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[Matt]

We're still working on Media Center 11.  We appreciate your feedback on it, but MC11 may not work as expected and we can't yet fully support it.  Some plugins still do not work.

We recommend that you use MC10 below, but if you want to use MC 11 while we're building it, PRICES are here:
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?board=3;action=display;threadid=23311

If you want a more trouble-free experience, please download Media Center 10 here:
http://www.musicex.com/mediacenter/download.html

Media Center 11 is available here:
[build pulled by JimH]

Recent Changes

11.0.167 (1/6/05)

1. Fixed: In some cases, dropping / pasting files to a playlist list could reverse their order.
2. Fixed: Some TV dialog windows do not play nice with skinning.
3. NEW: Added support for Tree > Background skin item for having custom tree backgrounds.
4. Fixed (again): Thumbnails from internal for videos or internal cover art could be blank or mismatched in some cases. (use Options > Tree & View > Erase All Thumbnails... to correct)

11.0.166 (1/5/05)

1. Fixed: Maximizing a window could show an in-between state for a split second.
2. Fixed: Theater View was disabled.
3. Fixed: Playback of image, audio, and video together at once was not working as expected.
4. Fixed: An attempt to close MC during a transfer to a Portable Device will prompt a warning to wait until the current file completes its transfer.

11.0.165 (1/5/05)

1. Fixed: Help > About... was not functioning. (introduced in 164)
2. Fixed: Mini-View "Inactive Transparent" option could take multiple clicks to enable / disable.
3. Changed: MP3 Encoder VBR no longer listed in MC 11 when MC 10 is installed.
4. Fixed: Encoder 'Quality' selection list changes were not always being saved properly.
5. Changed: Added a few tweaks to reduce database I/O in a few areas.

11.0.164 (1/4/05)

1. Fixed: MC would crash when accessing TV features if the TV control could not be created. (instead of showing an error)
2. Fixed: Mini View "Always on Top" option was not working properly.
3. NEW: Added extra warning dialog to delete / recycle options when erasing files. (has "Do not ask again" option)
4. NEW: Added "Eject" functionality to CD / DVD drive right-click menu.
5. Fixed: Sizing columns to 0-width would display a warning, but not snap the column back to a valid size.
6. Changed: Enabled / disabled interface plugins are stored per-user instead of per-install.
7. Fixed: During synchronization to portable devices, incorrect files were being added from playlists if they were updated between syncs.
8. Fixed: When starting playback, MC could flash to and from a wait cursor several times.
9. Fixed: 'Reset detected devices' for Portables will fully clean the registry and reset it for new device detection.
10. Changed: Server plug-ins unloaded when not in use. Note - Server plug-in options must be reset.
11. Changed: TV channel scanning interface is improved.
12. NEW: All split views start at the same location as the main view.  When spawning a new view while running, they clone the first view.
13. Fixed: Thumbnails from internal for videos or internal cover art could be blank or mismatched in some cases. (use Options > Tree & View > Erase All Thumbnails... to correct)

MC 11 Improvements

• CUE file playback support with sample-accurate MP3 seeking
• Many Theater View enhancements
• Animated Direct3D file browsing
• Split views so you can look at two (or more) views at the same time (ex. look at Media Library and Playing Now together)
• Vastly improved database engine capable of handling 100,000's of files and large amounts of metadata (lyrics, bios, etc.)
• Several memory and speed enhancements -- like database and skin unloading when minimizing MC
• Much of MC's interface can be translated to other languages
• Integrated database import and update with smart broken linking repairing, and other nice features
• MC can run with guest permissions on Windows 2000 / Windows XP
• New view customization system with more flexibility for thumbnail size, text, etc.
• Options dialogs reworked -- several small options added
• Added multi-zone synchronization
• Added Album Gain support
• Document support with full text searching / indexing
• Pane auto-sizing
• Tile view that allows fully customizable Track Info style tiles to be used in file lists
• New database caching layer that makes a huge speed difference in many areas of MC
• File tagging happens in a background thread so MC can continue to be used while it's saving tags
• Basic image editing
• Enhanced album grouping for pictures so pictures taken together get grouped without any user intervention
• Preview mode to only play the intro of songs
• Video CD playback support
• Audio resampling uses Shibatch's high-quality SSRC filters
• Support for ATI HDTV card

[matshif]

As soon as I try to reach Options MC crash.
Doesn't matter if I go over Tools or a button in the bar.

I went back to .166 and no problems to get to Options.

Media Center Registered 11.0.166 -- C:\Program\J River\Media Center 11\

Microsoft Windows XP  Workstation 5.1 Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
Intel Pentium 4 3162 MHz MMX / Memory: Total - 1047 MB, Free - 743 MB

Internet Explorer: 6.0.2900.2180 / ComCtl32.dll: 5.82 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) / Shlwapi.dll: 6.00.2900.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) / Shell32.dll: 6.00.2900.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) / wnaspi32.dll: N/A
Ripping /   Drive E: HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GDR8162B  Mode:Normal  Type:Auto  Speed:Max
  Drive F:   Mode:Normal  Type:Auto  Speed:Max
  Digital playback: Yes /  Use YADB: Yes /  Get cover art: No /  Calc replay gain: Yes /  Copy volume: 32767
  Eject after ripping: Yes /  Play sound after ripping: No 

Burning /  Drive F: _NEC     DVD+RW ND-1100A    Addr: 1:1:0  Speed:16  MaxSpeed:16  BurnProof:Yes
  Test mode: No /  Eject after writing: Yes /  Direct decoding: Yes /  Write CD-Text: Yes
  Use playback settings: No /  Normalization: None

[Lui2]

As soon as I try to reach Options MC crash.
Doesn't matter if I go over Tools or a button in the bar.

I went back to .166 and no problems to get to Options.

same here, call options -> return to desktop

[Robert Taylor]

Confirmed. Tools / Options menu crashes MC...

Media Core has encountered a problems and needs to close.

AppName: media center.exe AppVer: 11.0.167.0 ModName: msvcrt.dll
ModVer: 7.0.2600.2180 Offset: 00037fd4

Sysinfo---

Media Center Registered 11.0.167 -- C:\Program Files\J River\Media Center 11\

Microsoft Windows XP  Workstation 5.1 Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
AMD Athlon 530 MHz MMX / Memory: Total - 245 MB, Free - 76 MB

Internet Explorer: 6.0.2900.2180 / ComCtl32.dll: 5.82 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) / Shlwapi.dll: 6.00.2900.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) / Shell32.dll: 6.00.2900.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) / wnaspi32.dll: N/A
Ripping /   Drive D:   Mode:Normal  Type:Auto  Speed:Max
  Digital playback: Yes /  Use YADB: Yes /  Get cover art: No /  Calc replay gain: Yes /  Copy volume: 32767
  Eject after ripping: Yes /  Play sound after ripping: No 

Burning /  No burners found.
  Test mode: No /  Eject after writing: Yes /  Direct decoding: Yes /  Write CD-Text: Yes
  Use playback settings: No /  Normalization: None

[benrad]

Crashing here too. Options.

[Markeau]

- Edit a long Existing Playlist in Action Window
- Scroll down toward the end of Playlist
-  Drag a track into the Playlist
>>> After the new track is added, the Playlist view is reset to show track 1 at the top instead of staying where you had scrolled ... this is a big problem if you want to keep dragging tracks to where you originally scrolled

[jsfarmer]

Is it me or is the "recently imported" automatic playlist section missing?

Is it there and has been moved? Where?

Can i re-create it? How?

Thanks.
-Jeff

[Omni]

MC v.11.0.164 (I don't want to upgrade to a crash-prone v. 11.0.167)

I don't know if this is important or not, nor if it's an MC thing or a WMP thing, but I figured I'd report it anyway.

For WMA protected files, the license rights seem to be wrong somewhere.  I purchased some tracks (just for fun) from the new MSN Music site (from inside WMP 10) the other day.  Being a loyal MC fan, I still use MC to play these protected tracks.

According to WMP, I can burn this track unlimited times.  (Coolness!)  According to MC, though, I can only burn it 10 items.  (Bummer.)  Which is it?

(click thumbnail to enlarge)

[Omni]

I decided to live life on the edge and import everything (well, everything on one drive anyway) into MC.  This drive just consists of all multimedia type files (audio, images, and video).

The total file count is above 71K.    (Didn't know I had that much stuff on this one drive!)  Anyway, I was surfing the web while I waited, and all the sudden MC (in the background, partially hidden) went white.  I guess it tried to repaint itself, but for some reason it can't.  (It's at 65K now and still can't repaint itself fully.)

By the way, I was just reading the Wikipedia web page when this happened.  My hand wasn't even on my mouse (i.e., no window movements), so MC really had no reason to repaint itself.  You guys should fix that.

Anyway, here's a screenshot:


(Note:  ImageShack reduces the image size.  Just click on it again to see it full size.)

[GHammer]

This started in 166 I think. Still present in this build.

I am in Playing Now and have Track Info:DJ showing.
MC has focus.
I move the mouse pointer away from MC completely.
Anytime the mouse pointer moves the lower scroll bar appears. Maybe that is why people think it is refreshing often.

Looks like MC doesn't see that the mouse is not inside its window.

[Omni]

This started in 166 I think. Still present in this build.

I am in Playing Now and have Track Info:DJ showing.
MC has focus.
I move the mouse pointer away from MC completely.
Anytime the mouse pointer moves the lower scroll bar appears. Maybe that is why people think it is refreshing often.

Looks like MC doesn't see that the mouse is not inside its window.

Not that this needs confirmation, but I can confirm this.

[himini]

With Split View enabled and startup option set to open with "Playing Now," the top split view is transparent (I can see my desktop) and resizing the top split view creates window edge trails.  It's great that the second view no longer opens with the "Start" view, but the split view thing still needs work:

[Dopas]

MC keeps crashing when it gets about to the 2/3 of any song.
This started happening with 164. Also happens on 166 and 167.
I downgraded to 162 and it is fine.

Let me know if you want the crash dump.

Error Signature:
AppName: media center.exe    AppVer: 11.0.167.0    ModName: mcscrobbler.dll
ModVer: 1.0.0.1    Offset: 00016839

Thanks
Dom

[GHammer]

MC keeps crashing when it gets about to the 2/3 of any song.
This started happening with 164. Also happens on 166 and 167.
I downgraded to 162 and it is fine.

Error Signature:
AppName: media center.exe    AppVer: 11.0.167.0    ModName: mcscrobbler.dll
ModVer: 1.0.0.1    Offset: 00016839

I can see where you think it was MC crashing, but actually it was AutoScrobbler.
I've seen many posts about that plugin. I think I'd disable or remove it until either MC is not alpha or the AS author can find why his tool crashes.

Not like listening depends upon it.

[LonWar]

MC keeps crashing when it gets about to the 2/3 of any song.
This started happening with 164. Also happens on 166 and 167.
I downgraded to 162 and it is fine.

Let me know if you want the crash dump.

Error Signature:
AppName: media center.exe    AppVer: 11.0.167.0    ModName: mcscrobbler.dll
ModVer: 1.0.0.1    Offset: 00016839

Thanks
Dom

This same thing used to happen to me.... I think somehow your Password got screwed up...
Try retyping your user ID and password....