Changelogs for J. River Media Center
Current version: v13.0.069 Preview 4
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Fixed: In low signal conditions, television playback could stall the user interface for several seconds
NEW: Flickr uploader has an option to create a playlist of the upload
Fixed: The on screen display could show incorrect values when seeking TV
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Import dialog uses new media type divided tree for selecting what types to import
Overscan is now managed by the skin in its layout XML so that skins can customize how they handle the overscan areas
RAW image support attempts to retrieve the smaller thumbnail image from the raw file for MC thumbs. Experimental. Tested on a small set of raw files
New Theater View skin "Obsidian" included in build
Added support for MyTV,MyMusic,MyPictures,MyVideos,More,RecTV,LiveTV,Guide,DVDMenu buttons on Microsoft MCE remote Changelog for v12.0.251Changelog for v12.0.237Changelog for v12.0.222Fixed: Vista should show as Vista in system info. (Some additional processors added.)
Fixed: Turning the equalizer on/off would fire the event before the state was saved in the registry
Fixed: Volume Change events for Automation were not firing (for the last few versions of MC)
Fixed: EQ band changes made by Media Center were not visible to MJ automation
Changed: Improved how the handheld device enumeration handles cases where a device is added or removed during enumeration
Fixed: Some smartlists would not refresh properly. (introduced in build 221)
Changed: Removed font anti-alias reduction for Theater View fonts -- made fonts look jaggier on properly configured displays
Changed: Theater View's looped selection timer no longer prevents optional arrow navigation
NEW: DirectShow filters will no longer be allowed to show a message box during import / thumbnailing
NEW: Video thumbnailing works with more types of videos
NEW: Added "Automatic" option to remote control anti-repeat feature
NEW: Theater View RSS and Weather plugins adapt their sizing in-step with the main Theater View size
NEW: When browsing "My Computer" from inside of Drives & Devices, files will be gathered in a background thread so the program never gets blocked and you can instantly switch to a different folder or view Changelog for v12.0.207Fixed: In some cases, HTML displayed as text would be missing spaces between some words. (RSS Theater View plugin, etc.)
Fixed: Thumbnailing data files could leak GDI resources. (causing a problem if 1000's of data files were thumbnailed)
Fixed: The "read-only database" warning could fight with the splash screen
NEW: Added command line switch /LibraryReadOnly that can be used when starting MC to force the library to load as read-only
Fixed: Digital TV could fail if "DBA IP Sink" filter could not be found
Changed: Reworked digital TV recording graph-building, when switching from time-shifting
Changed: When audio streams with metadata stops playing, metadata fields (Name, Duration, Artist, Album) revert back to previous values
Changed: Renamed "Share to Pix01" "share to web" to match other menus
NEW: Added "Share to Web" to the right click->sendto->email/web menu
NEW: AW art for Share to Web
NEW: Caption field below the Pix01 images. (Set the text via the "Caption" field in MC.)
Changed: Minor Pix01 noire template changes
Fixed: When Now Playing is set to a "Track Info" view, view updated too frequently and kept clearing context menus
Fixed: Boolean parameters of the automation interface could behave badly when invoked from .NET Changelog for v12.0.198Changelog for v12.0.189Changelog for v12.0.185Changelog for v12.0.179Changelog for v12.0.164Changelog for v12.0.154Changelog for v12.0.147 BetaChangelog for v12.0.130 BetaNew default look "Noire"
EXIF image tag information is imported into the library for use in view schemes, searches, etc
New "Display View" that replaces Full Screen View and Windowed View with a more streamlined look
On-the-fly bad pixel filtering in images to mask CCD or other defects with images
New default Mini View called "Slim" that's based off the standard skin
Media modes replaced by new left navigation system in player
Major speedups to searching (over 11x faster), sorting (over 3x faster), view switching, and program startup
Burning multiple CD sets at once as well as splitting large audiofiles (books, podcasts, etc.) across discs
Improved support for Audible files
Improved handheld device support
DVD filter selection
Filter selection, color controls, and many other video playback enhancements
Otto -- Background (auto) import with optional folder watching
New tag system for streamlined file organization and tagging
QT video thumbnails
Transparency in menus
Animated buttons on mouse-over
Cover Art display in Action Window
Mouse-wheel zooming and panning for video, DVD, and TV
IPTC tag support for images (read and write)
Theater View navigation improvements
Theater View animation
Improved network sharing -- first user has r/w access, others have read/only
Caching of converted files for uploads to handheld devices so conversions happen just once
Integration of google video, YouTube, Shoutcast and other media streaming services
Improved upload of images to web sites Changelog for v12.0.113 BetaChangelog for v12.0.104 BetaChangelog for v12.0.90 BetaChangelog for v11.1.200Fixed: Windows Server 2003 could report a Windows Media error during installation
Fixed: Cover art not working on new 2nd generation Nanos
Changelog for v11.1.199Changelog for v11.1.198Fixed: Available space not updating following a call to Initialize iPod
Fixed: Playlist alarm not working on iPods
Changed: Added recognition of some of the new iPods
Fixed: Ratings not getting synced back properly from some iPods running newer firmware Changelog for v11.1.197Changelog for v11.1.196Fixed: Problems identifying iPods connected via firewire
Changed: Clicking 'Rip CD' (or 'Rip Tracks') will open the ripping action window, if the ripping action window is already open the rip will start Changelog for v11.1.195Changelog for v11.1.194Fixed: File ordering inside albums on an iPod could show up alphabetical instead of in disc # / track # order
Fixed: Internet image lookup was not working properly Changelog for v11.1.193Changed: Switching zones no longer ensures that Media Center is visible
Changed: Media Center 11.1 will work with a Media Center 12 license Changelog for v12.0.053Changelog for v11.1.191Changelog for v11.1.189Changed: Revised messaging on install when a previous version was detected
Fixed: When a library would fail to load, the prompt for restoring a library backup was not working properly
Fixed: The uninstall icon in Control Panel could be incorrect
Changed: Increased the minimum size of the OSD. (again)
Changed: Updated the Czech translation
Changed: Updated the Korean translation
Fixed: Audible Podcasting extension set to mp3 and thus failed to play Changelog for v11.1.188Changelog for v11.1.186Changed: Pressing "Play" to play visible files when the tree was focused wouldn't honor a user search
Fixed: iPod Nano model # MA353LL/A was not properly detected
Changed: Library views of "Albums" no longer group all albums with the same name together
New: Updated the Spanish translation
New: Updated the German translation
Changed: "Album Thumbnails" are sorted internally by track number instead of the same sorting as the current view
Fixed: Switching to a non-playing zone while certain visualizations were showing could cause a crash Changelog for v11.1.184Changed: Proprietary MusicMatch field handling could cause MC-specific fields to fail to load with some tag configurations
Fixed: When simultaneous rip/encode option was disabled, the last track ripped from a CD did not get cover art associated with it
Fixed: Burning transcoded CD's (mp3 or wma) was not converting to the correct format in certain cases
Fixed: If mp3 encoder failed to download, transcoded CD burn could be continued anyway and result in a coaster
Changed: Theater View could be slower than expected on some systems due to font auto-sizing
Changed: Track Info (and other visualizations) detect meta-data changes as track changes in http:// streams
Changed: Slightly increased the minimum size of the on-screen display
Fixed: Files not transferring to some Windows Mobile devices successfully (WMDM Bug: MSDN article #893027) Changelog for v11.1.183Fixed: With certain font anti-aliasing schemes enabled, font auto-sizing would not work as expected Changelog for v11.1.181Changed: Creation of start menu shortcuts would not work as expected during a non-express upgrade install
Fixed: The jaggy 16x16 Media Center icon could still show in some places Changelog for v11.1.179Changed: Gapless handling of LAME MP3 files from CUE files is now perfect like non-CUE playback
Fixed: Improved CUE file parser for CUE files that didn't have full header information
Changed: Slight modification in how and when panes to the right of the last selection reset when not filtering in both directions
Fixed: Holding down previous / next for rewind / fast forward could cause strange results in some cases
Fixed: A couple of Help links from the Options pages were not working
Fixed: Tagging mode wouldn't properly preserve a pane's scroll position after checking a box
Fixed: Playing search results (menu or shift+enter) while viewing an Action Window playlist could play the wrong playlist
Changed: Tuned player area font auto-sizing. (if you aren't pleased with how a particular font sizes, switch to the recommended font Tahoma) Changelog for v11.1.178Fixed: YADB lookup was failing in cases where multiple CD's were being analyzed simultaneously
Fixed: Podcast episodes were not being updated until the Feed was refreshed the second time
Changed: Read offset compensation option removed from advanced CD ripping options page
Fixed: During auto-rip, if a CD was canceled due to missing meta-data, it could not be restarted without an eject and re-insert
Fixed: MC sometimes incorrectly listed files as not sync'd on drive based handhelds
Fixed: 'Ignore Articles' causing items to disappear from groupings in some views and servers
Changelog for v11.1.177Changed: Spanish translation file updated
Fixed: The word "ROOT" used in the base path for a handheld STILL not working properly for all devices. (MuVo, etc.)
Fixed: Some context menu items were not getting translated Changelog for v11.1.176Changed: LAME MP3 tail bytes ignored when playing from CUE files
Changed: Improved support for the Sony PSP
Fixed: The word "ROOT" used in the base path for a handheld still not working properly for all devices. (MuVo, etc.)
Fixed: The "restart ripping" link in the rip action window sometimes would not restart ripping
Fixed: A cloned library would share thumbnails with the source library Changelog for v11.1.174Fixed: MC crashing related to translation of the action windows Changelog for v11.1.172Fixed: Wait messages could show invalid text in some cases
Fixed: The "Top Hits" stock smartlist could show files that had never played if there hadn't been 100 plays of other files yet
Fixed: "Redetect Devices..." could cause a crash if pressed immediately after detecting a device
Fixed: With continuous playback off, and "CD Player Style" previous wouldn't work properly for the first track in a playlist
Fixed: Media Editor was not properly decoding files
Changed: Thumbnail size slider preserves spacing used in Customize Current View
Changed: Tuned aspect ratio used by thumbnail size slider to be media type specific
Fixed: During multiple CD rip process, CD's would not always eject upon rip completion Changelog for v11.1.171Fixed: During Audio Analysis or Format Conversion, keyboard shortcuts would not work properly
New: Update the French translation
Changed: The Action Window no longer has an empty row at the bottom of it
Fixed: Quickly double-clicking in the panes could play items from the previous selection
Fixed: MC would occasionally list all (or nearly all) files on a device in duplicate
Fixed: MC could have trouble reconciling a file on a device if it didn't have an album name
Fixed: Syncing to some devices failing due to bad metadata
Fixed: When ripping from multiple CD drives, CD's ejected and re-inserted at odd times Changelog for v11.1.170Fixed: The installer could crash on some systems Changelog for v11.1.167New: Added new method of scanning DVB-T channels (experimental)
Fixed: Using the shell extensions could (still) leave JRTools.dll locked
Fixed: Ogg file ripping was leaving temp files around and not updating tags
Changed: Added ability to turn off many more features in Options > General > Advanced > Features Changelog for v11.1.164Fixed: TV would hang when scanning for DVB-T channels
Fixed: Thumbnail size slider wouldn't take effect immediately in some views
Fixed: Tiles could disappear in some cases
Changed: Entering into a tile with the Enter key wouldn't give the keyboard focus to the new list
Fixed: Panes wouldn't handle the same name with different capitalization properly
Fixed: MC would not read custom genre in m4a files
Fixed: Underlines wouldn't show up properly on some link-style buttons
New: Panes now filter in both directions. (experiment -- may not remain)
Fixed: Library Server would not handle conversion on the fly Changelog for v11.1.162Fixed: Virtual handheld devices that pointed to a network share would not work properly
Changed: Doing a "Locate" followed by a "Back" command wouldn't properly clear the search box
Fixed: User customization of library field categories wouldn't persist between runs
New: Added Lyrics support for iPods. (requires MP3 files with lyrics embedded in the tags -- which MC does by default)
Changed: Certain WAV files (e.g. Dolby Digital WAV) that used to be routed to DirectX Player are now routed to native playback engine
Fixed: Certain characters (#, ? and a few others) in filenames would break library server
Fixed: Certain protected WMA files would not transfer to portable devices Changelog for v11.1.161Changed: Shrunk title area font slightly
Fixed: In Panes views, the "Options" menu would not populate Changelog for v11.1.160Changed: Added country list on "TV Channels" property page so that people without an analog tuner device can still select a country for digital devices
Changed: More debug logging for TV
Fixed: The drop list below a My Computer view could lose its font when being resized
Changed: The drop list below a My Computer view no longer flickers during resize
Fixed: Edit controls with borders and dividers on dialogs wouldn't always redraw properly. (TV View, Plugin Manager, etc.)
Changed: Clicking an item in the panes doesn't clear the search box
Changed: Auto-show menus in library view don't disappear immediately when the mouse leaves them, but instead after a short delay. (so briefly overshooting doesn't hide the menu)
Changed: Deleting a file from the details list below a grouping library list no longer resets the scroll position
Changed: The installer uses the user's current skin as long as their current skin is included in the build. (the installer couldn't safely depend on skins it doesn't include)
Fixed: Since MC build 11.1.157 TV would fail to load audio device in some cases
Fixed: Scrollbars wouldn't properly show or hide in lists under certain circumstances or Windows versions
Changed: Player window text sizing auto-fits the text instead of trying to honor the font size in Options > Tree & View. (since there's a fixed height)
New: Added a view header bar to My Computer views
Changed: All view headers show a thumbnail size slider when in thumbnail mode. (instead of just library views)
Fixed: SDK access of thumbnails on systems with more than 2GB of thumbnails would not work properly
Fixed: Import Action Window was not properly supporting translation Changelog for v11.1.156Optimized: Improved performance of image playback and reduced memory usage
Changed: "Disc #" is mapped to the ID3v2 field "TPOS", or "Part of a set" frame
Changed: Revised the no tile image used in library views
Fixed: "Album Thumbnails" erroneously showed up under grouped library views
Changed: Right-click display menu configuration items no longer apply English capitalization rules to be more translation friendly
Fixed: Playback of images with transparency did not properly handle zooming in and out
Changed: Media Center builds higher quality thumbnails. (use Options > Tree & View > Thumbnails > Erase all thumbnails... to force MC to rebuild)
Changed: Added an optional server name to the TiVo Server
Fixed: Unable to play Audible file after previous playing to end of file
Changed: Text size is no longer part of the thumbnail size setting. (but is instead added to the height automatically depending on how many lines of text are showing)
Changed: The incomplete shutdown dialog is no longer shown when a debugger is bound to the Media Center process
Changed: Added a "Don't show again" checkbox to the incomplete shutdown dialog
Changed: Added auto-re-sharing if the PerbCaster Directory restarts
New: When in thumbnail modes, a thumbnail size slider appears in the view header
Optimized: Changing thumbnail sizes is much faster Changelog for v11.1.154Fixed: The "Options" drop menu in Panes view was empty
Changed: Removed the "Save View" option in Customize Current View
Changed: When switching library views to Genres, Artists, etc., the list will get the keyboard focus so Ctrl+A, left, right, etc. work without a click
Changed: The optional alphabet above library views is now translatable
Changed: Removed option to show bi-directional links under library tiles
Changed: View header windows grey-out when they aren't the current view in a split view configuration
Fixed: The UPnP Server omitted the content type header in the device description
Changed: Further revision to how showing files at the bottom of a library view works
Changed: Updated the German translation file Changelog for v11.1.153Fixed: Transitions in library tiles wouldn't look correct
Fixed: Options > CD > Media Insert > Audio CD Action wasn't working properly
Fixed: The library files header bar would be too tall if "Show Alphabet" was selected
Changed: List right-click > Customize Current View replaced by "View" menu
Changed: View headers for Playlists, Podcasts, Handhelds, etc. reworked to look and work more like library view header
New: Added forward / back buttons to all headers
Fixed: Problem logging out in Audible Service
Fixed: Podcast one-click subscription sometimes was not working
Fixed: Additional Mime-types were added to the Perbcast table
Changed: Podcast one-click subscriptions now subscribe immediately w/o a Subscribe dialog Changelog for v11.1.152Changelog for v11.1.147Changed: Folders with only a Folder.jpg in them are no longer considered empty
Fixed: When the "Automatically Import Files into Media Center" flag was set, Podcast media URLs were imported into the library
Fixed: When Podcast media URLs were inserted in the library, it was not possible to manually download them
Fixed: In the Podcast Feed windows, the Podcast ICON was resized to fill the window when you selected any Podcast episode
Fixed: EXIF tags with circular links in them could cause a crash
Fixed: The FLAC input plugin not properly supported, causing files to be set to zero length. (introduced in build 146)
Optimized: Several speed and memory optimization to grouping-style thumbnail lists
Optimized: Improved drawing speed of core rendering engine used everywhere
Fixed: Multiple bugs in the CD labeling program including a problem where the first preview worked, but nothing appeared on the second Changelog for v11.1.145Fixed: Top Hits and Recently Played playlists would display all zeros in the sequence column
Changed: SDK lookups of library server filenames that have been hexified now work. (fixes issue with Cinemar + Library Server) Changelog for v11.1.139Fixed: MP3 length would not be calculated correctly for some MP3 files Changelog for v11.1.136Changelog for v11.1.133Changed: Decreased the time spent pre-buffering a file in some situations
Fixed: MPC playback could crash with 32-bit output enabled
Fixed: If a flash player file was played followed by an image, the image could still have the label "Flash Player" in the display bar
Changed: The "Set Display" menu puts a "more choices available while playing" string at the bottom when viewed while the player is stopped
Changed: The "Set Display" menu lists display plugins in alphabetical order
Fixed: When dragging the volume or position slider, the tooltip and the display area would not stay perfectly in sync
Changed: Reworked how the Action Window navigation pages are translated so a full list of needed strings gets exported to the Language.txt file
Changed: Revised main tree control translation so things like artist and album names don't get translated
Changed: Updated translation of tree controls in options so all needed strings get exported to the Language.txt file
New: Included Portuguese translation
Fixed: Ripping with on-the-fly encoding disabled was not working properly
Changed: Dialog and window captions are now translatable Changelog for v11.1.130Changed: Improved translation system for messages and errors. (so things like "100 files", "101 files", etc... are easier to translate)
Changed: Upgraded to the latest TiVo Beacon
New: Updated the Spanish translation
New Revised the Language.txt file format to include a list of strings that need to get translated. (all existing language files automatically upgraded)
Changed: Revised how translation breaks the original strings into phrases so that ": " and " - " both break to a new phrase. (so things like "Volume: 1", "Volume: 2", etc. are no longer needed)
Changed: There were some thread-safe issues in Podcasting Changelog for v11.1.129Fixed: Library backups could fail to load in some cases
Fixed: If a file was in a playlist multiple times and one instance was selected and deleted from disk, the other instances wouldn't be removed from the playlist
Changed: When a library fails to load, it will prompt the user if they want to restore from a backup Changelog for v11.1.126Fixed: The syntax checking for "Rename From Properties..." wouldn't let advanced expressions function
Fixed: In rare cases, multi-threaded DB access could cause issues Changelog for v11.1.123Changed: Podcast Episode status now has better tooltips
Changed: All tooltips now word wrap across multiple lines
Changed: We now ignore all empty XML tags in Podcast Feeds
Changed: There are a few more Podcast feed download and keep options
Fixed: Using custom command-line parameters for the MP3 encoder without specifying lame.exe at the front wasn't working
Fixed: With DSP enabled and clip-control off, audio would not properly flat-line on overflows
Optimized: Several more assembly optimizations to the core playback / decoding / conversion engine
Fixed: A timing message box could appear at the end of a file conversion
Fixed: WAV streamed from Library Server was not played in MC's native playback engine
Fixed: In rare cases DirectShow playback could crash when switching tracks
Fixed: The podcast "file download" right-click option did not always do what you would expect
Changed: Ogg encoding couldn't be done "on-the-fly"
New: Updated Ogg Vorbis encoder to version 2.8 (libvorbis version 1.1.2)
Changed: Library server uses less aggressive filename escapement
Changed: Library server escapement is applied just-in-time instead of on library load
Fixed: Typing invalid custom command line parameters into the MP3 encoder could cause a hang when doing a conversion
New: Updated the German translation file Changelog for v11.1.102 RCFixed: The handheld option "Get data from handheld on connect" was not saving properly
New: Media Center TV now supports Hauppauge WinTV PVR USB2 device
Changed: With Media Center running, plugging in a fully synced device set to "Auto-sync on connect" will message the user that the device is synced
Fixed: Pressing "Alt" while MC was loading could cause a crash
Changed: Sync mode "All" no longer sends playlist groups. (instead, just playlists and smartlists)
Changed: Switching handheld options in and out of sync mode adds / removes the relevant options to the bottom list
Changed: Improved handling of playback zone switching while in fullscreen mode
Changed: Increased auto-show menu delays in the library view header by 33%
Changed: Library view header view scheme picker menu uses nesting for long view scheme lists
Changed: Typed list navigation searches the last clicked column in a list instead of doing a quick search. (use Ctrl+Q for quick search)
Changed: Clicking on a fullscreen bar resets the mouse and bar hide countdown. (like moving the mouse does)
Fixed: Action Window playlist duration displays were not formatting correctly
Fixed: Saving handheld options with no handhelds could cause a crash
Changed: Ctrl+F / Locate switch to the root Audio / Image / Video / User view scheme if in a non-root view scheme
Fixed: When changing the search, the panes now reset their selection instead of maintaining the same selection they had with the previous search
Changed: Added option to import results dialog to show in-depth report. (dialog is sizable)
Fixed: CD burning would fail on some systems if the burn queue was displayed (and status updates were extremely slow)
Changed: Tweaked the list of stock smartlists in the tree (fewer) and choices in the "Create Smartlist" dialog (more)
Changed: Podcasts are now assigned a Track # when downloaded, so they appear on handhelds in date order
Changed: Podcasts moved to "Services and Plug-ins" (may change) Changelog for v11.1.100 RCFixed: The handheld option "Get data from handheld on connect" was not saving properly
Changed: The status column is always shown in a handheld view
Fixed: After some actions (like erasing files) the handheld view panes would not update to match the list
Fixed: The sync on connect / startup option was not working as expected
Fixed: When connecting a handheld device, the handheld's Action Window will autmatically be shown
Changed: When disconnecting a handheld, the associated action window will automatically close
Fixed: Podcast web pages sometimes opened outside the MC window
Fixed: iPods with podcasts uploaded from iTunes could cause a crash
Changed: When Media Center fails to load a cached thumbnail, it resets itself so it rebuilds the thumbnail
Fixed: Restoring a library wouldn't reset the thumbnails from the previous library, causing some thumbs to not appear
Fixed: Changing a selection in the panes would not reset the scroll position of the bottom list when showing a new set of files
Fixed: Playlists were not transferring to portable devices correctly Changelog for v11.1.99 RCNew: Improved Real Audio tag importing
Fixed: Bit depth was not imported for AAC and other formats that use DirectShow filters for playback
Fixed: MP4 files were not showing as supported for 5th generation iPods
Fixed: Videos on the iPod would show up as an audio file on restart of the program
NEW: Added Photo album support to the iPod. (requires photos be uploaded with MC to have a reasonable album name)
Fixed: Improved iPod photo support for images with unicode or long filenames
Fixed: Search strings containing dashes were matching too many items (example "b-sides")
Changed: Photos on the iPod should appear centered
Changed: Tweaked the background color for photos on an iPod depending on the viewing mode
Fixed: Photos not showing up on iriver H10 20GC
Fixed: Clicking on an artist or an album in handheld panes didn't show correct file listings Changelog for v11.1.98 RCNew: Added iPod photo support Changelog for v11.1.96 RCFixed: Inaccurate bitrate of m4a files was used during importing
Fixed: Podcast feed retry count was not reset after changing the URL
Fixed: Older iPods could cause a crash when being connected to Media Center
Changed: When emailing images from a fullscreen slideshow, MC first exits fullscreen so it doesn't cover the email program
Changed: When emailing from MC with some email clients (Outlook, etc.), MC would remain locked until the email was sent
Fixed: Some calculated fields could be overly slow when dealing with CD database files
Changed: Library views save the last viewed mode per scheme. (but won't save "Albums" when switching to "Artists" and then going into an artist's albums)
Fixed: Grouping of year and day fields in view schemes would not work properly
Fixed: Album expansion from a smartlist would not work
Fixed: Mini View was not formatting durations properly in the track list control
Fixed: On a fresh install (or upgrade from MC 10), picking "Rip" without first selecting an encoder would cause an error to appear
Fixed: After installing an input plugin, the file types list on the import dialog wouldn't update until MC was restarted
Changed: MC wouldn't allow the same track to be placed in the burn list multiple times
Fixed: The handheld action bin wouldn't update properly when erasing files from the handheld
Changed: When updating handheld options for sync / manual mode, the action window will update for the current transfer if it's open Changelog for v11.1.95 RCFixed: The "Removable" DB field would not show a "1" for removable files
Fixed: The drop menus for library view switching wouldn't appear in the correct location when MC was maximized
Changed: Somewhat revised the library view header bar
Fixed: When ripping a CD not found in YADB, MC asks if you want to rip with unkown info. If you selected 'No', CD was ejected giving no chance to fix tags manually
Fixed: Bitrate of m4a files were not displayed during playback
Fixed: Podcasts were not sorted by name in the tree control
Fixed: The Podcast 'composer' renaming rule was not stored in Podcast.xml Changelog for v11.1.94 RCChanged: Primary Podcast header now contains an introduction to Podcasting in MC
Changed: Buttons were added to all podcast headers, improving access to functions present in the tree control
Fixed: Number-type fields could display integers without trailing 0's
Changed: All calculated fields operate as expressions
Optimized: Calculated / expression fields can now get cached by the sorting engine, helping speed when using these fields
Fixed: Escaping a closing parenthesis in an expression would not always work as expected
Fixed: "Customize Current View" for a list below grouping tiles would show "Tiles" as the list mode instead of the correct list mode
Fixed: When ripping CD's, [Track #] field not handled correctly for file naming
Fixed: If auto-rip was enabled and eject-cd was disabled for CD burning, rip would commence as soon as burn was complete
Changed: Library view drop-menus auto pop and hide to reduce the number of clicks necessary to make a switch
Changed: Media Center defaults to a maximized state on a fresh install
Fixed: YADB Lookup cancel was not cancelling quickly Changelog for v11.1.92 RCOptimized: Improved the speed of calculated template-style fields
Optimized: Improved the startup and tree building time. (especially with large libraries)
Changed: TV time-shifting window is increased from 30 minutes to 90 minutes
Fixed: When pressing a navigation letter in a library view and then pressing play, the selected files wouldn't always play
Changed: Somewhat revised library view mode switching. (feedback welcome) Changelog for v11.1.91 RCFixed: Media Center would not run on Win9x / ME systems
Changed: Added higher anti-repeat possibilities (1 second, 1.5 seconds, 2 seconds, 5 seconds) to the remote control options page
Changed: Fullscreen display bars auto-hide even when the mouse is over them
Changed: Reduced the number of allowable auto-complete combobox items
Fixed: Album thumbnails were using the name of the first track instead of the album name as the thumbnail text
Fixed: When showing the TV view, switching between display and webpages, and then going to fullscreen and back, the display would not properly reappear
Fixed: Tile-style views could be much slower than expected
Changed: Grouping views better handle list-style fields where a file shows under several groupings
Fixed: Files that failed to upload to a device could still show in the file list until MC was restarted
Fixed: CD / DVD files were not properly transferring to iPods or other handhelds
Fixed: In rare cases, rotating images or using other thumbnail changing tools could cause a crash
Fixed: Very large libraries could fail to load Changelog for v11.1.90 RCFixed: Tagging errors were displayed after downloading Podcast non-mp3 files
Fixed: After database import, Podcast date-stamps truncated to year-only
Changed: Podcast date stamps are now stored in DATECREATED
Fixed: Podcast file sizes were not checked after download, and were sometimes incomplete
Fixed: After a Podcast download error, the temp file was not always deleted
Changed: Previous and Next work while the player is stopped
Changed: After deleting files from a file list, the "automatic" mode logic will be reapplied
Fixed: Grouping tiles would not show / sort properly by date imported
New: Added support for "Details" list of grouped items for detailed artist, album, genre, etc. lists. (experiment -- may not remain)
Changed: Tuned tile bordering to provide a larger image
Changed: Reduced the text size of the labels on tiles
Fixed: DirectX video playback could crash if next / previous was pressed while the video was loading Changelog for v11.1.89 BetaFixed: Tooltips for media modes were not correct
Fixed: Some calculated fields were not grouping properly for tile views Changelog for v11.1.87 BetaFixed: Some Action Window right-click menus wouldn't act on all the selected files
Changed: Pressing fast forward while rewinding time-shifted TV will resume at a normal playback speed
Fixed: During DVD playback, the "Next" chapter command (click 'Next' button or use Ctrl+N) wouldn't always work
Changed: Added "Edit View Scheme..." to the main Edit menu
Changed: Optional list below graphical tiles uses the same customization settings as the list below the panes in a library view
Fixed: Scrolling in a tiles list with the keyboard wouldn't always paint the dead-area on the bottom row properly
New: Added "Tile Size" to the view menu when looking at a tile-style library view
Changed: Toggling the bottom file list in a tile view happens faster and doesn't reset the view position of the tiles list
Changed: Updated library browser navigation so that it's possible to use the history at the top to go back to the top level with one click
Changed: Clicking "Files" on a library browser tile won't show the panes with the files. (since selection has already been made)
Changed: Imported Playlist contains all files (even if the items in a playlist were not imported)
Changed: ID3 tags are generated differently by default, and "COMPOSER" is now set as [ymd][feed]
Fixed: Ripping CD's with asian characters in the album and/or artist fields (and using MP3 encoding) wasn't working Changelog for v11.1.79 BetaFixed: DVD playback was not working properly
Fixed: MP3 files were not getting properly closed after playback
Changed: Right click option to transfer portable files to PC removed
Changed: Groupings in view schemes no longer show as their own button at the top of a library view
Changed: Media Center only uses "Artist" as an abbreviation for Album Artist / Album Artist (auto) in view schemes with only one artist style field. (and never abbreviates in the configuration dialog or pane headers)
Fixed: Locate on Disk was not working properly in library grouped tile views
Changed: WMDM style devices honor the "send artwork" setting in handheld options
Fixed: Some edit controls would fail to redraw properly on Win2K machines
Changed: Library views start in the classic pane look by default
Fixed: Library Server would not play correctly immediately after installation
Changed: The 'Delete files not in sync' handheld option will only delete files from the device that are of the same media type as the files in the sync
New: WavPack audio format can be played in MC natively if needed DirectShow filters are installed
Changed: Mp4 and aac are put in the list of natively played extensions (along with m4a)
Fixed: Close button in CD rip progress action window did nothing
New: Added a custom webpage that shows when clicking "Services & Plug-ins" in the tree Changelog for v11.1.75 BetaChanged: No image thumbnail no longer drawn as large in library browser style pages
Changed: Removed plurals from library browser links and buttons
Changed: Removed underlines on library browser links. (only underlines on mouse over)
Changed: Reduced bordering on library browser style pages
Changed: Revised default view schemes. (available from Edit > Reset All View Schemes To Default)
Fixed: VOB files were using the wrong name with UPnP Server
Fixed: VOB files had the wrong mime type with UPnP Server
Fixed: Using library server and converting on the fly would truncate some files
Changed: MC will no longer use QuickTime to analyze m4a files
Fixed: MC would not import m4a files with UNICODE characters in the path
Changed: Library browser views use standard typed navigation. (instead of automatic quick search like other views)
Changed: Revamped Media Library navigation system to show a full history
Changed: Selecting multiple library browser items and picking "Play" plays all the selected items instead of just the one with the link
Fixed: Podcast configuration was not cloned when you cloned a library Changelog for v11.1.74 BetaNew: Merged Media Library and Library Browser into one system
Changed: Removed the "Documents" media mode
Changed: Moved "Audio", "Images", and "Video" to the root of the tree
Changed: Added "Reset All View Schemes To Default" to the Edit menu
Changed: Tagging with the panes will only ask for confirmation on drop
Changed: "Album Artist" and "Album Artist (auto)" show as simply "Artist" in view scheme displays
Fixed: Analyzing of AAC/m4a file stopped at 99%-100% and did not continue to the next file Changelog for v11.1.72 BetaFixed: After switching among multiple CD drives for burning, the "start burn" button could fail to work
Changed: MC will no longer attempt to download an input plugin
Fixed: When playing multiple AAC files multiple ffdshow icons appear in the Notification tray
Fixed: Files with invalid or missing file dates could fail to import or cause other strange problems
New: Added CD / DVD support to the automation SDK. (pMJ->GetCDDVD(...))
Fixed: Library Browser "Clear Selection" button was not working
Changed: Tuned the font sizing of Library Browser tabs
Changed: Removed the A...Z links from Library Browser
New: Added SyncrhonizeZones to the zones SDK
Fixed: Visualization Studio was not avaialble in the right-click menu when looking at a visualization
Changed: TV aspect ratio defaults to "Source" instead of "4:3"
Changed: TV always sets image control settings upon start, either using stored values or using device's default values
New: An option to disable album art transfer to portable devices
Fixed: CD ripping wasn't working on Windows 98
Fixed: Playcount sync for iPod Shuffle Changelog for v11.1.71 BetaFixed: On a fresh install, the Media Center SDK (com object) would not get registered
Changed: iPod right click 'Volume Adjustment' option allows a volume increase or decrease during playback on iPod if Soundcheck is disabled. When SoundCheck is enabled on iPod, this setting is ignored and the MC Replay Gain value is applied
Fixed: Network share files wouldn't always play / import properly
New: Media Center natively plays m4a files through its audio engine when the appropriate filters are installed. (enabling cross-fading, ASIO, visualizations, etc.)
Changed: Slight re-arrangement of CD options page for clarity (and renamed from "Devices" to "CD")
Changed: Improved messaging (guidance) provided and added ability to restore from backup if libraries fail to load Changelog for v11.1.70 BetaFixed: When starting a handheld sync from the view header, the status column wouldn't update right away to show the upload status
Changed: Starting handheld syncs from the Action Window or view header will both show progress for the transfer in the Action Window
Fixed: Artwork sizes for iPod Nano and iPod 5g were not being loaded properly -- causing artwork to look wrong. (if you see this, reinitialize the iPod to fix) Changelog for v11.1.0.63 AlphaFixed: When copying playlists in the tree to a new playlist group, the copy would appear in the original group instead
Fixed: When cancelling an upload to a handheld, the database on the device would not get properly saved to reflect the new files
Fixed: When starting a sync, the handheld list and panes would not update right away to show the queued files
New: During the file upload portion of a handheld transfer, the transfer speed of the last transfer is displayed in the progress Action Window
Changed: Removed the artificial 12 MB JPEG file size check when loading images
Fixed: iPod eject would unnecessarily save the iPod database before doing the eject, making it too easy to unplug while the device was working if you didn't watch the screen
Fixed: Sorting at a handheld view is setup so that queued files always show below files already on the device Changelog for v11.1.0.61 AlphaFixed: The CD playback plugin would not load properly
Fixed: With "convert if necessary" selected, handhelds would not properly reject unsupported image and video formats
Changed: Service plugin playlists are only created when expanding the service in the tree instead of each program start
Fixed: Clicking "Play" in Library Browser with the jump mode set to "Playing Now (always)" could cause a crash
Changed: Handheld queue status checker rejects CDA files, URLs, and some other unsupported types
Fixed: Additional cases where the "incomplete shutdown" message box would be displayed on startup after a Windows shutdown
Changed: Massaged the "Convert (if necessary)" logic for handhelds to account for bitrate changes as well Changelog for v11.1.0.60 AlphaFixed: Changing the conversion mode for a portable device would not always stick
Changed: When picking "Sync Now" and then being prompted to configure the sync, clicking OK will start the sync
Fixed: When being prompted to configure a sync after clicking "Sync Now", and then cancelling the options page, the sync button would still show "Cancel Sync"
Fixed: When syncing through the Action Bin, once a device was fully synchronized, changes to a smartlist would not properly cause the device to be detected as unsynchronized
Changed: Search control no longer puts more space between "friendly" tokens and regular tokens
Fixed: Handheld communications with WMDM devices would be properly closed in some cases when closing the application
Changed: Empty folders are always removed when erasing files from a a fixed-disk device. (not just when in sync mode)
New: Debug logging is incorporated into TV
Changed: Added the "Add Device..." option to Options > Handhelds > Advanced. (also available via right-click Drives & Devices)
Fixed: In rare cases, multi-threaded database access could cause database corruption
Changed: Playlists are sent to a device sorted by playlist name. (instead of unsorted)
Fixed: Copying album art from folders to iPod for files using Folder.jpg
Changed: Included AudioLunchbox and CDBaby services by default. (can be turned off in Tools > Plugin Manager > Services)
Changed: Revamped the tree layout for plugins and services
Fixed: Shutting down MC via a Windows shutdown would be considered an "Incomplete Shutdown." Changelog for v11.1.0.57 AlphaChanged: The initial "do you want to recognize this device" prompt uses a display name instead of a drive letter for removable devices. (i.e. Sony PSP vs Removable Drive (F:))
Fixed: The Sony PSP would not always load its settings from the PDT properly
NEW: Path creation options are fully customizable for handhleds in Options > Handheld > Advanced. (on a per media type basis)
Changed: Removed right-click option for folder creation in removable drive type handhelds. (replaced by #3)
Fixed: Picking "Add Device..." and then clicking cancel right away would leave a non-visible device in the device list
Changed: When doing "Add Device...", the user must now pick a path explicitly. (instead of defaulting to C:\ which would take a long time to analyze)
Changed: Fixed drive type device no longer support all audio formats by default so non-standard types will get converted. (supported types can be edited in Options > Handheld > Advanced)
Fixed: While a handheld was analyzing files on startup, Media Center would not gracefully cancel when closing. (would instead warn that it couldn't close until the action finished) Changelog for v11.1.0.56 AlphaChanged: When podcast episodes are deleted on the Podcast Feed page, their status immediately goes back to "Click to Download" or "Waiting"
Changed: When is set non-zero the Podcast Feed page shows them as status "Purge(*)" where * shows the reason for purge
Changed: Reduced window size for hardware style previous button to 1.5 seconds
Changed: Improved device handling for some Samsung players Changelog for v11.1.0.51 AlphaChanged: Removed "Check synchronization" action window item. (happens automatically if you're in a sync mode)
Changed: Closing the handheld action bin no longer prompts to clear the transfer queue. (happens automatically)
Changed: Remade handheld options dialog
Fixed: Media Center would crash if hiding a service while that service was active
NEW: Added option to auto-sync when device is connected
Changed: Uninstall button disabled for plug-in categories in Plug-in Manager
Changed: Uninstall button disabled for system plug-ins in Plug-in Manager
NEW: Introduced new search syntax for searching for date elapsed, using the prefixes s,m,h,d,y in front of a number. (examples: "[Date Imported]=d1-d20" (imported 1 to 20 days ago) or "[Date]=>y5" (newer than 5 years ago)) Changelog for v11.1.044 AlphaAdded preliminary Podcast system. See other thread for details
Changed: Improved album support on portable media center style handhelds
Fixed: Network Downloads with unknown lengths were returning an incorrect length value (affects library server with conversion turned on)
Fixed: Network Downloads would not seek (affects at least APE playback via library server)
Fixed: Network Downloads were not cancelling properly
Fixed: On some systems, Media Center would fail to fully shutdown, leaving a stagnant process in the process list
Changed: After synching data back from an iPod, the upload queue will rerun any smartlists to properly reflect the file changes
Changed: Renamed "Add Virtual Device" to "Add Device"
Changed: Reworked CD and devices root tree right-click menu
Fixed: Virtual devices pointing to hard disk paths (on a network, laptop, etc.) were not working properly
Fixed: In rare cases, starting a handheld upload with parallel conversion running could cause one file to fail
Fixed: Album art would not be properly transferred to some WMDM devices -- especially with conversion enabled Changelog for v11.1.040 AlphaFixed: The search box would lose the focus when doing a search in some views
Added: Upload Audible files through Audible plugin when connected to "Audible Ready" MTP portable devices
Changed: Older Nomad handhelds use WMDM instead of a custom plugin. (provides more standard integration)
Fixed: French version of WinTV PVR 150 could not record
Fixed: On-the-fly conversion wasn't working for TiVo and UPnP Server
Changed: The UPnP Server can now specify a fixed TCP port to use
Fixed: Delete wasn't working on some handhelds Changelog for v11.1.31 AlphaFixed: Installer could fail to install newer required shared libraries on some systems Changelog for v11.0.316Changed: Use the 3 number version by default, instead of the full 4 number version Changelog for v11.0.314Fixed: Some MP3 flavors would take a long time if on a network Changelog for v11.0.313Changed: Audible smartlist is now all audible content instead of known downloaded content
Fixed: Audible MP3 (Format 4) titles play extraneous clips before changing to a new location Changelog for 11.0.312Fixed: Process name was failing if process was using 8.3 format for the executable name
Fixed: Streaming of non-mpg file type videos was failing with library server Changelog for v11.0.310Fixed: Improved Aruba skin
Fixed: COM Out of Proc would not start Media Center when Media Center was sharing from another library
Fixed: COM Out of Proc would cause Media Center to exit badly Changelog for v11.0.307Fixed: Renaming files will not cause the file to be rewritten
Changed: Removed "Incomplete shutdown detected" dialog
Changed: Play and Add to Playing Now right click options for portables removed Changelog for v11.0.306Changed: Improved speed of response for Roku
Fixed: Simultaneous UPnP queries could crash the server
Fixed: Better auto-detection of Buffalo LinkTheater
Changed: Removed camera info from comment tag for pictures
Fixed: Updated Audible Service Plugin to fix previous problem Changelog for v11.0.305Fixed: Running Media Center when there was an existing instance running would show the existing Media Center but then cause a crash Changelog for v11.0.301 RCFixed: After permanently deleting files from Library Browser, switching tabs could cause a crash
Fixed: For user defined portables, when synching, the Portable Path was incorrect on refresh
Fixed: When Remote Server failed to start, it could show two error messages in a row
Changed: After Remote Server fails to start, it will automatically disable itself
*Fixed: "Tell me more" URL on Splash Screen now goes somewhere useful
Fixed: Toolbar buttons state was not getting updated until they were moused over
Fixed: Switching between tabs in the Library Browser would result in "randomly" selected files
Changelog for v11.0.298Fixed: When transferring files to a portable device, if the file had illegal characters in the tag and the option to create folders from tags was enabled for a field with an illegal character, the file would have failed to transfer
Fixed: When closing fullscreen mode using the control bar on top, the screen resolution would not be restored until MC was closed
Changed: When switching fullscreen resolution settings, the changes are now applied immediately. (instead of after leaving and returning to fullscreen) Changelog for v11.0.296Fixed: Conversion settings for Portables would not always yield the correct space estimation after transfer
Fixed: The handheld sync tree would not show playlist names in some cases
Fixed: Image - Paste From Clipboard (URL) wasn't working properly
New: Signal Strength is briefly displayed in OSD along with station name info when a digital TV channel is played Changelog for v11.0.292 RCChanged: InstallWizard will try to install Windows Media components if it can not find version 10.0.0.3802 or later on the target computer. (Previously it only required 10.0.0.3646. Version 10.0.0.3802 includes some important security updates over earlier
Changed: Users can choose to continue installation of MC in case the installation of Windows Media components fails
Changed: Improved tab sizing in Library Browser view
Fixed: Handheld auto-synch was not working properly Changelog for v11.0.291 RCNew: Added several new 2D visualizations
Fixed: When playing, then switching the output plugin in options, then switching tracks, MC could crash in some cases
Changed: FTP Upload didn't remember thumbnail size changes between runs
Fixed: "R6025 - pure virtual function call" runtime error when closing media library panes (could be caused by double-clicking artist/album, editing view scheme, etc.)
Fixed: Defined portable device paths would not always allow files to transfer
Fixed: Some portable devices would have mistakenly written to a 'Root' directory
Changelog for v11.0.290 RCChanged: "Download Images" could reload the same image multiple times (causing flicker) when doing several files from the same album. (drawing only -- wasn't hitting network multiple times)
Changed: "Download Images" goes through artists / albums alphabetically instead of in a random order
Fixed: "Download Images" would try to download cover art for non audio files
Fixed: When starting MC with some command line arguments, it would not properly run. (applies to 289 only)
Fixed: Playlist exporting and printing could operate on the "Analyze Audio" list in some cases when Audio Analysis was running in the background
Changed: Cover art tagging happens in the background. (the new system allows background cover art saving and proper thumbnail updating, so there's no need to block while saving art anymore) Changelog for v11.0.289 RCFixed: File conversion on the fly to Portable Devices Changelog for v11.0.285 RCChanged: The YADB multiple result dialog now allows scrolling for long results.
Added: Functionality for one time Audible device (computer) activation when playing Audible files for the first time.
Changed: WMDM and MTP interfaces for MC updated and optimized.
Changed: Several internal architecture updates. (removed JROptionsHelper, changed tool loading / installing, etc.) Changelog for v11.0.265 RCChanged: MC handles multimedia volume / mute keys when possible. (then works with internal volume and more keyboards)
Fixed: MC would not catch multimedia keys when not in Standard View with some remotes and keyboards.
Changed: Improved ATI Remote Wonder compatibility. (program still needs to be in the foreground due to ATI's architecture)
Changed: Tooltips do a better job of not going off the screen on small displays.
Fixed: Edit controls in a few places (view headers, etc.) could be incorrectly colored. (introduced in 264)
Changed: Library browser works better with large font selections.
Changed: Media Center displays a warning when choosing an oversized font that some items may not look as nice.
Fixed: Folder browsing on Windows 9x would show a partially obscured status text line.
Changed: Added an anti-repeat to the multimedia key handler.
Changed: Escaped search characters would not be unescaped when showing "friendly" text in the search box. (so you'd see "Artist: AC//DC" instead of "Artist: AC/DC")
Fixed: When switching between from G-Force to Cover Art, the art could fail to show in some cases. (hopefully fixed -- please let us know)
Fixed: When playing movies (DirectX player), the fullscreen bars would not redraw properly when switching videos.
Fixed: Some list icons could look slightly fuzzy.
Fixed: Pressing the "Play" button in a view header could cause a crash if the play automatically switched views.
NEW: Added support for RAW images (crw,cr2,nef,mrw,orf,raf,pef).
Fixed: Import could crash when "Retrieve album art" was selected. (introduced with new import system in 264)
Fixed: The installer was having trouble replacing some 'in use' files from previous installations.
Changed: CD write speed selection now has a "Max" option to always select the maximum write speed.
Fixed: The available CD/DVD writing speeds did not dynamically reflect media changes with different speed capabilities.
Changed: iPod filenames will be acceptable up until exactly 50 characters. Changelog for v11.0.260 RCFixed: Z skin did not have a handle on horizontal sliders. (again -- please let us know if it disappears again)
Changed: MC will show the "can't play any files" error after 1000 silent failures for large playlists. (otherwise it can be too slow when a drive gets accidently disconnected, and you're trying to play a 25,000 song playlist)
NEW: Updated MC 11 about box.
Optimized: Initial loading time for the file database is much faster. (can cut several seconds off the MC load time when using a large library)
Optimized: Core code shared between all components starts much faster and uses less memory -- the cumulative speed and memory savings between all pieces is quite substantial.
Optimized: Library views are built faster.
Fixed: Pressing backspace while at the end of an in-place edit would not always work as expected.
Fixed: Library pane scroll position would not be properly restored when returning to a view with the back shortcut.
Optimized: MC uses less CPU resources when not currently visible.
Fixed: Action Window would show after the connection of a portable device that was set to be ignored.
Fixed: Duplicate files will not cause iPod playlists to be removed.
Changed: Removed "MC" text from options dialog. Changelog for v11.0.255Fixed: Install Wizard wouldn't properly shut down Media Server before running installation.
Changed: Install Wizard won't continue setup if Media Center is currently running.
Fixed: File associations could fail to work in some cases. (double-click in Explorer, etc.)
NEW: Added debug logging to Library Server.
NEW: More core MMX drawing engine improvements.
Changed: Shuffle and continuous modes are now independent for each playback zone. Changelog for v11.0.253Fixed: Deleting files from library browser could cause a crash in some cases.
Fixed: When editing the name or filename fields, the edit control text would not be automatically selected.
NEW: Improved performance of core MMX drawing engine for all images / skin items.
Changed: Library browser no longer uses slower bicubic resizing for thumbnails to improve performance.
Fixed: Startup volume setting would not work properly when using "internal volume" setting or when starting with not the first zone.
Changed: Imports happen in the order files are found instead of in random order. (makes 'Recently Imported' more useful, and could help performance with some drives)
Fixed: Options > Tree & View > Thumbnails > Erase All... was not working properly in some cases. Changelog for 11.0.248 RC1Changed: Improved clarity of error message when Media Scheduler fails to recording TV due to TV device being used by another program.
Changed: Media Scheduler's TV view window is resizable now.
Changed: Revised Quicktime playback's 64 character filename length limit to not include the path. (QuickTime limitation)
Changed: Removed "Plus Features..." help menu item.
Fixed: Launching MC while another instance was running would not always properly show the first instance.
Changed: Keyboard list navigation (up, down, left, right) could be overly slow on some systems.
Fixed: "Options > List > Show track info tooltips" would not always take effect immediately after a change.
Fixed: Several search box tweaks where editing around "friendly tokens" would not work as expected.
Fixed: Split view playlist headers could update their art to reflect selections made in other views.
Fixed: Media Center would not properly register its TLB file for the automation SDK.
Changed: When tagging finishes, MC will prompt for empty directory removal right away instead of only after the selection changed.
Fixed: Removed spurious EXE Path GetInfo calls in Encoder Plugins.
New: Added logging in Encoder Plugins
Fixed: Media Editor update to new plugin API. Changelog for 11.0.236Fixed: For 'drive defined' portables, 'file type not supported' will no longer appear in the view.
Fixed: Progress bar not working right for CD ripping when multiple rip/encode processes were used.
Fixed: Rip/encode speed not correct when when multiple rip/encode processes were used.
Fixed: Rip/encode simultaneous option not synchronized between encoder options page and advanced ripping options page.
NEW: Audible files resume where they last left off when restarting playback inside of Media Center. (bookmarking)
Fixed: Track info pages would not load properly in some cases.
Changed: Removed autodetection of NetGear.
NEW: Support for Buffalo LinkTheater Network Media Player.
New: Support Audio Only mode for UPnP devices with no video output.
Fixed: Use Flat URLs option was not working.
Fixed: No alternating messages when initializing portables between 'Initializing' and 'Retrieving track information'.
Fixed: Toggle between 'sync all' and 'sync selected' for portables.
Changed: Improvements added for enumeration of Fixed/Remote drive devices.
Changed: Improvements to Auto sync.
Fixed: Drag-n-drop inside of a playlist / Playing Now would not work properly.
Changed: Playing a tree path with /TreePath= for a random-style smartlist will get a new batch of files each time.
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