Software update: MediaPortal 2 alpha 2

While MediaPortal 1.x is still under active development, the second alpha release of version 2.0 has also appeared. With this program, a Windows machine can be used as the heart of the multimedia hardware in the living room. This makes it easy to listen to radio and music, as well as watch videos and DVDs. TV programs can also be recorded. By means of plug-ins and extensions, the functionality can be expanded and the look & feel of the program can be adjusted. The major changes made in this release can be found below.

Server-as-a-Service (#3823): see MP2 Update thread

• Improvements or share importer (#4402), media shares are automatically imported once per day
• Configuration of Server settings from within the client (#4283):
• Defining the server’s Dokan drive
• Defining the credentials the server uses to access network shares

Installer and configuration improvements

• Simplified access to installation log files by providing a batch file (#4329)
• Automatic download and install of LAV Filters during installation by offbyone
• LAV filters are preferred codecs (#4364)

New and improved plugins:

• New shutdown menu (#3998)
• Weather plugin improvements by Valk: improved first run experience and a new feature to suggest location
• OnlineVideos plugin is included in this release
• News plugins includes new default news feeds per country
• Experimental 3D support (GUI / Video rendering or SBS/TAB videos, press F12 to toggle modes) (3D Video Support for MP2)

The full change log is available here: MediaPortal 2 Alpha 2 change log