Scoop Capture v3 Software Update Information

You can get the latest software updates as well as Technical Support by visiting the P Squared Website at http://www.psquared.net/support/ or the P Squared Forum at http://forum.psquared.net/

v3.0.37

Added further debugging information to Story Capture

Windows Vista Support has been removed: This version is not compatible with Windows Vista and therefore must be used on Windows XP

The following issues have been fixed:
•	Some fields were not being saved correctly in countries that aren't running on GMT and this could cause stories to be prematurely expired from the database

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v3.0.36

Windows Vista Support: This version has been designed to also run on Windows Vista, but testing is still being carried out. For more information about Vista Compatibilty please visit http://support.psquared.net/softsupport.htm

If Scoop cannot process a downloaded Audio File, it now retries the download later rather than only downloading it a single time.

You can now enter paths to use in the Folder select dialog windows - such as Select Scoop Database Path etc.

v3.0.34

The following issues have been fixed:
•	You could not edit the Cart Ranges that Scoop will manage automatically in the Database Settings Windows on the Audio Tab.

v3.0.33

The way Scoop Capture removes extra linefeeds has been adjusted to better support PA news feeds.

Scoop now examines Story Titles for Catch Words as well as Story Bodies.

The following issues have been fixed:
•	The setting for which fields to examine for Category and Priority Codes was not being saved correctly, and Scoop was not examining the specified fields.
•	When capturing from Sources that produce a very high number of stories, Scoop Capture could start to re-capture older stories again after a period.

v3.0.32

No changes to the software, this build is to synchronise version numbers with Scoop Capture Easy

v3.0.31

Support for UBC Media's Entertainment News has been added. To use this facility, you must operate your own FTP server, and Entertainment news will then "push" news automatically to your server as it is generated.

There is a new Setting in Scoop Capture Program Settings that allows you to override the Cart Range information that Scoop Capture stores in the Scoop Database. This is usefull where you have 2 copies of Scoop Capture running at the same time using different ranges which could therefore cause confusion because Scoop Edit Users would not be notified about audio being deleted from some of the Cart Ranges

v3.0.29

The following issues have been fixed:
•	Scoop Capture could exit or just fail to import certain stories if they contained HTML like codes even though they aren't from an web based source - i.e. "<Property" or "<Body"

v3.0.28

Important: This version of Scoop (both Edit and Capture) adds new Index information to the Scoop Database to significantly improve the speed that Scoop updates it's display. The very first time you run this version of either Edit or Capture it will attempt to update the database structure. So Scoop can do this, we strongly recommend that you close Scoop and Scoop Capture down on all other computers. You only need to do this once and then the structure will be updated.

The following issues have been fixed:
•	If the audio for a story was available on a web or ftp site before the associated text, then the audio and story would not be tied together.

v3.0.27

Scoop Capture has 1 new feature:
•	Statistics window - this lets you see a snapshot of the system and which cart ranges and story categories are filling up. This feature is also available in Scoop Edit

When capturing Audio from FTP sources Scoop Capture, now uses the Audio Format from the Audio Tab in the Source Configuration window.

v3.0.26

When Scoop Capture loads it now waits a random period of time before doing any scheduled backups that are required.

When using the /NoPrevCheck option, License handling has been improved to stop database conflicts when more than one copy of Scoop Capture attempts to manage the license details. The License menu option is also disabled on secondary copies of Scoop Capture to ensure you license the main copy correctly. Note that licensing is still applied, its just the option that has been removed on secondary copies. 

v3.0.25

There are 2 new command line options: 
•	/NoPrevCheck stops Scoop Capture from checking to see if it is already running. Normally you can only run 1 copy of Scoop Capture on a PC at a time. This allows you to run it multiple times. It also disables the housekeeping function so this should only be used on "secondary" copies of Scoop Capture
•	/Profile=<ProfileName> - this allows you to run alternate Configuration Profiles. 

An example of using the above options would be to run 2 copies of Scoop Capture on the same computer to workaround any conflicts between 2 different news sources. For instance, the first copy would run normally and capture from NewsSource1, the second would run with /NoPrevCheck /Profile=Profile2 command line options and this would be configured to capture from NewsSource2.

v3.0.24

A new setting has been added via a Registry Patch that sets Scoop Capture to use non-passive FTP transfers. This is to workaround problems with incompatible firewalls. Please contact P Squared for more information.

v3.0.23

Scoop Capture now periodically checks to see if it has lost the connection to the database. If it detects this loss, it will attempt a reconnection to the database. This should NOT be relied upon to workaround problems with hardware though as it cannot guarantee Scoop will remain running in all situations, and stories will not be captured in between the connection being lost and re-gained.

v3.0.22

Several internal changes have been made to the Debugging process to allow easier analysis.

The following issues have been fixed:
•	During initial setup of Scoop Capture, if you entered an email address to send warning messages to Capture would hang or exit when you click OK

v3.0.21

Scoop now pauses for a few milliseconds when processing downloaded audio to allow any regular recordings in progress time to work.

v3.0.19

The Debug files that Scoop Capture generates have been improved to allow easier reading when diagnosing issues.

Further checks have been added to help with FTP sites that stop responding to requests for files.

v3.0.18

The following issues have been fixed:
•	Emails with a large "To" list would cause Scoop Capture to exit

v3.0.17

Scoop now uses a new type of database Locking called Record Level Locking when accessing the P Squared Directory and the Scoop Stories Database. This mode allows more computers to access the same areas of the Database at the same time without showing messages about Locked Records. More information about this mode can be found by searching the P Squared Forums (http://forum.psquared.net) for "Database Record Locking Modes".  To start using this mode, you must first quit from Scoop Edit and Capture on all computers and then restart the software as normal. As the first computer opens the database it will automatically enable the new mode which will then be used by all other computers automatically.

Due to internal changes with the way that Scoop stores the list of files that have been captured when scanning local folders and faxes, any stories and matching audio will be downloaded and processed again. This is to resolve a problem with INN sending stories and audio with the same filename as existing items too often.

The popup progress bar that is displayed while an audio file is being copied onto the audiowall during importing has been removed. This allows Scoop Capture to capture safely without fear of accidentally pressing the cancel button when the window pops up - for instance while typing in another window on the same computer, the space bar would "press" the cancel button, stopping the import of that file. Although not a particularly recommended configuration, this makes life a lot easier for users who run Scoop Edit on the same pc as Scoop Capture.

For sources that capture audio from files (local folders or FTP sites) you can set how ofter folders should be scanned for new audio files.

When capturing from text or stories from files, you can specify folders that should be excluded from the scan, and also limit so that only specified folders are included in the scan. These settings are on the appropriate tab in Source Configuration.

Scoop Capture will now only import Audio and Text files that it can open exclusively. This is so that it doesn't attempt to import files that are still being written by the supplying system - i.e. INN's Capture PC's etc.

You can now run Scoop Capture v3 at the same time as Scoop Capture v2 on a single computer - ideal for during upgrade procedures.

v3.0.16

Scoop Capture can now strip sections from the Body text of stories after it has been captured. This is usefull for removing (for instance) the Meta Data that it tagged on the end of IRN stories that have audio. The IRN NetNewsroom Config file has been updated to include this new feature.

The following issues have been fixed:
•	Emails that didn't contain a 'Sent' date would cause Scoop capture to exit when running under Windows 2000

v3.0.15

Note: The Cart Range location for each source is now set on the Source Settings page - this stops the ranges being reset when you apply a new configuration file.  We recommend that you install and run this version of Scoop Capture once (so it can import your existing Cart ranges from your current Configuration files), then stop it and copy in the new Configuration Files for Sky News and IRN before restarting. This way it will retain your current Audio Cart Ranges.

The IRN Configuration file has been updated to use the original mp2 version of the Audio instead of the WAV version. This significantly cuts the time between the audio cuts being available on the IRN server and them being imported onto your Audiowall.

Scoop Capture can now download and automatically import audio from Sky News's web site. These mp3 files are downloaded, converted to wav and saved to the Audiowall and finally linked to the stories they are for.

Scoop Capture now comes with a new version of the P Squared Websurfer (v2.1.x) which has been completely rewritten to workaround problems with some web/ftp based services that have problems maintaining data connections during data transfer (timeout errors etc.)

Scoop now gives far more visual feedback as it progresses through scanning an FTP site for audio and story files.

From FTP based services, Scoop now only requests audio files for stories that have audio - previously it would attempt to download audio for every story on the offchance that it had some.

The following issues have been fixed:

•	The Tooltiptext around the Status LED on the Source windows would not update to match the Tooptiptext of the LED itself.

v3.0.14

Scoop can now process and import audio in other formats than just WAV. Scoop now supports WAV, mp2, mp3, WMA and Ogg (only partially tested). It also now displays a progress bar as this is happening to give better feedback of it's progress.

When Scoop is downloading from FTP sites, it now uses 'Passive' mode. This should help users running behind certain firewalls.

v3.0.12

Scoop can now store file attachments alongside each story - see Scoop Edit for more information,

Scoop Capture can now capture from a Microsoft Fax Server's incoming Fax box. This means Scoop Edit users will be able to view Faxes from within Scoop Edit. Once you have your Fax modem connected to your Capture PC, add a new Source and use the Fax3.ini file to start importing faxes.

The automatic e-mail capturing facility has been improved to now store ALL attachments to an email with the story. The audio is imported as carts, and any other files are saved into the database and accessed via Scoop Edit. It can also now route emails into a specific category

The following issues have been fixed:

•	Scoop Capture would exit if it tried to import a story from a corrupted file in a directory.
•	Scoop Capture would take a long time to startup if it was using a largely empty audiowall
•	Due to a change in the way Sky News post their stories on their website Scoop Capture was unable to successfully import downloaded stories.

v3.0.11

Caution! Due to changes in the way Scoop stores it's 'cache' of downloaded stories (from FTP, Websites and Directory Scanning) Scoop Capture has to re-download all of the stories and matching audio again. You should warn your users before using this version to they can ensure that they have taken copies of any critical stories or audio. You should ALWAYS perform a backup of your system before installing new versions of any software.

New Feature: Scoop Capture can now capture direct from e-mail servers. Create a source and use the new e-mail source configuration file. Tell it what email server, username and password to use and it will download the emails and add them as new stories. It will even import attached audio wav files and add these as new carts. Future versions of Scoop Capture will also allow you to view other attachments (such as DOC or PDF files) from inside the main Scoop Edit window.

Caution: This is a new feature and should be considered a 'beta' feature as it has only been tested on a limited number of mail servers. If you want to use this you should make sure you test it thoroughly on a test server before rolling it out to general use. If you have any problems, please contact us.

Scoop Capture now download individual audio files from an ftp server. Previously it could only do this by downloading a story text file first, then looking for a matching audio cut.

The startup sequence has been changed to slightly delay checking for new stories (only by a few seconds.) This is so the 'front end' can finish displaying before it starts the processing.

The following issues have been fixed:

•	Scoop couldn't connect downloaded stories to it's matching downloaded audio if the audio contained an apostrophe. Scoop would then leave the audio files in the temporary folder until it was next restarted
•	Various fixes relating to downloading stories and audio from ftp sites where the text appears but the audio isn't available until later.

v3.0.9

Scoop now includes the new P Squared Contacts and Users Directory History. 

The following issues have been fixed:

•	Scoop wouldn't download stories from an FTP server if they had exactly the same filename as a previous recent story. There is a side effect to this fix though - Scoop capture will download the complete story list again when it first runs. Once this has completed though it will not need to download them again.

v3.0.8

Before uninstalling a previous version of Scoop Capture to install this release you MUST take a copy of your Source Format Configuration files as they are no longer distributed with Scoop - you can download these from the Scoop support area of http://support.psquared.net/ if you do not have them. 

v3.0.7

The Audio File Settings option has been removed becuase it is now available from the Audio Locations window.

The Update Information window has a new look

v3.0.6

This release contains support for the latest version of the P Squared Directory.

The following issues have been fixed:
•	Updated license engine to fix problems with the license not being able to be read when starting Scoop

v3.0.5

The P Squared Websurfer has been updated to give more debugging info when downloading corrupted stories from FTP and websites

The following issues have been fixed:
•	If you turned off the email options in Scoop Capture's Program Settings it would reactivate itself next time you went it.
•	The Domain name is now displayed next to the username when you tell Windows to automatically logon.
•	Fixed a problem with Logging in to the Directory.

v3.0.3

There is now a 'Release License' option on the License wizard which allows you to release the license so you can use it on another computer - this only works a limited number of times however, and you must be connected to the internet before you can use this feature.

Scoop Capture now supports the IRN NetNewsroom server and automatically downloads stories and audio (and automatically associates that audio with the correct story) from their ftp server. As a word of caution however - at the time of release, IRN audio is at 48000hz not the standard 44100hz that the majority of playout systems use. This audio must be converted when Scoop imports it and therefore the quality may be slightly reduced. IRN and P Squared are working together to improve this situation and further information will be posted on the P Squared Forums.

Scoop can now also 'normalise' audio that it imports from web based services (and from file folder based sources). By default this is set to 63%

v3.0.2

There is a new option on the Settings menu - Audiowall File Settings. This allows you to determine the number of carts on your audiowall as well as several other settings that apply to all computers that use that Audiowall.

There is a new option on the Scoop Program Settings window that allows you to turn on Automatic Logon to Windows - this will then allow Scoop to start automatically if the machine is rebooted for any reason. This option is also automatically displayed the first time you run Scoop Capture.

The IRN Digital News configuration file has been altered to use different methods for reading the Title information etc. from the incoming serial feed. Previously it was working on absolute character spacing (i.e. the Title starts at 84 characters in) but instead it now works by lines instead - i.e. the Title starts on Line 2 from the 2nd character onwards. You will need to manually copy the format file over the top of your current configuration. Please note that this will obviously remove any other formatting you have added to IRN feed handling.

The following issues have been fixed:
•	If you viewed/changed the Source Configuration while audio was recording, when you finished and clicked OK or cancel to return to Scoop Capture it would exit.
•	You could not specify a source to use Carts higher than 10000

v3.0.1

There is now a Choose Scoop Database menu option on the File menu in Scoop Capture.

The P Squared Directory has been overhauled to make it easier to initially setup and administer and the following changes have been implemented:
•	Security Group configuration has been considerably simplified by reducing the number of windows used to setup each Group

You can now have up to 64 Categories, and the default Categories created when you first install Scoop have been updated to reflect the latest information from IRN and other news providers.

There is now a 'Release License' option on the License wizard which allows you to release the license so you can use it on another computer - this only works a limited number of times however, and you must be connected to the internet before you can use this feature.

Scoop Capture has a new Icon

The following issues have been fixed:
•	Some people recieved an error whilst installing Scoop capture relating to a file called MSHTML.TLB becuase it is already installed on Windows 2000 and Windows XP systems.
•	The HTML Print and Web Publishing Template files were not being installed correctly and had to be manually copied into the appropriate location.
•	You could not alter the Audio activation Threshold settings for sources that capture audio from a soundcard.
•	When you first licensed Scoop, some users had to License twice becuase of a message regarding the license not being valid for the computer.

v3.0.0

The following notes apply to Advanced Source Configuration:
•	When entering information into the Prefix or Suffix fields, non-alphanumeric characters must be represented as a special hexadecimal version of their normal ASCII code - ie. a tab (ASCII 9) is "{09}" and a space (ASCII 32) is "{20}" . For more information about this, please contact technical support.
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•	When configuring Fields in the Advanced Source Configuration the the text is processed in this order:
•	If there is a Cell Number, find the cell (HTML only) and delete all before it
•	If there is a Line Number, Find that line in the text and delete all before it - this is not compatible with HTML files
•	If there is a start position, delete any text up to that position
•	If there is a prefix, find the prefix and delete it and all before it
•	If there is a length, delete any text from that number of characters after the start of the cropped text
•	If there is a suffix, find the suffix and delete it and all the characters after it

New features since Scoop v2:

•	Scoop now contains built in Web Publishing allowing you to quickly display the latest news on your website.
•	Completely integrated with the new P Squared Directory providing enhanced security as well as fully fledged Contact Management services, and company wide lists of regularly used web addresses.
•	The brand new integrated audio editor - SmoothEdit(tm) provides fast editing capabilities for audio clips, as well as usefull audio manipulation tools such as amplify, normalise, cut/paste, reverse etc.
•	Complete overhaul of the main Scoop Edit window providing fast access to stories, audio, contacts and websites.
•	New integrated Web Browser
•	There is no longer a separate Index Processor – instead, the main Scoop Capture program automatically maintains the Scoop Story Database.
•	The new "Catch Words" system accurately recategorises stories based on their content. This allows you to have different lists of words or phrases for each category and then stories are moved into the first category that they match. If the story doesn't contain any Catch Words then Scoop will categorise based on any category information the news Source provides.
•	Scoop Capture can now capture audio into compressed audio formats such as IMA ADPCM.