home
products
contribute
download
documentation
forum
Home
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
All posts
Latest activity
Members
Registered members
Current visitors
Donate
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Search titles only
By:
Menu
Log in
Register
Navigation
Install the app
Install
More options
Contact us
Close Menu
Forums
General Forums
News and Announcements
MediaPortal 1.1.0 ALPHA - Released
Contact us
RSS
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="infinite.loop" data-source="post: 478264" data-attributes="member: 10723"><p><strong>Do not use this ALPHA on a productive system!</strong></p><p><strong>Do not reuse any old user data when testing this ALPHA release!</strong></p><p></p><p>Now that we made this clear, lets move to the interesting part <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>Since the release of MediaPortal 1.0.2, a lot has happened. The team has agreed that MediaPortal 1.1.0 will be the last major release of MediaPortal and will therefore focus on MediaPortal 2 from now on.</p><p></p><p>As this will be the last major release, we want it to be the best ever. And for that, we need your help. </p><p></p><p><span style="color: RoyalBlue"><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Major changes in this ALPHA:</strong></span></span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">old, unsupported TV-Engine (TVE2) was removed<br /> <em>(together with all related plugins - WebEPG is currently ported to TV-Server, which will be available in 1.1.0 RC1)</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">first steps to support Windows 7 and Vista + TV-Pack</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><u>UAC compatibillty enhancements:</u><br /> <strong>following folders are now also located in %ProgramData%\TeamMediaPortal\MediaPortal</strong><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tuningdetails</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Languages</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Skins</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">IP-TV support has been added to TV-Server</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">access CI-menu from inside MyTV and TV-Server configuration</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">integration of MPC-HC subtitles engine <em>(no need for any 3rd party filters any more to get subtitles to work, also as a great benefit this allows hardware acceleration to be used when using subtitles)</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">updated installer to use MySQL 5.1 64bit on 64bit OS'es</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">MySQL 5.1 is now the default SQL-Server on a fresh installation.<br /> <em>(you can still use your already present SQL-Server as this effects only systems where no SQL-Server is present)</em><br /> <u>Benefits compared to MS SQL-Server:</u><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">uses less system resources than MS SQL Server</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">much easier to deploy <em>(automatic download/install of MS SQL 2008 is <u>not</u> possible on Windows 7)</em></li> </ul><strong>Note:</strong> If you want to use MS SQL 2008 Express SP1, then you have to install it manually.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><u>Skin changes:</u><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">brand new OSD for MyTV, MyVideos and DVD<br /> <em>(still work in progress and only available for Blue3wide at the moment. You can show the osd by using "i" button on your remote or "y" button on your keyboard.)</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">VU-Meter in MyMusic <br /> <em>(off per default, has to be enabled in MP Configuration - only available in Blue3wide at the moment)</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.team-mediaportal.com/manual/MediaPortal1_Development/SkinArchitecture/MP_1_0_1-to-1_1_0" target="_blank">List of all skin changes since 1.0.1</a> <em>(Skin Designers should subscribe that page!)</em></li> </ul></li> </ul><p></p><p><span style="color: RoyalBlue"><strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Complete list of changes:</strong></span></strong></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">There were a lot of smaller changes done as well.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul style="margin-left: 20px"> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://mantis.team-mediaportal.com/changelog_page.php?project_id=1" target="_blank">Changelog: MediaPortal </a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://mantis.team-mediaportal.com/changelog_page.php?project_id=3" target="_blank">Changelog: TV-Server</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://mantis.team-mediaportal.com/changelog_page.php?project_id=6" target="_blank">Changelog: Installer - DeployTool</a></li> </ul><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: RoyalBlue"><strong>Installation notes:</strong></span></span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">a present MediaPortal 1.0.x installation can not be upgraded</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">a present MediaPortal 1.0.x installation will be uninstalled<br /> <em>(No data will be lost, you will find MediaPortal_backup and TV-Server_backup folders which contain the plugins,skins and user files of the 1.0.x installations)</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">a present TV-Server database will be upgraded and can be reused</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">do not reuse any skins, plugins, databases or configuration files from MediaPortal 1.0.x with this alpha!</li> </ul><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: RoyalBlue"><span style="font-size: 15px">Testing and Bug reporting:</span></span></strong></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">The changes we made require a lot of testing to ensure that MediaPortal 1.1.0 will be shipped as bug-free as possible.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Please take your time to test this Alpha release carefully and report bugs you found in our <a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/forumdisplay.php?f=453" target="_blank">related bug report forums</a> in the development section.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong><span style="color: Red">Do not post results of 1.1.0 ALPHA testing anywhere else!</span></strong></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Please follow the <a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/submit-patches-mediaportal-tv-server-etc-325/announcement-how-start-support-bugreport-thread.html" target="_blank">Bugreport guideline</a> when reporting issues. <strong><span style="color: Red">If you don't, then the bugreport will not help our developers and it will be removed to keep the forums clean.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: RoyalBlue"><span style="font-size: 15px">Development:</span></span></strong></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">If you are a developer, then you can help us to make MediaPortal 1.1.0 a great release. You can post your bug fixes directly in the dedicated <a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/submit-patches-mediaportal-tv-server-etc-325/" target="_blank">::submit patches forum::</a> . Our developers will review them and then add them to SVN once approved.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Besides bug fixes, we also have a lot of open tasks in our roadmaps which community developers might want to help us with.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Just pick one and start a <em>"Work in Progress"</em> thread in the <a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/submit-patches-mediaportal-tv-server-etc-325/" target="_blank">::submit patches forum::</a> to avoid someone else doing the same work.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul style="margin-left: 20px"> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://mantis.team-mediaportal.com/roadmap_page.php?project_id=1" target="_blank">Roadmap: MediaPortal</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://mantis.team-mediaportal.com/roadmap_page.php?project_id=3" target="_blank">Roadmap: TV-Server </a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://mantis.team-mediaportal.com/roadmap_page.php?project_id=6" target="_blank">Roadmap: Installer - DeployTool</a></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Our SVN on Sourceforge will be synced during the next 48 hours so you can base your changes on the latest svn.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Because of issues with the automatic syncing between our team SVN server and Sourceforge, we have decided to move our team internal SVN repository to a new powerful, dedicated server.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Once this is finished, everyone will have read-access to it and therefore access to the most recent sources.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Sourceforge will be kept as a backup where we sync our SVN once every month.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Please watch the news for more details.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: RoyalBlue">SVN-Testbuilds</span></span></strong></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">After the release of MediaPortal 1.1.0 ALPHA, we will start to release SVN-test builds again.</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: RoyalBlue">The road to 1.1.0 final</span></span></strong></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">As soon as we can be sure that all major changes are working nicely, we will release MediaPortal 1.1.0 RC1.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Depending on how well the development goes, there might be more release candidates.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Our release target for 1.1.0 final is December 2009.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">But depending on the amount of help from the community, an earlier release might be possible as well.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: RoyalBlue">The time after MediaPortal 1.1.0</span></span></strong></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">The team will focus on MediaPortal 2 from now on. But this does not mean that MediaPortal 1 is dead.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">There will be at least one 1.1.x release. But we want to outsource the major part of it's development to the community.</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/mediaportal/MediaPortal_1.1_Alpha_Setup.exe" target="_blank">:: Download MediaPortal 1.1.0 Alpha ::</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="infinite.loop, post: 478264, member: 10723"] [B]Do not use this ALPHA on a productive system! Do not reuse any old user data when testing this ALPHA release![/B] Now that we made this clear, lets move to the interesting part :D Since the release of MediaPortal 1.0.2, a lot has happened. The team has agreed that MediaPortal 1.1.0 will be the last major release of MediaPortal and will therefore focus on MediaPortal 2 from now on. As this will be the last major release, we want it to be the best ever. And for that, we need your help. [COLOR="RoyalBlue"][SIZE="4"][B]Major changes in this ALPHA:[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR] [LIST] [*]old, unsupported TV-Engine (TVE2) was removed [I](together with all related plugins - WebEPG is currently ported to TV-Server, which will be available in 1.1.0 RC1)[/I] [*]first steps to support Windows 7 and Vista + TV-Pack [*][U]UAC compatibillty enhancements:[/U] [B]following folders are now also located in %ProgramData%\TeamMediaPortal\MediaPortal[/B] [LIST] [*]Tuningdetails [*]Languages [*]Skins [/LIST] [*]IP-TV support has been added to TV-Server [*]access CI-menu from inside MyTV and TV-Server configuration [*]integration of MPC-HC subtitles engine [I](no need for any 3rd party filters any more to get subtitles to work, also as a great benefit this allows hardware acceleration to be used when using subtitles)[/I] [*]updated installer to use MySQL 5.1 64bit on 64bit OS'es [*]MySQL 5.1 is now the default SQL-Server on a fresh installation. [I](you can still use your already present SQL-Server as this effects only systems where no SQL-Server is present)[/I] [U]Benefits compared to MS SQL-Server:[/U] [LIST] [*]uses less system resources than MS SQL Server [*]much easier to deploy [I](automatic download/install of MS SQL 2008 is [U]not[/U] possible on Windows 7)[/I] [/LIST] [B]Note:[/B] If you want to use MS SQL 2008 Express SP1, then you have to install it manually. [*][U]Skin changes:[/U] [LIST] [*]brand new OSD for MyTV, MyVideos and DVD [I](still work in progress and only available for Blue3wide at the moment. You can show the osd by using "i" button on your remote or "y" button on your keyboard.)[/I] [*]VU-Meter in MyMusic [I](off per default, has to be enabled in MP Configuration - only available in Blue3wide at the moment)[/I] [*][URL="https://www.team-mediaportal.com/manual/MediaPortal1_Development/SkinArchitecture/MP_1_0_1-to-1_1_0"]List of all skin changes since 1.0.1[/URL] [I](Skin Designers should subscribe that page!)[/I] [/LIST] [/LIST] [COLOR="RoyalBlue"][B][SIZE="4"][B]Complete list of changes:[/B][/SIZE][/B][/COLOR] [INDENT]There were a lot of smaller changes done as well. [LIST] [*][URL="http://mantis.team-mediaportal.com/changelog_page.php?project_id=1"]Changelog: MediaPortal [/URL] [*][URL="http://mantis.team-mediaportal.com/changelog_page.php?project_id=3"]Changelog: TV-Server[/URL] [*][URL="http://mantis.team-mediaportal.com/changelog_page.php?project_id=6"]Changelog: Installer - DeployTool[/URL] [/LIST][/INDENT] [SIZE="4"][COLOR="RoyalBlue"][B]Installation notes:[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [LIST] [*]a present MediaPortal 1.0.x installation can not be upgraded [*]a present MediaPortal 1.0.x installation will be uninstalled [I](No data will be lost, you will find MediaPortal_backup and TV-Server_backup folders which contain the plugins,skins and user files of the 1.0.x installations)[/I] [*]a present TV-Server database will be upgraded and can be reused [*]do not reuse any skins, plugins, databases or configuration files from MediaPortal 1.0.x with this alpha! [/LIST] [B][COLOR="RoyalBlue"][SIZE="4"]Testing and Bug reporting:[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B] [INDENT]The changes we made require a lot of testing to ensure that MediaPortal 1.1.0 will be shipped as bug-free as possible. Please take your time to test this Alpha release carefully and report bugs you found in our [URL="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/forumdisplay.php?f=453"]related bug report forums[/URL] in the development section. [B][COLOR="Red"]Do not post results of 1.1.0 ALPHA testing anywhere else![/COLOR][/B] Please follow the [URL="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/submit-patches-mediaportal-tv-server-etc-325/announcement-how-start-support-bugreport-thread.html"]Bugreport guideline[/URL] when reporting issues. [B][COLOR="Red"]If you don't, then the bugreport will not help our developers and it will be removed to keep the forums clean.[/COLOR][/B] [/INDENT] [B][COLOR="RoyalBlue"][SIZE="4"]Development:[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B] [INDENT]If you are a developer, then you can help us to make MediaPortal 1.1.0 a great release. You can post your bug fixes directly in the dedicated [URL="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/submit-patches-mediaportal-tv-server-etc-325/"]::submit patches forum::[/URL] . Our developers will review them and then add them to SVN once approved. Besides bug fixes, we also have a lot of open tasks in our roadmaps which community developers might want to help us with. Just pick one and start a [I]"Work in Progress"[/I] thread in the [URL="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/submit-patches-mediaportal-tv-server-etc-325/"]::submit patches forum::[/URL] to avoid someone else doing the same work. [LIST] [*][URL="http://mantis.team-mediaportal.com/roadmap_page.php?project_id=1"]Roadmap: MediaPortal[/URL] [*][URL="http://mantis.team-mediaportal.com/roadmap_page.php?project_id=3"]Roadmap: TV-Server [/URL] [*][URL="http://mantis.team-mediaportal.com/roadmap_page.php?project_id=6"]Roadmap: Installer - DeployTool[/URL] [/LIST] Our SVN on Sourceforge will be synced during the next 48 hours so you can base your changes on the latest svn. Because of issues with the automatic syncing between our team SVN server and Sourceforge, we have decided to move our team internal SVN repository to a new powerful, dedicated server. Once this is finished, everyone will have read-access to it and therefore access to the most recent sources. Sourceforge will be kept as a backup where we sync our SVN once every month. Please watch the news for more details.[/INDENT] [B][SIZE="4"][COLOR="RoyalBlue"]SVN-Testbuilds[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [INDENT]After the release of MediaPortal 1.1.0 ALPHA, we will start to release SVN-test builds again.[/INDENT] [B][SIZE="4"][COLOR="RoyalBlue"]The road to 1.1.0 final[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [INDENT]As soon as we can be sure that all major changes are working nicely, we will release MediaPortal 1.1.0 RC1. Depending on how well the development goes, there might be more release candidates. Our release target for 1.1.0 final is December 2009. But depending on the amount of help from the community, an earlier release might be possible as well. [/INDENT] [B][SIZE="4"][COLOR="RoyalBlue"]The time after MediaPortal 1.1.0[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [INDENT]The team will focus on MediaPortal 2 from now on. But this does not mean that MediaPortal 1 is dead. There will be at least one 1.1.x release. But we want to outsource the major part of it's development to the community.[/INDENT] [URL="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/mediaportal/MediaPortal_1.1_Alpha_Setup.exe"]:: Download MediaPortal 1.1.0 Alpha ::[/URL] [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
General Forums
News and Announcements
MediaPortal 1.1.0 ALPHA - Released
Contact us
RSS
Top
Bottom
