Release notes: Ava video security systems 5.4.1 beta
Last modified: Tuesday October 18, 2022.
Learn about new features, fixes and any issues found in testing for the Alta video security systems beta software.
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About this release
(back to top)From 31st December 2022, Avigilon Alta will no longer provide major software and feature updates for standalone on-premises Alta Video deployments. Alta Video deployments are not impacted by this announcement.
Refer to: Migrate your Ava Appliances to Alta Cloud Connectors
- Alta Video and Alta Video video management systems
- Avigilon Ava cameras and Avigilon Ava cloud-native cameras
Installing this release will upgrade Alta Video and Alta Video video management systems, and, if needed to maintain feature compatibility, any Avigilon Ava cameras associated with your deployment.
| Release label | Release date | Software build number |
|---|---|---|
| Alta Video/Alta Video software version 5.4.1 beta | Tuesday October 18, 2022 | Alta Video: 5_4_221018_15235 |
| Avigilon Ava cameras/Avigilon Ava cloud-native camera software version 5.4.1 beta | Tuesday October 18, 2022 | Avigilon Ava cameras: 5_4_221018_18244 |
These software packages have been released to the Beta Upgrade Channel:
What's new
(back to top)In this release, Alta Video provides the following features:
| Feature | Description | Added in version |
|---|---|---|
| Openpath access control integration now included by default | Integration between Alta Video and the Openpath access control system is now free for all customers and no longer requires a separate license. | 5.4.1 |
| Improvements to LPR detections | Following customer feedback, Avigilon Alta have made improvements to the way in which license plates are detected. To benefit from these improvements, ensure that your LPR detection zones conform with the updated information given in Considerations when setting up cameras for license plate recognition. | 5.4.1 |
| Network interface priority | For deployments that include multi-interface Alta Cloud Connectors, you can now set the interface priority by dragging the relevant interface to the top of the list. | 5.4.1 |
| Add Area of focus for Avigilon Ava Quad and Avigilon Ava Bullet cameras | When configuring the focus for Avigilon Ava Quad and Avigilon Ava Bullet cameras, you can now specify an Area of focus, as you can with Avigilon Ava Dome cameras. | 5.4.1 |
Resolved issues
(back to top)These issues have been resolved in this release:
| Reference | Resolution | Resolved in version |
|---|---|---|
| 14505 | An issue where you could not playback from Alta Cloud Storage when the camera was not accessible has been resolved. | 5.4.1 |
| 14504 | An issue where, after upgrading Alta Video to 5.4.0 beta, you could not playback video from before the upgrade has been resolved. | 5.4.1 |
| 13697 | An issue where, when you downloaded audio recorded from some third-party cameras, the audio stuttered when played back has been resolved. | 5.4.1 |
| 12292 | An issue where you could not play back recorded audio from cloud backups has been resolved. | 5.4.1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 14427 | Issue: For the Avigilon Ava Quad camera, you can configure the IR settings for each source, when they should be per device. This means that whichever source you use to make the final IR configuration settings is the one that is used, and the settings for the other sources are ignored. | Avigilon Ava Quad |
| 14301 | Issue: A recent Axis firmware release, 11.0.89 (https://help.axis.com/axis-os-release-notes#axis-os-11-0-89), included a breaking change to existing integrations using the VAPIX protocol including the Alta Video VAPIX integration. We recommend not updating Axis camera firmware to this version or beyond until the Alta Video integration is updated in an upcoming release. | Axis cameras |
| 13738 | Issue: When adding third-party cameras to Alta Video using the Workaround: If a third-party camera fails to be added correctly, try again using the | Alta Video |
| — | Due to changes we have made to the way audio is recorded and replayed:
| Alta Video mobile app for Android |
| 13171 | Issue: If you export the footage from an alarm that includes audio, the clip might stutter when switching between uninteresting and interesting video on some video players. | Alta Video |
| 12738 | Issue: If you have a map in Map view that includes inactive cameras, heatmaps might be the positioned incorrectly on the map. | Alta Video |
| 12274 | Issue: If you export a video clip that includes audio recordings, the volume of the audio is very low. | Alta Video |
| 12255 | Issue: You cannot currently associate an Avigilon Ava camera connected to one Cloud Connector with a third-party camera with inbuilt or connected speaker attached to another Cloud Connector, or associate an Avigilon Ava cloud-native camera with a speaker. | Alta Video |
| 12196 | Issue: In some circumstances, a camera may lose its overlay settings during an upgrade and the overlay might not show until you have toggled it off and then re-enabled it. | Alta Video |
| 11515 | Issue: When you edit any of the counts, for example, to add a new camera to an existing counts area, when you save the changes, the counts are briefly set to 0, before displaying the correct counts total. | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
