Software update: MediaPortal 2 alpha 3

The third alpha release of MediaPortal version 2.0 has been released. 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.

Improved user experience:

• Added support for resuming playback, the resume position stored in central MediaLibrary
• Added support for more image formats that can be used inside MP2
• Added audio album cover support for Titanium and Reflexion skin
• Added animated fanart backgrounds for Series and Movies
• Improved navigation, restoring focus now works better when returning to previous screen

Fixes

• Fixed opacity mask rendering in SkinEngine
• MediaLibrary importer now only does refresh imports

Updated plugins

• Updated OnlineVideos plugin is included in this release
• News plugin will now download default news feeds per country on first run
• Weather plugin updated for new API

New plugins are available!

• New WiFi configuration plugin (included)
• WebRadio plugin to play your favorite web radio streams inside MP2!
• CEC remote plugin allows controlling MP2 (Forum)
• SlimTV plugin got a reworked mini guide (Forum) – Download: SlimTV – NativeTV or SlimTV – MPExtended from the new MP2 Plugins section on our website.

The full change log is available here: MediaPortal 2 Alpha 3 change log