MPC-BE -> Version History

This is the version history page for MPC-BE, showing the last 20 software updates. You can return to the main page for this software by clicking here.

Index:

• Version 1.1.3.0 (Dec 28, 2012)
• Version 1.0.3.1 (Sep 27, 2012)

• Release Date: Dec 28, 2012
• Download(s):
  MPC-BE.1.1.3.0.1737.x86-installer.zip
  MPC-BE.1.1.3.0.1737.x86.7z
  MPC-BE.1.1.3.0.1737.x64-installer.zip
  MPC-BE.1.1.3.0.1737.x64.7z
• Added (+):
  • + MPEGSplitter - added a "fast seek" option;
  • + File formats - button for deselecting all formats;
  • + AVISplitter - added support for parsing MPEG Audio tracks, as there are files with "untrustworthy" headers;
  • + MP4/MOV Splitter - added support for AMR Wide band audio tracks, support for Rotate tag;
  • + Support for reading Rotate tag from QuickTime files (using internal splitter) and video rotation (if video renderer supports it);
  • + Getting DXVA status for ANY compliant renderer, and not only internal one (works on EVR, madVR). Only DXVA 2.0 is supported;
  • + Support for custom Pixel Shader in madVR;
  • + Added commands for toolbar buttons SUB / AUD (Load Ext Subtitle... / Laod Ext Audio...) into context menu appearing upon right click;
  • + WVSource/MusePackSource - added support for APE Tag, reading cuesheet (information about chapters);
  • + FLACSource - support for reading information about chapters; in particular, using CUE file embedded into Flac's tag - CUESHEET;;
  • + Support for subtitles in XSUB format (DiVX subtitles);
  • + Added a possibility for setting icons by type (video and audio) instead of extension;
  • + MPEG2 DXVA decoder - detecting 2:3 Pulldown and correctly setting frame duration;
  • + Added two hotkeys for showing system time and file name in OSD;
  • + Added basic support for handling subtitles with VSFilter - full support for managing subtitles' list, show/hide, switching, loading external subtitles via menu and via Drag'n'Drop;
  • + MPCVideoDec - support for choosing Deintelacing method;
  • + Support for external subtitles in UTF-8 without BOM header;
  • + MPEGSplitter - support for reading palette for VobSub subtitles upon opening via .IFO;
  • + Support for DVD_Subpicture;
  • + Possibility for opening external logos in the following formats: *.bmp; *.jpg; *.jpeg; *.png; *.psd, *.gif; *.tif; *.tiff; *.tga, *.emf; *.ico; *.webp; *.webpll;
  • + Added Flybar panel;
  • + Added buttons for Flybar in D3D exclusive mode (file close and program exit);
  • + "Download Toolbar Images" link;
  • + Possibility for opening images: bmp, jpeg, gif, png, psd, tiff, emf, ico, webp and webpll;
  • + Youtube clip title is now shown in main window's title, seekbar and OSD;
  • ... and many more.
• Changes (*):
  • * Improved Vorbis parser;
  • * OggSplitter - added header check;
  • * Changed UTF-8 detection method in a file without BOM;
  • * MP4Splitter - improved Chapter support;
  • * FLVSplitter - improved streaming video support;
  • * Improved handling of external/system filters: now "Prefer" works for external Source/Splitter filters as well as for Transform filters. Also fixed priority setting for internal WavPack/MusePack/TTA/AMR Splitter (since they do not have their own Source);
  • * Stricter filter for loading logos for musical files;
  • * WVSource: code cosmetics;
  • * VSFilter - XSUB: if subtitles' size exceeds video size, then trying to fit the frame;
  • * MpaDecFilter -> Mixer: changed stereo upmix coefficients;
  • * MusePack/WavPack - APETAG support, now getting and showing in the player full information on artist, title, year, album, etc.;
  • * Small cosmetics for EVR/VMR9 statistics;
  • * Improved memory leaks handling mechanism;
  • * Enabled optimization of 7.1-to-stereo downmix;
  • * DXVA decoder - refined handling of an EndOfStream signal from a lower-merit filter;
  • * OSD options cosmetics;
  • * "Recent" jump list in Windows 7 taskbar is cleared upon clearing MRU files
  • list;
  • * File associations - if the user presses the "Apply" button, changes nothing and presses "OK", then file types registration is not launched once more; also, the window for choosing assotiated extensions/types is not shown under Win8
  • * Updated MediaInfo language files;
  • * MpaDecFilter: updated CMixer, optimization;
  • * MPEG2 DXVA decoder - changed handling of 2:3 Pulldown frames, disallowed setting constant frame duration, since there can be mixed content (interlaced
  • frames together with 2:3 Pulldown);
  • * XSUB subtitles - correct positioning and scaling upon changing window size;
  • * MpaDecFilter: using sample formats from ffmpeg for internal processing;
  • * MpaDecFilter: optimized decoding PS2PCM and PS2ADPCM;
  • * WebServer: optimization;
  • * Shaders are only saved when it is needed;
  • * OSD message upon changing subtitles' delay interval when using VSFilter;
  • * More correct display and behavior of "Subtitles" menu when using VSFilter;
  • * Improved handling of subtitles with VSFilter, also added a possibility to control delays (F1/F2) for VSFilter;
  • * Optimized volume level step setting;
  • * Improved HDMV (PGS) subtitles parsing;
  • * Subtitles queue handler - changing thread priority not only according to settings, but also for subtitles' type: ALWAYS setting low priority for raster subtitles;
  • * An error or warning message upon creating video renderer is displayed only once;
  • * FLACSource - changed mechanism of tags extraction, now UTF8 tags are read correctly;
  • * SaveAs - using only file name, without path, for local files;
  • * Video renderer, statistics - obtaining and showing frame type (progressive/interlace) regardless of decoder;
  • * Correct setting mouse cursor for filters' settings, now the hand (IDC_HAND) is set only for relevant elements;
  • * Changed algorighm of UTF-8 recognition;
  • * Improved background painting for VolumeCtrl;
  • * Checking toolbar è flybar for correct sizes;
  • * Transparency in logos and external images is rendered correctly;
  • * DXVA H.264 - improved supported video check for DXVA decoding;
  • * Weakened restriction on frame size for Nvidia GTX 660Ti;
  • * Removed switching player's mode (look) on pressing Esc;
  • * MPEGSplitter - upon opening a .vob/.mpg file, looking for a DVD .ifo file with a corresponding structure, and if one is found - reading palette from it for rendering VobSub subtitles;
  • * Subtitles - improved action of TextPassThruFilter filter;
  • * Optimized FlyBar behavior;
  • * Completely revised H.264 DXVA decoder, improved handling of H.264 Interlaced;
  • * Youtube parser: added stereo3d format to exception list;
  • * Removed exception for taking screenshots for MadVR with version 0.84.0 and above;
  • * Added SeekBar in compact mode;
  • * Saving screenshots in JPG and TIFF is now performed through GDI+;
  • * MPEG2 DXVA Decoder - optimization;
  • * DVD: if FirstPlay command is absent, trying opening DVD Menu Title;
  • * Removed automatic switching the sound on/off upon changing the volume;
  • * Optimized AsyncReader;
  • * Optimized opening and saving images;
  • * Optimized opening links from youtu.be;
  • * Added a possibility to disable internal logic of choosing audio tracks and subtitles;
  • * Updated Korean translation, author - kuh3h3;
  • * Updated Ukrainian translation, author - arestarh1986;
  • * Updated German translation, author - Markus Gaugg;
  • * libwebp 0.2.1 git-6bf20874;
  • * libpng 1.5.13 git-753fd3f;
  • * libopus 1.0.1 git-5367dac3;
  • * Virtualdub 1.10.3 Test 7;
  • * ffmpeg git-ceee4407;
  • * MediaInfo 0.7.61+ svn rev.5314;
  • * ZenLibs v0.4.28+ svn rev.411;
  • * Little-CMS git-e4624c8d;
  • * SoundTouch svn rev.160;
• Fixes (!):
  • ! HDMV(PGS) ñóáòèòðû - fixed several problems leading to runtime errors;
  • ! Fixed subtitles handling;
  • ! DVB subtitles parser: parsing PAGE was not fully correct;
  • ! AudioSwitcher: fixed overflow (which could result in stutter and crash on some WavPack tracks);
  • ! Slightly corrected handling of raster subtitles, fixed problems that resulted in runtime errors;
  • ! When opening a link from Youtube, OSD now correctly displays the clip's title;
  • ! DirectVobSub(VSFilter) - fixed handling of P010/P016 video;
  • ! The command "reload subtitles" was erroneously exchanged with subtitles' style dialog;
  • ! DirectVobSub - crashed upon showing PGS/DVB subtitles when their resolution exceeded video stream resolution;
  • ! DirectVobSub (auto-loading version) - was not loaded automatically under Win7;
  • ! DXVA decoding of VC1-I;
  • ! Showing time on the scrollbar when "Subresync" is enabled;
  • ! MpaDecFilter: fixed crash on DTS files;
  • ! AviSplitter: corrected playback of files with corrupt fragments in the header;
  • ! PGS subtitles parser;
  • ! The possibility of switching tracks with subtitles via filter's menu should not depend on subtitles' handling in the player itself;
  • ! The Lock/Unlock button on the flybar was rendered incorrectly;
  • ! Playlist closed upon opening a file;
  • ! Big CPU load in DXVA mode during H.264 decoding;
  • ! Seekbar and statusbar do not indicate image loading;
  • ! Playlistbar: fixed background rendering upon switching a theme;
  • ! Internal FLACSource did not play files whose header lacked information about minimal and maximal frame size;
  • ! Subtitles were not shown when using ffdshow video decoder & subtitle filter;
  • ! FLACSource - problem opening corrupt files;
  • ! SaveAs - removing "incorrect" characters - only for files from youtube;
  • ! Subtitles' option "Âñåãäà èñïîëüçîâàòü âíåøíèå ñóáòèòðû êàê îñíîâíûå" did not work when internal track selection logic was disabled;
  • ! Opening some ANSI/ASCII files;
  • ! MPEGSplitter - sometimes not all data were read from Packetized Elementary Stream (PES) header;
  • ! Language switching - buttons' tooltips language was not changed in Win 7'spreview in the taskbar;
  • ! Some external filters were not registered;
  • ! Showing subtitles in YUY2 output mode;
  • ! MPEGSplitter - some MPEG-TS could not be opened;
  • ! Fixed problem with png rendering;
  • ! MPCVideoDec, external filter - codecs' selection was not saved;
  • ! External filters - Settings' header missed text;
  • ! VP3, THEORA, MPEG4 - eliminated artifacts and picture "spilling" after seek;
  • ! H264 DXVA decoder - slice control data were supplied to the decoder incorrectly for some specific Interlaced streams;
  • ! FLV splitter - incorrect handling of PCM audio tracks;
  • ! VolumeCtrl sometimes caused malfunction;
  • ! Fixed volume control rendering;
  • ! Memory leak in MPADecFilter when using mixer;
  • ! WebServer - numerous fixes and optimization;
  • ! Main window header was constructed incorrectly;
  • ! Installer - fixed the error on uninstall;
  • ! Hangs in specific circumstances with Preview enabled;
  • ... and many more.

• Release Date: Sep 27, 2012
• Download(s):
  MPC-BE.1.0.3.1.1239.x86-installer.zip
  MPC-BE.1.0.3.1.1239.x86.7z
  MPC-BE.1.0.3.1.1239.x64-installer.zip
  MPC-BE.1.0.3.1.1239.x64.7z
• Added (+):
  • + Added an option in "Speed Step" settings;
  • + DXVA (GPU) indicator on the toolbar;
  • + JPEG 2000 support in MP4/MOV splitter and decoder, ffmpeg + OpenJPEG library (http://www.openjpeg.org) is used for decoding;
  • + Full Opus support, splitter + decoder, ffmpeg + libopus is used for decoding;
• Changes (*):
• * FLVSplitter, streaming video (youtube or any other http source) - opening speed-up, determining file duration during playback;
• * Short links support - youtu.be;
• * PGS subtitles parsing/handling mechanism has been revised - multiple subtitles are correctly displayed simultaneously now;
• * PGS/DVB subtitles rendering - optimization;
• * YouTube parser optimization;
• * Ukrainian localization update;
• * Disabled DVR-MS Caption;/li>
• * ShellExt - module operation improvement, optimization;
• * MediaInfo 0.7.60+ svn rev.5104;
• * libpng 1.5.13 git-11c1e0d;
• * ffmpeg git-f75c5f0;/li>
• * openjpeg 1.5;
• * libopus (version git 2c3b5ee dated 20120921);