Topic: Media Center 11.0.190 Beta Available (Read 8373 times)

Matt · « **on:** February 04, 2005, 05:18:02 pm »

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.jrmediacenter.com/download.html

Media Center 11 is available here:
ftp://ftp.jriver.com/pub/downloads/music/MediaCenter110190.exe

Recent Changes

11.0.190 (2/4/05)

1. Optimized: Adding or deleting large numbers of files from a transfer queue is faster.
2. Fixed: Browser scheme editing changes would not save in some cases.
3. Fixed: Status column would not display properly in some lists. (Analyzing Audio, etc.)

11.0.188 (2/3/05)

1. New: Digital TV periodically checks video size from TV program to ensure correctness of displayed video size.
2. Changed: On screen display made smaller.
3. Fixed: Some 2D visualizations would not work properly on non-English locales.

11.0.184 (2/1/05)

1. Fixed: Some 2D visualizations would not work properly on non-English locales.
2. Changed: PDT portable modifications to accommodate any base .m3u file path. Added support for iRiver H-140.
3. Changed: Attempting to start a burn without a disc in the drive shows a message to insert a disc and try again.
4. NEW: UPnP Server option to disable NOTIFY warnings.
5. NEW: UPnP Server responds to device type SSDP searches.
6. NEW: UPnP Server supports service descriptions and eventing.
7. NEW: UPnP Server supports images on Streamium.
8. NEW: UPnP Server supports BrowseMetadata (required for Roku).
9. NEW: UPnP Server supports resource size.
10. Fixed: UPnP Server supports duration in proper format.
11. Fixed: UPnP Server supports better object types (required for LinkSys).
12. Fixed: When transferring to a portable device, if files are missing, removing them from the library would cause a crash during transfer.
13. Changed: Displaying analog TV's video inputs (SVideo, Composite etc.) as channels is now optional.
14. Fixed: In some cases digital TV playback/time-shifting would start in wrong video size.
15. Fixed: In rare cases, background tag updating could cause a crash / hang.
16. Fixed: Replay Gain for iPod.
17. Changed: Image playback uses new unified OSD to display image captions. (still a work in progress)
18. Optimized: Several actions faster due to optimized UI update routing and handling. (please report any strangeness you see where the tree / view doesn't update when expected)
19. Fixed: Quick Play > Playing Now entries were not working properly.

11.0.183 (1/28/05)

1. Fixed: TV on-screen display of message text did not work for digital TV.
2. Changed: "YUV Mixing Mode" for digital TV is made optional (default is ON).
3. NEW: Media Center creates a log each run to aid with bug finding / fixing. (log stays private unless you share it -- placed in C:\Documents and Settings\[User Name]\Application Data\J River\Media Center 11)
4. Fixed: During device sync, multiple 'clear queue' messages.
5. Fixed: Devices - 'Clear Queue' at end of transfer is removed.
6. Fixed: Disappearing AW after Portable sync.
7. Changed: Added wait message for initialization of a portable device.
8. Fixed: Some visualizations would not function properly.
9. Changed: Added +100x / -100x DVD seeking speed.
10. NEW: Added new unified on-screen display to playback display for showing playback state. (still a work in progress, most complete for DVD playback)
11. NEW: Added DVD bookmarking so MC will optionally start where you last left off when starting a DVD.

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

Fixer · « **Reply #1 on:** February 04, 2005, 06:26:30 pm »

I delete files, and I get the notice saying Media Core has a problem and needs to shutdown. The music keeps playing until I click OKAY and then MC shutsdown.

The files I wanted to delete are deleted from my file system, but my library still has the entries and I must do an Import to have them them removed from the library.

JimH · « **Reply #2 on:** February 04, 2005, 06:28:54 pm »

Quote from: Fixer on February 04, 2005, 06:26:30 pm

I delete files, and I get the notice saying Media Core has a problem and needs to shutdown. The music keeps playing until I click OKAY and then MC shutsdown.

The files I wanted to delete are deleted from my file system, but my library still has the entries and I must do an Import to have them them removed from the library.

Could you start a new thread and give us a step by step list of what you do to get this?

Thanks.

Michel Lefebvre · « **Reply #3 on:** February 04, 2005, 06:29:50 pm »

The "Library Tools - Clean File Properties - Convert Underscores To Spaces" command does not seem to work anymore.

Not sure if this has anything to do with it. The original filename is quite long. As an example:

billboard_top_100_hits_of_1959_-_#099_-_ernie_fields_-_in_th.mp3

which is 60.3 or 63 characters long.

Michel.

matshif · « **Reply #4 on:** February 04, 2005, 08:54:08 pm »

When in Tagging Mode, the check marks do not appear when a category (e.,g, Genre) is selected, and the view scheme panels do not update unless you navigate to another view and back.

This was repported in build .188 but t am sure that it was so even in the build before .184

Matt · « **Reply #5 on:** February 04, 2005, 09:11:22 pm »

Quote from: matshif on February 04, 2005, 08:54:08 pm

When in Tagging Mode, the check marks do not appear when a category (e.,g, Genre) is selected, and the view scheme panels do not update unless you navigate to another view and back.

This was repported in build .188 but t am sure that it was so even in the build before .184

Tagging mode checkboxes only appear after you explicitly select files. This is by design.

paekche · « **Reply #6 on:** February 04, 2005, 09:50:41 pm »

Media Center can display but still cannot play AAC or RealAudio files that have Unicode character filenames (specifically, Chinese and Korean and probably Japanese). I realize they are played through external players but can't you invoke them such that they can be played?

matshif · « **Reply #7 on:** February 04, 2005, 09:51:56 pm »

"Tagging mode checkboxes only appear after you explicitly select files. This is by design"

Matt,

Even if I do so the problem in my post above still exists.

Apps_Engineer · « **Reply #8 on:** February 04, 2005, 10:27:58 pm »

Re: No streaming Internet Radio Stations

Just downloaded latest version MC11 (110190). By far this is the "best in class" media player/server. Was glad to see it support UPnP (media server). No problem with music files being played on my Netgear MP101 digital media player. However, none of the internet radio stations will "stream" to my Netgear MP101. Is a fix to stream interent radio stations with the UPnP plugin?

mhwlng · « **Reply #9 on:** February 05, 2005, 03:16:58 am »

since the last couple of release I can't play a smartlist anymore in netremote (via RemoteServer.dll)
playing something in the media library works fine (as long as 'show in theatre view' is checked) :

LX "PLAY" "Media Library\Audio\Artist/Album\U2" "-1"

but playing a smartlist stopped working recently :

LX "PLAY" "Playlists\Auto Smartlists (music)\Random -- one hour" "-1"

also, If I do :

Set MJPlaylists = myMJ.GetPlaylists
MJPlaylists.GetNumberPlaylists

via the COM interface, I see 0

Marcel

mhwlng · « **Reply #10 on:** February 05, 2005, 03:20:28 am »

I tried to use the disc# field like so

album xxxx disc# 1 track 1
album xxxx disc# 1 track 2
album xxxx disc# 1 track 3
...
album xxxx disc# 2 track 1
album xxxx disc# 2 track 2
album xxxx disc# 2 track 3
...

the complete album flag is 0 even though both discs are complete...

Marcel

Tanguero · « **Reply #11 on:** February 05, 2005, 07:46:29 am »

Copy smartlists => eternal loop

When I copy a smartlist using Ctrl+c - Ctrl-v I get the new smartlist with a (1) at the end of the name, just as I want, but I also get a pop-up window with the title "Please wait" and the text "Working..." After one hour (I had to take care of the laundry anyway) it is still there. The processor load is 7-11%, compared to 2-6% for an idle MC and 12-20% while playing.

bmustang · « **Reply #12 on:** February 05, 2005, 09:12:10 am »

MATT

J'ai déposé un POST "MC server is not UPDATE" cette semaine... peux-tu me dire dans quelle version on pourra mettre à jour dynamiquement des librairies entre 2 postes?

Actuellement la solution que j'ai! c'est de restaurer la librairie d'un poste vers un autre... c'est pas confortable.

Merci pour ta réponse

Apps_Engineer · « **Reply #13 on:** February 05, 2005, 10:56:26 am »

Problem Report: No Internet Radio Stations on Netgear MP101

MC 11 is a great product. Love the new UPnP plugin option. Able to play music files ok on the MP101. Internet Radio stations play "perfectly" on MC11.

1. Save Radio Stations in MC 11 Playlist . No problem
2. MC11 plays saved Radio Stations. No problem
3. When viewing Playlist on MP101, I see the saved radio stations correctly.
4. When selecting the radio station on MP101, the following error message appears on MP101 unit - "Item is Currently Unavailable".
5. Viewing UPnP "activity" on MC 11- I see the following when trying to select Radio Station from MP101 unit

Date Time - Browse BrowseDirect Childeren Playlist Radio

So it looks like MC11 is "communicating" with MP101 unit correctly.

Is their a patch, software update, or fix available?

Apps_Engineer

Mike Noe · « **Reply #14 on:** February 05, 2005, 11:16:15 am »

Pane refresh bug:

Using Artist/Album view scheme
Edit Album in second pane
Click off onto another album
Click back to the album just changed, tracks don't show
Then, click another artist, then click back to the artist you just changed
Click album you changed
Tracks now show reflecting the changes to album name

Quote

Media Center Registered 11.0.190 -- C:\Program Files\J River\Media Center 11\

Microsoft Windows XP 5.1 Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
Intel Pentium 4 2375 MHz MMX / Memory: Total - 489 MB, Free - 117 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 / No CD drives found.
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

datdude · « **Reply #15 on:** February 05, 2005, 01:06:29 pm »

Having problems downloading. I have tried it with firefox, IE, shareaza, and MC's own dowload manager. I have changed the url from ftp to http and still no go. I was usually able to DL it with shareaza but it gets down to 19 megs and then stops. All the others won't download anything.

Michel Lefebvre · « **Reply #16 on:** February 05, 2005, 01:51:25 pm »

Quote from: datdude on February 05, 2005, 01:06:29 pm

Having problems downloading. I have tried it with firefox, IE, shareaza, and MC's own dowload manager. I have changed the url from ftp to http and still no go. I was usually able to DL it with shareaza but it gets down to 19 megs and then stops. All the others won't download anything.

I just dowloaded the build again. No problems. Using IE here.

Michel.

JimH · « **Reply #17 on:** February 05, 2005, 02:23:34 pm »

Quote from: datdude on February 05, 2005, 01:06:29 pm

Having problems downloading. I have tried it with firefox, IE, shareaza, and MC's own dowload manager. I have changed the url from ftp to http and still no go. I was usually able to DL it with shareaza but it gets down to 19 megs and then stops. All the others won't download anything.

Please start a new thread. Your temp file system may be full. I'll remove these posts in a few hours.

hit_ny · « **Reply #18 on:** February 06, 2005, 01:09:04 am »

*CUE FILE ISSUES*

- MC complains it can't tag CUE tracks when update tags on file changes is ticked. It is preferrable that it not complain about this like with WAV or video files.

- If fix or remove broken links is ticked in the Import/Update dialog, *ALL* previously imported CUE tracks are LOST !!!

- If an album with imported+analysed CUE tracks is moved (within MC) after import MC loses the address of those imported CUE tracks. The big file the CUE tracks are associated with is not lost.

Michel Lefebvre · « **Reply #19 on:** February 06, 2005, 11:49:21 am »

Any suggestions about this one? I REALLY need to export my MC data into Excel.

Attempting to "Export to XML" my default library still produces an "Out Of Memory" error.

Loading another library, I can succesfully export to XML. It seems that there is something in my default library that would cause the out of memory message.

The default library is about 18 MB and the second library is about 6.5 MB. Could that be the reason?

You are welcome to a copy of each library if it can help.

Michel.

Media Center Registered 11.0.190 -- C:\Program Files\J River\Media Center 11\

Microsoft Windows XP 5.1 Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
AMD Athlon 1990 MHz MMX / Memory: Total - 1048 MB, Free - 419 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: 4.71 (0001) , ASPI for Win32 (95/NT) DLL, Copyright © 1989-2002 Adaptec, Inc. / Aspi32.sys: 4.71 (0001)

Ripping / Drive J: MATSHITADVD-RAM LF-D521 Mode:ModeSecure Type:Auto Speed:Max
Digital playback: Yes / Use YADB: Yes / Get cover art: Yes / Calc replay gain: Yes / Copy volume: 32767
Eject after ripping: Yes / Play sound after ripping: No

Burning / Drive J: MATSHITA DVD-RAM LF-D521 Addr: 1:1:0 Speed:12 MaxSpeed:12 BurnProof:Yes
Test mode: No / Eject after writing: Yes / Direct decoding: No / Write CD-Text: Yes
Use playback settings: No / Normalization: None

JimH · « **Reply #20 on:** February 06, 2005, 12:08:57 pm »

Try exporting in pieces. Half first, then 1/4, etc.

JimH · « **Reply #21 on:** February 06, 2005, 01:03:34 pm »

Several posts were split to two new threads.

scthom · « **Reply #22 on:** February 06, 2005, 03:16:29 pm »

Quote from: Mike Noe on February 05, 2005, 11:16:15 am

Pane refresh bug:

Using Artist/Album view scheme
Edit Album in second pane
Click off onto another album
Click back to the album just changed, tracks don't show
Then, click another artist, then click back to the artist you just changed
Click album you changed
Tracks now show reflecting the changes to album name

I have a similar problem. Using version 11.0.190. I am using a custom playlist "Source" and scheme. When you select items, hit F4 to enable Edit Mode and check something and F4 to close Edit Mode, the library is updated but the schemes do not update until I go over to the Organization Tree and click over to something else and then back to my scheme. In the mean time, clicking on any of the selections shows all of the files with BOTH of their statuses (e.g. "Unassigned" and also the box selected above).

paulr · « **Reply #23 on:** February 06, 2005, 10:31:25 pm »

I am trying to burn an MP3 CD from some APEs I have. When I click on "Burn", I get an error for each file saying the data will be unreliable. It then writes the lead-in, and immediately closes the disc with nothing being burned. Subsequent attempts either cause MC to crash or to error out with a message about being unable to open MCTranscoded.iso. Version .188 was doing the exact same thing.

It's been a while since I've been present on the forums and even longer since I tried to burn an MP3 CD (transcoding from APE to MP3 definitely used to work), but I will be wanting to do this fairly frequently now.

Any hints on what's going on?

Thanks,
Paul

GHammer · « **Reply #24 on:** February 07, 2005, 01:33:02 am »

Quote from: paulr on February 06, 2005, 10:31:25 pm

I am trying to burn an MP3 CD from some APEs I have. When I click on "Burn", I get an error for each file saying the data will be unreliable. It then writes the lead-in, and immediately closes the disc with nothing being burned. Subsequent attempts either cause MC to crash or to error out with a message about being unable to open MCTranscoded.iso. Version .188 was doing the exact same thing.

It's been a while since I've been present on the forums and even longer since I tried to burn an MP3 CD (transcoding from APE to MP3 definitely used to work), but I will be wanting to do this fairly frequently now.

It's broken.

I use a workaround here.

Create a MC 'Handheld' device using a folder on your machine.
Set the transfer options to convert to MP3 and ignore same type files.
Arrange the files you want to burn into playlist.
Send the playlist to the handheld device you created above.
Open that folder when the transfer is complete.
Drag the MP3 files that correspond to the APE/APL files into the same position in the playlist.
Delete the APE/APL files from the playlist.
Now you are ready to burn.

Easy, eh?

I do all this only because I want the sequence number prepended to the file name so the files will play in order on any device.

Sure wish this would get fixed soon!

Marty3d · « **Reply #25 on:** February 07, 2005, 05:33:40 am »

BUG:
In 11.18x (can't remember the version right now), if you change the tags in any way on a song currently playing, and then change the filename within MC, the file becomes missing. What really happens is that the file isn't renamed physically, only in MC library.
Here's the reproduction theme:

1. Play a song
2. In Action window/File properties, change some tags (don't know if it's necessary)
3. In AW/File properties, change the filename
4. Play next song. The song you edited is now missing.

/Martin

JaredH · « **Reply #26 on:** February 07, 2005, 08:58:59 am »

Was there ever an answer as to why all of the skins are showing the "Status Bar" text centered, regardless whether or not it is centered in the skins XML file? I know its just aesthetic, but its really annoying.

paulr · « **Reply #27 on:** February 07, 2005, 02:23:18 pm »

Quote from: GHammer on February 07, 2005, 01:33:02 am

Sure wish this would get fixed soon!

Agreed. Thanks for the workaround! This method works, but it takes a *lot* of extra steps.

Any idea on when this will be looked at?

jolo · « **Reply #28 on:** February 07, 2005, 02:54:57 pm »

It has been a lot of fun for me to keep testing version 11 and see the new features, and all the fixes.
Absolutely amazing and what a tight team between the user community and the development team.

It does appear that I may the only one to want this, but ...... I will suggest it anyway.

1. I use full face labels from Fellows(Neato) and Avery (Afterburner). Both are two up and the same design is goof for both companies. Is there a chance that thee will be an addition to the label writer so that I can select the 2-up full face design for my CD labels ? What I have been doing is going out to Neato's Mediaface label printer or Stomp's Click N Play, well something like that.
I do love the simplicity of how labels are printed on Media Play. One minute, you are done.

Thanks,
Jon

Robodoc · « **Reply #29 on:** February 07, 2005, 09:14:43 pm »

When I rotate an image file the thumbnail does not update; even if I use the F5 refresh key. I have to change view schemes and come back to where I was to see it update thumbnails showing the images rotated.

Media Center Registered 11.0.190 -- C:\Program Files\J River\Media Center 11\

Microsoft Windows XP 5.1 Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
AMD Unknown 2401 MHz MMX / Memory: Total - 1047 MB, Free - 607 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: SONY DVD RW DRU-510A Mode:Normal Type:Auto Speed:Max
Drive E: PIONEER DVD-ROM DVD-106 Mode:Normal Type:Auto Speed:Max
Drive F: HL-DT-STCD-RW GCE-8520B 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: Yes Soundfile: chord.wav

Burning / Drive D: SONY DVD RW DRU-510A Addr: 2:0:0 Speed:4 MaxSpeed:24 BurnProof:Yes
Drive F: HL-DT-ST CD-RW GCE-8520B Addr: 0:1:0 Speed:52 MaxSpeed:52 BurnProof:Yes
Test mode: No / Eject after writing: Yes / Direct decoding: Yes / Write CD-Text: Yes
Use playback settings: No / Normalization: None

riouser · « **Reply #30 on:** February 08, 2005, 01:23:32 am »

Importing Audible Files (.aa) crashes MC when "Adding files to library"

godavego · « **Reply #31 on:** February 08, 2005, 08:17:46 am »

Any word on when video post-processors (ffdshow, etc.) will be supported? This was mentioned as being on the list a long time ago.

tlongacre · « **Reply #32 on:** February 08, 2005, 12:52:38 pm »

When I open MC11, I get a message (new in this version) that says "Can't start WebRemote" something. I click okay, (I don't even know what WebRemote is). Then it says that the RemoteServer is not working.

Any ideas? I just got NetRemote and that is what I use the RemoteServer for, so I'm sure it's somehow related to that.

Also, consistently for many, many versions now -- if I rip a CD and it fails on a certain track and I cancel the rip, MC freezes solid. Nothing to do except kill it.

JimH · « **Reply #33 on:** February 08, 2005, 01:02:19 pm »

Quote from: tlongacre on February 08, 2005, 12:52:38 pm

When I open MC11, I get a message (new in this version) that says "Can't start WebRemote" something. I click okay, (I don't even know what WebRemote is). Then it says that the RemoteServer is not working.

Any ideas? I just got NetRemote and that is what I use the RemoteServer for, so I'm sure it's somehow related to that.

Also, consistently for many, many versions now -- if I rip a CD and it fails on a certain track and I cancel the rip, MC freezes solid. Nothing to do except kill it.

Check your startup options and turn off Remoteserver. Start a new thread if you need more help.

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Author Topic: Media Center 11.0.190 Beta Available (Read 8373 times)

Fixer

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