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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

16.0.128 (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.

16.0.125 (7/5/2011)

1. Changed: Improved internal volume mode handling for television playback.
2. Fixed: Right-click menu did not work properly for some analog television/video capture devices.
3. Fixed: 'Volume Protection' could incorrectly reduce the volume when starting playback if the previous track was not stopped before starting the new play.
4. Fixed: DVD aspect ratio could be incorrect.
5. Changed: Updated Russian translation file (thanks to Vladimir).
6. NEW: Added a video playback option to allow compensating for audio / video synchronization issues due to input lag, custom DSP processing, etc. (Options > Video > Advanced > A/V sync correction milliseconds).
7. Fixed: Analyzing audio with multiple files at a time could lead to a hang.
8. Fixed: Pressing TAB in an edit-style option could lead to unexpected results.
9. Faster: Improved performance of core audio engine.

16.0.124 (6/30/2011)

1. NEW: When controlling a DLNA device, if the device is turned off and later turned on, playback will resume.  Allows picking a mix playlist and then turning a device on and off to control music without requiring additional user interaction.
2. Fixed: Some complex expressions could fail to save properly in the recent list of the 'Rename, Move, & Copy Files...' dialog.
3. Fixed: Options > Services listed YouTube playback bitrate twice.
4. Changed: If video playback is stopped near the end of the file (within 4%), no bookmark is saved.
5. Fixed: Theater View would not stay minimized properly when running external programs.
6. Changed: Reduced the maximum allowable primary buffering for DirectSound, Kernel Streaming, WaveOut, and WASAPI from 5 seconds to 1 second (500ms or less is recommended).
7. Fixed: Manufacturer name for JRService.exe was showing as "Unknown" in msconfig and other utilities for viewing services.
8. Changed: The DLNA server will not try to convert URL's in the database even if conversion is forced. This allows URL's (like streaming radio) to be played on devices that support it (like WDTV).
9. Changed: The TiVo server will not try to convert URL's in the database even if conversion is forced. This should allow mp3 URL's (like shoutcast) to be played. Needs testing.
10. Changed: Improved internal volume mode handling for video and DVD playback.

16.0.123 (6/29/2011)

1. Changed: Added handling of DTS-in-WAV files with a .wav extension so that they always get decoded instead of playing as noise (automatic decoding via LAV Audio hopefully coming soon).
2. Changed: Better error messages when encountering problems with certain analog television devices.
3. Faster: Faster video thumbnailing by about 35%.
4. Changed: Improved Red October system used when playing audio-only files with Directshow filters.
5. Faster: Faster video import by about 45%.
6. Fixed: Thumbnailing could cause the desktop to flicker.
7. Fixed: Rare crash when playing music while DLNA zones appeared and disappeared.
8. Fixed: The level of redirected bass from Room Correction could be too low.

16.0.121 (6/28/2011)

1. Fixed: Data file associations (like .exe) were being offered as possible capabilities in Windows File Type management, and would cause problems when associated with Media Center.
2. Fixed: Switched Red October MPEG-2 decoding when not using the Microsoft decoder to libavcodec due to libmpeg2 crashes on TS files.

16.0.120 (6/27/2011)

1. NEW: Purity is a new stock skin (thanks to Cristian Arellano for his excellent work).
2. NEW: The on screen display is drawn into madVR, making madVR exclusive mode work better.
3. Changed: Updated Red October HQ to use madVR 0.66.
4. Fixed: When starting video playback, the program could be unresponsive for about one second longer than necessary.
5. Changed: Minor correction in Chinese language file.
6. Fixed: Adding a file to a linked zone would unnecessarily resynchronize the zones to the beginning of the current song.
7. Fixed: With analyze audio enabled in Auto-Import, shutdown could take longer than expected in some cases.
8. Changed: Removed "Start digital television in time-shifting mode" option.  Digital television will always start in time-shifting mode.
9. Fixed: The file system tree in Import > Auto-Import > Add... did not use the correct skinning colors.
10. NEW: Added Options > Theater View > Advanced > Turn off NumLock on load (useful for some remote keyboards where numlock causes troubles).

[johnd126]

1) The TV guide info is wiped out every time I restart MC.  I have to re-download the data and re-associate all the channels.   I'm using the mc2xml method from the Load Program Guide dialog.

2) Once I DO have guide info ... when I'm watching live tv and then press the guide button on the HP remote ... I choose something new to watch.  It goes back to the TV view and hangs on a frozen frame from the previous show I was watching.   I have to exit out and restart MC.

Thanks.

[JimH]

If you're using MC as a client with another copy of MC in server mode, load the EPG on the server, not the client.

[johnd126]

If you're using MC as a client with another copy of MC in server mode, load the EPG on the server, not the client.

Aha, I am doing that.  I'll set it up.

I'm trying to use the Fast Forward button on the HP remote  with a time shifted program and it's not working for me.  If I click the button it just stops and restarts playing.  If I hold the button it just cycles through the > 5 / > 20, etc but still doesn't go into fast forward mode.

I am watching TV on the client copy connected to a server elsewhere if that makes any difference.  (The server holds previously downloaded videos and my music.)

[wymnxa]

Red October HQ will load no subtitles at all (as muxed in an mkv, m2ts from a Bluray, ... ). Regular RO works fine with the same settings. No additional filters.

Problem isn't present in 16.0.121 stable.

Thanks guys

[zirum]

BUG: Rev in Playing Now, with records from play doctor.

Seems like there is a bug when pressing back in on a playlist from play doctor. New songs get added instead.

[globetrotters1]

Bug: Theater View, Info panel

First I played music on a client computer (Zone: Here) and the info panel showed the correct album and track info
Then I switched to the server zone 1 (Zone: House), chose the music to play, the "Playing now" showed the correct info, the info panel DOESN'T get updated, showed the info of the movie of yesterday night!

Sorry, this renders the info view panel in Theater View for people who want to use a touchpanel totally unusable

thanks

[minolotus]

Bug in display view (16.0.128): I’m sure if this is new or didn’t work in previous versions either.

The bug is related to the display view when watching a movie. It is hardly possible to get the DSP studio menu: When I move the mouse pointer to the top and select on the context menu of the player the DSP studio, the DSP studio menu opens. But if I then go down with the pointer on the menu, the player fades out and together with it the DSP studio menu vanished.

(A walkthrough is possible: If I keep the mouse pointer on the context menu and wait until the player is faded out I could open the DSP studio menu and it stays.)

[mark_h]

Serious export bug in .128

I tried to export the following

Code: [Select]

Artist   Album       Name        My Rating Played
Phoenix     Mugur de Fluier Mica Țiganiadă 6               never played

And what made it to the file was:

|Phoenix|Mugur de Fluier|Mica 6|never played|

You can see that the Țiganiadă part is missing but so is the field delimiter, which moves all subsequent fields along by one...

These tracks also suffer the same fate:
Muzica Și Muzichia
Invocație
Știma Casei
Vasiliscul Și Aspida

You can see the common thing between them is the accent thing on the letters.

This has wrecked my weekly export processing run

[johnd126]

2) Once I DO have guide info ... when I'm watching live tv and then press the guide button on the HP remote ... I choose something new to watch.  It goes back to the TV view and hangs on a frozen frame from the previous show I was watching.   I have to exit out and restart MC.

I've been able to reproduce this at will:  I'm using an antenna rather than cable for viewing HD content and when I choose a channel with a weak signal from the guide it will hang on the last frame of the channel I was watching previously until I exit and go back in.

(Guide info seems pretty consistent since I set up the EPG on the server.)

[conciertosentido]

Hi, I upgraded to 16.0.128 from v15 and I found an strange and dangerous behaviour. When you have Party Mode activated, you can change to other library and Party Mode is disabled. In v15 this was not allowed.

Thanks.
Pedro

[Elias]

I bought a Media Center 15 after  January and when I try to make the update to the new version, the system tell me that my registration code in not valid and that I need to buy the update.
Do you know how I can procedeto get it free.
Thanks,
Elías.

[sskings]

NEW: When controlling a DLNA device, if the device is turned off and later turned on, playback will resume.  Allows picking a mix playlist and then turning a device on and off to control music without requiring additional user interaction.

An unintended consequence of this feature is the behavior DLNA devices that are set to "monitor the network and turn on when music is sent" (most receivers can be set this way).  Now when the device is turned off, it turns back on again in about 15 secs since MC keeps trying to send music.  The alternative is to turn the auto-on feature off on the receiver -- then one has to physically turn it on prior to sendng music from MC.

Anyone see an optimal solution here?

[JustinChase]

NEW: When controlling a DLNA device, if the device is turned off and later turned on, playback will resume.  Allows picking a mix playlist and then turning a device on and off to control music without requiring additional user interaction.

An unintended consequence of this feature is the behavior DLNA devices that are set to "monitor the network and turn on when music is sent" (most receivers can be set this way).  Now when the device is turned off, it turns back on again in about 15 secs since MC keeps trying to send music.  The alternative is to turn the auto-on feature off on the receiver -- then one has to physically turn it on prior to sendng music from MC.

Anyone see an optimal solution here?

Could MC detect the power being turned off on the device, and automatically pause/stop playback upon this notification?  Then manually telling MC to play again would resend the signal to turn on the device. 

Could this work with Gizmo, and force my receiver (Yamaha RX-V867) to turn on the zone 2 power when I send it a playlist; this would be FANTASTIC if possible!