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Moving Pictures 1.1.2

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Moving Pictures 1.1.0

Enhancements

Google Code Issue Description
Issue #680 Integration with Moving Pictures Social.
Issue #230 Video files can now be renamed based via the Movie Manager.
Issue #638 It is now possible to select a default filter to be applied when launching Moving Pictures.
Issue #800 When a movie is deleted in the GUI, the position in the list will be retained.
Issue #584 It is now possible to specify a specific view (Filmstrip, List, etc) for a specific category.
Issue #625 Image files should again be properly detected "out of the box".
Issue #509 The optional grouping headers have been improved when sorting by Score.
Issue #900 An import path can now be flagged for replacement to ease hardware replacement and file system reogranization.
Issue #541 The parental controls filter will now automatically be reenabled when the system has gone idle.
Issue #716 Added new skin property for movie name of current backdrop.
Issue #911 Added "Total Runtime Minutes" Skin Property.

Bug Fixes

Google Code Issue Description
Issue #796 Adjusted multipart pattern matching logic to improve multipart movie detection.
Issue #782 It is now possible to enter the parental control code via the remote.
Issue #819 Popularity has been added as an available field in the filtering dialog.
Issue #798 You can now use the up button in the Rating Dialog to increase star rating.
Issue #910 Updated the Hebrew scraper script (Sratim).

Translation Changes

Google Code Issue Description
Issue #799 Added Norwegian translation.
Issue #806 Added Brazillian Portuguese translation.
Issue #790 Added Icelandic translation.
Issue #834 Added a Korean translation.
Issue #794 Updated Swedish translation.
Issue #814 Updated Spanish translation.
Issue #907 Updated Greek translation.

Moving Pictures 1.0.8

Google Code Issue Description
Issue #863 Fixed bugs in CSFD.cz script.
Issue #890 Updated IMDb script to work with new layout. Thanks RoChess!
Issue #899 Updated Filmtipset.se.xml. Thanks Hexago!
Updated scraper for themoviedb.org to use fuzzy matching for covers and backdrops. This should improve results for non english speaking users.
Issue #811 Fixed bug causing internal playback to not stop when using external HD player.
Issue #887 Fixed bug in reading bluray meta file info on movie import.
Issue #881 Added support for alternate MediaPortalDirs.xml location under "My Documents".
Issue #891 Removed IMPAwards script as requested by site operator.

Moving Pictures 1.0.7

Google Code Issue Description
Updated scraper engine to cache data from URLs that are retrieved mulitple times. This will both imrpove the speed of some scripts and reduce the burden placed on websites being scraped.
Fixed retrieval issues in impawards script.
Issue #863 Fixed bugs in CSFD.cz script.
Issue #865 Fixed bugs in kvikmyndir script.
Issue #850 Added Ember Media Manager import script.
Issue #866 Updated Hebrew Translation.
Issue #871 Fixed bugs in FilmWeb.pl script.
Issue #872 Fixed bugs in Filmtipset.se script.
Issue #878 Fixed bugs in Scope script.

Moving Pictures 1.0.6

Google Code Issue Description
Issue #861 Corrected issue with full screen playback of BluRay content.

Moving Pictures 1.0.5

Data Source Updates

Google Code Issue Description
Issue #829 Corrected artwork retrieval logic for impawards.com. Thanks for the help LRFalk01!
Issue #780 Updated Hebrew scraper script. Thanks erezrokah!
Issue #807 Updated Filmaffinity scraper script. Thanks LRFalk01!
Issue #815 Updated FilmWeb scraper script. Thanks LRFalk01!
Issue #848 Updated Italian mymovies scraper script. Thanks roby71!
Issue #789 Updated Czech scraper script. Thanks trottel09!
Issue #809 Added Icelandic scraper script for kvikmyndir.is. Thanks kjarrig1712!
Issue #837 Added Korean movie scraper script for movie.daum.net. Thanks seungjong.lee!
Issue #772 Updated XBMC scraper script to support language & writers. Thanks Rochess!

Translation Updates

Google Code Issue Description
Issue #841 Corrected Blue3 Skin files to work properly with Turkish Regional settings. Thanks damienh!
Issue #845 Updated Danish translation, thanks Steffansp!
Issue #839 Updated Italian translation, thanks Chemelli!

Bug Fixes

Google Code Issue Description
Issue #793 When two good matches are found from two seperate data sources, if all other criteria are equal the match from the higher priority scraper script will always be chosen.
Issue #828 The default user agent for web requests can now be modified under Advanced Settings. Thanks for the help LRFalk01!
Issue #851 Scraper scripts can now manually create cookies for web requests. Cookies will now also be automatically preserved between web requests.

Moving Pictures 1.0.4

Google Code Issue Description
Issue #778 Corrected deployment problems in installer.

Moving Pictures 1.0.3

Bug Fixes

Google Code Issue Description
Issue #699 Playback of certain Bluray disks will no longer result in a "Media Not Available" message, even though the disk is actually available.
Issue #735 Scraper script configuration will now default to an English setup with new installs if the user chooses manual data source management.
Issue #773 Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Logos codecs will now be properly detected by mediainfo.
Issue #758 Fixed minor layout issues in small thumbnail view for Blue3 skin.
Issue #760 Updated Filmtipset.se scraper script.
Issue #755 Updated OFDB script to take advantage of new server mirroring.
Issue #757 Added Greek language file.

Moving Pictures 1.0.2

Bug Fixes

Google Code Issue Description
Issue #662 Cover and backdrop downloading will now resume if a connection is dropped. This should resolve the "corrupted" or "partially downloaded" image problem.
Issue #701 Covers and backdrops will no longer be saved as PNGs. All existing PNG files used for covers and backdrops will be renamed with a JPG extension to work around a MediaPortal bug.
Issue #002 Covers and backdrops will now be resized if they exceed the maximum image size for that resource type. By default covers will be reduced in size if over 680x960 and backdrops if over 1920x1080. These values are adjustable in Advanced Settings and only apply to newly downloaded artwork.
Issue #686 Blu-Ray ISO playback now works as expected.
Issue #683 Mediainfo will now be properly pulled for Bluray disks.
Issue #706 Importer will no longer fail when only partial Bluray metadata is available.
Issue #490 When importing two DVDs as a two part film, they will now be loaded and played in the correct sequence.
Issue #710 Movies files will no longer be auto joined to the incorrect movie.
Issue #692 The preprocessing NFO Scanner will no longer fail when an filename resembles a part of a two part movie.
Issue #575 Custom intro playback will no longer fail when the filename is padded with blank space.
Issue #717 Minimizing a playing movie while browsing the MediaPortal interface will no longer cause the incorrect movie to be listed in the rating dialog.
Issue #709 When a movie has been marked as watched and removed from the movie list, the movie details will no longer persist on the screen after the movie has been deselected.
Issue #632 A new skin property has been added to list the number of movies in the current list while taking into the plurality. For example "1 Movie" or "13 Movies". New property is called: #MovingPictures.general.itemcount
Issue #694 Fixed minor layout issues with Blue3 and Blue3Wide skins.
Issue #724 Made minor adjustments to the scrolling delay in Blue3 and Blue3Wide skins.
Issue #720 The scrapper engine Retrieve node will now honor the specified encoding when reading from a local file.
Issue #611 The categories menu is no longer updated on launch when categories are disabled.

Script Changes

Google Code Issue Description
Issue #730 Updated IMDb Scraper.
Issue #698 Updated Kinoposk.RU Scraper.
Issue #711 Updated MyMovies XML Scraper.
Issue #738 Updated Scope Scraper.
Issue #704 Updated Filmtipset.se Scraper.
Issue #740 Updated mymovies.it Scraper.
Issue #753 Updated CSFD.cz Scraper.

Translation Changes

Google Code Issue Description
Issue #736 Updated German Language File.
Issue #743 Added Slovenian language file
Issue #721 Added Brazilian Portuguese language file.
Issue #729 Updated Czech language file.
Issue #725 Updated Dutch language file.

Moving Pictures 1.0.1

Enhancements

Google Code Issue Description
Issue #641 Blue3 (4x3) support has been added to the standard Moving Pictures install.
Issue #627 User created dynamic categories will now use translated text when available.
Issue #395 Blue3 and Blue3Wide will now dim when movie playback has been triggered but playback has not yet begun. This is now available to all skin designers as well.
Issue #590 A skin designer can now disable backdrops in category view.
Issue #691 The primary scraper used to pull movie information is now listed in the Movie Manager (read only).
Issue #667 Item Selection popups in category and filtering menus is now sorted alphabetically.
Issue #675 Added new skin property containing the selected category name, but cleaned for filename usage. Use of this will help with custom artwork for categories with names like "Family / Kids".

Bug Fixes

Google Code Issue Description
Issue #662 Resolved a bug causing covers and backdrops to sometimes become corrupted after download. This was in some cases causing a false positive from virus scanners as an image file with an exploit (rather than simply a corrupted image file).
Issue #622 When adding a filter to a newly created category, the filter will no longer duplicate a previously selected node (name or sometimes the entire node).
Issue #602 Fixed bug causing the Rate Dialog to never be invokable.
Issue #499 Blue3 and Blue3Wide thumbnail and filmstrip views will now be dimmed when focus has been lost.
Issue #689 Moving Pictures will no longer revert to regular view mode (as opposed to categories) when a stray mouse click is made outside the facade.
Issue #627 Corrected translation quirks with the Date Added category.
Issue #631 For new installs the default name for the genres node has been changed from "Genre" to "Genres".
Issue #644 Added localization for "Skin doesn't support categories" message.
Issue #654 User Rating property is now available to the skin.
Issue #670 Blue3 skins now display a working animation when task is is running e.g. online update.
Issue #636 Corrected the default sort direction for new installs and upgrades.
Issue #501 Corrected bug causing installer to fail when installing on an XP system with localized system directories.
Issue #635 Fixed bug causing the Details View backdrop to not display if the facade backdrop was disabled on the previous screen.
Issue #647 Fixed bug causing all files to be flagged as widescreen if running MediaInfo 0.7.20.
Issue #652 XBMC importer script will now update title fields and year when simply doing an update (rather than a search).
Issue #621 Eliminated unneeded facade refresh calls that occured after cycling cover art.
Issue #639 It is now possible to use "contains" type filtering on the language field.
Issue #640 Facade will now regain focus after clicking a button on the screen (most usually on the hidden menu).
Issue #649 IMDB scraper now pulls correct results when search string contains an accented character.
Issue #650 It is no longer necessary to disable the selected filter to see the full list of alternate filters. This should fix Year based filtering issues.
Issue #653 The XBMC scraper will now correctly locate NFO files for multipart movies.
Issue #690 Fixed bug causing backdrops to not load when existing and entering details view in some situations.
Issue #645 Modified several error dialogs to properly use the dialog body to report the error.

Translation Changes

Google Code Issue Description
Issue #642 Added Nederlands/Dutch translation.
Issue #646 Updated Italian translation.
Issue #661 Updated Danish translation.
Issue #679 Updated Spanish translation.

Moving Pictures 1.0.0

GUI Enhancements

Google Code Issue Description
Issue #38 Added new Categories menuing system. You can now navighate your movies via a completely customizable menu.
Issue #38 Added Filtering context menu.
Issue #17 Added MediaInfo (and Logos) Support.
Issue #11 Added Parental Controls to limit access to a user defined set of movies.
Issue #20 Added multi-lingual support to GUI.
Issue #437 Various colors are now available in the GUI facade to indicate watched movies and offline movies.
Issue #323 Group headers are now available in the movie list.
Issue #291 It is now possible to rate a movie after watching it.
Issue #285 When possible, actual runtime is now displayed rather than the value scraped from internet.
Issue #511 A working animation is now available to the skin when Moving Pictures is performing processing in the background.
Issue #401 Automatic refresh rate change is now supported for external playback.
Issue #369 Mounted image files will now be unmounted after playback.
Issue #394 Multiple alphabet layouts are now available for the remote control filter.

Importer / Configuration Screen Enhancements

Google Code Issue Description
Issue #277 Multiple data source will now be searched when looking for a movie to match a file. Multiple data sources will also be used when updating movie details.
Issue #317 Moved and renamed files are now automatically detected and a reimport is no longer necessary.
Issue #494 The data provider system can now be configured automatically by language. If a script is not available, machine translation is available.
Issue #165 The importer is now capable of pulling full movie details from the MyVideos database.
Issue #373 Scraper scripts can now be written to import backdrops.
Issue #390 Scraper scripts can now be written to import data from a text file in the file system.
Issue #382 "Interactive Content" on imported video disks is now ignored (configurable).
Issue #53 It is now possible to change the default for the "sort by" field to keep preceding articles at the front. i.e. "The Matrix" rather than "Matrix, The".

General Enhancements

Google Code Issue Description
Issue #465 Moving Pictures now starts up much faster.
Issue #389 The installer will now backup the database when upgrading to a new version.

Bug Fixes

Google Code Issue Description
Issue #495 Fixed bug causing a MediaPortal crash when scrolling very fast through the movie list.
Issue #414 After stopping a movie, that movie will still be selected in the movie list.
Issue #355 Added options to modify what value is used for the 'Date Added' field when importing a movie.
Issue #472 Fixed bug causing movie duplication in some situations when a network drive is disconnected and then reconnected.
Issue #416 MovingPictures (and MediaPortal) will no longer steal focus from an external player when the remote is used.
Issue #480 Fixed rounding issues with the star rating.
Issue #413 Fixed unhandled error when loading backdrops with a bad path.
Issue #527 Improved multi-part movie detection.
Issue #211 Corrected a bug sometimes causing after playback incorrect details to be displayed in Details View.
Issue #515 When exiting and re-entering Moving Pictures, the previously selected movie will now still be selected.
Issue #461 Fixed rare crash in the Manual Movie Import dialog.
Issue #583 Moving Pictures will no longer error out when the play button is not implemented by the skin.
Issue #397 Deleting a movie from the GUI will now always remove it from the Facade.
Issue #510 When a movie's details are updated, it's sort position will also update if needed.
Issue #532 Score is now imported as a real number rather than an integer.
Issue #535 Saved image files now have a mtaching file type and extension.
Issue #435 Manual Import Path entry now validates input.

Moving Pictures 0.7.5

Bug Fixes

Google Code Issue Description
Fixed bug in installer causing skin folder to not be found with Windows XP and MediaPortal 1.1.0 Alpha.
Fixed IMDb scraper to again correctly pull actor, writer, and director details.

Moving Pictures 0.7.4

Enhancements

Google Code Issue Description
Updated Installer to support new directory structure of MediaPortal 1.1.
Updated database logic so that initial launch of the plugin will be signifigantly faster, particularly for large collections.

Bug Fixes

Google Code Issue Description
Issue #435 Manual import path entry is now verified, preventing a database state that causes Moving Pictures to crash.

Moving Pictures 0.7.3

Bug Fixes

Google Code Issue Description
Issue #428 Multiple movies located in a folder having only one character in the name will no longer use the folder name for importation.
Issue #427 Importer will now properly handle movies contained in the root of a share that has a one character name.
Issue #419 Added advanced setting to turn off the DeviceManager which for at least one user was causing sound distortion during playback.
Issue #385 Fixed a rarely occuring bug causing a DVD to be misatched to an existing DVD in the database.

Scraper Script Updates

Google Code Issue Description
Issue #406 OFDb scraper script will now properly pull results and cover art will be retrieved (previously available on the forum).
Issue #384 Updated to new version of russian scraper (previously available on the forum).
Updated scraper script for mymovies.it (previously available on the forum).

Moving Pictures 0.7.2

Bug Fixes

Google Code Issue Description
Issue #371 Rare crashes occuring near startup of the plug-in in the GUI have been eliminated.
Issue #364 Allowing playback to end (without pressing stop) while in "show only unwatched movies" mode will no longer crash MediaPortal.
Issue #372 MediaPortal will now startup much faster when the movie library contains a large number of movies stored on network based import paths.
Issue #349 When playing an image file (mounted via Daemon tools) playback will now always start rather than the user having to sometimes press play twice.
Issue #366 Focus will now consistently switch to the playback window when playing mounted media.
Issue #361 Removable SATA drives will now be properly detected as removable.
Issue #375 Deleteing files located on a drive referenced by a UNC path through the MediaPortal context menu now works correctly.
Issue #370 Minor enhancements to the filmweb.pl scraper have been made. Thanks LRFalk01!
Issue #377 Updated OFDb scrapper with changes to now pull certification and writers. Also corrects a bug in the script causing limited results for some movies. Thanks Schenk2302!

Moving Pictures 0.7.1

Enhancements

Google Code Issue Description
Issue #333 Sorting by date in the GUI will now sort by the date a movie was added to your system (file creation date) rather than the date it was added to Moving Pictures.
Issue #327 The user can now optionally configure an external player for Bluray and HD-DVD content.
Issue #340 Harley's Blue3wide skin is now distributed with Moving Pictures.
Issue #263 Spanish and Russian scrapers have been added to Moving Pictures. Please be aware these are still works in progress. See the forums for support. Thanks goes to LRFalk01!

Importer / Configuration Screen Bug Fixes

Google Code Issue Description
Issue #331 Movies on network drives will no longer (in rare cases) be readded to the database creating duplicate entries.
Issue #342 File/path names that are longer than the windows maximum path length will no longer cause the entire import path to fail to import. An appropriate error message is now also logged to the log file.
Issue #347 The removable import path logic will now work correctly for external drives mounted to a folder on a fixed drive.
Issue #344 New data sources will now automatically be correctly loaded on upgrade. This includes the themoviedb.org data source which provides backdrops.
Issue #325 allocine.fr and moviemeter.nl scripts have been updated to return correct results after website changes.
Issue #328 The Moving Pictures configuration screen will no longer cause a crash when quickly exiting and reentering the config.

MediaPortal GUI Bug Fixes

Google Code Issue Description
Issue #330 Moving Pictures is now more tolerant of skins that do not implement all "dummy" labels.
Issue #326 Bluray and HD-DVD media will now correctly play using the currently selected player (although the menu will not be displayed).
Issue #257 Multi-part movies will now always be played in the correct order.
Issue #336 Moving Pictures will no longer crash because of bad artwork (such as the old Hancock backdrop).
Issue #334 Moving Pictures will no longer cause "double playback" problems in other plug-ins such as MPTV-Series.
Issue #332 The "Change View" button will now correctly invoke the "Change View" context menu.

Moving Pictures 0.7.0

GUI Enhancements

Google Code Issue Description
Issue #92 It is now possible to sort by various fields in the GUI.
Issue #36 Backdrops will now smoothly fade from one image to another when moving through your movie collection. This requires a skin update if not using the Generic Skin.
Issue #159 It is now possible to permanently delete a file from your system via the context menu in the GUI. Disabled by default.
Issue #76 It is now possible to define a prompt for offline Media to be displayed in the GUI when the user presses play and the media is unavailable.
Issue #280 Added option to force Moving Pictures to display only unwatched movies on initial startup.
Issue #295 There is now a working icon in the GUI when the Movie Importer is active. This requires a skin change if not using the generic skin.
Issue #236 Pressing the Show Info key in the GUI now takes you to the details page of the selected movie
Issue #213 Enhanced the Remote Filtering functionality.
Issue #222 The number of movies in the collection and the number of movies currently displayed due to filtering is now available to the skin.
Issue #68 Rapidly moving through the GUI should now be slightly more responsive.
Issue #273 It is now possible to play a custom movie intro before each movie (configurable from Advanced Settings).

Importer Enhancements

Google Code Issue Description
Issue #28 Removable media is now automatically detected. Files deleted from a removable drive will now also be removed from MediaPortal as well. When a drive is simply taken offline, or unavailable, no action is taken.
Issue #155 Moving Pictures now supports ripped Bluray and HD-DVD disks.
Issue #262 Partial DVD Rips (missing a video_ts.ifo) are now supported.
Issue #287 It is now possible to rename or move a file within it's watch folder without requiring Moving Pictures to reimport the movie. NOTE: Currently for this to function properly, Moving Pictures must be running.
Issue #223 The importer can now be set to automatically turn off when in the GUI. This can be configured under Advanced Settings.
Issue #98 It is now possible to manually enter an import path.
Issue #244 Moving Pictures will now track the date a movie was added to your collection.
Issue #311 Cover art is now saved as PNG files.
Issue #193 An article placed at the end of a movie title (e.g. "Matrix, The") is now taken into account in the auto-approval logic.
Issue #289 Added internal tracking of recently watched movies. Not used for anything right now, but useful for external plugins like movingpicturesxml (see http://code.google.com/p/movingpicturesxml).
Issue #243 If the IMDb ID of a movie is in it's filename, this will now be used for matching.

Data Provider / Scraper Enhancements

Google Code Issue Description
Issue #188 Moving Pictures now uses themoviedb.org as a source for movie details and cover art.
Issue #281 Cover art retrieval from impawards has been signifigantly improved.
Issue #316 Added a polish scraper (FilmWeb.pl) movie details and cover art scraper.
Issue #252 Integrate user created mymovies.it scraper script (previously available on the forums).
Issue #309 A scraper script can now optionally allow malformed http headers.
Issue #293 Add a "Log" element to the scripting engine.

Bug Fixes

Google Code Issue Description
Issue #238 DVD resume data will now load properly.
Issue #207 Watched data will now be properly saved for ISOs.
Issue #158 Two Part playback now works correctly for external players.
Issue #306 The displayed backdrop will now be properly updated after marking a movie as watched from the details view, then exiting to the facade view while watched flag filtering is turned on.
Issue #153 Ripped disks (ISO/IFO media) should now work better with the MediaPortal autoplay functionality.
Issue #279 If the first backdrop fails the minimum resolution test, Moving Pictures will now continue looking for backdrops until an acceptable one is found.
Issue #245 The importer will continue to monitor for file system changes on a networked drive, even when connection to the drive is temporarily lost.
Issue #298 Progress bar in importer now acts much more coherently.
Issue #201 Incorrect cover-art will no longer be picked up for odd movies like [Rec].
Issue #276 Incorrect backdrops and covers will no longer be loaded for movies with similar names (for example Blade and Slingblade).
Issue #301 Backdrops will no longer occassionally fail to save properly (for example, with the movie Hancock).
Issue #261 Importer will now confuse sequels less often (for example, X-Men and X-Men 2).
Issue #249 Backdrops stored in the movie folder of a DVD rip will now be properly loaded if this feature is enabled.
Issue #185 The importer will now properly handle a multi-part movie with files in folders labeled CD1 and CD2.
Issue #186 The impawards provider should now return english language covers before other langauges.
Issue #216 In the MovieManager, selecting cover art by URL will no longer cause a an unahndled error.
Issue #150 Removed the Single Movie Importer dialog as it was quite buggy. Clicking the reassign button will now send a movie back to the importer.