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This version of WiiMC removes the picture viewer (and certain codecs) but it also adds many new features and fixes.
Notable new features:
-Enabled ADX audio decoding
Encrypted ADX files such as the ones in NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams are not supported, but can be fixed by first using an external decryption tool, afterwards it will play correctly.
-GameCube controller support
Every button from the Wii Remote is currently mapped.
Please note: there are still some things that require the pointer.
-The option to disable the H.264 deblock filter on a per video basis
To disable simply change the extension of your video to ".dash".
Disabling this increases decoding speed a lot, but decreases visual quality, usually if the video has sufficient bitrate it will look fine. The discontinued stream services on Wii (Netflix, Amazon, Crunchyroll, etc.) would make use of this to increase decoding speed. A global override option is also available.
-Video shuffle modes
Choose from Through, Loop, Shuffle, and Continuous.
-Artwork Viewer for Video and Music modes
Place artwork files on the same directory as the video or audio file, sharing the same filename.
->Song 01.brstm
->Song 01.jpg
*Note: Currently it looks for a .jpg extension, but you can use PNG files as well.
To load descriptions and year/run time info:
Image number = The amount of artwork that will be randomly selected, normally you only want to set it to 1.
Year = The first line that can have text, you may put anything here, but it's intended for year and/or run time, it's right-aligned and does not wrap.
Desc = The rest of the lines which can be used for short descriptions, up to 5 lines, left aligned. Linebreaks are done by adding spaces.
Save the XML with the item's filename.
->Title 02.mkv
->Title 02.xml
The XML must be saved to the "art folder" dir, and will not work on the same folder as the item.
You absolutely need to have at least 1 image present otherwise the desc and year line won't appear.
When using an image or multiple images the naming changes slightly (only when using an xml.)
The difference is adding "_01, _02" etc. to the file names, this is just to allow using multiple artwork
but even if you use 1 you must add _01 to it.
If you use special characters and nothing is showing up then you must save the xml with utf-8 encoding.
The "art folder" can still be used without an xml, just for artwork, but then it follows the original naming style. (without _01)
A PLX playlist can contain "xml=" to specify desc/year but art is still specified by the "thumb=" argument.
The desc/year lines are always in the same area of the screen, so the artwork must have a reasonable vertical size so they don't overlap.
Adding a tunein link to onlinemedia.xml:
Add tunein=http://feed.tunein.com/profiles/sNNNNNN/nowPlaying?&partnerId=RadioTime after an 'image=' element. The image is used as a fallback. Where N is the ID, you can get this by going to the stream's tunein page and looking at the url.
The same can be applied to a PLX playlist. To enable art from Yggdrasil Radio or ANISON.FM an 'image=' link should be specified.
Adding the interlaced flag to an MKV file:
Open mkvtoolnix-gui, select Header editor, open the video file, expand the video track, and select video interlaced flag, check add element, set it to 1. If the video is BFF, you can specify video field order, with a value of 6, (though anything over 1 will use BFF in WiiMC.) Then Ctrl+S to save.
The interlaced flag is read as of version 2.0.0 of WiiMC. It works by syncing the video a specific way that allows CRTs and HDTV's deinterlacers to work correctly. This will only work if Enhanced Resolution is enabled in the global settings. These settings are available for DVD Video in Settings->DVD, it applies to physical DVDs and loading ifo or iso files from sd/usb.
Changing themes:
Open the included meta.xml in a text editor and change the argument for 'theme=' to: gray(default), red, blue, green, random, dynamic, and blank.
- Dynamic will change theme every time you suspend a video, change modes, etc.
- Blank is the gray theme with no background image, used for testing quality of tiled rendering.
Other minor changes:
-An option to enable the volume normalizer audio filter, set it to "2" to enable volnorm method 2.
-An option to always zoom videos to 4:3 ratio. (Only available if the Wii is set to 4:3 mode.)
-An option to enable deflicker, 480i and 576p/480p supported.
-An option to scale the screen width to 720.
-Support updating the Message Board playlog when launching from a channel.
-An option to switch to 240p mode.
This setting can be found in the global section, under the name of Double-Strike.
-Added Screen Burn-in Reduction support. To enable go to Settings->Global, it will dim the screen if the screen saver is active after 4 seconds. This setting requires AHBPROT disabled.
-The option of using an alternate font for subtitles, your video file must include an attachment with the MIME type for fonts. The font must be named "monospace.ttf" alongside the regular subfont.ttf file.
The purpose of this is to seamlessly switch between a monospaced font and a regular font, hence the filename.
-Backported BRSTM demuxer and THP fixes.
-Night Filter setting.
-M3U playlists can include a link for artwork.
For features you can only enable by editing settings.xml:
-Setting the debug option to '2' will enable an on-screen display for currently dropped frames.
Increasing this number will add more info. (3=used memory, 4=fps, audio info)
-Setting the shadow option to '0' will turn off all the shadows in ASS/SSA subtitles styles, it will also force outlines to '1.7'.
Changing it to '2' will remove shadows and outlines for an "opaque box" background.
-Setting bold will force the subtitles to use the bold style.
-Download-
Notable new features:
-Enabled ADX audio decoding
Encrypted ADX files such as the ones in NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams are not supported, but can be fixed by first using an external decryption tool, afterwards it will play correctly.
-GameCube controller support
Every button from the Wii Remote is currently mapped.
Please note: there are still some things that require the pointer.
-The option to disable the H.264 deblock filter on a per video basis
To disable simply change the extension of your video to ".dash".
Disabling this increases decoding speed a lot, but decreases visual quality, usually if the video has sufficient bitrate it will look fine. The discontinued stream services on Wii (Netflix, Amazon, Crunchyroll, etc.) would make use of this to increase decoding speed. A global override option is also available.
-Video shuffle modes
Choose from Through, Loop, Shuffle, and Continuous.
-Artwork Viewer for Video and Music modes
Place artwork files on the same directory as the video or audio file, sharing the same filename.
->Song 01.brstm
->Song 01.jpg
*Note: Currently it looks for a .jpg extension, but you can use PNG files as well.
To load descriptions and year/run time info:
Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<file app="WiiMC" version="1.3.8">
<image number="5"
year="2000 - 1h 27m"
desc="Two Spanish con men win a map to the legendary city of gold, but when they reach El Dorado, things don't go according to plan." />
</file>Year = The first line that can have text, you may put anything here, but it's intended for year and/or run time, it's right-aligned and does not wrap.
Desc = The rest of the lines which can be used for short descriptions, up to 5 lines, left aligned. Linebreaks are done by adding spaces.
Save the XML with the item's filename.
->Title 02.mkv
->Title 02.xml
The XML must be saved to the "art folder" dir, and will not work on the same folder as the item.
You absolutely need to have at least 1 image present otherwise the desc and year line won't appear.
When using an image or multiple images the naming changes slightly (only when using an xml.)
The difference is adding "_01, _02" etc. to the file names, this is just to allow using multiple artwork
but even if you use 1 you must add _01 to it.
If you use special characters and nothing is showing up then you must save the xml with utf-8 encoding.
The "art folder" can still be used without an xml, just for artwork, but then it follows the original naming style. (without _01)
A PLX playlist can contain "xml=" to specify desc/year but art is still specified by the "thumb=" argument.
The desc/year lines are always in the same area of the screen, so the artwork must have a reasonable vertical size so they don't overlap.
Adding a tunein link to onlinemedia.xml:
Add tunein=http://feed.tunein.com/profiles/sNNNNNN/nowPlaying?&partnerId=RadioTime after an 'image=' element. The image is used as a fallback. Where N is the ID, you can get this by going to the stream's tunein page and looking at the url.
Code:
<link name="Display name" addr="http://link to radio" image="http://link to default artwork" tunein="http://feed.tunein.com/profiles/sNNNNNN/nowPlaying?&partnerId=RadioTime" />Adding the interlaced flag to an MKV file:
Open mkvtoolnix-gui, select Header editor, open the video file, expand the video track, and select video interlaced flag, check add element, set it to 1. If the video is BFF, you can specify video field order, with a value of 6, (though anything over 1 will use BFF in WiiMC.) Then Ctrl+S to save.
The interlaced flag is read as of version 2.0.0 of WiiMC. It works by syncing the video a specific way that allows CRTs and HDTV's deinterlacers to work correctly. This will only work if Enhanced Resolution is enabled in the global settings. These settings are available for DVD Video in Settings->DVD, it applies to physical DVDs and loading ifo or iso files from sd/usb.
Changing themes:
Open the included meta.xml in a text editor and change the argument for 'theme=' to: gray(default), red, blue, green, random, dynamic, and blank.
- Dynamic will change theme every time you suspend a video, change modes, etc.
- Blank is the gray theme with no background image, used for testing quality of tiled rendering.
Other minor changes:
-An option to enable the volume normalizer audio filter, set it to "2" to enable volnorm method 2.
-An option to always zoom videos to 4:3 ratio. (Only available if the Wii is set to 4:3 mode.)
-An option to enable deflicker, 480i and 576p/480p supported.
-An option to scale the screen width to 720.
-Support updating the Message Board playlog when launching from a channel.
-An option to switch to 240p mode.
This setting can be found in the global section, under the name of Double-Strike.
-Added Screen Burn-in Reduction support. To enable go to Settings->Global, it will dim the screen if the screen saver is active after 4 seconds. This setting requires AHBPROT disabled.
-The option of using an alternate font for subtitles, your video file must include an attachment with the MIME type for fonts. The font must be named "monospace.ttf" alongside the regular subfont.ttf file.
The purpose of this is to seamlessly switch between a monospaced font and a regular font, hence the filename.
-Backported BRSTM demuxer and THP fixes.
-Night Filter setting.
-M3U playlists can include a link for artwork.
For features you can only enable by editing settings.xml:
-Setting the debug option to '2' will enable an on-screen display for currently dropped frames.
Increasing this number will add more info. (3=used memory, 4=fps, audio info)
-Setting the shadow option to '0' will turn off all the shadows in ASS/SSA subtitles styles, it will also force outlines to '1.7'.
Changing it to '2' will remove shadows and outlines for an "opaque box" background.
-Setting bold will force the subtitles to use the bold style.
-Download-
Update January 31, 2021
- Prevent clashing options for 'force-ass-style' when mixing bold and shadow/box settings.
- Fixed all visual glitches when using tiled rendering.
- The seekbar progress and info now reset after the video ends.
- 'Auto' Enhanced Resolution is now enabled for ~4:3 videos in 16:9 mode.
Update January 6, 2021:
- Added 'JPEG Resample' global option. If the JPEG art file is over 188px wide scale down to 188x, it gives cover art a softer look. If the 'screensaver art' setting is set to 'full' this limit is changed to 448x to match the full screen size.
Update January 1, 2021:
- Perfect sync in 29.97 videos.
- Fixed random audio desync when using subtitles. (partly enables nocorrect-pts)
- Added HTTP hack to reconnect after idling, instead of closing the video.
- Added setting for displaying album artwork on the screensaver, choose from Top, Side, and Full.
- Removed samplerate switching, always uses 48kHz.
- Fixed crash when pressing L/R on a GC controller while screensaver is active.
- Don't show the first few frames, fixes garbage when loading from System Menu.
- Make cover art size 188x, fixes forced filtering.
- Enabled FLAC metadata reading.
- Seed the random function for cover art.
- Delay 2 seconds when loading from SD cards, fixes initial slowdown. (depends on the video)
- Corrected scale when using 'Force Fullscreen' setting.
- Changed VI scale to 711 for 16:9 mode.
- Added tiled rendering as a setting.
- Fix memory leak when toggling 'Force 576p'.
- Merged libass speed improvement.
- Pressing B on GC or WUPC can close message/keyboard prompts.
- Removed 'CorrectPAR' from libass, now it will always display at the correct AR.
- Added dynamic cover art from tunein for radio streams.
- Added site-specific dynamic cover art for Yggdrasil Radio, ANISON.FM, and CVGM.
- Added OGG Vorbis metadata reading.
- Added AIFF metadata reading.
- Added support for reading embedded cover art in aac(.m4a), mp3, flac, ogg, asf(.wma), and aiff.
- Removed MPlayer's ASF demuxer, now uses ffmpeg (supports text and picture metadata.)
- Increase art size limit from 200 KB to 900KB
- Proper 16:9 support in the gui.
- MKV files with the interlace flag will use a different sync method to allow CRTs to play interlaced video properly.
- Added a DVD Video setting for selecting the sync type, this allows perfect sync in interlaced videos.
- If screensaver art is set to 'Full' adjust JPEG downscale to 448px
- Themes as args: theme= gray, red, green, blue, random, dynamic, and blank.
- The argument 'path=' can now be specified to launch videos from sd/usb, but the original way still works.
- English, Spanish, and French will now search for def.ttf to allow users to switch the gui's font.
- Added ID3v2.2 for MP3 metadata reading. (Doesn't follow the standard fully, but it works.)
- Added ID3v2.3 for MP3 metadata reading.
- Added ID3v2.4 for MP3 metadata reading. (Only supports the same as v2.3 but reads TDRC for year.)
- Update to 2.0.0.
Update June 21, 2020: Added a new setting -Force 576p-, adjusted the gui slightly to fit more description text, corrected aspect ratio for artwork/posters in widescreen mode.
Update June 16, 2020: Load fonts at startup to improve performance with subtitles, if no fonts are available it will load an internal one, added support for BorderStyle=4.
Update December 29, 2019: Improve stability when loading descriptions from XML files.
Update December 15, 2019: Handle debug=4 case to not crash when there is no audio info available, correct some quirks with descriptions getting stuck in the online media area.
Update December 10, 2019: Try to fix memory leaks when using XML files for file descriptions, fix hang when loading audio files with 'video loop' enabled, added delay to avoid crashing when moving the pointer fast enough on items.
Update October 27, 2019: Add optional descriptions for items when using the art viewer, added a setting that lets the user pick a folder to look for artwork/info, support desc/year line for PLX playlists, added an extra buffered image that might help maintaining performance between videos, further tweaked the mem2 allocations to reduce the likelihood of out of memory errors when loading or playing a video, added debug=3 to show free mem1/2, and debug=4 to disable pointer controls.
Update August 1, 2019: Artwork Viewer, support for artwork in M3U playlists, BRSTM demuxer, video bar will no longer show a tooltip, a night filter setting, THP files now display total length, AVI hack to enable restore points in h264 files, if shadows are 0 also remove ScaledBorderAndShadow.
Update July 1, 2019: Video Shuffling modes, restored NTFS/EXT support, made some minor changes to the playback bar so it shows the current time until the very end.
Update May 18, 2019: Tweaked volnorm setting so that it can be switched without reloading.
Update February 12, 2019: Added settings for controlling libass shadows, a display for dropped frames, and other small tweaks.
Update August 20, 2018: Added a setting that removes writing to device during usage. This prevents initial slowdown when loading a video if you were previously on the settings screen.
Update August 14, 2018: GameCube controller's R trigger can be used to change the current angle.
Update July 06, 2018: Sync to video, should fix any remaining tearing (usually in 60fps video or during buffering), added a setting to disable libass, added a setting to reduce cache size to 2MB, added some minor fixes to prevent small instances of lag in certain situations.
Update June 11, 2018: Exit during video playback when using autoboot, default value for burn-in is now taken from system settings.
Update May 16, 2018: Added Wiimpathy's autoboot file support, added 240p switching.
Update April 22, 2018: Enable GC controller to work in window prompts, add max VI width setting, hide YT quality levels from the settings menu.
Update April 17, 2018: Enable seeking in http streams, added new options to the settings menu, added global setting for skipping deblocking, added burn-in reduction.
- Prevent clashing options for 'force-ass-style' when mixing bold and shadow/box settings.
- Fixed all visual glitches when using tiled rendering.
- The seekbar progress and info now reset after the video ends.
- 'Auto' Enhanced Resolution is now enabled for ~4:3 videos in 16:9 mode.
Update January 6, 2021:
- Added 'JPEG Resample' global option. If the JPEG art file is over 188px wide scale down to 188x, it gives cover art a softer look. If the 'screensaver art' setting is set to 'full' this limit is changed to 448x to match the full screen size.
Update January 1, 2021:
- Perfect sync in 29.97 videos.
- Fixed random audio desync when using subtitles. (partly enables nocorrect-pts)
- Added HTTP hack to reconnect after idling, instead of closing the video.
- Added setting for displaying album artwork on the screensaver, choose from Top, Side, and Full.
- Removed samplerate switching, always uses 48kHz.
- Fixed crash when pressing L/R on a GC controller while screensaver is active.
- Don't show the first few frames, fixes garbage when loading from System Menu.
- Make cover art size 188x, fixes forced filtering.
- Enabled FLAC metadata reading.
- Seed the random function for cover art.
- Delay 2 seconds when loading from SD cards, fixes initial slowdown. (depends on the video)
- Corrected scale when using 'Force Fullscreen' setting.
- Changed VI scale to 711 for 16:9 mode.
- Added tiled rendering as a setting.
- Fix memory leak when toggling 'Force 576p'.
- Merged libass speed improvement.
- Pressing B on GC or WUPC can close message/keyboard prompts.
- Removed 'CorrectPAR' from libass, now it will always display at the correct AR.
- Added dynamic cover art from tunein for radio streams.
- Added site-specific dynamic cover art for Yggdrasil Radio, ANISON.FM, and CVGM.
- Added OGG Vorbis metadata reading.
- Added AIFF metadata reading.
- Added support for reading embedded cover art in aac(.m4a), mp3, flac, ogg, asf(.wma), and aiff.
- Removed MPlayer's ASF demuxer, now uses ffmpeg (supports text and picture metadata.)
- Increase art size limit from 200 KB to 900KB
- Proper 16:9 support in the gui.
- MKV files with the interlace flag will use a different sync method to allow CRTs to play interlaced video properly.
- Added a DVD Video setting for selecting the sync type, this allows perfect sync in interlaced videos.
- If screensaver art is set to 'Full' adjust JPEG downscale to 448px
- Themes as args: theme= gray, red, green, blue, random, dynamic, and blank.
- The argument 'path=' can now be specified to launch videos from sd/usb, but the original way still works.
- English, Spanish, and French will now search for def.ttf to allow users to switch the gui's font.
- Added ID3v2.2 for MP3 metadata reading. (Doesn't follow the standard fully, but it works.)
- Added ID3v2.3 for MP3 metadata reading.
- Added ID3v2.4 for MP3 metadata reading. (Only supports the same as v2.3 but reads TDRC for year.)
- Update to 2.0.0.
Update June 21, 2020: Added a new setting -Force 576p-, adjusted the gui slightly to fit more description text, corrected aspect ratio for artwork/posters in widescreen mode.
Update June 16, 2020: Load fonts at startup to improve performance with subtitles, if no fonts are available it will load an internal one, added support for BorderStyle=4.
Update December 29, 2019: Improve stability when loading descriptions from XML files.
Update December 15, 2019: Handle debug=4 case to not crash when there is no audio info available, correct some quirks with descriptions getting stuck in the online media area.
Update December 10, 2019: Try to fix memory leaks when using XML files for file descriptions, fix hang when loading audio files with 'video loop' enabled, added delay to avoid crashing when moving the pointer fast enough on items.
Update October 27, 2019: Add optional descriptions for items when using the art viewer, added a setting that lets the user pick a folder to look for artwork/info, support desc/year line for PLX playlists, added an extra buffered image that might help maintaining performance between videos, further tweaked the mem2 allocations to reduce the likelihood of out of memory errors when loading or playing a video, added debug=3 to show free mem1/2, and debug=4 to disable pointer controls.
Update August 1, 2019: Artwork Viewer, support for artwork in M3U playlists, BRSTM demuxer, video bar will no longer show a tooltip, a night filter setting, THP files now display total length, AVI hack to enable restore points in h264 files, if shadows are 0 also remove ScaledBorderAndShadow.
Update July 1, 2019: Video Shuffling modes, restored NTFS/EXT support, made some minor changes to the playback bar so it shows the current time until the very end.
Update May 18, 2019: Tweaked volnorm setting so that it can be switched without reloading.
Update February 12, 2019: Added settings for controlling libass shadows, a display for dropped frames, and other small tweaks.
Update August 20, 2018: Added a setting that removes writing to device during usage. This prevents initial slowdown when loading a video if you were previously on the settings screen.
Update August 14, 2018: GameCube controller's R trigger can be used to change the current angle.
Update July 06, 2018: Sync to video, should fix any remaining tearing (usually in 60fps video or during buffering), added a setting to disable libass, added a setting to reduce cache size to 2MB, added some minor fixes to prevent small instances of lag in certain situations.
Update June 11, 2018: Exit during video playback when using autoboot, default value for burn-in is now taken from system settings.
Update May 16, 2018: Added Wiimpathy's autoboot file support, added 240p switching.
Update April 22, 2018: Enable GC controller to work in window prompts, add max VI width setting, hide YT quality levels from the settings menu.
Update April 17, 2018: Enable seeking in http streams, added new options to the settings menu, added global setting for skipping deblocking, added burn-in reduction.
Dynamic cover art from tunein
Dynamic cover art from ANISON.FM
Dynamic cover art from Yggdrasil Radio + correct 16:9 support.
New settings
Deflicker: OFF/ON
Older shots with outdated info:
Interface without the photo viewer (original widescreen support was 768x480)
Interface without the photo viewer (composite)
4:3 interface without picture viewer.
640x240p mode.
Dynamic cover art from ANISON.FM
Dynamic cover art from Yggdrasil Radio + correct 16:9 support.
New settings
Deflicker: OFF/ON
Older shots with outdated info:
Interface without the photo viewer (original widescreen support was 768x480)
Interface without the photo viewer (composite)
4:3 interface without picture viewer.
640x240p mode.
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