Version history for PS3 Media Server for Linux

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Changes for v1.52.0 - v1.52.1

• Updated MPlayer to SB29 which fixes AC3 audio sync
• Allow JRE 6 instead of just JRE 7
• Language updates:
• added Turkish (thanks, BrYaNT!)
• updated Bulgarian (thanks, JORDITO!)
• updated Catalan (thanks, aseques!)
• updated Czech (thanks, valib!)
• updated English labels
• Reading genre from media (thanks, nielsb!

Changes for v1.51.0 - v1.52.0

• Fix program starting on Linux
• Support videos with resolutions that are not divisible by 4
• Improved overscan-compensation
• Fixed the display of Hebrew subtitles
• Improvements to logging
• Language updates:
• Czech (thanks, valib!)

Changes for v1.50.1 - v1.51.0

• Fix StartStopListener callbacks for HTTP Engine V1
• Surface playback start/stop events
• Make video quality presets localizable
• Fixed OSX log message about font definitions
• Fixed double wrapping of streams causing stuttering
• Added MPEG4 ASP with Qpel support for PS3
• Allow 15fps video
• MediaInfo link added to the About tab
• Updated to latest versions of libraries (codec, jdom, logback and slf4j)
• Various stability and speed improvements
• Updated JRE autodownload to 7u3 from 7u2
• Updated MPlayer and MEncoder to SB28
• Updated ImageMagick Convert to 6.7.6
• Updated MediaInfo to 0.7.54
• More reliable selection of correct audio channels
• Improved fast-forward and rewind support

Changes for v1.50.0 - v1.50.1

• 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

Changes for v1.40.0 - v1.50.0

• 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)

Changes for v1.40.0 - v1.50.0 Beta 2

• 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
• Updated Bulgarian translation (thanks, JORDITO!)
• Updated German translation (thanks, smo!)
• Updated Dutch translation
• 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
• Speeds displayed in Mb/s instead of Kb/s
• Recognise forced subtitles
• Clarified English language labels
• Updated MPlayer and MEncoder on Windows 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 0.7.50 from 0.7.47

Changes for v1.40.0 - v1.50.0 Beta 1

• 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
• Updated Bulgarian translation (thanks, JORDITO!)
• Updated German translation (thanks, smo!)
• Updated Dutch translation
• 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
• Speeds displayed in Mb/s instead of Kb/s
• Recognise forced subtitles
• Clarified English language labels
• Updated MPlayer and MEncoder on Windows 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 0.7.50 from 0.7.47

Changes for v1.30.1 - v1.40.0

• 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)

Changes for v1.31.0 Beta 1 - v1.40.0 Beta 2

• Built from SVN r812.
• Released as beta because many code changes haven't been widely tested yet.

Changes for v1.25.1 - v1.30.1

• Fixed bug that caused very slow iTunes library parsing

Changes for v1.25.0 - v1.25.1

• Overscan compensation bug fixed

Changes for v1.24.0 - v1.25.0

• 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)
• Overscan compensation support for MEncoder
• French translation fixed

Changes for v1.23.0 - v1.24.0

• 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)

Changes for v1.22.0 - v1.23.0

• 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

Changes for v1.11.369 Beta - v1.11.381 Beta

• Mplayer builds from 2010-01-19 (Regular and MT): http://oss.netfarm.it/mplayer-win32.php
• DVD ISO muxing enabled by default + DTS support (need some tests :p). It's an option in the transcode settings panel
• New Mplayer build font cache should build if needed at start
• Definitive removal of the tsmuxer mpeg parser (slow and now unnecessary with recent ffmpeg builds)
• New option to avoid music files resampling
• Better support for simultaneous usage with several ps3s/renderers (need tests as well)
• Better support for Sony Bravia TVs for all regions (no need to tweak that conf file by hand)
• 5.0 Audio channel support
• Small fixes

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