Feat

• adds minimum resolution of 144p for videos, export ffmpeg parameters in settings.py, add Transcoding.md doc with instructions around transcoding, set default ffmpeg preset for 720p and bigger resolutions to medium (used to be faster) - #1312 . Fixes #1311
• add version in css/js to avoid caching- #1318
• add DB connection pooling - #1315
• add Slovenian translation - #1306

Fixes

• replace login middleware with Django's one - #1314
• fix date picker in edit media - #1297
• replace format with fstrings - #1313

Feat

• Disable Segment Tools and Reset Preview State During Playback - #1305

Feat

• allow setting custom media slugs - #1303
• include categories in manage media (for editors) - #1303

Blog post: https://medium.com/@MediaCMS.io/mediacms-v6-launches-with-video-trimmer-role-based-access-built-for-education-4e0c5993a015

Fixes

• fix single server install dependencies issue - #1296

Blog post: https://medium.com/@MediaCMS.io/mediacms-v6-launches-with-video-trimmer-role-based-access-built-for-education-4e0c5993a015

Features

• video trimmer s`upport with advanced capabilities that can replace video, save as new or create segments
• rounded corners are configurable, by default USE_ROUNDED_CORNERS = True but can be set to False
• edit media page is broken to two parts: metadata and publish
• publish media page now shows as read only the fields that cannot be modified due to permissions
• attempt to show the original video, in case video is processing. Thus user can immediately see what they have uploaded, change metadata or even trim it. Before it would show a blank video player and a message video is processing

Fixes

• edits getting lost - #1104

Bug

• fixes issue with import on settings.py - #1245

Features

• Introduces RBAC capabilities - #1243
• Introduces SAML support with the ability to add custom attributes that will allow user to be associated with groups - #1243
• Introduces an Identity Provider apps for better organizing different options in the admin. This gives the ability to provide a mapping based on attributes from the identity provider response, such as groups in MediaCMS, or roles. This also introduces a new login form and urls that can be specified. - #1243
• Adds jazzmin theme (https://django-jazzmin.readthedocs.io/) for Django admin - #1243
• Performs reordering in admin fields, mostly through seperate app admin_customizations - #1243

Features

• update frontend dependencies + fix timestamps in video - #1220
• move docker compose files to folder - #1231

v4.5.1

Features

• Better support for subtitles - #1215
• Small playlists optimizations - #1216

v4.4.1

This version reverts previously added changes with headers being too strict