Thema: Universal Media Server

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This release improves audio sync, fixes video playback bugs, improves stability and fixes other bugs!

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    Added a reminder at the end of the configuration wizard about optionally setting shared folders
    Added an option to run the configuration wizard on the next program start
    Added the ability to specify folders to ignore (folders_ignored in UMS.conf)
    Made the program icon look better in some situations (added more resolutions)
    Expanded filename prettifying
    Fixed OpenSubtitles support
    Improved stability of packing debug files
    Improved readme file
    Improved speed
    Cleaned some renderer configs
    Increased the safety of using -ac, -ab and -c:a in the CustomFFmpegOptions string in renderer configs

Renderers:

    Improved support for DirecTV and Samsung phones when using FFmpeg

Languages:

    Updated English

External Components:

    Updated h2database to 1.3.175, which:
        Improves stability
        Updated Logback to 1.1.1
    Updated MPlayer/MEncoder for Windows to SB56, which:
        Improves DVD support
        Fixes encoding sometimes finishing too soon
        Improves stability
        Improves support for the following video codecs: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
        Improves support for the following audio codecs: DTS
        Improves support for the following containers: Matroska, MOV, OGG
        Adds x265 encoding support
        Improves audio sync
        MPEG-4 adheres more strictly to spec limits
    Updated Netty to 3.9.0, which:
        Improves speed
        Fixes bugs
    Updated slf4j to 1.7.6, which:
        Improves stability
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General:
Use the Entertainment application category on OS X instead of Other
MPlayer thumbnail generation is disabled in the GUI if "Generate thumbnails" is unticked
Made Matroska container detection more reliable
Message dialogs display in the center of the program instead of the screen
The FFmpegAudio engine supports web audio
Valid MIME types are always sent to the renderer
Thumbnails of resume files are taken from the correct time (thanks, tdcosta100!)
The "Hide empty folders" option works for New Media folders (thanks, jpeyper!)
Improved support for transcoding to H.264 (thanks, tdcosta100!)
Improved detection of H.264 (thanks, tdcosta100!)
Improved speed
Fixed FFmpeg subtitles conversion (thanks, tdcosta100!)
Fixed the ability to stop scanning the library
Fixed the ability to resume videos with external subtitles
Fixed LPCM transcoding
Fixed renderer selection
Fixed timeseek detection (thanks, tdcosta100!)
Renderers:
Added support for Cambridge Audio Azur BD players (thanks, Triplefun!)
Added support for LG LA6200 TVs (thanks, douglasanpa!)
Added support for Sony Bravia BX305 TVs (thanks, douglasanpa!)
Added support for more sizes of LG LA644V TVs
Allow muxing of non-mod4 videos to Bravia TVs (thanks, tdcosta100!)
Languages:
Updated Czech translation
Updated Spanish translation (thanks, AlfredoRamos!)
External Components:
Updated Java Runtime Environment automatic downloader for Windows to 7u55, which:
Improves security
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General:
Made resuming more intuitive
Fixed the aspect ratio of thumbnails by default
Fixed the buffer going nuts after automatic subtitle conversion
Fixed support for URLs in playlists
Fixed error with thumbnails of resume files
Fixed the user interface when hiding advanced options
Languages:
Made more strings translatable
Updated Czech translation
Updated Russian translation
External Components:
Updated FFmpeg to builds from 2014-05-05, which:
Improves support for many containers and codecs
Fixes bugs
Updated h2database to 1.3.176, which:
Improves stability
Updated MPlayer/MEncoder for Windows to SB57, which:
Adds AAC encoding support
Improves H.265 support
Improves support for many containers and codecs
Improves speed
Fixes bugs
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General:

Tweaked the default Wi-Fi settings for smoother playback on slower networks
Fixed automatic updating on Windows
Fixed a memory leak
Fixed several bugs on OS X
Optimized code
Improved logging

Renderers:

Improved support for Apple mobile devices (iPad, iPhone, iPod)
Improved support for DirecTV HR
Improved support for LG LA644V Smart TV
Improved support for Nokia N900
Improved support for Pioneer Kuro
Improved support for Samsung mobile devices
Improved support for Sony Bravia 4500
Improved support for Sony Bravia EX620
Improved support for Telstra T-Box

Languages:

Updated Spanish translation (thanks, AlfredoRamos!)

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Changes since 3.6.2:

    General:

        Added and improved documentation for more renderer options to PS3.conf (CustomFFmpegOptions, OverrideFFmpegVideoFilter and KeepAspectRatio)
        Added support for configuring whether UMS can run just one or multiple instances
        Made the renderer setting KeepAspectRatio more reliable
        Renamed the renderer option OverrideVideoFilter to OverrideFFmpegVideoFilter
        Fixed incorrect aspect ratios being cached
        Fixed thumbnail seek position
        Fixed bugs with FFmpeg subtitle styles

    Renderers:

        Added support for nPlayer, skifta and TwonkyBeam on portable Apple devices (thanks, MattDetroit!)
        Added support for LG LM620 TVs (thanks, michal-sapsa!)
        Added support for Sony Bravia W7 series TVs (thanks, shtirlic!)
        Improved support for DirecTV HR
        Improved support for OPPO devices
        Improved support for Panasonic TVs
        Improved support for Samsung mobile devices

    Languages:

        Updated Czech translation
        Updated Spanish translation (thanks, AlfredoRamos!)

    External Components:

        Updated Apache commons-lang to 3.3.2, which:
            Fixes bugs
        Updated Logback to 1.1.2, which:
            Fixes bugs
        Updated Maven FindBugs Plugin to 2.5.4
        Updated Maven Git Commit ID Plugin to 2.1.9
        Updated MPlayer/MEncoder for Windows to SB55, which:
            Fixes DTS-ES to AC-3 transcoding
        Updated Netty to 3.9.1, which:
            Fixes bugs
        Updated slf4j to 1.7.7

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Changes since 3.6.3:

    General:

        Fixed a bug with filename prettifying
        Fixed a bug with FFmpeg subtitles
        Fixed a bug with adding files
        Fixed ignored renderers

    Renderers:

        Improved support for Samsung devices

    External Components:

        Updated MPlayer/MEncoder for Windows to SB58, which:

            Improves H.265 support
            Improves buffer allocation
            Makes seeking more accurate
            Improves support for many containers and codecs
            Improves speed
            Fixes bugs

http://www.universalmediaserver.com/

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Whats new: >>

General:

Fixed a bug with filename prettifying
Fixed a bug with FFmpeg subtitles
Fixed a bug with adding files
Fixed ignored renderers

Renderers:

Improved support for Samsung devices

External Components:

Updated MPlayer/MEncoder for Windows to SB58, which:

Improves H.265 support
Improves buffer allocation
Makes seeking more accurate
Improves support for many containers and codecs
Improves speed
Fixes bugs

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Release Notes

General:

Made the buffer more animated
Added web_port and web_enable settings to UMS.conf
Added support for 4k videos by automatically scaling them to a resolution that the renderer supports
Added renderer option SendDateMetadata to specify whether to send last modified date metadata to the renderer
Improved detection of which videos are automatically muxable
Fixed and improved web interface search
Fixed web interface content-type
Fixed images on web interface on Linux and OS X
Fixed documentation images on Linux
Fixed occasional error on Linux when packing debug files
Fixed external subtitles sometimes not loading
Fixed files with resolutions that are too high for the renderer streaming if they are otherwise supported
Fixed the VLC Web Video legacy engine only outputting 25fps
Fixed UMS occasionally telling renderers to expect a different video format than they get
General speed improvements
Updated several descriptions and formatted UMS.conf

Renderers:

Added support for Sony Bravia XBR TVs
Improved support for Apple mobile devices (iPad, iPhone, iPod)
Improved support for AirPlayer
Improved support for Android
Improved support for BlackBerry
Improved support for Cambridge Audio Blu-ray players
Improved support for Chromecast
Improved support for D-Link DSM-510
Improved support for Freebox HD
Improved support for Freecom Music Pal
Improved support for LG Smart TV Upgrader
Improved support for OPPO Blu-ray players
Improved support for Popcorn Hour
Improved support for Pioneer Kuro
Improved support for Realtek media players
Improved support for Samsung TVs, Blu-ray players and mobile devices
Improved support for Showtime
Improved support for Sony Bravia TVs, media players, Blu-ray players and Xperia devices
Improved support for Streamium
Improved support for Telstra T-Box
Improved support for VideoWeb TV
Improved support for Vizio TVs
Improved support for WDTV Live
Improved support for XBMC
Improved support for Xbox 360
Recognize Xbox One and PlayStation 4 when they connect to the web interface

Languages:

Updated Dutch translation

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Release Notes

General:

Added option InternalSubtitlesSupported to renderer configs for greater control over file compatibility
Added option "Force external subtitles"
Added the option "Use embedded style" to FFmpeg instead of just MEncoder
Fixed a bug with the adaptive bitrate setting GUI
Fixed bugs with subtitles not being loaded
Fixed displaying the Windows-specific "prevent operating system from sleeping" option on other operating systems
Fixed FFmpeg sometimes sending too many audio channels
Fixed FFmpeg using a bitrate too high for audio transcoding

Languages:

Updated Spanish translation

External Components:

Updated FFmpeg to builds from 2014-07-16, which:

Improves support for many containers and codecs
Fixes bugs

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Release Notes

General:

The Java 8 build on Windows offers to update Java 7
Added all default renderer values to PS3.conf to make it easier to support new renderers
Added documentation and formatting to PS3.conf
Fixed automatic Java download/installation on Windows for users without it
Fixed the Live Subtitles feature
Fixed external subtitle support

Renderers:

Improved support for DirecTV HR
Improved support for Panasonic TVs
Improved support for Samsung devices

External Components:

Updated Java Runtime Environment automatic downloader for Windows to 8u11, which:

Improves security
Updated Maven Compiler Plugin to 3.1

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Release Notes

General:

Fixed MP4 support on some renderers
Fixed transcoded video resolutions with odd numbers on some renderers
Fixed error when retrieving audio channels
Updated descriptions in UMS.conf

Renderers:

Fixed audio support on WDTV Live
Fixed external subtitle support on Samsung devices
Improved support for Panasonic VT60 TVs

Languages:

Fixed Spanish translation
Updated most translations in minor ways
Updated Dutch translation

External Components:

Updated MediaInfo for Windows to 0.7.69, which:

Improves folder population times
Improves stability
Improves detection of HEVC streams
Fixes bugs

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Release Notes

General:
Added previous and next buttons to web interface
Added the ability to prioritize renderer loading order
Windows uninstaller no longer deletes custom renderer configs
Windows uninstaller no longer leaves behind unused files
Windows automatic updater downloads the correct build for the user's Java version
FFmpeg defers to MEncoder for transcoding subtitles by default
Fixed subtitles stretching bug
Fixed startup crash on non-Windows operating systems
Fixed subtitles not being transcoded when the renderer supported streaming the file
Fixed automatic wireless quality optimizations not being applied
Improved logging and log packing
Speed improvements
Renderers:
Added support for Xbox One via DLNA
Improved support for Panasonic VT60 TVs
Languages:
Updated Spanish translation
Updated Java Runtime Environment automatic downloader for Windows to 8u20, which:
Improves security
Updated FFmpeg to builds from 2014-08-28, which:
Improves support for many containers and codecs
Fixes bugs

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Release Notes

General:
Made videos start faster sometimes when using FFmpeg
Improved accuracy when parsing rare files
Improved folder population speed
Fixed x264 transcoding when using recent versions of MEncoder
Fixed Windows Java 6 versions trying to update to Java 7
Renderers:
Fixed external subtitle streaming support on Samsung TVs
Languages:
Updated French translation (thanks, Kirvx!)
Updated Spanish translation
External Components:
Updated MPlayer/MEncoder for Windows to SB59, which:
Fixes decoding of PGS subtitles
Improves support for many containers and codecs
Improves 3D compatibility on some devices
Fixes bugs
Updated Netty to 3.9.4, which:
Improves security
Fixes bugs
Improves memory use

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Release Notes

General:
Folder population speed improvements with filename prettifying enabled
Web interface client-side speed improvements
Web interface design tweaks
Expanded filename prettifying
Split the renderer option SupportedSubtitlesFormats into SupportedExternalSubtitlesFormats and SupportedInternalSubtitlesFormats
Optimized video bitrate over wireless connections
Made more strings translatable
Fixed FFmpeg to MEncoder deferral via the Transcode folder
Fixed subtitles being transcoded when they didn't need to be
Fixed web thumbnails sometimes
Fixed the Windows installer downloading the 32-bit version of Java on 64-bit systems
Fixed the Windows installer offering to automatically close UMS
Renderers:
Improved support for Panasonic TX-L32V10E TVs
Improved support for Samsung renderers
Languages:
Updated Czech translation
Updated French translation
External Components:
Updated FFmpeg for OS X to g7cf1f0f, which:
Improves support for many containers and codecs
Fixes bugs
Updated jQuery to 1.11.1, which:
Fixes bugs
Updated NSIS LockedList to 3.0.0.3, which:
Adds support for detecting 64-bit processes
Fixes bugs

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