Version 6.0.1 -- September 30th, 2024
Changes
- Cam selection by current popularity has been enabled.
Version 6.0.0 -- September 18th, 2024
Changes
- Video distributed via a global CDN.
- Full multi-hour DVR capability on all streams.
- Many UI bug fixes.
- Viewer counts and popularity based on real-time viewers no longer available.
Version 5.0.23 -- October 28th, 2023
Changes
- Changed partner reference for Port Nassau Webcam..
Version 5.0.22 -- Auguest 13th, 2023
Changes
- Included Florida Monkey Cam (4 new cameras) at Dania Beach Monkey Sanctuary.
Version 5.0.21 -- June 15h, 2023
Changes
- Updated What's On PTZtv for camera in St Thomas, USVI.
Version 5.0.20 -- June 4th, 2023
Changes
- Added new camera in St Thomas, USVI.
Version 5.0.19 -- April 30th, 2023
Changes
- Fixed layout bug on mobile devices.
Version 5.0.18 -- April 2nd, 2023
Changes
- Updated video player to resolve issues on Apple devices..
Version 5.0.17 -- March 31st, 2023
Changes
- Major server-side scripting update. No UI or feature impacts expected.
Version 5.0.16 -- March 18th, 2023
Changes
- Updated video player to resolve a number of issues e.g. crashing to black screen with Safari.
Version 5.0.15 -- December 24th, 2021
Changes
- Updated What's On PTZtv to include new camera ( Port Bimini ) in place of Atlantic City Webcam.
Version 5.0.14 -- December 19th, 2021
Changes
- Added new camera : Port Bimini
Version 5.0.13 -- December 7th, 2021
Changes
- Subscription management back-end has been upgraded to a new system. Subscribers may need to login again when they revisit the site.
- Account management is now available via the "My Account" button at the top of the home page, which has replaced "Dashboard". A separate account management page will launch and offer tabs to
change your susbcription, maintain payment methods (e.g. credit cards) and change your password under the "Profile" tab.
Version 5.0.12d -- Novermber 20th, 2021
Changes
- Updated to later version of video player with various improvements.
Known Issues
- If using an iPad and Safari browser, Apple AirPlay will not behave properly if "request desktop site" has been enabled. You might not see the AirPlay control button at all or you might send only
audio to your AirPlay TV. The Chrome browser app does not seem to exhibit these issues and Safari on iPhone appears to function correctly regardless of requesting desktop or mobile sites.
Version 5.0.12c -- September 25th, 2021
Changes
- Updated to later version of video player to stop unnecessary buffering and poster image jogging when player stopped.
Version 5.0.12a/b -- September 20th, 2021
Changes
- Moved What's On PTZtv (a) and all of Premium (b) to a new CDN.
Version 5.0.12 -- September 1st, 2021
Changes
- Added a logout link (top right corner of page).
Version 5.0.11 -- April 14th, 2021
Changes
- Updated to latest video player.
Version 5.0.10 -- February 28th, 2021
Changes
- Updated to latest video player..
Version 5.0.9 -- June 29th, 2020
Changes
- Fixed display corruption of separate audio controls when using an Apple device.
Version 5.0.8 -- June 16th, 2020
Changes
- Changed What's on PTZtv to include Pompano Beach Cam in place of Port Aruba Webcam which is offline pending a camera replacement.
Version 5.0.7 -- May 8th, 2020
Changes
- Restored Pompano Beach Cam.
Version 5.0.6 -- January 6th, 2020
Changes
- Cosmetic changes to Ft Lauderdale beach cam names.
Version 5.0.5 -- November 6th, 2019
Changes
- Added new camera : Palm Beach Inlet Webcam at Port of Palm Beach.
Version 5.0.4 -- October 9th, 2019
Changes
- Added live sound to Port Miami and embedded with video stream.
Version 5.0.3 -- September 11th, 2019
Changes
- No longer support Internet Explorer (any version!)
Version 5.0.2 -- June 26th, 2019
Changes
- Bug fixes and enhancements in latest video player.including more accessible audio controls.
Known Issues
- Casting Maho Beach and Miami Airport cams to 1st Gen Chromecast does not work.
Version 5.0.1 -- May 19th, 2019
Changes
- Bug fixes and enhancements in latest video player.
- Added picture-in-picture (PiP) support via overlay button.
Known Issues
- Casting Maho Beach and Miami Airport cams to 1st Gen Chromecast does not work.
Version 5.0.0 -- May 1st, 2019
Changes
- Introduced all new video player.
- Improvements to casting and Apple Airplay support.
- Addition of PREV and NEXT buttons for manual control of channel surfing.
- More streams now have live sound embedded with video instead of in separate players/controls.
- Removed non-PTZtv feeds from radio stations and looping wave sounds.
Version 4.5.5 -- March 11th, 2019
Changes
- Added VHF Marine audio channel for Key West Harbor Webcam.
Version 4.5.4 -- March 5th, 2019
Changes
- Improved handling of server network errors.
Version 4.5.3 -- March 2nd, 2019
Changes
- Added support for URL arguments to auto-start a particular camera or cameras when the Premium page loads.
- For full details see the STARTUP OPTIONS section on the Tips-n-Tricks page.
Version 4.5.2 -- February 19th, 2019
Changes
- Modified channel surfing logic and per camera duration to 60 seconds.
Version 4.5.1 -- February 7th, 2019
Changes
- Improved player shutdown logic to stop unwanted network traffic.
Version 4.5.0 -- Januaury 31st, 2019
Changes
- Updated video player to latest version.
Known issues
- Some older mobile devices e.g. Safari browser on iPad 2 stuck at iOS v9, might not play more than one video or audio stream at a time. Try Google Chrome browser app instead or in Safari, try
requesting "desktop site". To do that : tap and hold the refresh button at right end of the URL bar. ... then tap "Request Desktop Site". Premium page will reload and video player will adapt to a
desktop mode of operation.
Version 4.4.1 -- October 19th, 2018
Changes
- Radio feed for Nassau cameras is now available from a secure URL and will not "break" the site padlock icon if selected.
Version 4.4 -- October 15th, 2018
Changes
- Whole site is now secured and https compliant, not just the Piano-Tinypass subscription management part which has always been secure for transmission of personal data, credit card numbers,
etc.
Known issues
- Radio feed for Nassau cameras is not yet available from a secure server and will "break" the secure site padlock icon if selected. If this happens, all other content remains secured. (Minor
issue)
Version 4.3 -- July 12th, 2018
Changes
- Introduced live sound feed for Key West.
Version 4.2 -- June 12th, 2018
Changes
- What's On PTZtv now supports all 25 cameras in a 5x5 mosaic matrix.
Version 4.1 -- June 6th, 2018
Changes
- Added support for Paradise Island Cam
Version 4.0 -- May 21st, 2018
Changes
- PTZtv Premium has been migrated to a new management system with more power, features and flexibility. This change will allow us to offer a greater range and variety of services in the future.
Management system provider remains the same : Tinypass/Piano.
- All existing users have been migrated to the new system... including their login credentials, current subscriptions, access passes and payment methods. You will need to log in again when the new
system first appears online.
- Payment options have been reduced to four major credit cards or PayPal. Subscribers using Amazon Payments will need to choose an alternate payment method.
Known issues
- Recurring subscriptions due May 21st may be delayed by one day. Otherwise, credit card auto renewal payments should continue as before.
- PayPal users with recurring subscriptions will see their subscriptions expire at the end of the currently paid-up period, after which they will have to purchase a new subscription.
- Gifting is not available at this time but we plan to introduce again in the future.
Version 3.3 -- April 11th, 2018
Changes
- Windows OS : Removed automatic playing of sound and video on first page load to avoid Google Chrome blocks on autoplay to be introduced in mid-April browser update.
Version 3.2 -- February 9th, 2018
New Features
- Merged audio with video for Maho Beach Cam and Miami Airport Cam to improve sound and video stream sync for fast-moving aircraft. Audio controls (mute and volume) now appear as an overlay in
bottom left corner of video player.
- DVR -- ability to replay last 30 minutes "sliding window" of video and audio for both Maho and Miami airport cams. If an aircraft lands early and you missed it ... or you watched and want to
replay ... now you can. Switch back and forth between Live and DVR by clicking the timeline bar or the "Live" text in the video controls overlay.
Fixes
- Music channels (e.g. radio stations in Nassau and St Maarten) will not autoplay on Windows OS if their assoicated webcam is selected first after page loading. Volume level is also auto-adjusted
down whenever a music channel starts. Both these changes are designed to reduce sound disturbance in quiet environments e.g. your office! Note that audio levels are remembered between page loads. You
can set a very low volume for the second audio channel before closing our Premium page and it will start very quiet next time.
Version 3.0.2 -- November 14th, 2017
Fixes
- Fixed Chromecasting with Chrome browser to reflect same functionality as older Flash version and as described in Tips-n-Tricks.
Known Issues
- Same as version 3.0.1 below.
Version 3.0.1 -- November 4th, 2017
Fixes
- Improved stream switching reliability under some conditions and browsers, particulalry on newer versions of Apple MacOS and iOS.
Known issues
- Apple Safari browser can still "lock" the play/pause control after a webcam has been selected. This behavior appears to be limited to the Apple Safari browser. We recommend using Google Chrome
browser if this is an issue on your device.
- Apple mobile devices (iPhone and iPad) running older versions (< 10.0) of iOS can exhibit unreliable behavior e.g. streams fail to start when selected. Workaround: reload the page before
selecting a new camera or use the old version (2.3) of Premium.
- Google Chrome browser can generate an "Aww, snap" crash if run for many hours on Windows 10 - memory leak issue. Microsoft Edge browser has performed better in testing.
- Video and audio streams now lag real-time by 30+ seconds which will be noticeable if trying to sync activity with other sources like Flightradar24.
- Some graphics (e.g. audio control buttons) don't size properly in Internet Explorer 11. Recommend viewers use alternate modern browsers like Edge, Chrome.or Firefox.
- Default Android "Internet" browser app doesn not support playing more than one video or audio stream concurrently. Use Chrome or Firefox browser apps instead.
- Autoplay of sound and video is supported on Windows 10 browsers but not on mobile devices or Mac OS. Just click the play arrows to start each stream separately.
Note that previous 2.x version using the Adobe Flash Player is still available from the "OLD VERSION" link or by visiting www.PTZtvPremium.com/flash.php .
Version 3.0.0 -- October 9th, 2017
New features
- Video and audio players do not use or require Adobe Flash in all modern browsers.
- Audio feeds have separate controls, including volume on most platforms.
- Port Nassau now includes the Bahamian or Nuttin radio feed ("MUSIC").
- Facebook and Twiiter share links appear when you hover your mouse over the video player and click on the sharing icon (top left).
Known issues
- Apple mobile devices (iPhone and iPad) running older versions (< 10.0) of iOS can exhibit unreliable behavior e.g. streams fail to start when selected.
- Google Chrome browser can generate an "Aww, snap" crash if run for many hours on Windows 10 - memory leak issue. Microsoft Edge browser has performed better in testing.
- Video and audio streams now lag real-time by 30+ seconds which will be noticeable if trying to sync activity with other sources like Flightradar24.
- Some graphics (e.g. audio control buttons) don't size properly in Internet Explorer 11. Recommend viewers use alternate modern browsers like Edge, Chrome.or Firefox.
- Default Android "Internet" browser app doesn not support playing more than one video or audio stream concurrently. Use Chrome or Firefox browser apps instead.
- Autoplay of sound and video is supported on Windows 10 browsers but not on mobile devices or Mac OS. Just click the play arrows to start each stream separately.
Note that previous 2.x version using the Adobe Flash Player is still available from the "OLD VERSION" link or by visiting www.PTZtvPremium.com/flash.php .