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MP-TVSeries Changelog

What's new in MP-TVSeries 4.3.5.0

Jan 18, 2020
  • Added support to get Posters, Banners and Fanart from fanart.tv via the Artwork Chooser GUI;
  • Added support to get Posters and Fanart from themoviedb.org via the Artwork Chooser GUI;
  • Added support to get Episode thumbnails from themoviedb.org via the Artwork Chooser GUI;
  • Added a localised skin property ( #TVSeries.Artwork.LocalisedType ) for the current artwork type;
  • Added links to fanart.tv and themoviedb.org in the configuration dialog for selected series;
  • Added async image loading in tvseries episode views (required for large images from themoviedb.org);
  • Added option to override the search language to English. Useful if named series on disk are in English and chosen online language is otherwise);
  • Fixed exception when manually updating series with no episode thumbnails;
  • Fixed DVD ordered episodes in the configuration dialog;
  • Fixed crash in Artwork Chooser when a full sized artwork download fails;
  • Improvements to Artwork Chooser current background art when deleting and selecting new fanart and random fanart is activated;
  • Improvements to image resolution when selecting local artwork in Artwork Chooser;
  • Removed Facade with ID 51 and 52. Skinners should now use a single facade (ID 50) and use conditional includes basis the artwork type property (see included Titan skin for an example);
  • Updated all v1 API endpoints to secure connections (https);
  • Updated Dutch, French and German translations.

New in MP-TVSeries 4.3.4.0 (Jan 4, 2020)

  • Fixed DVD order not working during import (work around due to combined season/episode numbers not working correctly in v1 API);
  • Added context menu item to Artwork Chooser that allows user to delete a local artwork from disk if not selected as default;
  • Updated Swedish translations, thanks emphatic;
  • Changed the order of the Artwork Chooser context menu item when invoked from the episode view (toggle watched is now back in 1st position).

New in MP-TVSeries 4.3.2.0 (Sep 2, 2018)

  • Fixed Fanart not downloading for some series;
  • Fixed imports not working on new databases under certain conditions;
  • Fixed imports not working on some regional settings;
  • Fixed Fanart counter in GUI (now supports more than 100);
  • Added parental control unrestricted period (defaults from 9:00 PM to 3:00 AM), this can be changed in configuration. This will help preventing the need to enter in pin code when switching to protected views when the little ones are asleep.

New in MP-TVSeries 4.3.1.0 (Nov 7, 2017)

  • Updated support for Trakt plugin v6.0.1. This is required for trakt community ratings during import.

New in MP-TVSeries 4.0.3.2081 (Jul 5, 2014)

  • Added a Trailers context menu item from Series, Season and Episode views. User can stream trailers via the Trailers\OnlineVideos plugins.
  • Added Trailers MPEI package to main installer package.
  • Added a workaround when resuming from standby into a protected view, user will now return to the previous menu rather than attempt to show the PinCode dialog as this no longer works in MP 1.7 when invoked to early.
  • Updated translations from Transifex.

New in MP-TVSeries 4.0.2 (Jul 5, 2014)

  • Fixed 'PlayCount', 'FirstDateWatched' and 'LastDateWatched' fields being cleared when an online update of an episode occurs.
  • Publish skin properties for the users 'views', allows skin designers to create custom menus on the home screen. See debug log for available skin properties.

New in MP-TVSeries 4.0.1 (Jul 5, 2014)

  • Fixed compatibility issues reported by some users not running .Net 4.5.

New in MP-TVSeries 4.0.0 (Jul 5, 2014)

  • Updated to support MediaPortal 1.7. Not compatible with earlier versions.
  • Added safer access to the fanart collection when multiple plugins are accessing them at the same time.
  • Fixed and re-enabled string replacement for acronym detection.
  • Updated translations from Transifex.

New in MP-TVSeries 3.5.2 (Jul 5, 2014)

  • Fixed view tags not working when a tag name contained an apostrophe.
  • Added a new "On Play" action: "Play First Unwatched otherwise Random". If there is no unwatched then it will pick a random episode. Users may need to check in configuration is desired option is still selected as indexes have changed.
  • Added Extensions plugin installer to installation package.
  • Added 'LastWatchedDate', 'FirstWatchedDate' and 'PlayCount' fields to the online_episodes table. Primary use case will be for syncing plugins like Trakt. When user toggles watched, it will not affect the PlayCount. Database will be upgraded on first startup, anything watched will have a playcount of 1.
  • Updated installer so that the Trakt installation package is now referenced by it's online ID, this means the installer size is reduced and package is downloaded if minimum version is not already installed.
  • Improved thread safety when multiple plugins performing an episode query via the API.
  • Improved logging of script execution in MPEI installer window during installation.
  • Updated the configuration launcher to be compatible with MediaPortal 1.6, it will no longer crash. Correct one is installed during installation, if user upgrades MediaPortal after installing tvseries it's recommended to re-run the installer.
  • Removed the generic PluginConfigLoader.exe from the installation package.
  • Send 'Watched' flag to Trakt plugin when selecting trakt from the internal tvseries menu. This can be used to show spoilers on shouts when episode is watched and 'hide spoilers' is enabled.
  • Updated default string replacements for acronym detection. (Disabled due to bug)
  • Updated translations from Transifex.

New in MP-TVSeries 3.3.0.1943 (Apr 13, 2012)

  • Added new option in configuration which checks playback of episode is not out of order
  • Added global filter for 'Unwatched Episodes', this can be applied to any view. Filter can be applied from Context Menu or on supported skins in the Hidden menu
  • Added small delay before closing PinCode dialog
  • Added an icon to Views context menu to indicate which views are Parental Controlled
  • Added colour highligting in the View/Layout context menus to indicate which is the current on screen
  • Fixed PinCode dialog not working with some remote controls
  • Fixed missing 'Season' text from the Season delete dialog
  • Fixed episode counts in Season view being incorrect for some series when sorting by DVD order
  • Fixing sorting of episodes in Configuration Details tab when using DVD sort order
  • API] Small enhancement to 'GetNextUnwatchedEpisodes' API, can now optionally filter out specials

New in MP-TVSeries 3.2.1.1928 (Mar 6, 2012)

  • Fixed detection of fullscreen video to also include Live TV when doing period check for new files
  • Fixed file scan schedule being off by one minute
  • Fixed logging/progress for episode thumbnail downloads
  • Fixed an issue where the online_episode table was not being cleared properly on season delete
  • Fixed uTorrent Search season/episode number format
  • Added support for language changes from GUI Settings
  • Added a progress dialog when deleting episodes from a season/series view. Typically this can be a lengthy operation esp. for network drives
  • Updated Dutch translations, thanks powermarcel10
  • Updated Trakt Plugin to v1.5.1
  • Removed TVSeries Logging setting and use MediaPortal Logging settings
  • Removed TVSeries GUI Language setting and use MediaPortal Language settings
  • Changed default value for 'MarkRatedEpisodeAsWatched' to false so it doesn't conflict with online 'unseen' syncing

New in MP-TVSeries 3.2.0.1909 (Feb 20, 2012)

  • Added support to directly loading into series via loading parameters
  • Added MyTorrents search for selected series/episodes. Thanks edalex86
  • Added NZB Search via mpNZB plugin
  • Added Actor search on movies from Actors window, requires MovingPictures 1.3.0
  • Added 'Add to Custom List' in Trakt context menu entry
  • Added checking for unique import paths.This will prevent users encountering an error when navigating in ImportWizard
  • Fixed duplicate action for EpisodeCounts during import
  • Fixed ImportWizard not being able to identify episodes even though they are online. Cache was not being cleared before this action
  • Updated French translations, thanks ubela64