The latest version of VALT is here. Version 6.6 delivers meaningful improvements across performance, usability, and system integrations—built to better support video management and user experience. Take advantage of a more streamlined, secure, and flexible video experience.
What’s New in VALT 6.6
Technical Changes
Infrastructure & Networking
This release includes key infrastructure, Docker, and networking enhancements that improve overall system reliability and responsiveness. This includes updated directory structure for Docker-mounted-volumes to separate data by containers' data, logs, and configuration,updated methods for managing firewall rules and exapands Wowza streaming engine's UDP port range.
Feature Updates
Enhancements That Improve Workflow Efficiency
- Greater flexibility in VALT Cue: Expanded compatibility removes previous iOS limitations, giving you more control across devices.
- Enhanced search and reporting: Quickly locate recordings by searching within the sharing interface and generate more detailed reports on recording duration and time usage. Track how much time is being recorded across sessions, rooms, or individual users for greater visibility and transparency on system usage.
- Review and Collaboration improvements: The comment field is now easier to read, with word-wrap text no longer runs off the edge. Larger page list count lets users choose from an expanded page list option to display more items per page. This reduces the navigation friction for user managing large sets of recordings, users, or reports.
3. Stronger Connectivity & Integrations
- Microsoft Outlook integration improvements: More seamless scheduling, calendar syncing, and email-based workflows directly within VALT.
- Secure camera streaming with HTTPS support: Enables encrypted video connections from IP cameras and external sources.
- Improved LDAP integration: Better handling of special characters ensures more reliable user directory syncing.
Security Improvments
4. Enhanced Security with Stronger Password Controls
Updated password requirements help enforce stronger security standards across your system. Including enforcing minimum length and complexity rules, require uppercase, lowercase, numbers & symbols, clear feedback when requirements aren't met, and configurable settings per organizational policy, supporting compliance and protecting sensitive data.
Plan Your Upgrade
VALT 6.6 continues to align with evolving program requirements, with a focus on usability and seamless workflows. To schedule your upgrade, connect with your IVS Account Manager and ensure your system is up to date with the latest improvements.
Upgrading ensures you’re getting the most out of your VALT environment—improving performance, enhancing user experience, and keeping your system secure.
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Previous Upgrade Highlights
Summary of version 6.5
New Application Features
- Multi-select prepare of Rooms in Observe.
- Duration Markers & Transcription Markers.
- AVMIX Module: Rooms can mix-and-match different video and audio streams.
- Download and Import Templates based on JSON-formatted files.
- Outlook Email Calendar Integration: Create Schedules that synchronize with Microsoft 365 Calendars.
- WebRTC Streaming Type, extremely low latency streaming.
- Introducing VALT Cue for OSCE's: Cue Session Build and Cue Circuit.
- Switched database engine from MySQL to MariaDB.
- Updated Frameworks and Packages.
- SSL auto-renewal watcher service that auto-updates the installed SSL certificates.
Technical Improvements
- All database/Doctrine migrations are now saved to a logfile.
- Re-organized database backup directory structure for more practical usage.
