Version 3.0.0-a2 is released
Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 12:13 pm
General:
This improves transcoding quality, file support, multithreading support and fixes many bugs.
Download:
Windows
Linux
OS X - Coming Soon
Changes since 3.0.0-a1:
Upgrade Notes:
For all versions:
Some configuration options for 3.x are not compatible with the 2.x releases, and a lot of them were renamed between 3.0.0-a1 and 3.0.0-a2, so it may be wise to make a backup of your configuration before installing.
It is recommended (but usually not necessary) to delete your UMS.conf file prior to installing this version. Windows users can choose the "clean install" option while installing instead.
This improves transcoding quality, file support, multithreading support and fixes many bugs.
Download:
Windows
Linux
OS X - Coming Soon
Changes since 3.0.0-a1:
- General:
- Added manual configuration option (hide_subs_info) to hide subtitle info from filenames while browsing
- FFmpeg starts faster
- Improved quality of H.264 transcoding by default
- Added H.264 transcoding quality option
- Improved speed of list population, though initial folder may be slower
- VLC video no longer loops
- Added multithreading support to VLC
- Audio files are added to the transcode folder
- Chapter folders are hidden if the video duration is less than the chapter length
- Improved file compatibility detection for H.264 muxing
- Renamed a lot of configuration variables
- Added thumbnail support to Samsung 2012 ES and EH models (thanks, dmitche3!)
- Removed the obsolete MPlayerAudio, MPlayerWebAudio and MPlayerWebVideoDump engines
- Fixed startup issue on OS X
- Fixed RAW image transcoding and support 28 additional RAW file extensions
- Fixed incorrect server IP address when starting UMS by launching UMS.exe or UMS.bat
- Fixed layout issues
- Fixed various bugs
- Languages:
- Updated Dutch translation (thanks, Leroy!)
- External Components:
- Updated FFmpeg on all operating systems, which:
- Improves ASS/SSA subtitle support
- Improves handling of aspect ratios, even when muxing
- Fixes multithreaded MPEG-4 decoding
- Added multithreading to ALAC decoding
- Speeds up JPEG decoding
- Fixes and improves MP3, AAC and DTS decoding stability
- Fixes memory leaks
- Fixes channel mapping with surround AAC audio
- Improves H.264 and VC-1 support
- Improves Vorbis support
- Improves Matroska support
- Improves MPEG-TS muxing
- Updated MediaInfo for Windows to 0.7.63, which:
- Adds H.265 (HEVC) support
- Fixed some crashes with .mov files
- Improved AVI support
- Updated Netty to 3.6.6
- Updated Thumbnailator to 0.4.4, which:
- Fixes memory errors with the latest Java Runtimes
- Updated FFmpeg on all operating systems, which:
Upgrade Notes:
For all versions:
Some configuration options for 3.x are not compatible with the 2.x releases, and a lot of them were renamed between 3.0.0-a1 and 3.0.0-a2, so it may be wise to make a backup of your configuration before installing.
It is recommended (but usually not necessary) to delete your UMS.conf file prior to installing this version. Windows users can choose the "clean install" option while installing instead.