track renditions using #EXT-X-MEDIA with TYPE equal to AUDIO
Subtitles in HTTP Live Streaming using WebVTT with #EXT-X-MEDIA with TYPE equal to SUBTITLES
+ HLS, Flash player will detect timed metadata in ID3 format when embedded in the MPEG-2 transport stream and bubble up in the onMeta() API event
+ HLS, When the #EXT-X-PROGRAM-DATE-TIME tag is present, onMeta() will fire when the applicable segment plays.
+ HLS, The JW Player will automatically select an audio track based on system language
+ HLS, Improved delivery of 608 caption payload
+ HLS, Ability to seek within the buffer without having to rebuffer
+ HLS, Ability to re-seek while media is buffering

+ IE9 is now only supported in Flash, HTML5 support has been removed.
+ net proxy connection type can be set for rtmps connections
+ Poster image will not be loaded when autostart:true, improving player startup speed.
+ webkit-playsinline was added as an attribute of the video tag that JW Player uses when rendered on iOS devices.

^ Upgrade to JW Flash Player 6.11.4923.
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- remove some old deprecated comment lines.

Changelog JW Player Module Advanced 3.11.0 :

+ Support for HLS Protocol 6 Draft version 13 features:
Multiple audio track renditions using #EXT-X-MEDIA with TYPE equal to AUDIO
Subtitles in HTTP Live Streaming using WebVTT with #EXT-X-MEDIA with TYPE equal to SUBTITLES
+ HLS, Flash player will detect timed metadata in ID3 format when embedded in the MPEG-2 transport stream and bubble up in the onMeta() API event
+ HLS, When the #EXT-X-PROGRAM-DATE-TIME tag is present, onMeta() will fire when the applicable segment plays.
+ HLS, The JW Player will automatically select an audio track based on system language
+ HLS, Improved delivery of 608 caption payload
+ HLS, Ability to seek within the buffer without having to rebuffer
+ HLS, Ability to re-seek while media is buffering
+ HLS, DVR sliding control bar appears once the available length is 2 minutes instead of 1 minute.

+ Chromecast Plugin, Casting controls are now available when JW Player renders in Flash to play mp4 videos.
+ Chromecast Plugin, The Cast icon won’t show when source is not playable on the receiver application.
+ Chromecast Plugin, The Cast icons have been updated for design compliance.

+ hlslabels, By default, the JW Player will set video quality levels using information from the manifest files. Use this configuration option to apply a custom quality label to a desired bandwidth in kbps.
+ IE9 is now only supported in Flash, HTML5 support has been removed.
+ net proxy connection type can be set for rtmps connections
+ Poster image will not be loaded when autostart:true, improving player startup speed.
+ webkit-playsinline was added as an attribute of the video tag that JW Player uses when rendered on iOS devices.
+ allow removing div centring of the player.

^ Upgrade to JW Flash Player 6.11.4923.
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- remove some old deprecated comment lines.

# fix issue with extra plugin fields in J2.5 and 3.x
# fix issue with xml default value of JWBox Container.
# fix issue with repeat parameters and jwplatform.
# fix issue with local xml 6 skin, compensate a Joomla 3.x stripext bug.

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Changelog JW Player Module 3.12.0 :

+ HLS, Improved adaptive heuristics for HLS.

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Changelog JW Player Module Advanced 3.12.0 :

+ HLS, Improved adaptive heuristics for HLS.
+ HLS, Support for Microsoft HLS Azure Clearkey + Playready AES tokenization.

+ Ads plugin, Key value pair variable replacement support in HTML5 and Flash for Google IMA ad requests.
+ Ads plugin, The text for advertising cuepoints can now be customized.

+ Chromecast Plugin, The following HLS v3 streams can now be played on Chromecast : AES Encrypted streams, Live and DVR Streams and VOD streams.
+ Chromecast Plugin, Control playback and volume directly from the Google Cast extension.
+ Chromecast Plugin, The receiver application will disconnect after 20 minutes in an idle state instead of ?.

+ Add Modal Pop-up, a Joomla Native Lightbox.
+ Add SSL support for the CDN player.

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^ Upgrade to jquery 1.11.2.

- remove some old deprecated comment lines.