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Here are some of the new features introduced in Media Center version 11. Items in italics are new in v11.1. |
Here are some of the new features introduced in Media Center version 11. Items in italics are new in v11.1. |
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==Views |
==Views |
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* ''Playlist/Smartlist View Header in Display Pane, where notes can be added to a Playlist/Smartlist.'' |
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* ''Library Browser view replaced by View drop-down menus at top of content pane.'' |
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* ''Improvements to Theater Mode'' |
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* Split View. View up to three different panes at once. |
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* New view customization system with more flexibility for thumbnail size, text, etc. |
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* Pane auto-sizing |
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==New Supported File Types and Devices== |
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* ''Podcasts (feed.itpc.pcast.podcast), Podcasts RSS (rss) and Podcast XML (xml).'' |
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* ''MicroSoft Media Center Recorded Television File (.dvr-ms)'' |
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* ''DTS and AC3 audio (see Supported File Types for details)'' |
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* ''Video support for iPods.'' |
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* Adobe files (pdf) |
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* MS Office files (doc, xls, csv, ppt, mde and mdb) |
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* Text files (txt, rtf) |
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* Web Files (html, htm, mht) |
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* Programs (exe) |
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* CUE file playback support with sample-accurate MP3 seeking |
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* MKV and OGM (requires DirectX filters to be installed) |
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* Support for ATI HDTV card |
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* Support for Hauppauge WinTV PVR 150 |
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* ''Full Support for the Hauppauge WinTV PVR USB2 Device'' |
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* Full support for the Audible Store as a Service Plug-in |
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* Support for Sony PSP (PlayStation Portable) |
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* Support for some UPnP Devices |
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* Support for RIO 500 |
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==General== |
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* ''Improvements to the logging function (for troubleshooting)'' |
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* ''Improvements to thumbnail storage and loading engine (much faster now).'' |
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* ''Automatic library backup every three days'' |
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* New database engine capable of handling 100,000's of files and large amounts of metadata (lyrics, bios, etc.). Now 5 times faster. |
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* Several memory and speed enhancements -- like database and skin unloading when minimizing MC |
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* Much of MC's interface can be translated to other languages |
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* MC can run with guest permissions on Windows 2000 / Windows XP |
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* Multi-zone synchronization |
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==Interface and Menu Items== |
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* ''Podcast menu in the tree'' |
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* ''New Spectrum Analyzer in Player Window'' |
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* ''Media Center now supports user-created language files that translate the interface into another languages.'' |
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* ''Webpages inside Media Center accept drag-and-frop of other webpages.'' |
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* ''New Library Header Bar appears at the top of the Content Pane when displaying View Schemes.'' |
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* ''Dropping files onto a Media Center shortcut begins playback'' |
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* New Library Browser view |
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* Many Theater View enhancements |
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* Online Shopping Services – integrated on-line shopping (see Service Manager). |
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==TV, TiVo and Video== |
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* Support of Hauppauge WinTV PVR USB2 device. |
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* When resuming normal play from FF/REW, TV backtracks to compensate for reaction time. |
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* Supports TiVo 7.1 |
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==Playback== |
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* Podcasting Support with OneClick Podcast subscription. |
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* RealAudio files play natively in Media Center (requires applicable DirectShow filters) |
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* Play WM Profesionnal content as a bitstream (for S/PDIF or ASIO output) |
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* Play WavPack audio format (requires DirectShow filters) |
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* Native playback of m4a files (requires filters) |
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* Dropping files onto a Media Center shortcut begins playback |
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* Preview mode to play the intro of songs |
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* Video CD playback support |
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==Import== |
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* Import Podcasts (manually or through scheduled automatic downloads) |
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* Integrated database import and update with smart broken linking repairing, and other nice features |
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* Import of new files types (see New Supported File Types and Devices |
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==Search & Smartlists== |
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* New search syntax for date elapsed, using suffixes s,m,h,d,y (seconds, minutes, hours, days, years). Example: files less than 3 hours old: [Date Imported]=<3h. |
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* New ~fill search modifier automatically detects and fills space left on Handheld/Portable device |
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* Searching inside txt, html, source code files, and rtf documents using [Text]= |
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* Document support with full text searching / indexing |
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==Tagging== |
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* Improved Real Audio tag importing |
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* File tagging happens in a background thread so MC can continue to be used while it's saving tags |
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==Images== |
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* Photo Album support for the iPod |
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* Photos uploaded to an iPod now support NTSC output to a TV |
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* Basic image editing |
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* Enhanced album grouping for pictures so pictures taken together get grouped without any user intervention |
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==Misc== |
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* UpnP Server can specify a fixed TCP port to use. |
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* UpnP Server no longer requires IP address configuration. |
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* Album Gain support. |
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* Audio resampling uses Shibatch's high-quality SSRC filters |
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==Handhelds/Portables== |
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* OS-level eject on devices like the iPod |
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* Image support for iPod |
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* Album Art support for iPod Video |
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* Number of simultaneous conversions for handheld uploading is configurable |
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* Ipod Shuffle support (will not shuffle Podcasts) |
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* Improved support and performance for Creative Zen Touch and other "All Content" style WMDM devices |
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[[History]] |
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Revision as of 18:13, 7 June 2007
Here are some of the new features introduced in Media Center version 11. Items in italics are new in v11.1.
==Views