Hello Phil,
I can assure you that the functions that you mention do work flawlessly in MP2. So something else must be happening on your system.
I have installed Media Portal 2 Spring 2016 edition ( I must say that is a bit of an annoying and confusing description given that it is only just now Spring 2016 here in NZ) but that is another issue.
My problem is that MP2 seems barely functional for me.
Every time I go to select a media source I get a spinning wheel for maybe five minutes or more.
I also just tried to select zoom mode and that little player configuration window is locked up now.
As a long term MP1 user I have tried out MP2 several times over the years, but always give up in frustration and go back to MP1
Should I give up again? Or is it going to be possible to get simple help to get it going well enough to make the shift ?
Regards Reg