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HamMultiPlayer Changelog

What's new in HamMultiPlayer 0.117.38154.1909

Jan 12, 2020
  • mplayer updated from r37905 to r38154 (http://oss.netfarm.it/mplayer/).
  • MediaInfo updated to 19.09 (https://mediaarea.net/fr/MediaInfo).
  • HamMultiPlayer now includes 32 and 64bits players for faster processing and UHD decoding.
  • Automatic selection of best decoder (32/64bits) according to the content of the preview.
  • HamCPU updated from v0.0.0.12 to v0.0.0.14.
  • External "mplayer decoding" can now be added for each preview (Preview Options/Misc/External Decoding).
  • Video : Output and Quality can be set for each preview (Preview Options/Image).
  • Video : Rotating image can be done for each preview (Preview Options/Image).
  • Video : x264 and x265 better (faster) decoding.
  • Video : WebM file format (video and sound) is now supported.
  • Video : better ".TS" support when searching inside video container.
  • Video/Speed/InterFrame : AviSynth+ Support, you can now use AviSynth, AviSynthMT or AviSynth+
  • Export : 4 Export softwares can now be defined (Default Player, VirtualDub and 2 others defined by user).
  • GUI : New Display Mode : StatDisplay (5th mode showing Memory and Drives usage).
  • GUI : HamMultiPlayer process priority can now be defined in preferences (Low/Below/Normal/Above/High).
  • GUI : Previews options can be open by selecting right timer (under preview's display).
  • GUI : Preview position can be set by selecting left timer (under preview's display).
  • GUI : New Preview option to let you reloaded or reset any parts of each preview.
  • GUI : Preview options can now define other previews affected by changes.
  • GUI : There are now two gauges to move across files (previews and BigDisplay).
  • GUI : Mouse wheel speed can now be set in preferences for Previews, progress and BigDisplay.
  • GUI : Bug : File path localisation (not found when containing special caracters) : Fixed.
  • GUI : Deleting an empty directory is now possible (to avoid keeping empty directories).
  • GUI : TimeCode and Length are now displayed under previews.
  • GUI : You can now define in Preferences what HamMultiPlayer does when it starts : Showing GUI, Info or History.
  • GUI : Control Tips can be disabled making HamMultiPlayer Faster.
  • GUI : "Getting Additional details" goes 5 times faster than before.
  • Player : 32/64 bits players can be defined, AviSynth scripts will use 32bits version, other files 64bits.
  • Speed : InterFrame changes can now be applied immediatly or later (Preview Options/Speed/ApplyNow).
  • History Manager : FileType can now be defined before AutoScan selection (All, Video or Audio).
  • History Manager : Scans can now be displayed and saved in current directory (beside).
  • Audio : Volume, Left balance and right balance can now be defined for each preview.
  • Preferences : "HamMultiPlayer's update check" can now be disabled.
  • Preferences : Using External mplayer can now be disabled.
  • Preferences : Temporary files can be kept (faster restart) or deleted (erasing program traces).
  • Preferences : Embeded mplayer can now be extracted at any time.
  • Preferences GUI : Updated.
  • Preview's options bug : Speed was redefined each time accessing preview's options : Fixed
  • HamMultiPlayer "exit" and "restart" is now faster (optimizations + parts of code rewritten).
  • Many others bugs fix and speed improvements...

New in HamMultiPlayer 0.116.37905.792 (Feb 16, 2017)

  • mplayer updated from r37875 to r37905
  • Updated MediaInfo to 0.7.92.1
  • New : AviSynth Editor (Needs AviSynth installed) => See Options/Misc/AviSynthEditor.
  • New : ".avs" scripts supported as source => Can be loaded and edited inside AviSynthEditor.
  • External mplayer will not be copied if already present => faster startup.
  • HamMultiPlayer now checks files properties to reduce program freeze.
  • External Decoding : Only 'OpenGL ATI Output' seems to work with External decoders => Default.
  • Single Mode optimizations => Now faster than before.
  • FileNames display bug : Inside progress display => Fixed.
  • Get Additional details : Abort control bug => Fixed.
  • ListView : Now displays 3 colors : Yellow=mplayer input, Orange=AviSynth input and Red=No file.
  • History ListView items can now be selected by double click and columns can be sorted.
  • Previews background informations updated => Now displays informations using 2 colors.
  • Options windows now have unique size whatever preview size is.
  • WallDisplay : Mousewheel can now be used over any preview to move position independently.
  • Bug : Reloading a "Big-Displayed" preview was returning to small preview state : Fixed.
  • Bug : Using DualView and SingleMode on unloaded preview makes program crashing : Fixed.
  • Several code fix and global optimizations.
  • Embeded documentation errors fixed.

New in HamMultiPlayer 0.115.37875.791 (Dec 4, 2016)

  • This is a very small update fixing an oversight : mplayer 37853 => 37875:
  • Updated mplayer (37853 was compiled in place of 37875).
  • Updated MediaInfo to 0.7.91 (https://mediaarea.net/fr/MediaInfo).
  • Startup Speedup : MediaInfo is decompressed only when not already present.
  • HamMultiPlayer filename has not any more effect on Full/Fast Mode.
  • Trying to call "Previews options" in FastMode crashed HamMultiPlayer : Fixed.
  • Hiding main interface did not hide others : Fixed.
  • Important Note:
  • FastMode is now only accessible via preferences or icon of the taskbar.
  • FullMode (when being in FastMode) is now only accessible via icon of the taskbar.

New in HamMultiPlayer 0.115.37875.790 (Nov 30, 2016)

  • Updated mplayer to r37875
  • Updated MediaInfo to 0.7.90
  • New : Thumbnails pictures creation added (Previews/Misc options)
  • New : Keyboard control : F1..F12, Space bar, PageUp/Down, Tab...(See Umbeded Doc)
  • New : History -> Lets you select any previous selection scan (faster than TreeView)
  • New : External player can now be defined (and used in place of default system player)
  • New : Explorer Context Menu: Automatically start scanning and displaying files
  • New : HamMultiPlayer can be called passing command line arguments : Drives/directories
  • Image Cropping : Rewritten, easier and faster now
  • Get additional details Updated
  • Added value steppings to set Brightness, contrasts, etc...(see previews options)
  • Added two new video outputs : OpenGL for ATI/AMD cards
  • BigDisplay : New control to define a specific ratio/size
  • Previews can now be Moved/deleted/Exported/... even if file is unreadable
  • Previews Option/Delete file was not waiting for confirmation : Fixed
  • Sound : Added controls to set 50%, 100% or mute volume
  • Sound : Filter updated (ExtraStereo / Delay / Surround)
  • WallCurrent : Updated and Bugs fix
  • Previews Options : Updated (it is now faster than before)
  • Files Loading : delay can now be set from 0 to 50ms
  • Display Vertical Control updated (displays resolution and ratio)
  • ListView display : Updated + many Bugs fix
  • ListView : Files can now be deleted or pages moved from that window
  • File(s) : Copy/Move now displays bytes copied and total
  • Others small changes and many bugs fix
  • Embeded documentation updated
  • Preferences : StartVideoPosition Bug (Set to 0 when preferences are canceled) : Fixed
  • Interframe : FrameRate display bugs : Fixed
  • Player control and GUI code optimizations

New in HamMultiPlayer 0.114.37853.785 (May 10, 2016)

  • Updated mplayer to r37853
  • Updated MediaInfo to 0.7.85
  • Image Cropping : Updated and many bugs fixed
  • Auto Cropping Detection added
  • Bug : Audio Softvol => Removed (Sound changing is faster now)
  • Bug : Disabling audio track was not working : Fixed
  • Bug : Stop/Reload : Now checks File Exist
  • New : Aspect ratio can now be changed in each preview (0.1 to 3.9)
  • New : mplayer OSD Level can be set from 0 to 3 (default = 0)
  • New : Subtitles can now be selected (see previews options)
  • New : Splash screen displaying "quick start"
  • New : InterFrame Presets (100% to 10% speed). This replace 50% and 100% controls
  • Changed : No more Automatic Subtitles
  • Embeded documentation rewritten and updated
  • Bug : Datas from Transport Stream (.TS) container was not return properly : Fixed
  • GUI : Small Texts/Controls size bug : Fixed
  • GUI : MouseWheel can be used in previews options for : Ratio/Volume/Speed/Equalizer
  • Added : Restart (Preferences). To (Auto)restart HamMultiPlayer to apply new settings
  • Bug : Files could not be moved in SingleMode : Fixed
  • Bug : Files Operations could not be done when filenames was too long : Fixed
  • Many other small fixes

New in HamMultiPlayer 0.113.37802.783 (Mar 18, 2016)

  • mplayer changed to r37802
  • Updated MediaInfo to 0.7.83
  • New media files formats supported + h264/Hevc better decoding...
  • HamMultiplayer has now 2 working modes : Multiple and Single.
  • Introducing 'Single Mode' : To watch a single file at several positions.
  • Preview selection is now faster.
  • Previews : can now be cropped (see previews options).
  • Thumbnails : Creation is now faster (optimization).
  • Thumbnails : Right Click over thumbnail -> Keep position and return to normal preview.
  • Thumbnails : Any 'mplayer.exe' version can now be used with HamMultiPlayer.
  • Thumbnails Bug : when no picture was created : Fixed.
  • InterFrame new Presets : 50% and 100% speed at full monitor rate.
  • WallDisplay new interface + presets : Flip and Mirror can be applied.
  • Previews can now be renamed/copied/moved/deleted (see previews options).
  • Filenames are now displayed over 'page progress' to quickly jump to a page.
  • MultiMonitor bug : was not displayed if default monitor number >1 : Fixed.
  • Thumbnails display bug (while moving vertical bar) : Fixed.
  • Thumbnails -> incorrect position display in DualView : Fixed.
  • Mouse Wheel bug when closing thumbnail display : Fixed.
  • Page change' bug : Fixed.
  • Unloading bug : files was not always showing full filename : Fixed.
  • Treeview selection bug (when starting) : Fixed.
  • Clicking Preview bug : was sometime displaying preview two times : Fixed.
  • Moving file bug : Fixed.
  • GUI : Previews configuration (Lines/Cols) is now easier to choose + Small Bug Fixed.
  • mplayer options can be defined : Double Buffering, Direct Rendering, Slices and FrameDrop added.
  • Settings can now be saved beside HamMultiPlayer.
  • Many other fixes, GUI and speed optimizations.

New in HamMultiPlayer 0.112.37368.777 (Sep 16, 2015)

  • mplayer changed to r37368 to use DirectShow
  • Updated MediaInfo to 0.7.77
  • Introducing 'HamMultiPlayerCPU' : an integrated realtime CPU monitor.
  • Added DirectShow and AVC decoding (via sherpya mplayer version and dsnative.dll).
  • Added 'Add InterFrame settings to Export' (or not) for VirtualDub or External Player.
  • Added new control to close and reset all previews (in one mouse click).
  • Added 'Reset settings on page change' (or not). Can be usefull when using InterFrame and AviSynth.
  • Added CPU settings to define how many cores are used with MPlayer, InterFrame and AviSynth.
  • Added 'SpeedSteps' to let user define how many steps can be defined for speed (from 2 to 10).
  • Video : InterFrame => Abort and Reset can now be applied to all previews.
  • Video : WallDisplay => updated.
  • Audio : Outputs and Tracks are now selectable.
  • Audio : Equalizer and presets keep settings + many bugs fixed.
  • Cancelling 'MoviesExtraInfos' bug -> fixed.
  • Benchmark features updated.
  • Export : 'compare' -> Files can now be compared (CRC32).
  • GUI : Options menu rewritten (new settings available, see docs...).
  • GUI : Lower panel can now be resized using vertical bar.
  • GUI : Progress display bug -> fixed.
  • GUI : SetToAll : Now really applies settings to all previews (InterFrame included). Be careful !.
  • GUI : Refreshing ListView fixed.
  • Stopping more than 4x UltraHD-4k movies was leaving processes running => Fixed.
  • Many other bugs fixes and GUI modifications/optimizations.

New in HamMultiPlayer 0.111.37444.775 (Aug 6, 2015)

  • Updated mplayer to r37444
  • Updated MediaInfo to 0.7.75
  • Added 3DStereoscopic support (plays SBS or OU for Stereoscopic glasses)
  • Added Audio Equalizer and filters support (in Preview options)
  • Added Speed and InterFrame support (AviSynth + InterFrame required)
  • Added Swapping between two previews (in Preview options)
  • Added VirtualDub Export (AviSynth + VirtualDub required)
  • Added ".AVS" files support for External Player (Avisynth required)
  • Added "Spread over multiple previews" in options (in Preview options)
  • Use right mouse button over previews to access "Previews options"
  • WallDisplay updated : you can now select and organize displays
  • Seeking optimizations. (Speeds up moving inside movies and thumbnails creation)
  • When starting, HamMultiPlayer now stops any HamMultiPlayer process(es) running
  • Audio file format 'm4a' added
  • Progress was not properly displaying time in DualDisplay -> Fixed
  • Problem deleting a file while being in BigDisplay -> Fixed
  • Several other bugs fix and Gui optimizations

New in HamMultiPlayer 0.110.37386.773 (Apr 29, 2015)

  • Updated mplayer to r37386
  • Updated MediaInfo to 0.7.73
  • Introducing WallDisplay feature - Displays multiple videos as a wall (Beta, many upcoming updates)
  • "Export" can now be defined to export to converters like MediaCoder... (see options menu).
  • "Additional details" can be done without stopping playing (needs more CPU).
  • Listview's (5th column) now displays : Video FrameRate and Audio Sampling rate.
  • Media selection was not correctly refreshed in ListView.
  • Playing audio files : Titles and FileTypes are now displayed in preview windows.
  • Exit in Tray Icon bug fix (was in double and not exiting the same way) : Fixed.
  • "File move destination" was sometimes displaying duplicated paths : Fixed.
  • Thumbnails display optimization (sometimes missing or dark). Fixed.
  • Main loop code optimization (faster than before).
  • Previews background changes (clearer for user).

New in HamMultiPlayer 0.109.37380.772 (Mar 24, 2015)

  • Updated mplayer to r37380.
  • Monitors detection is now done every time you access "Monitor Config" (not only when starting).
  • Added Previews preferences : Right clicking over previews lets you define : Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Gamma, Hue, Blur / Sharpeness, Aspect Ratio and defined presets.
  • Updated ShellTristateTreeView to version 63 (directories selection)
  • Changing monitor config while displaying thumbnails -> crash : Fixed.
  • Calling DualDisplay while displaying thumbnails bug : Fixed.
  • "Video options" access bug : Fixed.
  • "Scanning for additional details" could not be stopped by user : Fixed.
  • "System Volume Information" removed from files list.
  • Several other bugs fix and Gui optimizations.

New in HamMultiPlayer 0.108.37363.772 (Feb 13, 2015)

  • MultiMonitor feature rewritten (you can now select monitor to use for Viewer or Thumbnails).
  • Crash when using context menu without filename (stupid bug) : Fixed
  • Speed buttons + some controls was sometime not refreshed : Fixed
  • HamMultiPlayer now works better with non-admin users.
  • When Starting HamMultiPlayer : "quick start" guide displayed.
  • Changing "Display mode" makes Thumbnails refresh (if activated).
  • Few others fixes...

New in HamMultiPlayer 0.107.37363.772 (Feb 6, 2015)

  • Swapping between two different medias caused second media pause (even if not on pause) - resolved.
  • DirectSound output was not set by default - resolved.
  • When starting, audio output was always set to stereo : resolved (now 2.0 to 7.1 audio output).
  • Optimizations on main loop code (unecessary code removed).
  • Files Properties display (small bug) - resolved ( +Now displayed in yellow).
  • Movies display (small bug) resolved + optimization.
  • Video Quality Modes improvements:
  • Fast - No changes (default). Normal Quality.
  • Medium - Horizontal and vertical 'standard' Deblocking (more CPU load, good picture quality).
  • Slow - Horizontal and vertical 'accurate' Deblocking + Deringing + Sharpness (heavy CPU load, best picture quality).
  • Thumbnails quality now depends on Video Quality Mode selected.

New in HamMultiPlayer 0.106.37363.772 (Feb 4, 2015)

  • Updated mplayer to r37363 (SB63).
  • 'Options Menu' rewritten (now saves changes you made).
  • Commands documentation added (i).
  • 'Thumbnails by Line' can now be defined and saved (options menu).
  • Many bugs corrected... + few optimisations and infos added.

New in HamMultiPlayer 0.105.37352.772 (Jan 13, 2015)

  • Updated MediaInfo.dll : 7.72.
  • Option "Duplicated" has been renamed "Similarities".
  • Added duplicated filenames filtering (Not working before).
  • "Scan every media to get additional details" was not working -> Corrected (clinking : abort operation, clicking again : restart from last media).
  • + Few corrections.

New in HamMultiPlayer 0.104 (Jan 13, 2015)

  • Added Few Interface modifications and improvements.
  • Added new mplayer version : SB62 (r37352).

New in HamMultiPlayer 0.103 (Jan 13, 2015)

  • "Volumes display" removed (Not Usefull and get Gui speedup)
  • Few buggs removed.
  • Directory Refresh updated.

New in HamMultiPlayer 0.102 (Jan 13, 2015)

  • Movies Qte by line modified.
  • HamMultiplayer check for updates in FullMode only (no more in FastMode).
  • Few bugs corrected.
  • (Re)loading a media doesn't pause anymore but is set by user.

New in HamMultiPlayer 0.101 (Jan 13, 2015)

  • .TS Files Modifications (Seeking in .TS files needed special code).
  • Added multiDir File Operations.
  • Scanning Directories is now Faster (Loop tests while scanning modified) >150%

New in HamMultiPlayer 0.100 (Jan 13, 2015)

  • Added Animated Thumbnails in 3 modes

New in HamMultiPlayer 0.99 (Jan 13, 2015)

  • Multi monitor Support added.
  • Few bugs corrected.

New in HamMultiPlayer 0.98 (Jan 13, 2015)

  • New Sort method for listview (Alpha + Digital Sorts)
  • Few optimisations in main loop.
  • Few bugs in progress percentage resolved.
  • New mplayer version Added : 37293.

New in HamMultiPlayer 0.97 (Jan 13, 2015)

  • Optimisations
  • Page Progress Files Display added
  • New MediaInfo version (770).

New in HamMultiPlayer 0.96 (Jan 13, 2015)

  • mplayer new version 37268.
  • Benchmark modifications + side mplayer selection added (HamMultiplayer can now use external player).
  • FileMove Modifications : After moving file, HMP change FilePath to NewPath.