Magnet Witness Changelog

New and updated features

• Magnet WITNESS now provides the ability to perform Clip Concatenation, allowing users to combine multiple clips into a single output file along with a report that documents the event and results.
• Implemented improvements to export performance and cloud clip downloads.
• Added a new Clear All Filters menu option to remove all column and advanced filters applied in the Clip list or Playlist.
• Implemented several updates and additions to the Clip list, Playlist, and context menu options to improve efficiencies.
• Added several new Keyboard Shortcuts.
• Updated Global Offset Manager to be more user friendly.
• Added the ability to select desired font size for date/time overlay in Preview tab.
• Added the ability to add and select a logo image in Report Settings that will appear in the case and reports.
• Added Date/Time Offset actions to audit log.
• Added support for the PAV/PAVSP filesystem (ATS170091) commonly found in VMax and other branded and unbranded makes and models.
• Added support for the Ss filesystem (ATS170077) commonly found in Samsung and other branded and unbranded makes and models.
• Added support for the G2FDbMagic file format (FF-G2FDbMagic).
• Added support for the Lua file format (FF-Lua).
• Added support for Mirage_IVNET file format (FF-MIRAGE-EXE-001).
• Added support for the BOX file format (FF-BOX).
• Added support for the ef_mb file format (FF-ef_mb).
• Implemented detection for the AVD_264 file format (FF-AVD_264).
• Implemented detection for the XVW file format (FF-XVW).
• Implemented detection for the IIDX_4PMC file format (FF-IIDX_4PMC).

Fixed issues

• Resolved an issue where the Gallery Preview tab’s label displayed incorrect clip range when previewing multiple clips.
• Resolved an issue preventing users from collecting thumbnails from clips in a playlist.
• Resolved an issue where selecting an Excel report for Gallery Preview actually produced a PDF report instead.
• Resolved an issue where Queue for Export was not reflected in the Clip list if it was selected from the Details panel.
• Resolved an issue where Arlo clips were not displayed in the Clip list unless a filter was applied.
• Resolved issue where current job name would disappear from the status bar.
• Resolved issue where video format was not being displayed correctly in clip Details tab.
• Resolved an issue with some ef_jpg filesystem sources getting an error when attempting to preview clips.

New and updated features

• Magnet WITNESS will now identify detected, but not yet supported, video file formats.
• If connected to the internet during the detection process, you can now submit a request for support directly within WITNESS for pending file formats and filesystems.
• Default output format settings are now updated to include only MP4 by default. This change will not override existing settings on upgrade. We recommend using MP4 as your default output format.
• Added the ability to delete a sub-clip.
• Added additional actions to the audit log.
• Added destination space checks when downloading cloud video, ingesting video files, and saving clips from the preview window.
• Added support for the GAEA filesystem (ATS190031) commonly found in Vivotek, Telus, Alarm.com, and other branded and unbranded makes and models.
• Added support for the RaySharp filesystem (ATS160058) commonly found in Cantonk, Zebronics, Stoic, and other branded and unbranded makes and models.
• Added the ability to conduct an inaccessible scan for the RaySharp filesystem. Users can recover clips that may have been deleted, expired, or partially overwritten and are no longer exportable by the DVR.
• Added the ability to export clips from the WFS filesystem in the native/proprietary format. This output format may contain audio recorded by the DVR.

Fixed issues

• Resolved an issue where date/time offsets were not applying to Gallery Preview.
• Resolved an issue where certain AVIs containing h.265 encoded frames were not playable. These clips will now play, however they may not play in all players. We recommend using MP4 output formats for the greatest compatibility.
• Resolved an issue that caused memory issues during export.
• Resolved an issue with XFS file systems that caused some scans to not return all clips.
• Resolved an issue that caused WITNESS to fail to start.

New and updated features

• The ingestion of native/proprietary video files exported from DVRs or other video recorders is now supported.
• The ingestion of Open h264 and h265 AVI, MOV, and MP4 filtes from cell phones, body cameras, dash cameras, drones and other sources is now supported.
• You can now acquire video and metadata directly from the Ring cloud video platform.
• You can now acquire video and metadata directly from the Arlo cloud video platform.
• Cases and case structure can now be created using the Case wizard.
• Large amounts of video can now be easily managed using the Clip list page.
• Large amounts of video can now be quickly triaged in the Gallery preview.
• You can now review an incident from multiple cameras simultaneously using the Preview up to 4 clips feature.
• You can now output video from a variety of sources into openly playable AVI, MOV, or MP4 formats.