Blight
16th April 2005, 23:50
As you can see, the version numbering has changed to reflect the great number of changes since the last final release. v4.50 was deemed more acceptable. The beta count shall remain the same.
Several important changes in this version I would like to highlight. The first is that Zoom Player should now be able to play WMV DRM Level 2000 content, yay!
The second is the new Advanced Play List Control interface which allows you to greater manipulate the Play List. Similar to WinAmp's jump dialog, but with a more advanced search dialog and the ability to manipulate the play list according to the search results (read more below).
The third is the new Magnetic Hard Docking. This is sort of the return of the previous function that let you perma-dock the play list to the sides of the main user interface, except that this new setting appears on the play list editor itself as a "magnet" button on the bottom-left section of the editor and also on the Equalizer dialog. When enabled, Zoom Player tries it's best to auto-arrange the dialogs. Different arrangement schemes are used for media and audio modes, try it out (read more below)...
Lastly, renderless mode should now work better on multi-monitors. You should only start playback when ZP is already on that monitor... Dragging the interface across monitors with video playing won't work well... There is also a new checkbox on the options dialog (see below) to enable Exclusive Fullscreen renderless mode... use at your own peril.
Download Zoom Player v4.50 beta 4 (http://www.inmatrix.com/files/zoomplayer_beta.shtml)
Changes from v4.10 beta 3:
* Zoom Player can now play WMV (Windows Media Video)
DRM level 2000 content!
* New Advanced Play List Control Interface. Can be opened by
pressing "J" (Or the "Wand" button on the Play List Editor).
This new interface opens up advanced search and management
controls to the play list. Similar to WinAmp's jump dialog,
but allowing multiple search queries, moving selected items
to the top/bottom of the list, removing selected items from
the list, etc...
* New Magnetic Hard Docking functions (fnPLMagToggle,
fnEQMagToggle) and Buttons on the Equalizer and Play List Editor.
When activated, Zoom Player will try to make these interfaces
always-docked onto the main user interface and auto-adjusting
to remain on screen and retain position as the user interface
is moved and resized.
When either interface is magnetized, the standard snap-docking
is disabled for that interface.
* 12 new Dynamic Skinning Variables allowing you to display TAG
Information (ID3/APE/WMV/OGM/etc...) on the skin.
The new constants are:
<trackname>, <genre>, <track>, <language>, <artistname>,
<albumname>, <year>, <authorname>, <encoder>, <comment>,
<urllink>, <copyright>.
* New Setting (Advanced Options / Filter Control / Settings)
allowing you to have VMR9 Renderless mode work in exclusive
fullscreen mode. When this mode is enabled, certain ZP
features will get broken. Basically any OSD and Navigation
interface, including the context-menu.
* New Setting (Advanced Options / Values / Play List) allowing
the Play List Editor display to follow the currently playing
track.
* New Comm API Messages 1401,1501,1601,1602,1701,1702,1750,1751,
1940,1941,3200.
* New Button on the "Advanced Options / Association" page allowing you
to remove all selected extensions.
* New profiles to support the Haali Media Splitter under Customized
Media Mode.
+ Auto Stream Selection should now work with the Haali Media Splitter.
+ Zoom Player now supports stream switching with the Haali Media
Splitter filter (which can be used to split Matroska and MP4 files).
+ Extended the "exInterface" function to support more interfaces.
+ The Play List Skin command can now specify the Left-Offset in which
to display the search text.
+ You can now set a Hint value for the Volume, Play Rate and
Audio Balance Controls.
- Running a new installation under Windows NT/2000/XP with a limited
access account would cause Zoom Player to freeze.
- When using renderless mode on a non-primary monitor, CPU usage
should no longer jump to 100%.
- When using renderless mode with DVDs, fixed a semi-random freeze.
- Inserting a CD/DVD with no content should no longer close the
playing media and clear the play list.
- Zoom Player now Intercepts when applications try to artificially
maximize its window when loading and will go to Zoom Mode instead.
- Zoom Player show now be able to go fullscreen on Windows NT4.
- Zoom Player no longer checks if a file exists before adding it
to the play list when the file is in fact a URL address.
- Trailer files can now contain unicode paths.
- Fixed a problem where the "Length" value in TAG Display would not
show a valid value under some conditions.
- Fixed a bug where enabling auto-size window to fit source size
could cause the image to appear in the wrong position and possibly
corrupt the skin.
- Girder Command Export got broken in a recent beta of Zoom Player.
- Specifying an RGB NoTint value didn't always work properly.
- The DVD Control Bar buttons for Next/Previous chapter got accidently
changed to Next/Previous bookmark in v4.10 Beta 3.
- The Scene Cut feature was not saving MS values properly.
- Erasing files from the file and media library navigators was broken.
- DVD Auto-Execute values were not being saved properly.
- Timeline Seek-Hint could show negative values.
- Switching skins while in fullscreen would not show proper active
value for certain buttons.
Several important changes in this version I would like to highlight. The first is that Zoom Player should now be able to play WMV DRM Level 2000 content, yay!
The second is the new Advanced Play List Control interface which allows you to greater manipulate the Play List. Similar to WinAmp's jump dialog, but with a more advanced search dialog and the ability to manipulate the play list according to the search results (read more below).
The third is the new Magnetic Hard Docking. This is sort of the return of the previous function that let you perma-dock the play list to the sides of the main user interface, except that this new setting appears on the play list editor itself as a "magnet" button on the bottom-left section of the editor and also on the Equalizer dialog. When enabled, Zoom Player tries it's best to auto-arrange the dialogs. Different arrangement schemes are used for media and audio modes, try it out (read more below)...
Lastly, renderless mode should now work better on multi-monitors. You should only start playback when ZP is already on that monitor... Dragging the interface across monitors with video playing won't work well... There is also a new checkbox on the options dialog (see below) to enable Exclusive Fullscreen renderless mode... use at your own peril.
Download Zoom Player v4.50 beta 4 (http://www.inmatrix.com/files/zoomplayer_beta.shtml)
Changes from v4.10 beta 3:
* Zoom Player can now play WMV (Windows Media Video)
DRM level 2000 content!
* New Advanced Play List Control Interface. Can be opened by
pressing "J" (Or the "Wand" button on the Play List Editor).
This new interface opens up advanced search and management
controls to the play list. Similar to WinAmp's jump dialog,
but allowing multiple search queries, moving selected items
to the top/bottom of the list, removing selected items from
the list, etc...
* New Magnetic Hard Docking functions (fnPLMagToggle,
fnEQMagToggle) and Buttons on the Equalizer and Play List Editor.
When activated, Zoom Player will try to make these interfaces
always-docked onto the main user interface and auto-adjusting
to remain on screen and retain position as the user interface
is moved and resized.
When either interface is magnetized, the standard snap-docking
is disabled for that interface.
* 12 new Dynamic Skinning Variables allowing you to display TAG
Information (ID3/APE/WMV/OGM/etc...) on the skin.
The new constants are:
<trackname>, <genre>, <track>, <language>, <artistname>,
<albumname>, <year>, <authorname>, <encoder>, <comment>,
<urllink>, <copyright>.
* New Setting (Advanced Options / Filter Control / Settings)
allowing you to have VMR9 Renderless mode work in exclusive
fullscreen mode. When this mode is enabled, certain ZP
features will get broken. Basically any OSD and Navigation
interface, including the context-menu.
* New Setting (Advanced Options / Values / Play List) allowing
the Play List Editor display to follow the currently playing
track.
* New Comm API Messages 1401,1501,1601,1602,1701,1702,1750,1751,
1940,1941,3200.
* New Button on the "Advanced Options / Association" page allowing you
to remove all selected extensions.
* New profiles to support the Haali Media Splitter under Customized
Media Mode.
+ Auto Stream Selection should now work with the Haali Media Splitter.
+ Zoom Player now supports stream switching with the Haali Media
Splitter filter (which can be used to split Matroska and MP4 files).
+ Extended the "exInterface" function to support more interfaces.
+ The Play List Skin command can now specify the Left-Offset in which
to display the search text.
+ You can now set a Hint value for the Volume, Play Rate and
Audio Balance Controls.
- Running a new installation under Windows NT/2000/XP with a limited
access account would cause Zoom Player to freeze.
- When using renderless mode on a non-primary monitor, CPU usage
should no longer jump to 100%.
- When using renderless mode with DVDs, fixed a semi-random freeze.
- Inserting a CD/DVD with no content should no longer close the
playing media and clear the play list.
- Zoom Player now Intercepts when applications try to artificially
maximize its window when loading and will go to Zoom Mode instead.
- Zoom Player show now be able to go fullscreen on Windows NT4.
- Zoom Player no longer checks if a file exists before adding it
to the play list when the file is in fact a URL address.
- Trailer files can now contain unicode paths.
- Fixed a problem where the "Length" value in TAG Display would not
show a valid value under some conditions.
- Fixed a bug where enabling auto-size window to fit source size
could cause the image to appear in the wrong position and possibly
corrupt the skin.
- Girder Command Export got broken in a recent beta of Zoom Player.
- Specifying an RGB NoTint value didn't always work properly.
- The DVD Control Bar buttons for Next/Previous chapter got accidently
changed to Next/Previous bookmark in v4.10 Beta 3.
- The Scene Cut feature was not saving MS values properly.
- Erasing files from the file and media library navigators was broken.
- DVD Auto-Execute values were not being saved properly.
- Timeline Seek-Hint could show negative values.
- Switching skins while in fullscreen would not show proper active
value for certain buttons.