Rivet for Windows Release Notes

Latest Release: April 29, 2021

VERSION 1.0.48

• NEW: Compatible with Rivet Pro plan
• NEW: EBU PPM meters in preview and broadcast screens
• NEW: Able to define SRT Stream ID for contributor and program feeds
• FIX: Fixed bug which caused non playable H.265 encoded video from Rivet when streamed to Haivision Media Gateway
• FIX: Fixed bug which caused inability to playback program feed when hardware decoder is selected
• FIX: Fixed bug which caused incorrect behavior with NDI video sources
• FIX: Various user interface bug fixes and minor improvements

VERSION 1.0.35

• NEW: Audio level indicators in preview window
• IMPROVEMENT: Reconnection mechanism that automatically recovers connection to the server after a connectivity drop and/or a capture device disconnection
• IMPROVEMENT: Improved reliability of status messages in broadcast screen
• FIX: Default video encoder profile is set to baseline
• FIX: Fixed problem which caused audio / video synchronization issues when source device is changed
• FIX: Fixed issue which caused picture in picture preview to stay on top of all of the windows
• FIX: Fixed issue causing incorrect streaming frame rate during screen capture
• FIX: Fixed issue causing incorrect streaming bitrate during screen capture 
• FIX: Fixed issue causing accumulation of video frames and latency during contribution stream reconnection
• FIX: Fixed issue which caused low frame rate when using Magewell devices for streaming
• FIX: Various user interface bug fixes

VERSION 1.0.15

• NEW: Ability to capture audio/video sources from Blackmagic, AJA, and Magewell capture cards (Windows only)
• NEW: Ability to configure encoder profile for contribution stream
• IMPROVEMENT: Various UI and UX improvements
• IMPROVEMENT: Improved support for Apple’s AirPod headphones and other audio/video sources
• IMPROVEMENT: Improved accuracy of broadcast statistics during streaming
• FIX: Fixed bug which caused audio/video synchronization issues after audio source changed between broadcasts
• FIX: Fixed bug which caused Rivet application to crash when Virtual NDI camera with no video source was selected as video input

VERSION 1.0.13

• FIX: Fixed issue which caused contribution feed preview to freeze on the broadcast screen
• FIX: Fixed issue which caused incorrect GOP structure with Nvidia hardware-accelerated encoding (NVENC)
• FIX: Fixed issue which caused error message upon Rivet window minimization
• FIX: Fixed issue which caused menu bar to appear only when mouse hovered over Rivet screen (intermittent issue that happened only with some stream sources)
• FIX: Fixed issue which caused a “Something went wrong” error when disconnecting Apple AirPods during broadcast
• FIX: Fixed various user-interface and visual appearance bugs

VERSION 1.0.10

• IMPROVEMENT: Added Copy to Clipboard buttons in Rivet Desktop UI
• IMPROVEMENT: Added a version number label to the app’s initial screen
• IMPROVEMENT: Added the ability to select encoder type for high-quality video recording
• FIX: Various audio/video synchronization improvements and bug fixes
• FIX: Fixed compatibility with NDI webcam emulator
• FIX: Fixed issue which caused error message upon successful installation of the app
• FIX: Fixed issue which caused part of the desktop to become inactive after minimizing Rivet app on Windows platform
• FIX: Fixed issue which caused H.265 software encoder to work incorrectly
• FIX: Fixed issue which caused incorrect audio/video bitrate configuration of high-quality video recording
• FIX: Fixed issue where picture-in-picture window appeared below the UI components in the broadcast window
• FIX: Fixed various user-interface and visual appearance bugs

VERSION 1.0.8

• IMPROVEMENT: Improved audio/video synchronization in recorded files 
• IMPROVEMENT: Implemented a mechanism that detects audio signal from capture device during broadcast and displays a message to user if no signal is detected
• IMPROVEMENT: Implemented a mechanism that detects video capture device disconnection during broadcast and displays a message to user if no signal is detected
• IMPROVEMENT: Implemented a mechanism that detects audio capture device disconnection during broadcast and interrupts the streaming session
• FIX: Fixed issue where audio/video synchronization could have slipped in second and consecutive streaming sessions
• FIX: Fixed issue where Rivet links did not work on Microsoft Windows computers when Rivet App version 1.0.7 was freshly installed

VERSION 1.0.7

• IMPROVEMENT: Improved audio/video synchronization when audio and video are captured by different devices (for example, Web Cam and Bluetooth microphones)
• IMPROVEMENT: CPU indicator now displays overall CPU usage on the system
• IMPROVEMENT: Improved support for screen resolutions lower than 1920x1080 
• FIX: Fixed issue in which hiding and showing of the picture-in-picture preview during broadcast caused Rivet application to crash
• FIX: Fixed issue in which application hung if mute button was pressed before connection to stream was established
• FIX: Fixed issue in which application crashed when user double clicked on picture-in-picture window
• FIX: Fixed issue in which Microsoft Windows’s Defender SmartScreen alert appeared upon Rivet startup
• FIX: Fixed issue in which “Lost Device: Camera” message occasionally appeared during broadcast and caused streaming interruption
• FIX: Fixed issue in which Quick Sync’s HEVC encoder name was truncated
• FIX: Various user interface bug fixes

VERSION 1.0.5

• NEW FEATURE: Ability to choose specific encoder and decoder to use for broadcast
• NEW FEATURE: Ability to record local backup files at the same or higher quality during broadcast
• NEW FEATURE: H.265 (HEVC) streaming support on Windows for contribution and program feeds
• IMPROVEMENT: Redesigned and improved user interface. Interface has been improved for streams that only have contribution or program feed.
• IMPROVEMENT: Significantly reduced latency of program feed playback
• IMPROVEMENT: Improved compatibility with different external video cameras, capture cards, audio capture and playback devices 
• IMPROVEMENT: Improved handling of new devices appearing in the list when connected to the computer. Improved handling of device disconnection when application is running
• IMPROVEMENT: Ability to adjust program feed audio from the broadcast window
• IMPROVEMENT: Ability to control program feed latency settings from within the app
• IMPROVEMENT: Added broadcast duration timer in broadcast window
• IMPROVEMENT: Ability to move PiP window on Broadcast stream
• IMPROVEMENT: Input fields validation
• FIX: Fixed issue where Blackmagic devices caused some devices not to be enumerated in the input list
• FIX: Fixed issue causing some audio input devices to not appear in the list
• FIX: Improved stability and reliability and fixed memory leaks
• FIX: Fixed issue causing random software crashes on start/stop broadcast

VERSION 0.0.41

• FIX: Application Crash on Startup

VERSION 0.0.40

• IMPROVEMENT: Improved playback latency of the program feed
• FIX: Fixed a bug caused screen capture FPS set to a maximum value
• FIX: Fixed a bug caused usb device detection not working

VERSION 0.0.39

• NEW FEATURE: Hardware-accelerated video encoding and decoding using Intel Quick Sync and Nvidia NVENC 
• IMPROVEMENT: Improved screen capture performance
• IMPROVEMENT: Rivet desktop apps migrated to the latest version of gstreamer libraries which generally improved streaming quality, stability and performance.
• IMPROVEMENT: Improved support for various web cameras and video capture devices
• IMPROVEMENT: Re-design start/stop video functionality which improved the reliability of this feature
• IMPROVEMENT: Improved start/stop broadcast mechanism
• IMPROVEMENT: Various user interface and user experience improvements (tooltips, ability to choose a region of window for screen capture, modal about Rivet dialog, and many more)
• FIX: Fixed several memory leaks caused performance and stability issues

VERSION 0.0.38

• IMPROVEMENT: Ability to select streaming resolution for screen capture source that is different from screen’s resolution
• IMPROVEMENT: Improved behavior of crop frame selection window for screen capture source
• IMPROVEMENT: Minor UI and UX improvements
• FIX: Fixed a bug that caused resolution to appear as undefined when screen capture source is selected

VERSION 0.0.37

• IMPROVEMENT: Ability to configure low latency streaming with latency set as low as 120ms 
• IMPROVEMENT: Start/Stop Camera button reliability improvements
• IMPROVEMENT: Only broadcast-quality FPS options are available in the Resolution drop down (60, 59.94, 50, 30, 29.94, 25, 24, 23.98 possible options, depending on the capture device capabilities)
• IMPROVEMENT: Minor UI and UX improvements
• FIX: Fixed issue where “Can’t establish incoming connection…” error message would appear during the first several seconds of the broadcast session
• FIX: Fixed issue where bitrate always resets to 192 kbps upon broadcast completion
• FIX: Fixed issue where “Something went wrong” error message would appear if the stream is stopped while there is no internet connection

VERSION 0.0.36

• NEW: Screen capture as a video source 
• IMPROVEMENT: Support of DNS names as encoder and/or decoder addresses
• IMPROVEMENT: Improved reliability of start/stop camera functionality
• IMPROVEMENT: Ability to set the latency value lower than 200ms
• IMPROVEMENT: Improved handling of different Display’s “Scale and layout” system settings

VERSION 0.0.35

• NEW: Screen capture as a video source 
• IMPROVEMENT: Support of DNS names as encoder and/or decoder addresses
• IMPROVEMENT: Improved reliability of start/stop camera functionality
• IMPROVEMENT: Ability to set the latency value lower than 200ms
• IMPROVEMENT: Improved handling of different Display’s “Scale and layout” system

VERSION 0.0.34 

• FIX: Fixed bugs regarding expired streams and Rivet ID not automatically filling.
• NEW FEATURE: Added support for video-only and audio-only streams playback
• NEW FEATURE: Streaming codecs are now automatically detected.

VERSION 0.0.31

• NEW FEATURE: Warning will appear if your Rivet ID is being used by someone else
• FIX: Stream will now reconnect in low bandwidth/connection situations
• IMPROVEMENT: Minor UI and UX improvements

VERSION 0.0.29

• NEW FEATURE: Warning will appear if camera is currently being used by another program.
• FIX: Fixed Rivet Length Error After 1 Hour of Streaming - now should be good for unlimited streaming.
• FIX: Fixed crashing when users "Stop Broadcast"
• IMPROVEMENT: Minor UI and UX improvements