Hi everybody,
+Peertube 1.4 just came out! Here's a quick overview of what's new…
+ +Plug-in system
++ Since PeerTube's launch, we have been aware that every administrator and user wishes to see the software fulfill their needs. + As Framasoft cannot and will not develop every feature that could be hoped for, we have from the start of the project planned + on creating a plug-in system. +
+ ++ We are pleased to announce that the foundation stones of this system have been laid in this 1.4 release! It might be very basic + for now, but we plan on improving it bit by bit in Peertube's future releases. +
+ ++ Now, this system allows each administrator to create specific plug-ins depending on their needs. They may install + extensions created by other people on their instance as well. For example, it is now possible to install community created + graphical themes to change the instance visual interface. +
+ +A better interface
++ We strive to improve PeerTube's interface by collecting users' opinions so that we know what is causing them trouble + (in terms of understanding and usability for example). Even though this is a time-consuming undertaking, + this new release already offers you a few modifications. +
+ ++ First of all, we realized that most people who discover PeerTube have a hard time understanding + the difference between a channel and an account. + Indeed, on others video broadcasting services (such as YouTube) these two things are pretty much the same. +
+ ++ However, on PeerTube each account is linked to one or multiple channels that can be named as the users sees fit. You also have + to create at least one channel when creating an account. Once the channels have been created, users can upload videos to each + channel to organize their contents (for example, you could have a channel about cooking and another one about biking). +
+ ++ In order to make this channel idea more understandable, we have changed the sign-up form, which from now on consists of two + steps: +
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- Step 1: account creation (choosing your username, password, email, etc.) +
- Step 2: choosing your default channel name via a new form +
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- We also aimed to differentiate a channel homepage from that of an account. These two pages used to list videos, whereas now + the account homepage lists all the channel linked to the account by showing under each channel name the thumbnail from the + last videos uploaded on it. + +
- Another unclear element was the video sharing pop-up. We have improved it, and it is now possible to share or embed a + video by making it start and/or finish at a precise moment (time-code feature), to decide which subtitles will appear by + default, and to loop the video. These new options will surely be greatly enjoyed. + +
More features
+ ++ Our wonderful community of translators is once again to thank for their work, after they enriched PeerTube with + 3 new languages: Finnish, Greek and Scottish Gaelic, making PeerTube now available in 22 languages. +
+ ++ We also added a new feature allowing you to upload an audio file directly to PeerTube: the software will automatically + create a video from the audio file. This much awaited for feature should make life easier for music makers :) +
+ ++ This new release includes many other improvements. You can see the complete list on + https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/releases/tag/v1.4.0. +
+ +Thanks to all PeerTube contributors!
Framasoft