Software update: Miro 3.0

The Participatory Culture Foundation has released version 3.0 of Miro. Miro is an open source, cross platform, high definition media streamer, downloader, player and podcast client. The program contains a limited number of channels by default, but these can easily be expanded with your own sources. It is also possible to use the Miro Guide, which contains thousands of channels. More information about the possibilities of this program can be found on this page and here there is a short video showing Miro in action. The full changelog for version 3.0 is here Here are the main changes:

Here’s a quick list of the biggest things that are new in Miro 3:

• subtitles!
  If subtitles are embedded or in the same folder as your video, they will be available automatically in a new drop-down menu. Or pick any subtitle file.
• Faster Faster Faster!
  Miro is faster and snappier in all sorts of ways from downloading torrents to deleting lots of files. For example, launching Miro is about 150% faster! Downloading torrents is faster!
• Louder Louder Louder!
  The maximum volume for videos is now at least twice as high. Really nice for laptops.
• Edit file info
  Easily change the title, description, and category of a file.
• Play Externally
  We’ve added an option to play all files externally and a right-click menu for single items.