Chameleon MediaCenter

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Chameleon MediaCenter is free to download, and free to use for collections up to 101 titles.  The free version will also work as a free trial for larger collections, only showing the first 101 titles.

 

To install, simply extract all files and folders from the zip file to the location of your choice (a fast SSD is highly recommended, use directory C:\CMC or D:\CMC).  Please keep all subdirectories intact, and do not relocate any components.  CMC requires write access to the program folder.

 

Please be sure to read and follow the ‘Pre-Installation Requirements’ and ‘Installing CMC’ sections on the How-To tab.

Application Version Build OS Download Link Zipfile Checksums
CMC
7.0




2023.1031



Windows 10
Windows 8 / 8.1
Windows 7




USA

CRC32:
AF5D4D35


SHA1:
27ABC5552E8E3633DBC7F4319C2C2945E5614A43
CCC
7.0
CME
7.0

Help, my anti-virus software flags CMC as having a virus!

Some users have reported that their anti-virus software incorrectly flags CMC.exe as containing a virus.  We have also seen similar false flags on the TurboActivate components (these handle product licensing).  To our knowledge, CMC has never contained a virus and we strive to keep it that way.

Windows SmartScreen also often issues a warning that “Windows protected your PC”, and that “Windows SmartScreen prevented an unrecognized program from starting.  Running this program might put your PC at risk.”  These warnings simply mean that we haven’t purchased a very expensive software signing certificate to make these scary warnings disappear.  To read more about the Windows SmartScreen message, click here.

We take your safety very seriously, and we understand how these types of warnings can be disconcerting. We follow up on every reported incident, though due to our program’s smaller user base and lack of exposure, CMC falls victim to a significant number of false threat warnings.

In a quest to minimize false warnings and ensure CMC is safe, we submit every zip and exe file to the VirusTotal.com for broad-spectrum scanning by nearly all anti-virus and anti-malware applications.  This verifies that CMC is safe for us to publish, and gives these tools a chance to scan CMC so you won’t have to be the first in line with a never before scanned executable.

If you experience issues and have concerns, please feel free to reach out to us for assistance.  We also encourage you to submit the entire zip file and CMC.exe to your anti-virus provider for complete analysis if you receive a threat alert.

While any alerts are most likely false, we always encourage you to practice safe computing, and to not take unnecessary risks.

Chameleon MediaCenter Change Log

Changes for Chameleon MediaCenter (CMC) v7.0.2023.1031:

  • New:  Happy Halloween - Celebrating 6 Years of CMC with the release of v7.0!!!
  • New:  Local Trailers configured in My Movies can now be played using CMC's Movie Details "trailer" button
  • New:  Support for sending WOL on Resume from Sleep or Standby
  • New:  Left to view previous Movie Screensaver slides, and OK/Enter to open that movie's details.
  • New:  Display Option to "Force 2.35 Aspect Ratio" to override the detected resolution's aspect ratio
  • New:  Option to disable the minimized Balloon Hint for the CMC SysTray Service
  • Changed:  Tweaked CCC Sync process to hopefully prevent CMC hanging when CCC Network Share inaccessible
  • Changed:  WOL packets will now be sent usiing UDP Port 9 and the Directed Broadcast Addr based upon IPAddr
  • Changed:  Notification for unsupported display scaling values of 175%, 225% and 300%.
  • Enhanced:  Support added for JRiver Media Center 31's new MCC_CLOSE_PROGRAM_AFTER_STOP feature
  • Enhanced:  Automatically retry CCC Sync after a failed Sync (retries every 5 seconds)
  • Enhanced:  Performance Optiimizations to reduce WOL on Playback processing time by 20-30 seconds
  • Enhanced:  WOL GUI more interactive and PlayClick Debug Logging greatly enhanced
  • Enhanced:  Support JRiver MC black bar handling by tweaking the filepath sent to MC with ".bluray;1" or ".dvd;1"
  • Enhanced:  MPC-BE installed via the Microsoft Store will now be detected - easier to maintain vs. SourceForge
  • Enhanced:  Updated BASS audio library and plugins to latest versions
  • Fixed:  Episode Automark Watched data lost if CCC was offline when sync was attempted
  • Fixed:  Category based Parental Restrictions feature causing some titles to not display
  • Fixed:  Using the Unblock Category Parental Restriction causes titles to show that should otherwise be hidden
  • Fixed:  Folder Scanning, if configured with dirs and AutoSync enabled, runs on startup even if CCC is enabled
  • Fixed:  Select Disc "Cancel" button cannot be clicked with mouse or touch
  • Fixed:  Simple Box Sets with only Linked Movies instead of Child Titles are now supported
  • Fixed:  Movie Collections that are empty in your library are now automatically hidden in CMC
  • Fixed:  Hidden Access Violation error that causes TV Series Episodes to not start playback on WOL systems
  • Fixed:  WOL on Playback for TV Episodes causes and Access Violation
  • Fixed:  Category list shown incorrectly and Category filtering does not apply the correct Category
  • Fixed:  DVDFab PlayerFab v7 playback broken due to depreciated command line parameter support
  • Fixed:  JRiver Media Center versions after v30 were not detected
  • Fixed:  Movie Screensaver broken by new Category based Parental Restrictions
  • Fixed:  Error message "Can't Open VCD drive letter" on closing CMC if wrong drive letter configured
  • Fixed:  Access Violation on startup during Movie Sort if a CCC User was not currently selected
  • Fixed:  Revised Splashscreen close logic to prevent Stack Overflow errors and improve performance
  • Fixed:  Mode Bar visible due to screen scaling issues with resolutions lower than FHD (less than 1920x1080)
  • Removed:  All code references to the old TurboActivate licensing solution - Yes, CMC remains FREE!

Changes for Chameleon CentralController (CCC) v7.0.2023.1031 (included with CMC v7.0.2023.1031):

  • Changed:  Adjusted Settings window to reduce overall height
  • Enhanced:  Movie Collections missing the Language Specific Title will now grab the Original Title so it won't be blank
  • Fixed:  Sync initiated UpdateWatchedFlags caused Access Violation when updating missing Season or Episode
  • Fixed:  Linked Movies are now retrieved from Disc Title data - required for simple Box Sets without Child Titles
  • Fixed:  Offline Discs Episodes with local Encoded Media are missing the Location path in the CCC export

Changes for CMC Metadata Exporter (CME) v7.0.20232.1031 (included with CMC v7.0.2023.1031):

  • Changed:  Adjusted Settings window to reduce overall height

Changes for Chameleon MediaCenter (CMC) v6.0.2022.1103:

  • Fixed: Access Violations on start due to incorrect Category based Parental Restrictions values

NOTE: This was a quick bugfix release.  Please see v6.0.2022.1031 changelog below for a full list of changes since v5.0.

Changes for Chameleon MediaCenter (CMC) v6.0.2022.1031:

  • Happy Halloween - Celebrating 5 Years of CMC with the release of v6.0!!!
  • New: Auto-Adjust Display Refresh Rate now also sets/restores a Default Refresh Rate
  • New: Parental Restrictions by custom Categories is now available - modelled after the My Movies solution
  • Enhanced: Categories expanded from 3 to 4 columns to fit more onscreen at once
  • Enhanced: The Close External Players on Startup routine now includes all supported players
  • Fixed: CCC Sync is incorrectly skipped if starting in Music Library mode
  • Fixed: Show Adult Titles setting on CCC User Accounts did not affect the CMC Movie Screensaver
  • Fixed: Access Violation on Startup caused by the logo splashscreen on certain PC's
  • Fixed: Can't click first three Category rows with mouse or touchscreen
  • Fixed: New Version prompts while in Genres or Categories list causes IconBar to incorrectly appear
  • Fixed: IconBar randomly appears on various screens when it should not be seen
  • Fixed: IconBar doesn't fade-out when navigating down to DVD covers via mouseclick or touch
  • Fixed: Movie Details Pop-Up does not appear when using mouse or touch

Changes for Chameleon CentralController (CCC) v6.0.2022.1031 (included with CMC v6.0.2022.1031):

  • New: Added settings for Parental Restrictions based upon custom Categories, just like My Movies WMC did
  • New: Standalone CCC installs will now auto-update when CMC is updated. Effective on the next upgrade (v6.1).
  • Enhanced: Improved error reporting when getting the TV Series Episode List from the My Movies API
  • Fixed: Episode Marked Watched can't update Artwork after a Full Export as NewMovieCache folder missing

Changes for CMC Metadata Exporter (CME) v6.0.2022.1031 (included with CMC v6.0.2022.1031):

  • No Changes

Changes for Chameleon MediaCenter (CMC) v5.0.2022.0830:

  • New: CMC is now completely FREE! (but donations are greatly appreciated)
  • New: Advanced MCE Remote Mapping Feature - Configure dynamic button actions per application!
  • New: Use the My Movies app (iOS & Android) to start movie playback in CMC!
  • New: Added support for DVDFab PlayerFab 7
  • New: Option to disable selecting User on CMC startup (defaults to last User, change Users via Exit menu)
  • New: ALAC and M4B added as supported audio extensions
  • New: Music Library now has Categories to separate Spoken Word (lectures/audio books) from Music
  • New: Option to restore MCE Remote Defaults to Windows Registry
  • Changed: Use Box Sets in "Movies" View is now Use Box Sets in all Views
  • Enhanced: Condensed the Music Genre Mapping form layout, plus added scrollbars for large collections
  • Enhanced: Massive improvements in Mouse & Touch support - CD & DVD Covers now Touch enabled!
  • Fixed: Hidden ASCII control codes in MP3 tags caused invalid XML string errors
  • Fixed: For CCC users, changes to User Preference were lost when CCC is offline
  • Fixed: Access Violation when CCC disabled and there are no folders assigned to Movie Scanning
  • Fixed: User can arrow down from the Music Menu even if there are no items shown, causing errors
  • Fixed: Corrected CCC Connection Timeout to be in Seconds instead of Milliseconds
  • Fixed: Pressing Enter/OK while Music Sync is running restarts the Sync
  • Fixed: Access Violation when trying to play an Episode with an invalid file path
  • Fixed: Movie Details Extras section could not be scrolled down to view all Extras
  • Fixed: Typo in Startup Debug Log, indicated Performance Log instead of Debug Log
  • Fixed: CMC didn't regain focus when launching CMC a 2nd time
  • Fixed: Link to open Privacy Policy from Settings Menu didn't work
  • Fixed: Out of Bounds error when changing to a Media Type View with no Titles to display
  • Fixed: DVDFab Player 6 install not detected when in path "C:\Program Files (x86)\DVDFab\Player 6"
  • Fixed: TMT installation not detected in non-x86 filepaths
  • Fixed: TV Series were incorrectly hidden when DiscType Advanced Filter is not on DVD

Changes for Chameleon CentralController (CCC) v5.0.2022.0830 (included with CMC v5.0.2022.0830):

  • Enhanced: Added support for Movie Collections being assigned to Categories
  • Enhanced: Code Optimization
  • Fixed: Invalid Date error when exporting Movie Collections before exporting Disc Titles
  • Fixed: Rare access violation in GetEpisodeMetadata on first episode when doing a Full Export
  • Fixed: Categories assigned to TV Series did not work when filtering by Category

Changes for CMC Metadata Exporter (CME) v5.0.2022.0830 (included with CMC v5.0.2022.0830):

  • Enhanced: Code Optimization

Changes for Chameleon MediaCenter (CMC) v4.2.2021.0203:

  • Scanned Movie/Music Folder List is lost on upgrade to v4.2 due to new CFG file format

Changes for Chameleon CentralController (CCC) v4.2.2021.0203 (included with CMC v4.2.2021.0203):

  • PC's configured for a comma decimal separator cause a "not a valid floating point value" error

Changes for CMC Metadata Exporter (CME) v4.2.2021.0203 (included with CMC v4.2.2021.0203):

  • PC's configured for a comma decimal separator cause a "not a valid floating point value" error

Changes for Chameleon MediaCenter (CMC) v4.2.2021.0131:

  • New: HTML Formatting for displaying Changelog & future Upgade Notices
  • New: Event Handler for Wake on LAN (LAN)
  • New: Event Handler for Mi Casa Verde Scenes
  • New: Added "Show" type External Links, included links for The Late Show and Avatar: The Last Airbender
  • New: External Links for Discovery+, Paramount+, and Practyce
  • New: Split External Link for CBS All Access into a separate link for just CBS
  • New: Option to Clear the Movie Artwork Cache from the CCC Settings section
  • New: Preliminary playback support for Total Media Theatre (TMT) (UNTESTED)
  • Changed: Default CCC Connection Timeout value from 2 seconds to 5 seconds
  • Changed: Upgraded compiler to latest version
  • Changed: Upgraded TurboActivate to latest v4.4.2.0
  • Enhanced: Added Language Translations for recently introduced features
  • Enhanced: Movie Collections now show calculated details for Year, Stars, Parental Rating and Genres
  • Fixed: File not found error when pressing Enter/OK on Front/Back Cover in Movie Details View
  • Fixed: Clicking PLAY on a Box Set, Movie Col., or TV Series in the main view causes an Offline Disc error
  • Fixed: Sort by Date Added does not use the Date Added of Child Titles for Box Sets & Movie Collections
  • Fixed: Closing Win10 App HDHomeRun does not return focus to CMC
  • Fixed: OpenWindows.txt file which is used for code development was still being created in v4.1
  • Fixed: Cannot set the Default Media Type Filter to the new Show Collections option
  • Fixed: Access Violation when displaying a TV Series with missing data for last Episode Air Date
  • Fixed: Invalid disc file path imported from My Movies via CCC causes an Access Violation error on playback.
  • Fixed: WatchList toggling doesn't work from inside the Box Set views
  • Fixed: A My Movies Parental Rating value of -2 caused an Access Violation and "Bad XML" on Sync

Changes for Chameleon CentralController (CCC) v4.2.2021.0131 (included with CMC v4.2.2021.0131):

  • New: Option to disable exporting of Movie Poster artwork
  • Changed: Upgraded compiler to latest version
  • Enhanced: Detect system Shutdown or Restart and exit gracefully
  • Enhanced: Improved logging when the My Movies API fails to return an Episode's metadata
  • Fixed: Cannot set the Default Media Type Filter to the new Show Collections option
  • Fixed: Failed Response from My Movies API results in removing all Titles from CCC's DB
  • Fixed: Missing Default User Account caused Access Violation errors and broke CMC's Sync result
  • Fixed: A My Movies Parental Rating value of -2 caused an Access Violation on Export

Changes for CMC Metadata Exporter (CME) v4.2.2021.0131 (included with CMC v4.2.2021.0131):

  • Changed: Upgraded compiler to latest version

Changes for Chameleon MediaCenter (CMC) v4.1.2020.1225:

  • New: Expanded available target button options for configuring MCE Remotes

  • New: Parental Restrictions now allow restricting access to Adult titles

  • New: Option to use Movie Posters instead of Disc Title covers (requires CCC)

  • New: Option to Enable use of Box Set nesting in the "Show Movies" Media Type Filter

  • New: CCC Share Connectivity Test, Skip NetShare login if password is blank, Password Sync on CCC Connect Test

  • Fixed: When using CCC, movies stored in a directory with a period in the name do not play the correct disc

  • Fixed: Encoded Media tries to mount as an ISO when using CCC

  • Fixed: TV Series Discs missing Episode Mappings & Series Metadata are not shown

  • Fixed: Access Violation upon opening movie details if the FPS was '24' with no decimal value

  • Fixed: Directors and other crew names not visible when a new Title is synced from CCC using changes only

  • Fixed: Background wallpaper changes were not being synced to CCC

  • Fixed: Sync Icon spinning erratically and flickering

  • Fixed: Iconbar color and title details text color did not update when changing Media Type filters

  • Fixed: FanArt is not shown for TV Series Disc Titles when viewing the discs

Changes for Chameleon CentralController (CCC) v4.1.2020.1225 (included with CMC v4.1.2020.1225):

  • New: Prompt to Minimize or Close when exiting CCC

  • New: Red X button to clear the Export Testing Tools search string

  • New: Options to restrict access to Adult titles, Use Box Sets in "Movies" View, and Use Movie Posters

  • Changed: Removed Media Type override to "Other" when TV Series Episodes are not mapped

  • Changed: Improved info in error log for the invalid GUID / missing movie MM API errors

  • Fixed: Directors and other crew names not visible when a new Title is synced from CCC using changes only

  • Fixed: CCC doesn't detect that a previously shared network folder is not in the current program path

  • Fixed: Doing a Full Export with a Text Search Filter incorrectly flags the entire DB as fully refreshed

  • Fixed: Recorded dates used for Full Exports are different than Changes Only dates, causing false changes

  • Fixed: Disc filepath location changes result in disc duplication

Changes for CMC Metadata Exporter (CME) v4.1.2020.1225 (included with CMC v4.1.2020.1225):

  • Changed: Improved info in error log for the invalid GUID / missing movie MM API errors

  • Fixed: TV Series Discs missing Episode Mappings & Series Metadata are not shown

Changes for Chameleon MediaCenter (CMC) v4.0.2020.1212:

  • New: Includes Chameleon CentralController (CCC) for directly importing My Movies data into CMC! This allows:

      • Support for User Accounts: Parental Restrictions, Individual Preferences, per-User Watched statuses

      • Support for Offline Titles in My Movies

      • Support for the awesome new Movie Collections feature added in My Movies v5.30.

  • New: "Show Collections" Media Type Filter to show only Box Sets and Movie Collections

  • Fixed: Ampersands (&) do not display in Synopsis on movie details pop-up

  • Fixed: Several bugs affecting new users on first startup

  • Fixed: Opening a title from a Box Set view did not default to highlighting Play button

  • Fixed: Playing an Episode with a 0 minute runtime will no longer Autoplay next Episode

  • Fixed: Unhandled Message error message shown on startup after De-Activating a valid license

  • Fixed: IO Exception error when artwork caching is overwriting a previously copied file that is hidden

  • Fixed: Several artwork file types were not being cached

  • Fixed: AnyDVD Check For Updates was not showing update notifications

  • Fixed: "ShiftCoverArt - EStringListError: List index out of bounds" when no movies on-screen

  • Fixed: File in use error when applying a CMC upgrade while CME is running

Changes for Chameleon CentralController (CCC) v4.0.2020.1212 (included with CMC v4.0.2020.1212):

Changes for CMC Metadata Exporter (CME) v4.0.2020.1212 (included with CMC v4.0.2020.1212):

  • New: Export Discless Movies (requires My Movies 5.30 or newer)

  • New: "Include Box Set Container in...presentation interface" setting is now exported

  • New: Generate boxset.png artwork for regular Box Sets (non-TV or Movie Collection)

  • Fixed: Improved logging

  • Fixed: Update My Movies Watched Status to Not Watched (requires My Movies 5.30 or newer)

  • Fixed: PNG source images cause a #53 error and take up more space - now auto-converted to JPG

  • Fixed: When a new Title is added to a Box Set, the MM API does not flag the new child as Changed

  • Fixed: TV Series with a colon (:) in the name fail to save Series artwork because of an illegal character

  • Fixed: Critical Section Access Violation error when My Movies encounters a corrupted Title

  • Changed: Disc Location Validator tool has been removed - now available in the new CCC app

  • Changed: My Movies API Port from 51414 to 51415 to support WHS / Home Essentials Server installs

Changes for Chameleon MediaCenter (CMC) v3.6.2020.1001:

  • New: Added Default Sort settings for each Media Type (Movies, TV, Music, Documentaries, and Other)
  • New: External Link for the PeacockTV channel
  • New: When scrolling Cast + Crew the Back button now scrolls back to the top instead of exiting the details view
  • New: Option to disable the Enhanced TV Series View if you prefer to view TV Series as disc titles
  • New: Option to disable TV Series Season Banners and control the Season button colors
  • New: Notification of new CMC Privacy Policy and links to open it in a web browser
  • Fixed: Cast + Crew scrolling speed is very slow when more than 50 Actors
  • Fixed: Disc mounting in progress cicle animation did not show in enhanced TV Series view
  • Fixed: CMC did not recognize Potplayer 64-bit
  • Fixed: Wrong disc path identified when full path of one disc is a substring in a longer path of another disc
  • Fixed: CMC 3.5 reported Missing Episode MPLS # errors for non-TV Series Blu-rays
  • Fixed: Opening External Link URL's with the new Chrome based MS Edge browser was very slow
               NOTE: Support for the legacy MS Edge (non-Chrome) has been dropped

Changes for CMC Metadata Exporter (CME) v2.0.2020.1001 (included with CMC v3.6.2020.1001):

  • New: Implemented OXml library for faster XML processing - exports now about 10% faster on my test systems

  • Fixed: Structured TV Series metadata was written to the wrong folder for ISO's in an Online Folder
               RECOMMENDED: Do a Metadata Clean & Full Export for TV Series to remove any orphaned XML files

Changes for Chameleon MediaCenter (CMC) v3.5.2020.0704:

  • New: Photo Slideshows (integrated into the Music Library) with both local photos and online Google Photos
  • New: External Link for the new Amazon Prime Video Windows 10 App
  • New: Built-in tool to Disable the Windows 10 Lock Screen
  • New: International language translations for several new options
  • New: Disc Location Validator to check and correct ISO filepaths for "Online (Folder)" configured Disc Locations
  • New: Import Disc ID and Side from My Movies metadata
  • New: Modified Movie DB load behavior for PKeys on certain hardware known to have TA performance issues
  • New: Support for mmMovie.xml metadata files
  • Changed:  Only update SmartSync.bin directory snapshot after a SmartSync is complete to improve reliability
  • Changed: Added timestamps to Debug Logging for the MovieDB Load and CheckActivation threads
  • Fixed: If first Unwatched Episode is > 14 then it is off screen & user must scroll to show selected Episode
  • Fixed: ISO Episodes lose CMC Watched Status after a SmartSync - Full Sync required to restore status
  • Fixed: User is not prevented from starting another Movie Sync while background Artwork Caching is still running
  • Fixed: Last Episode in a Season doesn't reflect Watched status until user scrolls up
  • Fixed: @Recycle (instead of $Recycle) folder on QNAP NAS servers is scanned during a Sync
  • Fixed: Discless Movie artwork not found during a Sync
  • Fixed: Multi-Thread variable access contention issue causing slow startup in rare scenarios
  • Fixed: A lot of <Movie> metadata was not imported correctly

Changes for CMC Metadata Exporter (CME) v1.6.2020.0704 (included with CMC v3.5.2020.0704):

  • New: Quick API Connectivity Test before export with helpful troubleshooting info if test fails
  • New: Disc Paths Validator report to test that all stored file paths in MMCM exist
  • Changed: Improved logging
  • Fixed: Custom Episode Title name tags were being discarded - this data is needed for future functionality
  • Fixed: CME is unresponsive for 3 minutes and buttons no longer work after an API connection failure
  • Fixed: CME hidden from view until first export finished if "Autostart Export on CME program start" is enabled
  • Fixed: "Could not find parent mmTitle.xml file" error when episode is an ISO in an Online (Folder)

Changes for Chameleon MediaCenter (CMC) v3.4.2020.0603:

  • Changed:  Improved Debug Logging for the CMC License Validation
  • Fixed:  Rare CMC License Validation Bug introduced in v3.2 that causes titles to go missing
  • Fixed:  AnyDVD New Version Check only works if there is a new CMC Version and it is declined
  • Fixed:  AnyDVD New Version install failed if there is a space in the CMC directory name

Changes for CMC Metadata Exporter (CME) v1.5.2020.0603 (included with CMC v3.4.2020.0603):

  • Changed:  Added error handling on Episode metadata export to try and prevent PCDATA errors from hanging CME

Changes for Chameleon MediaCenter (CMC) v3.4.2020.0601:

  • New:  Added HBOmax as an External Link
  • New:  Added Debug Logging to Movie DB load routine
  • Fixed:  $Recycle folder on QNAP NAS servers is scanned during a Sync
  • Fixed:  Episodes that are imported before the parent mmSeries.xml metadata do not show correctly
  • Fixed:  Sync Error Logging did not identify which Episode files are missing a Series parent

Changes for CMC Metadata Exporter (CME) v1.5.2020.0601 (included with CMC v3.4.2020.0601):

  • Fixed:  Standalone TV Series export fails and CME hangs if a TV Series has zero episodes
  • Fixed:  mmSeries.xml is written to wrong folder if a bonus season zero episode exists and linked to later seasons

Changes for Chameleon MediaCenter (CMC) v3.4.2020.0525:

  • New:  Parental Guidance Classifications / Rating Icons for all My Movies supported Regions
               *NOTE:  Settings > Display Settings > Region to change Rating Icons to your locale
  • New:  Alpha-jump to matching Title only worked with Sort by Title - Now it works with all Sort methods
  • New:  Use the Personal Title and Personal Sort Title values if they have been set in My Movies
               *NOTE:  A Full Sync is required to import these values the first time
  • New:  Show FanArt for movie being played when starting playback
  • New:  Removed blue background on starting playback from Movie Details view
  • New:  Added MovieDB Diagnostics to help troubleshoot a rare partial DB load issue
  • Fixed:  TV Series inconsistently sorted when using Sort by Collection Number
                *NOTE:  A Full Sync is required to implement this fix
  • Fixed:  Non-US Parental Guidance Ratings show as Unrated
  • Fixed:  ISO dismount at program exit runs even if VCD not installed
  • Fixed:  Mounting Progress Wheel not visible when playing from the Movie Details or Collected Works views
  • Fixed:  Having both Sync errors and Artwork Caching errors sometimes caused GUI to hang
  • Fixed:  Artwork Caching errors prompt incorrectly referenced Sync errors instead of Artwork Caching errors
  • Fixed:  Improved the Movie DB loader integrity validation and error logging

Changes for CMC Metadata Exporter (CME) v1.5.2020.0525 (included with CMC v3.4.2020.0525):

  • Fixed:  Test Only option does not correctly show file paths with Standalone TV Series Export

Changes for Chameleon MediaCenter (CMC) v3.3.2020.0420:

  • New:  Display 'JPG' inside spinning Sync icon when background Artwork Caching is running
  • New:  Display '[DEBUG]' indicator on Sync options when Debug Logging is enabled
  • New:  Warning upon Exit when Artwork Caching is running
  • New:  Movie Synced Folder List now scrolls
  • New:  Show current version Changelog in CMC (Settings > Licensing & About CMC)
  • New:  Show external Video Player filepaths that CMC is using (Settings > Licensing & About CMC)
  • New:  Option to automatically "Unmount ISO on Exit" (Settings > ISO Mounting Options)
  • New:  Added External Links for video calling apps Skype and Zoom
  • New:  Added all Players (i.e. PowerDVD, MPC, JRiver, etc.) as options for External Links
  • New:  Pop-up menu for configuring External Links now organizes Links by category to fit more data on-screen
  • New:  Added spinning 'Processing' animation when mounting discs
  • New:  CMC Version # is now shown in all pop-up error message windows for improved support
  • New:  Check for AnyDVD new version, show new changes and optionally download and install update
  • New:  Automatically assign first available VCD drive letter on new CMC installs
  • New:  Error Reporting and Debug Logging for CMC New Version Check
  • Improved:  Starting a 2nd CMC instance refocuses the 1st instance much faster than before
  • Fixed:  Albums view in Music Library is sorting by Artist instead of Album
  • Fixed:  Movie Artwork Caching error message did not indicate which files caused the error
  • Fixed:  Movie Artwork Caching Debug Logging was split across two files
  • Fixed:  Movie Artwork Caching was adding a double backslash in the filepath for certain file types
  • Fixed:  Movie Artwork Caching attempted to copy the nex boxset.png files even if they didn't exist
  • Fixed:  Movie Artwork Caching copy failed with EInOutError when target file exists and is write protected
  • Fixed:  CMC allows more than 1 program instance to run simultaneously - broken in a recent CMC release
  • Fixed:  Access Violation when playing an ISO and VCD drive letter is not assigned - broke in CMC v3.1
  • Fixed:  'Discard' after Deleting a Sync'd Folder corruptss the folder list, 'Save' then makes it permanent
  • Fixed:  PowerDVD 19 was not correctly located if it existed in Program Files instead of Program Files (x86)
  • Fixed:  License check bug, plus Updated TurboActivate components to latest version
  • Fixed:  Mounting ISO's with PowerDVD instead of VCD was broken in CMC v3.2
  • Fixed:  External Link custom app params did not load correctly if they contained equal signs
  • Fixed:  Could not load SSLlibrary error during new version check for some users, plus updated to latest version
  • Fixed:  Playback of DVD Folders using older versions of PowerDVD (broken in v3.2)
  • Fixed:  CMC upgrading status text is sometimes black and hard to read

Changes for CMC Metadata Exporter (CME) v1.4.2020.0420 (included with CMC v3.3.2020.0420):

  • New:  Starting CME a 2nd time now restores the 1st instance hiding minimized in System Tray
  • Fixed:  When running minimized to System Tray you cannot start CME a 2nd time and don't get any feedback
  • Fixed:  CME instructions indicate to point at My Movies Server, when only My Movies Desktop has API service
  • Fixed:  Links to Online Help were broken after recent web site redesign

Changes for Chameleon MediaCenter (CMC) v3.2.2020.0321:

  • New: Hotkeys to instantly perform common actions with a single command
  • New: SmartSync for the Music Library for much faster syncing of collection changes
  • New: Added support for multiple Genres & Artists per song
  • New: Export embedded artwork from music files if folder.jpg missing in album folder
  • New: Configurable Music Genre Mapper to combine multiple genres for a simplified Genres list
  • New: External Link for the SiliconDust HDHomeRun Win10 App, directly launchable with ALT+H hotkey
  • New: Added support for PotPlayer
  • New: Added support for direct playing of M2TS video files that have been extracted from Blu-ray Folders
  • New: Hide back cover DVD case on the movie details page if the back cover image is missing
  • New: Manage custom backgrounds separately for each Media Type mode (All, Movies, TV, Music, Docs, Other)
  • New: Notification upon failure to contact ChamConSoft.com server for the CMC Check for Updates
  • New: Ability to disable Check for Updates
  • New: Load boxset.png created by CME if it exists instead of creating box set artwork on the fly **
  • Fixed: Scaling and black bar issues when connecting/disconnecting via Remote Desktop
  • Fixed: TV Series Release Date was wrong, causing Sort by Release Date to be wrong
  • Fixed: Music DB was not cleared when performing a Full Sync
  • Fixed: Album & Track Year sometimes contained a full YYYY-MM-DD date instead of just a year
  • Fixed: Playing a Music Genre plays full albums with matching genres, includes tracks that don't match genre
  • Fixed: Now Playing Album Cover would sometimes disappear when the next song started playing
  • Fixed: Rare Access Violation error that randomly occurred when the next song started playing
  • Fixed: Cannot play Blu-ray Episode when MPLS Playlist lists multiple files (Note: DVDFab Player not fixable)
  • Fixed: Could not navigate using arrow keys to the Setting "Delete the Movie Artwork Cache"
  • Fixed: Added logic to skip $recycle.bin during a Sync folder scan
  • Fixed: Sync will now import converted media based TV Episodes (discless TV Series)
  • Fixed: Invalid char from TV Series name in Watched Episode flag file name caused an error
  • Fixed: Access Violation error when viewing music genres after initial sync
  • Fixed: Music Library menu active and shows Movie info when Music DB is empty
  • Fixed: Music CD Cover navigation error related to genre filtering and changing album rows configuration
  • Fixed: Out of Bounds error when scrolling right in Music Library if # of titles is just under # of cover squares
  • Changed: Import of mymovies.xml files now optional and DISABLED by Default! Use CME instead!!!
  • Changed: Showing of Titles missing XML metadata (i.e. mmTitle.xml) now optional and DISABLED by Default!!!
  • Changed: Completely rewritten routine to launch external players (i.e. PowerDVD, MPC, JRiver, etc.)
  • Changed: Reduced transparency of Season Banners on TV Series View
  • Changed: Default selected Season and Episode now defaults to first Unwatched Season & Episode

Changes for CMC Metadata Exporter (CME) v1.3.2020.0321 (included with CMC v3.2.2020.0321):

  • New: Create boxset.png for TV Series **
  • New: Export discless TV Series & Episodes that point to a converted media file

** NOTE: You need to do a FULL EXPORT of TV SERIES in CME to create the new boxset.png for CMC.

Changes for Chameleon MediaCenter (CMC) v3.1.2019.1201:

  • New:  NumPad text entry on Search panel
  • New:  Numpad searching through Titles now supports multiple characters
  • New:  Search String characters now shown while searching through title covers
  • New:  Movie Trailers are now playable from the Movie Details screen using MPC
  • New:  Startup Logo splashscreen with gradual fade-in for a less jarring startup
  • New:  Splashscreen can be disabled by renaming/removing \Skins\CMC Default\CMC_Logo.png
  • New:  Exclude folders from Syncing by creating an empty CMC.dna text file in the folder
  • New:  Added External Links for Disney+ and Grover Pro
  • New:  Show location for offline titles (MyMovies Collection Management>Personal Data>Location)
  • New:  Extra debug logging for Artwork Caching routines
  • New:  Debug Logging on Startup (if enabled)
  • Enhanced:  Significantly Faster Syncing (code optimization and new premium XML parsing library)
  • Enhanced:  More efficient Artwork Caching routines
  • Changed:  Added extra thread protection to ArtCacheDirListing and ArtworkCaching worker threads
  • Changed: Removed DPI.txt log file creation on startup since this hasn't been needed in a long time
  • Changed: If 17+ synced folders, [DONE] folders will drop off list to make room for other folders
  • Changed:  Removed FastMM4 Memory Manager Library
  • Changed:  Replaced CopyFile (Win API) with TFile.Copy (IOUtils)
  • Fixed:  Episode changes fail to process correctly with a SmartSync
  • Fixed:  Episode Watched/Unwatched changes were not detected with a SmartSync
  • Fixed:  When removing a folder from scanning, a SmartSync didn't fully remove TV Series / Box Sets
  • Fixed:  SmartSync didn't create the TV Series View after mapping episodes in MMCM
  • Fixed:  Updated Episode details in My Movies don't show up in CMC when using a SmartSync
  • Fixed:  Episode Images don't display for ISO based episodes configured as Online Files
  • Fixed:  Individual orphaned cached movie artwork files were not removed
  • Fixed:  Series Banner.jpg filepath wasn't recorded during XML parsing
  • Fixed:  CalcCompColor Access Violation when more than 17 scanned folders
  • Fixed:  Numerous memory leaks

Changes for CMC Metadata Exporter (CME) v1.2.2019.1130 (included with CMC v3.1.2019.1201):

  • New: Include YouTube Trailer ID, which allows CMC to play Movie Trailers

Changes for Chameleon MediaCenter (CMC) v3.0.2019.1031:

  • New: Advanced Filtering by Disc Type, Format, Audio Type, Stars, Years and Parental Rating
  • New: Configuration option to set the Default Disc Type Filter used at Startup
  • New: Region setting to control display of Parental Guidance values
  • New: Movie Screensaver option to show images from Unwatched Titles only
  • New: Movie Screensaver option to restrict images based upon the Title's Parental Rating
  • New: Similar Movies recommendation feature is now implemented
  • New: VLC can now be used for DVD & Blu-ray playback
  • New: Support for the newly released DVDFab Player 6 (Including install location bug)
  • New: Tracking of Box Set Watched status based upon Watched status of Titles in each Box Set
  • New: Tracking of TV Series Watched status based upon Watched status of all episodes
  • New: Added video info to movie Details screen, and audio and subtitle info to Audio+Subs screen
  • New: Use PLAY button on Genres & Categories to immediately filter on highlighted selection
  • Fixed: TV Series backdrop is not using the Local Artwork Cache
  • Fixed: Cannot updated Watched/Unwatched status of Movies while in the Box Set view
  • Fixed: Updating Watched/Unwatched status of Box Set Movies loses Box Set Perspective View
  • Fixed: Movie Screensaver never shows artwork of the last title in the database
  • Fixed: Incompatible Movie DB info didn't show when a new CMC version required a Full Sync
  • Fixed: 4K UltraHD covers were not being shown for the My Movies default Cover Profile.
  • Fixed: CMC_Watched.txt files not removed for ISO episodes after settting MMCM Watched Status
  • Fixed: DVD Cover Glow effect didn't work for My Movies stock profile
  • Fixed: Movie Details background panel was solid instead of translucent
  • Fixed: My Movies default Cover Profile still shows as available even after uninstalling My Movies
  • Fixed: Corrupt umlauts in Parental Ratings map
  • Fixed: List of Genres didn't display correctly for Titles in a Box Set
  • Updated: Applying the WatchList filter without any flagged titles now gives helpful guidance
  • Updated: TurboActivate components are now the latest version
  • Updated: TV Series now only count as 1 title against the 101 title limit for free/trial versions
  • Updated: Improved navigation for Genres & Categories filtering

Changes for CMC Metadata Exporter (CME) v1.1.2019.1031 (included with CMC v3.0.2019.1031):

  • New:  Made the API Connection and Read Timeouts configurable in the settings
  • New:  The Watched Status Sync now exports Episode metadata too (addresses a MM API bug)
  • New:  Export Episode metadata for Chapter based Episodes
  • New:  Option to Suppress Offline Episode Error Messages
  • Fixed:  New XML file prefix, making it longer than 256 bytes, so that XML files can be posted to forum
  • Fixed:  Changed export logic to skip export of Episodes on Offline Discs and log an Error
  • Fixed:  Removed duplicate backslashes when selecting the root of a drive, for example D:\\
  • Fixed:  CME now responds gracefully to API timeouts
  • Changed:  Greatly improved logging
  • Changed:  Console window font to Courier New

Changes for Chameleon MediaCenter (CMC) v2.2.2019.0630:

  • New:  Predefined Win10 App External Links for Amazon Music, Napster, and SiriusXM

Changes for CMC Metadata Exporter (CME) v1.0.2019.0630 (included with CMC v2.2.2019.0630):

  • New: Added 'Name must match exactly' option on Export Title Filter
  • Fixed:  Removed DunePaths with Username/Password from mmTitle.xml
  • Fixed:  Access Violation error when MM API fails to provide queried title data
  • Fixed:  Invalid Filepath error for TV Series with reserved characters in TV show name

  • New:  CMC Metadata Exporter (CME) for exporting better metadata using the MyMovies API
  • New:  Beautiful new TV Series & Episodes browser - view TV Series the way they should be seen!
  • New:  Automatically mark Movies/Episodes as Watched (optional), plus Autoplay the next Episode
  • New:  Option to Wrap-Around Covers (Configurable), scroll directly from Z to A and back again
  • New:  TV Series / BoxSet cover image makes is easy to identify them mixed in with all your movies
  • New:  Added a MissingCover.png file for when covers are missing
  • New:  TV Parental Rating images, so now you get the correct ratings for TV Series
  • New:  JRiver is now supported as an external video player (LAV + madVR + Blu-ray Menus!!!)
  • New:  External Links - Launch Windows Apps and open URL's right from CMC - fully customizable!
  • New:  Music Library now has filtering and playback by Music Genre
  • New:  Music Library now supports creating and listening to Playlists (m3u and m3u8 supported)
  • New:  Added option to "Keep Offline Titles" (for Syncing with sleeping servers)
  • New:  Added new config option for showing Movie Cover Overlays (Watched, Offline, New, etc.)
  • New:  Setting to disable Windows' Autoplay for DVDs & Blu-rays with a single click - so easy!
  • New:  Support for My Movies "Movie" (non-disc based) titles, for users who use encoded media
  • New:  Config option to set the Inactive IconBar Transparency, including 0% to make it invisible
  • New:  Support for non-16:9 screen ratios
  • New:  Back/Backspace button now works in many more places
  • New:  Added new touch enabled Exit menu with new options for Sleep and Shutdown
  • New:  90% of the GUI is now mouse/touch enabled (DVD/CD covers not yet implemented)
  • New:  On-Screen Remote (mouse/touch enabled) to navigate non-touch enabled GUI areas
  • New:  Configurable behavior of the "Visualization" button on the Music Now Playing page
  • New:  Added Next/Prev/FF/Rew/Ch Up/Ch Down fast-jump navigation to Music Library
  • New:  Press Enter/OK to play the currently highlighted song in the Now Playing songlist.
  • Changed:  Moved several graphics from embedded to the CMC Default skin folder
  • Fixed:  Syncing Music did not remove old data for Playlists, Artists, Composers, Genres, Years
  • Fixed:  Filtering Movie Genre by 'Show Any Of' incorrectly showed all TV Series/BoxSet children
  • Fixed:  DVD Case corners weren't properly rounded
  • Fixed:  Cover Profiles didn't load when subfolder name didn't match the Cover Profile name
  • Fixed:  Missing DVD cover background glow effect
  • Fixed:  Play Album Now/Play Song Now didn't work when there were already songs in the queue
  • Fixed:  Now Playing song list now shows the page of songs with the currently playing song
  • Fixed:  Music Menu not correctly highlighted when switching from Movie Library to Music Library
  • Fixed:  Album track sorting for CD's with over 100 tracks and tracknums formatted as ###/###
  • Plus lots more small fixes and tweaks too small to list here that make this the best CMC version yet!

  • Fixed:  Pressing Back/Exit on Sync Error Report caused CMC to hang on a black screen
  • Fixed:  TS and MPEG2 files were not identified as playable

  • CMC now v2.1
  • New:  GUI is now multi-lingual (language files stored in Languages folder in JSON format)
  • New:  CMC now supports skinning (includes 'CMC Default' in Skins folder)
  • New:  Completely new Settings menu, mouse enabled, organized by category, with on-screen Help
  • New:  Added an option to set the default Media Type Filter
  • New:  Added Music Screensaver Lights Out Mode
  • New:  Added support for TS and MPG2/MPEG2 files
  • Enhanced:  You can now change Cover Profile without restarting
  • Enhanced:  Performance optimizations to decrease startup time
  • Enhanced:  Grab VCD Drive Letter from Registry instead of scanning drives
  • Enhanced:  New error message when Blu-ray Episodes are missing required MPLS values in My Movies
  • Enhanced:  Sync Icon now spins during Sync and during background Artwork Caching
  • Enhanced:  Replaced Memory Manager to address memory leaks
  • Enhanced:  Program size reduced by over 40% due to new Skinning solution
  • Fixed:  PowerDVD 17 & 18 did not Autoplay mounted ISO's
  • Fixed:  Channel Up/Down buttons not scrolling the covers
  • Fixed:  Double backslashes when assigning the root of a drive letter to Sync
  • Fixed:  All TV Series covers to show as Offline
  • Fixed:  Error on startup complaining that the Logs directory doesn't exist on a new install
  • Fixed:  Random small bug fixes

  • First Halloweenaversary Edition
  • New:  Added GUI Verbose Level setting to set how detailed status messages are when playing movies
  • New:  Added Startup Performance Logging to identify bottlenecks slowing down program startup
  • Updated:  TurboActivate.dat file to show new Chameleon MediaCenter program name when activating
  • Fixed:  Bug that prevented Genres and Categories from showing (please run a Full Sync to apply fix)
  • Fixed:  4K UHD discs show with incorrect Blu-ray cover artwork with CMC profile

  • Fixed: Movie info shows when pressing OK/Enter on various parts of Music Library
  • Fixed: DVD covers show when starting in Music Library mode with Auto-run Movie SmartSync enabled

  • MM Browser renamed to Chameleon MediaCenter 2.0
  • New:  Terminator 2 EndoArm Contest - Contest begins Nov 1st for US Residents!
  • New:  Added support for DVDFab Player 5
  • New:  Added support for Video formats:  AVI, DIVX, DVX, FLV, MOV, MPEG, MPG, QT, and WTV
  • New:  Music Library now uses Un4seen's BASS Audio Library
  • New:  Music Playback for:  AIFF, AAC, ALAC, APE, OGG, FLAC, MP1, MP2, MP3, MP4/M4a, OFR, WAV, WMA, and WV audio formats
  • New:  Gapless audio playback
  • New:  Option to disable Autoplay of Inserted Discs
  • Changed:  FullSync / SmartSync option now part of Sync icon
  • Enhanced:  Movie Artwork Caching is now a background process
  • Enhanced:  Music now fades outs when starting a movie
  • Enhanced:  Now Playing Song List now shows time of current song
  • Enhanced:  Music now syncs faster
  • Fixed:  Some media keys activate twice
  • Fixed:  Multiple button presses required on disc select prompt
  • Fixed:  Can't select Discard after highlighting Save on Music Settings menu
  • Fixed:  Now playing CD icon now disappears when starting a movie
  • Fixed:  Songs are now sorted by Track Number
  • Fixed:  Some songs show as length 0:00
  • Fixed:  Insert disc in D:\ prompts when D:\ is an optical drive

  •  MM Browser now v1.9 with some great new features!
  • New:  Music Library and audio playback (MP3/WAV/WMA supported)
  • New:  Configurable Music button to launch MMB in Music Library mode
  • New:  Disc mounting enhancements for Red Fox users
  • New:  Offline Titles support
  • New:  Autoplay Inserted Discs
  • New:  3-row and 4-row options for DVD Covers
  • New:  Select custom Background artwork (doesn't have to be FanArt)
  • New:  Choose Player for Episodes on DVDs and Blu-Rays
  • Changed:  Renamed MMBrowserDB.xml to MMB_MovieDB.xml
  • Enhanced:  Upgrade notices are now GUI-fied (for next upgrade...)
  • Enhanced:  New ISO mounting logic for better experience
  • Enhanced:  Faster program startup by using KBDynamic DB loading
  • Fixed:  VCD Unmount bug that prevented unmounting
  • Fixed:  Removed blank lines with ( ) in Episode Lists
  • Fixed:  Lots of various cosmetic and functional bugs

  • New:  My Movies Custom / Childless Box Set Support
  • Fixed:  Forcing a Full-Sync did not update all titles
  • Fixed:  Default Sort Order picklist not visible on Settings screen
  • Fixed:  Collections with more than 57 Categories overflowed the screen (now handles 72)

  • New:  Support for WMV videos

  • Fixed:  Sync hangs scanning a directory with both DVD & BR Folders

  • New:  Support for HD-DVD Folders
  • Enhanced:  Debug Logging is now much faster
  • Enhanced:  Debug Logging now captures more troubleshooting data

  • New:  Sync Error Report now viewable  in GUI after a Sync
  • Fixed:  No error logged when TV Series titles missing a TV Series ID

  • MM Browser now v1.8
  • New:  Preliminary TV Series & Episode Support
  • New:  Play DVD Episodes directly from ISO or Folder using MPC & VLC
  • New:  Play Blu-ray Episodes directly from ISO or Folder using PowerDVD, MPC & VLC
  • New:  Support for 4k UHD Blu-rays
  • New:  Support for M4V videos
  • New:  Support for VideoLAN / VLC
  • New:  Support for Media Player Classic (both MPC-HC and MPC-BE)
  • New:  Auto-Adjusting Display Refresh Rate to match video source
  • New:  Background Color-Aware Top Menu Icons
  • New:  MM Browser CoverProfile (All New Artwork)
  • New:  My Movies Installation No Longer Required for MM Browser
  • New:  Error Logging Support on Program Startup
  • New:  Versioning of the Sync Error Log report file
  • Enhanced:  Back button now works in most areas of GUI
  • Enhanced:  Icon SubMenus now default to the current values
  • Fixed:  SmartSync failed to remove old data from bad mymovies.xml
  • Fixed:  Screen Resizing Issues
  • Fixed:  Improved 32-bit Windows Support
  • Fixed:  Access Violation on Program Startup (Rare)
  • Fixed:  ISO Double-Mount/Launch from some multimedia keyboards
  • Fixed:  Several sync bugs affecting 2-sided disc B-sides only
  • Fixed:  My Movies 5.13 (and earlier) causing Access Violation errors
  • Fixed:  Cover Profiles not using values from XML files
  • Fixed:  Top Menu Icons didn't update with fast input
  • Fixed:  Empty Box Set 'Out of Bounds' error
  • Fixed:  MMB didn't close when exited from disc prompts
  • Fixed:  Numerous small bug fixes for an overall better MM Browser

  • New:  Added support for FanArt using 'Movie File' naming format

  • New:  'Debug/Performance Logging On' indicator during Sync
  • Fixed:  Missing Cover Art for 'Online File' in root of Sync folder
  • Fixed:  Program would not start if prog folder named 'MM Browser'
  • Fixed:  Access Violation on Save Settings when no Titles Synced
  • Fixed:  Screensaver sometimes does not stop on input detect

  • Fixed:  Access Violation Error on Startup after Upgrade to v1.7

  • MM Browser now v1.7
  • New:  MP4 & MKV support (plays with PowerDVD or 'Movies & TV')
  • New:  Windows 10 'Movies & TV' App Support for MP4/MKV Playback
  • New:  Screensaver FanArt Slideshow
  • New:  Backdrop Color Aware Text/Graphics on Covers screen
  • New:  Empty Box Sets now reported in Sync Error Report & Debug
  • New:  Details Pop-up Delay is now configurable
  • New:  Debug Logging of Directory Scan Routine
  • Changed:  Auto-SmartSync option now runs on every program start
  • Enhanced:  Faster Directory Scanning
  • Enhanced:  Cosmetic Tweaks
  • Fixed:  Remote Back Button didn't disable Details Pop-up
  • Fixed:  Orphaned mymovies.xml files synced as playable titles
  • Fixed:  Access Violation when media in root of scanned folder

  • Enhanced:  Added Instructions and Tips to Search panel
  • Fixed:  Default values for MCE Remote Buttons
  • Fixed:  'List index out of bounds' error on Genre/Cat Filters
  • Fixed:  'List index out of bounds' error on empty Box Sets
  • Fixed:  SmartSync failed on first Sync after purchasing license

  • MM Browser now v1.6
  • New:  WatchList to flag movies/shows you want to watch
  • New:  Built-In MCE Remote Control Configurator
  • New:  Auto-create Start Menu Shortcut including the CTRL+ATL+8 Hotkey
  • New:  Debug Logging Mode for troubleshooting Sync Errors
  • New:  Use Replay/Skip to jump to First/Last Cover
  • New:  Use FastForward/Rewind to faster scroll 3 cover screen widths
  • New:  Use Channel Up/Down to fast scroll 1 cover screen width
  • New:  Background Help Images for First Time Users
  • Enhanced:  Local Database is now standard functionality
  • Enhanced:  Show all Actors on Actor/Crew page (previously limited to 11)
  • Enhanced:  Cosmetic tweaks and optimizations
  • Fixed:  Extra-long Synopsis did not scroll correctly
  • Fixed:  SmartSync ignored MMB_Watched/UnWatched/WatchList.txt
  • Fixed:  Crash on version upgrade when DB format changed
  • Fixed:  Divide by Zero error on FanArt page when zooming a missing cover

  • MM Browser now v1.5
  • New:  Box Set Support
  • New:  Filter by "Media Type" (Movies/TV/Music/Documentary)
  • New:  Smart Sync (super-fast, processes changes only)
  • New:  Multi-threaded Scanning of Monitored Folders
  • New:  Adding Sync Performance Logging
  • New:  Option to Reboot Windows from Exit Icon
  • New:  Hide Movie Details Panel on FanArt Page to see Artwork
  • New:  Force Full DB Refresh / Clear Artwork Cache on Settings Page
  • Improved:  Directory Scanning optimized for speed
  • Fixed:  ID tag in MMBrowserDB.xml Local Database was not loaded
  • Fixed:  Local Artwork Cache not being used
  • Fixed:  Wrong Cover Artwork displaying from Local Cache
  • Fixed:  Various bug fixes

  • MM Browser now v1.4
  • New:  BDMV Blu-ray folder support (re-Sync to enable)
  • New:  Smart Artwork Caching (super-fast, processes changes only)
  • Fixed:  'Index out of Bounds' error on Genres & Categories
  • Fixed:  Display of Genres/Categories selection screens
  • Fixed:  Scan missed discs when multi-disc set arranged in a tree
  • Enhanced:  Sync processing optimized for accuracy & efficiency

  • MM Browser now v1.3
  • Massive upgrade, should greatly improve collection syncing
  • New:  Multi-disc VIDEO_TS 'DVD Folder' support
  • New:  My Movies 'Online File' support
  • New: Preliminary Box-Set support (work in progress)
  • Improved:  Disc selection prompts
  • Improved:  Artwork Caching folder names, prep for Smart Caching
  • Improved:  Program Directory organization and cleanup
  • Improved:  Sync Error Reporting is now more informative
  • Fixed:  Multi-disc DVD Folder collections were not showing 101 titles
  • Fixed:  Show Disc Name instead of ISO filename for "Online Folder" ISOs
  • Fixed:  Crash when playing ISO without a VCD drive assignment
  • Fixed:  Pop-up Menu positions on Settings screen on 4K TV
  • Fixed:  Auto-update crashing on Windows 7
  • Fixed:  Numerous small bug fixes

  • New:  Quick Start Tips on new installations to help new users
  • Fixed:  .iso case sensitive bug preventing finding of ISO files
  • Fixed:  Cover Zoom on FanArt page was not set to top layer

  • MM Browser now v1.2
  • New:  Added support for DVD Folders (re-Sync to enable)
  • Fixed:  Minor bug fixes

  • MM Browser now v1.1
  • New:  Added Categories Filtering (re-Sync to enable)
  • New:  Added Synopsis to Real-Time Search fields
  • New:  Find duplicate Collection Numbers in the My Movies DB
  • New:  Added automatic scaling to 1080p/4K screens.
  • Fixed:  Added Windows High-DPI Scaling support
  • Fixed:  'Marked Watched' GUI behavior on FanArt Actions page

  • Happy Halloween!
  • First Public Release