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[JimH]

This is the latest beta version of MC 16.  Please post bugs here.  Please start a new thread for anything requiring discussion.  Non-bug posts will be deleted or moved.

http://files.jriver.com/mediacenter/MediaCenter160031.exe 16.0.31 (2/14/2011)

Works with an MC15 or MC16 license.  This is the last build of MC16 that will work with an MC15 license.  If you purchased after January 1, 2011, you should have received an MC16 license.

Some of the new features in MC16.

1. NEW: Added an "Edit Channel" button on Edit Channel List window to allow editing of existing television channels.
2. Fixed: Audio protect mode could engage incorrectly in some cases causing silence to be played.
3. Fixed: Play Doctor playback when nothing was provided as a seed was not working properly.

16.0.30 (2/14/2011)

Testing build not released to the public

16.0.29 (2/11/2011)

1. Changed: Reworked how playback statistics are incremented when playing from a server (Gizmo, DLNA device etc.) so that devices that request the same file multiple times during playback won't cause multiple play counts and Scrobbles.
2. Fixed: madVR could hang with build 28 (hopefully fixed, please let us know).
3. Fixed: Video playback could leave some filters loaded after playback was stopped.

16.0.28 (2/10/2011)

1. Changed: madVR display window is bound to the main user interface thread instead of the playback graph thread (should fix sluggishness issues).
2. Changed: Gizmo multiple Scrobbles for a single playback hopefully fixed (please let us know).
3. NEW: Added Protect Mode to audio engine that engages if a huge spike (due to a corrupt file, misbehaved DSP, etc.) comes through the audio chain and switches to silence for a few seconds (part of 'Clip protection' mode selected at bottom of DSP Studio window).
4. NEW: Reworked how internal volume mode is applied so that it's safer when used with a power amplifier (a DSP is not allowed to apply a gain that overrides the internal volume).
5. Fixed: The auto-upgrade from v15 to v16 would not work properly if v15 was installed to a directory with a custom name.
6. Fixed: Channel details for STB channels were not properly displayed on "Edit Channel List" window.

16.0.27 (2/9/2011)

1. NEW: MC supports Set Top Box television channels.
2. NEW: New latency system for 'ASIO' and 'WASAPI - Event Style' audio outputs that makes VideoClock require fewer and smaller audio rate adjustments (audio and video sync is typically maintained within 2 milliseconds, with about 0.0001 audio rate variation once sync is established).
3. NEW: MC supports Camera type "television channel".  A user can manually add a "channel" that corresponds to a webcam device.
4. Fixed: Typing in other programs (and maybe other operations) while madVR was in use could be sluggish.
5. Fixed: The low-pass and high-pass filters in the 'Parametric Equalizer' could fail to work properly in some cases.

16.0.26 (2/8/2011)

1. Changed: During image playback, the image edges have a subtle fade-out to make a smoother looking Pan & Zoom effect, and also to remove edge sparkle that can occur with some video drivers.
2. Changed: When grabbing the volume or position slider on the player at the top of fullscreen Display View, the player will not be hidden when the mouse leaves the window until the grab is released.
3. Changed: Renamed video smoothing feature in Options > Video to 'VideoClock (smooths video by adjusting audio)'.
4. Changed: Improvements to VideoClock so that it requires fewer and smaller audio rate changes.

16.0.25 (2/7/2011)

1. Changed: When restoring a library backup, a backup of the current library is not created before the restore when the current library is empty.
2. Faster: Loading of EPG / XMLTV data is around ten times faster.
3. Fixed: A typo in (television) Edit Channel List window.
4. Fixed: Hulu playback would show a solid black screen.
5. Changed: Tuned the width of the Theater View file info panel, especially for wide displays.
6. Fixed: Allow playback of 32 bit or greater integer formatted wavpack files.

16.0.24 (2/4/2011)

1. Fixed: MC2XML country code for United Kingdom was wrong.
2. NEW: Added 'Parametric Equalizer' DSP plugin.

16.0.23 (2/3/2011)

1. NEW: The browsing tree exposed to Gizmo or a DLNA device will update when the library changes (previously a restart of the server was required to see new or changed content).
2. Changed: When Play Doctor includes Last.fm tracks, it will put placeholder items in the list that will get substituted at playback time (because Last.fm tracks expire).
3. NEW: Netflix thumbnail and list views in Theater View now report whether titles have been "instant viewed" before and detail view shows the date and percentage of last viewing if file info panel is reset.
4. Fixed: Video conversion setting under Library Server did not "stick".
5. Changed: If a user customizes the temporary folder in Options > File Location, it will use that folder for all temporary files (previously the customized folder was only used in a few specific areas of the program).
6. NEW: Playback from Gizmo will update playback statistics and Scrobbles (requires updated Gizmo).
7. NEW: Playback on a DLNA device like the JRiver Id, PS3, etc. will Scrobble the play when Last.fm Scrobbling is enabled on the server.
8. SDK: Updated SDK MJPlaybackAutomation object to better support DLNA or Library Server zones.
9. NEW: Add DLNA version 2 support. Check for problems with version 1.x devices (most devices).
10. Fixed: Remove extra nulls from POST body in DLNA control.

16.0.22 (2/2/2011)

1. Changed: Refined how some Quicktime file types are routed to different playback engines.  Fixes mixed m4a, mp3 playback issues.
2. Changed: Reduced to one the number of UAC prompts that pop up when video conversion is performed for the first time.
3. Fixed: There was no progress message when downloading and installing DirectShow filters for m4a files.
4. NEW: DSP plugins can report their internal latency, providing better audio quality when doing audio rate adjustment during video playback.
5. NEW: Last.fm submitter maintains a queue of submissions instead of a single submission so when there's no internet or Last.fm is having problems, there is no performance impact on the program and Scrobbles don't get dropped.
6. Changed: When auto-import folder watching encounters problems, it tries to reopen watches a few times and then gives up if there are continued errors (hopefully fixes issue when resuming from standby while watching certain network shares).

16.0.21 (2/1/2011)

1. Fixed: The alphabet at the top of a view would not work in category views.
2. NEW: Revised clocking used when 'Adjust audio rate to maintain video sync' is enabled (thanks to madshi for all his help).
3. Changed: Improved YouTube support to understand the latest formats (including 4K HD MP4).
4. Changed: Improved performance when starting a YouTube video.
5. NEW: Added Options > Services > YouTube > Playback bitrate for selecting bitrate / quality used when playing from YouTube (downloads still always use the highest quality avaialble).
6. NEW: Added Options > Video > Synchronize playback clock with video hardware.
7. Fixed: When the volume Id for a CD disc was not available, an incorrect database entry could get created and ripping could commence with the wrong track data.
8. Fixed: When switching playback engines (from a natively supported audio file like an MP3 to a Quicktime file like an M4P) could block waiting for the first file to finish.

[lepa]

Be warned that MC16 removes not only MC specific files but everything from set temp directory. (...Recommendations for a good recover SW, anyone?   )

[Matt]

Be warned that MC16 removes not only MC specific files but everything from set temp directory. (...Recommendations for a good recover SW, anyone?   )

Yes, it does.  It's a temporary folder, and as such, should only contain temporary stuff.

We talked about "What if someone picks C:\Windows for their temporary folder?", but we didn't know any sure-fire way to protect against this.  I suppose this is an argument for not making the folder customizable.  Or showing a warning when you change it.  Or only allow picking a new folder, instead of an existing one.  Other ideas?

Sorry if this caused you trouble.

[MrC]

Yes, it does.  It's a temporary folder, and as such, should only contain temporary stuff.

We talked about "What if someone picks C:\Windows for their temporary folder?", but we didn't know any sure-fire way to protect against this.  I suppose this is an argument for not making the folder customizable.  Or showing a warning when you change it.  Or only allow picking a new folder, instead of an existing one.  Other ideas?

Create a sub folder within the specified temp folder, with a (relatively) safe MC-specific namespace.  Nothings says temp items must go in the base of the specified temp folder.

[JimH]

Create a sub folder within the specified temp folder, with a (relatively) safe MC-specific namespace.  Nothings says temp items must go in the base of the specified temp folder.

I agree with Matt that a temp folder is just that.  Anything in it is fair game.  That's what it means.

[MrC]

I agree with Matt that a temp folder is just that.  Anything in it is fair game.  That's what it means.

Sure, but there are two ways one may interpret "Program Files: Temporary files" :

  a) In which directory should MC place its temporary files?, or
  b) Which directory is safe for MC's *exclusive* use?

Certainly the setting hint should clarify this.

[rick.ca]

I agree with Matt that a temp folder is just that.  Anything in it is fair game.  That's what it means.

Perhaps it's unlikely, but doesn't this mean MC could delete files another application has not finished using? That doesn't make sense. Why not be safe and use a sub-folder?

[JimH]

Perhaps it's unlikely, but doesn't this mean MC could delete files another application has not finished using? That doesn't make sense. Why not be safe and use a sub-folder?

It's a temp folder.  File deletion is its destiny.  If there's a conflict, set up another one.

It's been this way a long time without any serious problems.

[lepa]

Yes it was my bad,
I used shared temp folder with other some other SW and had files there that were not yet processed to their final locations (DVB recordings).

I just mentioned this because behaviour has been changed from MC15 and this temp file location was automatically inherited from my MC15 installation.

So before upgrading check the path in MC15 so you don't repeat my mistake.

[Alex B]

Create a sub folder within the specified temp folder, with a (relatively) safe MC-specific namespace.  Nothings says temp items must go in the base of the specified temp folder.

This would be the correct way to handle the issue. MC should create a subfolder automatically if it really cannot restrict the deletions to its own temp files.

On my "HTPC" I have set the general Windows temp to "C:\Temp\". I have always set MC's temp to "C:\Temp\MC14\", "C:\Temp\MC15\", etc.

Until recently MC still stored most of the temp stuff under "application data", but this has been changed now. I reported a problem that happened on my laptop "client". Despite my customized temp location, the temporary video data was not saved in "D:\Temp\MC16\" and the C: drive run out of space.

[rick.ca]

I have always set MC's temp...

That's funny. I'd forgotten about that option, and was wondering why—in light of comments here—I had a C:\Temp\Media Center folder. So it seems this matter is in the hands of the user. Those of us who have no faith in "file destiny" can set a separate folder.

[lepa]

It's been this way a long time without any serious problems.

MC15 doesn't do this. That's why I wanted to warn people so they check folder settings before upgrading

[badger]

16.0.27 (2/9/2011)

1. NEW: MC supports Set Top Box television channels.

What's a "Set Top Box" channel?

[JimH]

What's a "Set Top Box" channel?

Cable.