April 24th, 2012· better online subtitles sorting
· fixed freeze problem with audio streams
· fixed problem with audio balance when loading EQ presets
· workoaround for LAV filters, won't crash anymore
· added support for YouTube url syntax
February 11th, 2012· fixed freeze problem with audio streams
December 22nd, 2011· SDK: added BSP_OpenFileW, BSP_GetFileNameW for unicode filenames
· in full screen mode mouse pointer is now less sensitive to mouse movement, it won't be shown at very small movement
· also added option to never show mouse pointer in full screen mode
· subtitles wasn't cleared in some cases, fixed
· some other subtitles fixes, also you should use new subtitle parser/renderer
· OSD info was broken with new OSD renderer, fixed
· when adding files to playlist short name was used instead unicode, fixed
· some other bug fixes
December 9th, 2011· some subtitles fixes
December 9th, 2011· subtitles wasn't cleared in some cases, fixed
· in full screen mode mouse pointer is now less sensitive to mouse movement, it won't be shown at very small movement
· also added option to never show mouse pointer in full screen mode
October 8th, 2011· SDK: added BSP_OpenFileW, BSP_GetFileNameW for unicode filenames
· OSD info was broken with new OSD renderer, fixed
· when adding files to playlist short name was used instead unicode, fixed
September 8th, 2011· fixed dvd playback with some DVDs
· fixed file association bug
· fixed display problem with some Unicode file names
· fixed problem with online subtitles, sometimes even if existed it wasn't displayed
· fixed YouTube playback
· when opening some files there were a lot of 1 byte reads, fixed
· some languages didn't get properly set at install time, fixed
· new subtitle renderer should now handle RTL languages properly
· added alternate AC3/DTS decoder
· frame step now also works with EVR renderer
· added some plugin events for playlist handling
· added support for madVR - Video renderer
· Taskbar Progress Bar is now 'normal' for streams
· edit bookmark window is now non-modal
· online subtitle result window also non-modal
· some other bug fixes and security enhancements
August 23rd, 2011· Google changed YouTube api, fixed YouTube playback
· fixed freezing bug introduced in build 1054, when registering file associations
July 30th, 2011· frame step now also works with EVR renderer
· added some plugin events for playlist handling
· added support for madVR - Video renderer
· Taskbar Progress Bar is now 'normal' for streams
· fixed file association bug
· new subtitle renderer should now handle RTL languages properly
May 27th, 2011· fixed display problem with some Unicode file names
· when opening some files there were a lot of 1 byte reads, fixed
· some languages didn't get properly set at install time, fixed
· fixed dvd playback with some DVDs
· edit bookmark window is now non-modal
· online subtitle result window also non-modal
· some other bug fixes and security enhancements
December 9th, 2010· Fixed problem, if subtitles were under video with EVR renderer (subtitles didn't properly hide)
December 1st, 2010· new osd mode
· added option to set subtitles off by default, subtitles are still loaded but not shown
· added option to ignore SSA styles
· added option to set background color for full screen mode
· unicode file names were in some cases displayed with short name, fixed
· added support for some Windows 7 features
· fixed wrong language checking with online subtitles
· with online subtitles only default language will now be requested
· fixed always on top bug when returning from full screen mode when sepearate taskbar buttons were enabled
· text inside {} in SSA subtitles will now be ignored
· changed/fixed mkv default audio stream handling
· all online subtitle providers will now be checked at the same time in separate threads
November 29th, 2010· fixed and improved YouTube playback
July 23rd, 2010· with some files there was no audio, fixed
· rared subtitles will now be loaded only if subtitle file name is the same as movie name
· fixed problem with playlist and moving items
· if mouse button was set for some actions it didn't work, fixed
· fixed problem with 'Always add all files in current directory to playlist' option when 'Sort files' was enabled
· sometimes DXVA was not used with EVR renderer, fixed
· some other bug fixes
· added subtitle upload support for opensubtitles.org and getsubtitles.com
· subtitles background color alpha can now be set
April 19th, 2010· fixed YouTube playback
· added option to sort files after they are added (for 'Always add all files in current directory to playlist' option)
March 30th, 2010· changed VobSub loading rules, only files with same name as movie file will now be loaded
· subtitle editor fixes
March 30th, 2010· sometimes rared vobsub subtitles were not loaded, fixed
· fixed subtitle editor bugs with new subtitle parser/renderer
· fixed problem with frame capture with EVR and JPG file format
· fixed bug with adding external audio files with MKV files
· fixed text display in full screen skin with UTF8 language files
· fixed proxy configuration in codec manager
· fixed 'stealing focus' bug if 'Auto hide main window' option was set
· fixed problem with local codec system, dll was loaded from system installed folder, instead local (ffdsow, libavcodec)
· when 'Always add all files in current directory to playlist' was checked and file with unregistered extension was dragged to player, it was ignored, fixed
· fixed crash in subtitle editor
· some other bug fixes
· unhidden option to save downloaded subtitles
· added option to define subtitle font sizes for different resolutions
· added shortcut for 16:10 aspect ratio
· some improvements to local codec system
March 23rd, 2010FIXES:
· sometimes rared vobsub subtitles were not loaded
· fixed subtitle editor bugs with new subtitle parser/renderer
· problem with frame capture with EVR and JPG file format
· bug with adding external audio files with MKV files
· text display in full screen skin with UTF8 language files
· proxy configuration in codec manager
· 'stealing focus' bug if 'Auto hide main window' option was set
· problem with local codec system, dll was loaded from system installed folder, instead local (ffdsow, libavcodec)
· when 'Always add all files in current directory to playlist' was checked and file with unregistered extension was dragged to player, it was ignored, fixed
· crash in subtitle editor
· some other bug fixes
ADDITIONS:
· option to save downloaded subtitles
· option to define subtitle font sizes for different resolutions
· shortcut for 16:10 aspect ratio
· some improvements to local codec system
March 22nd, 2010· sometimes rared vobsub subtitles were not loaded, fixed
· fixed subtitle editor bugs with new subtitle parser/renderer
· fixed problem with frame capture with EVR and JPG file format
March 22nd, 2010· fixed bug with adding external audio files with MKV files
· fixed text display in full screen skin with UTF8 language files
· fixed proxy configuration in codec manager
· fixed 'stealing focus' bug if 'Auto hide main window' option was set
· fixed problem with local codec system, dll was loaded from system installed folder, instead local (ffdsow, libavcodec)
· when 'Always add all files in current directory to playlist' was checked and file with unregistered extension was dragged to player, it was ignored, fixed
· unhidden option to save downloaded subtitles
· added option to define subtitle font sizes for different resolutions
· some other bug fixes
March 22nd, 2010· added shortcut for 16:10 aspect ratio
· some improvements to local codec system
· some bug fixes
· fixed crash in subtitle editor
March 22nd, 2010· fixed broken online subtitles support
· fixed DVD seeking after subtitle change
March 22nd, 2010· fixed problem with subtitles embedded in mkv files with new parser/renderer
· EVR aspect ratio fixes
· fixed problem with EVR in full screen mode, some areas was not completely black
· under Vista and Windows 7 some decoders couldn't be added in 'Filter management', fixed
· local codec system fixes (codec reinstall required)
· possibly fixed problem with monitor powering down on laptops
· some other bug fixes
· added option to disable embedded subtitles
· custom extension can now be added in Vista and Windows 7 (UAC prompt will be displayed)
· added another online subtitle provider
March 22nd, 2010· another YouTube fix
· fixed problem with EVR in full screen mode
March 22nd, 2010· EVR aspect ratio fixes
· fixed subttile position with new subtitle parser/renderer
· fixed YouTube playback
· some ML fixes
· output audio device was not saved in some cases, fixed
· new subtitle renderer: fixes/improvements
· added option to show playback time in msec
· for online subtitles it's now possible to specify more than one language, so if subtitle in first language is not found, second is used and then third etc..
· added more options what to do when playback is finished, shutdown, hibernate, reboot...
· added support for UTF8 language files, also BS.Player UI is now more Unicode compatible
· total time is now displayed in playlist
· it's now possible to put subtitles under picture with EVR renderer
· 'Remember movie settings' option will now also remember full screen mode
March 22nd, 2010· fixed broken playback for some media files on some systems
· fixed crash in advanced filter properties
· skins: added actions to open ML in specified section
· some other bug fixes in changes
March 22nd, 2010· mouse cursor was hidden when subtitle download dialog was shown in full screen mode, fixed
· right clicking on video window on secondary monitor would show menu on primary, fixed
· if action is assigned to right mouse button, menu won't be shown anymore
· added option for load external audio
· added option to choose seek behavior
· local codec install now also works on Windows 7
March 22nd, 2010· changed seek behaviour
· new subtitle parser/renderer, improved subtitle support, more SSA/ASS features supported also HTML tags are now supported
· added shortcut (Q) for 'Enqueue selection' in ML
· if audio file with the same name as video is present it will be automatically loaded
· fixed problems with some Vorbis radio streams
· fixed YouTube playback
· in ML 'Remove non-existant entries' would also remove radios, fixed
· fixed problem with cycle audio stream option in AVI files
· double clicking one the same file second time didn't reopen it, fixed
March 22nd, 2010· added option to specify minimum movie duration for downloading subtitles
· downloaded subtitles are now cached
· added option to only re-enable Aero when player is closed (Windows 7)
· added support for MPL2 subtitle format
· subtitles will now be saved with correct decimal separator
· audio stream cycling didn't work with some mkv files, fixed
· sometimes Auto 'Pan scan' wasn't properly remebered, fixed
· fixed problem, when local subtitles were available, but player still asked for download
· fixed title display problem with some radio stations
· fixed freezing problem with some RAR files
· fixed problem with not remebering color controls settings under Vista
· in some cases file couldn't be opened again, when it was automatically added to playlist, fixed
March 22nd, 2010· added support for online subtitle database, automatic search and download
· improved compatibility with Windows 7
· fixed problem when system installed FFDshow was uninstalled
· fixed problem with command line arguments
· some other bug fixes in changes
March 22nd, 2010· added A-B repeat mode
· media files in RAR archives along with subtitles and other files will now be properly detected and played, also subtitles in those archives will now be automatically loaded
· added possibility to assign multimedia key to every action
· improved ID3 tag editor in ML
· player will now ask if you want to continue playing from last postion if 'remember movie position' option is enabled
· explorer context menus can now be disabled
· all files specified at command line will now be played and not just the first one
· added default shortcuts for inc/dec font size (Ctr+Num + / Ctr+Num -)
· 'play' action will now reset playback rate to normal
· fixed Vobsub positioning problem
· fixed crash when DEP was enabled under XP SP2+ and Vista
· sometimes added file extension was ignored in 'Open directory' function, fixed
· fixed problem with frame capture file name format, random id was appended if there was no '%A'
· fixed 'Extend picture to' option, sometimes wrong aspect ratio was used
· sometimes files that were dragged to player were added twice, fixed
· some other bug fixes in changes
March 22nd, 2010· improved Youtube playback, also it's now possible to seek within stream
· improved radio refresh speed in ML
· key definitions set for windowed mode are now automatically assigned to full screen mode
· added support for global multimedia keys
· added proxy settings to codec manager
· added support for HD YouTube videos
· fixed aspect ratio problem with EVR renderer
· fixed custom subtitle position with EVR renderer
· movie settings (position) were not remebered in some cases, fixed
· in some cases chapters were not properly detected in MKV files, fixed
· fixed problem with ML on secondary monitors
· some other bug fixes and changes
March 22nd, 2010· fixed broken FLV streaming support
· sometimes mkv/vobsub subtitles couldn't be disabled, fixed
· 'Draw subtitles to overlay surface' option now also works with EVR renderer under Vista, so subtitles will not be resized with video, if option is disabled
· added support for YouTube videos, play and save
· added option to generate and save thumbnails
· improved chapters support (default key CTRL+C), external program for generatign thumbnails is not required anymore, chapter thumbnails are now auto generated
· added better support for multimedia keys
· some other bug fixes and changes
March 22nd, 2010· sometimes added file extension was ignored in ML, fixed
· sometimes codec download was required even if codec was installed system wide, fixed
· TV, Radio buttons, did not open right section in ML, fixed
· fixed broken mms stream playback
· added support for http authentication, for shoutcast and icecast streams
· mp3/ogg streams can now be played directly from http, without downloading them first
· '-hide' command line option now works also if first parameter is not specified
· some other bug fixes and changes
March 22nd, 2010· locally installed codecs have now priority over system installed
· fixed playback rate problem with DVDs
· fixed problem with shortcuts when playlist was open
· some capture improvements
· improved multimonitor handling
· sometimes volume was reset to 0, fixed
· fixed problem with EQ skin
· some other bug fixes and changes
March 22nd, 2010· added codec manager to automatically find and install missing codecs
· added option to enqueue files by default
· preferences window will now be always on top
· redesigned Media Library
· fixed potential crash when parsing avi indexes
· improved audio streaming support
· improved startup time
· fixed broken manual subtitle time correction
· capture frame to JPG format didn't work with VMR and EVR renderer (BMP was used instead), fixed
· fixed some problems with CD audio playback, CD TEXT and CDDB
· a lot of other fixes and changes
March 22nd, 2010· two subtitles can now be displayed simultaneously
· added option to seek to nearest keyframe (for AVI and MKV files)
· added native support for APE file format (Monkey's Audio)
· added native support for FLAC file format
· some ML and PL improvements
· DVD subtitles under VISTA with EVR didn't work, fixed
· fixed problems with some rar archives (when file name was NAME.partNNN.rar), it will now be played properly
· fixed problem with EVR renderer on Vista, when Aero was disabled picture was not filtered (pixelated)
· on windows Vista after Preferences window was closed all custom programs returned to default (Web browser, email client...), fixed
· fixed crash when opening old-style playlist if Media library was open
· some embedded ASS subtitles were not properly detected, fixed
March 22nd, 2010· sometimes player would hang trying to load invalid subtitles, fixed
· when 'Always on top' option was active, main window would be shown after full screen skin was hidden, fixed
· fixed broken subtitles support in FREE version with EVR renderer under Vista
· fixed problem with frame capture when format string didn't include %A
· fixed problem with cut subtitles
· fixed problem with 'old style' playlist
· video window position won't be reset any more if left off screen (except if whole video window is off screen)
· recent items (history) won't be deleted any more after installing new version
· some media library fixes
· added menu items for repeat modes
· added option to set how many recent (history) items to keep
· some other bug fixes
March 22nd, 2010· fixed broken CD-TEXT support
· fixed problems with 'Enqueue', after enqueue playlist was reset to first item
· sometimes media library didn't add custom extensions, fixed
· Matroska files (MKV) can now also be played from uncompressed rar archives
· improved Vista and EVR support
· some other bug fixes and changes
March 22nd, 2010· fixed resize bug
· double rared Vobsubs will now be loaded when playing content from rar files
· player will now automatically unrar content from compressed rar files and play it
· some other changes
March 22nd, 2010· Fixed problem with subtitles being cut off, when 'Resize OSD and subtitle font automatically' option was enabled
· Fixed crash with full screen skin when 'Close file when ‘Stop’ button is pressed' option was enabled and 'Stop' button was clicked
· Screen saver and low power modes will now be properly disabled under Windows Vista
· Network buffer now also works with Matroska files and Haali media splitter
· Embedded subtitles in Matroska files, can now be disabled/enabled
· Some CDDB bug fixes
· Some playlist improvement
· Some other bug fixes and improvements
March 22nd, 2010· fixed broken 'Load subtitles' function
· In some cases 'Save subtitle' option in subtitle editor was disabled, fixed
· Some other bug fixes
March 22nd, 2010· Added support for unicode subtitles
· Improved subtitle editor
· Added audio stream time correction option
· Added support for "One window only" skins
· Improved random playback, previous items are now remembered
· It's now possible to define media type for every extension, which is also used in media library
· ID3 tags can now be edited
· Fixed borderless window resize
· Fixed problem with .m3u, .pls, playlist loading, first item wasn't loaded
· Some vobsub fixes
· Some other bug fixes
March 22nd, 2010· Added support for YUV mixing mode for VMR7 and VMR9 renderers
· Added 'Time/Length(%)' OSD option
· It's now possible to assign different icons for associated extensions, also custom icons are supported
· Folders can now also be dragged to playlist
· Added option to close file when 'Stop' button is pressed
· Improved overlay handling under Vista OS, Aero will be now temporarily disabled when overlay mode is selected
· Font smoothing now also works with 'Draw subtitles to Overlay surface' option checked
· Feature to automatically resize Subtitle and OSD fonts is now option
· Some fixes for capture devices (mainly cameras)
· Some other changes and bug fixes
March 22nd, 2010· Subtitles are now supported in DVD mode (any subtitle can be loaded just as with normal video files)
· New subtitle module for VMR7, VMR9 and EVR video renderer
· Subtile (and OSD) font is now automatically resized with different resolutions
· On Vista skins are now in user home folder
· DVD won't be automatically resumed anymore, so you can start from begining
· Some Vista compatibility fixes
· Some other changes and bug fixes
March 22nd, 2010· Movies with more parts will be now automatically added to playlist, also when second(third...) part is open (for ex. Movie.CD2.avi -> Movie.CD3.avi...)
· Added basic support for EVR (Enhanced Video Renderer) available on Windows Vista
· Added options to set alpha blending for main and video window (works on Windows 2000+, but fully supported only on Windows Vista)
· Playlist and Media library can now be skinned
· some other changes and bug fixes
March 22nd, 2010· some fixes with VobSub subtitles
· sometimes when multiple files were selected they would play one by one instead being added to playlist, fixed
· removed unnecessary shell extension
· balance is now visible on non-skinned eq window
· added option to choose settings folder
· some other bug fixes and improvements
March 22nd, 2010· all configuration files will now be saved in common folder, by default configuration files are in Application Data folder (C:/Documents and Settings/username/Application Data/BSplayer),
· if you wish to have all files in BSplayer installation folder then just copy/create file BSplayer.xml there and all configuration files will be saved in installation folder
· added 'Jump to file' option
· added experimental support for IPTV (multicast MPEG2 TS streams (udp://@x.x.x.x:PORT))
· fixed problems with some rar archives
· if movie is playing it won't be interrupted anymore when CD/DVD is inserted
· taskbar button will stay hidden if minimized to tray
· some other bug fixes and changes
March 22nd, 2010· updated 'Show movie time' OSD function, now it can show time, date, movie name...
· updated SDK, EV_KEY_PRESS event can now be used in plugins
· improved capturing, capture can now be paused and resumed without stopping
· VobSub subtitles can now be resized
· some Vobsub fixes with HDTV content
· fixed broken 'multiple instances' option
· some other internal changes and bug fixes
March 22nd, 2010· some podcast fixes
· fixed bug with task bar (was sometimes visible in full screen)
· embedded vobsub subtitles are now properly disabled, also fixed crash when vobsub subtitles were disabled
· mouse cursor now changes when over DVD menu
· all characters are now allowed for file extensions
· explorer shell items are now properly translated when language is changed
· play multiple items from explorer should work now
· when borderless window option was selected, window was always at 0x0, fixed
· fixed problem with playlist, it was not properly saved
· length for vbr mp3 files is now properly reported
· seeking with external vbr mp3 files is now working
· minimize button on default skin, will now minimize all windows
· drag & drop now works for Unicode files
· directory won't be in use anymore when file is closed
· EQ balance is now remembered
· fixed skin bug, 'Title' font couldn't be set
· some other bug fixes
· DVD subtitles can now be switched on/off
· tv,radio,podcast items can now be edited
· added option to optimize library database
· added option to delete unused genre, artist, album items
· it's now possible to play files from uncompressed rar archives
· added support for drag & drop whole directory (all items in directory are added to playlist)