This is the latest version of MC 12.0. Any MC12.0 license will work with it. Please post bugs here. Please start a new thread for anything requiring discussion. Non-bug posts will be deleted or moved.
This latest build (usually safe) of MC12.0 is here:
ftp://ftp.jriver.com/pub/downloads/MC12/MediaCenter120512.exe12.0.512 (6/5/2008)
1. Fixed: Track Info pages that linked to other pages wouldn't work properly.
2. Optimized: Core database file access is faster.
12.0.511 (6/5/2008)
1. NEW: In DVD playback with "VMR9 Renderlesss Mode", the renderer switches to fullscreen exclusive mode when MC's display window is maximized.
2. Changed: dts and ac3 files are imported as audio with bare minimum fields if importing using DirectShow fails.
3. Fixed: Popup dialogs could show behind the program if Media Center wasn't focused when they were shown.
4. Changed: Revised how DirectSound routes audio in multi-channel systems.
5. NEW: Added "All Channels" option to DirectSound configuration that may be necessary on some systems to get cloning of stereo to more speakers.
6. Fixed: Foreign comment tags could be unnecessarily removed from the ID3v2 tag during tag saving.
7. Fixed: With Mini View at the corner of the screen, popup dialogs could appear partially off the screen.
8. Fixed: Moving a folder under My Computer in the tree would break the library links.
9. Fixed: "Reset Selection" would always show for panes that performed a filter even with nothing selected. (like Disk Location with a base path, etc.)
10. Fixed: Smartlist Editor was not working properly with list-type fields.
12.0.510 (6/2/2008)
1. Fixed: Tree skinning would not properly support a background image (only applies to last build).
2. Fixed: Panes on the sides of a view would not show all headers (only applies to last build).
3. Fixed: Stability / thumbnail problem affecting build 509.
12.0.509 (5/30/2008)
1. Fixed: Shell extensions could crash.
12.0.508 (5/30/2008)
1. NEW: Panes On Top (thin) alphabet is replaced by a search box. (alphabet still available from search box drop menu)
2. Optimized: Panes On Top (thin) fill on-demand so they take no measurable overhead in a view until used.
3. Changed: Tuned how searching works when there is a pane selection.
4. Fixed: Setting cover art on a collapsed stack would fail if cover art was set to be saved in the same folder as the file.
5. Optimized: Loading and unloading a large database is faster.
6. Fixed: If convert if necessary was set the build cache function would create the cache file even if it wasn't needed.
12.0.507 (5/28/2008)
1. NEW: Added new Panes mode "Panes On Top (thin)" available in the View header > Options menu for any library view.
2. Fixed: Copying out of some multi-line edits and pasting into an external program would not preserve line breaks.
3. Fixed: Searching for image file is "Inside File" didn't work.
4. Fixed: FLV splitter installer was looking for previously installed file in wrong folder.
5. Fixed: Multi-channel files could fail to play on some Vista sound devices when using Direct Sound playback.
6. Fixed: Podcasting engine was not updating the user interface properly after some changes.
7. Changed: Internal changes to JRReader, and components that use it, removed obsolete interface (IGeneralReader). (Should be internal change only.)
8. Fixed: Podcasting engine would sometime underestimate disc space available.
9. Changed: DirectShow source filter enumeration is now done in a JRWorker process.
10. Fixed: Logging bug in JRWorker.
11. NEW: When using "Panes On Top (thin)" an alphabet is presented in the drop list if there are more than 100 items.
12.0.506 (5/27/2008)
1. Fixed: Shift+Up/Down would not work as expected in some multi-line edit boxes.
2. Fixed: Theater View thumbnail views could scroll slowly.
3. Fixed: File lists in Theater View could display with overlapping borders and text.
4. Fixed: The Theater View weather configuration dialog was not working properly.
5. Fixed: Showing full page thumbnails, then switching to Details would show an incorrect view.
6. Changed: Pane auto-sizing more elegantly handles outliers.
7. Fixed: Grayed checkboxes weren't drawing properly in Action Window > Tag lists.
8. Changed: When opening a list-type field in the Tag Action Window, the keyboard focus will be in the value list instead of the edit.
9. Fixed: The option to delete files not in sync was not working properly for iPods.
10. Fixed: Smartlist durations like hours, minutes, seconds would not work properly when using a non-English language.
11. Optimized: Improved performance of starting large tagging jobs.
12. Fixed: Some commands like toggling pane tagging would route to the first view in a split view instead of the active view.
13. Changed: Updated German language file (thanks Bytestar & Daniel2k).
14. Fixed: List-type fields that used a comma were being incorrectly parsed.
15. Fixed: Podcasting would sometimes incorrectly display "No Internet connection"
16. Fixed: In-place editing of list-type fields could cause a crash.
17. Changed: Several usability enhancements to in-place list field editing.
18. Changed: Revised the tooltip timings to be less aggressive.
12.0.505 (5/23/2008)
1. Fixed: Some read-only edit controls in the Smartlist editor would allow typing.
2. Changed: Thubmnail read-ahead caching will never use more than 1/8 of available physical memory. (again, all memory is released on view switch or minimize of the program)
3. NEW: Xvid file type is added to File Associations and DX playback types.
4. Fixed: Smartlist editor not handling the Keywords, People, Places and Events fields correctly.
5. Fixed(?): Handheld cache builder was confused tagwise.
6. Changed: Internal changes to JRReader (should be internal change only).
7. Fixed: Popup dialogs could appear at the top left corner of the screen in some cases.
8. Fixed: Slow-double click in the tree would allow renaming items that couldn't be renamed.
9. Fixed: Podcasting could stop downloading if a network error occurred.
10. Fixed: When viewing a grouped details view, the thumbnail image could fill in row-by-row instead of all at once.
11. Optimized: Revised how thumbnails are queued in details lists to help performance.
12.0.504 (5/20/2008)
1. Fixed: The enter key was not properly supported in some large edit controls.
2. Fixed: Vertical scrolling was not possible in some large edit controls.
3. Changed: Tweaked how large edit values like notes, lyrics, etc. are displayed in the Tag Action Window.
4. Fixed: Auto-truncation tooltips could be shifted slightly upwards in file lists.
5. Changed: Tooltips better handle long strings.
6. Changed: Translation files updated.
7. Fixed: Handheld cache builder wasn't writing tags to the files.