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You will be able to use the full mediate functionality but only for 30 minutes at a time - after that time you will need to restart mediate, but the trial version does not expire.

Free support is available during your trial of mediate - please visit our support section for details and to register. Also, don't forget to keep an eye out for mediate updates which you can download to get the latest features.

When you register mediate you will receive a license which will remove the time restriction on the trial version immediately.

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Version 1.5.0 (January 2007)

Enhancements

• Added support for DVD playback including full menu navigation
• Added mouse and touchscreen support
• Added support for media seeking using mouse or touchscreen
• Added new plugin architecture to allow future extensibility
• Added new weather plugin to show current and forecast local weather information
• Added new music visualisation effect
• Added support for legacy video cards without 32bit texture support
• Added new Video mixing render mode (VMR7) for cards without VMR9 support
• Added optional online check for new versions of mediate
• Improved debugging console with several additional commands
• Added new advanced configuration screen accessible from mediate tray application

Advanced Configuration

• Added support for using a custom rotating screen saver image
• Added support for configuring debugging and logfile settings
• Added support for hiding and auto maximising mediate window border
• Added support for selecting a custom key binding profile
• Added support for customising audio and video devices
• Added support for customising DVD audio and video codecs
• Added support for configuring known audio and video formats
• Added support for configuring Internet proxy settings

Bug Fixes

• Fixed bug where picture thumbnails would occasionally flicker on some graphic cards
• Fixed bug where slideshow would run slowly whilst playing a video
• Fixed bug with excessive CPU usage when mediate window is hidden

 

Version 1.4.0 (December 2005)

Enhancements

• Added tray application for mediate so that it can be launched by double clicking tray icon
• Added sorting of music files into alphabetical order
• Added support for sorting video and picture files by name or date
• Added a command console - press tilde key (`) on keyboard - for debugging
• Added support for automatically restarting when screen mode or theme changed in settings
• Added logfile output (in "logs" directory) to assist with support diagnostics
• Added support for non-english characters in theme files
• Added workaround for DivX settings manager causing mediate to lose focus


• Improved mediate media manager application - added drag and drop and editing support
• Improved media playback - a playlist of current folder is now automatically created when selecting a media item
• Improved speed when switching between grid and list modes for media browsing
• Improved graphics, fonts and help text in tv theme


• Implemented user feature request 0000038 - mediate now prevents display power saving

Bug Fixes

• Fixed bug where two virtual folders with same name were not combined in media list
• Fixed bug where parsing of theme or configuration XML files could sometimes fail
• Fixed bug where some video files could cause mediate to quit unexpectedly
• Fixed minor graphic glitch in plasma backgroud animation of tv theme
• Fixed bug where mediate would consume excessive CPU when minimized

 

Version 1.3.0 (November 2005)

Enhancements

• Added support for "Power" button on remote control to launch or quit mediate
• Added support for using "Exit" button to navigate to parent media directory
• Added animation support for user interface fade and movement effects
• Added on screen display of current video and audio playlist item
• Added support for enabling/disabling sound effects in user interface
• Added support for setting media playback volume including on screen display of volume


• Improved use of mediate in windowed mode (can now resize user interface window)
• Improved on screen display for media playback with duration & progress display
• Improved on screen feedback for media functions (play, pause, forward, rewind etc.)
• Improved media fast forward and rewind performance, and added short clips of media whilst we fast forward or rewind
• Improved video playback support for a much wider range of graphic cards
• Improved user interface scaling for different screen modes
• Improved licensing functionality - without a license mediate operates in trial mode for 20 minutes

Bug Fixes

• Simplified playlist operation when using two playlists at once (one for music/video and one for pictures)