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[Matt]

This is the latest version of MC 11.1.  Your MC11.0 license will work with it.  Please post bugs here.  Please start a new thread for anything requiring discussion.  Non-bug posts will be deleted or moved.

PRICES for MC11.0 and 11.1 are here: http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?board=3;action=display;threadid=23311

This latest build of MC11.1 is here:
ftp://ftp.jriver.com/pub/downloads/music/MediaCenter111118.exe

11.1.118 (02/10/06)

1. Optimized: Improved the speed of the display menu when G-Force is installed.
2. Changed: When an iPod (or other device) fails to be loaded, unplugging it and plugging it back in will try to load it again.
3. Changed: Revised the wording when plugging in an iPod that could not be loaded. (no database, etc.)
4. Changed: Revised the message displayed when picking "Handheld Player" in the Action Window when no player is connected.
5. NEW: Podcasts on an iPod are flagged to be skipped during shuffle / and to always get bookmarked. (will only get flagged for podcasts newly uploaded to an iPod)
6. Fixed: One empty playlist could end up on the iPod after a sync.
7. Changed: "Digital TV" tab is no longer displayed in TV Options if no digital TV device is available (the tab caused crashes if selected).
8. Fixed: The "Display" menu could cause a crash.
9. Changed: Removed frame-rate selection from some visualizations.
10. Fixed: After a sync, playlists could fail to get built properly.
11. Fixed: Pausing audio playback, pressing Next, then pressing Next again would cause playback to corrupt when using DirectX output.
12. Fixed: Podcasts were incorrectly computing total disk used, and deleting episodes en masse as a result.

11.1.117 (02/09/06)

1. Changed: "MP4 Source" filter gets higher loading priority than "Haali Media Splitter" in DirectShow playback of m4a files.
2. New: Podcast downloads now use a progress bar to show status.
3. New: Deleted Podcast episodes are shown as deleted and are not automatically downloaded a second time.
4. New: Deleted Podcast episodes can be unmarked as deleted by clicking on their Episode Status.
5. New: Manually requested Podcast episode downloads can be cancelled by clicking on their Episode Status.
6. Fixed: Podcast episode status field was not always updated promptly after a status change.
7. Fixed: Orphaned Podcast episodes were not always purged correctly.
8. Changed: Removed the "Send To" menu from playlist groups in the tree. (since calculating the union of files for lots of child smartlists could be slow)
9. NEW: All thumbnail views adapth their thumbnail sizing to prevent dead-space on the right side. (just like library browser style views do)
10. NEW: Added "Playlists" as a possible startup location to options.
11. Fixed: After stopping and starting playback again, track info pages would not always rebuild to show updated information.
12. Fixed: DVD playback was broken.
13. Fixed: The Reset TiVo Beacon button would crash.
14. Fixed: After failing to load a library server library, MC could offer to restore from a backup instead of simply switching back to the current library.
15. Fixed: Playing images and audio at the same time over library server would not work as expected.
16. Fixed: When starting dual playback of audio and images by double-clicking an image, the desired image wouldn't always start.
17. Changed: Tuned how shuffle works for images during audio + image playback.
18. Changed: mp4 media type can be played in DirectShow. The user must enable it in Options. The default is to use Quicktime.
19. Fixed: Sound recorder crashed at end or recording if simultaneous encoding was not selected.
20. Changed: Improved error reporting and logging for WinTV PVR family TV tuners.
21. Changed: Removed v1 MPL playlist parsing support.
22. NEW: Podcasts get listed under the Podcasts item on the iPod.

11.1.116 (02/08/06)

1. Changed: Capped the maximum size a tooltip can ever be. (when a file has a very large comment, etc.)
2. Changed: Removed the "Start auto-pan on zoom" option from image playback. (use 'P' to start Ken Burn's style image transitions)
3. Changed: When double-clicking a single audio file in a playlist of images and audio, the images will play in slideshow mode. (but not if you double-click a single image)
4. NEW: Included Spanish translation file. (thanks to ferent)
5. NEW: Included updated German translation file. (thanks to ByteStar)
6. NEW: Included partial Chinese translation file. (thanks to Yaobing)
7. Fixed: In rare cases the first conversion when transferring to a handheld to fail.
8. Fixed: Re-importing DVD movies from hard disk which already existed in the MC database failed.
9. Fixed: DVD movies would import but not play from network drives.
10. Fixed: When DRM tracks without licenses were dragged to a portable device, clicking the Transfer button gave no indication of the problem.
11. Changed: When changing File Associations, we also handle Mime Type associations.
12. Changed: Media Center no longer recognizes memory stick, compact flash, and similar ports as devices when the port is empty.
13. Changed: Deleting a portable device will remove it and ignore it.
14. Changed: The 'Edit Selected Item' menu item was renamed to 'Rename'.
15. Fixed: Library browser type views could fail to draw properly when scrolling down on some machines.
16. Fixed: Library browser type views could have a single pixel border on their left that wouldn't redraw properly.
17. Fixed: Podcast files could get categorized incorrectly on an iPod.

11.1.115 (02/07/06)

1. Fixed: Resetting devices while viewing a handheld view could cause a crash.
2. Fixed: Handhelds would unexpectedly rerun smartlists when dropping individual files onto a device setup for sync. (causing confusing sync of random type lists)
3. Fixed: "Auto-sync on connect" handheld option was not functioning properly.
4. Fixed: Cover art would not always clear from the display once Media Center stopped playing.
5. Fixed: The player bar's spectrum analyzer could get "stuck" if you paused, quickly hid Media Center, and then showed it later.
6. NEW: Media Center uses relative paths whenever possible when building playlists on a handheld device.
7. NEW: Improved Media Center's handling of advanced relative paths in playlists.
8. New: Added a link to see the previous MC execution's log file.
9. Fixed: Cameras that specified a focal plane resolution but no focal plane units in their EXIF tag could cause a crash.
10. Changed: Tweaked the EXIF output for images. (Action Window > File Properties > File Type Info)
11. Fixed: In the library header navigation bar, the word "File" could get replaced by "Pane" in some cases.
12. Changed: Reworded the Options > CD & DVD Burning dialog to better encompass DVDs.
13. NEW: Added the ability to hot-swap language files to the Tools > Language menu.
14. Fixed: Media Center would not silently skip missing tracks during playback as expected.
15. Fixed: Importing DVD movies from hard disk not working correctly.
16. Fixed: CD and DVD Discs that were in the drive when MC started were getting named "Unnamed Disc" instead of the proper volume name.
17. Fixed: Library Server would not share certain content types (Direct Show).

New Features in MC 11.1
Podcasting support, with OneClick Podcast subscription
Audible fully supported
Much improved handheld support for iPod, PlayforSure devices, and many others
User-configurable locations for media types on handhelds (edit pdt.xml file in MC directory)
iPod Shuffle and Nano support
Photos and album art on iPods that support it
Automatic backup of library
Directshow support for AAC files
Much faster handling of thumbnail images (requires one-time rebuild of thumbnails)
Integrated library and library browser system

[BlueGlow]

NEW: Podcasts on an iPod are flagged to be skipped during shuffle / and to always get bookmarked. (will only get flagged for podcasts newly uploaded to an iPod)

Sweet, I'm going to try switching back from iTunes this weekend.

When you get a chance, please consider additional support for these fields, thanks!

[sbsp2]

5. New: Manually requested Podcast episode downloads can be cancelled by clicking on their Episode Status.

Still does not work, you can click on the downloading status all day long and it does not cancel the download (just keeps downloading).

[Quixote]

Here's a bug that been in MC 11.1.x (Not sure about previous builds)
Preview Mode skips a song when Next is clicked (or hot-keyed) and there are <6-ish seconds left to play in current song.  (It looks like this happens with normal mode too)

100% Reproduceable

Steps to Reproduce:
1: Queue up files to play in Playing Now
2: Player-->Playback Options--->Preview Mode-->Play 30 Second Preview (from 30 seconds  in)
3: When song is almost finished (<6 seconds) click the Next button
4: Next song is skipped over and the next-next song is previewed

{Switch Tracks: Standard (gapped) - 0.1s
{Seek: Gapless}



Media Center Registered 11.1.118 -- C:\Program Files\Media Center 11\

Microsoft Windows XP  Workstation 5.1 Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
Intel Pentium 4 1189 MHz MMX / Memory: Total - 523 MB, Free - 109 MB

Internet Explorer: 6.0.2900.2180 / ComCtl32.dll: 5.82.2900 / Shlwapi.dll: 6.0.2900 / Shell32.dll: 6.0.2900 / wnaspi32.dll: 4.60 (1021) , ASPI for Win32 (95/NT) DLL, Copyright © 1989-1999 Adaptec, Inc. / Aspi32.sys: 4.60 (1021)

Ripping /   Drive D: HL-DT-STRW/DVD GCC-4241N  Mode:Normal  Type:Auto  Speed:Max
  Digital playback: Yes /  Use YADB: Yes /  Get cover art: No /  Calc replay gain: Yes /  Copy volume: 32767
  Eject after ripping: Yes /  Play sound after ripping: No 

Burning /  Drive D: HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-4241N   Addr: 0:1:0  Speed:1  MaxSpeed:1  BurnProof:Yes
  Test mode: No /  Eject after writing: Yes /  Direct decoding: No /  Write CD-Text: Yes
  Use playback settings: No /

[gany]

5. NEW: Podcasts on an iPod are flagged to be skipped during shuffle / and to always get bookmarked. (will only get flagged for podcasts newly uploaded to an iPod)

Is it possible to activate these flags manualy for audiobooks and other titles?

Gany

[gany]

iPod:

I've again problems with purchased iTunes-titles and Audible titles. I get the following message:

The following xx Files cannot be transferred. common errors include insufficient rights or unsupported file types.

I tried the following:
1. I moved somes tracks directly from iTunes to the iPod
2. [Options][File & Paths] -> [Supportetd Filetypes]: "mp3;wma;aa;m4p;mp4;"

Both steps show no result. When I exit MC and start it again, the [Supportetd Filetypes] are reseted to "mp3;wma;"

Gany

[gany]

iPod:

the alarm feature still doesn't work 

[Jaguu]

Bug with G-Force enabled:

This bug still exists and was never really fixed:

1) Start playing playing ape files with cover art inside the file and G-Force enabled
2) Display cover art in G-Force: Cover art displayed
3) Switch to any other visualization such as track info, cover art, 2D/3D visualizations: default MC logo is now displayed instead of current cover art.

It does not happen with mp3 amd wma files! And it does not happen with ape files with external cover art.

It is a minor issue, but still a bug. And it is annoying, especially if you show MC to other people.

[lOth]

ejecting the iPod at the OS level is still gone in this build

[JimH]

iPod playlist display problem in MC:
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?board=3;topic=31887.10#msg219229

[RoadKill]

Web Media doesn't work.  When I click play, it says "There is nothing to play" no matter what station I try.

[datdude]

1. Optimized: Improved the speed of the display menu when G-Force is installed.

When trying to switch displays from G-Force to something else, MC crashes.

[sdgrizdan]

re: podcasts:

There should be a right click option to cancel dowloads.

Also, BUG: there is right click option with files in the "Downloaded Podcasts" section to 'download file'.

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Also, G-force does not take focus, and thus the 'h' help command with G-force does not work.

[Matt]

When trying to switch displays from G-Force to something else, MC crashes.

Please download the latest G-Force.  Some of the older G-Force builds had a crash that I believe is fixed.

[datdude]

Please download the latest G-Force.  Some of the older G-Force builds had a crash that I believe is fixed.

Did the trick, thanks

[JONCAT]

Just had an mp4 hard lock my system for about 5 minutes.

Dr. C


Media Center Registered 11.1.118 -- C:\Program Files (x86)\J River\Media Center 11\

 Workstation 5.2 Service Pack 1 (Build 3790)
AMD Unknown 2494 MHz MMX / Memory: Total - 1047 MB, Free - 324 MB

Internet Explorer: 6.0.3790.1830 / ComCtl32.dll: 5.82.3790 / Shlwapi.dll: 6.0.3790 / Shell32.dll: 6.0.3790 / wnaspi32.dll: N/A
Ripping /   Drive D: _NEC    DVD_RW ND-3520AW  Mode:ModeSecure  Type:Auto  Speed:Max
  Drive E:   Mode:Normal  Type:Auto  Speed:Max
  Drive N: LITE-ON DVDRW LDW-811S    Mode:ModeSecure  Type:Auto  Speed:Max
  Digital playback: Yes /  Use YADB: Yes /  Get cover art: Yes /  Calc replay gain: Yes /  Copy volume: 32767
  Eject after ripping: Yes /  Play sound after ripping: No 

Burning /  Drive D: _NEC     DVD_RW ND-3520AW   Addr: 0:1:0  Speed:16  MaxSpeed:8  BurnProof:Yes
  Drive N: LITE-ON  DVDRW LDW-811S     Addr: 3:0:0  Speed:16  MaxSpeed:40  BurnProof:Yes
  Test mode: No /  Eject after writing: Yes /  Direct decoding: Yes /  Write CD-Text: Yes
  Use playback settings: No /

[JONCAT]

Not sure on this one:

One PC has all video files and it is networked so I can playback through main PC library.

When I use Library Server on the laptop to load the main PC library I can't play back the video files streamed to the laptop from the third, video PC. It just hangs on "Opening".

Should that be possible? No problems from main PC stream from networked folder.

Going to server a video library as a workaround for now but I'd rather just work with the same library on both pcs instead of switiching.

Dr. C

[Link]

When playing an album on my Tivo thru the Tivo server, right before it starts playing, the status bar displays something like "Total 14 files, 2 seconds"

The total time of these files (which otherwise play and display titles just fine) is clearly more than 2 seconds.