Webcast 5.6.5 Release Notes
Released: November 24, 2021
This release introduces four new landing page layouts, increases the video bridge capacity to 20, and offers a bulk registration add-on. These release notes also highlight other recent changes and improvements.
New features and updates
Webcast Admin portal and event setup
- Video bridge events now support 20 presenters – up from our previous limit of 15.
- Registration layouts. Box layouts (Event > Player & Branding > Advanced Branding) are no longer available or supported for new events. If you previously created an event that uses a box layout, you can continue to use the layout. However, if you switch to a different registration layout, you won’t be able to change back to the box layout.
- Bulk attendee registration for events. Available on a per-event basis via Support (charges apply). You can register hundreds or thousands of attendees for an event at one time. Please reach out to your account representative for additional information.
- Colombia phone numbers are now 10 digits in accordance with the Colombia’s new fixed numbering plan. The prefix 60 is added to the 1-digit area code; for example, area code 1 (Bogota) becomes 601.
- International numbers for Bogota: +57 601 XXX XXXX
- Local numbers for Bogota 601 XXX XXXX
Open landing (registration) page layouts
- Four new “open look” registration layouts are available. Highlights of the new layouts:
- Open Sans font provides a fresh look.
- The event title and date are included in the overall page design.
- The background image and background color extends behind the event title and date.
As with bar layouts, on the registration page the background image doesn't display behind a transparent banner; only the background color does. For a full-page image, you can hide the banner by not uploading logos. The following example shows an event with the Side-by-Side with Left Registration layout without a banner.
- The registration form can be displayed on the left or right side of the page. (The registration form is always on the right in the 2-column bar layout.)
- The event title and date can be displayed above the landing page content area and registration form or with the landing page text, as a two-column layout.
- To try the layouts, create a new event or edit an existing one. Then, on the Player & Branding tab, open the Advanced Branding section and select an Open Layout.
The following examples show the other three layouts: Title Top Left and Right Registration and Side-by-Side with Right Registration.
Bug fixes
- Live Studio. Video bridge. Fixed an edge case with presenter pinning while in Filmstrip layout.