Changelog: ========== 2012-??-?? - 1.50.2 Added renderer configuration file for Philips TV (thanks, leroy!) 2012-01-29 - 1.50.1 Improved audio/video synchronisation when using tsMuxeR Updated MPlayer/MEncoder to SB22 from SB18 Language updates: Russian (thanks, Tianuchka!) Clarified some settings in all languages Fixed delay when entering the media server Improved support for Samsung AllShare devices Updated MediaInfo to 0.7.53 from 0.7.51 Updated JRE auto-download to 7u2 from 7u1 Updated FFmpeg to r35509 from r31564 Added country code thumbnails (Thanks, happy-neko!) Fixed #1274 2011-11-20 - 1.50.0 Backwards-incompatible API changes (for plugin developers/packagers) - see http://tinyurl.com/3qtgk5k for more details Updated binaries build script to include Linux support (thanks, happy.neko!) Updated OS X MPlayer to include fontconfig support Language updates: Updated Bulgarian translation (thanks, JORDITO!) Updated German translation (thanks, smo!) Updated Dutch translation Clarified English language labels Speeds displayed in Mb/s instead of Kb/s Added full featured IP filter with support for wildcards and ranges Improved network interface choosing algorithm now skips virtual interfaces Updated libraries (configuration, jgoodies and slf4j) Detect file system changes runtime (adding/removing folders/files). Updated JRE auto-download from 6u27 to 7u1 Added option to create a desktop shortcut to the Windows installer Renderer image improvements Improvements to tab layouts Maximum bandwidth setting works Limit bandwidth to 110Mb/s by default which should solve a lot of "stuttering playback" reports Recognise forced subtitles (thanks, ExSport!) Updated MPlayer and MEncoder on Windows and OSX from Sherpya's old builds to SubJunk's new builds which fixes many playback issues, colour-conversion bugs and more (but possibly has drawbacks for some files, too) Main (Status) tab displays a large tick when it's connected to a renderer instead of a PS3 or warning image Updated MediaInfo to 0.7.51 from 0.7.47 New natural sort option for file order: Alphanumeric (e.g. Season 2 before Season 10) Always allow "Restart Server" button (#1186) Updated FFmpeg for Windows to r31564 from r30656 We now support Samsung AllShare, along with our existing support for Samsung WiseLink Allow to configure subtitle color if using PMS in headless mode (#1280) 2011-09-22 - 1.40.0 Backwards-incompatible API changes (for plugin developers/packagers) - see http://tinyurl.com/3wspwn8 for more details Updated OS X MPlayer to enable external VOBsub, ASS/SSA and Fribidi support Allow update checks to be performed manually (Windows only) Allow automatic update checks to be enabled (Windows only) Simplify PMS customization for packagers of custom builds Logging fix for headless configurations Added experimental support for iPad / iPhone renderers Fixed DVD ISO playback on OS X (thanks, jjmojojjmojo!) Added support for the AirPlayer app Added support for Samsung TV model SEC_HHP_TV (thanks, coax-!) Added Aperture support on OS X (thanks, coax-!) Added thumbnail support for images (some code from http://www.rayinblu.com/ps3mediaserver) The cache is now reset after each upgrade/downgrade (for versions higher than 1.40.0) Files with the extension *.vdr are now recognized as MPG videos Added support for JPEG Multi-Picture Format (.mpo) files Added support for chunking renderers like Sony Bluray (thanks, infidel, WorldOfHurt and patters!) Updated Italian translation (thanks, nocciola82!) Fixed bug that would often limit streaming buffer to 50 MB. Updated FFmpeg for Windows to r30656 from r30172 Updated French translation (thanks, danielha!) Updated Russian translation (thanks, Tianuchka!) Added support for regular ASS/SSA subtitles (before we only supported the more popular "advanced" kind) Updated MediaInfo to 0.7.47 from 0.7.44 Updated JRE autodownload to 6u27 from 6u26 Removed IP/hostname from Status tab (still shown in Traces) Updated libraries (codec, gson, jgoodies, logback and netty) 2011-07-06 - 1.30.1 Fixed bug that caused very slow iTunes library parsing 2011-07-05 - 1.30.0 Backwards-incompatible API changes (for plugin developers/packagers) - see http://tinyurl.com/3hbqv4l for more details Updated OS X binaries (FFmpeg, MEncoder and MPlayer) to fix an AC3 bug and improve internal VOBsub display quality Optional GUI to allow profile to be selected when PMS starts Better UPnP spec compliance Logging improvements ASS/SSA subtitles disabled by default on Linux and OS X Multithreaded MEncoder enabled by default on multithreaded CPUs Subtitles stay within confines of original frame when using overscan compensation Made transcoding tab resizing consistent for all sizes Fixed DTS audio support with FFmpeg MEncoder supports DTS-ES (6.1 channels) audio Handles unknown audio channels Change maximum number of plugins to 30 from 4 Improved MP4 support New Korean translation (thanks, mrahn80) Fixed bug where config sometimes wouldn't save on Windows 7 2011-06-17 - 1.25.1 Overscan compensation bug fixed 2011-06-16 - 1.25.0 Overscan compensation feature added for MEncoder Return of the official OS X build, thanks for your patience! MEncoder no longer crashes when using more then 8 cores New build script for OS X that builds all dependencies (big thanks to Raptor399) French translation fixed 2011-06-14 - 1.24.0 New icon on OS X Added Bulgarian and Brazilian Portuguese translation (thanks to jordito and gelo) Updated Polish, French, German and Portuguese translation tsMuxeR handles mov files Updated FFmpeg to r30172 from r28671 Updated JRE auto-dl Forcing MEncoder via the TRANSCODE folder ignores tsMuxeR Fixed support for renderers including Panasonic TVs Improved RAR support Updated libraries for OS X build Lots of fixes to the OS X build process so now it works Support for multi-language VOBsub subtitles It's possible to remove hard drives from list if they are no longer connected (thanks, spots) 2011-05-26 - 1.23.0 Fixed Windows service Windows service now starts automatically with the computer Sony Bravia Z5500 (and possibly others) work again Fixed PS3 not being detected for some users Support cellphone/smartphone (3gp) videos Windows service is uninstalled with program Detect Popcorn Hour and WDTV live more reliably English, Russian and Dutch language updates 2011-05-15 - 1.22.0 Many file compatibility bugs fixed (particularly MKV, MP4 and DVD ISO) Help tab improved Improved alphabetical file sorting (old method is still there for those who liked it) Language fixes and updates Added custom profiles Added new renderers: Sony HX7, Bravia NX8, Panasonic Viera range Network traffic prioritised properly (thanks to bgm) 48fps videos are now supported Various other fixes 2011-04-15 - 1.21.1 Rollback MPlayer for Windows to fix critical subtitle bug Add extra information to Windows uninstaller Fix NPE when toggling HTTP Engine V2 2011-04-12 - 1.21.0 Support new devices: Android, Nokia N900 Improved support for XBMC VOBsub subtitles are now supported on Windows Multithreaded MEncoder works on more things now Bandwidth optimisations New Help tab More file sorting options Improve error logging Buffer reports more accurately Properly support MEncoder multithreading on newer CPUs Updated MEncoder and FFMPEG Processes ended properly on Linux Many images added and updated in the program and Windows installer Support thumbnails for other aspect ratios than 16:9 Support double-NTSC framerates Added DVD & VOBsub subtitle quality option for MEncoder (AKA subtitle anti-aliasing support) Many language fixes and improvements Config files are saved in AppData on Windows now instead of the install directory Folder names containing commas are now handled correctly when loading settings on startup (thanks, Targeter) GameTrailers support fixed WEB.conf parsed properly now iTunes library loads much faster Newer version of JRE is automatically downloaded for users who don't have it Window size tweaked to support lower resolutions better Internal scrollbars added for when content overflows Improved audio parsing Updated many dependencies Fixed DVR-MS support Fixed LPCM audio streaming Improved support for plugins Improved support for VLC Media Player Fixed many minor bugs 2010-10-04 - 1.20.412 Beta Fixed DTSWAV support on PS3 and FLAC 24bits/96kHz with Video Fixed seeking issues on PS3 firmware 3.50 Double check for Mplayer existence and font generation (useful for latest Sherpya's revisions) Ability to shutdown DLNAorgPN automatic support for a given renderer (see DLNAOrgPN attribute in the renderer conf file) Some hack stuff for mpeg2 remux on Bravia TVs RAW generation fixed Custom mencoder quality settings for a given renderer 2010-03-27 - 1.20.409 Beta - Changes / Features MediaInfo support by default for PS3/XBOX, ongoing work on other renderers: -> Faster XMB navigation (faster parsing, plus file list appears before thumbnails generation) -> Proper auto detection of non supported files (PS3: Mpeg w/ DTS, Qpel/Gmc/H264 AVI files, Apple Lossless AAC files, 6 channels WMV, etc.) OS X: Switched to Java 6 which means Tiger is no longer supported, Leopard only with a 64bit capable processor (Intel Core 2 or newer) and Snow Leopard works with all Intel processors. AIFF support MP4 Cover art support - Fixes Issues with some audio m4a and video mp4 files (wrong mime types) Slowdown on FLAC media library scan v1.10.6 through 1.11.381 BETA versions - Changes / Features Externalization of PS3/Xbox playback profiles, it's now possible to create profiles for any media renderer Includes preliminary support for Sony Bravia, Popcorn Hour, Samsung Wiselink, Freebox HD, WDTV Live Handling of UTF8 and UTF16 encoding, and case insensitive external subtitles DVD ISO remuxed by default / DTS 768kBps support on ps3 CUE playlist support Pseudo chapters support via the #Transcoded folder DVD ISO thumbnails support Updated tsMuxeR binaries (better H264 camcorders support) Windows: Launcher now detects Java 64 bits if installed Windows: Updated mencoder/mplayer/ffmpeg builds OS X: tsMuxeR and FLAC binaries are now available in this build, this adds a lot of features on Mac which were previously only available on Windows or Linux (like DTS and remux support) OS X: iPhoto and iTunes library support (thanks to Pedro Simoes) OS X: Native look, now looks more like a Mac application OS X: Updated mencoder/mplayer/ffmpeg builds, support for FriBidi OS X: Updated build script to make a bundle or dmg automatically (thanks to Josh Klun) New translations: Catalan (Thanks to adrianeitor92), Czech (thanks to Mila), Danish (thanks to Niclas Gleesborg), Slovenian (thanks to Rob Wall) - Fixes New and experimental HTTP engine: better media renderer support / no more random sound cuts when playing mp3s Fixed slow a/v out of sync on Xbox360 ? Media library major speed and size improvements (you may have to reset the library) Improved fix for the stopped videos issue Better support for mkvs with NTSC video track Fixed spaces usage in the audio/subtitles configurations Fixed black screen with some AVC videos badly flagged at L4.1 Fixed cover art files not always read Fixed bug with multiple playlist in one folder OS X: Reopening of the main window after you closed it is now possible, also fixes start as minimized (thanks to grcvoodoorush) OS X: Configuration file now stored outside of the bundle so that you don't lose your settings when you upgrade to a new version (thanks to grcvoodoorush) OS X: Unicode files are now playable (thanks to Thierry Pittet) Linux: Included PMS.conf and fixed the permissions on executables FreeBSD: Fixed transcoding 2009-03-08 - 1.10.5 - Fixes: Regression in FLAC playback Fixed subtitles font detection on Windows Flaw in the transcode/remux buffer, in some cases, the video stopped after a few minutes Cache bug when streaming web medias Duplicate items issue on Linux Upnp alive message sent sooner at the start of the server 2009-03-02 - 1.10 - Changes / Features : Windows/Linux DTS / DTS-HD core audio tracks are now streamable without reencoding (DVD ISOs not supported yet) New Option: unification of Mencoder/tsMuxeR engines, including: . Automatic choice between H264 muxing or transcoding, based on AVC Level 4.1 compatibility and subtitles configuration . Remux on the fly any H264 content from MOV, MP4, and AVI containers (ex: Apple HD Trailers) . This option is enabled by default and can be disabled via the #Video Settings# virtual menu if anything goes wrong TS/M2TS support improvement 2 channels downmixing support with PCM conversion - Changes / Features : All Platforms XBox 360 unofficial support (Pictures/Music/Videos : WMV8/WMA2 transcoding) Mencoder archive handling (no seeking support) Simplified copy (always available, no more option), and much faster with remuxed videos Alternate subtitles directory Multi language external subtitles support Alternate cover art folder and