# Changelog of ComIQ Audio & Video Transcriber (`connected_comiq/comiq-audio-video-transcriber`) Actor - **URL**: https://apify.com/connected_comiq/comiq-audio-video-transcriber/changelog.md - **Full Actor documentation**: https://apify.com/connected_comiq/comiq-audio-video-transcriber.md ## Changelog ### Alpha 4.3.4.1 — Store publication cleanup - Corrected Store metadata to show `Limited permissions` as the active permission level. - Removed unvalidated named-site compatibility claims from README/SEO. - Added transparent source-site compatibility wording for anonymous public media access. - Added MPG/MPEG to the customer-facing supported-format list. - Updated SEO targets toward generic, accurate URL-transcription discovery terms. - Added a final Apify Store refresh checklist with exact copy/paste values. - Runtime transcription, billing, QA, URL staging, settlement, and PDF Actor logic are unchanged. ### Alpha 4.3.4 — QA hold non-billable settlement clarity - QA-held transcripts continue to charge **0 transcription-minute events**. - Removed the misleading one-minute revenue estimate from authoritative job gross/net fields before settlement. - Revenue Guard now evaluates transcription offers using per-minute unit economics carried in job options. - Work Queue shows an unsettled live job as `PENDING`, not `PAID`. - A settled QA-held job with zero ComIQ revenue shows `NON-BILLABLE`. - Successful QA-delivered transcripts still settle as `PAID`. - Added explicit Actor logging for zero-charge QA holds. - Updated README, Store publication pack, publication metadata, and release documentation. - URL staging, MPEG compatibility, Limited permissions, and PDF Actor behavior remain unchanged. ### Alpha 4.3.3 — MPEG media compatibility - Fixed `Unsupported remote file type: video/mpeg`. - Added `.mpg` and `.mpeg` to the Windows worker input whitelist. - Added `video/mpeg -> .mpg` MIME mapping. - Hardened MIME mappings for MKV, AVI, OGG, OPUS, and FLAC variants. - Added MPG/MPEG recognition to the Apify Transcriber. - Fixed duplicate resolver filenames such as `clip.mpg.mpg`. - Updated README, input help, publication metadata, and Store publication pack. - Limited permissions, PPE billing, QA, settlement, and PDF Actor remain unchanged. ### Alpha 4.3.2 — Collection-page / first-item resolver fix - Fixed Archive.org-style public pages being rejected when yt-dlp reports them as a playlist/container. - Supported container/collection pages now process the **first resolved media item only**. - Entire playlists are still not automatically batch-processed, preventing unexpected multi-item charges. - Improved resolved source title/site/URL metadata for first-item container pages. - Updated README, input help, Store publication pack, and metadata. - Direct URL staging, Limited permissions, PPE billing, QA, settlement, and PDF Actor remain unchanged. ### Alpha 4.3.1 — External direct-URL staging fix - Fixed HTTP 403 failures when public hosts reject direct downloads from the Windows fulfillment worker. - Direct HTTPS media URLs are now downloaded inside the Apify Actor first. - Added an explicit ComIQ User-Agent and redirect handling for direct URL retrieval. - Direct media is temporarily staged in the Actor run's own KVS. - The Windows worker now receives a signed Apify URL instead of an arbitrary external hotlink. - Added direct-URL size checks and clearer HTTP failure messages. - Temporary staged direct media is deleted after processing. - Updated README, Store publication pack, and metadata. - Limited permissions, PPE billing, QA, settlement, and the PDF Actor remain unchanged. ### Alpha 4.3 — Universal Media Transcriber - Added public media URL input alongside file upload. - Added direct HTTPS audio/video URL support. - Added `yt-dlp` resolution for supported public media pages. - Public page media is staged in the Actor run's own KVS, then removed after processing. - Added public URL duration and download-size safety limits. - Added playlist/live/private/DRM limitations and clear customer-facing errors. - Added `source_kind`, `source_url`, `source_title`, and `source_site` to Dataset output. - Preserved Limited permissions, scoped upload KVS access, NPU processing, QA, PPE billing, and settlement. - Updated Store README, SEO metadata, publication pack, and promotional feature card. - PPE launch price remains `$0.015` per started audio minute. ### Alpha 4.2.1 — Signed URL fix for Limited permissions - Fixed 403 downloads from restricted Apify key-value stores under Limited permissions. - Source storage picker now requests scoped `READ + WRITE` on only the user-selected KVS. - Added explicit signed-URL verification before a job is sent to ComIQ. - Added a precise error when Apify returns an unsigned URL. - Updated README and Store publication assets to explain why scoped WRITE is required. - The Actor remains Limited-permissions overall. - ComIQ does not intentionally modify/delete source records in the selected KVS. - Existing PPE billing, QA, settlement, and fulfillment logic are unchanged. ### Alpha 4.2 — Limited permissions & Store quality - Added scoped **READ-only** key-value-store resource permissions for user-selected uploaded-file stores. - Actor can run under both Full and Limited permissions during migration testing. - Added clear validation/error guidance when an Apify-uploaded file is used without selecting its source store. - Updated README for Limited-permissions input flow and customer trust. - Updated SEO/search context and publication assets. - Preserved existing billing, QA, settlement, and ComIQ fulfillment behavior. ### 0.1 — Publication candidate - Added Audio / Video Transcription as ComIQ Store Actor #2. - Added common audio/video file upload support. - Added full transcript and timestamped segments. - Added generated SRT and VTT subtitle text. - Added NPU → GPU → CPU local execution fallback. - Added long-form-aware transcript QA. - Added isolated below-normal-priority background transcription worker. - Added Pay Per Event billing at $0.015 per started audio minute. - Added QA-gated no-charge handling for held transcripts. - Added settlement synchronization into the ComIQ Work Queue and earnings dashboard. - Added publication-ready README, SEO package, and branded Actor icon.