What's New in Blackbox v1.2

Menu → Settings

• Proxy - If you have a proxy server on your network enter the connection credentials.

• Time Source - The date and time that appears in all files produced by the Blackbox can now be sourced either from the PC time or from an incoming Data Input.

• Admin Settings - Turn settings on/off as you prefer:

  • Start Streaming on Open

  • Ignore Access Code [Presentation Access Code]

  • Show Streaming Button

  • Downscale Blackbox to SD

  • Enable preview software fallback [If the Blackbox Channel Preview & Main view video is not visible when accessing the Blackbox host PC via remote desktop, you can turn the Enable preview software fallback toggle on and then be able to see the Preview & Main video.].

  • Show RTSP connection parameters

Inputs → IP Camera

• Decoder - A new Decoder drop-down selection field has been added to the IP Camera Input Type

• Framerate - Select your framerate preference from range [ 60 | 59.94 | 50 | 30 | 29.97 | 25 ]

• Auto Detected Cameras - If you have IP cameras connected on your network (using ONVIF protocol) Blackbox will detect and display them for easy selection.

Menu → Streaming → Presentation

We’ve added the ability to select a Presentation Name to apply to a Channel from a dropdown list.

Subscription to SubC Streaming Services is required and you must login to your account.

Inputs → Presentations → One-Time Stream

A One-Time Stream is a new convenient way to quickly stream & share a video.

• Presentation → Presentation Name: Select a Channel and then your One-Time Presentation (Example name One-time!) from the Presentation Name drop-down field.

• Start Streaming the Channel(s)

• A link to connect to this One-time Stream will appear. Copy this URL and share it with those you want to view the One-time Stream, then click OK.

• You can also take a One-Time Stream as Channel Input by selecting Input Presentation & One-Time Stream and paste the One-Time stream URL in the One-Time Stream Address field.

See → Operation

Channel tooltip (info tab)

• Hold the mouse cursor over the Channel Preview window to shows the Channel configuration details, including the incoming video source Resolution.

See → Operation

We’ve made the Microphone active/ inactive status more obvious.

• When the Mic is active, the Mic Volume slider is active, and the Mute button is available.

• When the Mic is muted, the Mic Volume slider is inactive, and the microphone Unmute button is available.

Admin Settings → Downscale Blackbox to SD

Menu → Settings → Click “Downscale Blackbox to SD” to select.

Ability to select SD/HD for recording quality. Default is HD.

Data Input → UDP Broadcast

Menu → Data Input

Select UDP Broadcast to connect to data being broadcast over your network by specifying Port only. (This is different from regular Data Input → UDP, where you must supply both the Data Source system IP address and Port)

Blackbox Settings

Menu → Blackbox Settings

Blackbox settings are now accessible through the Menu.

Illegal character validation: Characters that are illegal in file and folder names will no longer be allowed. Do not enter these invalid characters

“\ / : * ? " < > |”