Release Notes

New features introduced in 4.0(1.57)
Cisco TelePresence Server Software Release Notes (4.0(2.8)) Page 7 of 36
Endpoint group indicators
When a grouped endpoint is shown in the ActivePresence or Prominent layout, the endpoint must be placed
in the PiP strip but, because of the lack of loudest pane information, the TelePresence Server cannot
determine which pane of the group to place in the PiP strip. Also, now that the group is composed into a
single pane, the live video of the group members is too small to be useful in these layouts.
In segment-switched mode, the PiP strip contains a static pictorial representation of the endpoint group
instead of a live video stream, as follows:
Two-screen group Three-screen group Four-screen group
Table 4: Endpoint group indicators
Video announce
This feature shows new participants as they join, irrespective of how many other participants are already in
the conference and who is currently the active speaker.
Video announce is not used in the Active Speaker layout (single), to avoid disruption, but the feature applies
to all other layouts, allowing everyone to see people as they join.
In the ActivePresence and Prominent layouts: As video participants join, their video is shown to
everyone else by the appearance of new PiPs (pictures in picture) at the right end of the row of PiPs. As more
people join, the least active speakers are eventually removed from the PiP strip while new entrants are
added.
In the Equal layout: New participants are announced by appearing in the next open position, typically at the
right end of the bottom row (they're added in left-to-right reading order). If all the grid positions are full (16
participants) then the next participant to be announced appears in place of the least active speaker, and so
on. In previous releases, participants joining after the grid was full would not necessarily have been shown
until they had spoken.
PiP strip and name label improvements
In this release the behavior of the row of PiPs (PiP strip) at the bottom of the conference display has been
improved to make the experience more consistent for all participants. New arrivals or recent speakers are
shown at the right of the strip, and the strip moves left to accommodate the newly placed PiPs.
When someone is speaking their PiP is not shown; instead, a gap is left in the PiP strip to show their place
(like an empty seat).
This provides a more consistent layout experience and helps participants to find each other more easily than
in previous releases.