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[Matt]

We're still working on Media Center 11.  We appreciate your bug reports, but MC11 may not work as expected and we can't fully support it.  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

For 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/MediaCenter110223.exe

Please post bugs you're sure about here.  Anything else and especially anything that requires an answer should be posted in a new thread with a subject like "MC11 problem with ..." or "MC11 question about ....".    Feature requests should be postponed until we've finished 11.0.  Thanks.  -- JimH

Recent Changes
Encoder settings may need to be re-set:
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?board=3;topic=26527.0

11.0.222 (3/24/05)

1. Fixed: Files with no system 'last modified' time could cause problems with handhelds and library updates.
2. Fixed: During handheld upload, the correct status messages would not be displayed in the status bar.
3. Fixed: The wrong icon could be used for portable devices in the tree.
4. NEW: Added Playstation Portable (PSP) support for both music and images.

11.0.221 (3/23/05)

1. Fixed: Clicking a scrollbar in MC when another application with the focus partially covered MC would not properly redraw MC.
2. Changed: Portable Options added customizable filepath for playlists for custom drive paths.
3. Fixed: Conversion for iPod. For fix to work, you will need to open and close the options dialogue and confirm your settings.
4. NEW: TV can do Time-shifting and still-picture-capturing with Hauppauge WinTV PVR 150 device.
5. Changed: Added database type logging to help isolate any database loading / saving performance issues.
6. Fixed: Database expressions with double brackets (i.e. [[Artist]]) would not work properly.
7. Fixed: Track info pages would flicker when sizing or bar hiding / showing.
8. Fixed: Some mini skins would not draw properly.
9. Fixed: Adding columns for renamed library fields would not work properly in Customize Current View.

11.0.220 (3/21/05)

1. Fixed: Options > Tree & View > Theater View... removed. (since Theater View options are in the main options dialog now)
2. Fixed: MC could crash or show no files in some views. (introduced in 219)
3. Changed: All portable options are now customized for each device. No more global settings.
4. Fixed: Drag and dropping a playlist on a Portable could have resulted in a display of duplicate files from within MC.
5. Fixed: TV audio was messed up for Hauppauge WinTV PVR 250/350 devices.
6. Fixed: DVD pause would not work properly in some cases.

11.0.219 (3/18/05)

1. NEW: Added IsEmpty(...) expression function.
2. Fixed: Expressions with empty parameters could cause crashes.
3. Changed: Expression evaluator shows error strings for bad expressions. (previously could crash or output strange results)
4. Changed: DVD playback automatically resumes at last location instead of throwing a dialog box. (use "DVD Menu" command to revert to the menu)
5. Fixed: Closing Windowed view would not automatically bring Standard View back.
6. Fixed: Clicking a service in the Action Window list would not always show that service.
7. Fixed: System colored menus could use the wrong text color in some cases.
8. Fixed: Sorting by the sequence column would not work properly.
9. NEW: When switching DVD playback between monitors, the playback position is no longer lost.
10. Fixed: D-Link DSM-320 was not displaying pictures.

11.0.218 (3/17/05)

1. NEW: Integrated Theater View options into the main program options.
2. NEW: Added Theater View option to configure the text shown for a file.
3. NEW: Service Manager includes updated Audible service with integrated downloading. (Hide / Install the service in Service Manager to update from an older version)
4. Fixed: Expression evaluator would incorrectly detect circular references in some cases.
5. NEW: Revised Theater View's Playing Now view to work more like Standard View. (i.e. display is larger, controls are available, etc.)
6. NEW: Added Theater View option to allow left / right arrows to go into and out of pages.
7. Changed: Pressing 'Left' when in a menu will cancel the menu. (useful in Theater View)
8. NEW: Added "Jump on play" setting for Theater View, defaults to showing Playing Now when starting playback.
9. Fixed: TiVo Server was using the wrong options dialog.
10. Fixed: When clicking next right after a track finished, the play count could get incremented for both tracks.
11. Fixed: Customize Current View > Remove Column would remove two columns instead of one.

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
Support for Hauppauge WinTV PVR 150
Full support for the Audible Store as a Service Plug-in

[Mike Noe]

4. NEW: Added Playstation Portable (PSP) support for both music and images.

Dude, that is too cool. I've had a couple of inquiries about this.....was afraid to ask at this late date....   

[JimH]

Hi Mike,
Right now, both MP3 and JPG files work.  We expect to get video in a build or two.

Here's more:
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=26658.0

[tcman41]

What has been fixed or added on build 223?, doesn't say

Terry

[Alex B]

I guess it's an Easter Egg. 

[dcwebman]

11.0.221 (3/23/05)
7. Fixed: Track info pages would flicker when sizing or bar hiding / showing.

This is now fixed. At first Playing Now was blank so I had to change from Track Info to a Visualization and then back in order to get the Track Info to appear.

[JimH]

I guess it's an Easter Egg. 

The only difference between 222 and 223 was a change that made image downloads to PSP possible.

[Zoner]

I have the same problem JoeDDS (and many others) have already reported: All zones come out on outputs 1 & 2, regardless of the fact that I have mapped them correctly.  I have tested with two different sound cards with same results for both.  This used to work fine with MC10 and my ASIO-based Delta 1010.  Unfortunately my Delta 1010 broke, so I cannot test MC11 with it.  Neither of the new cards support ASIO, so I am using DirectSound.  If I play both zones 1 & 2, then the mixed sound from both zones comes out from outputs 1 & 2.

[dcwebman]

I use the mini-me No Frills and now all the buttons on it are gone. If I hover over a button, it does like a Mouseover and a shadow of the button appears. Moving off makes the button blank again.

[bytestar]

Now a little bug: Ive created myself a smartlist with database filter (no jpg bmp or tif). but the filter isnt working.
Artist filter, Album filter, Genre filter, everyone work, but the filetype filter doesnt 

[Matt]

I have the same problem JoeDDS (and many others) have already reported: All zones come out on outputs 1 & 2, regardless of the fact that I have mapped them correctly.  I have tested with two different sound cards with same results for both.  This used to work fine with MC10 and my ASIO-based Delta 1010.  Unfortunately my Delta 1010 broke, so I cannot test MC11 with it.  Neither of the new cards support ASIO, so I am using DirectSound.  If I play both zones 1 & 2, then the mixed sound from both zones comes out from outputs 1 & 2.

We specify the proper channel mask in the dwChannelMask parameter of the WAVEFORMATEXTENSIBLE object that gets passed to DirectSound.

Windows (or the driver) sometimes ignores this for 2 channel audio.  This is a Windows / driver bug, and we're not currently aware of a workaround.

[sbsp2]

The tooltip wording for the Mini View toolbar icon (MEGA view skin) still says "Mini View (Escape)".  The shortcut for Mini View is Ctrl+2 (not Escape).

[Alex B]

"11.0.221 (3/23/05) 7. Fixed: Track info pages would flicker when sizing or bar hiding / showing." This is now fixed.

Also, view changes in Action Window made the main display flicker. It's OK now.

[hit_ny]

*CUE FILE ISSUES*

- MC complains it can't tag CUE tracks when update tags on file changes is ticked. It should update the CUE files (text) directly.

- If an album with imported+analysed CUE tracks is moved (within MC) after import MC loses the address of those imported CUE tracks. Think about this, its lost the cue traks, a fix of broken links removes these items.. A move is a basic operation, MC should not be droping the ball on this.

[BlueGlow]

Rename files from properties is converting \ to _ in the directories rule instead of making a new directory.

Example:

Directories rule:
[Artist]\[Album]

Properties:
Artist: Beatles
Album: Revolver
Song: somesong

Result:
c:\mp3\Beatles_Revolver\somesong.mp3

Expected Result:
c:\mp3\Beatles\Revolver\somesong.mp3

[bytestar]

Is correct can I confirm exactly the same! 

[Fixer]

This version is downright snappy (re)drawing the screen and switching views.

[DWAnderson]

Issues:

1. DVDs without a main menu (e.g. just one title that starts automatically) cause MC to lock up. These same DVDs play without any problem using Power DVD and stand alone DVD players.

2. DVDs don’t show up in the media library. They show up and can be played from Drives and Devices, but can’t be imported. For example I can playthe VTS_01_1 file from drives and devices and even change the “Name” and Genre” fields, but when I select import into library the file doesn’t import. No error, it just doesn’t show up in the Media Library section of the tree.

3. Can’t play a DVD from a network share. The same DVD plays fine from a local hard drive.

4. There is no ability to access common DVD commands (e.g. menu, change audio track, subtitles, etc.) by keypresses (or any other means that would allow a remote control to be used to while playing a DVD).  Without this, DVDs are not playable (for any practical purposes) in Theaterview.

5. DVD playback automatically resumes at last location. Although this is an improvement over putting up a normal dialog box to ask, this is problematic behavior for two reasons: (i) in Theaterview there still appears to be no way to easily get to the DVD main menu using a remote (see #3), and (ii) is selecting from a library of ripped DVDs (which is problematic now, see #1 and #2) there should be a way to have the default behavior be to play from the start. Preferably after selecting the file in Theaterview, a user could be presented with Theaterview style popup menu (e.g., much like the choice to open, play, add, select after selecting a music album) allowing the choice to start from the beginning or the last location.

6. The removable field is not filled in when items are imported

7. Bitrate field for all MPEG video files is shown as some large number that bears no correspondence to the actual bitrate.

8. When moving photos to another location within “Drives and Devices” the photos are moved, but often the view of the folder the files were moved from is not updated properly (e.g. some of the moved files are still shown, but with an X through the thumbnail showing that the underlying file is no longer present). This occurs when moving files between network shares (where I keep my photos). I think all that should be necessary to fix this problem would be doing a refresh when the move is complete.

[BlueGlow]

Very minor bug with Playing Now/right-click/import file into library
While playing, MP3 file does not import immediately after rename from properties.

Steps:
-Drag and drop new mp3's from explorer into playing now. (songs not in library)
-Play one of the new songs in playing now.
-Right-click/rename file from properties while playing. (renames ok)
-While still playing. Right-click same file/import file into library. (import fails with no error msg)

Works when not playing. Works when not renamed while playing.
Use case: Reviewing and organizing free/legal mp3's from various downloads. Like it, rename from properties to move into MP3 library directories and then import into MC library.
Workaround: Import first, then rename.

[NickM]

Not sure which release this started going wrong in, but copying cover art and then pasting using Paste from Clipboard (Image or URL ) doesn't work.  Whilst the screen footer shows updating tags, the mouse over shows the cover art.  But when the Done Saving Changes message appears, the cover art is gone.
nick

[NickM]

Audio analysis dialogue box has two minimise buttons.

[coolblue]

when using a "Track Info" display type in Playing Now right-clicking (to change the view to Windowed, Mini, etc.) no longer works.

[Tor]

Cancelling Rip session in Secure mode, brings up rip report, but after OK'ing this dialog box the program will crash (reproduceable). New in this release.

Also, I have seen on several occasions in different releases (11.0.201-223) when starting program an error message saying file assocciation table is corrupted and that this is a serious error and that I need to re-install the lastest version of the program. It then reverts back to windows but can be started again without any problems. (seen on two different hardware setup's (PC's). It looks like this happens on occasions were I'm quick to start manouvering from the start page to media library...

Media Center Registered 11.0.223 -- C:\Programfiler\J River\Media Center 11\

Microsoft Windows XP 5.1 Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
Intel Pentium 4 2767 MHz MMX / Memory: Total - 1047 MB, Free - 659 MB

Internet Explorer: 6.0.2900.2180 / ComCtl32.dll: 5.82 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) / Shlwapi.dll: 6.00.2900.2573 (xpsp_sp2_gdr.041130-1729) / Shell32.dll: 6.00.2900.2578 (xpsp_sp2_gdr.041130-1729) / wnaspi32.dll: 4.71 (0001) , ASPI for Win32 (95/NT) DLL, Copyright © 1989-2002 Adaptec, Inc. / Aspi32.sys: 4.71 (0001)

Ripping /   Drive H: _NEC    DVD_RW ND-3520A   Mode:ModeSecure  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 H: _NEC     DVD_RW ND-3520A    Addr: 3:1:0  Speed:48  MaxSpeed:48  BurnProof:Yes
  Test mode: No /  Eject after writing: Yes /  Direct decoding: Yes /  Write CD-Text: Yes
  Use playback settings: No /  Normalization: None

[Mr ChriZ]

Erased a CD, got the dialog that it was succeful,
yet CD remains unchanged.   Afterwards option to erase
CD is lost.
Might have mentioned this before can't remember,
but this was with 11.0.223

[JoeDDS]

Continuing discussion on multi-zoning a single sound card with MC11.    I have tried mapping one zonel via ASIO (the MAYA EX5 USB supports this) and the other via Directsound.  Still no success in separating the 2 zones. Is there a workaround for a laptop that must use USB cards (ie. Audiotrak does not suggest using a hub with their USB sound card, so I am limited to one card).

[Link]

Rename files from properties is converting \ to _ in the directories rule instead of making a new directory.

Example:

Directories rule:
[Artist]\[Album]

Properties:
Artist: Beatles
Album: Revolver
Song: somesong

Result:
c:\mp3\Beatles_Revolver\somesong.mp3

Expected Result:
c:\mp3\Beatles\Revolver\somesong.mp3

This also occurs when ripping new discs - As I tell MC to save in [Artist]\[Album], but it saves like described above.

[Link]

BUG 1: Complete Album calculated field does not work for multiple album sets.

I have many of these - one example:  Jimmy Buffett - Meet Me in Margaritaville

This is a 2 disk set, fully tagged, both disks with a complete list of track numbers, the Disk number field used to differentiate the 2 disks.  However, Complete Album shows up as false unless I force the 2 disks to have different album names.

This will fail for most any box set etc, and screws up any query/viewscheme that is looking for complete albums.

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BUG 2: I attempted to burn a live show comprised of 12 flac files. (I know...)  These files played correctly when I listened to them on my machine.   The burn appeared to go fine.  However, when I went to play the burned disk, it had burned only the first 10 seconds of each track.

I know flac is not fully supported - HOWEVER if attempting to burn will create coasters like this, shouldn't you prevent/notify the user if unsupported flac files are added to a burn queue?  Otherwise you confuse your users......

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BUG 3: When ripping albums, MC is leaving a rip log in the album folder each time.  I do not save it explicitly.  It is named the same as the last track of the album.
I perform a secure rip, click on the close button, and then if I look in the album folder it is there.

[Mike Noe]

In Explorer, right click on some folders, choose Media Center/Import.....brings up MC, but does not import....shell integration broken?

Code: [Select]

Media Center Registered 1.0.0.1 -- C:\Program Files\J River\Media Center 11\

Microsoft Windows XP 5.1 Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
Intel Pentium 4 2373 MHz MMX / Memory: Total - 489 MB, Free - 122 MB

Internet Explorer: 6.0.2900.2180 / ComCtl32.dll: 5.82 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) / Shlwapi.dll: 6.00.2900.2573 (xpsp_sp2_gdr.041130-1729) / Shell32.dll: 6.00.2900.2578 (xpsp_sp2_gdr.041130-1729) / 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


[coolblue]

In Explorer, right click on some folders, choose Media Center/Import.....brings up MC, but does not import....shell integration broken?

Code: [Select]

Media Center Registered 1.0.0.1 -- C:\Program Files\J River\Media Center 11\

Microsoft Windows XP 5.1 Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
Intel Pentium 4 2373 MHz MMX / Memory: Total - 489 MB, Free - 122 MB

Internet Explorer: 6.0.2900.2180 / ComCtl32.dll: 5.82 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) / Shlwapi.dll: 6.00.2900.2573 (xpsp_sp2_gdr.041130-1729) / Shell32.dll: 6.00.2900.2578 (xpsp_sp2_gdr.041130-1729) / 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


I've noticed this as well.

[BlueGlow]

In Explorer, right click on some folders, choose Media Center/Import.....brings up MC, but does not import....shell integration broken?

I noticed this as well. Too many folders and it fails with no error indication. Reduce the number of folders and it works.

Testing yesterday seemed to indicated a sensitivity to the total combined length of folder path names.

[Matt]

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BUG 2: I attempted to burn a live show comprised of 12 flac files. (I know...)  These files played correctly when I listened to them on my machine.   The burn appeared to go fine.  However, when I went to play the burned disk, it had burned only the first 10 seconds of each track.

I know flac is not fully supported - HOWEVER if attempting to burn will create coasters like this, shouldn't you prevent/notify the user if unsupported flac files are added to a burn queue?  Otherwise you confuse your users......

The FLAC plugin does not properly report the file length in blocks.

The only way for us to fix this would be to disable third party plugins.

[BlueGlow]

When re-importing files, MC may fail to update properties from tags. For example, song name is blank when it exists in the MP3 tag. Invoking "Update Library From Tags" fixes the tags. Deleting and re-importing fixed files works fine. Only "Update Library From Tags" restores the blank fields. Deleting and re-importing files with blank fields does not help.

[paulr]

I've notice the FLAC problem too.  As far as I can tell, any operation that transcodes flac to whatever is broken now.

[park]

right clicking a file in explorer and hitting play or play in media center causes media center to load but doesnt put it into playing now.

[bytestar]

right clicking a file in explorer and hitting play or play in media center causes media center to load but doesnt put it into playing now.

CONFIRMED