AWS deadline-cloud documentation change
Summary
Changed document history format to release notes, updated content structure, and replaced previous change log entries with new Cinema 4D/Maya integration documentation and release notes consolidation
Security assessment
The changes primarily restructure documentation format and update feature documentation. No security vulnerabilities, policies, or security-related features are mentioned in the added/updated content. The removed content about AWS Managed policies was historical and not tied to any specific security issue resolution.
Diff
diff --git a/deadline-cloud/latest/userguide/doc-history.md b/deadline-cloud/latest/userguide/doc-history.md index 6e415283b..2ab0f21a9 100644 --- a//deadline-cloud/latest/userguide/doc-history.md +++ b//deadline-cloud/latest/userguide/doc-history.md @@ -1 +1 @@ -[](/pdfs/deadline-cloud/latest/userguide/user-guide.pdf.pdf#doc-history "Open PDF") +[](/pdfs/deadline-cloud/latest/userguide/user-guide.pdf.pdf#release-notes "Open PDF") @@ -5 +5 @@ -# Document history for the Deadline Cloud user guide +# Deadline Cloud release notes @@ -7 +7 @@ -The following table describes important changes in each release of the _AWS Deadline Cloud user guide_. +This page contains information about the latest releases and updates to AWS Deadline Cloud. @@ -9 +9 @@ The following table describes important changes in each release of the _AWS Dead -Change| Description| Date +Date | Title | Description @@ -11,23 +11,3 @@ Change| Description| Date -Automatic Downloads| Added information about new Automatic Downloads feature with job attachments. For more information, see [ Automatic Downloads](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/deadline-cloud/latest/userguide/auto-downloads.html).| August 28, 2025 -Wait and Save| Added information about new Wait and Save feature for service-managed fleets. For more information, see [ Service-managed fleets](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/deadline-cloud/latest/userguide/smf-manage.html).| August 12, 2025 -VRED submitter installer| Added instructions for adding the Autodesk VRED submitter installer to your digital content creation software. For more information, see [Autodesk VRED](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/deadline-cloud/latest/userguide/supported-submitters.html#submitter-launch-vred).| August 6, 2025 -AWS Managed policy update| Updated existing AWS [AWSDeadlineCloud-WorkerHost](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/deadline-cloud/latest/userguide/security-iam-awsmanpol.html#security-iam-awsmanpol-WorkerHost) managed policy. For more information, see [AWS managed policies for Deadline Cloud](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/deadline-cloud/latest/userguide/security-iam-awsmanpol.html).| May 30, 2025 -Adobe After Effects submitter installer| Added instructions for adding the Adobe After Effects submitter installer to your digital content creation software. For more information, see [Adobe After Effects](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/deadline-cloud/latest/userguide/supported-submitters.html#submitter-launch-after-effects).| February 13, 2025 -Troubleshooting| Added information for troubleshooting Deadline Cloud issues. For more information, see [Troubleshooting](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/deadline-cloud/latest/userguide/troubleshooting.html).| February 7, 2025 -Job resource limits| Added documentation for new job resource limit and maximum number of worker hosts. For more information, see [Create resource limits for jobs](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/deadline-cloud/latest/userguide/job-limit.html).| January 30, 2025 -Adobe After Effects UBL| Added information about Adobe After Effects usage-based licensing (UBL) for Deadline Cloud. For more information, see [Connect to a license endpoint](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/deadline-cloud/latest/userguide/cmf-ubl.html).| January 30, 2025 -Reorganized content from the user guide| Moved developer focused content from the user guide to the developer guide: - - * Moved instructions for creating a customer-managed fleet to a new [Customer-managed fleets](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/deadline-cloud/latest/developerguide/manage-cmf.html) chapter in the developer guide. - * Moved information about using your own licenses to the new [Using software licenses](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/deadline-cloud/latest/developerguide/license.html) chapter in the developer guide. - * Moved details about monitoring with CloudTrail, CloudWatch, and EventBridge to the [Monitoring](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/deadline-cloud/latest/developerguide/monitoring-overview.html) chapter in the developer guide. - -| January 6, 2025 -Budget threshold event| Added new budget threshold EventBridge event. For more information, see [Deadline Cloud events detail reference](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/deadline-cloud/latest/userguide/events-detail-reference.html).| October 30, 2024 -Job status events| Added new job and task status EventBridge events. For more information, see [Deadline Cloud events detail reference](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/deadline-cloud/latest/userguide/events-detail-reference.html).| October 24, 2024 -Resubmit job| Added information about how to resubmit a job. For more information, see [Resubmit a job](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/deadline-cloud/latest/userguide/view-jobs-steps-tasks.html).| October 7, 2024 -AWS Managed policy updates| Updated existing AWS managed policies. For more information, see [AWS managed policies for Deadline Cloud](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/deadline-cloud/latest/userguide/security-iam-awsmanpol.html).| October 7, 2024 -Bring your own license| Added information about how you can use your own license server or license proxy instance with Deadline Cloud. For more information, see [Service-managed fleets](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/deadline-cloud/latest/userguide/smf-manage.html).| July 26, 2024 -Autodesk 3ds Max UBL| Added information about Autodesk 3ds Max usage-based licensing (UBL) for Deadline Cloud. For more information, see [Connect to a license endpoint](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/deadline-cloud/latest/userguide/cmf-ubl.html).| June 18, 2024 -Monitoring and cost management features| You can use EventBridge to support monitoring in Deadline Cloud. For more information, see [Acting on EventBridge events](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/deadline-cloud/latest/userguide/monitoring-eventbridge.html). Deadline Cloud provides budgets and the usage explorer to help you control and visualize costs for your jobs. Learn about some best practices to help manage those costs. For more information, see [Cost management](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/deadline-cloud/latest/userguide/cost-management.html).| May 23, 2024 -Initial release| This is the initial release of the Deadline Cloud user guide.| April 2, 2024 +2025-12-10 | [Cinema 4D 2026.1 Support on Service-Managed Fleets](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/deadline-cloud/latest/userguide/create-queue-environment.html) | Maxon Cinema 4D 2026.1 is now supported on Linux and Windows service-managed fleets. This release includes Redshift 2026.2.0. Cross-platform font rendering support has also been added for all versions of Cinema 4D. This release allows customers to use the latest Cinema 4D features. It also enables customers to use custom fonts on cross-platform setups, such as when submitting jobs from Windows while using the faster startup time and lower cost of Linux workers. +2025-12-09 | [Enhanced Autodesk Maya Submitter Setup and Usage Documentation](https://aws-deadline.github.io/maya/) | New setup and usage documentation added for the AWS Deadline Cloud Submitter for Autodesk Maya. +2025-12-09 | [Deadline Cloud Release Notes](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/deadline-cloud/latest/userguide/release-notes.html) | All major changes to Deadline Cloud features, applications, integrations, samples and documentation will now be listed on the Release Notes page in the User Guide going forward. You can find previous major Deadline Cloud releases at [AWS What's New](https://aws.amazon.com/new/?ams%23article-feed%23pattern-data--111430994.filter=%257B%2522search%2522%253A%2522deadline%2520cloud%2522%257D) and CLI/Worker/integration-specific release notes in the repositories of the [Deadline Cloud github organization](https://github.com/aws-deadline)