MCEBuddy Releases

Known bugs

2007-11-18T10:36:00Z

Known bugs for MCEBuddy 1.0.8

Some High Definition Television (HDTV) recordings convert with audio out of sync
Some recordings will not have their commercials cut (particularly large recordings)
H.264/AVI conversions can have audio desync issues
Some conversions crash midway

MCEBuddy Future Releases

2007-09-22T11:54:00Z

Version 2.0 (Beta in progress)

- Recording meta data (eg. episode names, series, thumbnail picture, etc.) written to converted file
- Smart power management, will wake up for conversions won't sleep/hibernate while converting
- Cooler, simpler interface
- Conversion history and re-submit
- Intelligent, automatic resizing and auto-cropping
- Intelligent, automatic bitrate control with bitrate multiplier option
- Most video types accepted by default
- Skip copy protected files
- Thread priority control
- More robust conversion process and better failed conversion detection
- Permit individual file selection and queuing
- Non administrative user control of MCEBuddy (no Vista UAC prompt , allows MCE plug in to work properly)
- Shutdown control/warning and shutdown when converted (might get bumped to 2.1)
- MP3 conversion for audio only recordings
- TVLibrary XML/Sam's Video Browser integration (might get bumped to 2.1)
- Codec pack (validated with MCEBuddy) included as optional part of MCEBuddy setup
- WTV support
- Automatic TheTVDB and IMDB lookups
- Command line execution option

Version 2.1

- Selecting, sorting, file renaming and other activities by meta data (eg. Episode names, series, etc.)
- Media Center plug in interface
- MCEBuddy version update notification
- Simple SDK to allow plug ins for other systems (Sage, Media Portal, etc.)
- Locale specific comskip profiles (improving effectiveness by country/region)

Version 2.2
- iTunes integration
- Automatic conversion video library management (sync delete, etc.)
- Localised interface (German, Chinese, etc. though I'll need lots of help with this one)

Wish List (things which are borderline or we don't know how to do yet)
- Conversions to include closed captions and subtitles

MCEBuddy Version History

2007-09-22T11:53:00Z

Version 1.0.8
- Updated and improved encodes
- Misc bug fixes

Version 1.0.7
- Updated and improved encodes
- Updated comskip and less aggressive ad removal profile
- Misc bug fixes

Version 1.0.6
- Simpler configuration UI with basic and advanced modes
- Improved conversions (size options, better compatibility, more portable device support, better quality and faster speed)
- Default conversions to retain existing recording dimensions (no resizing)
- Option to perform an additional conversion as well as normal conversion. eg. One for Media Center, one for iPod.
- Conversion progress indicator
- Support for two pass encoding
- Mencoder .conf file support
- File wildcard selection
- Resized configuration panel for smaller displays, supports large fonts
- Improved network connections
- Misc bug fixes

Version 1.0.5
- Experimental Vista 64 support (not a 64 bit build, 32bit under WoW - 64 bit native slated for 1.06)
- Vista UAC is no longer required to be disabled
- Updated Comskip and ShowAnalyzer integration

Version 1.0.4
- Corrected MCE recording/ShowAnalyzer simultaneous access issue
- ShowAnalyzer defaults are now set - MCEBuddy profile used

Version 1.0.3
- Added automatic ShowAnalyzer configuration. NOTE! ShowAnalyzer will now be configured for MCEBuddy use by default. Specifically, the status window will be invisible and EDL output enabled.

Version 1.0.2
- Changed video quality types - note default is now NORMAL
- Added sort by series for output videos
- Added support for iPod and Zune portable video players
- Added optimised encoding from Jelwood
- Some performance tweaks

Version 1.0.1
- Corrected destination path selection bug (didn't write selection)
- Exposed source path setting in configuration UI

Version 1.0.0
- Initial Release
- Woo-Hoo!