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NeoDCP Player v2.65 released.

New version of the NeoDCP Player is here. Official release notes:

NeoDCP Player v2.65 (7th October 2014)

  • The time-line slider can now display CPL markers
  • Right-clicking the time-line slider opens the go-to menu
  • Added support for rendering closed subtitles and open/closed captions
  • DCP ingest now also includes closed subtitles and open/closed captions
  • Added settings for loading various types of subtitles and captions
  • Added total duration indicator to the playlist editor window
  • DCP inspect shows language for audio and timed-text
  • Added button for renaming ingested DCPs (changing their aliases)
  • Added button for renaming DCP repositories
  • CPL reel info is displayed in the controller window
  • CPL content kind is displayed in the controller window
  • More verbose when an MXF file is missing from a DCP
  • Minor changes to the stereoscopic renderer
  • DCP database upgraded
  • Subtitle parser updated
  • PNG decoder updated
  • GUI updated
  • Some translations updated
  • Installer updated
  • ! DCPs created by some ancient version of OpenDCP could not be opened properly
  • ! An incorrect color transform could be occasionally applied to the first frame of a CPL
  • ! Buttons were not disabled after removing a DCP from a DCP repository
  • ! Fixed minor GUI issue when selecting DCPs for ingest

Upgrade your installations and enjoy!

NeoDCP Player v2.63 released.

Another version of NeoDCP Player was just released. We have redesigned the controller window, CPL reels are now displayed on the time-line, playlist total-time is now visible and more.

NeoDCP Player v2.63 full release notes:

  • The time-line slider now displays CPL reel boundaries
  • Redesigned the controller window
  • Minor changes to the behavior of the trial version
  • Added more diagnostic messages to the DirectX initialization code
  • The highest available SIMD instruction set is now displayed during startup
  • Some translations updated
  • Installer updated
  • Fixed one multi-threading issue

Update your installations and enjoy!

NeoDCP v2.62 – Several requests from our cinema customers implemented.

The summer cinema season is almost over here in Europe and there has been time to review an experience with NeoDCP Player by some of our cinema customers. We have collected some most useful change requests and the result is here. NeoDCP Player v2.62 was just released with following release notes:

  • Redesigned the KDM browser window
  • Redesigned the DCP inspect window
  • Minor correction to the KDM sorting algorithm
  • Increased highlighting for the currently playing title within a playlist
  • It should not be allowed to create DCP repositories in folders that are not empty

Here are some feedbacks we have received:

“Our summer season went well, there were no technical problems at all.”

or “… But – these are just suggestions. The software is outstanding already!”

or “We would certainly suggest Neo to anyone who asks us”

Thank you guys, your feedback really motivates us to keep the development effort on 100%+ .

What exactly has changed in NeoDCP Player v2.62?

Redesigned the KDM browser window

Before

You were not able to see the validity periods on the first sight. You needed to click the buttons, analyse, …

It was not an issue if you have few KDMs in your database. However in cinemas you receive many KDMs and after some time you just would like to see it more clearly.

After

Now you can clearly see if your KDM is valid when the validity starts and after what date/time the KDM is not valid anymore. The icon displays as green if everything is ok, but gets orange or even red if there is some issue.

The most important, you don’t need to click to see each KDM parameters. Everything is visible on the first sight. Of course, those who still need more info can always click.

 

Browse KDM database - previous version

Browse KDM database – previous version

Browse KDM database - new version

Browse KDM database – new version

Redesigned DCP inspect window

Before

The DCP inspect was just perfect.

However there were still several things that could be done better 😉 .

After

Now, in one window everything is even more visible, clearly aligned and comprehensive.

Inspect DCP - previous version

Inspect DCP – previous version

Inspect DCP - new version

Inspect DCP – new version

Increased highlighting for the currently playing title within a playlist

We were informed that inside the cinema booth it was not very apparent which playlist item was currently playing. Therefore we have changed colors to make it more clear.

NeoDCP Player playlist - previous version

NeoDCP Player playlist – previous version

NeoDCP Player playlist - new version

NeoDCP Player playlist – new version

It is always very useful for features development if you let us know about everything that can make your life easier. As our customers you have a direct contact to our team. Don’t hesitate, contact us. We are always glad to hear from you.

 

The NeoDCP Team

 

 

NeoDCP Player v2.61 is here.

  • Full-screen playback shall be possible even if the selected display mode is unavailable
  • Added support for 8-bit color and high color display modes (a warning will be displayed)
  • Added more options for the custom output gamma correction value
  • JPEG 2000 decoder updated
  • French translation updated

Another release is here again – NeoDCP Player v2.57

Dear friends,

A new version is here. Please check the release notes:

NeoDCP Player Version 2.57

(16th August 2014)

  • Allowed playing DCPs with some missing PKLs (a warning will be displayed; ingest will fail)
  • More verbose when parsing invalid or missing CPL files
  • Slightly changed the behavior of the ‘Open ingested DCP’ dialog
  • Key validity icons were sometimes incorrect in the DCP inspect window

Enjoy !

NeoDCP Player version 2.54 released

Hello everyone,

There was a new release today. Here are the release notes:

NeoDCP Player Version 2.54

(5th August 2014)

  • Added the ‘Intrinsic duration’ column to the ‘Open ingested DCP’ dialog
  • Installer updated
  • Incorrect DCPs created by Wraptor can be played now (a warning will be displayed)
  • Licensing issue fixed

Enjoy !

NeoDCP Player version 2.53 was just released

Greetings everyone!

Here is another release that comes with several interesting news:

NeoDCP Player Version 2.53

(3rd August 2014)

  • Added Brazilian Portuguese translation of the application
  • More metadata displayed on DCP inspect
  • Added the ‘Play full lengths’ option to the ‘Open ingested DCP’ dialog
  • Implemented additional checks when importing a license
  • Slightly changed the format of license requests
  • Pressing the stop-button should close the playback window
  • Changed GUI behavior when stopping playback
  • Installer updated

Enjoy !

NeoDCP Player version 2.50 released

Dear friends and colleagues,

new version of the NeoDCP Player was just released. Many interesting features are ready to be used:

NeoDCP Player v2.50

(28th July 2014, beta)

  • Implemented DCP ingest feature
  • Implemented DCP hash verification feature
  • Added full support for so-called Supplemental DCPs
  • Unresolved file references are clearly marked when inspecting supplemental DCPs
  • Added Spanish translation of the application
  • Added more diagnostic checks to the DirectX initialization code
  • Added more diagnostic checks to the MXF handling code
  • More MXF file metadata displayed on inspect (average bit-rate, type, etc.)
  • Added an option to disable subtitles rendering
  • Added menu item to toggle digital mask visibility for projector/screen configuration
  • Added support for the EffectSize subtitle attribute
  • If needed, decryption key validity periods are extended by 6 hours (according to the DCI Specification v1.2)
  • Added ‘Alt-F’ hotkey to switch between full-screen and windowed modes
  • A warning is shown when running the 32-bit version under a 64-bit Windows OS
  • It is possible to play CPLs containing audio even if the output audio device is not available
  • Added license expiration dialog
  • Licensing menu and dialogs redesigned
  • Maximum picture queue size is now determined differently
  • CPL selection dialog items reordered
  • PKL content title is displayed instead when the PKL annotation text is empty
  • KDM-related optimizations
  • Redesigned the KDM browser window
  • DCP inspect window redesigned
  • The default border subtitle effect was too faint
  • Fixed minor font style selection issue introduced in the previous version
  • Corrected sizing of some GUI elements
  • Changed colors of some GUI elements
  • More verbose when PKL asset file info is incomplete
  • More verbose when parsing invalid or missing ASSETMAP/CPL/PKL/MXF files
  • More verbose when encountering errors during opening of playlist files
  • Renamed the ‘default’ full-screen mode to ‘use Windows desktop settings’
  • Changed the default setting of ‘Video scaling’ to ‘fit to the display area’
  • Replaced the ‘B’ hotkey for digital mask by ‘Alt-M’ and changed its context to the controller window
  • Slightly modified the behavior of excess CPU load indicator
  • Most dialogs except file/folder selection are now centered on screen
  • JPEG 2000 decoder updated
  • PNG decoder updated
  • Translations updated
  • Decryption key expiration warning was sometimes shown way too early

NeoDCP Player version 2.39

  • Added support for font resources that do not contain regular style

NeoDCP Player version 2.38

  • DCPs are now opened by selecting their ASSETMAP files
  • CPL selection dialog fixed
  • KDM ingest was failing if recipient’s subject name was formatted in a certain way