Forms: When referencing an object within a metadata schema, the lookup is not displaying any values. This will be fixed in 5.5.1.
Web Transfer: Files with same name can not be uploaded in a different group. This will be fixed in 5.5.1.
A thesaurus tool has been added to the Metadata Designer. The thesaurus enables you to create a comprehensive list of terms with relational mapping, and then associate those terms with metadata fields elsewhere in Ooyala Flex, for example: in MAM, Reviewer, or Web Transfer. You can then reference the thesaurus when you are filling out metadata fields in Ooyala Flex.
The thesaurus tool gives you the ability to:
The tool can be used to create reflexive relationships between terms. The relationships that can be created between terms are as follows:
Related Term: When one term is closely related to another term. Examples:
Use: When you want a specific term to replace the user entered term. For example: “outwear” could replace “clothing”.
Used For: When you want to suggest a specific term instead of the user entered term. For example: “outwear” could be used instead of “clothing”.
Broader Term: When one term is related to another particular term, but also has a wider meaning. For example: you might want the word “jacket” to be used as a broader term for “blazer”, “overcoat”, and “parka”.
Narrower Term: When one term is related to another particular term, but also has a more specific meaning. For example: you might want the word “blazer” to be a narrower term for “jacket”.
The thesaurus can be accessed from two field types. These are:
Workspaces
You can access workspaces that you have the permission to see in MAM. With the added workspace functionality, you are able to:
Bulk Metadata
You can now apply metadata to multiple assets simultaneously in MAM.
You now have the ability to create review sessions for image assets in Reviewer. The changes to Reviewer in relation to this include:
Workflow Group Endpoints
New endpoints have been added which enable users to create and edit workflow groups. These have been created in order to accommodate the new bulk upload functionality in Web Transfer.
Resource | Endpoint | Method |
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workflows: | workflows/groups | Post |
workflows: | workflows/groups/{groupId} | Get / Put |
Keyframe ID Raw Endpoint
An endpoint has been added that enables users to retrieve a stream of bytes.
Resource | Endpoint | Method |
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assets: | assets/{assetId}/keyframes/{keyframeId}/raw | Get |
New Parameters
The following plugins have a new option in the Protocol field, in order to accommodate Azure Blob Storage.
A new Azure Blob Storage option (AZBS) in the Protocol drop down in the configuration section has been added for the following plugins:
Actions:
Resources:
New Categories
Two New Categories have been created in relation to the changes to Reviewer. These are:
Start Session
Stop Session
Start Image Review
A plugin has been added, which allows users to open an image asset review session. This falls under the Start Session category.
Start Video Review
The “Open Asset Review Session” plugin has been renamed to “Start Video Session”. This falls under the Start Session category.
Stop Image Review
A plugin has been added, which allows users to close an image asset review session. This falls under the Stop Review category
Stop Video Review
The “Close Asset Review Session” plugin has been renamed “Stop Video Review”. This falls under the Stop Review category.
Note: All old open and close review session plugins have been deprecated in 5.5.0 onwards. From now on, Start Image, Stop Image, Start Video, and Stop Video review plugins should be used instead.
Ooyala Flex Query Language
A query Language has been added in Ooyala Flex Publish. This query Language enables you to carry out structured searches across your published assets. The query language includes a series of operators which help you carry out searches. These are as follows:
Operators | Description | |
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Logical Operators | AND OR ! | Logical operators are used to search for multiple terms simultaneously.Examples:You can search for two different terms using the OR operator such as: movie OR film.You can search for multiple terms using the AND operator such as: movie AND film. |
Quotes | "” | Quotes are used to search for an exact word or phrase. You wrap the word or phrase in quotation marks.Example: description="city” |
Comparison Operators | >= <= < > | Equal or greater, equal or lesser, lesser and greater operators are supported. |
Boosting | ^ | You can boost a term using a caret (cursor) symbol.Example: description^5=city. In this example all the assets which have the word city in the description field will be more relevant in the search. |
Brackets | () | Brackets are used to differentiate an exact match and when you want to search for a field which may contain some of our terms we use them between brackets.Example: description=(European City) In this example you are searching objects where the description contains European and City but not necessarily an exact match. |
Free Text Search | This is when you enter a word or phrase without applying any of the above syntax.Example: you could simply search for the word city. |