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[JimH]

This is the latest 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.

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New MC16 Features and Upgrade Instructions

16.0.137 (7/22/2011)

1. Fixed: Using VideoClock + EVR could cause playback to stall.
2. Changed: Export Playlist > Text File (delimited) uses UTF-8 instead of UTF-16.

16.0.136 (7/21/2011)

1. Fixed: Party Mode was allowing a user to switch libraries.
2. Fixed: If Theater View failed to create a 3D device (due to madVR exclusive mode, etc.) it could lead to a crash.
3. Changed: madVR is auto-configured when first installed or when upgraded by Red October (user configuration performed after that will be preserved).
4. Changed: When LAV CUVID fails to connect to a video format with Red October HQ, a different decoder will automatically be used (previously it could result in a playback error).
5. Fixed: When filters and other dependencies were updated, some old files from the previous install were not cleaned up.
6. Changed: Added support for more Sub Station Alpha (ASS/SSA) formatting.
7. Changed: When Blu-ray playback fails because a reader is not installed, a more helpful message is displayed.
8. Changed: Revised the default color lookup table used for VOB subtitles with no explicit color table.
9. Fixed: VOB and EVOB subtitles could be in the incorrect spot with some movies.

16.0.135 (7/21/2011)

1. Fixed: Extended ANSI characters could be read incorrectly (only applies to build 134).
2. Fixed: DVD playback from a UNC path was not working.

16.0.134 (7/20/2011)

1. Fixed: Text based subtitles were not working.
2. NEW: Added support for VMR9 to the JRiver subtitle engine (quality may not look as good as with EVR or madVR when playing low resolution content due to limitations of VMR overlay drawing).
3. Fixed: Dolby Digital Plus bitstreaming was not working properly.
4. Changed: Improved error messaging for a few video playback error conditions.
5. Changed: Revised how video stopping works to be more efficient and to work better with madVR exclusive, VideoClock, etc.
6. Fixed: Gapless playback of HC-AAC files was not working properly.
7. NEW: Improved support for touch screen flick scrolling with Theater View.

16.0.133 (7/19/2011)

1. NEW: MC will show a warning popup when a user schedules too many television recordings to be handled by the available tuner devices.
2. Changed: Updated German language file (thanks Bytestar).
3. Fixed: The path combobox on the Import Single Folder page could be tricky to type in while the import was searching for the recommended folders that are shown in the drop box.
4. Fixed: Import would not always read tags (only applies to last few builds).
5. Fixed: Clicking on a library root on an empty library could cause a crash.
6. NEW: Added native support for MicroDVD .SUB files (naming must use [Name]*.sub and be next to the video or in a 'Sub', 'Subs', 'Subtitle' or 'Subtitles' subfolder).
7. Changed: Export Playlist > Text File (delimited) uses UTF-16 instead of ANSI for better international character support.
8. Changed: Export Playlist > HTML uses UTF-8 instead of ANSI for better international character support.
9. NEW: Added support for text-based UTF-8 subtitles that are embedded into a file.
10. Fixed: In some cases, text-based subtitles would fail to render.
11. Changed: Switched back to previous version of MadVR video renderer because of some instability in the .67 version.
12. Fixed: MC could not import tags nor play mp4/m4a files which did not conform to ISO specifications.

16.0.132 (7/18/2011)

1. NEW: Added native support for embedded VOB subs.
2. NEW: Added support for any number of external SRT subtitle files (naming must be [Name]*.srt where * is an identifier (or empty); if .srt files are in a subfolder the folder name must be 'Sub', 'Subs', 'Subtitle' or 'Subtitles').
3. NEW: Added native support for Enhanced VOB (EVOB) subtitles.
4. NEW: Updated to version .30 of LAV audio and splitter directshow filters.
5. NEW: Updated to version .67 of madVR video renderer filter.
6. NEW: VideoClock slaves the audio exactly to the refresh rate of madVR using IMadVRRefreshRateInfo instead of running a separate monitoring thread (better accuracy, better performance, and no need for a device that can cause problems with exclusive mode).
7. Fixed: Audio track selection on DVD sources wasn't always working when sending to dlna and handheld devices.

16.0.131 (7/15/2011)

1. NEW: Added native support for SSA, ASS, and ASS2 text-based subtitle formats.
2. NEW: Added native support for sidecar subtitle files using SRT or IDX+SUB.
3. NEW: The new subtitle engine allows choosing between multiple sidecar formats, languages inside the sidecar formats, and multiple streams from the right-click menu and/or on screen display.
4. Fixed: The JRiver Subtitle Renderer could cause video to stall when first starting.
5. Fixed: The JRiver Subtitle Renderer works better when switching subtitles on and off.

16.0.130 (7/13/2011)

1. NEW: Added JRiver Subtitle engine, currently used with Red October for Blu-ray subtitles only ( more here: http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=65269.0 ).
2. Changed: Improved the generic playback problem message shown when playback fails (and added a link to the wiki when not in Theater View where a webpage would be unfriendly).
3. Changed: If playback of a video from Theater View failed, a playback problem message could be shown with a regular message box instead of a Theater View friendly message box.
4. Fixed: If a message box was shown right as Theater View was loading, it could render incorrectly.
5. Changed: Live television uses JRSS center-focused mixing for 2.0 to 5.1/7.1 conversion.

16.0.129 (7/11/2011)

1. Changed: BDMV import now analyzes the physical file so that compression information, frame rate, duration, etc. are gathered (use Update Library (from tags) on existing BDMV files).
2. Fixed: Bookmarking would not be used for videos with no duration.
3. Fixed: Pseudo-surround detector could false positive in some cases.
4. Fixed: Possible hang from a circular reference when a relational field contained stacked files.
5. Fixed: Improved performance of the database when it contains many relational fields.
6. Fixed: DLNA conversion to MPEG2/DVD with PS3 compat switch set wasn't working on the PS3.
7. Changed: Parametric Equalizer changes are saved as they are made instead of at shutdown (so a crash won't cause settings to be lost).
8. Changed: When editing Parametric Equalizer parameters, the changes are applied after a user stops making changes for a bit (so typing "200" won't first load "2" then "20" then "200").
9. Fixed: Options > Video > Bitstreaming could show the incorrect value.
10. Fixed: Right-click menu did not work properly when time-shifting on certain analog television tuners.
11. Changed: Only the most recent "New Media Action" dialog is shown.
12. Fixed: With certain subtitle settings, the default subtitle selection for some files could be incorrect.
13. Changed: Disabled auto-resume functionality for DLNA renderers (to return as an option later).

16.0.128 (7/8/2011)

1. Fixed: Subtitles could incorrectly default to on with some videos.
2. Changed: Refinement to the center-focus JRSS mixing used for 2.0 to 5.1 / 7.1 video playback that was introduced in 16.0.127.
3. Changed: Added MPC-HC video decoder to the white-list for Red October with additional filters.
4. Changed: Improved the pseudo 5.1 detector used by JRSS.
5. Fixed: Auto-import could import temporary files created while doing file conversion.
6. NEW: Red October HQ will use LAV CUVID when possible.

16.0.127 (7/7/2011)

1. NEW: Added Options > General > Resume playback using bookmarks.  Available modes are Automatic, Never, and Ask.
2. Changed: Bookmarks are not used for videos that are shorter than 15 minutes.
3. NEW: Added support for JRSS 5.0 downmixing to 4.0 and 2.0.
4. Fixed: DTS WAV files would play as static.
5. Fixed: During conversion and handheld upload, the program could freeze for a couple of seconds while tagging was performed.
6. Changed: DLNA control track advancement is more robust, especially for devices that don't nicely support event subscriptions.
7. Fixed: WAV plugin was broken since build 122/123.
8. Changed: Updated libogg to 1.2.2 and libvorbis to 1.3.2
9. Changed: Improved JRSS 2.0 to 5.1 / 7.1 mixing engine when used with videos.  Dialog is partially shifted from the main speakers to the center.  Audio and music video playback still leaves the front mains untouched.
10. NEW: JRSS mixing detects pseudo 5.1 (2.0 content inside a 5.1 container) and upmixes it to 5.1 / 7.1.
11. Changed: Using oggenc 2.87.

16.0.126 (7/6/2011)

1. NEW: Added support for gapless AAC playback (requires iTunSMPB header).
2. NEW: Added native DFF and DSF file support.  Output is as 64-bit PCM data with an 8:1 resample (normally 352800 Hz).
3. Fixed: Re-starting time-shifting after stopping time-shifting on digital television tuners could cause MC to crash.
4. Fixed: MC could crash in some instances when starting television in time-shifting mode.
5. Fixed: In certain cases customizing Theater View's layout could lead to a crash.
6. Fixed: Unnesting a Theater View library view could break navigation in certain cases.
7. Fixed: Import of some OGG files could hang.

[AoXoMoXoA]

When playing music across my home network using the Library Server, both the Client and the Server seem to report each played track to LastFM causing duplicate entries of the same play.