--- What's new in v4.51:

 Legend :

 "*" = New
 "+" = Change
 "-" = Fix


 New :

 * The Zoom Player Function Selection dialog (accessible through
   several interfaces) contain a new search function, allowing
   you to search through Zoom Player's 100's of functions.

 * New button on the Keyboard Editor's Add/Edit key interface
   allowing you to select a function from the Function Selection
   Dialog instead of the drop-down list.

 * The Intergrated Keyboard Editor contains a new search function.

 * New Search function on the Play History dialog.

 * New "Dot Crawl" Test Pattern (Shift+"P").  Dot Crawl is the
   effect caused by using Composite cables where the Color and
   Brightness signals are transferred on the same wire. S-Video
   partially eliminates this problem and Component Cables should
   eliminate it completely.

 * New H263 Customized Media Playback video profile.

 * New AMR Customized Media Playback audio profile.

 * With the two changes above, you can now play 3GP files over
   DirectShow.  Currently, this requires the use of the Haali
   Media Splitter with the MP4 setting checked during installation
   and FFDShow with AMR enabled for the Audio Decoder and H263
   enabled for the Video Decoder.

 * New Communication API #2600 Message, allowing you to set the
   Derived Aspect ratio of the currently playing video.

 * New Comm API messages #1704.



 Changes :

 + Resizing of Skinned Windows (Main UI/Play List/Control Bar)
   should now be (quite?) a bit faster.

 + The "Allow EXT anywhere in name" checkbox for the Archive
   Playback function now requires that the extension contained
   within the file name be followed by a period.

 + Changes to how DVD Next/Previous chapter operates, might
   be a bit faster (on our test systems, chapter changes are
   now instantaneous).

 + The setting that controls whether the Increase/Decrease Rate
   function uses Fast Forward/Rewind or Fast Play/Slow Motion
   will not effect the Increase Rate/Decrease Rate functions
   and not only the user interface control.

 + The Customized Media Playback profile for MP4 files will now
   support the 3GP file format (which is basically the same file
   format).

 + Zoom Player no longer defaults to using the QuickTime Active-X
   control for the playback of 3GP files (video format used mainly
   on cell phones) as there is a DirectShow alternative which
   is much more reliable.

 + The "exSetMode" function can now be used to discretely set
   Zoom Player to Audio Mode (instead of the usual function
   which is an ON/OFF toggle).

 + Added a few safety checks so that badly formatted Communication
   API messages won't cause Zoom Player to crash.

 + Erasing a file through the navigator interfaces should no longer
   erase all the files with the same base name.



 Fixes :

 - Dragging the video window to a different monitor or switching
   resolutions while a video is playing should no longer cause
   DVDs to restart!  This has been a long time issue which is
   hopefully finally resolved.

 - Fixed a "List Index out of Bounds" error when using the Halli
   Media Splitter filter along with the Preferred Subtitle
   stream feature.   

 - Sending Comm API message #1600/#1700 would return a stream's
   name instead of its index number.

 - If the Play List Editor was Magnetized and the Equalizer was
   not, opening the equalizer would open it in a magnetized
   position instead of its last position.

 - The Random Play button on the Play List Editor would show
   an incorrect bitmap when enabled (cosmetic glitch).

 - Color control changes should work better when the color changes
   are done while paused in Media Mode.

 - It should now be impossible for the Control Bar to appear
   if the internal screen saver is visible.

 - Manual DVD Graph mode would keep prompting you to set the
   DVD decoders if Customzied DVD Graph mode did not have
   decoder entries selected.

 - You can now switch to Audio Mode even when in fullscreen.

 - You can now switch to Audio Mode from DVD Mode.

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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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