INTERACT FORUM
More => Old Versions => Media Center 11 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: JimH on March 23, 2005, 07:07:15 am
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[EDIT -- MC Help inside the program should now be used first.]
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Just starting a new thread where we can point to other threads that explain how new features in MC11 work.
Please feel free to add links or to write instructions. They will be the basis for modifying the Help files.
Note that there may be more recent threads as time goes on, so if the thread looks old, please try a search for a newer one.
New Features and Improvements
CUE file playback support with sample-accurate MP3 seeking
Many Theater View enhancements
Animated Direct3D file browsing
Split views so you can look at two (or more) views at the same time (ex. look at Media Library and Playing Now together)
Vastly improved database engine capable of handling 100,000's of files and large amounts of metadata (lyrics, bios, etc.)
Several memory and speed enhancements -- like database and skin unloading when minimizing MC
Much of MC's interface can be translated to other languages
Integrated database import and update with smart broken linking repairing, and other nice features
MC can run with guest permissions on Windows 2000 / Windows XP
New view customization system with more flexibility for thumbnail size, text, etc.
Options dialogs reworked -- several small options added
Added multi-zone synchronization
Added Album Gain support
Document support with full text searching / indexing
Pane auto-sizing
Tile view that allows fully customizable Track Info style tiles to be used in file lists
New database caching layer that makes a huge speed difference in many areas of MC
File tagging happens in a background thread so MC can continue to be used while it's saving tags
Basic image editing
Enhanced album grouping for pictures so pictures taken together get grouped without any user intervention
Preview mode to only play the intro of songs
Video CD playback support
Audio resampling uses Shibatch's high-quality SSRC filters
Support for ATI HDTV card
Support for Hauppauge WinTV PVR 150
Full support for the Audible Store as a Service Plug-in
How do handhelds work in MC11?
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=26628.0
Using UPnP devices
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=26641.0
A thread that explains more about UPnP and how MC supports it:
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=25689.0
Supported UPnP Devices are here:
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=25839.0
Library Server (Media Server)
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=26487.0
Media Server now hosts Library Server, TiVo Server, and UPnP Server
Using your iPod with MC 11 - Quick start guide
http://www.jrmediacenter.com/ipod.html
Using the iPod
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=20882.0
and many other threads on the Portable Device board.
Better Audible Support
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=26556.0
WMDM enabled handheld players
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=21453.0
Newer portable handhelds often use Microsoft's WMDM method to manage the player.
Database Expressions
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=27043.0
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=26611.0
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Database expressions
http://www.jrmediacenter.com/DevZone/DBExpressions.htm
and
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?board=3;topic=27142.0
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Library Server (Media Server)
Topic: Library Server 1.0.21 (http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=26487.0) (http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=26487.0)
Media Server now hosts Library Server, TiVo Server, and UPnP Server
Some previous Library Server threads:
Topic: Media Center 11.0.97 Alpha Available (http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=23947.0) (Library Server was introduced.)
Topic: Library Server (formerly Media Server) (http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=23971.0)
Topic: Library Server, part 2 (http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=24034.0)
Topic: Library Server, Part 3 (http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=24158.0)
Topic: Library Server (http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=24662.0)
Topic: Library Server Problem with Build 11.0.196 (http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=26169.0)
Topic: How can client automatically connect to MC server? (http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=26237.0)
Besides the old (and hopefully fixed) bugs these threads include useful usage information.
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New Windows Media Package is Required
This is normally automatic as part of the MC11 install, but if your PC is not connected to the Internet, you'll have to manually download the correct version of WM. Please see this thread for details:
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=26428.0
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Making Theater View Skin (Docs by Users)
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?board=3;topic=27076.0