What's new in nessViewer 3.8
Aug 9, 2017
- MediaCenter:
- Preferences: address, name, password for media server access
- Media Server access
- Media Server:
- Energy Saver compatibility: wake up on connection, prevent sleep
- Improved external connection
- Video quality optionally when adding users
- EyeTV movie segmentation optionally via ffmpeg
- Media Show (64 bit):
- Contact sheet if drawer is hidden
New in nessViewer 3.7.3 (Sep 9, 2016)
- Movie Editing (64 bit):
- Improved editing
- Change Size: bug fix
- Map with GPS location
- MediaCenter:
- Mac OS X 10.12 (Sierra) adaptions (access to the media of the "Photos App")
- GPS location (country, town) for movies with GPS data (64 bit)
- Media Show (64 bit):
- Map with GPS location of pictures and movies
- Media Presentation (Toolbar) (64 bit):
- Watch folders & restart presentation with added media
New in nessViewer 3.7.2 (Aug 28, 2015)
- MediaCenter - iTunes control:
- Access to shared user music playlists
- Faster music playlists preview (and only if playlist has changed)
- Standard cover for unavailable music covers
New in nessViewer 3.7.1 (Aug 28, 2015)
- MediaCenter:
- Provider adaptions (among others YouTube updated on 5/26/2015)
- Media Presentation:
- Faster forward for movie presentation (up to 64x)
- Movie status (position, duration, playback speed)
- Continuous increase of playback speed with remote control (after 3 seconds)
- Media Show:
- 64 bit: import media also from Aperture, Final Cut (Pro), iMovie, "Photos App", "Photo Booth" (beside iPhoto) (updated on 4/25/2015)
New in nessViewer 3.7 (Mar 28, 2015)
- Preferences (Center tab):
- choice of the new "Photos App" media display (albums, moments, collections, media types)
- MediaCenter:
- access to media of the new "Photos App" (available with Mac OS X 10.10.3)
- improved GPS location (country, town) for pictures with GPS data (updated on 3/22/2015)
- optional presentation start from the current entry (updated on 1/18/2015)
- improved handling of DLNA availability (updated on 2/1/2015)
- Provider adaptions (among others ARD updated on 3/5/2015)
- Media Presentation:
- GPS location (country, town) for pictures with GPS data (updated on 3/22/2015)
- Provider adaptions (among others YouTube updated on 2/23/2015)
- 64 bit: correct display of pictures with orientation data (EXIF) (updated on 3/13/2015)
- Media Show:
- map with GPS location of pictures
- Media Server:
- "Auto Start" as menu command to start automatically the media server when nessViewer is started (updated on 2/23/2015)
- Picture Editing:
- map with GPS location
New in nessViewer 3.6.1 (Jan 10, 2015)
- Adaptions for Mac OS X 10.10.1 (updated on 11/20/2014):
- Bug fix to recognize the system version correctly
- Preferences (tab: Center):
- Choice of the media center selection color
- MediaCenter:
- modernized display of the selection
- Media Presentation:
- Improved handling of (fullscreen) presentations on multiple screens (last updated on 12/15/2014)
New in nessViewer 3.6 (Nov 15, 2014)
- MediaCenter:
- New icon including Retina icons for Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite)
- New German provider (Clipfish) with motion pictures & music clips
- Provider adaptions (among others Arte, Austria ATV, BBC, MyVideo)
New in nessViewer 3.5.4 (Sep 27, 2014)
- Common:
- Adaptions for Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite)
- Bug fix for Universal Access
- Media Presentation:
- Provider adaptions (among others Clipfish, MyVideo)
New in nessViewer 3.5.3 (Aug 23, 2014)
- Common:
- Intel: changeover to ScriptingBridge from AppleScript (iTunes, EyeTV and VLC)
- MediaCenter:
- Improved folder preview
- Improved support of multiple displays
- Re-implementation of missing internet features
- Bug fixes (among others Miro podcast access, media show display)
- Provider adaptions (among others Arte, MyVideo)
- Media Presentation:
- Optional sort by name, path or random
- Optional endless playback
New in nessViewer 3.5.2 (Jul 19, 2014)
- Common:
- DVD cover search by new provider: FreeCovers (Movie Info & MediaCenter)
- Intel: changeover to ScriptingBridge from AppleScript (currently only for iTunes controlling)
- NRW (Nikon camera RAW format) support for Mac OS X 10.7 or newer
- MediaCenter:
- Improved handling (scrolling):
- asynchron creation of "combined" previews (iPhoto albums, iTunes movie playlists, folders)
- asynchron search & load of DVD covers
- iTunes:
- improved support of (external) movie playlists
- improved start of protected movies and TV shows (DRM)
- Folders (pictures, movies, volumes): "combined" preview of included media
- Media Presentation:
- Pictures: improved presentation duration for "slower" computers or larger pictures
New in nessViewer 3.5.1 (Jun 7, 2014)
- Remote Control:
- Improved control of EyeTV (updated on 4/21/2014)
- MediaCenter:
- Optional: activation of EyeTV after selecting exit (updated on 4/21/2014, more infos at the blog)
- Provider adaptions (among others BBC on 5/18/2014, ARD on 5/27/2014)
New in nessViewer 3.5 (Apr 18, 2014)
- Preferences:
- (De)activate DLNA in the MediaCenter menu settings
- MediaCenter:
- Display of the media data available by DLNA / UPnP media server
- Provider adaptions
- Media Show:
- Context menu for selected entry in the drawer (open media document, open internet browser, download media)
New in nessViewer 3.4.2 (Feb 22, 2014)
- MediaCenter Preferences:
- iPhoto events can be (de)activated in the menu settings
- MediaCenter:
- iTunes control: recognize folders as playlists
- iPhoto: show albums and / or events
- Media Presentation:
- Provider adaptions
New in nessViewer 3.4.1 (Jan 20, 2014)
- Multi-display aware:
- MediaCenter, DVD and media presentation (fullscreen display) can now be used on second display
- MediaCenter:
- New German providers: RTL Nitro Now, ZAPP (NDR)
- DVD cover (MediaCenter & Movie Infos):
- Provider adaptions
New in nessViewer 3.4 (Dec 21, 2013)
- MediaCenter control by trackpad, (magic) mouse and mouse wheel:
- Swipe down & up to select next & previous entry
- Left mouse click to select the entry
- Right mouse click to move one level up
- Media Presentation control by trackpad, (magic) mouse and mouse wheel:
- Swipe right & left to select next & previous entry (or jump forward & backward)
- Right mouse click to show presentation menu
- DVD Presentation control by trackpad, (magic) mouse and mouse wheel:
- Swipe right & left to select next & previous chapter
- Right mouse click to show presentation menu
New in nessViewer 3.3.4 (Nov 9, 2013)
- Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) adaptions:
- Recognition of new iTunes DRM movie format (DRMI)
- Remore Control:
- iTunes fullscreen mode switch (via "play hold")
- DLNA Media Browser (updated on 11/08/13):
- Display of metadata (preview, date, duration)
- Controllable by remote control
- MediaCenter:
- Provider adaptions
New in nessViewer 3.3.3 (Aug 7, 2013)
- MediaCenter:
- New content for Austria Television
- Images and informations at Arte and Austria / Netherland television
- Media Presentation:
- Arte and ARD mediathek without Flash player
- Provider adaptions
New in nessViewer 3.3.2 (Jul 18, 2013)
- Internet Browser:
- Improved support for search engine Startpage
- Media Server:
- Bug fix for Mac OS X 10.7 / 10.8
New in nessViewer 3.3.1 (Jun 11, 2013)
- Internet Browser:
- Search engine Startpage supported for anonymous internet search
- MediaCenter:
- Provider adaptions
New in nessViewer 3.3 (Apr 22, 2013)
- Crash Reporter: Implementation of a crash report on unexpected errors
- DLNA (UPnP): Access to DLNA media servers to browse content and present pictures and movies
- DVD Playback / Presentation: Default audio language selection (including automatic selection of audio passthrough if available)
- MediaCenter: Provider adaptions
New in nessViewer 3.2.4 (Feb 15, 2013)
- More previews and descriptions at internet
- Provider adaptions
New in nessViewer 3.2.3 (Jan 16, 2013)
- MediaCenter:
- iPhoto folder / album preview and info
- iTunes playlist preview and info
- Improved iTunes control
- Provider adaptions
New in nessViewer 3.2.2 (Dec 27, 2012)
- GUI improvements (minimal)
- Improved starting of iTunes DRM media
- Provider adaptions
New in nessViewer 3.2.1 (Nov 15, 2012)
- Access to protected iTunes movies and TV shows which will be started in iTunes.
New in nessViewer 3.2 (Oct 23, 2012)
- Preferences - Media:
- Delete cookies
- MediaCenter:
- New internet TV content from Austria, Netherlands and Swiss (atv.at, orf.at, nederland1.nl, net5.nl, sbs6.nl, veronicatv.nl, rts.ch, sf.tv)
- Provider adaptions
New in nessViewer 3.1 (Sep 28, 2012)
- Remote Control:
- Remote control of iTunes, EyeTV or VLC via nessViewer, if one of these applications is frontmost
- MediaCenter:
- New provider: FreeMoviesCine
- Provider adaptions
New in nessViewer 3.0.1 (Sep 19, 2012)
- MediaCenter:
- Movie informations for alias files, correct duration
- Provider adaptions
- Media Presentation:
- Improved display for ZDF Mediathek
- Provider adaptions
New in nessViewer 3.0 (Aug 28, 2012)
- Browser:
- Improved page display (by replacing Flash hint with preview picture)
- Provider adaptions
- MediaCenter:
- Shutdown of the computer by selecting exit (select Preferences -> Center to activate it)
- Movie informations (duration, size, date) below the preview for local movies
- iTunes TV shows, podcasts and (now even) movies will show/update the "played status" (if iTunes is already running)
- Correct handling of aliases to files (if the aliases have the correct extension)
- Hint (and improved solution) if aliases to folders / volumes are found but not displayed
- Provider adaptions
- Media Presentation:
- iTunes TV shows, podcasts and movies will use the last play position (if iTunes is already running)
- Media Server:
- No movie conversion if files are transfered and iOS convertion for the current user is not selected
- Bug fix for FTP transfer
- Apple Remote Control:
- Compatibility to CandelAir
- Alert if exclusive access failed
New in nessViewer 2.9.7 (Jun 15, 2012)
- Browser:
- Google search: direct call of entry links (instead of Google redirection); SafeSearch off (only available with installed extension)
- New search provider (only available with installed extension)
- Provider adaptions
- MediaCenter:
- Next internet provider page entries via "Page Down" key (or Command - Option - Right arrow)
- Improved search of iPhoto album library path and iTunes music library path
- Next Miro video podcast page entries via "Page Down" key (or Command - Option - Right arrow)
- Provider adaptions
- Media Presentation:
- YouTube videos with lower quality (if "Prefer high movie resolution" at preferences is not checked)
- Media Server:
- AirPlay (to present pictures and movies from e.g. iPhone on Mac)
- Media Show:
- Drag & drop support to iPhoto
- PDF Viewer:
- Improved display (scaling)
New in nessViewer 2.9.6 (Apr 19, 2012)
- MediaCenter:
- Provider adaptions
- Media Server:
- Streaming of DVD movies to nessViewer App using VLC process (used if opens an external link in a new windowVLC 2.x is installed in application folder)
New in nessViewer 2.9.5 (Mar 24, 2012)
- MediaCenter:
- New provider: SuperRTL Now
- Provider adaptions
- Media Server:
- Streaming of EyeTV movies to nessViewer App using VLC process (used if opens an external link in a new windowVLC 2.x is installed in application folder)
- Streaming to nessViewer App outside the local WiFi
New in nessViewer 2.9.4 (Mar 8, 2012)
- MediaCenter:
- Optimized EyeTV movie playback via VLC (if EyeTV is not installed)
- Provider adaptions
- Media Server:
- Optimized movie streaming e.g. to iPhone using VLC 2.0 process (used if opens an external link in a new windowVLC 2.0 is installed in application folder)
- Media Presentation:
- New provider support: Veoh
New in nessViewer 2.9.3 (Feb 23, 2012)
- Media Presentation:
- Slow-motion for QuickTime movies by remote control
- Better analysis & message for not available movies
New in nessViewer 2.9.3 (Feb 23, 2012)
- Media Presentation:
- Slow-motion for QuickTime movies by remote control
- Better analysis & message for not available movies
New in nessViewer 2.9.2 (Jan 12, 2012)
- MediaCenter: Adaption of several providers
- Media Server: Additions for nessViewer App
New in nessViewer 2.9.1 (Dec 16, 2011)
- Internet browser:
- New provider: Vimeo
- Adaption of several providers
- MediaCenter:
- Adaption of several providers
- Media Server:
- GUI adaptions (German version)
New in nessViewer 2.9 (Nov 7, 2011)
- MediaCenter:
- Adaption of several providers
- Media Server:
- Media access via FTP
- Media convertion for iOS
New in nessViewer 2.8.5 (Sep 14, 2011)
- Optimized iTunes control (new launch methode)
- Adaption of several providers
New in nessViewer 2.8.4 (Jul 18, 2011)
- GPS support for pictures (retrieving & showing geo name location)
- New preference: remove Flash plugin informations on quitting
- QuickTime extension DivX not recommended any more (please uninstall for editing divx movies)
- Adaption of FreeMoviesCinema
New in nessViewer 2.8.3 (Jun 24, 2011)
- Integrated browser
- Movie collection at the provider dropdown menu
- Movies of the movie collection presentable by click on the preview
- MediaCenter:
- entertainment and music collection (and erotic collection by the new extension)
- adaption of MyVideo
- Media Shows:
- Save a copy as XML file
New in nessViewer 2.8.1 (May 24, 2011)
- MediaCenter:
- cinema movie collection with more than 2000 movies separated by language (German/English) and categories
- adaption of YouTube cinema movies
New in nessViewer 2.7.3 (Feb 20, 2011)
- Media Center:
- better support of Aperature
- adaption of various providers (among others Bild-Kino, ARD mediathek, YouTube)
New in nessViewer 2.7.2 (Jan 16, 2011)
- MediaCenter extensions:
- Aperature support
- new provider: Bild-Kino (only available in Germany, Switzerland and Austria)
- adaption of various providers (among others YouTube cinema movies; new nessViewer extension)
- Internet browser:
- new provider: MetaCafe
- adaption of various providers (among others MySpace)
New in nessViewer 2.7.1 (Jan 7, 2011)
- MediaCenter extensions:
- Aperature support
- New provider: Bild-Kino (only available in Germany, Switzerland and Austria)
- Adaption of various providers (and new nessViewer extension)
New in nessViewer 2.7 (Dec 18, 2010)
- MediaCenter preferences: choose arrow keys (up/down or left/right)
- MediaCenter: cover for media shows if available
- Adaption of ARD-Mediathek
- Movie Info:
- load cover from providers
- create previews of selected QuickTime movies automatically
New in nessViewer 2.6.6 (Dec 14, 2010)
- Web browser:
- Optimized loading of web pages
- New providers: (3sat, Kabel1, MySpass, Pro7, Sat1)
- Adaption of various providers (among others MSN Movies, MyVideo, YouTube)
New in nessViewer 2.6.5 (Dec 10, 2010)
- Web browser:
- Optimized loading of web pages
- New providers: (3sat, Kabel1, MySpass, Pro7, Sat1)
- Adaption of various providers (among others MSN Movies, MyVideo)
New in nessViewer 2.6.4 (Nov 16, 2010)
- Browser with start page of example supported providers.
- YouTube with plenty of cinema movies.
New in nessViewer 2.6.3 (Nov 5, 2010)
- Web browser search
- 2 bug fixes
New in nessViewer 2.6.2 (Oct 27, 2010)
- Web browser menu
- Adaption of various providers.
New in nessViewer 2.6.1 (Oct 8, 2010)
- New web browser for viewing web pages of supported providers and collecting movies in media shows.
- Adaption of various providers.
New in nessViewer 2.6 (Aug 26, 2010)
- Control by the app "NV Remote" (for iPhone/iPod touch) as with the "Apple remote control"
- MediaCenter:
- new preference: enlarge preview pictures ("on" as default)
- new live broadcastings incl. hint of availability (signal light)
- various provider adaptions (among othes FreeMoviesCinema)
- Attention please: The app "NV Remote" will be available soon in the iPhone app store.
New in nessViewer 2.5.1 (Aug 2, 2010)
- Media preferences & presentation: play flash movies via flash plugin
- MediaCenter: adaption of MyVideo and other providers
- minor bug fixes
New in nessViewer 2.5 (Jul 28, 2010)
- Toolbar for direct access of the most import functions
- New MediaCenter preferences for slower internet access:
- DVD cover search
- Prefer high movie resolution (or not; currently only for ARD- & ZDF-Mediathek)
- MediaCenter:
- New provider: TV4U
- Arte: adaption & extensions
- MSN Movies: autom. deactivation except for Germany, Switzerland, Austria
- Improvements of the iTunes access
- Adaption of various providers
- Media Presentation: beside "Add To Media Show" now also "Add All..." and "Remove from..."
New in nessViewer 2.4.4 (Jun 14, 2010)
- Splendid switch between MediaCenter and presentation (without "visible" desktop)
- Presentations with menu (only visible if cursor in menubar)
- Revisions of the internet provider classes
- MediaCenter menu preferences in big panel (preparation for setting favorites)
- Adaption of various providers (among others DailyMotion and LastFM)
New in nessViewer 2.4.3 (May 31, 2010)
- MediaCenter:
- new provider: Hulu (only available in USA)
- new live broadcastings (among others Danish & Greek TV, web cams)
- Verification and deactivation of regional content where applicable
- adaption of various providers
- Media Presentation:
- Animation while analyzing provider data
- enhanced messages if presentation failed
- Various bug fixes and optimations
New in nessViewer 2.4.2 (May 3, 2010)
- MediaCenter:
- Mediashows will be handled like folders
- Animation for longer loading of lists
- Adaption of various providers
- Various bug fixes and optimations
New in nessViewer 2.4.1 (Apr 13, 2010)
- Movie Info: Export as HTML, RSS feed and XML
- DVD Presentation: zoom by remote control (play hold)
- MediaCenter: improved scrolling of descriptions
- DailyMotion and YouTube adaption
New in nessViewer 2.4.0 (Mar 30, 2010)
- For DVDs and (EyeTV-) films a cover and description can be set by film info (see File-New).
- MediaCenter:
- For DVDs and (EyeTV-) films the cover and description will be shown if available.
- Extended by film trailers (German and English)
- MyVideo: Commercial intro without sound
- YouTube and Deluxe TV adaption
- Medio presentation: Switch to fullscreen display at flash presentations (MSN Movies, MyVideo, RTL, VOX, Arte Live) by remote holding play
New in nessViewer 2.3.3 (Mar 12, 2010)
- MediaCenter adaptation and extension:
- Arte extension: Actual (France), Music Recordings (German & France)
- German Television: ARD Mediathek adaptation
- Live Broadcasting extension: German Television - Arte
New in nessViewer 2.3.2 (Mar 2, 2010)
- MediaCenter iTunes and MaxOS X 10.6:
- correct finding of the iTunes Media folder.
- correct presentation of exported EyeTV movies.
- Apple remote control and Mac OS X 10.6: compatibility with the (silver) remote control.
- Video recording: correct overwriting of saved files.
New in nessViewer 2.3 (Feb 16, 2010)
- Integration of Miro: play feed media data (independent of the download state!).
- New internet provider: MSN Movies.
New in nessViewer 2.2.3 (Jan 28, 2010)
- MediaCenter:
- improved display with higher resolutions.
- Functional extension: display scrolling (if the title is broader than the display).
- Internet: Adaptation of provider's changes.
New in nessViewer 2.2.2 (Jan 28, 2010)
- MediaCenter:
- Tip: arrow key down button by wrong keyboard control
- Expansion of German TV: TV show "Toll!"
- Internet: Adaptation of provider's changes
- Film presentation: improved download display
New in nessViewer 2.2.1 (Jan 5, 2010)
- MediaCenter:
- Extension of the Internet offer for German TV: ARD Mediathek, RTL Now, VOX Now, ZDF-Mediathek
- Adaptations in changes of the media offerer
- Startings of EyeTV films with VLC (if EyeTV does not exist)
- Storage media file assortment (inevitably with FAT32)
- DVD cover are displayed (so far discoverable)
- File endings are not displayed any more (untill inevitably)
- DVD and film presentations: Zoom (e.g. to fade out black beams)
New in nessViewer 2.2 (Dec 15, 2009)
- During program start-up: Start window with a short introduction of the functionality and preferences.
- Update: optional - automatic installation via "Button-Click".
- MediaCenter:
- If applicable - a reference will be given of a new available version.
- Movie/Film descriptions: Scrolling function.
- Live film coverage: If applicable - display of the current film.
- New provider (e.g. ForUTV, Free Movies Cinema).
- Open URL:
- Support of other provider (e.g. Sevenload).
- Extraction & presentation of all movies/films they are running on supported websites.
New in nessViewer 2.1 (Nov 23, 2009)
- Prereferences: The offers in the MediaCenter can be activate or deactivate
- MediaCenter:
- Expansion of the internet offer: BBC (in UK only) and MyVideo
- Adaptation of different provider
- Media presentation: Improved analysis whether movies are not loaded / indicated.
New in nessViewer 2.0.8 (Nov 16, 2009)
- MacOS 10.6 compatibility update
- Due to an error of MacOS X 10.6 and 10.6.1 the alternative remote control driver CandelAir must be installed. Without this driver the remote control will not work accurate.
- Apple fixed this error with MacOS X 10.6.2 - after upgrading to 10.6.2 the alternative driver is obsolete and can be deinstalled.
- MediaCenter: hint of missing alternative remote control driver if required
- Media presentation:
- abort after 60 seconds at the latest if a movie could not be loaded/displayed
- hint to missing QuickTime extensions if required after abording