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Blight
post Nov 16 2004, 10:54 PM
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Took a little bit longer than planned, but I wanted the update screen-snap feature in place before releasing beta 2.

As you can see, there are quite a few new things and interesting changes. Especially for MPEG2 Transport support.

Changes from 4.10 beta 1:
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* Zoom Player now supports playback of segmented MPEG2 Transport files
  (as in multiple files representing one video) as one file using the
  NVIDIA MultiSource DirectShow filter (shipping with ForceWare 4.xx).

  When the filter is specified as a source filter in Customized Media
  Playback (Options / Filter Control / Customized Media Playback),
  Zoom Player will try to automatically match additional file segments
  using the Zoom Player auto segment matching feature
  (Options / Values / Other) which can now use Regular Expressions (see
  below).

  This feature requires Zoom Player Professional.

* Zoom Player now supports external Matroska Chapter files ("mtxchp"
  extension). The support is optional (Options / Settings / Playback)
  as doing file searches when opening files causes a slight slowdown
  (probably not noticeable, but it accumulates).

* You can now specify different file names to be used for different
  skinning elements (such as Equalizer, Play List and On Screen Display).

* DVD External (as-in not part of the DVD itself) subtitles can now be
  loaded automatically by placing a subtitle file with "disc" as the
  base name within either the directory the VIDEO_TS.IFO exists in,
  or in the DVD Bookmark directory for the playing disc (which is
  created once the disc is played once).

  For example:
  C:\Movie Backup\My Movie\disc.sub
    or
  C:\Zoom Player\DVD-Bookmarks\MY_MOVIE.2F751008DCF7124A\disc.srt

  You must also make sure that DirectVobSub is set as an Additional
  DVD Filter.  Any subtitle extension with the base name of "disc" is
  searched when trying to auto-load a subtitle file.

* Trying to run Zoom Player when it's already running will bring
  the current Zoom Player window to the front.

+ Zoom Player can now use Regular Expressions (www.regexpstudio.com)
  when matching Auto-Segment (Options / Values / Other) file loading
  (this feature is disabled by default).  Regular Expressions allow
  for much greater string matching capabilities but take quite a bit
  more CPU power.  Using the open dialog to open 100's of files may
  mean a massive CPU hit (opening directories doesn't have this issue).

  If you previously set a customized Auto-Segment mask, you will need
  to update your Auto-Load masking values.  The previous method of
  auto-loading segments is still available as it's much easier to
  use than Regular Expressions and takes much less CPU power.

+ Zoom Player's Window Snapping has been improved.  When a window is
  docked to the main user interface, dragging the main user interface
  will now also drag any attached windows.

+ You should now be able to click badly authored DVD Menus and
  Interactive DVD Branching (DVD Menus within actual DVD Footage).

+ The Customized Media Mode Source Filter configuration dialog now allows
  you to specify a filter-chain (previously you could only select one
  filter).

+ With "YUV Mixing Mode" (Advanced Options / Filter Control / Settings)
  enabled, you should now be able to turn off "Fix VMR9 Scaling Bug" and
  have improved aspect ratio compatibility when playing certain WMV titles
  (T2:UE, Taxi3, etc...) in VMR9 mode.

+ When loading a skin that is missing a skinning element (such as
  skin data for the Equalizer, Play List or On Screen Display),
  the default skinning elements will be used instead.

- When switching between various DVD decoding/rendering filters, a
  DVD bookmark may not get loaded properly (due to how Microsoft handles
  DVD Bookmarks) and cause playback to stop.  Zoom Player will now
  intercept this call and erase the offending bookmark so once Play
  is clicked again, the DVD should play normally.

- Playing DVDs in VMR9 Windowless mode may not always clear the
  top/bottom sections of the screen when the aspect ratio mode changes.

- The Context Navigator should now show the correct stream selection
  list each time it is opened.

- Using the minimalist skin button on the user interface would not
  properly remove some of the interface elements.

- When exporting the Zoom Player settings, you would get a message
  saying that there was an error.  This was cosmetic as the settings
  were exported correctly.

- Fixed TimeLine font-size issues on the Brownish skin when using
  large fonts.


Download Zoom Player v4.10 beta 2 here.


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- Blight   Announcing Zoom Player v4.10 beta 2   Nov 16 2004, 10:54 PM
- - shigaloo   nice job on the nvidia seemless file playback, wor...   Nov 17 2004, 04:45 AM
- - gpvillamil   hmmm, interactive branching is not working for me....   Nov 17 2004, 05:01 AM
- - midiboy   QUOTE With "YUV Mixing Mode" (Advanced O...   Nov 17 2004, 09:02 AM
- - Bartman   QUOTE + You should now be able to click badly auth...   Nov 17 2004, 10:02 AM
- - Blight   Bartman: That happens with badly authored DVDs tha...   Nov 17 2004, 12:51 PM
- - Bartman   QUOTE (Blight @ Nov 17 2004, 12:51 PM)Bartman...   Nov 17 2004, 01:00 PM
- - DCoder   QUOTE - The Context Navigator should now show the ...   Nov 17 2004, 01:14 PM
- - DCoder   Another Request, on the Stream Select Popupmenu i ...   Nov 17 2004, 01:38 PM
- - Xophile   Wasn't Beta 2 suppose to include a fix for the...   Nov 17 2004, 10:15 PM
- - Abstrakt   Blight, many thanks for your continued work on sup...   Nov 18 2004, 02:55 AM
- - )p(   QUOTE (Abstrakt @ Nov 18 2004, 02:55 AM)Using...   Nov 18 2004, 07:12 AM
- - Abstrakt   Peter, Here’s the mediagraph that sort of works fo...   Nov 18 2004, 08:44 AM
- - )p(   QUOTE (Abstrakt @ Nov 18 2004, 08:44 AM)Peter...   Nov 18 2004, 08:48 AM
- - Blight   Bartman: PowerDVD isn't based on DirectShow (m...   Nov 18 2004, 09:29 AM
- - Vern Dias   Blight: Are you looking into incorporating window...   Nov 18 2004, 12:26 PM
- - midiboy   Hi Blight, YUV Mixing mode .... what did you cha...   Nov 18 2004, 07:31 PM
- - midiboy   Hi again, Blight, as I said I posted the crash de...   Nov 19 2004, 05:10 PM
- - DCoder   QUOTE I can't reproduce the skin issue, try op...   Nov 20 2004, 12:08 PM
- - Blight   Vern Dias: I'm looking into it, but as I poste...   Nov 21 2004, 04:50 AM
- - midiboy   QUOTE midiboy: I fixed some Aspect Ratio issues wi...   Nov 21 2004, 09:18 AM
- - Blight   midi: give me the exact specs of what you are tryi...   Nov 21 2004, 04:19 PM
- - midiboy   Hi Blight, interesting, while I was trying to ge...   Nov 21 2004, 05:48 PM
- - midiboy   Hi again, just when I thought I had found out the...   Nov 21 2004, 06:13 PM
- - Blight   midi: It's possible that the crash is somehow ...   Nov 22 2004, 06:17 AM
- - midiboy   Hi Blight, Your explanation sounds logical ! ...   Nov 22 2004, 08:04 AM
- - DCoder   QUOTE (Blight @ Nov 21 2004, 04:50 AM)I alrea...   Nov 22 2004, 11:26 PM
- - Blight   dcoder: I changed the OSD Popup code so that the t...   Nov 23 2004, 09:26 AM
- - screenSaver   Blight, I'm afraid it is going to be a relati...   Nov 25 2004, 08:34 PM
- - thop   With the newest beta the playlist is not skinned a...   Nov 25 2004, 09:12 PM
- - screenSaver   QUOTE (thop @ Nov 25 2004, 09:12 PM)With the ...   Nov 26 2004, 10:18 AM
- - SicteR   screenSaver, see if Flicker setting in TVTool can ...   Nov 26 2004, 01:15 PM
- - screenSaver   QUOTE (SicteR @ Nov 26 2004, 01:15 PM)screenS...   Nov 26 2004, 04:15 PM
- - Blight   thop: Looking into it. SicteR: If you see flicker...   Nov 26 2004, 05:47 PM
- - SicteR   QUOTE (Blight @ Nov 26 2004, 07:47 PM)SicteR:...   Nov 26 2004, 09:53 PM
- - alaricljs   I have an issue with fnDVDSub on a DVDrip of Hidal...   Dec 3 2004, 05:38 PM
- - Blight   sometimes the ripping process can cause ghost stre...   Dec 4 2004, 10:28 PM
- - thop   QUOTE (Blight @ Nov 26 2004, 05:47 PM)thop: L...   Dec 5 2004, 12:34 AM
- - filewalker   bug report: "seemless playback" option ...   Dec 5 2004, 01:47 PM
- - Blight   file: It's intentional, I disabled it cause it...   Dec 5 2004, 06:04 PM
- - alaricljs   For the telnet control interface, the 1100 message...   Dec 6 2004, 08:44 PM
- - Orf   I've some problems with ZP that happens only w...   Dec 7 2004, 07:41 AM
- - Blight   orf: This is something weird in directshow that I ...   Dec 8 2004, 01:17 AM
- - Orf   Blight: Thanks for explanations   Dec 8 2004, 05:30 AM
- - Vern Dias   Blight, I noticed recently that using YUV mixing ...   Dec 8 2004, 01:41 PM
- - Blight   Vern: Difficult... as I have no Direct3D experienc...   Dec 9 2004, 03:29 AM
- - Vern Dias   Never mind on the VSync issue. It appears to be d...   Dec 9 2004, 01:26 PM
- - alaricljs   Blight: interesting thanks, I didn't expect t...   Dec 10 2004, 02:23 PM
- - Blight   vern: I don't think it's DirectDraw... I t...   Dec 11 2004, 08:48 PM
- - Vern Dias   I don't think so. Mediator specifically says t...   Dec 12 2004, 05:01 PM
- - pcgeek   YUV Mixing mode is also busted on my Beta 2 (was w...   Dec 13 2004, 07:32 PM
- - Blight   vern: The VMR Player application is not what we...   Dec 14 2004, 06:15 AM
- - midiboy   QUOTE YUV Mixing mode is also busted on my Beta 2 ...   Dec 14 2004, 08:23 AM
- - Vern Dias   Be careful with YUV mixing mode. I have had certa...   Dec 15 2004, 11:49 PM
- - Blight   vern: ZP is written in delphi, I used an MPL licen...   Dec 17 2004, 02:57 PM
- - Vern Dias   Blight: I have living proof that exclusive mode i...   Dec 17 2004, 03:50 PM
- - Blight   Vern: You misunderstood me. I meant higher applic...   Dec 18 2004, 05:17 AM
- - Vern Dias   Ahhh... Gotcha. However... I'm going to PM y...   Dec 18 2004, 03:36 PM
- - kosborne   Blight, I'm very happy with Zoomplayer (since...   Dec 19 2004, 11:00 PM
- - kosborne   ER!.... never mind about burners - I was thin...   Dec 19 2004, 11:04 PM
- - Blight   kosborne: I disabled seamless playback as it was s...   Dec 20 2004, 07:19 AM
- - Raistlin   I've got a suggestion about the way Enqueue ac...   Dec 25 2004, 11:27 AM
- - Blight   Raistlin: Er... this is why ZP has the option to P...   Dec 25 2004, 02:13 PM
- - SirRey   I'm trying to play a DVD and use the new exter...   Dec 27 2004, 05:21 AM
- - Blight   SirRey: Advanced Options / DVD / DVD Setup / Custo...   Dec 27 2004, 11:37 AM
- - SirRey   Thanks Blight, That's one Great Feature!...   Dec 27 2004, 05:01 PM
- - Raistlin   QUOTE (Blight @ Dec 25 2004, 02:13 PM)Er... t...   Dec 28 2004, 08:02 AM
- - Blight   raistlin: ZP has several "reaction" mode...   Dec 28 2004, 03:59 PM
- - Raistlin   QUOTE (Blight @ Dec 28 2004, 03:59 PM)ZP has ...   Dec 29 2004, 12:38 PM
- - egandt   Is there a way to get ZP to enable and start the w...   Dec 29 2004, 02:29 PM
- - Blight   egandt: The reason that ZP has an internal screen ...   Jan 1 2005, 08:04 PM
- - TilRoquette   Is "Key exchange for DVD copy protection fail...   Jan 6 2005, 09:40 AM
- - filewalker   @Blight on condition that "stay on top...   Jan 7 2005, 07:19 PM
- - Blight   TilRoquette: That message has nothing to do with Z...   Jan 8 2005, 06:57 PM
- - filewalker   Is it really intentional that the options pop up b...   Jan 11 2005, 05:29 PM
- - inti   Can I just say, I fully support everything that Ve...   Jan 13 2005, 12:15 AM
- - Blight   inti: I recently made a post on AVSForum with rega...   Jan 13 2005, 02:07 AM
- - Vern Dias   Blight: Please consider: It has to be full scree...   Jan 14 2005, 06:09 PM
- - n808   i just upgraded from 4.03 to 4.10b2 and was happy ...   Jan 16 2005, 07:42 PM
- - Blight   Vern: The difference (code-wise) of with and witho...   Jan 17 2005, 09:52 PM
- - pcgeek   How about in the grand tradition of ZP, making it ...   Jan 18 2005, 02:42 PM
- - Vern Dias   Blight, I may have confused you when I said full s...   Jan 21 2005, 02:23 AM
- - Suzi   Is this topic OK? The first time I see it with out...   Feb 6 2005, 04:06 AM
- - Blight   The topic is ok, I just want to get beta 3 out the...   Feb 8 2005, 04:06 PM
- - Raistlin   Blight Found a bug. I have recorded a DVD-RW disc ...   Feb 9 2005, 08:14 AM
- - Blight   Well, vr_mangr.ifo is not a valid dvd path, the mi...   Feb 10 2005, 02:19 AM
- - filewalker   I wanted to use the volume balance feature with th...   Feb 12 2005, 11:55 AM
- - Raistlin   QUOTE (Blight @ Feb 10 2005, 02:19 AM)Well, v...   Feb 14 2005, 02:19 PM
- - Suzi   Blight, Is it safe to say that this is the longes...   Feb 28 2005, 12:07 AM
- - Blight   Suzi: Quite probably, I'm actually sitting on ...   Feb 28 2005, 09:52 AM
- - midiboy   QUOTE I want to get WMV DRM playback working in th...   Feb 28 2005, 10:17 AM
- - filewalker   QUOTE Hi Blight, You could add this for beta 4 an...   Feb 28 2005, 04:11 PM
- - Suzi   QUOTE (filewalker @ Feb 28 2005, 04:11 PM)QUO...   Mar 1 2005, 03:40 AM
- - adli   I'm using ZP 40.3 with winxp SP1, can I u/gra...   Mar 1 2005, 08:07 AM
- - Blight   adli: The only major "annoyance" with be...   Mar 1 2005, 10:13 AM
- - midiboy   Blight: oh well, two weeks would be ok I guess. E...   Mar 1 2005, 10:30 AM
- - Blight   midi: Firstly, I'm disabling renderless for th...   Mar 1 2005, 01:12 PM
- - midiboy   Hi Blight, oh, I thought renderless is more or le...   Mar 1 2005, 01:29 PM
- - Blight   midi: The ONLY difference between windowed/fullscr...   Mar 3 2005, 09:15 AM
- - midiboy   Hi Blight, very unfortunately, I do get massive t...   Mar 3 2005, 01:47 PM
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