Release notes: Ava video security systems 4.4.0 beta
Last modified: Monday November 15, 2021.
Learn about new features, fixes and any issues found in testing for the Alta video security systems
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About this release
(back to top)This Ava video security system release includes software for the:
- Alta Video and Alta Video video management systems
- Avigilon Ava cameras and Avigilon Ava cloud-native cameras
| Release label | Release date | Software build number |
|---|---|---|
| Alta Video/Alta Video software version 4.4.0 | Friday November 12, 2021. | Alta Video: 4_4_211112_11928 |
| Avigilon Ava cameras/Avigilon Ava cloud-native camera software version 4.4.0 | Friday November 12, 2021. | Avigilon Ava cameras: 4_4_211112_14865 |
These software packages have been released to the
What's new
(back to top)In this release, Alta Video provides the following features:
| Feature | Description | Added in version: |
|---|---|---|
| License plate recognition | This release introduces license plate recognition (LPR) into Alta Video. See: | 4.4.0 |
| Enhancements to the Sensors feature | The Sensors feature within Alta Video has been enhanced to improve the Rules, Alarms and Video view handle information about and from Sensors. See: | 4.4.0 |
| Keyboard shortcuts added to Video view | You can now use keyboard shortcuts for your frequently used actions in the Alta Video user interface. | 4.4.0 |
| Improved layout of Search results | When searching from the Alta Video Cloud Search tool, the thumbnail images are shown in a larger size, making the focus of the search easier to see. | |
| Temporarily disable System rules. | You can now configure a system rule to be |
Resolved issues
(back to top)These issues have been resolved in this release:
| Reference | Resolution | Resolved in version: |
|---|---|---|
| Ava-581 | A vulnerability has been resolved in Aware. | 4.4.0 |
| 10562 | An issue where in some circumstances, the PTZ functionality might not work has been resolved. | 4.4.0 |
| 10251 | An issue where you couldn't delete the training data and reset the training on Avigilon Ava cloud-native cameras has been resolved. | 4.4.0 |
| 10138 | An issue where in some circumstances, video from Alta Cloud Storage would not work has been resolved. | 4.4.0 |
| 9800 | An issue when temporary disabling System rules has been resolved. | 4.4.0 |
Software releases might include minor bug fixes that are not listed in the Resolved issues table.
Known issues
(back to top)During testing, we have found the following issues in these software packages.
| Reference | Issue | Software |
|---|---|---|
| 10783 | Issue: If you rename an LPR list to which you have added license plate information, that information is removed from the renamed list. | Alta Video |
| 10762 | Issue: Cloud Connectors cannot be removed from deployments in Aware 4.4.0. | Alta Video |
| 10761 | Issue: License Plate Groups fail to save when longer than 80 entries. | Alta Video |
| 10410 | Issue: When you export video that includes footage that switches from one resolution to another, there is a small gap between the sections of video. | Alta Video |
| 10371 | Issue: If you disconnect and factory-reset an Ava Cloud Connector from the Aware Cloud user interface, the disconnection and factory reset might not complete successfully. Workaround: From the Aware Cloud user interface, first disconnect your Ava Cloud Connector. Then, SSH into the Ava Cloud Connector and perform the factory-reset. | Alta Cloud Connector |
| 10162 | Issue: From areas of the Aware user interface where you can set time ranges (such as in Rules or when configuring your cloud backup schedules) you cannot currently set a time-range that crosses two days. For example, you cannot configure a time range from 10:00pm until 6:00am. | Alta Video |
| 10087 | Issue: When you apply a maximum streaming quality to cameras connected to an Ava Cloud Connector, the setting is ignored, and the maximum available resolution is used. | Alta Video |
| 9752 | Issue: When you attempt to download the Audit log files, you can successfully download All audit logs, but if you attempt to download Recent files or Older than files, it shows as Failed. | Alta Video |
| 9327 | Issue: If you follow a link to an Aware Cloud alarm, if you need to log in using SSO, you are taken to the Dashboard, rather than to the Alarms page. Workaround: Once you have logged into your Aware Cloud deployment, again follow the alarm link to view details of the alarm. | Alta Video Cloud |
| 9117, 9165 | Issue: If you export video and audio files, or view those files from an external link created from your Aware deployment, audio snippets might not be synchronized with the video of the event. | Alta Video |
| 8861 | Issue: If you grant user access via the Deployment Management Portal (DMP) for a defined period of time, at the end of that time, access is denied as expected, but the notification is not updated to show the change of state. Workaround: Refreshing the browser shows the correct access. | Alta Video |
| 8018 | Issue: In some circumstances on a clustered deployment, if you set up a line-crossing rule on one site, and enable it from another site, when the rule triggers and you acknowledge the alarm as False, the alarm is seen on the first site, but not on the site from where it was enabled. | Alta Video |
| 7983 | Issue: When using Aware Cloud to configure webhooks from Ava Cloud cameras, the $url value is not being included in the webhook. | Avigilon Ava cloud-native cameras |
| 7549 | Issue: When searching from the Video view timeline on Aware Cloud, when you click the forward or back 1 second icons, the video pauses and the bounding boxes disappear. | Alta Video |
| 6911 | Issue: If you set a dewarped panoramic view in Video view, and then move to another Aware tab, occasionally, when you return to Video view, the panoramic view resets to Globe view. | Alta Video |
| 6242 | Issue: When attempting to view live or playback video recorded from Ava Cloud cameras, the playback sometimes stutters and does not progress smoothly. | Avigilon Ava cameras |
| 6232 | Issue: When using the delete recordings function to delete all recordings including bookmarks, all the video and metadata are deleted, but the bookmark items themselves are not removed. | Alta Video |
| 5406 | Issue: When requesting an RTSP stream, any camera view rotation that has been configured in Aware is ignored, and the stream uses the rotation settings from the camera. See:
| Alta Video |
| 5253 | Issue: The storing of audio from the Ava cameras microphone arrays is enabled by default. Workaround: You can disable the recording and storing of audio for the Ava camera and from the Ava Aware user interfaces. See:
| Avigilon Ava cameras |
| 2151 | Issue: If you manually change the IP address of your Ava camera, you are not given any warnings that this will break contact with the camera, and you are not redirected to the new address. Workaround: After changing the IP address of your camera, manually browse to the new IP address after the camera has rebooted. | Avigilon Ava cameras |
| General | Issue: If third-party cameras do not support the multiple streams or the GOP profiles required by the Aware video management system, these incompatibilities might impact the accuracy of the Ava analytics. | Alta Video |
