Mediathek Premium 6.5 is available for download since Sept, 23rd 2007. You will find here under the up-to-date list of new features accessible to the end-user. 
More features will be added and will be available as stand-alone downloads (like new import/export filters), see the download section of this site.

As always, you have the opportunity to submit your comments, improvements and enhancements requests, based on your own Mediathek using experience & needs. To do so, please use the suggest form (click the link, select "Enhancements" or "Comments" and do not forget to include your email adress). 

Mediathek is declined in two licensing modes with a unique distribution : a no time-limited freeware release with major functionnalities and a shareware release with the whole software including advanced features.

    Major

• Feature to set default main categories labels and icons.
• Select Medium from ALL available icons, for all item types.
• Configuration files path selection (allow Mediathek to run under a simple Windows user context or to have a shared use among several computers).

    Interface

• Feature to select icons for folders.
• Direct item rating selection from a drop-down button within toolbars.
• New Icons : Bag, Binder, Blueprint, Cheese, Stone, Tea cup...

    Import/Export

• Import / Export mecanism improvement (Filter selection window).
• NEW eBay items Internet import filter.
• Internet DVD Import filter : Multiple item selection to import several items in one time.
• Internet Import filters (DVD + eBay): option to add into Mediathek Links the website URL (detailed page) that corresponds to imported Item / Video.

    Lending module

• New "very late" property+color with customizable delay for lended items.

• Feature to set the maximum number of items a borrower can take at the same time.

• Batch late for return items email reminder notification now extended to all types within a single operation.
• Possibility to add borrower's email adress when sending the remind email, with automatic borrower creation in the database if necessary.

    Other

• Direct access to borrowers emails when sending a media/item thru email.
• New "reference" field, available for all media/item types (previously only for books).
• File link association feature now support selecting several files at the same time.
• Possibility to delete an image file from storage from the picture selection window.

    Major

• Item update feature which retrieve update data from import filters, within the New / Edit window (i.e. complete empty fields on a DVD already in the document by automatically retrieving data from DVD website filter).

• Item description mail sending feature with external links & jpeg file as attachment.

    Import / Export

• Import/Export engine enhancement to support newest and future features.
• Files & Folders Import filter that scans drives and folders to declare files into your Mediathek document with content analysis - Avi, DivX, Mp3, Exe, Jpg, Mpg... (was available as 6.2.1)

• Files & Folders Import filter enhancement that rebuilds the whole directory structure of imported folder/disk into Mediathek document.

• Video/DVD website import filter enhancement, now supports multiple results returned by the website used for query, and allow selection of movie to import.

• More detection parameters for the video/DVD website import filter.

• Freeware : CDDB filter enabled with limited features.

• Freeware : Files & Folder filter enabled with limited features.

• Call any Import filter from the New / Edit media window to fill or update data.

    Printing

• Item color support in native printing mode.

    Lending module

• Added variables to use with lending event log and late remind message.
• Mail notification feature to borrowers who have items late for return (automated & manual) with customizable message template.

• Option that displays a warning message when an item is returned late.

• Late for return items checking batch with automatic email generation to borrower.

• Remind features associated with borrowers data.

    Other

• Dockable picture preview window, save & restore state.
• New "Email" tab in Preferences Window for emailing features related settings.
• Filterbar enhancements with support of "any" and "empty" values.

• Corrections of minor bugs that have been reported by some users.

• New releases & updates checking feature enhancement.

• New Email property added for borrowers management.

    Major

• FULL database internal engine review in order to allow fields enhancements like increasing number of fields, fully customizable fields...
• Many new fields : Rating, co-author, Isbn (books), Language, Country...
• No more character length limitations for alphanumeric fields !
• Default list values full customization support (sound, video format...)
• Reviewed & enhanced New/Edit media window with enhanced features allowing item data & related links entry within a single operation.

    Import / Export

• Full revision of import/export engine and improvement of all existing filters.
• Text Import filter enhancement : one single format regardless of item types, folder field support for automatic folder creation within document.
• CDDB Import filter enhancement : add tracks titles into item's comment field.
• Internet fully customizable Import filter which retrieves video items by querying ANY web site : amazon, imdb... Any query string, any results !
• Add to Export filters the ability to export document statistics & main information.
• Exported files automatic loading with associated software.

    Printing

• HTML templates to use for creating reports using HTML export filter and print using Internet Explorer.

    Lending module

• Different default borrowing days count management for each main category.

    Productivity

• Media item conversion from a one type to another (special paste).
• Possibility to apply one / several property value for all items located in a same folder.
• New default values management windows (default types, default values, headers customization, web sites & files links).

    Other

• BOOK type fields enhancements.
• Addition of latests mediums (DVD/RW...) and many new icons.

• Proxy configuration settings for data downloads and updates check.

• Possibility to associate internet / file links with authors / artists and TITLES.

• Tool for checking software license key integrity & validity.

• Bug: Mediathek fails if pasting or importing multiple items into a category or folder which is not empty.

    Import/Export

• Internet CDDB / FreeDB Audio CDs batch Import filter enhancement (possibility to retry query when server reply fails, without CD re-insert)

    Lending module

• New mode : "Reserved" state/color when lending date is prior to current date.

    Productivity

• Advanced search features including search in comments & lending info.

    Other

• Revised & improved folder New/Properties window
• Detailed statistics about folder's properties / displayed contents

• Association removal option between Picture and Media/Item.

• Correction of some minor malfunction (not bugs) and behavior flaws.

• Bug Correction : Mediathek always starts as freeware when a file is loaded by double-clicking its icon from Windows Explorer.

• Bug Correction : Books icons are not displayed/printed (except book icon itself).

• Bug Correction : Priting of icon description as text when "Display medium using an icon instead of text" option is not set.

    Interface

• Help buttons and shortcuts operational within the software.

• New enhanced "New Document" window.

    Import/Export

• Import filter to import CDs from Internet CDDB base (included in release).

• Html/Xml Export filter minor enhancements (handles <br> when html file...).
• Import/export Text filters coma support in values.
• New revised Preferences Import/Export settings.

    Lending module

• Buttons & shortcuts to display the lending log file from Mediathek.

    Other

• Editor/brand & Author/artist facultative whatever the media category.
• Detection of any external jpeg viewing software (before only Acdsee & PSP).

• Automatic views refresh / update enhancement.

• Correction of some minor malfunction (not bugs) and behavior flaws.

    Interface

• "Office-XP" style Menus and Toolbars.
• Support for Visual Styles when running under Windows XP.

• Detail view sort order displayed with arrow tip within header, Windows XP style explorer view.

• New Filterbar function that lets filter data to display for each single field.
• Color selection tool using Ms-Office-like context menu.
• Icons & mediums selection using a context pop-up menu.
• New toolbar options & buttons.
• Treeview & Listview items custom coloring depending on their types & attributes (root items, folders, mediums & objects, lended items, items late for return...).
• Specific context menus for each item types.

    Import/Export

• Re-designed import/export system with support of new features for upcoming filters.
• HTML/XML export filter minor enhancements.
• CD-Player import filter revision with support for also import track titles.
• Possibility to enter any file extension when exporting to another format. It is no longer require to use the default export filter file extension.
• Picture import feature that copies your pictures (cd covers, photos...) into Mediathek special picture folders.
• New export options : Export all or part of your document, Export respecting current sort order or title alphabetical order. 

    Hot! Lending module

• Builtin Lending/borrowing management module.
• List of people who borrow your articles / objects with several fields (ie. membership ID for rental clubs etc...).
• Lending functions available thru New/Edit item window.

• Lending functions directly available from toolbars and context menus.

• Dynamic context menus with list of declared borrowers.

• Specific elements colors for items late for return.

• Log file with customizable syntax to keep track of all movements.
• Real time views refresh for articles that are late for return, depending on current date, without restarting the software.
• Advanced lending options : return date calculation rules (day + x, Day of week selection if return date is a week-end etc...). These advanced functions have been designed for Companies, video rental clubs, librairies, Enterprises comitees...

    Productivity

• Display the current document's statistics when selecting the tree view's root icon
• Filtering function from the detailed view column headers to select the medias to display.
• Possibility to open at the same time all Internet & File links associated to a media.
• New/Edit media window : Editor & Artists selection from a list box filled with all previously entered values for these fields. 
• New Preferences options for lending module (Color selection, date calculation rules etc...).
• Setup of detailed view default display mode (chronological order, sort up or sort down with column selection).
• New Search window with advanced options.
• Integrated features that enhance fields input (auto-complete).

    Other

• Continued support of previous Mediathek releases file format (> 4.x).
• Older Mediathek releases detection and parameters clean-up.
• Coma support with numbers for Value/Price field and system currency format display as well.
• Icon selection available to illustrate books items.
• Comment field applied to all kind of media types, not only Collectibles.
• Comment field length increased to a multi-line text edit field (in order to store detailed information about the media : summary, actors...).
• More advanced options : Treeview & Listview items Color selection, save & restore of the latest Sort order used etc...
• Websites & files association also works with Title field.
• Version checkup of Windows system librairies required by the software. Warning displayed if minimal conditions are not met.
• Licence agreement window with accept/refuse option at first start.
• Mediathek new releases and available updates check over the Internet.
• More command line options for starting Mediathek from command line prompt.

    History : Mediathek release v5.1 new features (July 25th 2002)

• New 32-bit high-color anti-aliased icons used in every document views.
• Display of ALL media/object properties within the detailed list (listview) with same field ordering for all media types.
• Drag & drop support between Detailed view column headers.
• Automatic column size and window splitter position save & restore.
• Improved visibility within document views with auto-activating, hot-tracking, entire line selection...
• Picture preview window enhancement with screen coordinates save & restore and resize feature.
• Added a few icons for Collectibles media (doll, monster, pen..).
• Column headers customization is now also reflected in the New/Edit media window.
• More functions made accessible thru toolbars and added a texte "combo" box for a direct search within the titles listed in detailed view.
• Software successfully tested under Windows 95/98 SE/ME/2000 and XP !.
• Export filter to publish Mediathek files into HTML/XML using a user-made web template with support for run-time html tags for fields and special instructions (loop...).
• New "Save As Web Page" function from File menu without having to use the export filter.
• Import filter to import video medias from Internet database Moviecovers.com (French and English database) with support for picture movie cover import.
• Revision & improvement of others Mediathek 5.0's import/export filters.
• Preview window's content can be copied into Windows Clipboard.
• Automatic column size calculation for printing depending on column size proportions on screen.
• New print feature that prints the list including each media/object icon instead of text (medium types & collectibles).
• Display the current document's statistics when selecting the tree view's root icon.
• Possibility to associate more than one file or internet link with a media.
• New assistant for Types & web sites, to associate local files or internet sites with medias with multi-link support.
• Increase or decrease Collectibles numbers with +/- keys directly from the document views.
• Automatic reloading of all documents that were opened when Mediathek was closed.
• Older Mediathek releases detection and parameters clean-up.
• Enhanced file format with more data and file support for older releases.
• Support for the latest formats (DIVx, SVCD for video media etc...).
• New date & time support and display - AAAA/MM/DD & H:M:S formats.
• Fields revision and additions for some media types.
• Possibility to set the number of items to zero for the collectible media.
• Support for the coma character "," with properties text fields (not supported in previous releases).
• Full application framework re-design for improved performance.
• New Search window with advanced options.
• New start & troubleshooting options command line thru command line arguments.
  Click here to download Mediathek WhatNew & History as text file

    History : Mediathek release v5.0 new features (July 17th 2001)

• New Mediathek logo, application icon and splash window.
• Shortcut to Mediathek added to Windows' quick launch bar.
• Enhanced conviviality with many new shortcuts : Add a new media into the currently selected category using the Insert key...
• New enhanced toolbars with many functions and "Internet Explorer" style.
• Added many functions with no direct shortcuts or hotkeys to toolbars
• Possibility to personnalize the documents titles, i.e. "My wine cellar" instead of "John's Mediathek", which will more precise for managing belongings.
• Possibility to customize the information that should be displayed on your report's footer using runtime variables (date, page, user, time...).
• True Type fonts selection in printing options with different font for header, footer, bars and cell text.
• More than a dozen new icons for the Collectibles media : wine bottles, cellphone, gameboy, fish etc...
• Re-design of all other medium's icons
• When using the Tree's content mode for printing, use of different gray layered colors to display the folders names (in order to reproduce with more efficiency the tree structure).
• Possibility to modify in one operation the type of all medias located in a same folder.
• Possibility to edit column header names for both window display and printing.
• Possibility to associate JPG files for each media (cd covers etc...).
• Add a picture browser window to select images for media.
• Possibility to view media's associated picture quickly and to launch an external viewing/editing software (built-in ACDsee and PSP recognition).
• Complete Preferences window revision to include new features and improve interface. 
• Improved Printing options tab and Page Setup shortcut.
• Add a Folders picture location tab in the Preferences window.
• Add a jpeg files browsing window with preview.
• Rename media by pressing the F2 key from the listview.
• Correction of some misspelled audio formats.
• Add screen ratios (i.e. Widescreen 1:85) and the latest sound formats for the video medias.
• Add many new utilities to convert and replace categories, medium types and icons, between medias.
• Some misc features, corrections and internal code improvements...