Client Streaming Updates

4.6.0

Released on April 27, 2021

• [New] New beauty filter features are now available, supporting big eyes and face slimming, and supporting 1080P usage (contact sales to activate)
• [Optimization] Channels without latency do not use co-hosting; the client hides the co-hosting entry
• [Optimization] Optimized the whiteboard issue in pure video scenarios
• [Optimization] Optimized echo issues
• [Optimization] Messages sent by the instructor or guest do not trigger the red dot notification
• [Optimization] Modified the interaction for clicking images to enlarge on the client; users can preview the entire image and zoom in/out
• [Optimization] Desktop sharing: the top menu does not collapse in certain situations
• [Optimization] The co-hosting status style for guests is aligned with web streaming
• [Fix] On Windows, plugging/unplugging headphones or speakers causes no sound from speaker capture
• [Fix] The client interface becomes unresponsive when closing due to network anomalies or excessively large log files

4.5.6

Released on February 25, 2021

• [New] When the client is launched via a web page, it can receive and record the host's information
• [Fix] Supports TRTC's no-latency mode without using co-hosting
• [Fix] Echo occurs during TRTC co-hosting

4.5.5

Released on January 17, 2021

• [New] Restored the beauty filter feature
• [Optimization] Removed the secondary confirmation logic when kicking a user, which caused the client to crash
• [Fix] [UCloud] Client streaming: a web guest mutes the camera, then shares the screen, resulting in a black screen after transcoding
• [Fix] Crash caused by animation when exiting desktop sharing

4.5.4

Released on December 31, 2021

• [New] Scene layouts are saved locally on the device and do not follow the channel. This needs to be enabled in the new backend under Platform Settings > Client
• [Optimization] After the camera is full-screen, mirroring cannot be switched. This is an OBS limitation; explanatory text has been added
• [Fix] Fixed crashes related to shortcut keys
• [Fix] On Mac, the 4.5.3 client had no sound when testing the speaker

4.5.3

Released on December 8, 2021

• [Fix] Fixed the occasional screen flickering issue when a guest is co-hosting
• [Fix] Fixed the issue of no sound from the system or multimedia when no microphone device is present

4.5.2

Released on November 30, 2021

• [New] Pure video - Large class (Express mode) adds a streamlined mode, allowing the client to be simplified to only show the chat room
• [New] Pure video - Large class (Express mode) adds image materials, allowing images to be added to the live streaming area
• [Optimization] The beauty filter feature has been taken offline. It will be re-enabled after a future upgrade. Text has been added to inform users
• [Optimization] Pure video - Large class (Express mode): merged the Document/Multimedia button
• [Optimization] Messages sent by the instructor or guest do not trigger the red dot notification
• [Optimization] Improved the loading speed of interactive pop-ups
• [Optimization] Unified the microphone functionality in the left panel and the video area
• [Optimization] The prompt text when a co-hosting guest closes the client is different from when the instructor ends the class
• [Optimization] When adding multiple scenes, each with one video, restarting the client will prevent the video from playing automatically
• [Fix] When sharing, selecting another screen does not allow the top tab bar to move to the other screen
• [Fix] After playing multimedia and then sharing the screen, ending the screen share causes the multimedia playback to fail

4.5.1

Released on October 11, 2021

• [New] The client supports calling the stream interruption API during no-latency live streaming, logging the host out to the login screen
• [Optimization] If the instructor exits the client without properly ending the class, and the live status and chat room do not show the instructor's identity, the instructor can re-enter the live room and will be prompted to choose between continuing the live stream or ending it
• [Optimization] During desktop live streaming, when the camera is turned on and the mouse does not have focus, the top and bottom bars hide after 2 seconds
• [Optimization] During desktop live streaming, the detached chat room can be vertically resized, and its position and height are remembered for the current desktop live streaming session
• [Optimization] During desktop live streaming, when a viewer raises their hand to co-host, a red dot notification is triggered
• [Optimization] The client can locally switch between landscape or portrait streaming
• [Optimization] The multimedia list allows switching the list loop mode
• [Optimization] Added the ability to rotate the camera feed clockwise in the Document + Video template

4.5.0

Released on August 19, 2021

• [New] Supports online dual-teacher scenarios
• [Optimization] After "Mute All" is enabled, users who join later are muted by default when they go on stage
• [Optimization] Co-hosting interaction changed from a pop-up to appearing on mouse hover; layout switching moved to the title bar
• [Optimization] Supports server-side API for pushing auxiliary streams
• [Optimization] Upgraded the capture and encoding kernel
• [Optimization] Supports capturing from devices with the same name
• [Optimization] Improved beauty filter and AI background removal performance
• [Fix] After enabling relay, the instructor in a large room cannot see the online list of the small room
• [Fix] Fixed abnormal display issues on Windows

4.4.1

Released on June 8, 2021

• [New] Mac supports no-latency live streaming
• [Optimization] Desktop window sharing is remembered locally
• [Optimization] When ending a pure video template live stream, a secondary pop-up confirmation is required
• [Optimization] Using an image as a video source is remembered locally
• [Optimization] When using background removal during desktop live streaming, the background defaults to a preset image
• Other stability improvements

4.4.0

Released on June 1, 2021

• [New] Supports pure video guest login, which can be used interchangeably with web streaming
• [Optimization] Increased the default resolution for the instructor in no-latency live streaming to 720p; the guest default remains at 360p and must be changed manually locally
• [Optimization] The PPT list is sorted and displayed in the order of upload
• [Optimization] When the client language is switched to English, the interaction and chat room also switch to English
• [Optimization] In the three-panel scene, playing multimedia content is compatible with portrait screen sizes (the camera feed will not appear behind the multimedia content)
• [Optimization] Fixed black block display issues on Mac
• Other stability improvements

4.3.4

Released on May 7, 2021

• [New] AI background removal (requires contacting sales to activate)
• [New] Supports shortcut keys for switching scenes
• [Optimization] The co-hosting window preview is aligned with web streaming, allowing quick switching of the primary feed
• [Optimization] The co-hosting switch can also be operated during desktop live streaming
• [Optimization] In recording mode, the Chat & Members tabs are hidden during desktop live streaming
• Other bug fixes and stability improvements

4.3.0

Released on April 6, 2021

• [Optimization] The chat tab now displays the number of online users
• [Optimization] In co-hosting + live streaming mode, the left-side microphone and device debugging switches only affect the device, not the stream control (closing the microphone in the left panel does not mute multimedia audio)
• [Optimization] In Live Assistant mode, moving materials in the preview area has a snap-to-edge effect
• [Optimization] Added an optional hardware acceleration switch in system settings, disabled by default
• [Optimization] Increased the system capture audio sampling rate to improve sound effects
• [Fix] Fixed an issue where dragging an image into the chat room caused the chat room to become unresponsive
• [Optimization] Other stability and interface display improvements