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Home Theater and Digital Video Recording solution for Windows.

Release_1.28.0

2 years ago

We have just released MediaPortal 1.28 Summer Breeze

Highlights of this release 

Bugfixes:

  • [MP1-5053] - TV framerate is not parsed from tsbuffer
  • [MP1-5058] - Infinity waiting in TVClient library
  • [MP1-5059] - Performance stats displayed incorrectly
  • [MP1-5061] - SQLite does not select all data when there is a lot of data
  • [MP1-5062] - Update urls in deploytool
  • [MP1-5071] - Improve XMLTV Plugin property parsing

Since Pre-Release :

  • [MP1-5073] - Error processing xml with dtd in it
  • [MP1-5075] - Fix Timeout trouble in TVServer
  • [MP1-5077] - Fix for CUE-Files not imported into database
  • [MP1-5078] - Sometimes no image rendered when playing video
  • [MP1-5079] - DiscID not populated in MusicTag

New:

Improvement / Rework:

  • [MP1-4242] - Watchdog improvement
  • [MP1-5049] - Add MusicBrainz fields in Music database
  • [MP1-5063] - Update code for windows server
  • [MP1-5068] - Update Mediainfo to 21.3.1
  • [MP1-5069] - Update libsamplerate to 0.1.9
  • [MP1-5072] - Update MetadataExtractor to 2.5.0
  • Germany DVBC Tunigdetails Vodafone NRW and Hessen
  • Update Titan skin
  • The language files have been updated

Since Pre-Release :

  • [MP1-5076] - Update TagLibSharp to 2.3.1.0
  • [MP1-5080] - Fix WatchDog UAC prompt
  • Updated UK tuning parameters

Along with the above items we kept consolidating our software.

Notes:

For use Bluray with BD-J support, please read the Wiki

Full list of changes

You can review the complete change log for this Release by using the link below:
Changelog: MediaPortal 1.28 Pre Release
Changelog: MediaPortal 1.28 Release

Documentation of new features will be added to: Wiki - What's New

Installation, Upgrade, Download and Feedback

Installation

Since we switched to .NET4 you need to make sure you have.NET4 installed on your computer (not needed if you are on Windows 8 because it comes with .NET4, but you NEED the .NET 3.5 features enabled!). Otherwise you are not able to install MediaPortal and the installer just quits.

Download-Link: Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (Standalone Installer)

Aside from that when doing a clean installation of the this Release there is nothing else to worry about.

Microsoft SQL Server

If you plan to use MSSQL server for TV it is necessary to install it yourself before installing Mediaportal with TV Server. Instructions for previous versions are on the wiki, note that new versions were not checked for 100% compatibility.

For Windows XP, Vista - MSSQL 2005 - SQL Server 2005

For Windows 7 or later - MSSQL 2008 - SQL Server 2008 or SQL Server 2008 R2 Express

For Windows 7 or later - MSSQL versions above 2008, there's no official documentation from Mediaportal but you can install and configure it based on the articles above, google or documentation from Microsoft. Compatibility has not been tested.

Upgrade

Upgrading from MP 1.2.0 Beta or later to 1.28 Release

All MediaPortal 1.2.0 Beta installations can be upgraded to this Release without losing your settings.

Plugins:

If you are running MediaPortal 1.6.0 or earlier, then it is possible that some of your previously installed plugins will be shown as incompatible after the upgrade to this Release! Whether or not a plugin is incompatible depends on the MediaPortal subsystems the plugin uses.
All plugins that work for the 1.7.1 HotFix release, should also work with the this Release.

Upgrading Extensions:

The easiest way to upgrade your extensions is by launching the MediaPortal Extension Installer, and let it check for updated versions. However this only works for extensions that use our MPEI system. If the author of the extension releases it as a stand alone installer, you must contact them for an updated version.

General note about Upgrades

Manually stop TV-Service!

On some systems our installer is not able to update the TV-Server installation because its files are locked or the service can not be stopped.
For upgrades to this Release we recommend that you manually stop the TV-Service and make sure, via Windows Task Manager (enable the "all users" option), that the TvService.exe process is really gone before starting to upgrade.

Custom TV-Service properties

If you manually changed the properties of the TV-Service (like restart on error options), then you must redo these changes after the upgrade. The installer is not able to save and restore your custom service properties when it installs the new version of the TV-Service.

Feedback

Bugs

If you think you found a bug then please post a detailed report in our Bug Reports Forum.

Make sure your report includes all the required information. Incomplete reports will be removed to keep the forum clean.

 Download

Finally - the download. We hope that you took the time to read this release news entirely because it includes vital information about the major changes.

If you would like to support MediaPortal, we would be happy to receive a donation!

The Team wishes you a lot of fun with this new release!

Release_1.28.0_Pre_Release

3 years ago

Pre Releases are provided as a way for the community to test and give feedback on all the exciting things we have lined up for the next release. We allocate about one month for Pre Release testing. In that time we will only fix bugs, after which comes the final release!

Highlights of this release 

Bugfixes:

  • [MP1-5053] - TV framerate is not parsed from tsbuffer
  • [MP1-5058] - Infinity waiting in TVClient library
  • [MP1-5059] - Performance stats displayed incorrectly
  • [MP1-5061] - SQLite does not select all data when there is a lot of data
  • [MP1-5062] - Update urls in deploytool
  • [MP1-5071] - Improve XMLTV Plugin property parsing

New:

Improvement / Rework:

  • [MP1-4242] - Watchdog improvement
  • [MP1-5049] - Add MusicBrainz fields in Music database
  • [MP1-5063] - Update code for windows server
  • [MP1-5068] - Update Mediainfo to 21.3.1
  • [MP1-5069] - Update libsamplerate to 0.1.9
  • [MP1-5072] - Update MetadataExtractor to 2.5.0
  • Germany DVBC Tunigdetails Vodafone NRW and Hessen
  • Update Titan skin
  • The language files have been updated

Along with the above items we kept consolidating our software.

Notes:

For use Bluray with BD-J support, please read the Wiki

Full list of changes

You can review the complete change log for this Release by using the link below:
Changelog: MediaPortal 1.28 Pre Release
Changelog: MediaPortal 1.28 Release

Documentation of new features will be added to: Wiki - What's New

Installation, Upgrade, Download and Feedback

Installation

Since we switched to .NET4 you need to make sure you have.NET4 installed on your computer (not needed if you are on Windows 8 because it comes with .NET4, but you NEED the .NET 3.5 features enabled!). Otherwise you are not able to install MediaPortal and the installer just quits.

Download-Link: Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (Standalone Installer)

Aside from that when doing a clean installation of the this Release there is nothing else to worry about.

Microsoft SQL Server

If you plan to use MSSQL server for TV it is necessary to install it yourself before installing Mediaportal with TV Server. Instructions for previous versions are on the wiki, note that new versions were not checked for 100% compatibility.

For Windows XP, Vista - MSSQL 2005 - SQL Server 2005

For Windows 7 or later - MSSQL 2008 - SQL Server 2008 or SQL Server 2008 R2 Express

For Windows 7 or later - MSSQL versions above 2008, there's no official documentation from Mediaportal but you can install and configure it based on the articles above, google or documentation from Microsoft. Compatibility has not been tested.

Upgrade

Upgrading from MP 1.2.0 Beta or later to 1.28 Pre-Release

All MediaPortal 1.2.0 Beta installations can be upgraded to this Release without losing your settings.

Plugins:

If you are running MediaPortal 1.6.0 or earlier, then it is possible that some of your previously installed plugins will be shown as incompatible after the upgrade to this Release! Whether or not a plugin is incompatible depends on the MediaPortal subsystems the plugin uses.
All plugins that work for the 1.7.1 HotFix release, should also work with the this Release.

Upgrading Extensions:

The easiest way to upgrade your extensions is by launching the MediaPortal Extension Installer, and let it check for updated versions. However this only works for extensions that use our MPEI system. If the author of the extension releases it as a stand alone installer, you must contact them for an updated version.

General note about Upgrades

Manually stop TV-Service!

On some systems our installer is not able to update the TV-Server installation because its files are locked or the service can not be stopped.
For upgrades to this Release we recommend that you manually stop the TV-Service and make sure, via Windows Task Manager (enable the "all users" option), that the TvService.exe process is really gone before starting to upgrade.

Custom TV-Service properties

If you manually changed the properties of the TV-Service (like restart on error options), then you must redo these changes after the upgrade. The installer is not able to save and restore your custom service properties when it installs the new version of the TV-Service.

Feedback

Bugs

If you think you found a bug then please post a detailed report in our Bug Reports Forum.

Make sure your report includes all the required information. Incomplete reports will be removed to keep the forum clean.

 Download

Finally - the download. We hope that you took the time to read this release news entirely because it includes vital information about the major changes.

If you would like to support MediaPortal, we would be happy to receive a donation!

The Team wishes you a lot of fun with this new release!

Release_1.27.0

3 years ago

We have just released MediaPortal 1.27

Highlights of this release 

**Bugfixes: **

** Since Pre-Release : - [MP1-5053] - TV framerate is not parsed from tsbuffer

  • [MP1-5055] - MediaInfo crash on old CPU
  • [MP1-5056] - Ability to quickly search in lists not only in English (Latin)

New:

Improvement / Rework:

  • [MP1-5043] - Upgrade Solution to Visual Studio 2019
  • [MP1-5044] - Upgrade NSIS to actual Version
  • [MP1-5048] - Give the TimeShift delay information
  • [MP1-5049] - Add MusicBrainz fields in Music database
  • [MP1-5052] - Increase classic splash screen size
  • DVB-T2 Czech Republic tuning details update
  • Updated DTT frequencies for Ireland
  • Update DefaultWideHD skin

Since Pre-Release :

  • [MP1-4908] - Fix for source directory with spaces
  • [MP1-5049] - Add MusicBrainz fields in Music database
  • Updated Salzburg AG tuning (20.Oct.2020)

Along with the above items we kept consolidating our software. Notes:

For use Bluray with BD-J support, please read the Wiki

Full list of changes

You can review the complete change log for this Release by using the link below:

Changelog: MediaPortal 1.27 Pre Release

Changelog: MediaPortal 1.27 Release

Documentation of new features will be added to: Wiki - What's New[

](<wiki/display/MediaPortal1/1.18.x>)

Installation, Upgrade, Download and Feedback

Installation

Since we switched to .NET4 you need to make sure you have.NET4 installed on your computer (not needed if you are on Windows 8 because it comes with .NET4, but you NEED the .NET 3.5 features enabled!). Otherwise you are not able to install MediaPortal and the installer just quits.


Download-Link: Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (Standalone Installer)

Aside from that when doing a clean installation of the this Release there is nothing else to worry about.

Microsoft SQL Server

If you plan to use MSSQL server for TV it is necessary to install it yourself before installing Mediaportal with TV Server. Instructions for previous versions are on the wiki, note that new versions were not checked for 100% compatibility.

For Windows XP, Vista - MSSQL 2005 - SQL Server 2005

For Windows 7 or later - MSSQL 2008 - SQL Server 2008 or SQL Server 2008 R2 Express

For Windows 7 or later - MSSQL versions above 2008, there's no official documentation from Mediaportal but you can install and configure it based on the articles above, google or documentation from Microsoft. Compatibility has not been tested.

Upgrade

Upgrading from MP 1.2.0 Beta or later to 1.27 Release

All MediaPortal 1.2.0 Beta installations can be upgraded to this Release without losing your settings.

Plugins:

If you are running MediaPortal 1.6.0 or earlier, then it is possible that some of your previously installed plugins will be shown as incompatible after the upgrade to this Release! Whether or not a plugin is incompatible depends on the MediaPortal subsystems the plugin uses.

All plugins that work for the 1.7.1 HotFix release, should also work with the this Release.

Upgrading Extensions:

The easiest way to upgrade your extensions is by launching the MediaPortal Extension Installer, and let it check for updated versions. However this only works for extensions that use our MPEI system. If the author of the extension releases it as a stand alone installer, you must contact them for an updated version.

General note about Upgrades

Manually stop TV-Service!

On some systems our installer is not able to update the TV-Server installation because its files are locked or the service can not be stopped.

For upgrades to this Release we recommend that you manually stop the TV-Service and make sure, via Windows Task Manager (enable the "all users" option), that the TvService.exe process is really gone before starting to upgrade.

Custom TV-Service properties

If you manually changed the properties of the TV-Service (like restart on error options), then you must redo these changes after the upgrade. The installer is not able to save and restore your custom service properties when it installs the new version of the TV-Service.

Feedback

Bugs

If you think you found a bug then please post a detailed report in our Bug Reports Forum.

Make sure your report includes all the required information. Incomplete reports will be removed to keep the forum clean.

If you would like to support MediaPortal, we would be happy to receive a donation!

The Team wishes you a lot of fun with this new release!

**

Release_1.27.0_Pre_Release

3 years ago

Pre Releases are provided as a way for the community to test and give feedback on all the exciting things we have lined up for the next release. We allocate about one month for Pre Release testing. In that time we will only fix bugs, after which comes the final release!

Highlights of this release 

Bugfixes:

  • [MP1-5050] - GUIHome should not be copied next to the mediaportal executable
  • [MP1-5051] - Music Playback fails with ReplayGain enabled and no ReplayGain Information in song
  • [MP1-5053] - TV framerate is not parsed from tsbuffer

Improvement / Rework:

  • [MP1-5043] - Upgrade Solution to Visual Studio 2019
  • [MP1-5044] - Upgrade NSIS to actual Version
  • [MP1-5048] - Give the TimeShift delay information
  • [MP1-5049] - Add MusicBrainz fields in Music database
  • [MP1-5052] - Increase classic splash screen size
  • DVB-T2 Czech Republic tuning details update
  • Updated DTT frequencies for Ireland
  • Update DefaultWideHD skin

Along with the above items we kept consolidating our software. Notes:

For use Bluray with BD-J support, please read the Wiki

Full list of changes

You can review the complete change log for this Pre Release by using the link below:

Changelog: MediaPortal 1.27 Pre Release

Documentation of new features will be added to: Wiki - What's New[

](https://www.team-mediaportal.com/wiki/display/MediaPortal1/1.18.x)

Installation, Upgrade, Download and Feedback

Installation

Since we switched to .NET4 you need to make sure you have.NET4 installed on your computer (not needed if you are on Windows 8 because it comes with .NET4, but you NEED the .NET 3.5 features enabled!). Otherwise you are not able to install MediaPortal and the installer just quits.


Download-Link: Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (Standalone Installer)

Aside from that when doing a clean installation of the this Pre Release there is nothing else to worry about.

Microsoft SQL Server

If you plan to use MSSQL server for TV it is necessary to install it yourself before installing Mediaportal with TV Server. Instructions for previous versions are on the wiki, note that new versions were not checked for 100% compatibility.

For Windows XP, Vista - MSSQL 2005 - SQL Server 2005

For Windows 7 or later - MSSQL 2008 - SQL Server 2008 or SQL Server 2008 R2 Express

For Windows 7 or later - MSSQL versions above 2008, there's no official documentation from Mediaportal but you can install and configure it based on the articles above, google or documentation from Microsoft. Compatibility has not been tested.

Upgrade

Upgrading from MP 1.2.0 Beta or later to 1.27 Pre Release

All MediaPortal 1.2.0 Beta installations can be upgraded to this Pre Release without losing your settings.

Plugins:

If you are running MediaPortal 1.6.0 or earlier, then it is possible that some of your previously installed plugins will be shown as incompatible after the upgrade to this Pre Release! Whether or not a plugin is incompatible depends on the MediaPortal subsystems the plugin uses.

All plugins that work for the 1.7.1 HotFix release, should also work with the this Pre Release.

Upgrading Extensions:

The easiest way to upgrade your extensions is by launching the MediaPortal Extension Installer, and let it check for updated versions. However this only works for extensions that use our MPEI system. If the author of the extension releases it as a stand alone installer, you must contact them for an updated version.

General note about Upgrades

Manually stop TV-Service!

On some systems our installer is not able to update the TV-Server installation because its files are locked or the service can not be stopped.

For upgrades to this Pre Release we recommend that you manually stop the TV-Service and make sure, via Windows Task Manager (enable the "all users" option), that the TvService.exe process is really gone before starting to upgrade.

Custom TV-Service properties

If you manually changed the properties of the TV-Service (like restart on error options), then you must redo these changes after the upgrade. The installer is not able to save and restore your custom service properties when it installs the new version of the TV-Service.

Feedback

Bugs

If you think you found a bug then please post a detailed report in our Bug Reports Forum.


Make sure your report includes all the required information. Incomplete reports will be removed to keep the forum clean.

Release_1.26.0

3 years ago

We have just released MediaPortal 1.26 - Winter is coming...

Highlights of this release 

Bugfixes:

  • [MP1-5031] - Fix Invalid File Handle in Setup
  • [MP1-5032] - Wrong font scale in splashscreen on 4K
  • [MP1-5034] - Tiled images corrupted after video is played.
  • [MP1-5035] - ZoomPixels in a thumbnail list
  • [MP1-5036] - Configuration crashes when clicking Plugins

Since Pre-Release :

  • [MP1-5045] - Home window switch from Remote not work

New:

  • [MP1-5012] - Start current music track from the beginning in NowPlaying window

Improvement / Rework:

  • [MP1-5015] - Improving the MP1 installer (DeployTools), providing nicer GUI :)
  • [MP1-5023] - Update metadata-extractor, add Samsung lens support
  • [MP1-5030] - Add UHD Thumb size to TV Server
  • [MP1-5037] - Update IRTrans remote mapping file
  • [MP1-5038] - Update MediaInfo.Wrapper to 20.8.0 & MediaInfo to 20.8.1
  • [MP1-5039] - Update SharplibHID to 1.4.4 & SharpLibWin32 to 0.2.2
  • [MP1-5040] - Update NAudio to 1.10.0
  • [MP1-5041] - Update FFmpeg win32 to 4.1.1
  • [MP1-5042] - Update sqlite to 3.33
  • Update France.Leucate DVBT Tuning parameters
  • Update DefaultWideHD skin

Since Pre-Release :

  • [MP1-4869] - Install ffmpeg 64 bit version on 64 bit OS
  • [MP1-5046] - Added logging when creating thumbs
  • [MP1-5047] - Update taglib sharp to 2.2.0.2 .Net 4.0

Along with the above items we kept consolidating our software. Notes:

For use Bluray with BD-J support, please read the Wiki

Full list of changes

You can review the complete change log for this Release by using the link below:

Changelog: MediaPortal 1.26 Pre Release

Changelog: MediaPortal 1.26 Release

Documentation of new features will be added to: Wiki - What's New[

Installation, Upgrade, Download and Feedback

Installation

Since we switched to .NET4 you need to make sure you have.NET4 installed on your computer (not needed if you are on Windows 8 because it comes with .NET4, but you NEED the .NET 3.5 features enabled!). Otherwise you are not able to install MediaPortal and the installer just quits.


Download-Link: Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (Standalone Installer)

Aside from that when doing a clean installation of the this Release there is nothing else to worry about.

Microsoft SQL Server

If you plan to use MSSQL server for TV it is necessary to install it yourself before installing Mediaportal with TV Server. Instructions for previous versions are on the wiki, note that new versions were not checked for 100% compatibility.

For Windows XP, Vista - MSSQL 2005 - SQL Server 2005

For Windows 7 or later - MSSQL 2008 - SQL Server 2008 or SQL Server 2008 R2 Express

For Windows 7 or later - MSSQL versions above 2008, there's no official documentation from Mediaportal but you can install and configure it based on the articles above, google or documentation from Microsoft. Compatibility has not been tested.

Upgrade

Upgrading from MP 1.2.0 Beta or later to 1.26 Release

All MediaPortal 1.2.0 Beta installations can be upgraded to this Release without losing your settings.

Plugins:

If you are running MediaPortal 1.6.0 or earlier, then it is possible that some of your previously installed plugins will be shown as incompatible after the upgrade to this Release! Whether or not a plugin is incompatible depends on the MediaPortal subsystems the plugin uses.

All plugins that work for the 1.7.1 HotFix release, should also work with the this Release.

Upgrading Extensions:

The easiest way to upgrade your extensions is by launching the MediaPortal Extension Installer, and let it check for updated versions. However this only works for extensions that use our MPEI system. If the author of the extension releases it as a stand alone installer, you must contact them for an updated version.

General note about Upgrades

Manually stop TV-Service!

On some systems our installer is not able to update the TV-Server installation because its files are locked or the service can not be stopped.

For upgrades to this Release we recommend that you manually stop the TV-Service and make sure, via Windows Task Manager (enable the "all users" option), that the TvService.exe process is really gone before starting to upgrade.

Custom TV-Service properties

If you manually changed the properties of the TV-Service (like restart on error options), then you must redo these changes after the upgrade. The installer is not able to save and restore your custom service properties when it installs the new version of the TV-Service.

Feedback

Bugs

If you think you found a bug then please post a detailed report in our Bug Reports Forum.


Make sure your report includes all the required information. Incomplete reports will be removed to keep the forum clean.

 Download

Finally - the download. We hope that you took the time to read this release news entirely because it includes vital information about the major changes.

If you would like to support MediaPortal, we would be happy to receive a donation!

The Team wishes you a lot of fun with this new release!

Release_1.26.0_Pre_Release

3 years ago

Pre Releases are provided as a way for the community to test and give feedback on all the exciting things we have lined up for the next release. We allocate about one month for Pre Release testing. In that time we will only fix bugs, after which comes the final release!

Highlights of this release 

Bugfixes:

  • [MP1-5031] - Fix Invalid File Handle in Setup
  • [MP1-5032] - Wrong font scale in splashscreen on 4K
  • [MP1-5034] - Tiled images corrupted after video is played.
  • [MP1-5035] - ZoomPixels in a thumbnail list
  • [MP1-5036] - Configuration crashes when clicking Plugins

New:

  • [MP1-5012] - Start current music track from the beginning in NowPlaying window

Improvement / Rework:

  • [MP1-5015] - Improving the MP1 installer (DeployTools), providing nicer GUI :)
  • [MP1-5023] - Update metadata-extractor, add Samsung lens support
  • [MP1-5030] - Add UHD Thumb size to TV Server
  • [MP1-5037] - Update IRTrans remote mapping file
  • [MP1-5038] - Update MediaInfo.Wrapper to 20.8.0 & MediaInfo to 20.8.1
  • [MP1-5039] - Update SharplibHID to 1.4.4 & SharpLibWin32 to 0.2.2
  • [MP1-5040] - Update NAudio to 1.10.0
  • [MP1-5041] - Update FFmpeg win32 to 4.1.1
  • [MP1-5042] - Update sqlite to 3.33
  • Update France.Leucate DVBT Tuning parameters
  • Update DefaultWideHD skin

Along with the above items we kept consolidating our software. Notes:

For use Bluray with BD-J support, please read the Wiki

Installation, Upgrade, Download and Feedback

Installation

Since we switched to .NET4 you need to make sure you have.NET4 installed on your computer (not needed if you are on Windows 8 because it comes with .NET4, but you NEED the .NET 3.5 features enabled!). Otherwise you are not able to install MediaPortal and the installer just quits.

Download-Link: Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (Standalone Installer)

Aside from that when doing a clean installation of the this Pre Release there is nothing else to worry about.

Microsoft SQL Server

If you plan to use MSSQL server for TV it is necessary to install it yourself before installing Mediaportal with TV Server. Instructions for previous versions are on the wiki, note that new versions were not checked for 100% compatibility.

For Windows XP, Vista - MSSQL 2005 - SQL Server 2005

For Windows 7 or later - MSSQL 2008 - SQL Server 2008 or SQL Server 2008 R2 Express

For Windows 7 or later - MSSQL versions above 2008, there's no official documentation from Mediaportal but you can install and configure it based on the articles above, google or documentation from Microsoft. Compatibility has not been tested.

Upgrade

Upgrading from MP 1.2.0 Beta or later to 1.25 Pre Release

All MediaPortal 1.2.0 Beta installations can be upgraded to this Pre Release without losing your settings.

Plugins:

If you are running MediaPortal 1.6.0 or earlier, then it is possible that some of your previously installed plugins will be shown as incompatible after the upgrade to this Pre Release! Whether or not a plugin is incompatible depends on the MediaPortal subsystems the plugin uses.
All plugins that work for the 1.7.1 HotFix release, should also work with the this Pre Release.

Upgrading Extensions:

The easiest way to upgrade your extensions is by launching the MediaPortal Extension Installer, and let it check for updated versions. However this only works for extensions that use our MPEI system. If the author of the extension releases it as a stand alone installer, you must contact them for an updated version.

General note about Upgrades

Manually stop TV-Service!

On some systems our installer is not able to update the TV-Server installation because its files are locked or the service can not be stopped.
For upgrades to this Pre Release we recommend that you manually stop the TV-Service and make sure, via Windows Task Manager (enable the "all users" option), that the TvService.exe process is really gone before starting to upgrade.

Custom TV-Service properties

If you manually changed the properties of the TV-Service (like restart on error options), then you must redo these changes after the upgrade. The installer is not able to save and restore your custom service properties when it installs the new version of the TV-Service.

Feedback

Bugs

If you think you found a bug then please post a detailed report in our Bug Reports Forum.

Make sure your report includes all the required information. Incomplete reports will be removed to keep the forum clean.

 Download

Finally - the download. We hope that you took the time to read this release news entirely because it includes vital information about the major changes.

If you would like to support MediaPortal, we would be happy to receive a donation!

The Team wishes you a lot of fun with this new release!

Release_1.25.0

4 years ago

We have just released** MediaPortal 1.25 Final - Summer 2020 Edition**

Highlights of this release 

Bugfixes:

  • [MP1-4966] - Update Bass Nuget to 2.4.15
  • [MP1-4995] - Recorded-TV sort-by-duration not support sorting in the reverse direction
  • [MP1-5001] - YesNoDialog ignores the default control settings from the skin when the default button is not forced to Yes
  • [MP1-5005] - IRTrans - fix detection server status
  • [MP1-4781] - Adding madVR support - Bugfixes
  • [MP1-4841] - Duplicate filenames with different lettercasing
  • [MP1-5003] - Building TVPlugins - Improvement
  • [MP1-5008] - The problem with scrolling text in the "listcontrol" in 4K
  • [MP1-5010] - Add registry check for VS2008 Redistr installed or not in DeployTool
  • [MP1-5011] - No version string on FullScreen splash window (DefaultWide HD skin)

Since Pre-Release :

  • [MP1-5016] - Titan skin fixes and updates (1.25)
  • [MP1-5024] - GUIDialogExif crash if GUIImage control not defined in skin ...
  • [MP1-5027] - Fix Exception: System.IO.FileNotFoundException

New:

  • [MP1-4990] - Improve horizontal scrolling in the EPG
  • [MP1-4991] - XmlTV plugin : Rename xml file from zip file to match to tvguide.xml

Improvement / Rework:

  • [MP1-4986] - MyPictures Database rework with extended EXIF info. Wiki
  • [MP1-4988] - Add Control.IsVisible to skin function
  • [MP1-4992] - Allow other plugins reading the next PS wakeup time
  • [MP1-4994] - Automatically Change Channel on Program Reminder
  • [MP1-4996] - Recorded-radio sorting should be changed to be the same as recorded-TV sorting
  • [MP1-4998] - Update MediaInfo Wrapper
  • [MP1-4987] - Fix exceptions
  • [MP1-5002] - Code cleanup
  • [MP1-5004] - EPG Genre Map - SubSection moved as main Section
  • [MP1-5009] - Built-in skin variable not initialised
  • Language : English / Deutsch / French
  • Add some Tuning Parameters

Since Pre-Release :

  • [MP1-4987] - Fix exceptions
  • [MP1-5011] - Add position, size, align, color (from skin) to Version, CVS labels and fix displaying version label in 4K. Wiki
  • [MP1-5013] - VSYASM 1.2.0 provided as nuget package
  • [MP1-5014] - Log refreshrate at Mediaportal start
  • [MP1-5015] - Improving the MP1 installer (DeployTools), providing nicer GUI :)
  • [MP1-5017] - Grabber searches for covers in the language of the system, then in English
  • [MP1-5018] - Fix configuration design.
  • [MP1-5020] - DirectX 9 SDK (June 2010) provided as nuget package
  • [MP1-5021] - Libbluray (Jar ( bdj) and binary) provided as Nuget Package
  • [MP1-5022] - Improving the MPE Installer, providing nicer GUI :)
  • [MP1-5028] - Add Exif properties to Slide window. Wiki
  • [MP1-5029] - Add the ability to choose the type of pause for designers in the slideshow. Wiki

Along with the above items we kept consolidating our software.

**Notes:
**

For use Bluray with BD-J support, please read the Wiki

Full list of changes

You can review the complete change log for this Release by using the link below:
Changelog: MediaPortal 1.25 Final Release
Changelog: MediaPortal 1.25 Pre Release

Documentation of new features will be added to: Wiki - What's New

Installation, Upgrade, Download and Feedback

Installation

Since we switched to .NET4 you need to make sure you have.NET4 installed on your computer (not needed if you are on Windows 8 because it comes with .NET4, but you NEED the .NET 3.5 features enabled!). Otherwise you are not able to install MediaPortal and the installer just quits.

Download-Link: Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (Standalone Installer)

Aside from that when doing a clean installation of the this Pre Release there is nothing else to worry about.

Microsoft SQL Server

If you plan to use MSSQL server for TV it is necessary to install it yourself before installing Mediaportal with TV Server. Instructions for previous versions are on the wiki, note that new versions were not checked for 100% compatibility.

For Windows XP, Vista - MSSQL 2005 - SQL Server 2005

For Windows 7 or later - MSSQL 2008 - SQL Server 2008 or SQL Server 2008 R2 Express

For Windows 7 or later - MSSQL versions above 2008, there's no official documentation from Mediaportal but you can install and configure it based on the articles above, google or documentation from Microsoft. Compatibility has not been tested.

Upgrade

Upgrading from MP 1.2.0 Beta or later to 1.25 Final Release

All MediaPortal 1.2.0 Beta installations can be upgraded to this Pre Release without losing your settings.

Plugins:

If you are running MediaPortal 1.6.0 or earlier, then it is possible that some of your previously installed plugins will be shown as incompatible after the upgrade to this Pre Release! Whether or not a plugin is incompatible depends on the MediaPortal subsystems the plugin uses.
All plugins that work for the 1.7.1 HotFix release, should also work with the this Pre Release.

Upgrading Extensions:

The easiest way to upgrade your extensions is by launching the MediaPortal Extension Installer, and let it check for updated versions. However this only works for extensions that use our MPEI system. If the author of the extension releases it as a stand alone installer, you must contact them for an updated version.

General note about Upgrades

Manually stop TV-Service!

On some systems our installer is not able to update the TV-Server installation because its files are locked or the service can not be stopped.
For upgrades to this Pre Release we recommend that you manually stop the TV-Service and make sure, via Windows Task Manager (enable the "all users" option), that the TvService.exe process is really gone before starting to upgrade.

Custom TV-Service properties

If you manually changed the properties of the TV-Service (like restart on error options), then you must redo these changes after the upgrade. The installer is not able to save and restore your custom service properties when it installs the new version of the TV-Service.

Feedback

Bugs

If you think you found a bug then please post a detailed report in our Bug Reports Forum.

Make sure your report includes all the required information. Incomplete reports will be removed to keep the forum clean.

 Download

Finally - the download. We hope that you took the time to read this release news entirely because it includes vital information about the major changes.

If you would like to support MediaPortal, we would be happy to receive a donation!

The Team wishes you a lot of fun with this new release!

Release_1.25.0_Pre_Release

4 years ago

Pre Releases are provided as a way for the community to test and give feedback on all the exciting things we have lined up for the next release. We allocate about one month for Pre Release testing. In that time we will only fix bugs, after which comes the final release!

Highlights of this release 

Bugfixes:

  • [MP1-4966] - Update Bass Nuget to 2.4.15
  • [MP1-4995] - Recorded-TV sort-by-duration not support sorting in the reverse direction
  • [MP1-5001] - YesNoDialog ignores the default control settings from the skin when the default button is not forced to Yes
  • [MP1-5005] - IRTrans - fix detection server status
  • [MP1-4781] - Adding madVR support - Bugfixes
  • [MP1-4841] - Duplicate filenames with different lettercasing
  • [MP1-5003] - Building TVPlugins - Improvement
  • [MP1-5008] - The problem with scrolling text in the "listcontrol" in 4K
  • [MP1-5010] - Add registry check for VS2008 Redistr installed or not in DeployTool
  • [MP1-5011] - No version string on FullScreen splash window (DefaultWide HD skin)

New:

  • [MP1-4990] - Improve horizontal scrolling in the EPG
  • [MP1-4991] - XmlTV plugin : Rename xml file from zip file to match to tvguide.xml

Improvement / Rework:

We improved this functions :

  • [MP1-4986] - MyPictures Database rework with extended EXIF info
  • [MP1-4988] - Add Control.IsVisible to skin function
  • [MP1-4992] - Allow other plugins reading the next PS wakeup time
  • [MP1-4994] - Automatically Change Channel on Program Reminder
  • [MP1-4996] - Recorded-radio sorting should be changed to be the same as recorded-TV sorting
  • [MP1-4998] - Update MediaInfo Wrapper
  • [MP1-4987] - Fix exceptions
  • [MP1-5002] - Code cleanup
  • [MP1-5004] - EPG Genre Map - SubSection moved as main Section
  • [MP1-5009] - Built-in skin variable not initialised
  • Language : English / Deutsch / French
  • Add some Tuning Parameters

Along with the above items we kept consolidating our software.

Notes:

For use Bluray with BD-J support, please read the Wiki

Full list of changes

You can review the complete change log for this Pre Release by using the link below:
Changelog: MediaPortal 1.25 Pre Release

Documentation of new features will be added to: Wiki - What's New

Installation, Upgrade, Download and Feedback

Installation

Since we switched to .NET4 you need to make sure you have.NET4 installed on your computer (not needed if you are on Windows 8 because it comes with .NET4, but you NEED the .NET 3.5 features enabled!). Otherwise you are not able to install MediaPortal and the installer just quits.

Download-Link: Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (Standalone Installer)

Aside from that when doing a clean installation of the this Pre Release there is nothing else to worry about.

Microsoft SQL Server

If you plan to use MSSQL server for TV it is necessary to install it yourself before installing Mediaportal with TV Server. Instructions for previous versions are on the wiki, note that new versions were not checked for 100% compatibility.

For Windows XP, Vista - MSSQL 2005 - SQL Server 2005

For Windows 7 or later - MSSQL 2008 - SQL Server 2008 or SQL Server 2008 R2 Express

For Windows 7 or later - MSSQL versions above 2008, there's no official documentation from Mediaportal but you can install and configure it based on the articles above, google or documentation from Microsoft. Compatibility has not been tested.

Upgrade

Upgrading from MP 1.2.0 Beta or later to 1.25 Pre Release

All MediaPortal 1.2.0 Beta installations can be upgraded to this Pre Release without losing your settings.

Plugins:

If you are running MediaPortal 1.6.0 or earlier, then it is possible that some of your previously installed plugins will be shown as incompatible after the upgrade to this Pre Release! Whether or not a plugin is incompatible depends on the MediaPortal subsystems the plugin uses.
All plugins that work for the 1.7.1 HotFix release, should also work with the this Pre Release.

Upgrading Extensions:

The easiest way to upgrade your extensions is by launching the MediaPortal Extension Installer, and let it check for updated versions. However this only works for extensions that use our MPEI system. If the author of the extension releases it as a stand alone installer, you must contact them for an updated version.

General note about Upgrades

Manually stop TV-Service!

On some systems our installer is not able to update the TV-Server installation because its files are locked or the service can not be stopped.
For upgrades to this Pre Release we recommend that you manually stop the TV-Service and make sure, via Windows Task Manager (enable the "all users" option), that the TvService.exe process is really gone before starting to upgrade.

Custom TV-Service properties

If you manually changed the properties of the TV-Service (like restart on error options), then you must redo these changes after the upgrade. The installer is not able to save and restore your custom service properties when it installs the new version of the TV-Service.

Feedback

Bugs

If you think you found a bug then please post a detailed report in our Bug Reports Forum.

Make sure your report includes all the required information. Incomplete reports will be removed to keep the forum clean.

 Download

Finally - the download. We hope that you took the time to read this release news entirely because it includes vital information about the major changes.

If you would like to support MediaPortal, we would be happy to receive a donation!

The Team wishes you a lot of fun with this new release!

Release_1.24.0_Release

4 years ago

We have just released MediaPortal 1.24 Final

Highlights of this release 

Bugfixes:

  • [MP1-4969] - Fix typo in MyMusic DB Index.
  • [MP1-4972] - Update MediaInfo Wrapper.
  • [MP1-4908] - Fix for source directory with spaces.
  • [MP1-4975] - Fix restore nuget from myget as priority.
  • [MP1-4977] - MatroskaTagInfo uses the wrong casing for tags.
  • [MP1-4970] - Update Titan skin 1.23+.
  • [MP1-4981] - Wrong sort order in some MusicViews.
  • [MP1-4982] - Remove hard stop when Caching Graphics not found folders.
  • [MP1-4976] - Built-in skin variables for current date.
  • [MP1-4978] - Some expressions did not take into account the negative sign of the result.

Since Pre-Release :

  • [MP1-4989] - Fix subtitle : read Lav splitter setting

New:

  • [MP1-4971] - Codec name instead FileType in Music GUI in MIME View.
  • [MP1-4983] - TsWriter not processing channel's extended name with more than one segment.

Improvement / Rework:

We improved this functions :

  • [MP1-4932] - dvr-ms and wtv file types are treated differently in myVideos.
  • [MP1-4968] - Log all exceptions.
  • [MP1-4979] - Remove Deprecated Kinopoisk grabber.
  • [MP1-4980] - Update MyVideo grabbers.
  • [MP1-4973] - Improve XMLTV EPG Grabber.
  • [MP1-4781] - Adding madVR support
  • Skin: Titan / DefaultWide (Logos for MediaInfo update).
  • Language : French / Swedish.

Since Pre-Release :

  • [MP1-4985] - Add FileType (flac, mp3, etc) as Default level in default Music Views (before Disc level)
  • [MP1-4993] - Updated tuning parameters

Along with the above items we kept consolidating our software.

Notes:

For use Bluray with BD-J support, please read the Wiki

Full list of changes

You can review the complete change log for this Release by using the link below: Changelog: MediaPortal 1.24 Final Release Changelog: MediaPortal 1.24 Pre Release

Documentation of new features will be added to: Wiki - What's New

Installation, Upgrade, Download and Feedback

Installation

Since we switched to .NET4 you need to make sure you have.NET4 installed on your computer (not needed if you are on Windows 8 because it comes with .NET4, but you NEED the .NET 3.5 features enabled!). Otherwise you are not able to install MediaPortal and the installer just quits.

Download-Link: Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (Standalone Installer)

Aside from that when doing a clean installation of the this Pre Release there is nothing else to worry about.

Upgrade

Upgrading from MP 1.2.0 Beta or later to 1.24 Final Release

All MediaPortal 1.2.0 Beta installations can be upgraded to this Pre Release without losing your settings.

Plugins:

If you are running MediaPortal 1.6.0 or earlier, then it is possible that some of your previously installed plugins will be shown as incompatible after the upgrade to this Pre Release! Whether or not a plugin is incompatible depends on the MediaPortal subsystems the plugin uses. All plugins that work for the 1.7.1 HotFix release, should also work with the this Pre Release.

Upgrading Extensions:

The easiest way to upgrade your extensions is by launching the MediaPortal Extension Installer, and let it check for updated versions. However this only works for extensions that use our MPEI system. If the author of the extension releases it as a stand alone installer, you must contact them for an updated version.

General note about Upgrades

Manually stop TV-Service!

On some systems our installer is not able to update the TV-Server installation because its files are locked or the service can not be stopped. For upgrades to this Pre Release we recommend that you manually stop the TV-Service and make sure, via Windows Task Manager (enable the "all users" option), that the TvService.exe process is really gone before starting to upgrade.

Custom TV-Service properties

If you manually changed the properties of the TV-Service (like restart on error options), then you must redo these changes after the upgrade. The installer is not able to save and restore your custom service properties when it installs the new version of the TV-Service.

Feedback

Bugs

If you think you found a bug then please post a detailed report in our Bug Reports Forum.

Make sure your report includes all the required information. Incomplete reports will be removed to keep the forum clean.

 Download

Finally - the download. We hope that you took the time to read this release news entirely because it includes vital information about the major changes.

If you would like to support MediaPortal, we would be happy to receive a donation!

The Team wishes you a lot of fun with this new release!

Release_1.24.0_Pre_Release

4 years ago

Pre Releases are provided as a way for the community to test and give feedback on all the exciting things we have lined up for the next release. We allocate about one month for Pre Release testing. In that time we will only fix bugs, after which comes the final release!

Highlights of this release 

Bugfixes:

  • [MP1-4969] - Fix typo in MyMusic DB Index.
  • [MP1-4972] - Update MediaInfo Wrapper.
  • [MP1-4908] - Fix for source directory with spaces.
  • [MP1-4975] - Fix restore nuget from myget as priority.
  • [MP1-4977] - MatroskaTagInfo uses the wrong casing for tags.
  • [MP1-4970] - Update Titan skin 1.23+.
  • [MP1-4981] - Wrong sort order in some MusicViews.
  • [MP1-4982] - Remove hard stop when Caching Graphics not found folders.
  • [MP1-4976] - Built-in skin variables for current date.
  • [MP1-4978] - Some expressions did not take into account the negative sign of the result.

New:

  • [MP1-4971] - Codec name instead FileType in Music GUI in MIME View.
  • [MP1-4983] - TsWriter not processing channel's extended name with more than one segment.

Improvement / Rework:

We improved this functions :

  • [MP1-4932] - dvr-ms and wtv file types are treated differently in myVideos.
  • [MP1-4968] - Log all exceptions.
  • [MP1-4979] - Remove Deprecated Kinopoisk grabber.
  • [MP1-4980] - Update MyVideo grabbers.
  • [MP1-4973] - Improve XMLTV EPG Grabber.
  • [MP1-4781] - Adding madVR support
  • Skin: Titan / DefaultWide (Logos for MediaInfo update).
  • Language : French / Swedish.

Along with the above items we kept consolidating our software.

Important Notes: This Release will break all plugins who use MediaInfo, please report issues on dedicated thread, related to plugin. Notes:

For use Bluray with BD-J support, please read the Wiki

Full list of changes

You can review the complete change log for this Pre Release by using the link below: Changelog: MediaPortal 1.24 Pre Release

Documentation of new features will be added to: Wiki - What's New

Installation, Upgrade, Download and Feedback

Installation

Since we switched to .NET4 you need to make sure you have.NET4 installed on your computer (not needed if you are on Windows 8 because it comes with .NET4, but you NEED the .NET 3.5 features enabled!). Otherwise you are not able to install MediaPortal and the installer just quits.

Download-Link: Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (Standalone Installer)

Aside from that when doing a clean installation of the this Pre Release there is nothing else to worry about.

Upgrade

Upgrading from MP 1.2.0 Beta or later to 1.24 Pre Release

All MediaPortal 1.2.0 Beta installations can be upgraded to this Pre Release without losing your settings.

Plugins:

If you are running MediaPortal 1.6.0 or earlier, then it is possible that some of your previously installed plugins will be shown as incompatible after the upgrade to this Pre Release! Whether or not a plugin is incompatible depends on the MediaPortal subsystems the plugin uses. All plugins that work for the 1.7.1 HotFix release, should also work with the this Pre Release.

Upgrading Extensions:

The easiest way to upgrade your extensions is by launching the MediaPortal Extension Installer, and let it check for updated versions. However this only works for extensions that use our MPEI system. If the author of the extension releases it as a stand alone installer, you must contact them for an updated version.

General note about Upgrades

Manually stop TV-Service!

On some systems our installer is not able to update the TV-Server installation because its files are locked or the service can not be stopped. For upgrades to this Pre Release we recommend that you manually stop the TV-Service and make sure, via Windows Task Manager (enable the "all users" option), that the TvService.exe process is really gone before starting to upgrade.

Custom TV-Service properties

If you manually changed the properties of the TV-Service (like restart on error options), then you must redo these changes after the upgrade. The installer is not able to save and restore your custom service properties when it installs the new version of the TV-Service.

Feedback

Bugs

If you think you found a bug then please post a detailed report in our Bug Reports Forum.

Make sure your report includes all the required information. Incomplete reports will be removed to keep the forum clean.

 Download

Finally - the download. We hope that you took the time to read this release news entirely because it includes vital information about the major changes.

  If you would like to support MediaPortal, we would be happy to receive a donation!

The Team wishes you a lot of fun with this new release!