Camera Control Release Notes

1.8.0

April 2025

New Neatures

• Added support to enable the Parlé VBC 2800 network interface for Biamp Workplace cloud monitoring and management.

• Added support to enable the Parlé VBC 2800 network interface for third-party control integration.

• Added Audio Source selection for discrete control of the Parlé VBC 2800 input source and mixed output USB and analog sources.

• Added ALS Output selection for selecting what source inputs and microphone mix to output for assistive listening systems on Parlé VBC 2800, ABC 2500a, and VBC 2500a conferencing bars.

• Added support for capturing and displaying camera preset preview thumbnail images to see how a preset recall will change the camera view.

Updates

• Improved diagnostics logging in the About menu for troubleshooting.

• Improved display of which connected Parlé bar or Vidi camera is active.

Bug Fixes

• Resolved issue with using incorrect application icons on macOS and Windows.

• Resolved issue where changes to gamma were not updated.

• Resolved issue where menu bar icon was not preset on macOS.

• Resolved issue where the camera was active when the application was minimized.

• Resolved issue where the application could not access the camera on macOS 14 after being granted permission.

• Resolved issue where Discard and Save buttons appear after connecting a Parlé VBC 2800 with DHCP enabled.

• Resolved issue where backlight and refresh rate settings were tied to UC Profile instead of being global values.

• Resolved issue when changing between Google Meet and Zoom profiles caused a mismatch in camera settings on the Parlé VBC 2500.

• Resolved issue where Parlé VBC 2800 and Vidi 280 camera backlight, flip, and mirror settings where not available on macOS with the Microsoft Teams profile.

• Resolved issue where camera mirror button was available on Parlé ABC 2500 audio conferencing bars after switching from a camera device.

• Resolved issue where Parlé VBC 2800 network interface shuts off when the camera is rebooted when changing max zoom or Windows Update settings.

• Resolved issue where application did not launch at startup.

• Resolved issue where zoom control resets when activating the camera inside Microsoft Teams on macOS.

• Resolved issue with the application not displaying correct device firmware version after a firmware update.

• Resolved issue where camera control changes made externally were not updated in the application interface.

• Resolved issue with incorrect time zone display.

• Resolved issue where application did not properly detect a Vidi 250 in firmware update failure recovery mode.

• Resolved various issues with incorrect graphical UI elements.

• Resolved various issues with memory usage and application crashing.

1.7.3

Release Date: December 2, 2024

New Features: 

• Added support for new Vidi 280 Conferencing Video Camera. 
• Added support for new Parlé VBC 2800 Video Conferencing Bar. 
• Added management of Advanced Video settings for all Vidi 200 series and Parlé VBC 2000 series cameras. 

Updates: 

• Improved access to all device settings. 

Resolved Issues: 

• Resolved various issues with stability and performance.  

1.6.0

Release Date: December 19, 2023

Updates:

• Added the device name to the camera display area.

Resolved Software Issues:

• Fixed an issue in which changing UC Profile changes did not properly update the UI.
• Resolved an issue in which the BCC would lock displaying "Device Rebooting..."
• Corrected a software crash on macOS when switching cameras.
• Fixed an issue where the BCC could crash after sending firmware device.
• Resolved an issue when turning mirror reset the flip function.
• Fixed in issue in which the BCC disappears when moving window on macOS.
• Resolved device firmware update issues of app crashing and locking up.
• Modified behavior so that changing UC Profile reboots the bar.
• Renamed "Automatic Firmware Updates" to "Windows Firmware Updates"
• Improved device detection, state management, and feature detection from the BCC to the connected device

1.5.1

Release Date: August 14, 2023

New Features:

• Added feature to allow users to enable or disable automatic firmware updates from Microsoft Windows Update on Parlè Bars and Vidi cameras.

Updates:

• Improved device detection during startup when a device reboots

1.4.0

Release Date: February 7, 2023

New Features  

• UC Profile – Added ability configure supported devices for the specified UC Platform. Available UC Platforms include Generic UC (default), Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and Zoom. Supported devices include the Parle ABC 2500, and Parle VBC 2500.

• Launch on Startup – Added ability to automatically start the Biamp Camera Controller when you log into the computer.

• Added support on Vidi 250 and Parle VBC 2500 for:
  • Max Zoom – Added ability to limit the maximum level of zoom. Applies to auto framing and manual zoom controls.
  • Firmware Update Recovery – Added the ability to recover from an update failure.
  • Backlight Compensation – Added improved support for viewing subjects in situations with high contrast back lighting.

Updates  

• General bug fixes and minor UI changes

Notes  

• It is recommended to uninstall any prior version of Biamp Camera Controller before installing version 1.4

1.2.2

Release Date: November 17, 2022

Resolved Software Issues  

• Minor fixes to installers

1.2.0

Release Date: August 26, 2022

Updates

• Updates UI design
• Addition of a settings mend
• Added support for Parlé devices.
• Added the ability to toggle the Vidi 250 microphone enablement.
• Added camera power frequency toggling.
• Added white-balance adjustment with auto-mode toggling.
• Added the ability to select between multiple Biamp cameras.
• Changed the behavior of how the camera view is used in the application to improve the user experience when another application needs to use the camera. 
• Update the selections in the menu pull-down

Resolved Software Issues        

• Resolved several crashes on macOS when unplugging cameras.
• Prevents the Windows installer from re-adding a desktop icon when upgrading.
• Fixed a bug that caused undefined behavior when unplugging devices attached to a hub on macOS.
• Resolved bugs when upgrading firmware for Parle devices on macOS.
• Resolved some bugs that occurred during pan/tilt value editing on macOS.
• Resolved the text size on macOS.
• Fixes some bugs that occurred during ePTZ value editing.

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1.1.0

Release Date: July 7, 2022

• Internal Testing Release

1.0.0

Release Date: July 2, 2022

• Initial Release