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Serviio is developed by Petr Nejedly, who currently lives in London and works as a freelance Java consultant.
Serviio uses some open-source libraries without which it would not have been possible. I would like to thank all the people who contributed to them.
Release Notes - 1.6.1
- added support for fixed point mp3 encoding using Shine; ticket #623
- fall back to themoviedb.org for series search if thetvdb.com is not available; ticket #903
- added support for DSF audio files; ticket #856
- added support for Shine mp3 encoder for low powered NAS devices; ticket #623
- Samsung J now plays MP4 / H265 files without transcoding; ticket #893
- added support for VP9 video codec; ticket #852
- added support for HTTPS for the REST APIs, web console and MediaBrowser; ticket #877
- when stopping the server, stop any running FFmpeg processes and clean the temporary transcoding folder; ticket #427
- reload the Console page after a successful Online Sources import; ticket #912
- prevented caching subtitles by the renderers so that correct subtitles are always delivered; ticket #917
- enabled user defined thumbnail for all online source types; ticket #923
- added a separate profile for Android devices; ticket #909
- fixed OSX installer not upgrading the Console in 1.6; ticket #905
- fixed auto-scroll behaviour in MediaBrowser playlist view; ticket #867
- fixed transcoding being used in some cases when it was not necessary
- fixed adding ServiioLinks in the Console; ticket #915
- properly handling error when downloading feed thumbnail; ticket #922
- fixed iOS transcoded playback to always start from the beginning; ticket #887
- fixed Samsung devices showing invalid fixed duration; ticket #894
- MediaBrowser link from the Console executable now opens in a system browser; ticket #907
- fixed LaunchDaemon override issue forcing Server launch at startup; ticket #916
Release Notes - 1.6
- added support for files stacking (Pro only); ticket #301
- redesigned the console; ticket #682
- added support for bitmap-based subtitles (via hardsubs rendering); ticket #644
- added REST endpoint for retrieving filesystem folders
- shared folders can now be ordered in the console; ticket #226
- added support for Samsung J series subtitles; ticket #885
- make the server discoverable when the bind IP address is changed in the console; ticket #878
- focus on textbox when press Search Button in MediaBrowser; ticket #868
- fixed video thumbnail missing in the playlist in MediaBrowser after search; ticket #874
- fixed MediaBrowser locking up when switching online audio streams; ticket #869
- fixed Date of files being shows as 1/1/1970 on Samsung TVs; ticket #836
- profiles HardsubsTranscoding element replaced with GenericTranscoding
- updated Apache Derby to 10.12.1.1
Release Notes - 1.5.2
- fixed automatic library scanning not kicking in on OSX (and other POLLER based systems)
- added support for adding files that are being downloaded to a shared folder via the delta scan; ticket #859
- fixed setting socket buffer for CDS resources; ticket #862
- updated bundled JRE to 1.8.0_40
Release Notes - 1.5.1
- added serviio.libraryPollerFrequency system property for controlling the timeout of POLLER frequency
- added serviio.forceLibraryPoller system property for forcing the usage of POLLER library scanner; ticket #849
- series can now be named with the IMDB ID as a search hint (as well as movies); ticket #839
- optimized embedded burned-in subtitles delivery so that it doesn't time out; ticket #838
- added support for series thumbnails with XBMC metadata source; ticket #764
- added the possibility to use alternative Java (to the bundled one) on Windows; ticket #842
- fixed OSX console not starting after upgrade from previous versions; ticket #840
- fixed parsing relative paths in ASX playlists
- optimised polling mechanism for shared folders on OSX / BSD, it now runs every 5 minutes by default as a POLLER; ticket #846
- fixed some audio files being restarted after the buffering has finished in MediaBrowser
- fixed burning in subtitles on Linux for file with apostrophy in the name; ticket #844
- fixed MediaBrowser player sliding on small screens
- updated bundled JRE to 1.8.0_31
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