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This is the latest version of MC 15.  Please post bugs here.  Please start a new thread for anything requiring discussion.  Non-bug posts will be deleted or moved. 

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15.0.56 (6/7/2010)

1. Changed: Added PlayingNowPosition, PlayingNowTracks, and PlayingNowPositionDisplay variables to MCWS/v1/Playback/Info function.
2. Changed: Added .FileKey variable for WebPlay / WebRemote file objects.
3. Fixed: During DLNA control, a manual Next or Previous could causes multiple files to be skipped depending on network timing.
4. Changed: Removed timeout.
5. Fixed: Column changes made while drilled into a library view in the tree were not saved.
6. NEW: Added 'Author' database field, used for author metadata when importing documents. (previously used 'Artist' field)
7. Changed: Import of document title, keywords, etc. from the filesystem better handles UTF-8.
8. Optimized: Loading the default 'Artists' view with a huge library is about 5% faster. (speed increases should help smaller libraries and other views as well)
9. Fixed: VST plugins that exposed a standard DLLRegisterServer(...) function in addition to the standard VST plugin export would not install properly.

15.0.55 (6/7/2010)

1. Changed: Media Type specification for DVB-T television's MPEG-2 audio and AC3 audio is updated.
2. Changed: MC configures DVB-T television's video format before connecting a filter graph so the video media type conforms to DVB-T's PAL standard.
3. NEW: Added new video file type wtv.
4. Fixed: WebRemote did not work nicely with Library Server authorization enabled.
5. Fixed: Quicktime files (mov, qt) could not be thumbnailed if they were set to play in DirectShow.
6. Changed: When playing files externally to MC (i.e. double click a file in Win explorer), windowed playback is now an option in General options.
7. Changed: Improved DLNA track advancement system to be less dependent on DLNA events. (events are used to help performance, but system functions fine even if device doesn't event properly)
8. Fixed: Webpage style stores would just show 'Installing' instead of a webpage. (since build 51)
9. Fixed: Theater View > Playing Now > Info view would not advance properly as tracks changed.

15.0.54 (6/3/2010)

1. NEW: The player automatically detects the arrival of a Google Android (previously required a program restart if the Android was mounted while Media Center was running).
2. Changed: Options > Media Network > Advanced Server Settings > Authentication password is no longer in plain text.
3. Fixed: Leaving Theater View's Hulu view could be slow.

15.0.53 (6/2/2010)

1. Changed: Renamed network options and view to 'Media Network'.
2. NEW: New 'Media Network' view under 'Services & Plug-ins' in the tree.
3. Fixed: Possible resource leak when switching views.
4. Fixed: Certain podcast streams were failing to download because of a 307 redirect status. We handle them like other redirects now.
5. Changed: Gizmo could unnecessarily load the same image multiple times. (Gizmo updated to 15.0.53)
6. NEW: Added Russian translation.

15.0.52 (6/1/2010)

1. Fixed: Playing different audio file types consecutively without clicking the stop button could cause some audio types to output noise.
2. Fixed: The background behind a video would be glass instead of black when using a glass-enabled skin.
3. NEW: Library Server, WebPlay, and WebRemote use a token-based authorization system so that once a client is authorized, it won't have to authorize again on subsequent requests. (fixes issues using Gizmo with authorization enabled, etc.)
4. Changed: List management windows no longer hide their list when disabled now that lists can nicely render a disabled state (applies to Options > Network, etc.).
5. Changed: Revised naming and versioning of Gizmo Android application.
6. Changed: WebPlay and WebRemote no longer show Play, etc. buttons at the view scheme level.
7. Changed: Reversed change #6 in build 51.
8. Changed: Added 'Statistics...' button to Network Servers view (a precursor to revised network servers overview page)

15.0.51 (5/28/2010)

1. Fixed: "Type" field in MyMovies data file could not be imported.
2. Changed: Updates (or initial install) of the Performer Store happen in a background thread when the store is viewed.
3. Optimized: Improved caching of server hits done by Performer Store for better performance.
4. Changed: Playing a Performer track from the local library (or Playing Now) will login so that full length version is played.
5. Fixed: Fixed possible dead-lock from audio engine parallelization improvements of build 50.
6. Changed: Television will try using generic Microsoft Network Provider filter first, instead of individual ATSC/DVB-T Network Providers.
7. Fixed: Making changes to Playing Now just as a song was ending (and the next track was prebuffering) could cause the visual play indicator to disappear.
8. Fixed: The 'Media Editor' start menu shortcut was not working (will recreate start menu group at stock location; later upgrades will not).
9. Fixed: Converting multiple audio files to mp3 did not work properly due to temporary filename conflict.

15.0.50 (5/26/2010)

1. Changed: Improvements to MC15.exe /MonitorSwitch to work better with certain configurations.
2. Optimized: Core audio data path 8% faster (used for playback, burning, conversion, etc).
3. Optimized: Disk Writer output plugin operates faster.
4. Optimized: Improved parallelization of audio playback engine to provide faster and more robust playback, especially when doing channel or sample rate conversion.
5. Optimized: Improved core audio engine data delivery mechanism to provide more skip resistant playback.
6. Changed: When clipping list or tree items that are outside the current scroll position, soft faded edges are used instead of hard edges.
7. Changed: Numerous improvements to JRiver Gizmo Android application. (requires reinstallation from WebPlay homepage)

15.0.49 (5/25/2010)

1. Changed: Improved detection of Windows Mobile 6.5 devices for WebPlay, WebRemote, etc.
2. Fixed: CD Ripping with the external encoder was causing crashes.
3. Changed: Improved audio conversion options in DLNA server settings. Added low/medium/high bandwidth mp3 options and removed options that didn't make sense.
4. Fixed: WebPlay conversion was not always working properly.
5. Changed: The JRiver Gizmo Android application is used for WebPlay playback of single files and playlists instead of just for playback of playlists.
6. NEW: The JRiver Gizmo Android application shows cover art and metadata during playback. (requires reinstallation from WebPlay homepage)

15.0.48 (5/20/2010)

1. Optimized: When changing the volume of a server zone while connected as a Library Server Client (TRemote), the response is faster.
2. Optimized: Improved performance of communicating with a Library Server from a client.
3. Optimized: Better performance of core server engine that powers Library Server, DLNA, WebPlay, etc.
4. Changed: When closing the program with a zone that's no longer available selected, the program will revert to the first zone instead of the last zone on restart.
5. Changed: Quicktime file types (mov and qt) will be played using DirectShow if Playback Method for these file types is set to "Automatic" AND Quicktime has not been installed.
6. Fixed: The Theater View online media slideshow could show a slideshow for the previously played file instead of the currently playing file.
7. Fixed: The Send To mode 'Add (shuffle remaining)' did not work logically when playback was stopped.
8. Changed: The Tag Action Window's vertical scroll position is preserved when zooming in on a list-type field like Keywords, and then returning.
9. Fixed: Editing the last field in the Tag Action Window would not automatically move the scrollbar down to ensure the edit control was visible.

15.0.47 (5/19/2010)

1. Changed: Updated DCRaw to latest, including patch for Canon T2i / 550D support.
2. Changed: Added a the most common raw image types to the default list of types acquired with the 'Camera' Action Window.
3. Changed: The default ripping mode is now 'Secure' (can be changed in Options > CD & DVD)
4. Changed: The default ripping encoder is 'Monkey's Audio (APE)' instead of 'Windows Media'.  [Thanks, Matt!]
5. Fixed: Formatting text in a note could result in mismatched tag pairs in the HTML, causing the note to be discarded.
6. Changed: When embedding artwork in WMA tags, the image is flagged as 'Front album cover' instead of 'Other'.
7. Fixed: Viewing 'Notes' could create extra root library views that would appear in the navigation menu when the tree was hidden. (must visit 'Notes' one time for cleanup to occur)
8. Fixed: The Flickr upload dialog could overflow with some font sizes.
9. Changed: List-type fields with a user-specified list of acceptable values did not allow setting multiple values to a single file.
10. Changed: When syncing changes from a client back to a Library Server, the server will update the tags for any changed files.
11. Fixed: When changing a rating in the Tag Action Window, the other fields could go away until a size / scroll.
12. Fixed: If a star rating was clicked while editing a field in the Tag Action Window, the changes to the in-place edit would be discarded.
13. Fixed: Using WASAPI exclusive output with certain DACs to play HDTV or other video could cause a crash when starting playback.
14. Changed: Updated German language file (thanks Bytestar & Daniel2k).