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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/MediaCenter180191.exe

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

18.0.191 (5/28/2013)

1. Changed: Default graph-building for analog television tuners is more robust.
2. Changed: Added the ability to select the output bitdepth when using Kernel Streaming (Options > Audio > Output mode settings...).
3. Changed: MC automatically detects whether Ceton InfiniTV (and possibly other CableCARD television tuners) are in used (by another application or on another computer on the network), so there is no need to manually allocate the tuners for each computer.
4. Changed: Updated Korean language file (thanks Junghwan).
5. Changed: Updated Polish translation (thanks Janusz Grzybek).
6. Fixed: When emailing images, it wasn't possible to pick the option 'Original size'.
7. Fixed: Audio Path could incorrectly account for the output bitdepth in the last few builds causing it to incorrectly say 'not using enough bits to output the input directly'.
8. Fixed: DoPE bitstreaming was not working properly in the last few builds.
9. Changed: The volume and mute state for a DLNA device is queried in a background thread so that unresponsive devices will not slow or freeze the user interface.
10. Changed: SSA subtitle takes into account when the subtitle file resolution does not match the content resolution when sizing subtitles.
11. Fixed: In some cases, line-in and loopback playback could incorrectly analyze the buffer state causing playback issues.
12. Changed: Added full support for DSD bitstreaming using DoP to the Kernel Streaming plugin.
13. Changed: DoP works when playing with WASAPI when event style is diabled.

18.0.190 (5/21/2013)

1. Changed: When bitstreaming video, Audio Path will show nice information.
2. Changed: Add Channel tool for Clear QAM TV tuners has entries for "Program Number" and "Virtual Channel".  Major channel, minor channel, and frequency are no longer mandatory.
3. Fixed: Video Conversion to AVI and FLV, also possibly fixes the audio track of other formats.
4. NEW: Updated libav (for video conversion). Thanks Nev!

18.0.189 (5/20/2013)

1. Changed: Updated Polish translation (thanks Janusz Grzybek).
2. Changed: madVR in full screen exclusive mode could prevent Theater View from showing properly.
3. Fixed: When zooming into an item in a Theater View flow list, the animation could appear jerky in some cases.
4. Fixed: Instructions shown over Theater View could flicker.
5. Fixed: Child wizard dialogs, like used in Options > Remote Control, weren't supporting the OK and Cancel buttons properly in some cases.
6. Changed: Radio buttons will use multiple lines for their text when necessary instead of truncating the text (helps with large font sizes).
7. Fixed: Video conversion could use file path settings from the audio converter.
8. Changed: Updated the French language translation (thanks rlebrette).
9. Fixed: If a connection to a Library Server was sporadic, it could lead to cases where a link to external cover art could be lost.
10. Fixed: Mono ALAC files were not being parsed or played correctly.
11. Fixed: DLNA slideshow push. The transition from first to second image in a playlist of images was not happening on the timer properly. This change may also make it more likely to work on devices that were having trouble with the slideshow mode.

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.

[Matt]

Please use this thread for any remaining playback / WASAPI issues:
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=81000.0

[Sesam]

Confirming that SSA subtitle scaling works now, thanks! 

[Sesam]

Any ideas what is causing this:

Mouse pointer not calibrated in DVD Navigation with Red October HQ (MADVR)

It appears MC is calculating the vertical position of the mouse pointer wrong when using Red October HQ. Looks like the vertical position of the mouse pointer is calculated from the bottom of the window/screen, instead of from the bottom of the video. So if the video does not take up the full height of the screen/window, the mouse pointer will be shifted, like in the example attached.

(you can see that MC thinks I'm pointing at the "subtitle" menu selection, but in reality I'm pointing much below that.)

However this problem does not occur when using just standard Red October. (also another possibly relevant/interesting thing is that if you record MC playing video using FRAPS, with HQ it includes the black empty space like on this screenshot, with standard it doesn't even though the window size was the same..).

I have always experienced this problem when using ROHQ (with all previous versions I have tried too).
Windows 7 64bit
Nvidia GTX580 Driver version 320.18 (problem occurs also with previous drivers too)
Included a screenshot of my settings

[Matt]

Any ideas what is causing this:

Mouse pointer not calibrated in DVD Navigation with Red October HQ (MADVR)

Next build:
Fixed: DVD menu mouse selection was not always working properly with madVR (used by Red October HQ).

[JustinM]

while tweaking my parametric EQ settings, I noticed adding a LOW SHELF filter (270hz, q=2, 5db) creates a crackle noise... It happens requardless of output mode or buffer size (or sample rate). Similar filters in the past did not crackle.
I've also noticed when accidently changing and EQ setting to +65 db !!,  JRiver cuts the output after a split second... Disaster avoided ! Thankyou ..  Could the split second of output also be avoided??  

**EDIT**
To easily id the crackle: try : Fleetwood Mac -> Dreams.. (if you have it)      

[elpaolo]

(Not sure if this is a bug or something I'm missing in the options, but it was working before I upgraded...)

Downloaded podcasts are being saved to the directory stipulated in the Podcast Options, but MC doesn't seem to be adding a subdirectory for the show, which it then looks for when I attempt to play the downloaded file.

For example, if my podcast directory is C:/Podcasts/ and I'm downloading a file from the "NPR All Songs Considered" feed, it saves the file to C:/Podcasts/ but then throws an error when I try to play the file, telling me it's looking in C:/Podcasts/NPR All Songs Considered/. Oddly, feeds I had setup prior to 18 worked, and now new ones I add are broken in the aforementioned manner.

If I'm just blowin' smoke here and missing an obvious setting, please let me know! 

[Matt]

while tweaking my parametric EQ settings, I noticed adding a LOW SHELF filter (270hz, q=2, 5db) creates a crackle noise... It happens requardless of output mode or buffer size (or sample rate). Similar filters in the past did not crackle.

A 'Q' of over 1.0 is not stable for a shelf filter.

So we cap at 1.0, but that caused the processing loop to keep resetting the filter, leading to a crackle.

Next build:
Fixed: Entering a 'Q' value of over 1.0 for a shelf filter with Parametric Equalizer would cause crackling during output.

I've also noticed when accidently changing and EQ setting to +65 db !!,  JRiver cuts the output after a split second... Disaster avoided ! Thankyou ..  Could the split second of output also be avoided??  

This is called 'Protect Mode'.  It's a digital fuse, designed exactly for cases like this.