DvPlayer News

DvPlayer 0.65 Released

18-Feb-2008

A new version of DvPlayer is now available in the download section. Changes since the previous release:

Added support for ASF and WMV files with prebuffering, intelligent frame-skipping, index handling and a/v synchronisation
Fixes and improvements to rendering routines and added support for some new YUV colour formats
Added USEBAND tooltype/option allowing the performance to be fine-tuned on different systems
Added AUTOEXIT tooltype/option
Added SUBTITLECHARSET tooltype/option allowing to specify any character set for subtitles (by default the system setting is used)
Added suport for html-style tags in subtitles: currently italic tag is used, other tags are ignored
Fixed bugs in subtitle support
Fixes and improvements in audio/video synchronisation
Added support for volume adjustment via provided keys on Multimedia keyboards
Many other bugfixes and improvements (GUI, menu, I/O plugin handling, etc.)

This new version requires the latest avcodec.library 51.52, which was recently released on OS4Depot.net.

DvPlayer 0.58 Released

22-Dec-2006

A new version of DvPlayer is now available in the download section. Changes since the previous release:

Added support for OpenDML AVI files
Fixed and improved overlay support with fullscreen overlay mode, improved speed, triplebuffering (requires AOS4.0 final), aspect ratio correction, overlay is now used by default if available
Fixed problem with MS-ADPCM audio (also requires avcodec.library 51.45)
Added multiple charset support for subtitles (DvPlayer will use the char set you have configured in your preferences)
Fixed a bug in window mode which caused a slowdown, now window playback is about 10% faster
Further improved AVI support and added workarounds for more buggy AVI files
Disabling Audio Boost now halves the volume instead of saturating to 100%
Screenblanker is now also allowed while a movie is paused
Added Mousewheel volume adjustment
Added DTS audio support for AVI files
Added Movie Information window (available in the Control menu)
Added window resize gadget possibility (new gadget ID defined for skin files)
Added custom pointer when mouse is moved over the window resize gadget
Bringing up the menu now temporarily pauses movie playback. Also mouse is temporarily turned on in fullscreen when the menu is invoked
Many more bugfixes and improvements (subtitle bug fixes, I/O plugin support fixes/improvements, etc.)

A new version of DvSkinTool, the tool for creating DvPlayer skins is also availble in the download section. This version fixes a serious bug, and an updated documentation is also included, which mentions the new window size gadget.

DvPlayer I/O Plugin SDK Released	19-Apr-2006
The DvPlayer I/O Plugin Software Development Kit has been finally released, allowing developers to make their own plugins for DvPlayer. The SDK is available in the Download Area and includes the API Documentation, the source code of DvPlayer's DVD/VideoCD plugin and a plugin template sourece code.

DvPlayer Gets 6W Award in aMiGa=PoWeR Magazine	24-Aug-2006
DvPlayer has been featured in an article in the french aMiGa=PoWeR magazine, where it's been awarded the 6W award:

DvPlayer 0.54 Released

22-Dec-2006

A new version of DvPlayer is now available in the download section. Changes since the previous release:

Added direct DVD support
Added automatic detection of CD/DVD drive (no need to specify device name/unit anymore)
Added support for the new 64bit DOS functions so that files >2GB are now handled correctly
Implemented the I/O plugin system and moved the DVD/VideoCD support to an external plugin
Screen Blanker is now not allowed to activate while playing
Implemented AppWindow support so files can be dragged onto DvPlayer's window
Now the previous filename is remembered in the file requester when opening files
Window is now opened on the frontmost screen (if it's public) instead of the Workbench screen so that if it's started from a different screen it will open there.
Improved 6-Channel to Stereo audio conversion routines to avoid distortions which appeared with a few DVDs
Fixed NOTRIPLEBUFFER option (was broken when subtitle support was added)
Fixed sound distortions with interleaved AVI files
Now ensures that only complete frames are sent to the video decoder for AVI files. This should fix the problems with partially downloaded AVI files.
Fixed a bug in the subtitle code which caused memguard hits
Fixed a serious bug in GUI loading (thanks to memguard)
Fixed a nasty bug in the exit code which could cause random crashes

DvPlayer 0.51 Released

23-Dec-2005

A new version of DvPlayer is now available in the download section. Changes since the previous release:

Added subtitle support (.srt and .sub files) with automatic subtitle loading
Added Subtitle command line options and tooltypes (font name/size, position, colour) and a new subtitle menu to allow loading/closing of subtitles
Added animated dithering algorithm to 16-bit modes to improve quality (apparent colour depth) and added NODITHER tooltype and command line option
Volume slider could be updated by audioboost in fullscreen mode where it does not get put into the window leading to a crash
Added possibility to use system fonts in DvPlayer Skins. Updated the skin documentation to include information about this new feature.
Fixed a memory leak bug in the avi code
AudioBoost now doubles the volume too, instead of just extending the volume range
Fixed a bug causing wrong window size when skin was changed while a movie was stopped

DvPlayer 0.49 Released	26-Oct-2005
This new version fixes a bug in skin loading, which caused bad graphics corruptions/crashes on some systems. Thanks to Szymon Tomzik for helping me find this bug!

DvPlayer 0.48 Released!

15-Oct-2005

A new version of DvPlayer is now available in the download section. Changes since the previous release:

Implemented on-the-fly scaling of 2:1 aspect movies
Added a workaround for the short buffer AHI problem
Added support for non-interleaved AVI files
Many fixes and improvements in the AVI code (prebuffering, etc.) to solve problems with most AVI files
Added triplebuffer for fullscreen
Added 32bit fullscreen support
Added possibility to change the skin on-the-fly
Added Audio Boost option
Many more small improvements and bugfixes

DvPlayer Update!	15-Aug-2005
A new version of DvPlayer (v0.44) is now available! The new version addresses a bug with the demo timeout, contains some minor bugfixes and a fixed install script. The maintainer of avcodec.library released a version of his library without any AC3 decoder until the GPL debates around it are cleared up.

DvPlayer Released!	14-Aug-2005
I am proud to announce that the first public version of DvPlayer is now available! The demo version can be downloaded from the Downloads section.

DvPlayer Website goes online	4-Aug-2005
DvPlayer Website finally goes online! Webdesign by Sammy Nordström, Samworks Development & Consulting.