Version history for Ace Media Player

Changes for v2.8.350 - v2.8.398

added: basic option property sheet, subtitle prop page
added: configure subtitle color, outline, font size and font color
added: detect and load Windows Registry system default font for subtitle rendering
added: prefer bold font over regular font
added: font selection combo box rendering font name with corresponding fonts
added: app ini system, save/load app data from an ini file instead of Windows Registry
added: app ini system save/load in unicode format
added: save/load default paths into app ini file
added: save/load window resizing/aspect ratio/loop mode/current play item/ into app ini file
added: save/load font information into app ini file
added: button to reset default values in the subtitle prop page
added: display subtitle dialogue for extended duration
added: does not auto-load external subtitle if there are any internal subtitle presences
added: fullscreen window will overlay fixed Windows Taskbar
improved: yv12 blending speed
improved: subtitle default appearances
bug fixed: font size too small for internal subtitle
bug fixed: seeking media with subtitle should immediately erase last subtitle on the screen
bug fixed: loaded external subtitle files won't show up on the menu
bug fixed: external/internal subtitles in wrong display order
bug fixed: wrong rgb order when parsing color string in the app ini file
bug fixed: in rare instances an unexpected crash at app startup
Refractor: external subtitle files
Refractor: internal text subtitle
Refractor: internal bitmap subtitle

Changes for v2.8.320 - v2.8.350

added: default video rendering is now in YUV format
added: default directshow rendering engine is now WMR7
added: full screen toolbar auto appear/hide determined by mouse movement
added: subtitle rendering in YUV format
improved: ensure focus item is visible at application startup
improved: ensure extremely large video files won't freeze the application UI
bug fixed: in some rare cases video picture flips upside down
bug fixed: drag & drop won't work in some situations
bug fixed: audio/video out of sync at playback startup in some situations
bug fixed: internal subtitle channels could not be selected the second time once 'no subtitle' menu had been selected

Changes for v2.8.266 - v2.8.273

improved: smoother media file seeking
improved: media file title aligns vertically on-center with any supported operating system

Changes for v2.8.235 - v2.8.266

added: context menu for playlist
added: tooltips for fullscreen controls
added: progress text for the fullscreen toolbar
added: more file extensions available in file open dialog
added: mouse hovering on position bar will show current position in progress text
added: changelog url in app about dialog
added: changelog url in app upgrade dialog
improved: larger position bar and volume bar
improved: AMP title logo design
improved: pause button appearance
bug fixed: incorrect tooltip texts for play/pause status
bug fixed: corrected the issues that in some special cases caused crashes
bug fixed: position bar dragging incorrect under winxp

Changes for v2.8.221 - v2.8.235

better visibility for window title
better visibility for progress text
added: online manual
added: tooltip for playlist items
added: tooltip for controls
added: changing window size without changing playlist width(hold Ctrl key while splitting window)
added: play with Windows "Open With..." context menu
bug fixed: double clicking on playlist item will lost focus
bug fixed: pressing Enter to select playlist item will lost focus

Changes for v2.8.218 - v2.8.221