Ace Media Player Changelog

What's new in Ace Media Player 2.8.398

May 11, 2012
  • Subtitle Configurations;
  • Default Video Rendering is now YUV;
  • Remember application data into ini file;
  • A lot file extensions available;smoother media file seeking;
  • Better appearance;
  • Media engine completely rewritten;
  • Supports hundred of media formats

New in Ace Media Player 2.8.350 (Apr 21, 2012)

  • added: default video rendering is now in YUV format
  • added: default directshow rendering engine is now WMR7
  • added: full screen toolbar auto appear/hide determined by mouse movement
  • added: subtitle rendering in YUV format
  • improved: ensure focus item is visible at application startup
  • improved: ensure extremely large video files won't freeze the application UI
  • bug fixed: in some rare cases video picture flips upside down
  • bug fixed: drag & drop won't work in some situations
  • bug fixed: audio/video out of sync at playback startup in some situations
  • bug fixed: internal subtitle channels could not be selected the second time once 'no subtitle' menu had been selected

New in Ace Media Player 2.8.320 (Apr 21, 2012)

  • added: remember loop mode into application ini file
  • added: remember aspect ratio into application ini file
  • added: remember window resizing mode into application ini file
  • added: remember last playlist loading path into application ini file
  • added: remember last file loading path into application ini file
  • added: remember last subtitle loading path into application ini file
  • added: remember last playing file into application ini file
  • improved: does not require access to Windows Registry anymore, and all configurations are saved in an ini file
  • improved: always enables subtitle menu so that user can load external subtitle files
  • improved: search subtitle files also in last subtitle loading path
  • improved: ensure focus item is visible after sorting playlist
  • bug fixed: solved a memory leak associated with the media engine
  • bug fixed: sometimes media engine does not stop while playback is completed
  • bug fixed: cannot save current playlist

New in Ace Media Player 2.8.273 (Feb 20, 2012)

  • improved: smoother media file seeking
  • improved: media file title aligns vertically on-center with any supported operating system

New in Ace Media Player 2.8.235 (Feb 20, 2012)

  • better visibility for window title
  • better visibility for progress text
  • added: online manual
  • added: tooltip for playlist items
  • added: tooltip for controls
  • added: changing window size without changing playlist width(hold Ctrl key while splitting window)
  • added: play with Windows "Open With..." context menu
  • bug fixed: double clicking on playlist item will lost focus
  • bug fixed: pressing Enter to select playlist item will lost focus

New in Ace Media Player 2.8.218 (Feb 20, 2012)

  • added: media info dialog box
  • added: mouse operated wheel to change volume
  • added: minimize button
  • added: auto-adjust playlist columns width with scrollbar show/hide present
  • improved: reduced file size
  • bug fixed: pressing next button in full-screen window made the playlist display incorrectly
  • bug fixed: ensure focus item in the playlist is always visible
  • bug fixed: position bar does not update timely while dragging the position
  • bug fixed: dragging sizer to the right border should toggle direction arrow
  • bug fixed: dragging sizer to the right border should reset the default playlist width

New in Ace Media Player 2.8.192 (Feb 20, 2012)

  • added: prevents screensaver and power saver from launching while media is playing
  • added: application auto-upgrade system
  • added: resize for split screen & playlist window
  • added: remember path for last loaded playlist
  • added: remember path for last loaded media file
  • added: menu item stays on top
  • added: drag & drop media files using Windows Explorer
  • bug fixed: clear screen after media is stopped
  • bug fixed: cursor not hidden while context menu appears in full screen mode
  • bug fixed: seek function unavailable in video-only media clips

New in Ace Media Player 2.7 (Feb 20, 2012)

  • improved video decoding quality
  • improved audio decoding quality
  • more intuitive subtitle menu item structure
  • supports multiple dubbing (audio stream) selection
  • supports load/save/new playlist
  • supports sorting of media files by various methods
  • added: aspect ratio menu items
  • added: crash reporting system
  • added: application log system
  • added: right-clicking context menu
  • rectified: eliminated previous buggy sync code
  • bug fixed: flicker when toggle to full screen
  • bug fixed: wrong cursor on full screen mode borders
  • bug fixed: sync issues with some wmv files
  • bug fixed: subtitle resizing according to the video size
  • bug fixed: subtitle memory leak

New in Ace Media Player 2.6 (Feb 20, 2012)

  • supports ASS and SRT subtitle formats
  • supports mkv build-in subtitle
  • auto-detecting and loading external subtitle files
  • Win7 compatibility concerns. Save/load application data file under win7 Application Data Folder
  • full screen mode with on-demand control bar
  • full screen mode mouse auto-hide
  • bug fixed: Video/Audio out of sync while playing some specific media files
  • bug fixed: mosaic decoded picture while playing some specific media files
  • bug fixed: handle audio-only and video-only media file more efficiently

New in Ace Media Player 2.5 (Feb 20, 2012)

  • media engine completely rewritten, based from FFmpeg
  • now supports hundred of media formats
  • reconstructed UI layout, more compact and visually appealing
  • streamlined menu layout
  • window size remains unchanged while loading different media files
  • bug fixed: open media does not open all files selected
  • bug fixed: can't add files under WinXP

New in Ace Media Player 2.2 (Feb 20, 2012)

  • media engine upgraded using DirectShow, compatible with WMP 9.0, loads asf/wmv files more quickly
  • now Ace DivX Player can play with a single exe file, which may be put on your movie CD to play movies anytime, anywhere
  • limit multi-instance of Ace Media Player to single instance
  • added: real-time seeking using the slider bar
  • added: ability to automatically arrange window's location when outside of the desktop
  • bug fixed: double-clicking on a video window would cause the video window to go to the wrong location
  • bug fixed: when video window in shade mode, double-clicking on it would display a black empty window