Release notes

Release Notes - 0.4

added video 'on-the-fly' transcoding capabilities; issue #46
added DB optimalization configuration for faster browsing
updated profile detection mechanism to be able to interrogate any HTTP header and check its value against a regular expression
enabled entering remote shared folders (when the console runs on a different machine than the server); issue #74
enabled sharing images with resolution higher that 4096x4096; issue #25
added support for MP4 with H264 and LPCM (e.g. Canon DSLR cameras' video format); issue #67
added support for WMV files including WMA PRO 10 audio track; closes #76
added link to serviio.org to About tab of the console; issue #84
displays console window after console start on Linux and OSX; issue #77
added more episodic file name patterns (see http://www.serviio.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12); issue #36
enabled sharing of root folders (e.g. c:\, d:\); issue #75
added automatic image rotation based on EXIF metadata; issue #55
added .mov extension for video files; issue #97
added profile for Samsung A-series TVs; issue #88
added profile for DirecTV DVR
Windows installer now detects Java on 64-bit machines; issue #81
possibility to provide FFmpeg location using ffmpeg.location system variable
added support for MPEG2TS files with .tp extension; issue #89
added system tray menu item to enable/disable automatic library updates; issue #102

updated MP3 mime-type to fix playback on some devices; issue #66
fixed specific AC-3 audio track detection; issue #80
fixed audio track detection in a case of multiple tracks; issue #80
fixed Linux console startup script; issue #64
added more available memory (384MB) to handle transcoding of large images
images are sorted by file name in folder view; issue #71
fixed marking of viewed assets to be more generic and support more devices; issue #82
fixed audio album art not showing on some devices; issue #69
fixed locking of streamed files; issue #94
browsing in the Folder category is now faster
optimized library updating mechanism for speed and less CPU utilization; issue #72, #73

updated FFmpeg to revision 23012, it also enables MP3 encoding (thanks to LAME MP3 Encoder)
updated Apache Derby to version 10.5.3.0

added caching of library information for faster browsing experience; issue #86
added profile for Samsung C-series devices
added support for MJPEG video codec; issue #120
added support for MPEG4 Microsoft variant (or DIV3); issue #117
added possibility of not limiting image resolution to 4096x4096 if device supports it; issue #121
added tool tip on shared folder name in console to enable distinguishing long entries; issue #122
added subtitles support for LG BD players; issue #124
added possibility to disable generation of thumbnails for local video files; issue #90
added possiblity to turn off online metadata extraction for some folders; issue #114
added option to select either Server, Console or both for Windows Installation; issue #47

fixed remote console startup
fixed storing music albums with long titles; issue #110
fixed console in a case when system tray is not supported by the OS; issue #109
bundled FFmpeg now works on OSX 10.5
fixed storing corrupted fps value of some files; issue #112
better management of metadata for files copied from DVD (Video_TS, VTS_, etc)
thumbnail extraction is now avoided for unrecognized file to save CPU; issue #125
fixed support for files with names including non-latin characters; issue #123
fixed video playback stuttering (high CPU usage during playback)

implemented client/server architecture; Serviio server now runs independently from the Console
removed "-headless" agrument; not needed - just run the server
Serviio server now starts as a Service (on Windows) automatically after Windows startup; issue #27
added 'Last Added videos' browse category

fixed issue #19: Folder browsing doesn't work for images
fixed issue #21: DATE header in soap responses has invalid format
fixed issue #22: FFmpeg process is killed when hanging for too long
fixed issue #23: Running on Vista/Win 7 needs admin rights
fixed issue #24: Browsing on XBox 360 only shows content in Folders categories
fixed issue #29: Wrong TIMEOUT header value in UPnP event subscription
fixed issue #30: Multiple NIC support for multicasting SSDP messages (didn't bind to the proper IP address, causing Serviio not appearing on the device)
Serviio now should work with other media servers installed (e.g. PS3MS)

added possibility to connect to the Serviio server from a remote console (using -Dserviio.corbaHost property)
added support for ID3v22 cover art tag in MP3 files
added support for parsing file names with DBRip in them
added more file name patterns for series; issue #36
episode numbers are now 2 digits (padded with 0 if needed) for proper sorting on some devices; issue #52
added possibility to skip Java install if not found; issue #50
added 'Last Watched' notifier on series' seasons and episodes; issue #53
added possibility to add year to series name (useful when series name is not unique enough)
streaming Music on XBox360 is now possible; issue #56

fixed issue #39: Wait for Corba Naming service to start-up
fixed issue #41: Missing response for malformed Subscribe message
fixed issue #42: Wrong HTTP status codes
fixed issue #49: Browsing Folders category is slow
fixed 'Last Added' video category to show files that have been added to the library most recently

added support for automatic renderer profile detection (for devices that support it)
profiles are now configured in profiles.xml file for better renderer compatibility
added basic skeleton for Playstation 3 profile
added support for files with extensions .divx and .m2ts
added hierarchical folder browsing (file-system like)
added support for MP4 files including ASF video (DivX, XviD, QuickTime)
added a new UI field for binding Serviio to a specific IP address (issue #11)

fixed support for AC-3 audio codec in video files when using FFmpeg compiled with LGPL licence
fixed responses to discovery requests from devices with MX header of value 1 (e.g. Viera TV)
fixed issue #14: marking video as 'read' multiple times when there are multiple initial requests for the resource
fixed issue #12: TheMovieDb.org API update