May 2nd, 2012· New: Better compatibility with more devices.
· Other: Various tweaks, improvements, and fixes.
· Other: Demo period reset for all users.
December 20th, 2011· New: Improved support for Growl 1.3.
· Other: Various tweaks, improvements, and fixes.
· Other: Demo period reset for all users.
November 9th, 2011· New: Improved support for WAV files.
· Fixed: Issue with modification dates on the PS3.
· Other: Various tweaks, improvements, and fixes.
· Other: Demo period reset for all users.
October 19th, 2011· Fixed: Bug introduced in version 1.8.7.
· Other: Demo period reset for all users.
October 18th, 2011· New: Improved support for third-party devices.
· Fixed: Crash triggered by the Oppo BDP-93.
· Fixed: DLNA errors on the Playstation 3.
· Other: Various tweaks, improvements, and fixes.
· Other: Demo period reset for all users.
October 12th, 2011· New: More service discovery improvements.
· Other: Various tweaks, improvements, and fixes.
· Other: Demo period reset for all users.
October 6th, 2011· Other: Various tweaks, improvements, and fixes.
· Other: Demo period reset for all users.
September 27th, 2011· New: Improved support for multiple network interfaces.
· Fixed: Remaining system sleep issue under Lion.
· Other: Various tweaks, improvements, and fixes.
· Other: Demo period reset for all users.
September 16th, 2011· New: Simplified demo restrictions.
· New: Improved service discovery.
· Other: Various tweaks, improvements, and fixes.
· Other: Demo period reset for all users.
September 14th, 2011· Fixed: Entering a license could make Playback unstable.
· Fixed: Wrong album name was displayed for iTunes tracks.
· Other: Various tweaks, improvements, and fixes.
· Other: Demo period reset for all users.
August 30th, 2011· Fixed: Playback blocked idle sleep under Lion.
· Fixed: Issues with Photo Booth's new library format.
· Fixed: HomePlug connections were unreliable under Lion.
· Other: Various tweaks, improvements, and fixes.
· Other: Demo period reset for all users.
August 5th, 2011· New: More OS X Lion tweaks.
· Fixed: Bug introduced in version 1.7.9.
· Other: Demo period reset for all users.
August 4th, 2011· New: More tweaks & fixes for OS X Lion.
· New: Improved MP4 and OGG file support for third-party devices.
· Fixed: Unsupported files were sometimes included in listings.
· Other: Demo period reset for all users.
July 19th, 2011· New: Fully compatible with OS X Lion.
· Other: Demo period reset for all users.
July 8th, 2011· New: Improved compatibility with third-party devices.
· Other: Demo period reset for all users.
June 21st, 2011· Fixed: iTunes podcasts are now sorted properly.
· Other: Various interface tweaks & bug fixes.
· Other: Demo period reset for all users.
May 27th, 2011· New: Renamed "Movies" section to "Videos".
· New: Renamed "Pictures" section to "Photos".
· Other: Various interface tweaks & bug fixes.
· Other: Demo period reset for all users.
March 25th, 2011· Fixed: Sparkle was broken in version 1.7.3.
· Fixed: Tracks for multi-disc albums are now sorted correctly.
· Other: Various bug fixes and tweaks.
· Other: Demo period reset for all users.
March 24th, 2011· New: Folders can be dragged from Finder to shared folder lists.
· New: When streaming, the status menu displays percent complete.
· New: Improved navigation for Aperture.
· Fixed: iTunes TV shows without a season number are now displayed.
· Fixed: iTunes podcasts now appear on the Xbox 360.
· Other: Various bug fixes and tweaks.
· Other: Demo period reset for all users.
February 15th, 2011· Fixed: Support for devices requiring special headers.
· Fixed: Bug affecting content on external drives.
· Other: Various other bug fixes & tweaks.
November 5th, 2010· New: More aggressive service discovery.
· Fixed: iTunes movies are now sorted properly.
· Fixed: WDTV cutting off songs prematurely.
· Fixed: Issues with Aperture sharing.
· Other: Various other fixes & tweaks.
September 21st, 2010· New: Playback now serves media using nginx rather than lighttpd.
· New: Brand-new streaming engine for unparalleled performance.
· New: Status menu now includes a "Check For Updates..." item.
· Fixed: High CPU usage when streaming MP4 files to the PS3.
· Fixed: Issues with names containing special characters.
· Updated: French & Italian localizations.
· Other: Various fixes and tweaks.
July 9th, 2010· New: Support for MTS video files.
· Fixed: Various Lightroom & iTunes issues.
· Fixed: Two crashes related to Spotlight.
· Other: Improved threading & responsiveness.
June 17th, 2010· Fixed: Issues with demo expiration.
· Fixed: Misc other tweaks.
June 15th, 2010· New: Redesigned media management system for unparalleled performance & reliability.
· New: Dramatically improved Spotlight query performance. Spotlight engine can now catalog over 100,000 files in less than a minute.
· New: iTunes, iPhoto, and Aperture integration has been completely overhauled.
· New: The "playback_discovery" process has been eliminated.
· New: Added Support for Adobe Lightroom 3.
· Fixed: Improved browsing when using the Playstation 3.
· Other: Many other bug fixes and enhancements.
April 29th, 2010· New: Special iTunes "Genius" playlist is now shared.
· Fixed: "Share all of my disks" option was broken for music & pictures in 1.5.2.
April 27th, 2010· New: Shared folders now default to "Show me everything" mode.
· New: The "Playback Menu" component is now a 64-bit application.
· New: Italian and Swedish localizations.
· Fixed: Conversion of MKVs with "SPU" subtitle tracks.
· Fixed: XML parsing issues with some iPhoto libraries.
· Fixed: Idle CPU usage for the "Playback Server" process.
· Fixed: Playback no longer advertises as a web server via Bonjour.
· Updated: German, Dutch, & Spanish localizations.
March 16th, 2010· New: Many MKV files that failed to convert previously will now work.
· New: Changed the way pictures are organized for improved browsing via the Playstation 3.
· New: Playback now broadcasts a UPnP "reset" if/when the machine's IP address changes.
· New: The demo period has been reset for users who've tried Playback before.
· Fixed: Minor bug fixes & enhancements.
March 2nd, 2010· New: Added built-in support for MKV Files.
· New: Added support for Aperture 3 & Aperture Faces.
· New: The user's home folder is now included in "Share all of my disks" mode.
· New: The demo period has been reset for users who've tried Playback before.
· New: Added Dutch and Spanish localization.
· Updated: French and German localization.
· Updated: Playback manual.
· Fixed: Minor bug fixes & enhancements.
February 10th, 2010· New: iPhoto Faces have been completely integrated into Playback.
· New: Shared folders on network volumes are now handled intelligently.
· New: Improved performance; especially when streaming multiple files simultaneously.
· New: Playback now recognizes the ".divx" and ".ts" extensions in "Show me everything" mode.
· Fixed: Playback no longer disconnects periodically when streaming to the LaCinema Black.
· Fixed: Pictures in iPhoto albums & events now respect iPhoto's sort order.
· Fixed: Playback is now smarter about preventing idle sleep.
· Fixed: Improved compatibility with various devices.
· Fixed: lighttpd log files are now cycled.
· Updated: French translation.
January 14th, 2010· New: Much improved speed when browsing your media via PS3/Xbox.
· New: Playback now supports multiple active network interfaces.
· New: Lightroom 3 Beta is now supported but Lightroom 2 is favored.
· New: Support for Lightroom libraries not in the default location.
· Fixed: Now peacefully co-exists with Rivet and PS3 Media Server.
· Fixed: Mac OS X Firewall issues.
· Updated: German translation.
December 15th, 2009· New: Updated Playback components to use noticeably less Ram and CPU resources for an even smoother experience.
December 14th, 2009· New: Enhanced support for EyeTV recordings.
· New: "EyeTV Archive" folder is now shared automatically.
· New: File extensions are now hidden from device menus by default.
· New: "Show File Extensions" option to restore previous behavior.
· New: Updated Playback Help files
· New: Updated French translation.
· Fixed: High CPU usage while browsing shared content via Xbox 360.
· Fixed: iTunes movies not streaming when music sharing is disabled.
· Fixed: Unnecessary podcast status updates when sharing w/Xbox 360.
· Fixed: Bug affecting license files.
December 8th, 2009· New: Official support for Plex & XBMC.
· New: TV Shows in iTunes are now organized separately from other videos.
· New: When a shared media folder is moved/deleted, the change is now detected immediately.
· New: Added support for the following image formats: ERF, DCR, RAW, MRW, NEF, DNG, PEF, ARW, and SR2.
· New: Transcoded images are now cached just like QuickLook thumbnails.
· Fixed: Unsupported image formats are now transcoded for the PS3.
· Fixed: Corrected the MediaReceiverRegistrar service definition XML file.
· Fixed: You can no longer add duplicate shared folder entries.
· Fixed: Invisible files/folders are no longer shared.
November 3rd, 2009· New: Official support for the following UPnP devices: Popcorn Hour A-110, D-Link MediaLounge, Pinnacle Showcenter.
· New: Sort shared media by Name or Date Modified. This feature will only work with devices that respect list ordering.
· New: Enhanced support for streaming files over 4GB in size.
· New: Improved Quicklook preview performance and resolution.
· New: Added totally new toolbar icons.
· New: Added German translation.
· Misc: Updated French translation.
· Misc: Support for more third-party devices is coming soon!
· Misc: Updated built-in Help manual.
September 25th, 2009· New: Added support for Snow Leopard’s Wake on Demand feature.
· New: Playback now allow different devices to have access to different content. You can now limit what content is available to a particular console/device.
· New: Playback can now update play counts/dates for iTunes content. Hot: (iTunes does not need to be open for this).
· New: Content selection sheets are now resizable.
· Fixed: Two bugs related to the demo limitations.
· Other: Various performance enhancements.
September 1st, 2009· New: Snow Leopard compatibility.
· New: Updated to latest version of Sparkle framework.
· New: Tweaked Playback engine for even faster streaming.
· New: Faster Quicklook thumbnail performance.
· New: Vastly improved reliability when updating to a new version of Playback.
· Fixed: Crash related to Transmission’s port mapping feature.
· Misc: Various internal performance tweaks.
August 18th, 2009· New: added Dutch translation.
· New: updated French translation.
· New: tweaked alphabetical sorting.
· New: major performance enhancements when running non-English systems.
· New: playback now displays file time stamps.
· New: iTunes, iPhoto, and Aperture are no longer displayed on-screen when unavailable.
· Fixed: bug that would cause Playback to stop responding or not show up in certain situations.
· Fixed: various internal performance tweaks.
August 4th, 2009· New: Updated French translation.
· New: reset the demo period so that users can try this updated version.
· New: added ability to completely shutdown Playback from the menu-bar.
· New: added a preference for the iTunes/iPhoto scan interval.
· New: preference panels no longer need to be resized manually when new options are added.
· New: added progress wheels for iTunes, iPhoto, and Aperture in main Playback interface.
· This makes it clear that Playback is doing something while large libraries are loading.
· New: additional organization for iTunes movies: “Podcasts” and “Music Videos” folders.
· Fixed: a XBOX bug when dealing with slideshows.
· Fixed: a bug where folder listings wouldn’t update on the PS3 when using the “Show me everything” option.
· Fixed: preference refresh loop after restart.
· Fixed: Music albums are now sorted in proper disc order.
· Updated: Additional testing for sleep.
· Fixed: various internal performance tweaks.
July 23rd, 2009· New: Playback is now more aggressive in maintaining a connection with the Playstation/Xbox.
· New: the folder settings dialog is now displayed for confirmation before a shared folder is added.
· Fixed: some JPEG issues with the Playstation 3.
· Fixed: addressed issue which would cause Mac to go to sleep when streaming to the Xbox 360.
· Fixed: incorrect item counts when media files disappeared while Playback was running.
· Fixed: Playback no longer displays the “Lightroom” item on screen unless the user actually has the application installed.
· Fixed: other performance / interface improvements and bug fixes.
July 17th, 2009· New: added Adobe Lightroom integration.
· New: added Photobooth integration.
· New: added support for .ts and .m2ts files.
· New: added option to see all files and folders in shared folders.
· New: low level tweaks for even faster and smoother performance during streams..
· Fixed: a bug where Playback would stop responding.
· Fixed: a bug that wouldn’t play song in order on the XBOX.
· Fixed: other performance / interface improvements and bug fixes.
July 17th, 2009· Initial release.
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