Ember Media Manager

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Ember Media Manager v1.2.2285
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Maintenance release.

FIX: Issue with IMDB Plot scraping!

Cumulative changelog:
CHANGE: LOTS of misc. fixes/tweaks

And a quick side note.
We noticed a strange issue with some updates. Seems likes EmberSetup detect the new version, but after, try to get the old one.
Some investigation shows us that these issues are caused by Proxy (usually transparent Proxy like Squid).
If your Ember Detects a new version and after upgrade still in same version, please look at your Network configuration and “fix” your proxy

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Ember Media Manager v1.2.2351
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PLEASE NOTE:
If Ember gives a few errors after upgrade, please update installed addons.
Old addons are not compatible with new version!

Maintenance release.

CHANGE: Several Tweaks/Fixes
NEW: Media Sources Editor
NEW: Media Sources based on file extensions

In Addons:
CHANGE: YAMJ Compatibilty
NEW: Media Browser Compatibility (Experimental)
(If you use any addon, you will need to update it also!)

NOTE: To log in to new Addons Manager, use the same username and password from your embermm.com account.

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Ember Media Manager v1.2.2285
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Maintenance release.

Cumulative changelog:
CHANGE: LOTS of misc. fixes/tweaks
NEW: Few minor Features (Genres Editor, Codec Mapping)
NEW: Beta (Experimental) NMT Jukebox Builder Module (In Addons Downloads)

NOTE: YAMJ Users
All YAMJ Setting are now in a specific Module "YAMJ compatibility". (Edit -> Settings -> Modules)
New options: TV Image Naming

NOTE: To log in to new Addons Manager, use the same username and password from your embermm.com account.

This version brings significant feature enhancements through several new and improved addons as well as many bug-fixes and minor improvements over the previous release. Of special interest are the XML Scraper and XBMC Communications modules. The XML Scraper module will allow you to use the XML scraper files from XBMC within Ember (XML files are not included, you will need to copy them from your XBMC installation). The XBMC Communications module has been improved to allow for direct update of the XBMC database (currently movies only).

When installing this version, all of your old modules will be deleted. This version includes a new Addons Manager that makes it easier to install/uninstall addons. You will need to re-download any modules you had installed previously. As noted in the changelog, the username and password you use to log into the Addons server is the same as your account on embermm.com.

Please give all your thanks to Nuno for this one. He did 95%+ of this one alone (although, I did do quite a good job at delaying this release!). So thanks to Nuno for pressing forward while I work through some real-life issues.

Changelog:

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                     Ember Media Manager v1.2.2187
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NOTE: To log in to new Addons Manager, use the same username and password from your embermm.com account.

FIX: Detection of VIDEO_TS folders when the folder is not explicitly named VIDEO_TS
FIX: Fixes for calls to scraper functions from Offline Media Manager
FIX: Do not save XML namespace entries when saving multiple episode entries to single nfo
FIX: Error when fetching YouTube URLs in some cases
FIX: Scraping/detection of VIDEO_TS/BDMV folders and saving relevant files
FIX: Always/Never update time enums were switched
FIX: Do not process backdrops if no folder is specified

CHANGE: Improvements to Setup
CHANGE: Remove need for administrative rights under UAC policy
CHANGE: Only clean database entries for the selected source
CHANGE: Improvements to TV DB cleaner
CHANGE: Isolate module errors from core
CHANGE: Improvements and fixes for native movie scraper
CHANGE: Improvements and fixes for native TV scraper
CHANGE: Improvements and fixes for renamer
CHANGE: More tweaks for menu enabling
CHANGE: LOTS of misc. fixes/tweaks

FEATURE: XBMC XML Scraper Module - based on ScraperXML library by Nicezia (available in Addons Manager)
FEATURE: Improved XBMC Communications module - allows direct update of XBMC database (available in Addons Manager)
FEATURE: Improved Addons Manager (more improvements to come)
FEATURE: Audio and Video codec mapping via AdvancedSettings.xml
FEATURE: Stacking markers can now be defined in AdvancedSettings.xml
FEATURE: "None" option for file source filter

v1.1 is mainly a bug-fix release over version 1.0, but a few enhancements have sneaked in as well. This version improves all around stability as well as the functionality of key components. We have also included German (created by Tristan Fischer) and French (created by "Tolriq") translations. Once we fix/revamp the Addons Downloader (scheduled for v1.5), they will be available there. As always, if you find any bugs or have any suggestions for improvements, please add them to our Issues Tracker.

Thanks again to our Beta Testing Team and everyone else who has contributed to this build!

Changelog:

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NOTE: Please reset the TV Show regex in settings after upgrade

FIX: Tweaks to TV Show regex
FIX: Tweaks to list/menu enabling
FIX: Unable to add the TV Show "Extras" 
FIX: Trailers not downloading during automated scrapers
FIX: Command line options hanging Ember
FIX: Unable to scrape posters from movie editor if only TMDB is enabled
FIX: Unhandled exception on Ember start in rare cases
FIX: Renamer {} modifiers not working when used in conjuction with audio variable
FIX: Database cleaner always removing VIDEO_TS entries
FIX: Saving fanart for BDMV folders was broken
FIX: Error when using certification language that was not available in Ratings.xml
FIX: Episodes duplicated in some cases
FIX: Set default language to database when show loaded from nfo
FIX: Season images not cleared for missing episodes
FIX: List cellpainting issues on Mono
FIX: Don't allow blank filenames in renamer
FIX: Force UTF8 encoding for episode nfos
FIX: GUI issues when using non-standard DPI
FIX: Encoding issues with translation files
FIX: Image dimension not displayed in TV editors after scraping
FIX: General fixes for non-scraper background worker items (cleaner/backdrops)
FIX: Error when attempting to rename VIDEO_TS directories
FIX: Remove pipes from director field returned by theTVDB
FIX: a_aac flag not present
FIX: BDRip and BRRip not detected as "bluray" 

CHANGE: More error handling in EmberSetup
CHANGE: Move translation strings to module specific files
CHANGE: Check if standard ordering already exists for episode if trying to use absolute ordering
CHANGE: Tweaks to episode name filters
CHANGE: Re-arrange nfo items
CHANGE: Small tweak to subtitle matching regex
CHANGE: Move fanart dimension display to middle/bottom
CHANGE: Do not allow changing season images for Unknown seasons
CHANGE: Make sure episode is in a season directory when checking whether or not to display fanart options for season
CHANGE: New version of MediaInfo.dll
CHANGE: Miscellaneous tweaks/fixes
CHANGE: Improved stability of TV scraper

FEATURE: Translatable EmberSetup (language files will be automatically downloaded)
FEATURE: Sorting for Movie and TV sources lists
FEATURE: Manual check for updates
FEATURE: Click IMDB ID header to open IMDB Page
FEATURE: TV language selection in startup wizard
FEATURE: Sorting by sort title in bulk renamer
FEATURE: Double-click to view larger all season poster
FEATURE: Separate option for skipping TV episodes based on size
FEATURE: Support for reading XBMC exported nfo genres
FEATURE: Automatic upgrading of db schema

We are proud to officially release Ember Media Manager v1.0. This is almost a complete rewrite from previous releases and many new features have been added, including TV Show support and plugins, and improvements were made throughout the program. Please keep in mind that TV Show support is in its infancy. We will work hard in coming versions to bring it to the same level as Movie support.

The Ember Team would like to thank all of our beta testers and everyone else who contributed to Ember Media Manager v1.0.

We were a few days late on beginning official beta testing (thanks to me getting sick and falling behind on my to do list), but we have finally started! While testing of v1.0 Beta 1 and subsequent builds is underway, the Dev Team will continue to work on the final features we want to include in the stable v1.0 release. Once these features are complete and fully tested by the Beta Testing Team, a release will be made. We're still aiming for a 22nd release date, but don't be too surprised if we need to delay a day or two.

Due to another bug exposed by IMDB changing their page layout again, the Ember Team decided to create an interim release while we work on the next major version update. r1105 is exactly the same as r1104 except with the fix for the cast scraping bug merged in from the main trunk. You can download version r1105 via the Download tab.

Please note: The r1105 version number of this release does not coincide with the r1105 revision of the SVN.

Due to another bug exposed by IMDB changing their search results page format, the Ember Team decided to create an interim release while we work on the next major version update. r1104 is exactly the same as r1103 except with the fix for the search bug merged in from the main trunk. You can download version r1104 via the Download tab.

Please note: The r1104 version number of this release does not coincide with the r1104 revision of the SVN.

We are looking to create an official team of beta testers that will evaluate versions before they are released. Candidates must be able to read/write English, Portuguese, and/or Hungarian, be willing to fully test every posted build, and be able to provide thorough feedback of each issue they discover. Expect to process 5+ builds in each beta run (multiple Beta through multiple Release Candidate versions).

Beta testing will begin approximately 2 weeks before expected release of each version. For example, version 1.0 is scheduled to be released on March 22, 2010 so we will begin the beta testing process on or around March 8.

If you would like to become a member of the beta testing team, please send an email to jason@embermm.com with the subject "Beta Testing", your embermm.com username, and a summary of what qualifications you hold (we don't expect all beta testers to be developers, time to test is the #1 qualification we are seeking.... but programming or beta testing experience doesn't hurt either ;)). For now, we will be limiting the beta testing team to 10 members.

Note: Do not expect to become a member of the beta testing team if you do not follow the above instructions properly. Members may be removed from the team at any time without notification if we deem you are not testing thoroughly, are sharing the beta builds to users outside of the team (It's a support nightmare.... so just tell your friends not to report issues to us and we'll never know lol), or do not possess the ability to communicate in a legible fashion.

Thank you to all applicants and we look forward to working with you!