Version History

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V.r 1.4

Jan 26, 2011 Recommended fix pack
•   New .NET Prerequisite - With this release, the program now runs on the .NET Framework 4 Client Profile. This improves performance by utilizing multiple cores on multi-core systems (dual/quad etc.). We plan to exploit other .Net 4 function in the future as well. See the instructions for verifying and installing .NET Framework versions.
•  New Feature - Added two new commands to Media Screen context menu (via right click): Close Media Screen; Full Screen Toggle will toggle Media Screen between full screen and normal window size. Both are useful for loaded Media Screens when the title bar is hidden.
•  Enhancement - Reload button will now reset any effects transforms from previous Play. Useful for image files in a Media Screen that have been transformed.
•  Fixed Bug - Related to closing a Media Screen via the cancel box -- in rare race conditions caused an error condition.
•  Fixed Bug - Now enforces a minimum program window size (W 200, H=100). Prevents a rare program start error on next program usage.

V.r 1.3

September 09, 2010
•  New Feature. 'Auto Play on Load' checkbox added to Descriptors section which causes the media to start playing once Load completes. Allows for one click start of media by clicking the Load button.
•  Fixed Bug. Current Group sometimes reset to first group after editing the Current Group.
•  New Feature. Added context menu to Media Screens (right click) to Play, Stop, Pause, Resume, Restart and Save Screen (screen shot). Save Screen has a shortcut key for rapid image snaps.
•  New Feature. Report now contains the list of Media Groups and their contents.
•  New Feature. Added Screen Image Save Options to control Save Screen (screen shot). Options for image file format and file naming.
•  New Feature. Added 'Size To Natural Video Size' to the 'View -- Auto-Size Screens' menu. This ensures that the video is viewed the exact recorded quality and resolution.
•  New Feature. 'Save Screen' item added to the Actions menu to take screen shots of the Screen of the selected Media Item (or all Loaded Screens). It has a shortcut key for rapid image snaps.
•  New Feature. Added shortcut keys for Tiling and Cascading multiple Screens.

V.r 1.2

July 26, 2010
•  Fixed Bug - Load Media Item function was not parsing non-HTTP protocols correctly. (such as RTSP, MMSH, etc).
•  Knowledge Base article has been added with details on how to stream video from video cameras, camcorders, or Webcams.
•  New Feature - Media Groups added. A Media Group is a collection of Media Items. It provides a way to operate on multiple Media Items with a single button click (examples: Load, Play, Stop, Pause, Resume, etc.).

V.r 1.1

July 11, 2010
•  Fixed Bug - Auto-size to Video was not working properly on certian videos. Now works as designed.
•  Fixed Bug - Time of day clock was not diplaying in preferred local time format for all countries. Now displays in 12 hour or 24 hour format based on local preference.
•  New Feature - "Repair moved file paths" function added to Tools menu. Auto repairs Media Items if you move video files to a new folder on your hard disk.
•  New Feature - Sort Media List operations added for Sort Order Ascending/Descending, Sort By: Name, Description, Media Filename, Date/Time Modified.
•  New Feature - Find function added to search the Media List for text match. Find in several fields: Name, Description, Media Filename.
•  New Feature - List Validation Check menu item inspects the Media List for errors or warnings and pops up a validation report.
•  Enhancement - More efficient checking for existence of Media Item Media file, especially for invalid filenames, Web links or network shared files.
•  Enhancement - Some menuitem icon images added for editing productivity.
•  Enhancement - Can now drag and drop a saved Media List file into the List panel to Open it.

V.r 1.0

July 02, 2010
•  Version 1 Release 0. First release for version 1

Known bugs

•  No known bugs at this time.