Indiana University and Northwestern University are pleased to announce Avalon Media System 3.3. Release 3.3 adds the following capabilities:
- MARC metadata Import
- Ingestion of pre-transcoded derivatives with multiple quality levels
- Script for recovering disk space taken up by temporary Matterhorn files
- UI Improvements and Bug fixes
Users of Avalon 3.2 can take advantage of these new features by Upgrading Avalon 3.2 to Avalon 3.3.
For a more comprehensive list of changes, see the 3.3 release notes.
For more details on each of these new features, visit the What’s New in Avalon 3.3 wiki page: https://wiki.dlib.indiana.edu/display/VarVideo/What%27s+New+in+Avalon+3.3
Please feel free to try out Avalon 3.3 on our public test server (http://pawpaw.dlib.indiana.edu) before installation. Installation options include virtual machine image, manual installation, and source code installation. More information on all available options can be found on the Avalon web site’s Download page: http://www.avalonmediasystem.org/download
We welcome your feedback on Avalon 3.3 via the avalon-discuss-l discussion list. Join the discussion list at http://www.avalonmediasystem.org/connect
Best regards,
Jon
—
Jon Dunn
Interim Assistant Dean for Library Technologies
Indiana University Bloomington Libraries
