Release Notes 2006-10

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12.0.104 (10/31/06)

  1. Fixed: Plugin Manager would not use the correct art for Output plugins.
  2. Changed: Keyboard shortcut for clearing the search box is now "Escape" instead of "Shift+Escape".
  3. Fixed: Editing Lyrics, and then clicking to a different Action Window could cause a crash.
  4. Changed: More art updates.
  5. Fixed: Playing a small image with transparency fullscreen wouldn't always fill the background with a checkerboard pattern properly.
  6. Changed: When seeking (or jumping to skip commercials in TV), the current on-screen-display shows the new position.
  7. NEW: Added DVB-T frequency maps for Australia and UK, and hoping it will have some effect.
  8. Fixed: Improved handling for severe scratches when secure ripping CD's. UI used to freeze.
  9. Changed: Video zooming takes much finer steps.
  10. Optimized: Image playback now faster.
  11. Optimized: Handheld cache pruning (happens at the end of a transfer) is much faster.
  12. Changed: Revised default expansion states in the handheld options tree.
  13. Changed: Action Window "Display" has independent visualization selection from Standard View. (much like Mini View already works)
  14. Changed: Files with an empty album are now considered from an incomplete album instead of a complete album.
  15. Changed: Google Video playback would fail in some cases.
  16. Fixed: Library Server playback could hang at the end of a track with audio conversion enabled.

12.0.103 (10/30/06)

  1. Changed: List and tree controls no longer track mouse movement when MC isn't the active application.
  2. Changed: URLs or filenames in a playlist with (invalid) spaces at the head or tail are better supported.
  3. Changed: Tree auto-expand and auto-collapse works nicer when selecting nested items from the navigation menu.
  4. Changed: Theater View left-hand navigation highlight could disappear in certain cases.
  5. Changed: When at the root of Theater View, the "Display View" button changes to Exit. (which goes to standard view)
  6. Changed: ESC skips "Display View" when leaving Theater View. (use F11 or Shift+F11 to roll modes)
  7. Changed: Improved translation support for Theater View.
  8. Changed: Configured Theater View root items are stored per-language. (necessary to support translation nicely)
  9. Fixed: Theater View button list wasn't always ensuring that the selection was visible when scrolling.
  10. Changed: Scheduler uses the time format of the computer for creating a new event. (instead of always using 12-hr time)
  11. Changed: More updated art. (should be final -- let us know if anything doesn't match the new look)
  12. Fixed: Position slider handle would not appear on the Noire skin.

12.0.102 (10/26/06)

  1. NEW: Scheduler can now record internet streams. (radio stations, etc.)
  2. Changed: Removed experimental "advanced play" right click option.
  3. Fixed: Clicking from one tag field to another in the Action Window could cause issues.
  4. Fixed: When switching directly from Standard View to Theater View, the mouse would not hide until it was moved a little.
  5. Fixed: The detached display window would not be properly skinned.
  6. NEW: On screen display of zooming percentage when zooming video, DVD, or TV.
  7. NEW: +/- keys zoom video in or out.
  8. Fixed: In-place editing of pane values wouldn't update the panes until a manual refresh was performed.
  9. Fixed: Panes wouldn't update right away when adding a new value in tagging mode.
  10. Optimized: Minimizing and restoring the application is much faster. (skin, database, etc. are still unloaded for background usage efficiency on minimize, so some lag is expected)
  11. Fixed: Compressed WAV files would not import properly.
  12. Changed: Converter, Recorder, and Audio Analyzer minimize more nicely.
  13. Fixed: When burning an mp3 or wma transcoded data disc, the displayed burn size and number of disks was incorrect.

12.0.101 (10/25/06)

  1. NEW: Better handling of FFDShow and FLVSplitter installation and registration when playing FLV files.
  2. Changed: Theater View picture skin items and backgrounds support matrix-style drawing.
  3. Fixed: Theater View item positions could be shifted down one pixel.
  4. Changed: Some tuning to the Noire Theater View skin.
  5. Fixed: Some 3D visualizations would not handle sizing nicely.
  6. Changed: Revised how FilePath(...) and FileName(...) parse URLs.
  7. Fixed: Filter names in "List of DVD filters" was editable.
  8. Fixed: FLAC (or other input plugin delivered types) would not properly appear in the file types list.
  9. Fixed: Theater View button menus wouldn't show in exactly the correct location.
  10. Fixed: Misbehaviors when selecting entries on TV channels lists on TV configuration dialogs.
  11. Changed: When adding or removing files from a playlist in the Action Window, the ideal size is updated.
  12. Fixed: In some cases, the tag window could apply changes to the new selection instead of the old selection when clicking around. (hopefully fixed, please let us know)
  13. Changed: Fullscreen bars only appear when the mouse enters the border area, instead of automatically when switching into Display View.
  14. Changed: When changing the large underlying file for CUE files, the database could incorrectly update the CUE files that link into the large file.

12.0.100 (10/24/06)

  1. Changed: Made list-type field range filtering work more like v11.
  2. Changed: Theater View stacks were not re-randomized on restart.
  3. Changed: When Theater View skips a single item level, it still adds it to the breadcrumbs.
  4. Changed: Pressing Ctrl+A while editing lyrics or bios will select all the text.
  5. Fixed: The tree and Action Windows wouldn't always renegotiate for space when collapsing a tree item.
  6. Fixed: Right-click "Import Into Library" did not work for CUE files.
  7. Fixed: DirectShow video playback would not work after MC is started by importing a track from Windows Explorer.
  8. Changed: Enumerating devices better handles memory readers with no memory in them.
  9. Optimized: Starting the program with a large log file could cause startup to be slower than expected.
  10. Fixed: The UPnP Server would crash if left idle before connecting.
  11. Changed: CUE files work nicer with the auto-import system. (they don't show as new files each import, but instead nicely detect changes, etc.)
  12. Fixed: Forward and back keyboard shortcuts would get translated when in Display View. (switching hidden views)
  13. Changed: In file renaming expressions, "Unknown Artist" (or similar) is only used when formatting a field for display. (so not when doing [Duration, 0], etc.)

12.0.99 (10/23/06)

  1. Fixed: Playback of http:// images could cause a crash. (also applies to Google Images)
  2. Changed: Google Images "Show webpage" option works better.
  3. Fixed: In-place tree editing was not the correct size.
  4. Changed: Disc # is now available for video files.
  5. Changed: English words could get wrongly translated in the rename from tags dialog when using a non-English language.
  6. Fixed: During background thumbnail building, the status message (with cancel button) could fight with the main UI.
  7. Fixed: CUE file importing / playback was not working.
  8. Fixed: Theater View could hang when viewing TV or CD files.
  9. Changed: Improved how and when Theater View preserves list and button selection and scroll position.
  10. Fixed: When entering Theater View from windowed Display View, the mouse cursor wouldn't hide until the mouse was moved.
  11. Changed: Column headers for fields with an ampersand (&) in the name wouldn't draw properly.
  12. Fixed: When playing streams, failure to open temporary files may cause problems.

12.0.98 (10/19/06)

  1. NEW: Introduced new Web Media system to allow downloads, native playback, and more from major media sites. (Shoutcast, Google Images, Google Video, and YouTube (more to follow))
  2. Fixed: Download Action Window looked crowded towards the bottom.
  3. Changed: Checkbox has replaced [HHDevice] in the HH Cache options. Default behavior is to reset the cache rule and enable the checkbox.
  4. Changed: Enter and Shift+Enter will both give new lines when editing lyrics, bios, etc.

12.0.97 (10/19/06)

  1. Fixed: Animation controls didn't have skin colored backgrounds.
  2. Fixed: Videos not playing on Sony PSP.
  3. Changed: Tuned how image playback handles preserving vs discarding zoom when changing size.
  4. NEW: Holding "Shift" while switching images will preserve the scroll and zoom settings from the previous image. (nice for pixel-peeping)
  5. Changed: Theater View image stacks are now randomized just like Standard View stacks. (consistent through a run, but change each run)
  6. Changed: When in a stacks view, sorting "Default" will sort exactly like the panes for that grouping. (instead of sorting by name)
  7. Optimized: Stack views can be faster to load or refresh when "Default" sorting is used.
  8. Changed: When adding multiple library fields in Options > Library, the tree won't collapse in between additions.
  9. Changed: Expressions support field display names (as well as English internal names) for easier use. (especially when using a non-English language)
  10. Fixed: "Rename Files From Properties" dialog better fits translated text.

12.0.96 (10/18/06)

  1. Optimized: View switching is much faster in all cases.
  2. Changed: Handheld cache is now placed in a "JRHHCache" subdirectory under the user selected directory.
  3. Changed: RAW Image cache is now placed in a "JRImgCache" subdirectory under the user selected directory.
  4. NEW: Handheld cache option to set max cache size. (This is pruned to the max size AFTER transfer.)
  5. NEW: Views and columns using Year, Month, and Day are much faster.
  6. Changed: When using the FormatDate(...) expression, FormatDate([Date, 0], Year) can be rewritten FormatDate(Year). (this will also make the expression faster)
  7. Changed: When using "Tagging Mode" in the panes, other panes are no longer updated when checking or unchecking a box. (updating is too slow for complex views -- click refresh button at top of view to refresh all panes)
  8. Changed: Thumbnails could show "Play" and "Tag" links even if the mouse was over the toolbar.
  9. Changed: Tooltips are more multi-monitor aware, just like popup menus.
  10. Changed: Podcasting no longer rejects Podcast Feeds that exceed 1 MB. (cap is now 4 MB)
  11. Changed: Image captions no longer use "Unknown Camera", etc. for blank fields.
  12. Changed: Closing a Tag page like people, places, etc. while it had the focus would leave the mouse wheel inoperable until someplace was clicked.
  13. Changed: Revised how interface plugins should attach to the Media Center SDK in their Init(...) function. (hopefully transparent change -- let us know if any plugins start having problems)
  14. Optimized: Playlists tree in Tag window is many times faster.

12.0.95 (10/17/06)

  1. Changed: Expansion state of playlist groups is preserved even after collapsing the playlists root.
  2. NEW: The tooltip in the "Image" tag window (click small image in tag window to zoom in) shows the image dimensions and size.
  3. Changed: View header buttons use similar widths when possible.
  4. NEW: Added an "Eject" button to the top of an iPod or removable disk view.
  5. Changed: Limit style smartlists are now left in random order in the view instead of applying the view's sorting.
  6. Changed: The "Sort" menu selection works nicer for smartlists. ("Default" leaves ordered smartlists, but other choices use view setting instead of smartlist order)
  7. NEW: Added "Options > Tree & View > Advanced > Right click advanced play menu" to allow full zoned play commands to show at root of menu.
  8. Changed: Sequence column is wider by default so it holds sequence numbers into the thousands without overflowing.
  9. NEW: Three different image columns are available, and can be placed anywhere in a list and made any size. (old-style icon, alexicon, large album thumbnails)
  10. Changed: The column list available from the "Columns" menu matches the list in "Customize Current View".
  11. Changed: Any time the image player window is resized, it zooms so the whole image fits. (instead of only doing this if the image wasn't manually zoomed or scrolled)

12.0.94 (10/16/06)

  1. Fixed: Remote Server was not included in Options > Startup.
  2. Changed: When entering fullscreen mode from Theater View, the borders and mouse cursor are not automatically shown.
  3. Fixed: The last action menu item at the top of a right-click menu wasn't working properly for Playlists.
  4. Changed: The confirmation message box that is displayed when Media Scheduler tries to start recording TV while TV engine is already running will self-destruct in 10 seconds in case the user has left it running unattended.
  5. Changed: Double-clicking on "Playlists" in the tree for playback would not properly honor Access Control.
  6. Changed: The "Play" link on a thumbnail honors the double-click setting to "replace one file" so it won't use the full list.
  7. Fixed: RAW files should return correct tag information.
  8. New: Added a "Rule" to the HH Cache. Default is [HHDevice]\[Artist]\[Album].
  9. Changed: Post extension data is returned for the "Filename (name)" field / expression when dealing with CUE files.
  10. Fixed: Library specific library import options were not being honored. (so Otto wouldn't see external changes)
  11. Fixed: Library backups could cause a hang in some cases.
  12. Fixed: Some MP3 based radio streams fail to open.
  13. Changed: Media Center does a better job of not allowing the start menu to show over the top of a fullscreen mode.
  14. Changed: Installer no longer recommends uninstalling other versions of Media Center.
  15. Changed: Installer will no longer allow Media Center 12 to be installed into a folder with a previous version MC installed. (if you did this, uninstall all versions, reboot, and reinstall v12)
  16. Optimized: Loading views with panes is faster.
  17. Optimized: Improved performance of player window redraws.

12.0.93 (10/13/06)

  1. Fixed: CUE file import would not properly get the genre, date, or length of the last track.
  2. Fixed: Importing an MPL file with CUE tracks in it did not work properly.
  3. NEW: Added more handheld lossy cache options.

12.0.92 (10/13/06)

  1. Changed: Removed monochrome effect of unselected option pages.
  2. Fixed: Library Server (and library backups) could fail.
  3. Fixed: Podcast downloads would not show a download percentage.
  4. Fixed: Some Theater View textures could still appear torn.
  5. Changed: Tools that operate on selected files no longer ignore list selection state if the tree is focused. (like rotating images with Playing Now selected)
  6. Changed: iPod syncing rules have been changed so that most tag changes will require a file to be re-sync'd.
  7. Changed: Theater View searches now include numbers as well as letters. (U2, etc.)
  8. Fixed: When editing fields that don't show a drop-list, the text could appear scrolled to the left.
  9. Changed: A field's acceptable values are all listed when tagging. (instead of only values that file has)
  10. Fixed: While editing a field like "People" in the Action Window, keyboard list navigation didn't work nicely.
  11. Optimized: Improved how edit controls (and list edit controls) are created to improve speed. (please report any in-place or AW tagging strangeness)

12.0.91 (10/12/06)

  1. Fixed: Library Server would only serve a partial library. (introduced in build 90)
  2. Changed: Added a couple of tooltips over the TV channels list on "TV Channels" property page.
  3. NEW: Options dialog uses faded images for unselected items.
  4. Changed: Tuned the coloring used by Noire for Options page selection.
  5. Fixed: If "Name" was listed twice in the tag window, editing either would always edit the second one.
  6. Fixed: Auto-library upgrade from Media Center 11 was not working properly. (didn't find MC 11 libraries)
  7. NEW: Windows Media (wma) streaming buffered for seeking.
  8. NEW: User can choose whether to use "Video Mixing Renderer 9" or "Overlay Mixer" to play video.
  9. Fixed: In some cases the aspect ratio setting did not take effect.
  10. NEW: Added an "Edit Playlist" menu item for playlist right-click to open in the Action Window.
  11. NEW: Added an "Edit" button to the top of a playlist view.
  12. Fixed: Library backups could fail. (introduced with build 90)
  13. NEW: Added the ability to change the Audible download path (right-click on service in tree).
  14. Fixed: Visual Basic interface plugin controls could use skin coloring, even with skinning disabled.
  15. Fixed: Theater View textures (buttons, text, etc.) could look torn through the middle.

12.0.90 (10/11/06)

  1. Changed: When picking auto-import with no folders configured, a message will be shown.
  2. Changed: Removed "run now" from auto-import options. (since it's in the main menu / toolbar)
  3. Changed: Direct3D views (Theater View / 3D visualizations) target the video card where the window first appears. (old video cards may render slowly when switching monitors after this)
  4. Fixed: TV recording by Scheduler would fail if the user is currently using TV engine.
  5. NEW: If Media Scheduler starts a TV recording task while the user is using TV engine in any zone, MC will ask user to confirm interrupting current activity and starting recording scheduled program.
  6. Changed: Installer, uninstaller, package installer, and Media Center ask to be a trusted program when running on Vista.
  7. Changed: Removed beta timeout.
  8. Fixed: Mouse tracking / highlighting of list controls could get stuck on in some cases.
  9. Fixed: List control mouse tracking would still operate even if a window was over the top of the list.
  10. Changed: In Theater View root configuration, the full row is selectable for an item instead of only the text.
  11. Changed: Removed a level of nesting in Options > Playback > Audio.
  12. Changed: "Image File" field is now available (and used) for videos as well as audio.
  13. NEW: More updated art.
  14. NEW: When opening a Media Center library that's already in use by another computer, a read-only version will be opened. (each user computer will have its own thumbnail cache, like with Library Server)
  15. NEW: Improved "Party Mode" so that the library lives in its own sandbox -- making it impossible for changes to leak back to the main database.

12.0.89 (10/10/06)

  1. NEW: TV user can configure how much video to retain during time-shifting. The default has been increased from 1.5 hour to 5 hours.
  2. NEW: Added two options to cache RAW file output as Jpegs. (This takes the cached file size down from (in the case of a Canon 20D) 25MB's to under 1MB.)
  3. NEW: RAW files now provide their ISO, FL, Shutter, Aperature and Camera.
  4. NEW: Added grid-lines to Tag window.
  5. NEW: Read-only fields show as grey in the Tag window.
  6. NEW: MP3 Streams with song titles in the metadata stream: Clicking the >> & << buttons will advance to next or previous title in stream.
  7. New: RAW File cache can now be cleared from options. Code added to invalidate cache files.
  8. Fixed: Double-clicking in the tree to play images would not properly give the full-screen display the focus.
  9. Fixed: Theater View and 3D visualization textures could look garbled on some systems.
  10. Fixed: Media Center would close even though Media Server mode was on.
  11. NEW: Added ability to add "Check Watch Folders Now" to the toolbars.
  12. NEW: Put "Check Watch Folders Now" in the Tools menu.
  13. Changed: Reworked Options > Library > Watch Folders layout.
  14. NEW: Interface plugins can set a registry DWORD "Skin" and set it to 0 to disable skinning for the plugin and any child windows. (for parentless popups, use pMJ->SkinWindow(m_hWnd, FALSE))
  15. Changed: Renamed add folder to library to use "Import" and "Auto-Import" naming.
  16. Changed: Removed tree gridlines that appeared with some skins.
  17. Changed: Changed how toolbar buttons look when they're disabled. (use only text color instead of grayscaling)

12.0.88 (10/??/06)

For internal testing only

12.0.87 (10/5/06)

  1. Changed: Got rid of the mode skipping while stopped when pressing F11.
  2. Changed: Tag Action Window doesn't show "Track #" on the first line any longer.
  3. Changed: Tag window no longer uses new line during editing a field.
  4. Fixed: Using the Tag window with panes visible could be overly slow.
  5. NEW: Tag window uses new (more powerful) visible field selection mechanism.
  6. Fixed: Tag window would use inconsistent colors for the text in the header area.
  7. Changed: Image in Tag window now has an instructional tooltip.
  8. Changed: Reduced the font size of the labels in the Tag window.
  9. Fixed: The play link on a grouping tile wouldn't work properly.
  10. Changed: For digital TV, changes in video mixing mode can take place immediately even if TV is in time-shifting mode (unless the user choose to delay it until next time TV a channel is played).
  11. NEW: User can specify whether to use, and for how long, an automatic cut-off time limit for TV recording (in case you forget to stop recording manually).

Scheduled recording is not affected by this. Previously there has been a 3 hour time limit. The new default is 12 hours.

  1. Fixed: 3D Pong did not render properly.
  2. Fixed: 3D Pong had too much drag on the ball, causing dead balls, after extended play.
  3. Changed: 3D Theater View and 3D Visualizations use a more accurate clock system for moving the world and handling physics.
  4. Changed: Theater View "into" animation fades out as it zooms.
  5. Fixed: In Theater View, into animations would not play when using the right-arrow in details mode to enter an item.
  6. NEW: Added some more art updates.
  7. Fixed: Should be the right DCRaw.exe file this time.
  8. New: Raw decode quality settings available in playback->Image options.
  9. New: Raw decode cache settings available in playback->image options. Cache directory setting there.
  10. Fixed: Importing iTunes 7 playlists (saved as a txt file) not working.

12.0.86 (10/4/06)

  1. Changed: Pressing the "Play" link on a single-file thumbnail will queue all the files. (like a standard double-click)
  2. Fixed: Clicking on a non-item area of a list and then doing Ctrl+A wouldn't update for the new selection as expected.
  3. Fixed: Theater View didn't update properly to reflect changes to the playing file.
  4. Optimized: Improved Theater View tile loading performance.
  5. Fixed: Entering Theater View to a webpage or Playing Now view would not properly show everything.
  6. Fixed: Some sloppy TV code that could lead to crashes on computers that do not have digital TV devices.
  7. Fixed: Some iPod PDT settings not being honored.
  8. Changed: When MC 12 is first run, and the media database is empty, it will search for a database from a previous version of MC and prompt the user if he'd like to use (copy) it.
  9. Changed: Tuned roll speed delay in Theater View.
  10. NEW: Added animation for entering an item in Theater View.
  11. NEW: Updated art in several areas of the program.
  12. Changed: Updated DCRaw.
  13. Changed: RAW file decodes are now cached on a per session basis. (First file load is slow but subsequent loads should be fast. On a per session basis.)
  14. Fixed: Http:// files could show unexpected thumbnails in some cases.
  15. Fixed: Field lists would not properly handle translation during sorting.

12.0.85 (10/3/06)

  1. Fixed: Pressing the "Play" link on a single image and then pressing page up / page down would not display nicely.
  2. Fixed: When starting the program, right-click menus could get clobbered during the first few seconds.
  3. Changed: Double-clicking / playing a single image in Playing Now won't automatically start a slideshow.

12.0.84 (10/3/06)

  1. Fixed: Quickly switching into and out of Theater View could cause a crash.

12.0.83 (10/3/06)

  1. Fixed: When unloading a component that accessed 3D capabilities (visualizations or Theater View), Media Center could crash.
  2. Fixed: With the program maximized, the cursor wouldn't always change back to an arrow as expected in some cases.

12.0.82 (10/2/06)

  1. Changed: Display Mode is skipped when pressing F11 while stopped.
  2. Changed: Rolling in Theater View lists is controlled by time instead of number of clicks, so holding up or down will always stop at the ends.
  3. Fixed: Manually collapsing "Services & Plug-ins" was not possible.
  4. Fixed: Transparent menus could cause issues during DVD or video playback. (now disabled if overlapping the display)
  5. Changed: When starting playback of a new file from a paused state, cross-fading is disabled.
  6. Changed: Renamed "Fullscreen" to "Display View" in Theater View menu to align with menu naming.
  7. Fixed: Right-clicking on a menu item and choosing "Execute: ..." could show a different menu. (note that menus follow mouse movement by design)
  8. Fixed: Podcasts page Google search box was not working.
  9. Changed: When the display is detached, the "Display" Action Window will not be as tall.
  10. Fixed: The "Display" action window wouldn't appear properly when starting a video with the display detached.
  11. Fixed: "System Info" could crash on some machines.
  12. Fixed: TV crash in various situations.
  13. NEW: MC plays Flash Video (flv). Some third-party DirectShow filters are required.
  14. Fixed: Exiting Theater View could cause a crash.
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