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[JimH]

This is the latest version of MC 18.  Please post bugs here.  Please start a new thread for anything requiring discussion.  Non-bug posts will be deleted.

Download: http://files.jriver.com/mediacenter/channels/v18/latest/MediaCenter180188.exe

History: http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=74442.0

18.0.188 (5/17/2013)

1. Fixed: In some cases, 5.1 input was not working with the FLAC encoder.
2. Fixed: When using 'Gapped' playback mode, the gap would not be honored when switching hardware output formats (normally sample rate).
3. Fixed: The playback position could be incorrect when using a gapped playback mode.
4. Fixed: In some cases, the player bar could draw incorrectly (only applies to the last few builds).
5. Changed: The borders in Display View / Cover View will not hide while a right-click menu is showing.
6. Fixed: Video to audio conversion was not working properly with DVD.
7. Fixed: Some video conversions were not working properly in build 187.

18.0.187 (5/16/2013)

1. NEW: The 'Output Format' settings are honored in DSP Studio when doing a handheld conversion (allows resampling (by each input sample rate), and channel up/down mixing).
2. Changed: When converting a file with a bitdepth greater than 24, the engine will convert to 24-bit (with dither) to feed the encoder (since few encoders support more than 24-bit files).
3. NEW: DSD files support conversion to a handheld (requires enabling DSP Studio for the conversion and picking a sample rate that will work like 44,100 or 48,000 Hz).
4. NEW: DSP Studio can be enabled during audio conversion (Library Tools > Convert Format), allowing resampling, channel mixing, convolution, etc.
5. NEW: When converting videos, a checkbox 'Convert video to audio' is provided so that you can extract the audio out of any videos and optionally apply any DSP (thanks to jmone for the inspiration).
6. Changed: When returning to Theater View, the file list will be refreshed instead of showing the last shown set of files (which could be stale in some cases).
7. Fixed: A rare crash when parsing certain MP4 audio files.
8. Fixed: Some clear QAM channels would not play.
9. Changed: Revamped ClearQAM tuner support.
10. Fixed: WMV encoding synchronization. Fixes Xbox 360 video playback when converting.
11. Changed: Better WMV High video encoding preset
12. New: Updated libav components.
13. Fixed: In video conversion, minor sync issues in formats other than WMV.

18.0.186 (5/16/2013)

1. Fixed: WASAPI was not working in non-exclusive mode in certain cases.
2. Changed: Revised the error messaging system for output plugins so that they never show their own errors but errors they raise can be shown by the framework (previously the error messages could cause a hang during video playback).
3. Changed: Removed the ASIO option to 'Display diagnostics when starting ASIO' because all diagnostics are written to the log file (Help > Logging).
4. NEW: Theater View television guide hides channels marked as hidden and adds a 'Favorite' view for favorite channels (requires resetting Theater View views in Options > Theater View > Reset!...).
5. Fixed: CableCARD tuners were inadvertently included in the list of analog devices during analog or STB channel scanning.
6. Changed: Updated Chinese language text file to reflect recent changes (thanks kelijun).
7. Fixed: The phrase "JRSS Subwoofer (x Hz lowpass)" in Output Format configuration could not be translated.
8. Changed: Hidden channels (hidden in Options > Television) are no longer shown in Standard View > Television or on dialogs that ask for channel selections.
9. Changed: Hidden channels won't have EPG data loaded for them so you will need to manually reload the EPG if you reshow a hidden channel (done for efficiency).

18.0.185 (5/15/2013)

1. Fixed: Video conversion could crash in some cases.
2. NEW: When scanning for CableCARD and set top box channels, the easier automatic EPG option will be offered.
3. Changed: The guide settings used in channel scanning and EPG loading will be shared.
4. Changed: TV channel scanning uses radio buttons to pick a scan type (digital, analog, CableCARD, etc.) and only does one type of scan each run.  Run the scanner multiple times if you need to do more than one type.
5. Changed: When loading a television program guide, the question to 'keep' vs 'overwrite' guide identifiers will only be shown if auto-matching would actually overwrite something (normally it wouldn't, so the question was meaningless).
6. Changed: Simplified the wording on the scan for channels dialog.
7. NEW: When picking a television guide program in Theater View, the option 'Tag Channel' is offered.  It allows making the channel a favorite, hiding the channel, or custom keyword tagging.
8. Changed: Switch Options > Television to use an options tree (allows scrolling with large fonts, supports search, allows nesting advanced, etc.).
9. Changed: Moved all TV tools that were under the 'TV Options...' button in Standard View > Television into Options > Television.  'TV Options...' now just shows Options > Television.
10. Changed: Added the ability to pick favorite and hidden channels in Options > Television.

18.0.184 (5/14/2013)

1. Fixed: AC3 encoding of output was not working nicely with video playback.
2. Changed: Audio Path will better show when a padded bitdepth (like 24-bit inside a 32-bit container) is in use.
3. Fixed: Bitstreaming of audio during video playback was not working in some cases.

18.0.183 (5/13/2013)

1. Fixed: Audio Path was not correctly reporting the output bitdepth in some cases due to the new audio bitdepth system.
2. Changed: Removed WaveOut output plugin (it was a legacy mode only needed on (very) old versions of Windows that are no longer supported).
3. Changed: Merged 'WASAPI - Event Style' and 'WASAPI' into a single output plugin.  If you required 'WASAPI', you may need to reconfigure your audio output settings.
4. Changed: ASIO supports encoding the output as AC3 using DSP Studio > Output Format (requires downstream AC3 decoder or you will hear white noise).
5. Fixed: When scanning for Set Top Box channels, cable channels 3 and 4 were not presented as possible channels on which the set top box fed signal to capture device.

18.0.182 (5/10/2013)

1. Fixed: ASIO playback of PCM was not working in build 181.

18.0.181 (5/10/2013)

1. NEW: Revised audio bitdepth system.  Details and discussion
2. Fixed: The playerbar in Display View would not reliably reappear after hiding unless the display was clicked.
3. Fixed: Some m4a and alac files would not import or play because of a mismatched sample count in the mp4 STTS header.  We now ignore this error since it shouldn't impact playback performance.
4. NEW: DLNA image slideshow when pushing an image playlist to a renderer. Follows slideshow logic that MC uses including the image duration in Options->Images->Slide Show Duration.

18.0.180 (5/8/2013)

1. Fixed: Theater View remote focus could shift incorrectly when using the on screen keyboard.
2. Changed: Switched YouTube's view order in Theater View so that 'Search' is on the left so it's a single arrow away instead of at the end of the roller.
3. Changed: Updated German language file (thanks Bytestar).
4. Changed: Updated Polish translation (thanks Janusz Grzybek).
5. Changed: Czech language translation updated (thanks Johnny B).
6. Fixed: Digital television channel scanning was broken in the last few builds.
7. Changed: The font picker dialog in Media Center now filters out fonts that support vertical text placement (like vertically aligned Japanese characters) since MC doesn't support drawing those.
8. Changed: Made some tweaks in CableCARD television support.

18.0.179 (5/7/2013)

1. Fixed: Some animated areas of the program like 2D visualizations were not redrawing properly in build 178.
2. Fixed: The mouse controls could become unavailable with certain types of displays in Display View with build 178.
3. Fixed: Using the popup expression editor from an in-place expression editor in options could lead to a crash.
4. Fixed: When deleting an image from the library, the tooltip for the image could obscure the delete confirmation dialog.
5. Changed: 3GA files are treated like AAC / MP4 audio files, so they can import, play, and tag.
6. Changed: Updated Chinese language files (tranditional and simplified) (thanks kelijun).
7. Fixed: If a large Photoshop image failed to load, it could cause a crash.
8. Faster: Decoding a PSD image saved as RGB (8-bit or 16-bit color) is much faster.

18.0.178 (5/6/2013)

1. Fixed: MC would crash recording television in TS format in the last couple of builds.
2. Changed: Updated Korean language file (thanks to Junghwan).
3. Changed: Revised the window transparency system used by the player bar in Display View to help performance and fix a bug where it could get stuck redrawing and not hide.

18.0.177 (5/1/2013)

1. NEW: Added Theater View support for SHOUTcast (add using Options > Theater View > Add...) (it's recommended that you reset file info templates for the best experience using Options > Theater View > Customize file info panel... > Manage... > Reset All Templates To Default).
2. Fixed: Focus could shift unexpectedly to the list when navigating some rollers in Theater View with build 176.
3. Changed: Added a new stock field 'Popularity' (string that supports flexible values; web radio uses it to put something like '3123 listeners' in).
4. Fixed: The Theater View file info template option to 'Hide when empty' was not working for some fields like number of plays that showed 'never played' when empty.
5. Changed: Theater View's Playing Now shows artist backdrops when playing web radio stations that contain ICY metadata.
6. Fixed: PNG images that used 1-bit or 4-bit palettes were not loading properly.
7. Fixed: Launching a video from Explorer when MC was not running could crash.
8. NEW: Added a Polish translation (thanks to Janusz Grzybek)
9. Changed: Updated all language files to have the latest strings from the source code.
10. Fixed: Netflix movies were getting cut off on the right side.
11. Fixed: VCD video would not play.

18.0.176 (4/29/2013)

1. Changed: When there's a 3d drawing error, the error text will not appear for a little while so that coming out of madVR exclusive, which could require a reload of a 3d device, will look cleaner.
2. Changed: If Theater View fails to load and reloads, it will stop trying to reload after 3 reloads in 30 seconds (to avoid looping forever if something isn't working).
3. Changed: Red October will use DXVA Copy Back with nVidia hardware when possible instead of CUVID when using madVR ( http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=80258.0 ).
4. Fixed: When returning to Theater View, sometimes the input focus could be unexpectedly shifted from the list to the roller.
5. Fixed: Digital television could crash on stopping.
6. Fixed: Ceton (and other CableCARD) television tuners did not have color controls.
7. Fixed: CD Labeler was crashing.

[michaellass]

I decided to try the JRiver software, which I think is great in so many ways.

I see a little bug and I would like to report it.

Scenario:

Double mouse click over video file --> Double mouse click to bring the picture in fullscreen mode --> You see a message 'Move mouse to edge of screen for controls. Press Esc to exit.' --> If I press the Esc, the player is not exiting from the fullscreen mode.

I am able to exit the fullscreen mode with double mouse click.

Strange experience also.

Scenario:

Once I open a file, double click to make the picture in fullscreen mode, double mouse click to exit, then double click to make the picture again in fullscreen mode, then I press the Esc aaand success, the picture is exiting from fullscreen mode.

[Mr. Odd]

Setup: MC 18 running on Windows 7, Samsung 2012 TV. Something between 184 and 187 broke DLNA for me. It shows up on the TV in 18.0.184 and doesn't in 187 and 188. I've tried it in all versions and rolling back to 184 solves the problem.

[StuckMojo]

Still Problems with Windows 7 x64 Aero and MC Standard Skins. (Popup Menus (DSP,etc..) disappearing and blocking MC)

SACD (DSD) Conversion to MP3 with 44.100khz and CBR Encoding still not working.

[f.ammollo]

18.0.187 (5/16/2013)

1. NEW: The 'Output Format' settings are honored in DSP Studio when doing a handheld conversion (allows resampling (by each input sample rate), and channel up/down mixing).

Hello,

I tried this out as soon as I read it and it works perfectly! Now I am able to listen to high sample rate files I have into my library on my iPod classic without having to manually manage files conversion !

Thank you!!!

Best regards,
Fabrizio

[syn-ack]

I decide to try the JRiver software, which I think is great in so many ways.

I see a little bug and I would like to report it.

Scenario:

Double mouse click over video file --> Double mouse click to bring the picture in fullscreen mode --> You see a message 'Move mouse to edge of screen for controls. Press Esc to exit.' --> If I press the Esc, the player is not exiting from the fullscreen mode.

I am able to exit the fullscreen mode with double mouse click.

Strange expirience also.

Scanario:

Once I open a file, double click to make the picture in fullscreen mode, double mouse click to exit, then double click to make the picture again in fullscreen mode, then I press the Esc aaand success, the picture is exiting from fullscreen mode.

I have seen this behavior as well when going full screen listening to music, sometimes ESC would work, sometimes not. However, the universal key for toggling full screen, F11, seems to toggle back and forth just fine, so I've just been using it instead of ESC.

[benn600]

AMAZING! I just connected via library server natively on my Mac.  Not sure when this feature slipped in but GO JRiver!

[Henglander]

It looks like the conversion dff->dsf (dsd64) is buggy: The dff file plays fine. The resulting dsf file pops and crackles (same happens with build 184).

I tried this a Ragazze Quartet sample download.

H

[StuckMojo]

Video Conversion has a folder path problem.
1.First i converted a video to a specific folder path, working normal!

2. Then i tried to convert a video with (Save to same place as source file)  setting.
This doesn't work.

Each file i try to convert ends up in the specific folder path i was using first.

[Chauncey]

5.1 not recognize when playing ALAC.

MC becomes unresponsive after playing music for a while; appears to happen when switching sample rates.

[BernhardS]

Possible Bug in Stacks

When I create particles every second is faulty (wrong filname). I add the first and it's o.k. - for example: D:\Musik\F\Fleetwood Mac\The Dance\Fleetwood Mac - The Dance - 00 - The Dance-Tour.wma

I add the second particle and in the filname field: D:\Musik\F\\\ -  - 00 - -Tour.wma

I add the third and it's o.k. and so on.

[6233638]

It looks like the conversion dff->dsf (dsd64) is buggy: The dff file plays fine. The resulting dsf file pops and crackles (same happens with build 184).

It may have changed since they added the new conversion options, but as I understand it, any DSD conversion inside Media Center has to decode the audio to PCM first.
So you don't want to be using Media Center to convert DFF to DSF - only DFF/DSF to a PCM format such as FLAC, ALAC etc.

And if you are converting to a PCM format, I would recommend using the 24kHz DSD input filter (the default if you haven't configured it) and using the output format DSP to output 88.2kHz.

You may also find that converting DFF to DSF increases the storage requirements considerably - DFF files often use DST compression, which DSF does not support. (P.S. does anyone know how to add DST compression to DFF files that aren't using it? It seems to compress files by about 50%)

[Matt]

Is the double-click / escape issue mentioned above behave differently in Red October Standard vs HQ?  I'm wondering if madVR fullscreen exclusive mode is part of the equation.

Thanks.

[michaellass]

Is the double-click / escape issue mentioned above behave differently in Red October Standard vs HQ?  I'm wondering if madVR fullscreen exclusive mode is part of the equation.

Thanks.

I have the same bahave in both Red October Standard and HQ.

Another think, which I want to share:

Double click to play file --> Double click for Fullscreen mode --> I try Esc for few times to escape from the Fullscreen mode but without success --> Then just i press one time the left mouse click and yes I am able now to escape from the Fullscreen mode with the Esc.

I try that for a couple of times, and everytime I was able to escape with the Esc like before I press just one left mouse click.

[Matt]

Double click to play file --> Double click for Fullscreen mode --> I try Esc for few times to escape from the Fullscreen mode but without success --> Then just i press one time the left mouse click and yes I am able now to escape from the Fullscreen mode with the Esc.

This is almost surely a focus issue (which has been a little tricky for us as we've moved cross-platform with v18).

Where are you double-clicking?  A list in MC's Standard View or somewhere else?

[michaellass]

This is almost surely a focus issue (which has been a little tricky for us as we've moved cross-platform with v18).

Where are you double-clicking?  A list in MC's Standard View or somewhere else?

Id try in MC's standart view and in few different explorer's folder... We have the same result, which I mentioned.

[JustinM]

Still Problems with Windows 7 x64 Aero and MC Standard Skins. (Popup Menus (DSP,etc..) disappearing and blocking MC)

+1
-when dsp is open, checking/unchecking a check mark box causes dsp to loose focus, and get hidden behind mc18's main window..