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What's New / Version History

V2.2

Add support to RMI format.
Add open filters: All Video Files, All Audio Files, All Image Files.
Add Auto-Hide Cursor in Full-Screen mode.
Add Clicking to toggle Mute, Loop states in main display window.
Fix the problem with double-clicking in Explorer will not launch program properly in WinXP.
Fix the problem that delete items from playlist will restart to play the current file.

V2.1

Upgrade media engine using DirectShow, compatible with WMP 9.0, loads asf/wmv files more fast.
Add Do-It-Yourself Localization support, now you can localize Ace Media Player for your country!
Add Realtime Seeking with the slider bar.
Add ability to automatic arrange windows location when it outside of the desktop.
Add feature: When stop playing, the video window will automatic reduce to its minimum size if the video window zoom option is not "Fit to window".
Add Reset Windows Position menu item so that you can restore windows to origion position anytime.
Add support to asx and m2v file format, in fact, use "*.*" filter in Open Dialog, you can try to play all your files. :)
Now Ace Media Player can playing with a single exe file, you can put the exe file on your movie CD, play movies anytime, anywhere.
Limit multi-instance of Ace Media Player to single instance.
Fix the problem that sometimes double-click on the video window will cause the video window go away to a wrong place.
Fix the bug when video window in the shade mode, double-click on it will appear black empty window.
Fix the bug when playing real media, resizing video window will cause "Audio Only" message appeared in video window.
Fix the bug that Ace Media Player can't open file by double clicking in Explorer if the file type already associated with it.

V2.0

Change name from "Gusto MiniCinema" to "Ace Media Player".
Add Playback Controls below the movie window.
Add size-grip on the bottom-right corner of Playlist Window and Movie Window.
Add focus image when cursor cross a button.
Fixed windows activity(focus) problem when switch applications

V1.40

Support RealMedia also after RealOne installed.
Keep Full-Screen mode when change playing clip.
Enable resize movie window even when 50%, 100%, 200% zoom size selected.
Add drag and drop feature to all window.
Add support Apple QuickTime media files (.mov, .qt)
Add Desktop Full-Screen mode, this will let you control playback within Full-Screen mode.
Click on Play Window to toggle "TV Ontop" feature, Double-click to toggle Full-Screen mode.
Add "Help Center" item in Main Menu, this make you give Feedback, get Technical support more convenient.
Add "Check for upgrade" online checker in "Help Center", which will make you easily to know if you have latest MiniCinema version.
Enable drag right or bottom border of window to change the size.
Add "Keep Snap" feature, with this feature, your origin windows snap status will keep unchanged when you toggle any window between Shade Mode and Expand Mode.
Fixed few bugs
Remove the "Open CD" and "Open VCD" Menu and add "Eject/Close CD-ROM" menu on the main menu.
Add AutoPlay feature after insert a Compact Disk or Video Disk into CD-ROM driver.

V1.20

Enable MiniCinema live in System Tray.
Add "Always On Top" feature.
Add "Playlist window" item to main menu, toggle Playlist window's visible property.
Add "Play window" item to main menu, toggle Play window's visible property.
Add "Repeat" item to main menu, toggle loop play mode.
Add "Mute" item to main menu, toggle mute state.
Add "Option" item to main menu with "Preferences..." and "Always On Top" items.

Within "Preferences..." menu item, we can now adjust many preferences about Gusto MiniCinema. The Preferences dialog is a modeless dialog, all preferences being adjusted will take effect immediately. Current preference items list as:

General Part:

Add "Reload last playlist at startup" item.
Add "Reset play number when reload" item.
Add "Auto play clips when loaded(Open Media File)" item.
Add "Hide Play Window when play Audio Only file" item.

Display Part:

Add "Use user(skined) cursors" item.
Add "Show clip number in Playlist" item.
Add "Playlist font size" item, adjust Playlist font size from 8 pixels to 15 pixels.
Add "Shade font size" item, adjust Shade font sizefrom 8 pixels to 15 pixels.
Add "Snap window to desktop edge" item, toggle snap feature and adjust snap gap
from 0 to 32 pixels.
Add "Snap window to each other" item, toggle snap feature and adjust snap gap
from 0 to 32 pixels.
Add "Tooltips" item to select three tooltips display mode: None, Main window only
and All windows.
Add "Show MiniCinema In" item to select three "Show In" mode: Taskbar only, System Tray only and Both Taskbar and Tray.

Fixed bug:

Sometimes cann't resize Playlist window to it's minimize size.

V1.11

Enhanced resize and drag window performance, much less CPU usage and more smooth operate felling.
Fixed the bug that sometimes cann't resize window to it's minimize size.
Fixed few other bugs

V1.10

Add support to NullSoft Winamp's M3U and PLS playlist file format.
Add ToolTips within all window's items(controls and indicators).
Add Skin Cursor support.
Add sort type. you can now select five sort type by context menu in Playlist Window.
it is Sort by File Name, Sort by File Size, Sort by File Type, Sort by Clip Info, Sort by Clip Duration. click Sort Button in Playlist Window will toggle sort order use last Sort type.
When select Zoom 50, 100% or 200%, the Play Window will not auto fit clip's image size if the size is less than minimize size, and the clip's image will be center displayed.
Disable Play Button when clip is loading, both in Expand Mode and Shade Mode.
Refresh clip name use clip's author and title when clip is loaded, both in Main Window
and Playlist Window Shade Mode.
Display a loading animate when clip is loading, both in Expand Mode and Shade Mode.
Fixed few interface bugs.
Fixed snap window problem(sometimes cann't snap)
Associated *.mpl(MiniCinema Playlist File) with program, you can now open program by double-click or press Enter key on a mpl file in Explorer.
Support program command line argument, that means you can open a media file by use "Open With" menu and select Gusto MiniCinema to play it directly.
Support new Windows2000-Style Open/Save File Dialog when running under Windows2000 and WindowsXP.
Support toggle repeat play and single play mode.
Support Compact Disk(CD) format *.CDA and Video CD(VCD) format *.DAT, support direct play CD and VCD from open menu.
Enhanced interface performance, more less CPU rate. more smooth operate felling.

V1.04

Add user manual, you can access it by press F1 or click menu item "Help".
Add more keyboard shortcuts. for details check user manual.
Add supper link of www.gustosoft.com to About dialog and Enter Register Code dialog.
If clip is not loaded, click Prev or Next button will perform Play command instead
of perform the command of it'original meaning.

V1.03

Remove pause button both expand mode and shade mode in the main window, combine play and pause function within one button.
When a clip is loaded(that means the clip is in either playing state or pausing state),
the play button in expand mode will keep golden effect, when the clip is unload(that
means the stop command is performed), the play button will become gray.
Support all language include english for display filename in the main window.
Add all language filename display support in the playlist window shade mode.
Add mini digit clock in shade mode for display clip duration.

V1.02

Add support mpga media format.
Inverse volume slider. up for increase volume, down for decrease volume.
Add support for video zoom in play window. you can choose 50%, 100%, 200% of
source size, fit to window, and perform full-screen play. all command can find by
right-click left mouse button within TV Screen.
Add support for play/pause and stop command in play window by right-click left
mouse button within TV Screen.

V1.01

Fixed the bug "when use popup menu Exit item on right click playlist window or play window to close program, it only close that window itself, but no whole program."
Fixed the problem that cann't save file by its correct order( order in playlist ).
Add feature: use mouse to change playlist item's order by just drag it to another place.
Add feature: use Ctrl + Up or Ctrl + Down key to change playlist selected item's order.
Show "Author + Clip Name" about opened file in the playlist window instead just show filename of it.
Add item number before file infomation displayed in the playlist window.
Save opened file information with in playlist file, so you can reload it later and see last clip information before play it. clip duration also include.
Add popup menu for list of playlist window. now you can use popup menu to play a clip (item), remove selected items, crop selected items, inverse items, select all items and deselected all items. you can use keyboard key to implement this also.

V1.00

Fixed the bug "when change volume, there are not effect, but mute."
Fixed some problem "when open invalid or unsupported media files, it may cause hang program"
Enhanced hint(warring and error) message system. it now show many useful information on the TV screen.
A cool program icon added, :)
Add feature "mouse wheel change volume" when main window is in focus.
Add feature "sort playlist by file name"
Made "add" button in the playlist window work, we can now append files or playlist files after exist playlist.
Add feature "when an open error occur, add a red '!' in that file within playlist."
Add feature "press Enter key to open or reload file which have input focus in the playlist."
Support Shift key selection operate use mouse in playlist.
Support Shift key selection operate use arrow key or "Page Up", "Page Down", "Home", "End" key in playlist.
Fixed the bug "playlist will not auto scroll when play files."
Fixed play button pixel offset when click it