NeoDCP Player Changelog

What's new in NeoDCP Player 5.10

Mar 15, 2023
  • XML parser updated
  • The installer was sometimes unable to update the app shortcut

New in NeoDCP Player 5.09 (Nov 25, 2022)

  • MXF loader updated (should fix playback of some malformed SMPTE audio tracks)
  • Subtitle rasterizer updated
  • XML parser updated

New in NeoDCP Player 5.05 (Dec 20, 2021)

  • Subtitle rasterizer updated

New in NeoDCP Player 5.03 (Sep 1, 2021)

  • Subtitle rasterizer updated.

New in NeoDCP Player 5.02 (Jul 1, 2021)

  • The DCPs in the Open Ingested DCP window can be sorted alphabetically by clicking on the Title section.

New in NeoDCP Player 5.00 (Apr 2, 2021)

  • Added hash verification for ingested and registered DCPs
  • Disabled file buffering for DCP hash verification
  • Optimizations in texture allocation code
  • JPEG 2000 decoder updated
  • XML parser updated

New in NeoDCP Player 4.99 (Dec 24, 2020)

  • XML parser updated
  • Subtitle rasterizer updated
  • MXF loader updated
  • GUI updated

New in NeoDCP Player 4.98 (Sep 20, 2020)

  • JPEG 2000 decoder updated
  • Added missing confirmation prompt prior to removing a DCP from library
  • Reordered some buttons and changed their colors

New in NeoDCP Player 4.97 (Jul 3, 2020)

  • Subtitle rasterizer updated
  • JPEG 2000 decoder updated
  • Database engine updated

New in NeoDCP Player 4.96 (Apr 29, 2020)

  • Display local and UTC times in the KDM Browser window
  • JPEG 2000 decoder updated

New in NeoDCP Player 4.95 (Mar 3, 2020)

  • JPEG 2000 decoder updated
  • KDM database schema upgraded
  • Database engine updated
  • MXF loader updated
  • Installer updated
  • Automatic updater modified

New in NeoDCP Player 4.94 (Dec 9, 2019)

  • JPEG 2000 decoder updated
  • Database engine updated

New in NeoDCP Player 4.93 (Dec 9, 2019)

  • Security measure: Full-screen playback now binds to physical projectors/monitors instead of logical Windows display devices
  • If the configuration password is set, the video will be played only on the selected physical device(s)
  • Customers using the Player password protection will have to choose the full-screen output device once again after upgrading to this version

New in NeoDCP Player 4.92 (Dec 9, 2019)

  • Database engine updated
  • XML parser updated

New in NeoDCP Player 4.91 (Aug 13, 2019)

  • Database engine updated
  • Installer updated

New in NeoDCP Player 4.90 (Aug 13, 2019)

  • Subtitle rasterizer updated
  • MXF loader updated
  • XML parser updated
  • NVidia API updated
  • Minor changes

New in NeoDCP Player 4.89 (Aug 13, 2019)

  • Minor HDCP-related change
  • Licensing system updated
  • PNG decoder updated
  • Automatic updater modified

New in NeoDCP Player 4.88 (Apr 1, 2019)

  • MXF loader updated
  • Subtitle rasterizer updated
  • More Windows editions are now recognized

New in NeoDCP Player 4.87 (Jan 20, 2019)

  • PNG decoder updated
  • Database engine updated
  • Automatic updater modified
  • Command-line launcher updated
  • Installer updated

New in NeoDCP Player 4.86 (Dec 4, 2018)

  • The player should not complain of a missing watermark file when no watermark is to be shown

New in NeoDCP Player 4.85 (Nov 29, 2018)

  • Added support for overlaying a static user-configurable watermark image over a video; see Settings/Watermark
  • Implemented player presentation mode for our distributors (contact us for details)
  • Performance improvements
  • Licensing system updated
  • User manual updated

New in NeoDCP Player 4.82 (Nov 5, 2018)

  • MXF loader updated
  • Fixed an issue with toggling full-screen mode when disabled in Settings/Permissions

New in NeoDCP Player 4.81 (Oct 15, 2018)

  • Added option to deny unencrypted DCP/CPL playback
  • nVidia API updated

New in NeoDCP Player 4.80 (Sep 24, 2018)

  • Added support for 1-to-1 direct audio channel mapping (a 16-channel sound card with WDM support is required)
  • MXF loader updated
  • PNG decoder updated
  • XML parser updated
  • License Request window slightly modified

New in NeoDCP Player 4.77 (Jul 19, 2018)

  • Automatic updater modified

New in NeoDCP Player 4.76 (Jun 13, 2018)

  • nVidia® API updated
  • Database engine updated
  • Licensing system updated

New in NeoDCP Player 4.75 (May 5, 2018)

  • Subtitle rasterizer updated
  • Database engine updated
  • Automatic updater modified
  • GUI updated
  • Fixed an issue with the operator password dialog box

New in NeoDCP Player 4.70 (Mar 2, 2018)

  • Added the Permission settings tab
  • Automatic updater modified
  • User manual updated

New in NeoDCP Player 4.63 (Feb 16, 2018)

  • Database engine updated
  • License import dialog updated
  • Corrected sizing of some GUI elements
  • Automatic updater modified
  • Manage DCP Libraries shall ask for the configuration password
  • Update Automatically shall not toggle without entering the password

New in NeoDCP Player 4.62 (Jan 15, 2018)

  • Subtitle rasterizer updated
  • Licensing system updated
  • Automatic updater modified
  • User Manual updated

New in NeoDCP Player 4.61 (Nov 10, 2017)

  • PNG decoder updated
  • Database engine updated
  • XML parser updated
  • Automatic updater modified
  • Minor HDCP-related change

New in NeoDCP Player 4.60 (Oct 11, 2017)

  • Subtitle rasterizer updated
  • Automatic updater modified
  • Licensing system updated

New in NeoDCP Player 4.50 (Aug 25, 2017)

  • JPEG 2000 decoder updated
  • nVidia® API updated
  • PNG decoder updated
  • Database engine updated
  • XML parser updated
  • Fixed an issue with the automatic updater

New in NeoDCP Player 4.40 (Jun 30, 2017)

  • Redesigned the resolution limiter
  • Automatic updater modified
  • Database engine updated
  • Licensing system updated
  • XML parser updated
  • User manual updated
  • Fixed an issue with mixed-resolution playlists

New in NeoDCP Player 4.35 (May 24, 2017)

  • The Swap eyes option is now available for all graphics adapters
  • Subtitle rasterizer updated
  • Automatic updater modified
  • Database engine updated
  • More Windows editions are now recognized

New in NeoDCP Player 4.31 (Apr 18, 2017)

  • Fixed a data deserialization issue from the previous version

New in NeoDCP Player 4.30 (Apr 14, 2017)

  • Automatic updater modified
  • PNG decoder updated
  • Database engine updated

New in NeoDCP Player 4.21 (Mar 2, 2017)

  • nVidia API updated

New in NeoDCP Player 4.20 (Mar 2, 2017)

  • JPEG 2000 decoder updated
  • Database engine updated
  • Upgraded to Qt 5.8.0
  • Installer updated
  • User manual updated

New in NeoDCP Player 4.17 (Jan 20, 2017)

  • Improved security model
  • Database engine updated
  • Automatic updater

New in NeoDCP Player 4.15 (Jan 17, 2017)

  • Improved security model
  • JPEG 2000 decoder updated
  • PNG decoder updated
  • Updated German, Russian and Slovak translations
  • User manual updated

New in NeoDCP Player 4.10 (Jan 4, 2017)

  • Subtitle rasterizer updated
  • PNG decoder updated
  • Database engine updated
  • Automatic updater modified

New in NeoDCP Player 4.08 (Dec 16, 2016)

  • MXF loader updated
  • Upgraded to Qt 5.7.1
  • Automatic updater modified

New in NeoDCP Player 4.07 (Dec 14, 2016)

  • Improved transitions between playlist items on some systems

New in NeoDCP Player 4.05 (Dec 12, 2016)

  • User manual updated
  • Implemented a workaround for occasional nVidia driver’s inability to provide presentation statistics
  • Fixed an issue with the automatic updater

New in NeoDCP Player 4.00 (Dec 6, 2016)

  • nVidia API updated
  • KDM-related improvements
  • Database engine updated
  • MXF loader updated
  • Automatic updater modified
  • Installer updated
  • Minor HDCP-related change

New in NeoDCP Player 3.99 (Nov 10, 2016)

  • Added Clear button to the Open Audio/Video MXF window
  • Added command-line option to automatically close the player when playback is finished
  • Improved playback quality on some systems with nVidia graphics cards
  • Licensing system updated
  • Updated the key validity verification algorithm
  • Database engine updated
  • User manual updated
  • Resolved minor COM initialization issue
  • Corrected minor HDCP-related issue

New in NeoDCP Player 3.98 (Nov 10, 2016)

  • Automatic updater modified
  • Installer updated
  • Resolved an issue with subtitle rasterizer

New in NeoDCP Player 3.97 (Nov 10, 2016)

  • Improved security model
  • Redesigned the Advanced Settings tab
  • Subtle changes to the DCP-ingest functionality
  • Changed formatting of local time strings
  • Corrected sizing of some GUI elements
  • PNG decoder updated
  • Installer updated
  • User manual updated
  • Local time zone changes were not immediately reflected by the player

New in NeoDCP Player 3.96 (Nov 10, 2016)

  • Optimizations in texture fill code
  • User manual updated
  • Removed the option to swap X and Z color components
  • Removed the option to optimize texture writes; now it is turned on implicitly

New in NeoDCP Player 3.95 (Nov 10, 2016)

  • Improved playback quality on some systems with nVidia graphics cards
  • nVidia API updated
  • Database engine updated

New in NeoDCP Player 3.94 (Nov 10, 2016)

  • Installer updated
  • Fixed an issue with automatic updater
  • The 64-bit version of the player was incompatible with older CPUs without SSE4.1 instruction set support (3.91+)

New in NeoDCP Player 3.93 (Nov 10, 2016)

  • Improved resilience against nVidia driver bugs affecting the DirectX functions LockRect and Present under heavy load

New in NeoDCP Player 3.92 (Nov 10, 2016)

  • Added advanced option to optimize texture writes
  • The player may advise to update display adapter drivers
  • Optimizations in 64-bit texture fill code

New in NeoDCP Player 3.91 (Nov 10, 2016)

  • Added detection for graphics card driver dynamic texture support
  • Fixed an issue with swapped X and Z color components on some systems after upgrading to Windows 10

New in NeoDCP Player 3.90 (Nov 10, 2016)

  • This version requires Windows 7 or later operating system
  • Updated the AMD/ATI stereoscopic capability detection code
  • Installer updated
  • User manual updated