Mediathek(R) 5.1 Premium Edition Copyright (C) 2002 S. Faucourt - http://www.faucourt.com 1.1) Major new features in Mediathek 5.1 - 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------- HISTORY of previous releases : 2.1) Major new features in Mediathek 5.0 - New splash window/mediathek logo and icons - New IE style toolbars and menus, and new fresh interface - Support for JPEG files to illustrate your medias. For example, you can associate packaging covers for your DVDs - JPEG preview window and support for external viewing software - Major printing enhancements with support for True-Type fonts - Document title full customization : instead of just using the default title (i.e. "my name's mediathek"), you can now type what you like, for example "my name's wine cellar". - Possibility to customize column headers for viewing & printing - Many productivity shortcuts to improve user-input (see details) - Added productivity tools to fasten medium conversions - More than a dozen new icons to illustrate your collectibles - Support for the latest medium types available and video/sound standards - Enhanced Import / Export filters - Minor bugs corrected (see details) - Enhancement Requests for Mediathek 5.1 2.2) Detailled list of Mediathek 5.0's new features - New design : Mediathek has a new splash/logo, better icons and the latest interface enhancements like IE style toolbars, menus with icons, and "Office-2K organized like" controls within windows and dialog boxes. Added a new toolbar for Advanced featured and reviewed the Main and Edit toolbars. also, almost every single medium icon has been redesigned. - Support for JPEG files : This feature has been requested by many Mediathek users thru the world. Now, each media can be associated with a jpeg picture to illustrate it (for example your audio/software/video packagings, pictures of your collectibles and so on...) Mediathek uses 5 directories to read pictures. Your pictures must be placed into these directories, depending on the media type they are illustrating. These directories can be changed from the Preferences window. A preview window is also available to display Jpeg pictures when a media is selected, without having to open its properties. This window can be hidden or showed as you like. It's also possible to launch an external software to view or edit the picture. ACDSee and Paint Shop Pro are automatically detected if they have been installed correctly on your system. - Major printing enhancements Support for True-Type fonts, the font, size and attributes can be selected for each part of text printed : Headers, Bars, Cell text and Footer. Support for footer customization with run-time variables, for example "&u &d page &p/&t" will give something like "user 1/1/2001 page 1/22". The first printing mode displays bars for each directory. Now, a different color can be associated to show the directory's depth from the main item in the treeview (left). Possibility to print media prices, but without including the price summary (these were not dissociated in previous releases). Each single printing parameter can now be customize from the Preferences window tabs. - Document title full customization : instead of just using the default title (i.e. "my name's mediathek"), you can now type what you like, for example "my name's wine cellar". This was also a major requested feature. - Possibility to customize column headers for viewing & printing. This feature was also one of the most requested by users. Now, you can edit the column headers (titles) for each media type and save them as the base for Mediathek, or just inside your document file, or both. The headers are used in printing and viewing (listview). They can be used to translate the software for non-English & French speaking countries. - Many productivity shortcuts to improve user-input : F2 key can be used to rename medias (a shortcut has been added to the Edit toolbar). INSERT can be used to add a media within the current category. Double-click support to display properties from the listview (this feature was only suported from the treeview). The media's name is displayed in the deletion confirm window. Possibility to restore Mediathek 'first run' default to use if your configuration has been too much altered. - Added productivity tools to fasten medium conversions. Three tools can be found from the Advanced toolbar : Type replacement allow media type replacing for the selected folder or category. Icons replacement allow media medium/icons replacing for the selected folder or category. Clean types can be used to remove unused media types from your document's default parameters. - Many new icons to illustrate your collectibles, here a small list of some NEW icons : wine bottle, ship, gift, plants, money, electronics (videogames, pda...) - Support for the latest medium types available and video/sound standards. Added CDRW for software and DVD/MP3 for audio types. Corrected some misspelled video & audio formats, and added the latest audios like Dolby 5.1 and 6.1. - Enhanced Import / Export filters : The previous Mediathek filters have been redesigned with a new user interface and support for the latest Mediathek additions. You can import data from MS Cinemania, Windows Cd-Player and Import/Export text files. More filters can be found from http://www.faucourt.com - Minor bugs corrected : Improved loading code for faster reading. When the medium type of a media is changed from the treeview (left), the corresponding media's icon is also updated in the listview. When a folder is renamed, it is now placed in its correct position depending on the alphabetical order. When a collectible media is moved from a directory to another, the name doesn't loose the number of occurences -i.e. NBA cards (10)-. - Enhancement Requests for Mediathek 5.1 You can submit your enhancement ideas/requests, using the online suggestion form provided at http://www.faucourt.com You will also find at this adress, the current list of features planned for the next release. 3.1) Mediathek Millenium new features - release 4.5 is a minor release which consists more in having a new name for its becoming to the Freeware market. - Added DVD audio media properties and also DTS and Dolby 5.1 - Added Dolby 5.1 to video media properties - Mediathek has been rebuilt using Visual C++ 5.x to ensure Year2K compatibility - Added a lot of new icons for Collectibles media, icon browsing and selection much improved and made easier. 3.2) Mediathek'98 (4.00) new features - Addition of a new media type : collectible. This media type comes with all its associated functionnalities, like any other medias. Mediathek now allows to manage virtually everything you own. - Added a price/value information for all media kinds. From now on, you will be able to track down the value of the entire library, or any part of it. - User now has the choice to include or not OLE summary information with document file. This functionnality has been added because of the numerous versions of OLE librairies depending of the system's release number. These variations can seriously hang the system and create data loss. - Drag & Drop enhancements. Drag & Drop operations are now a lot more easier and the window scrolls correctly up and down. - Enhancement of the Search functionnality. It is now possible to search medias by names, and also by Editor-Artist-Brand field. - The Text export filter has been improved and allow coma delimited export with fixed columns length (some database or spreasheets software can not import data with a variable column length). - Added a Text Import Filter so that user can import its library from its previous managing software, if it is capable of text exporting. This filter has a lot of default values so that you can import data, even if you were not using all the fields that Mediathek requires. - Copy/Cut and Paste functions now use Windows Clipboard in text mode. You can now enter yourself the medias you wish to paste by using a text editor and respecting Mediathek's clipboard format. - Possibility to copy an entire folder's contents in Windows Clipboard. It is also possible to paste several medias from the clipboard, in a one- step operation. - Added a second printing mode. The first mode consists of printing the medias according to the listview contents (right pannel of the document window), with the same sort order. The new mode allows to print medias from the treeview (a whole category or just a folder's contents) sorted by folders, then by alphabetical order. In this mode, a separating banner is added for each new folder. - Added a lot of printing features : possibility to include media prices data, second printing mode, color settings... - Possibility to re-estimate the price of all medias within a same folder (by multiplying or a signed addition). - Possibility to replace the Type Field, of all medias that matches the search, with a new value for this field. A summary can be displayed when it's done. - Added a progress indicator in Mediathek main window's status bar for every operation that could last more than a few seconds (i.e. supress a folder...) - New design for a lot of Mediathek's dialog boxes, including 16 and 256 colors icons in most windows. - The Name field length has been enlarged - Auto-detection for Mediathek documents saved with an older version. These files can be read with Mediathek'98, but can not be saved with a previous file format. - Possibility to display the Filter Settings windows before each import or export operation. - Improvement of printer changing detection 3.3) Mediathek v3.52 new features - After a folder has been renamed, the treeview is sorted so that the folder's entry goes to the correct position. - It is now possible to import Mediathek documents, even if it contains OLE summary information (this was not functionning properly in previous release). - Tips file is now accessible, whatever current folder is when Mediathek is started. - Context sensitive informations are now displayed correctly in Mediathek's status bar when associated menu options are selected. - Added medias DVD, LP and 78T, and DTS sound. - Use of all kinds of icons (sizes and colors) for Mediathek main icon. - Possibility to empty a folder's contents by erasing only medias within. User can also choose to keep or erase subfolders. - Added a second toolbar that contains all main Edit functions. - Added options that allows to expand or collapse the entire tree view contents from the selected folder or main category icon, in a single operation. These functions are available from context menus, Edit toolbar, and regular menus. - Added OLE summary information in the document file (author, revision number, keywords, etc..). These statistics can be displayed from Windows Explorer by selected file Properties, when Mediathek is not running. - Added direct access to document statistics from menus and toolbar. - Added Internet functionnalities : user can associate Web Site adress to each Editor or Artist in his library. Mediathek can connect to these sites from a media's properties window and also from context menu when a media is selected. - Added an Internet settings tab in Preferences window. Also added a Web Site Management tab on the same window as the Default Type Managements. From the web site management tab, user can manage web sites, add or erase links and add URLs to its Internet browser's favorites folder. - Added a new context menu activated on mouse right-click into Mediathek's main window. - Added user input functionnalities : each time an artist or editor is entered, Mediathek scans the current library and automatically corrects characters cast according to previously entered medias. When an artist name is entered, his associated category is also automatically filled in. - New printing functionnalities : possibility to include line numbers, to display pages and total number of pages, to display or not the grid, to display the name of current folder.