Change List from v21 beta 1:
* New Setting (Adv. Options / Playback / libVLC) allowing you to control
whether the libVLC media engine should be used to stream IPTV archived
(catchup) programs. This setting does not affect VOD playback.
* New feature to automatically resize the player window to hide aspect
ratio black bars, showing only the video. By default, this feature
is assigned to the Shift+"`" (~) keyboard shortcut.
* New feature to add the currently playing media to the favorites list. By
default, this feature is assigned to the Ctrl+Shift+"F" keyboard shortcut.
* New "Add to favorites" option on the Playlist Home Theater interface.
* New "Add to favorites" option on the Play History Home Theater interface.
* You can now add the "Add to favorites" button to the control overlay.
* New feature to show a pop-up Stream Selection menu. By default this
feature is assigned to the control overlay's stream selection button.
* When using IPTV's Xtream Codes API, icons (Live, Movie, Series) are now
displayed next to group names.
+ It took nearly 3 days of optimization work, but now the advanced options
dialog should open almost twice as fast.
+ Added a lot more control overlay button options including Play History,
Streaming Stations, Seek by duration percentage, DirectShow Zoom in/out
and many more (63 button options so far).
+ Zoom Player now saves the current play rate (speed) on exit. So if you
disabled the settings that automatically reset the play rate, reopening
Zoom Player now restores the previous play rate when playing the next
track.
+ Rephrased Zoom Player's function descriptions to make them more logical
and easier to find when sorted alphabetically.
+ Pop-up OSD messages are now shown below the control overlay's title
area when the control overlay is visible.
+ Added buttons to the Control Overlay setup page to make it easier to
reset only some of the settings to default, allowing you to more easily
experiment with custom designs.
+ The stream selection button on the default control overlay layout now
opens a pop-up menu instead of the Home Theater stream selection interface.
+ Updated Home Theater icons (media library, play history & color controls).
+ The multi-playlist manager can now be resized to a smaller window.
- Fixed a case where the pop-up OSD message would appear in the wrong
screen position.
- A pop-up OSD message (e.g. changing the volume level) would reset the
Control Overlay's auto-hide timer, causing it to show for longer than
specified.
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