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--- What's new in v2.80:

 * New Scene Cut Editor (Shift+"T").
   The Scene Cut Editor allows you to modify the way content is played.

   You can manipulate it in the following ways:
   1. Cut:
      Dynamically remove segments of the time line so that these segments
      will cut be when encountered.
   2. Jump:
      Create Jump points which can jump anywhere within the time line,
      including backwards, this way re-editing the chronological playback
      order in any way you desire.
   3. Audio Mute:
      Mute the Audio for a specific duration.
   4. Hide Subtitle:
      DVD Only, Hide the DVD Subtitle for a specific duration.

   Similar to the Chapter Editor, a file is kept for every DVD Disc
   and Media File with the ".cut" extension.  If such a file is
   encountered it will be applied to the Disc/File.

 * New Interface ("G" on the keyboard) to GoTo any position within
   the timeline.  The interface allows you to pick between HH:MM:SS:MS
   and a specific Frame.

 * New Navigator (Alt+"G" on the keyboard) allowing you to go to any
   position within the timeline (HH:MM:SS interface).  Full navigational
   through the keyboard or a remote device.

 * New Navigator (Alt+"W" on the keyboard) allowing you to navigate
   through the MouseWheel functions.  Only the selected MouseWheel
   functions will be visible.

 * New Custom Audio Device selection dialog (Options->Manual Filters).
   This should work for both Media and DVD Graphs.  Regardless of the
   audio device selected in the DVD/Media Graph file.

 * New Custom Aspect Ratio Presets (Options->Presets->Custom AR)
   allowing you to have up to 10 Custom Aspect Ratio modes.

 * New Overlay Color Presets (Options->Presets->Overlay Color)
   allowing you to have up to 10 Custom Overlay Color settings.

 * New Toggle (Options->Settings->Toggle) which lets you select where
   you want Zoom Player to appear.  Options are:
   - Task Bar
   - System Tray
   - Task Bar & Tray

 * New Toggle (Options->Settings->Toggle) allowing Zoom Player to be
   minimized after play is complete.  If the Minimize to Tray option is
   enabled, then Zoom Player will be minimized to the System Tray.

 * New Toggle (Options->Settings->Toggle) allowing you to select how
   Zoom Player starts.  Options are:
   - Window Mode
   - Zoom Mode
   - Fullscreen Mode
   - Minimized
   This new toggle supersedes previous Zoom on Start setting.

 * New Toggle (Options->Settings->Toggle) which determines if Zoom
   Player changes Display mode when a CD or DVD is Auto Played.
   Options are:
   - Do Nothing
   - Go to Zoom
   - Go to Fullscreen
   - Restore if Minimized

 * New Setting (Options->Settings->Other) allowing you to have a
   media image file visible in the video area when no media file
   is being played.  The file name Zoom Player is looking for is
   either "mediaimage.bmp" or "mediaimage.jpg".  By default this
   setting is off.

 * New Setting (Options->Manual Filter) allowing you to force the
   Overlay Mixer to be loaded.  This is the same as setting the
   SVCD filter profile but easier to enable/disable.

 * New DVD AutoAR Value (Options->DVD->AutoAR) allowing you to set
   the Video Position Preset once Playback is stopped.

 * New Value (Options->Values->Playback) allowing you to set the
   Image Slideshow delay in seconds.  This value determines the
   number of seconds Zoom Player waits before moving to the next
   track when playing a media file with zero duration (usually
   implies a image file as audio/video always have a duration).
   If a value of 0 is given, no action will take place.

 * New Function (Ctrl+"Z") that allows you to Pause Playback at the
   end of the currently playing file.

 * New Function (Alt+"B") that allows you to add a DVD Auto-Loading
   bookmark at frame zero of the currently playing title (or as close
   to it as possible).  There may be up to a 3 second miss-rate due to
   DVD buffering.

 * New Function (Alt+Shift+"0..9") allowing you to apply one of 10
   Custom Aspect Ratio presets.  When called, the Aspect Ratio mode
   will first be changed to Custom Aspect Ratio.

 * New Function (Ctrl+Shift+"0..9") allowing you to apply one of 10
   Custom Overlay Color presets.

 * New Ex Function "exPlayComplete" allowing you to set the PlayComplete
   toggle to a specific value.

 * The Mouse Wheel Options Dialog now allows you to set 5 new functions,
   1. Next/Previous Media Track or DVD Chapter.
   2. Next/Previous Media Chapter or DVD Bookmark.
   3. Move Window/Video Up/Down.
   4. Move Window/Video Left/Right.
   5. Custom Functions

   The custom function entry allows you to assign any standard
   Zoom Player "fn" function (see "plasticblue.skn" for list) for both
   the wheel up and wheel down controls.

 * You can now switch the Tray Icon by right-clicking it, selecting
   "Actions->Change Tray Icon" and pointing to an Icon file.

 * The Play List Editor display has been reworked.  Using the
   "Options->Values->Play List" dialog you can now pick the colors,
   font and weather icons should be visible.  Icons represent which
   file is currently playing.

 * The Play List Editor and Navigator will now show the current path
   of the highlighted file.  You can Disable this behavior on the
   "Options->Values->Play List" dialog.

 * The Overlay Color Control Navigator "Default" function can now be
   accessed through the keyboard or a remote device.

 * The Information Dialog ("I" on the keyboard) will now show you
   the current Width and Height of the video with respect to the
   current aspect ratio.

 * The Screen Capture function (Alt+"F") has been changed to work
   with more files and not require any special setup. HOWEVER! due
   to a bug in DirectShow, the accuracy of the capture is not 100%,
   which means that it won't capture the right frame with some files.
   Some formats (WMV/ASF/MPEG2) can't be captured at all.
   If you REALLY want something more accurate, use Hypersnap-DX.

 * The Internal screen saver has been revamped to take a ton more
   CPU power.

 * External Screen Savers are now disabled on Play and not on when
   going fullscreen.  So as long as you're playing a video, external
   screen savers should not kick in.

 * The Menu customization file now allows you to enter menu values
   for the System Tray Context Menu.

 * The Default System Tray Context Menu has been expanded.

 * New "/M" Command Line Parameter.
   The "/M" parameter will instruct Zoom Player to start Minimized.
   If the proper setting is enabled, Zoom Player will start minimized
   on the system tray.

 * New "/RAND:[0=Off/1=On]" Command Line Parameter.
   Using the "/RAND" parameter you can enable/disable random play from
   the command line.  Possible values are:
   /RAND:0 - Disable Random Play
   /RAND:1 - Enable Random Play

 * New "/SORT:[n]" Command Line Parameter.
   Using the "/SORT:[n]" parameter you can have Zoom Player automatically
   sort the play list prior to playing.  "[n]" is a numerical figure
   specifying the type of source.  Here is a list of the possible values:
   /SORT:0 - Sort by File Name
   /SORT:1 - Sort by File Type (Extension)
   /SORT:2 - Sort by File Date
   /SORT:3 - Sort by File Size
   /SORT:4 - Sort by Directory Path and File Name

 * New "/PLAYNAV" Command Line Parameter.
   Invoking this parameter opens the Play List Navigator on start.

 * The "CreateButton" function has been replaced by "CreateExButton".
   The previous function is still working through an internal translation
   code for backward compatibility, but when writing new skins, the updated
   function is recommended as it's slightly faster loading.
   The benefits of this new function are many.  First it uses a slightly
   different method of assigning parameters that allow the function to
   easily expand without breaking backward compatibility.
   The new features supported by this new function are:

   1. Access to the EX functions (see "default.key" file for list).  This
      allows you to set specific Aspect Ratio modes, Custom Aspect Ratio
      Modes, Play Rates, Blanking Presets, and so forth.

   2. Allowing you to create buttons that open the property dialog of a
      specific Filter (if one exists) by passing the name or part of the
      name.  One button can work for multiple filters as long as they share
      part of the name.  You can also have the button react to multiple
      different filter names. Thus covering any contingency.

   3. Alpha Blended Buttons (useful for buttons which don't have a fixed
      position, like screen-centered buttons.  A bit CPU intensive when
      resizing/redrawing the skin (relatively speaking).

   4. Hover (Mouse-Over) optional graphics for the button.

   See "plasticblue.skn" for the full documentation and "brownish.skn" for
   multiple examples.

 * The "DrawText" function has been replaced by "DrawExText".
   The previous function is still working through an internal translation
   code for backward compatibility, but when writing new skins, the updated
   function is recommended as it's slightly faster loading.

   The new features supported by this new function are:

   1. Support for more dynamic constants such as <Time>, <TimeRemain>,
      <Duration> which are automatically updated on-screen every second.

   2. Fixed with and Height of text drawing area for clipping.

   3. Word Wrapping in case text doesn't fit in specified width.

   4. Text Alignment (Left, Center, Right).

   The "Brownish.skn" skin file contains a few examples.

 * New "CopyStretchedBitmap" Skinning function, allowing you to do copy a
   bitmap using biliniar stretching.  This is somewhat CPU intensive.
   A Control Bar "CopyCBarStretchedBitmap" function also exists.

 * New "CopyTransBitmap" Skinning function, allowing you to copy a bitmap
   using a Transparency ColorKey.  Every pixel that matches the specified
   RGB color won't be copied over.  This function can be CPU intensive
   if used extensively.
   A Control Bar "CopyCBarTransBitmap" function also exists.

 * New "CopyMaskedBitmap" Skinning function, allowing you to copy an alpha
   masked bitmap.  The alpha mask is aligned to the right of the bitmap,
   similar to how buttons are defined.  This allows you to make translucent
   bitmap copies with translucency ranges defined within the masking.
   This function can be CPU intensive if used extensively.
   A Control Bar "CopyCBarMaskedBitmap" function also exists.

 * New "ResizeBox" Skinning function to help resize skins that have
   transparent edges that hide out the resize mouse cursor.

 * The "VolumeData" Skinning function has been replaced with "VolumeExData".
   This new function allows you to specify the number of volume bitmaps used
   to cover the volume rage and weather the Volume is calculated Horizontally
   (like it currently is) or Vertically (allowing you to have vertical volume
   bars).

 * You can now use combinations of Alt/Ctrl/Shift when defining keyboard
   functions using keyboard files, for example when using:
   AddKey(Shift+Ctrl,115,fnExit)
   With this key definition, pressing Shift+Ctrl+F5 would exit Zoom Player.

 * You can now use combinations of Alt/Ctrl/Shift using the message
   interface.  See "default.key" for more information.

 * The File Navigator now respects the Play List queueing settings as set
   on the "Options->Settings->Playback" dialog.  It also respects Random Play.

 * Definition files can now be saved for Media files played off a CD, the
   data is saved to the "Media-Data" directory (under the Zoom Player
   directory).

 * The association interface now has values for the XVID and DIVX
   extensions.

 * Zoom Player now contains a 48x48 icon for you XP folks with the big
   icons.  Also revamped the standard 32x32 icon a bit.

 * The Video Presets Editor has been integrated into the Options dialog
   and a few small bugs with this dialog as been fixed.

 * The Video Blanking Editor has been integrated into the Options dialog.

 * Fixed the Overlay Color Control interface so that sliding the mouse
   up and down with the left button clicked, doesn't change the focus of
   the active slider.

 * The Information dialog should now appear on-top of the main user
   interface even if stay-on-top is enabled.

 * The Girder export now supports keyboard files that have combinations
   of Alt+Ctrl+Shift assigned to a function.

 * Slightly improved load time.

 * Some optimization to the skin drawing and loading code.

 * Wrote code to close all open filter property pages when closing a
   video (to prevent possible crashes).

 * Screen Saver wasn't kicking in when Media was in stop mode.

 * Fixed a bug that would cause a Background image and ID3 data to
   remain displayed if a playing audio file would be closed.

 * Fixed possible crashes when quitting Zoom Player without first stopping
   a playing DVD Disc.

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  * The Complete Change list history can be found on-line at:
    http://www.inmatrix.com/files/zoomplayer_whatsnew.shtml

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