NEW SOFTWARE RELEASE
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Products involved:  AXIS Metadata Monitor

Release date:       February 2, 2023

Release type:       Production

Software version:   2.1.0.0

File name:          AxisMetadataMonitor.exe

Supported OS:       Microsoft Windows 11
                    Microsoft Windows 10

Supported Devices:  Axis video and audio products with firmware
                    versions 5.11 or higher

Last preceding
release:           2.0.10.0

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Changes since 2.0.10.0
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- Support for UTF-8 character encoding
- Improved video preview

Changes since 2.0.9.0
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- Fixed problem with application failing to start on some
  Windows 10 machines.

Changes since 2.0.8.0
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- New application icon

Changes since 2.0.7.0
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- Fixed problem with installer requiring .Net 2.0.

Changes since 2.0.6.0
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- URLs are now escaped in order for event-content filters to work

Changes since 2.0.5.0
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- Schedule/interval event are now captured.
- Minor bug fixes and improvements.

Changes since 2.0.3.0
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- Windows 8 compatible.
- Changed target framework to .Net 4.0 Client Profile
- Capture URI with invalid VAPIX path is repaired when user changes
  content check boxes.

Changes since 1.1.1.0
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- GUI rearranged.
- Capture URL toolbar instead of dialog.
- Capture URL assistance.
- Refactored context menus.
- 'Clear All' in context menu.
- Movable and resizable columns.
- Removed progress bar from status bar.
- Removed save-capture-before-exit prompt.
- Auto-scroll functionality.
- Metadata bit rate.
- Namespace prefixes are not shown in Event Topic Tree column,
  i.e. "tns1:" and "tnsaxis:" are hidden.
- "Source", "Key" and "Data" have been removed from 'Info' column.
- Events with PropertyOperation=Changed/Deleted are prefixed with
  '[CHANGED]' and '[DEL]' in Info filed.
- "event=on" capture URL parameter is now the preferred and default way
  to get the event stream.
- Always use overlays (if available) in video preview.
- Removed menus from video preview window.
- Latency when previewing video with metadata overlay has been reduced.
- Video preview use stream-profile: balanced + unlimited frame-rate.
- Video window size adapts to current video stream.
- Video error messages are shown directly in video preview window.
- Isolated install.
- Video and audio decoders are included in install. Reflected in
  license agreement.
- No application hang when aborting pending capture connection attempt.
- Time Offset and Capture Latency is not shown for events with
  PropertyOperation=Initialized


Contact Information
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Please contact Axis Communications for product information, updates and
support at: http://www.axis.com

Solutions to new problems and FAQs are listed at:
http://www.axis.com/techsup


Installation
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- Run the setup file (AxisMetadataMonitorSetup.msi) and follow the
  instructions.
- Make sure you have full administrator rights on the computer you
  install on.


Uninstallation
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- Click 'Remove' for AXIS Metadata Monitor under
  Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs


Requirements
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- Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7 or 8.
- Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 Client Profile
- LAN access to one or more supported Axis cameras. (Cameras behind a
  web proxy are not supported.)


Recommendations
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- Run Windows Update prior to installation to ensure you have the
  latest updates for your Operating System and .NET Framework from
  Microsoft. 


Known limitations
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