NeoDCP Player release notes

Version 5.12 (7th July 2025)

* Licensing system updated
* Automatic updater modified
* Database engine updated
* Installer updated

Important:

In case you’ve been using NeoDCP Player previously, v5.11 or earlier, you have to uninstall the previous version properly and get the new license key files from us. Including certificates for generating KDMs. Here is the procedure:

  1. Install Revo Uninstaller (free version 2.6) and Uninstall NeoDCP Player completely with all it’s components.
  2. Run REGEDIT and remove Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\NeoDCP manually.
  3. Use the Command Prompt as Administrator:
    1. Press the Windows key, type cmd, right-click on “Command Prompt”, and select “Run as administrator”.
    2. Click “Yes” in the User Account Control prompt.
  4. Enter “sc delete NmmHlpSvc ” to remove the service.
  5. Reboot the computer (!)
  6. Install the new NeoDCP_Player_v5.12_installer_64.exe (downloaded from our official website www.neodcp.com.
  7. Now generate the License Request data
  8. Send it to us per email,
  9. Wait until we send you new NeoDCP Player license key files back.

Please note you need to proceed this  only once after the NeoDCP Player v5.11.

Version 5.11 (31st May 2023)

* Subtitle rasterizer updated

Version 5.10 (16th January 2023)

* XML parser updated
* The installer was sometimes unable to update the app shortcut

Version 5.09 (22nd November 2022)

* MXF loader updated (should fix playback of some malformed SMPTE audio tracks)
* Subtitle rasterizer updated
* XML parser updated

Version 5.08 (7th April 2022)

* XML parser updated
* Subtitle rasterizer updated

Version 5.07 (28th February 2022)

* XML parser updated
* License Request window slightly modified
* User manual updated
* Installer updated

Version 5.06 (21st January 2022)

* XML parser updated

Version 5.05 (20th December 2021)

* Subtitle rasterizer updated

Version 5.03 (31st August 2021)

* Subtitle rasterizer updated

Version 5.02 (26th June 2021)

+ The DCPs in the Open Ingested DCP window can be sorted alphabetically by clicking on the Title section.

Version 5.01 (25th June 2021)

* XML parser updated
* MXF loader updated
* User Manual updated

Version 5.00 (2nd April 2021)

+ Added hash verification for ingested and registered DCPs
* Disabled file buffering for DCP hash verification
* Optimizations in texture allocation code
* JPEG 2000 decoder updated
* XML parser updated

Version 4.99 (7th December 2020)

 * XML parser updated
* Subtitle rasterizer updated
* MXF loader updated
* GUI updated

Version 4.98 (20th September 2020)

* JPEG 2000 decoder updated
* Added missing confirmation prompt prior to removing a DCP from library
* Reordered some buttons and changed their colors

Version 4.97 (3rd July 2020)

* Subtitle rasterizer updated
* JPEG 2000 decoder updated
* Database engine updated

Version 4.96 (28th April 2020)

+ Display local and UTC times in the KDM Browser window
* JPEG 2000 decoder updated

Version 4.95 (17th February 2020)

* JPEG 2000 decoder updated
* KDM database schema upgraded
* Database engine updated
* MXF loader updated
* Installer updated
* Automatic updater modified

Version 4.94 (8th December 2019)

* JPEG 2000 decoder updated
* Database engine updated

Version 4.93 (5th December 2019)

+ Security measure: Full-screen playback now binds to physical projectors/monitors instead of logical Windows display devices
* If the configuration password is set, the video will be played only on the selected physical device(s)
* Customers using the Player password protection will have to choose the full-screen output device once again after upgrading to this version

Version 4.92 (5th October 2019)

* Database engine updated
* XML parser updated

Version 4.91 (9th August 2019)

* Database engine updated
* Installer updated

Version 4.90 (30th July 2019)

* Subtitle rasterizer updated
* MXF loader updated
* XML parser updated
* nVidia API updated
* Minor changes

Version 4.89 (20th May 2019)

* Minor HDCP-related change
* Licensing system updated
* PNG decoder updated
* Automatic updater modified

Version 4.88 (27th March 2019)

* MXF loader updated
* Subtitle rasterizer updated
* More Windows editions are now recognized

Version 4.87 (18th January 2019)

* PNG decoder updated
* Database engine updated
* Automatic updater modified
* Command-line launcher updated
* Installer updated

Version 4.86 (3rd December 2018)

! The player should not complain of a missing watermark file when no watermark is to be shown

Version 4.85 (28th November 2018)

+ Added support for overlaying a static user-configurable watermark image over a video; see Settings/Watermark
+ Implemented player presentation mode for our distributors (contact us for details)
* Performance improvements
* Licensing system updated
* User manual updated

Version 4.82 (5th November 2018)

* MXF loader updated
! Fixed an issue with toggling full-screen mode when disabled in Settings/Permissions

Version 4.81 (15th October 2018)

+ Added option to deny unencrypted DCP/CPL playback
* nVidia API updated

Version 4.80 (24th September 2018)

+ Added support for 1-to-1 direct audio channel mapping (a 16-channel sound card with WDM support is required)
* MXF loader updated
* PNG decoder updated
* XML parser updated
* License Request window slightly modified

Version 4.77 (14th July 2018)

* Automatic updater modified

Version 4.76 (12th June 2018)

* nVidia® API updated
* Database engine updated
* Licensing system updated

Version 4.75 (5th May 2018)

* Subtitle rasterizer updated
* Database engine updated
* Automatic updater modified
* GUI updated
! Fixed an issue with the operator password dialog box

Version 4.70 (1st March 2018)

+ Added the Permission settings tab
* Automatic updater modified
* User manual updated

Version 4.63 (15th February 2018)

* Database engine updated
* License import dialog updated
* Corrected sizing of some GUI elements
* Automatic updater modified
! Manage DCP Libraries shall ask for the configuration password
! Update Automatically shall not toggle without entering the password

Version 4.62 (12th January 2018)

* Subtitle rasterizer updated
* Licensing system updated
* Automatic updater modified
* User Manual updated

Version 4.61 (9th November 2017)

* PNG decoder updated
* Database engine updated
* XML parser updated
* Automatic updater modified
* Minor HDCP-related change

Version 4.60 (11th October 2017)

* Subtitle rasterizer updated
* Automatic updater modified
* Licensing system updated

Version 4.50 (16th August 2017)

* JPEG 2000 decoder updated
* nVidia® API updated
* PNG decoder updated
* Database engine updated
* XML parser updated
! Fixed an issue with the automatic updater

Version 4.40 (28th June 2017)

* Redesigned the resolution limiter
* Automatic updater modified
* Database engine updated
* Licensing system updated
* XML parser updated
* User manual updated
! Fixed an issue with mixed-resolution playlists

Version 4.35 (24th May 2017)

+ The Swap eyes option is now available for all graphics adapters
* Subtitle rasterizer updated
* Automatic updater modified
* Database engine updated
* More Windows editions are now recognized

Version 4.31 (16th April 2017)

! Fixed a data deserialization issue from the previous version

Version 4.30 (14th April 2017)

* Automatic updater modified
* PNG decoder updated
* Database engine updated

Version 4.21 (28th February 2017)

* nVidia API updated

Version 4.20 (21st February 2017)

* JPEG 2000 decoder updated
* Database engine updated
* Upgraded to Qt 5.8.0
* Installer updated
* User manual updated

Version 4.17 (19th January 2017)

+ Improved security model
* Database engine updated
* Automatic updater modified

Version 4.15 (12th January 2017)

+ Improved security model
* JPEG 2000 decoder updated
* PNG decoder updated
* Updated German, Russian and Slovak translations
* User manual updated

Version 4.10 (4th January 2017)

* Subtitle rasterizer updated
* PNG decoder updated
* Database engine updated
* Automatic updater modified

Version 4.08 (15th December 2016)

* MXF loader updated
* Upgraded to Qt 5.7.1
* Automatic updater modified

Version 4.07 (12th December 2016)

* Improved transitions between playlist items on some systems

Version 4.05 (10th December 2016)

* User manual updated
! Implemented a workaround for occasional nVidia driver’s inability to provide presentation statistics
! Fixed an issue with the automatic updater

Version 4.00 (4th December 2016)

* nVidia API updated
* KDM-related improvements
* Database engine updated
* MXF loader updated
* Automatic updater modified
* Installer updated
* Minor HDCP-related change

Version 3.99 (5th November 2016)

+ Added Clear button to the Open Audio/Video MXF window
+ Added command-line option to automatically close the player when playback is finished
* Improved playback quality on some systems with nVidia graphics cards
* Licensing system updated
* Updated the key validity verification algorithm
* Database engine updated
* User manual updated
* Resolved minor COM initialization issue
* Corrected minor HDCP-related issue

Version 3.98 (2nd November 2016)

* Automatic updater modified
* Installer updated
! Resolved an issue with subtitle rasterizer

Version 3.97 (31st October 2016)

+ Improved security model
* Redesigned the Advanced Settings tab
* Subtle changes to the DCP-ingest functionality
* Changed formatting of local time strings
* Corrected sizing of some GUI elements
* PNG decoder updated
* Installer updated
* User manual updated
! Local time zone changes were not immediately reflected by the player

Version 3.96 (21st October 2016)

* Optimizations in texture fill code
* User manual updated
– Removed the option to swap X and Z color components
– Removed the option to optimize texture writes; now it is turned on implicitly

Version 3.95 (19th October 2016)

* Improved playback quality on some systems with nVidia graphics cards
* nVidia API updated
* Database engine updated

Version 3.94 (18th October 2016)

* Installer updated
! Fixed an issue with automatic updater
! The 64-bit version of the player was incompatible with older CPUs without SSE4.1 instruction set support (3.91+)

Version 3.93 (14th October 2016)

* Improved resilience against nVidia driver bugs affecting the DirectX functions LockRect and Present under heavy load

Version 3.92 (11th October 2016)

+ Added advanced option to optimize texture writes
+ The player may advise to update display adapter drivers
* Optimizations in 64-bit texture fill code

Version 3.91 (8th October 2016)

+ Added detection for graphics card driver dynamic texture support
! Fixed an issue with swapped X and Z color components on some systems after upgrading to Windows 10

Version 3.90 (7th October 2016)

* This version requires Windows 7 or later operating system
* Updated the AMD/ATI stereoscopic capability detection code
* Installer updated
* User manual updated

Version 3.89 (3rd October 2016)

* Windows XP and Windows Vista have been placed in limited support
* All following player releases available in the download section will require Windows 7 or later
* No new player licenses will be issued for operating systems prior to Windows 7; existing ones can be prolonged
* Installer updated

Version 3.88 (24th September 2016)

* Automatic updater modified
! The player will try to reinitialize DirectX when graphics card drivers behave strangely
! Better handling of presentation area occlusions

Version 3.86 (15th September 2016)

! Corrected minor HDCP-related issue with DisplayLink USB monitor drivers

Version 3.85 (14th September 2016)

+ Added button to change the time zone (Advanced Settings tab)
* Installer enables automatic updating of the system time;
   Please change your time zone if the clock becomes suddenly incorrect
* Playback continutity watchdog updated
* Subtitle rasterizer updated
* PNG decoder updated
* Database engine updated
* User manual updated
! Minor security issue resolved

Version 3.84 (4th August 2016)

 + Windows 10 build 14393 is fully supported
* Changed the logic enabling the Save button in the playlist editor
* Added a hint when trying to play a CPL from a supplemental DCP without having the OV DCP ingested first
* Installer updated
! Fixed the occasional screen blanking issue in 16-bit color processing mode (3.83+)

Version 3.83 (27th July 2016)

+ Added an option to use experimental decompressor
* Debug Help Library may be loaded only from the player directory
* Installer updated

Version 3.82 (18th July 2016)

+ Added two new speaker configurations
* Subtitle rasterizer updated
* nVidia API updated
* Automatic updater modified
* Installer updated

Version 3.81 (22nd June 2016)

* PNG decoder updated
* Automatic updater modified
* Installer updated
! Was sometimes unable to prevent the system from automatically entering a low-power mode

Version 3.80 (3rd June 2016)

+ Added advanced option to swap the X and Z color components
* JPEG 2000 decoder updated (~9% faster)
* Database engine updated
* PNG decoder updated
* User manual updated
* Automatic updater modified
– Removed the CPU-only color processing option

Version 3.71 (30th April 2016)

* Automatic updater modified
* Licensing system updated

Version 3.70 (26th April 2016)

* Database engine updated
* Licensing system updated
* Minor improvements to content protection

Version 3.68 (15th April 2016)

* Added XYZ to simplified BT.709 color space conversion
* Updated pixel shader code
* Database engine updated
* XML parser updated
* Upgraded to Qt 5.6
* User Manual updated

Version 3.67 (19th February 2016)

* Subtitle rasterizer updated
* Database engine updated
! Fixed an issue with loading the native file open/save dialog usage option state

Version 3.66 (9th February 2016)

* Database engine updated
! CPLs with empty KeyId elements were rejected

Version 3.65 (17th January 2016)

* nVidia API updated
* Database engine updated
* PNG decoder updated
* User Manual updated
! Fixed a potential issue with full-screen mode initialization

Version 3.64 (26th December 2015)

* Subtitle rasterizer updated
* PNG decoder updated
* Installer updated
* User Manual updated
! The EffectSize attribute was ignored for shadow font effect
! The Italic attribute did not support the ‘left’ value

Version 3.63 (19th December 2015)

+ Added an option to define color space for subtitles (see the Subtitles page when opening a DCP)
* Subtitles are converted from their color space to the output color space
* Subtitle rasterizer updated
* User Manual updated
! ASSETMAP files with empty asset paths should not be rejected, instead a warning should be displayed

Version 3.62 (12th December 2015)

* Subtle changes to windowed-mode playback
* Full-screen monitor selector functions differently when windowed-mode playback is not allowed by license

Version 3.61 (5th December 2015)

+ Added DCI P3 RGB color space (SMPTE-431-2)
+ Added CIE illuminant D60
+ Added ‘Show Item Time Window’ and ‘Show Playlist Time Window’ to the Playback menu
* Automatic updates are protected by the configuration password, if it is set
* User Manual updated

Version 3.60 (28th November 2015)

+ The User Manual is accessible on the Help menu
+ In the playlist editor, double-clicking an item invokes a window to change the item’s parameters
+ Added context-menu to the DCP/CPL selection table in the ‘Open Ingested DCP’ window
+ Added context-menu to both tables in the ‘Inspect DCP’ window
* Breaking change: Changed the command-line interface syntax (please refer to the User Manual)
* Allowed to use the ‘Open Ingested DCP’ dialog even if no DCP library exists
* MXF loader updated
* PNG decoder updated
* Subtitle rasterizer updated
* Installer updated
– Removed ‘Command Line Option Help’ from the menu

Version 3.54 (6th November 2015)

* JPEG 2000 decoder updated
* Licensing system updated
* Database engine updated
! Incorrect DCPs created by CuteDCP can be played now (a warning will be displayed)

Version 3.53 (28th October 2015)

* Subtitle rasterizer updated
* Improved processing of subtitles with incomplete Univers font
* Minor change to the Open DCP and Open Ingested DCP dialogs
! Fixed a reverse playback issue with the playlist editor (3.50+)

Version 3.52 (26th October 2015)

! The player was unable to start if the current display mode could not be matched to its DirectX® equivalent

Version 3.51 (26th October 2015)

+ The Open Audio/Video MXF window allows for overriding MXF entry points and durations
* Minor change to CPL markers display
! Non-native file save dialogs sometimes did not automatically append file extensions (3.40+)

Version 3.50 (21st October 2015)

+ Added optional automatic update functionality
+ Added a menu item to enable or disable automatic updates
+ Added a menu item to check for updates manually
+ Added an option for reverse playback of CPLs
* Redesigned the Open Audio/Video MXF window
* Changed colors of some GUI elements
* Subtitle rasterizer updated
* Database engine updated
* Installer updated
* Updated German, Russian and Slovak translations
! The TimeCodeRate tag was sometimes not handled correctly for SMPTE subtitles

Version 3.42 (3rd October 2015)

* File open/save dialogs can be maximized
* The sizes and positions of file open/save dialogs are saved
* Changed the look and feel of sliders and scroll-bars
* Licensing system updated
* DCP database schema upgraded
! DCP libraries can be deleted if their root folder does not exist
! Reel annotation texts were not ingested

Version 3.41 (1st October 2015)

+ Added an option to enable use of native file open/save dialogs
! Fixed minor UI issue with the menu
! Corrected captialization of some window titles

Version 3.40 (1st October 2015)

+ Software version history can be accessed on the Help menu
* Redesigned file open/save dialogs
* Installer updated
* Changed capitalization of buttons, captions and menu items
* Slovak translation updated
! Fixed minor UI issue when closing the License Request window too early
! Fixed compatibility issue with Dell Backup and Recovery software

Version 3.30 (20th September 2015)

+ Added an option to perform DCP library cleanup
+ Manage DCP Libraries window shows available disk space and the number of DCPs per DCP library
+ Available disk space is displayed before and after DCP ingest
* References to missing ingested DCPs are shown in red color
* Subtitle rasterizer updated
! Failed DCP ingest might lead to creation of orphaned files

Version 3.22 (18th September 2015)

* Subtitle rasterizer updated
* Installer updated
! ICC profiles with one type of parametrized gamma curves were not handled correctly
! GPU gamma ramps were sometimes not restored to their previous values on playback stop

Version 3.21 (12th September 2015)

! Fixed occasional issue when closing the playback window (2.81+)

Version 3.20 (8th September 2015)

* Subtitle rasterizer updated
* Improved processing of subtitles with the Malgun Gothic font
– Disabled emergency fallback to the Arial font

Version 3.12 (5th September 2015)

* Redesigned the video window positioning algorithm
* Enabled the maximize button for the video window
* Installer updated
* Updated German, Russian and Slovak translations
– Removed the ‘Video window position’ option from the Settings window
! Fixed occasional minor UI issue when stopping playback

Version 3.11 (2nd September 2015)

! Implemented workaround for some nVidia cards incorrectly reporting 30-bit deep color mode support under Windows 10
! Implemented workaround for mismatching DirectX / Win32 API display mode parameters under Windows 10

Version 3.10 (30th August 2015)

+ It is now possible to protect the application with passwords
+ Added options to permit or forbid removing ingested DCPs and KDM keys
* Redesigned the Settings window
* Licensing system updated
* Changed several menu shortcuts
* Updated German, Russian and Slovak translations

Version 3.02 (11th August 2015)

+ Some window positions are saved

Version 3.01 (5th August 2015)

! Corrected window layout issue

Version 3.00 (4th August 2015)

+ Windows 10 (build 10240) is now fully supported
+ Added subtitles/captions selection option for CPLs, possible to be set differently for each playlist item
+ Added an option to evaluate system performance to the installer
– Removed the ‘Render subtitles’ option from the Settings window
* It is now allowed to start partial playback even if the audio device or the video device cannot be opened
* Windowed mode can be disabled by a license key
* Opening standalone MXF files can be disabled by a license key
* Modified the License request and License import windows
* Corrected sizing of some GUI elements
* nVidia API updated
* Database engine updated
* PNG decoder updated
* Installer updated
* Updated German, Russian and Slovak translations
! Corrected minor issue with determining memory module sizes

Version 2.82 (11th July 2015)

+ Added an option to prevent unwanted display underscan for AMD/ATI graphics cards without having to tinker with the AMD Catalyst software
+ Slightly improved the picture quality on slower PCs
* Corrected colors of some GUI elements
* Updated pixel shader code
* JPEG 2000 decoder updated
* Installer updated

Version 2.81 (9th July 2015)

+ Reel titles are displayed in the DCP inspection window
* Reordered table columns in the DCP inspection window
* Reorganized DCP/CPL selection dialogs
* Modified the DCP and KDM ingest procedures
* Subtitle rasterizer updated
* Installer updated
* Upgraded to Qt 5.5
! Hyphens in the list of preferred subtitle languages were not handled correctly
! CPLs with empty ScreenAspectRatio tags could not be loaded nor ingested
! Ingested DCPs could not be loaded under some unlikely circumstances
! Better handling of boundary cases during ASSETMAP/PKL file parsing

Version 2.80 (28th June 2015)

+ Added brightness correction option for CPLs, possible to be set differently for each playlist item
* Minor change to the behavior of the volume slider
* Updated pixel shader code
* Updated German and Russian translations

Version 2.79 (23rd June 2015)

+ Added the ‘Remove’ button to the KDM browser window
+ Added a button to remove all expired key validity intervals to the KDM browser window
+ Slightly changed the bottom table in the controller window
* Corresponding KDM message IDs are shown for each key validity period in the KDM browser window
* KDM database schema upgraded
* Installer updated
* Updated Slovak translation
! Fixed an issue with encrypted SMPTE subtitles in x64 mode (2.77+)

Version 2.78 (16th June 2015)

+ It is now possible to ingest DCPs with duplicate reel UUIDs
* Loosened PKL/CPL hash consistency checks
* Changed the default folder for color profiles
* DCP database schema upgraded
! KDM ingest was failing if the KDM was not formatted exactly according to SMPTE 430-1-2006

Version 2.77 (12th June 2015)

+ Added an option to prevent color component overshoot
* Updated pixel shader code

Version 2.76 (11th June 2015)

+ Added support for importing ICC color profiles
+ Added possibility to fine-tune input/output gamma corrections
+ Output gamma correction can be set for each channel separately
+ DCP inspect shows main markers and Dolby Atmos(R) track info
* GPU gamma ramps are disabled by the application
* DCPs with duplicate PKL or CPL UUIDs are handled differently during ingest
* Updated pixel shader code
* MXF loader updated
* Subtitle rasterizer updated
– Removed the ‘Enable vertical sync’ option from the Settings window
! The installer didn’t work under Windows XP x64
! An error message wasn’t shown when the target DCP library didn’t exist

Version 2.75 (21st May 2015)

+ Added support for overriding CPL playout ranges – this is very useful when inserting intermissions into CPLs
* Database engine updated
! CPL marker positions could be calculated incorrectly when the ‘Play full lengths’ option was ticked

Click here to read our official announcement and recommended workflow.

Version 2.74 (18th May 2015)

+ Added support for vertically repositioning subtitles and closed captions
+ Added support for overriding colors of subtitles and closed captions
* Redesigned DCP/CPL selection dialogs
* Modified tab order of some GUI elements
* XYZ to simplified sRGB color space conversion is now default
* Updated German, Slovak and Russian translations

Official release news and instructions how to play DCP/CPL with customized subtitles.

Version 2.73 (15th May 2015)

+ Added menu option to register DCPs without copying them to a DCP library (previously ‘in-place ingest’)
+ Added the Advanced settings tab
+ DCP location is shown when opening ingested or registered DCPs
* Changed several messages regarding DCP libraries
* Corrected tab order of all GUI elements
* Corrected sizes, positions and changed colors of GUI elements
* Ingest menu split into Library and Keys
* Reenabled context menu for the message log window
* Changed button caption from ‘Cancel’ to ‘Close’ in the ‘Open ingested DCP’ dialog
* JPEG 2000 decoder updated
* Database engine updated
* PNG decoder updated
* Installer updated
– License key serial number is no more displayed in the License information window

Version 2.72 (2nd March 2015)

+ Added menu option to display command-line options help
* Command-line options modified
* Database engine updated
* Some translations updated
* Installer updated
! Fixed minor issue with MXF files containing large numbers of PNG images
! Resolved compatibility issue with some systems (error 0xC000007B)

Version 2.71 (4th February 2015)

+ Added XYZ to simplified sRGB color space conversion
+ Added XYZ to BT.709 color space conversion (legal-range)
+ Video streams with bit-rates over 250Mbit/s are supported
* KDM-related modifications
* Updated pixel shader code
* Subtitle rasterizer updated
* Database engine updated
* PNG decoder updated
* French translation updated
* Installer updated
* More Windows editions are now recognized

Version 2.70 (4th December 2014)

+ Added an emergency option to use the resilient decompressor engine
* Minor change in terminology – DCP repositories are now called DCP libraries
* Changed the default audio-to-video latency value to 40 milliseconds
* 32-bit Windows XP SP2 is no more supported since version 2.50, upgrade to SP3 is required
* Licensing system updated
* PNG decoder updated
* Database engine updated
* Installer updated
! JPEG 2000 images containing some custom markers could not be properly decompressed

Version 2.69 (13th November 2014)

* Corrected sizing of some GUI elements

Version 2.68 (11th November 2014)

+ Added an experimental option to map HI/VI-N to surround channels
* Licensing system updated
* PNG decoder updated
* Database engine updated

Version 2.67 (28th October 2014)

+ Implemented Random Routing based on SMPTE 377-4 MCA (MultiChannel Audio) descriptors
+ Added an option to manually define speaker configuration
+ DCP inspect shows audio channel format
* Modified the audio processing pipeline
* Database engine updated
* DCP inspect window is opened with maximum size
* Changed the layout of GUI elements during ingest
– Disabled the automatic audio channel mapping functionality
! Fixed minor issue with the initialization thread

Version 2.66 (16th October 2014)

+ Windows 10 is now recognized and fully supported
+ Subtitle prefetcher is now more effective
+ CPL markers are ingested
* Slightly changed the behavior of the trial version
* Increased the maximum MXF ancillary data size limit
* Minor optimizations to visible watermark placement code
* DCP database schema upgraded
* nVidia API updated
* GUI updated
* Installer updated
! Fixed two minor issues with opening standalone audio/video MXFs
! Better handling of unicode paths
! Corrected display of DCP data with HTML entities
! Some CPL markers were not displayed in the go-to menu

Version 2.65 (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

Version 2.63 (15th September 2014)

+ 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

Version 2.62 (05th September 2014)

* 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
! Decryption key validity periods were sometimes extended incorrectly for multi-reel CPLs

Version 2.61 (31st August 2014)

+ 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

Version 2.60 (23rd August 2014)

+ Spaces in subtitle attributes are now allowed
!  Resolved an issue with playing non-video DCPs

Version 2.59 (21st August 2014)

+ Redesigned the subtitle font selection algorithm
+ Minor correction to CPL load code
!  Reels with undefined entry points could not be loaded (2.56+)

Version 2.58 (20th August 2014)

+ Added options to enable rendering of faux italic/bold characters if the specified typeface does not include them
+ A warning is displayed when a nonexistent character style is requested and a replacement one has to be used
*  Installer updated

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

Version 2.56 (14th August 2014)

+ Added keyboard shortcuts
+ Global hotkey Ctrl-Alt-S moves the controller window between monitors (Windows XP+)
. WinLogo-Shift-Left moves the controller window to left monitor (Windows 7+)
. WinLogo-Shift-Right moves the controller window to right monitor (Windows 7+)
+ Added the ‘Hide mouse cursor’ option (Settings->User interface)
+ Added more diagnostic checks to the XML handling code
+ Asset paths with special entities are now accepted
+ A warning is displayed for CPLs with mismatching IDs
* Allowed playing DCPs with some invalid or missing CPLs (a warning will be displayed; ingest will fail)
* nVidia API updated
* Subtitle rasterizer updated
! Resolved compatibility issue with the CQJ2K JPEG2000 compression library

Version 2.55 (7th August 2014)

! Fixed a font style selection issue

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

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

Version 2.50 (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

Version 2.39 (28th April 2014)

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

Version 2.38 (27th April 2014)

* 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

Version 2.37 (16th April 2014)

+ Added support for 2.35:1 digital masking
+ Important stability fixes
* Slightly increased minimum hardware requirements
* GUI updated

Version 2.36 (2nd April 2014)

+ Added support for stereoscopic SMPTE subtitles
+ Added error reporting functionality
* Translations updated
* Installer updated
* GUI updated

Version 2.35 (21st March 2014)

+ It is possible to configure reference whites for color transforms
+ Added three color transforms
+ License requests now contain OS type information
* Entering name and organization is now mandatory when creating license requests
* Updated audio/video synchronization
* Changed frame-code position
* Updated pixel shader code
* PNG decoder updated
! Various editions of Windows 8.1 are now identified correctly
! Fixed an issue with audio/video delay in non-v-sync mode
! The playback window was sometimes closing too slowly when content protection was active
! Minor corrections to SMPTE subtitle timing

Version 2.34 (10th March 2014)

* Subtitle rasterizer updated
* Installer updated
! Playback window caption should contain playlist name
! Fixed occasional incorrect texture initialization

Version 2.33 (2nd March 2014)

* Changed the way color transforms are configured
* Modified colors of the Settings window
* Installer updated

Version 2.32 (26th February 2014)

+ Added support for digital masking (Flat 1.85:1, Scope 2.39:1 and 16:9)
+ Added support for side-by-side stereoscopic playback
+ Significantly increased stability when attempting to play damaged DCPs
+ Digital mask coloring for projector/screen configuration (toggle by pressing ‘B’ when the playback window has focus)
+ Added ‘Reset to defaults’ button to the ‘Settings’ window
* Changed the default setting of ‘3D video playback’ to ‘stereoscopic playback’
* Changed the default setting of ‘Video scaling’ to ‘resize to cover the entire display area’
* JPEG 2000 decoder updated
* PNG decoder updated
* Switched from Qt4.8 to Qt5.2
– Removed the option to erase all keys and data from the uninstaller

Version 2.31 (8th December 2013)

* PNG decoder updated
* Core libraries updated
! Fixed an issue with some output audio devices reporting incorrect volume level
! Playlists could not be opened under certain conditions
! Fixed an issue when switching between full-screen and windowed modes

Version 2.30 (17th October 2013)

* Fixed an issue with application settings

Version 2.29 (4th October 2013)

* Fixed potential performance issue with DCP inspect when many KDM were ingested

Version 2.28 (10th September 2013)

* Addressed the issue with reading MXF files with incorrect header metadata created by MainConcept TotalCode
* Minor change to windowed playback mode on nVidia graphics cards
* HDCP-related optimizations

Version 2.27 (3rd September 2013)

+ Improved subtitle fading in 30-bit deep color mode with enabled hardware-accelerated color processing
* The application should not abort playback when stereoscopic output is requested but not available

Version 2.26 (2nd September 2013)

* Eliminated unnecessary delay when switching between full-screen and windowed modes under some circumstances
* HDCP-related optimizations
! An error message was shown when saving a playlist file even if no error occurred

Version 2.25 (30th August 2013)

+ Added playlist support
+ 30-bit deep color output is now supported
+ The HDCP and DPCP content protection implementations are now compatible with deep color video output
+ The display refresh rates are shown with higher precision
+ Added French translation of the application
+ Pressing the eject button now displays menu
+ Improved keyboard navigation using the Tab key
+ Improved playback window positioning
+ The disable color transform option is now located in the box next to the ‘Configure color transform’ button
+ Added XYZ to SMPTE-C RGB color space conversion
! Implemented workaround for stereoscopic playback bug in some AMD/ATI drivers
! The application was failing to start under Windows XP
! Changing color settings should reopen the current video
* Encrypted content playback now requires Windows Vista, 7 or 8 OS
* Installer updated to register the .NEP playlist file type
* Improved handling of interlaced display modes
* Updated the display refresh rate sorting algorithm
* Display modes with resolutions below 800×600 pixels are not shown
* GUI updated

Version 2.22 (26th July 2013)

+ Added option to define XYZ/RGB color space conversion matrix
+ Added options to set gamma transfer functions for XYZ/RGB color transform
! Resolved some issues with interlaced display modes
! Reduced interference from other applications
! Fixed a memory leak from the previous version
! An empty message was shown when application settings could not be loaded
* Slightly modified the behavior of excess CPU load indicator
* Audio/video MXF file open dialog now defaults to another folder
* Reorganized the Settings window

Version 2.21 (20th July 2013)

+ Added excess CPU load indicator

Version 2.20 (18th July 2013)

+ Hardware requirements reduced
+ Added Color tab in the Settings window
+ Added support for more color processing modes
+ Hardware-accelerated color processing modes require graphics cards with shader model 2.0 (or higher) support
– Temporarily removed the disable color transform option since it will be replaced by more parameters
! Graphics card blending modes are now checked whether they are supported
* When opening a 4K DCP/MXF, the 32-bit version limits the output resolution to 2K due to memory constraints
* When opening a 4K DCP/MXF in full resolution, the 64-bit version may perform some optimizations
* Slightly modified the logic behind output resolution modification
* Translations updated
* GUI updated

Version 2.12 (2nd July 2013)

* An error is shown when DirectX or OpenGL cannot be initialized properly
* License expiration dates are now shown in UTC
* GUI updated

Version 2.11 (19th June 2013)

+ More general forms of DCPs are now accepted, the GUI has been updated accordingly
* Changed the display mode sorting order in the Settings window
* Changed the order of monitor enumeration – first nVidia, then AMD/ATI

Version 2.10 (17th June 2013)

+ Added preliminary support for stereoscopic (3D) playback for nVidia graphics cards
+ Added video scaling option (scale to fit, resize to cover the display area, original size, original size with 2K limit)
+ Added button and menu item to toggle between full-screen and windowed playback modes
+ Message log can be saved to a text file
! Added detection of stereo capabilities for the default display mode
! Fixed an issue when opening subtitles only
! Fixed an issue when playing audio or subtitles only after settings change
* Translations updated
* Trial licenses are valid for 30 days

Version 2.01 (8th June 2013)

+ Added preliminary support for stereoscopic (3D) playback under older Windows OS versions (XP and Vista)
+ Added option to automatically adjust image quality to match the CPU power
+ Frame-code displaying (toggle by pressing ‘T’ when the playback window has focus)
* When pausing playback, the actual frame is reloaded
* Translations updated
* The Settings window is slightly larger to prevent Russian text clipping
* Application info GUI has been updated

Version 2.00 (24th May 2013)

+ Added support for stereoscopic (3D) playback (requirements: AMD/ATI graphics card and Windows 7/8)
+ Displaying the current frame number when the video playback is paused or stopped
+ Info message about how to return from full-screen mode
+ The application is now compatible with Windows XP x64
+ Full-screen playback feature preview is now available in demo
+ Added Russian translation of the application
+ Added German translation of the application
+ Added Slovak translation of the application
! Fixed an error occurring at the end of playback after dropping some video frames
! Fixed video window style updating when switching from full-screen mode
! Minor behavioural fixes
* Window layout has been improved
* Settings GUI has been updated
* Licensing GUI has been updated
* The license request file is no more saved on the Windows desktop
* License file format updated
* Audio device enumeration code reworked

Version 1.02

+ Improved audio/video synchronization in v-sync mode under Windows 7
! Resolved a memory-shortage issue when playing 4K video files with subtitles in 32-bit mode
* Licensing system updated

Version 1.01

+ Added support for MXF subtitle rendering
+ It is now possible to limit the output resolution (Settings->Video->Max horizontal resolution)
+ Displaying metadata for DCPs and MXF files (in ‘Inspect DCP’ and in ‘Open Audio/Video MXF’)
+ Better window layout when opening video for the first time
+ New window layout modes added: max. size without overlap, full monitor size
+ The installer creates a desktop shortcut for the application
! Resolved an issue with closing video opened in full-screen mode
! Fixed potential blinking when starting playback after resizing (experienced on old GPUs)
* Changed the name of certificate signing request file

Version 1.00

* The first beta release