What's new in PowerPlaylist 2.0
Nov 5, 2017
- This version is for Windows Media Center in Windows 7. If you are running Windows Vista please download the appropriate 1.0 release.
- Uses Visual C# 2008 Express Edition.
- Includes sample content independent of that which ships in box with Windows 7.
- C:UsersPublicMusicPowerPlaylist includes sample music and playlists.
- C:UsersPublicPicturesPowerPlaylist includes sample photos.
- The tile in Extras Library now navigates to a page of screenshots and instructions.
- Slideshow now respects random order setting in Windows Media Center.
- When user specifies both a slideshow and visualization the slideshow will now win (in PowerPlaylist 1 the visualization took precedence).
- More granular Debug.Writeline throughout -you can follow program flow better in a tool like DbgView.exe.
- Start Menu tiles feature 16:9 aspect ratio art made possible in Windows 7.
- PlaylistX.wpl files simplified for ease of reading.
- No longer need separate x86 and x64 installers -one installer works for both CPU architectures.
- Installer works with the Windows Media Center InstallApplication Method (see the Windows Media Center SDK 6.0 for Windows 7).
- You can now specify focus and nonfocus images for each tile on the Start Menu.
- PowerPlaylist Editor now has browse buttons for focus & nonfocus images, audio and slideshow paths.