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- Much faster start/stop of playback of video and audio files, w/o video output reinitialization.
- NOTE: If autoframerate feature is used, video output reinitialization may still be performed.
- NOTE: Playback of DVD/Blu-ray discs/images still requires video output reinitilization in any case.
- Added a possibility to record Internet radio stations (HTTP/MP3 and HTTP/AAC).
- Recording of Internet radio works exactly the same way as recording of IPTV:
ensure there is a storage attached, and press PLAY RC button to start/stop recording during playback.
- Each recording is saved into its own file inside "InetRadio_recordins" folder in the main storage.
- Added a special support for watching (and also recording) network/Internet video streams which use HTTP protocol and TS format, with improved buffering approach.
- To start watching such a video stream, launch a special "http://ts://......" URL in the player (e.g. using dune_folder.txt/media_url).
- During watching, press PLAY to start/stop recording (ensure a storage is attached).
- Each recording is saved into its own file inside "MTS_recordings" folder in the main storage.
- Added a possibility to sort files in the file browser.
- Usage: press MENU, choose "Sorting", choose sorting criteria and direction, press "OK".
- NOTE: Saving the sorting setting is not supported yet.
- Added support for APE ("monkey audio") audio files.
- Added support for OGG/Vorbis audio files.
- Added support for Vorbis audiotracks in MKV files.
- Added support for external OGG/Vorbis audiotracks.
- Added support for PGS subtitles in MKV files.
- Added support for VobSub subtitles in MKV files.
- Added support for WMA audiotracks in MKV files.
- Added support for correct playback of specific 120fps MKV files.
- Added support for external SSA/ASS subtitles (file extensions ".ssa", ".ass").
- Added support for playback of TS files with ".mod" and ".tos" extensions (used by some models of digital camcoders).
- Added support for specific TS files which were previously unsupported (audio-only files, files with certain information missing, etc).
- Added a new zoom preset for file playback: "fill screen" (convenient for watching 4:3 broadcasts with nonlinear stretching to 16:9).
- Added a possibility to put link to any folder/file/media resource directly to the main screen.
- Requirement: system storage should be attached (it is used to store the list of links and the associated icons).
- Usage instructions:
- Select any folder/file/media resource in the file browser, press MENU, choose "Add to main screen" in the popup menu.
A new item will be added to the main screen.
If the added item has an associated custom icon, the icon will be copied and used when showing the item on the main screen.
- To delete the added item from the main screen: choose it in the main screen, press CLEAR of choose MENU / Delete.
- Added support for BIG5 and GB2312 encodings (in all places -- subtitles, playlists, etc).
- Added dune_folder.txt feature: a possibility to specify the initial playback position in the playlist for media_url pointing to a playlist.
- Syntax:
- media_url =
- media_start_index =
- NOTE: This feature is useful for implement series support in movies-collection management solutions.
- Added dune_folder.txt feature: a possibility to specify scale factor not only for the primary icon, but also for the selected icon.
- Syntax:
- icon_sel_scale_factor = ...
- NOTE: This feature allows to implement the "selected icon has bigger size" effect w/o need to prepare two different icons.
- Added dune_folder.txt feature: a possibility to force "list" and "extended list" view modes for a folder.
- Syntax:
- use_icon_view = list
- use_icon_view = exlist
- Added dune_folder.txt feature: a possibility to specify what to do when media_url refers to a folder: open the folder for browsing, start playback of folder content, or ask use.
- Syntax:
- media_action = browse|play|ask_user
- Added dune_folder.txt feature: support for showing "virtual" items on the screen.
- The dune_folder.txt in a folder can define a list of virtual items, which are shown in addition to the files/subfolders actually residing in this folder (if any).
- Syntax ( is the index of the virtual item: 0, 1, 2, ...):
- item..caption = ...
- item..media_url = ...
- item..icon_path = ... (NOTE: HTTP links to images can be used)
- item..<...> = ... (any other parameters affecting the look and behavior of the media item)
- Added support for working with external catalogs of resources ("virtual filesystems") in the file browser.
- When dune_folder.txt/media_url points to a HTTP URL using "dune_http://..." syntax instead of the normal "http://..." syntax,
such a HTTP URL is handled by the player as a "virtual folder", which can be opened and navigated similarly to how local and NFS/SMB folders can be opened/navigated.
- The "dune_http" HTTP URL should return dune_folder.txt describing the content of the virtual folder using the mechanism of "virtual items".
- Each virtual item can be either a reference to a particular media resource, or a "dune_http" reference to a nested virtual subfolder.
- Extended support for VBR MP3 files (added duration detection and seek possibilities).
- Extended the lists of supported encodings for EXT2/EXT3 and NFS (added all encodings supported in other places).
- Improved detection and handling of files which have unsupported file format or can not be opened.
- Now, when encountering such a file, the player shows a message for a several seconds before skipping the file. Fixed some other bugs with handling of unsupported file formats.
- Improved DHCP client behavior: when the player send a DHCP request, it announces it as "Dune" (instead of using an empty name).
- Improved compatibility with some Blu-ray discs.
- Improved seek performance in specific MKV files.
- Improved LPCM output over HDMI when playing TS files (some issues fixed).
- Improved zoom handling for file and DVD playback: pressing CLEAR resets zoom settings to the defaults.
- Improved online upgrade function: more robust deletion of temporarily downloaded files.
- Improved antialiasing algorithm used for text rendering.
- Improved file browser responsiveness and performance in specific cases.
- Included the fix for the problem with media playback/reading pausing for several seconds.
- Improved handling of low-bitrate audio (less than 32Khz) during file playback (some issues fixed).
- Improved autoframerate: allow to switch to 23.976/24p from interlaced video modes when 24/50/60 autoframerate mode is used).
- Improved Internet radio playback: implemented more robust handling of HTTP connections.
- Improved component video output (prefering "SMPTE" standard instead of "M2"; should fix the problems with bad colors when component video output is chosen in Setup).
- Improved support for output of high quality PCM audio though digital audio outputs (S/PDIF and HDMI):
- Relaxed software limitations on the sample rate (to the level allowed by the hardware).
- Introduced a new setting allowing to limit maximum sample rate for compatibility with particular S/PDIF cables and A/V receivers.
- NOTE: For compatibility with all S/PDIF cables and A/V receivers, the limit is set to 48 Khz by default.
- Bugfix: network folders of different types (e.g. SMB and NFS) and having the same names did not work properly.
- Bugfix: some PCM WAV files were playing with a slight noise in the beginning.
- Bugfix: opening SMB share using guest account could not work in some cases.
- Bugfix: when reading/playing content from a SMB share, an error could occur in some rare cases.
- Bugfix: default choosing of internal audiotrack in TS files could not work (manual audio track switching could be required).
- Bugfix: external subtitles could be not available when starting file playback in specific ways (e.g. via network browser).
- Bugfix: UTF16-encoded external subtitles could be handled wrongly in specific cases.
- Bugfix: wrong information about audiocodec could be displayed when playing ASF/WMA file in specific cases.
- Bugfix: AC3 audiotracks in TS files could be decoded wrongly in specific cases.
- Bugfix: loading invalid/corrupted user-created icon files (via dune_folder.txt) could be handled wrongly.
- Bugfix: during file playback, if specific zoom settings were used, switching to the next file in the playlist could cause wrong zoom settings/handling.
- Some menu languages added/updated.
- Various other minor fixes and improvements.
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