My Movies for Windows 7 Media Center - Changelog (Pre Release)
My Movies for Windows Media Center and My Movies Collection Management 4.03 Pre Release 3
Added: TIFF besides TIF as cover file option.
Added: Remote Server API functions for Windows Media Center music control.
Change: Better handling of database upgrades, so that later versions does not need all clients to be upgraded when server is upgraded.
Change: Do not include series/box container title in Media Center option deprecated, is now always true.
Change: "Is Box Set" checkbox removed, and box sets moved up under global data rather than personal data, as preparation for upcoming box set functionality.
Change: Show digital copy in HTML preview.
Change: Media Center Background service updated to later API version
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Fix: Missing Bonjour interop file for Data Service API in Collection Management application could cause a crash.
Fix: Special sized DVD's did not copy correct with AnyDVD.
Fix: There was a problem with categories loading when browsing a local drive.
Update: Remote Server API updates, including setting API key in configuration.
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Added: If a directory contains a "Trailer" or "Trailers" subfolder, the trailer will automatically be loaded from this directory. If there are multiple trailers, all are played as part of a playlist.
Added: Option to add directly to a category from the movie details page.
Added: PowerDVD 12 added to external players.
Added: Data service API function to retrieve data in external applications.
Change: Ignore "Trailers" and "Trailer" directories in folder monitoring.
Change: The remote server is now prepared to be open for third parties.
Change: Online collection link to new URL.
Change: Changed Server and Standalone installations on Windows 8 to be based on SQL Server 2008 R2 rather than SQL Server 2005, which have compatibility issues.
Update: Database package to iOS 1.80. This release is currently held by Apple.
Fix: Error was generated when pressing OK in export to android without a target destination.
Fix: Minor error generated when selection change in title list hit a title without a media type.
Fix: Issue with ignore file check that could go down one folder too many, causing a delay in import on some setups.
Fix: Issue that could cause slow import times on Windows Embedded.
Fix: Search did not function properly on TV Series in non-English languages.
Fix: Issues with folder monitoring when running against a My Movies server as standalone.
Fix: Installer issue on Windows 8.
Fix: Dune issue that could cause an empty playback on local drives.
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Change: There is now a digital copy checkbox in the discs dialog, where if discs is marked as such does not require a disc id for the title to be complete.
Fix: Connect to server exception.
Fix: An incorrect date in an XML file could cause an installation to stop monitoring.
Fix: Due to a database change, Collection Management was able to start up even when not being connected to the service.
Fix: MSAS log could keep increasing in size.
Fix: MediaInfo did not display correct in some audio channel configurations.
Fix: Titles with mediainfo of 1080 height did not display right if the width was not 1920.
Fix: Ratings for TV Series and TV Episodes are now automatically contributed to webservice.
Fix: Minor sync errors.
Fix: Minor bug when creating connection between Disc Title and TV Series
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Added: Option to mark a disc as being a bonus disc. This is to be used for TV Series mapping instructions and for future option of displaying bonus discs in Windows Media Center.
Change: DVD Profiler import changed to new online import option. This deprecates the option to import just data.
Change: Print Report changed to online option. This deprecates existing print report option.
Fix: Translation on column headers in Synchronize status window.
Fix: Season view in CM now shows multiple episodes with same episodenumber, if these are present.
Fix: Not all instructions in 'Report Invalid Data' was visible.
Fix: Some paths could cause a crash when uploading online collection.
Fix: Not owned episodes that have been removed on the server are now removed upon update of a TV Series.
Fix: DiscConnections to TV series are now removed when folder monitoring deletes a title.
Fix: Better handling of databases in incorrect states.
Fix: Missing check in folder monitoring and updating of TV Series.
Fix: Handshake timeout could time out when synching online collection
Fix: Better error messages when downloading not owned episode.
Fix: TV Series accepts that there is no country information.
Fix: Sync time has been improved.
Fix: Improved synchronization speed.
Fix: Ensuring that unidentified discs could not hammer service.
Fix: Issue with reset of collection numbers.
Fix: Exception in SQL sentense that could give issues syncing online collection.
Fix: The automatic location changer may have had problems with letter casing.
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Fix: Issue with automatic update of online collection.
Fix: Exception could occur when uploading collection changes if database became unavailable.
Fix: Exception could occur when inserting a damaged disc.
Fix: Incorrect attempt to display a dialog if user already exited application.
Fix: Exception could occur if network drive became unavailable.
Fix: Collection sync now ignores episodes that are local only.
Fix: Error in TVUpdateStatus when chaning lock on possible updates.
Fix: Minor error when changing banner on TV Series
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Added: Option to debug playback by adding DWORD "PlayBackDebug" in HKLM\Software\My Movies and setting it to 1.
Added: "certification" node to NFO XML for YAMJ
Added: TV Series are now synchronized to and from the webserver.
Added: Only added/deleted/changed titles are updated on database sync.
Changed: Series search now uses language search on server.
Changed: Folder monitoring now checks if titles on UNC paths that no longer exists have the above folder existing, and if so, removes the title, where it previously was kept.
Fix: Dune index was broken due to some changes in Windows Home Server part.
Fix: Connection was not closed, causing load of TV Episodes to be slow.
Fix: Playlist files played as audio rather than video.
Fix: Background graphics for watched/unwatched count did not disappear on TV Series when last show was watched or unwatched.
Fix: Unidentified disc dialog could come up when it should not.
Fix: Watched changes on from a season did not update all seasons or visa versa.
Fix: Reverting fix to help proper stop, as it gave problems.
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Added: Option to debug playback by adding DWORD "PlayBackDebug" in HKLM\Software\My Movies and setting it to 1.
Fix: Connection was not closed, causing load of TV Episodes to be slow.
Fix: Dune index was broken due to some changes in Windows Home Server part.
Fix: VIDEO_TS folders did not work with the new playback method to properly stop when pressing stop. This have now been reverted for VIDEO_TS.
Fix: Playback with TMT5 did not mark watched.
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Added: In add titles, pressing <enter> while typing in a search field, will now start the search.
Added: Support for launching ISO files and drive playback for devices where autoplay in Media Center have been configured to be disabled.
Update: MediaInfo DLL files updated.
Fix: Stop now stops playback correctly instead of leaving playback in lower left corner.
Fix: NFO for XBMC and BDMV folders are now stored differently.
Fix: XBMC meta-data now stores tbn files and not jpg files.
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Added: Option to select main movie on DVD's. This will later on be used in situations where the automatic selection fails, which however is rare.
Added: Mapping of TV Series on Blu-ray discs. It is however not yet possible for us to provide instructions on how to see what is playing in a player.
Added: Contributing of chapter titles on Blu-ray discs.
Fix: Invalid mappings are now removed upon TV Serie data download for discs.
Fix: folder.tbn renamed to movie.tbn for VIDEO_TS folders to display data correctly in XBMC.
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Added: TV Episodes and disc titles that have only been partially watched now have a partially watched icon rather than a watched icon. This is only supported when using the internal Media Center player, and not on ISO files.
Added: Rolling backdrops is now functional also on TV Episodes.
Added: TV Series configuration section in Windows Media Center.
Added: Various setting options in Windows Media Center.
Change: "Actions" page is now placed after synopsis for easier access.
Change: The tabs on the details pages is repeated scrollable, which means you can press "left" from initial page to access the "actions" page, avoiding having to scroll though all pages.
Change: mymovies.xml file is now encrypted.
Change: Warning not to set language on items that should have been neutral when setting language on images.
Change: Playing TV Series on DVD episodes now stops playback when the specific episode stops playback.
Fix: Folder monitoring did not correctly identify titles as Blu-ray based on ISO files or media types.
Fix: Sort by title did not make sense on TV Seasons view, and have been removed.
Fix: TV type parental rating showed as normal rating in preview screen.
Fix: Category assign or remove problem if you right click to add or remove categories on a title you are editing, and then save the title you are editing.
Fix: Data for inserted discs did not function as it should.
Fix: Personal title and sort title could remain when using change data function.
Fix: Data for inserted discs did not always follow cover profile looks.
Fix: The "Play All" functionality is now able to mark individual played episodes as watched.
Fix: Adjustments to improve speed of browsing on list and details as well as cover row and details screens, especially on extenders.
Fix: Navigation menu color overlay did not display right on extenders with overscan present.
Fix: Can now read DVD IFO files with errors in cell mapping structure.
Fix: Reading of DVD structure on discs where the index of the discstructure map is missing.
Fix: Not all subtitles were read on DVD discs.
Fix: Main movie detection is now based on time instead of filesizes.
Fix: Wait cursor did not hide when receiving a playback error on TV Series and Seasons.
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Added: Check for TV Series with lost connection to disc title.
Added: Handling of discs that were unidentified during copying. Upcoming functionality for Windows Home Server.
Fix: ArcSoft TotalMedia Theatre update broke playback using this player.
Fix: Incorrect point requirement message.
Fix: Depending on DB size, an SQL Sentence could take too long to execute due to a missing index.
Fix: Issue where categories and genres entry pages always opened both movies and tv series when opening a sub category, even when you entered only movie or tv serie library.
Fix: Blu-ray and HD DVD prefixes on folder name to force BD or HD detection were case sensitive, they are no longer.
Fix: Now stores dvdid.xml file inside VIDEO_TS folder, to work around problem where SP1 broke display of meta-data for VIDEO_TS folders in the info screen when playing.
Fix: Special characters in episode names could cause them not to be included in the Dune index.
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Added: Option to include an evidence file when contributing covers where the barcode is not visible.
Added: Transcoding configuration in Media Center.
Added: Navigation button configuration in media center
Added: External Links on TV Series editing.
Change: If the database is of a newer version and the client cannot connect, it will check for updates to allow updating of the client.
Change: The database can now be updated directly from Windows Media Center, so that it is not needed to load the Collection Management program on updates.
Fix: Contributing cover could lead to a crash when the program scans barcodes.
Fix: Chapter/episode titles are now saved as unicode chars.
Fix: Issue with external players on X64 systems.
Fix: Exception when previous selected overlay icon style no longer existed.
Fix: Series overview now merges with info from all languages to make sure all possible episodes are there.
Fix: Total progressbar is now used on database optimize.
Fix: PowerDVD 11 BDMV folder issue
Fix: Delete of tv episode in Media Center did not work.
Fix: Updates of TV series and episode images now works better. Lock on images removed.
Fix: Personal data was not remembered on episode updates.
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Added: Option to contribute Blu-ray and HD DVD covers with non-standard sizes.
Added: Check when contributing that the front and back cover images is of the same size.
Added: Barcode check when contributing covers
Added: Rolling backdrops (requires 2500 points)
Added: Slim view for TV Episodes
Added: Settings page added within Windows Media Center.
Change: Vista style text input boxes changed to Windows 7 styled with on-screen keyboard
Change: Point requirements changes to only have four steps (0, 500, 1250 and 2500).
Change: Online collection, high quality now requires 1250 points, previously 1500.
Change: Covers centered now requires requires 1250 points, previously 1000.
Change: Cover row and details now requires 1250 points, previously 1000.
Change: Backdrops 1080P now requires 1250 points, previously 1000.
Change: Filter point requirements changed, 0-3 filters requires 0 points, 3-5 filters requires 500 points, 5-8 filters requires 1250 points and above 8 filters requires 2500 points. Previously, point required was 250 points per filter above 3 (maximum 2500).
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Added: Play next unwatched episode feature.
Added: PowerDVD 11 to external players configuration.
Change: "Specials" is now sorted last on season overview.
Change: Debug is now enabled again by default during Pre Release. It was disabled previously due to a mistake.
Fix: Resume was missing from detailed view.
My Movies for Windows Media Center and My Movies Collection Management 4.01 Pre Release 2
Fix: TV Episode listings could be blank due to an invalid SQL sentence.
Fix: SaveTV properties file included an incorrect running time.
My Movies for Windows Media Center and My Movies Collection Management 4.01 Pre Release 1
Added: Ctrl+W and remote "Clear" button now toggles an elements watch status when clicked in lists.
Added: Small and Transparent icon styles.
Added: "By episode added date" sorting added.
Added: Resume functionalities for movies, including VIDEO_TS folders.
Fix: Some TV Series on the Dune's did not play.
Fix: An invalid genre could cause a crash.
Fix: minor error when editing profile pictures.
Fix: Minor adjustments due to incoming crash logs.
Fix: Bug when adding a new TV series without a language specific title and showing it in the title list.
Fix: Print report did not include nodes in series/box sets.
Fix: Null pointer error when trying to get the name of an episode without a name.
Fix: If a title somehow got an empty title, the Dune index could get destroyed by it.
Fix: error in FolderMonitoring when handling queue with directories that has been updated.
Fix: Update of all persons didn't update the date for when the person was last updated.
Fix: Update of TV Series is now done one series at a time, to avoid freeze of progress.
Fix: Decades on Dune meta-data storage could include titles from wrong production years.
Change: Debug disabled by default.
Change: Overlay icons changed to match profile.
Change: Last added now sorts by "Episode added date" instead of added date for TV Series and Seasons.
Change: Watched icon on lists are now also configurable.
Change: Watched icon on lists are now also configurable.
Update: MediaInfo.dll files
