Susurrus:

Hey Derek,

I have been using Beta 6 for a few days and it works perfectly!  One feature I want to request is two-fold: 1) be able to select shows by title to be transcoded instead of one or all & 2) for the resulting files to hold onto the meta data so iTunes can sort them properly.

Thank you for all your hard work, and a very elegant and easy to use program.

Sus

Thanks for letting me know, Sus.  It might surprise people to know that silence doesn't necessarily mean no bugs.  I also need to know if the beta release has been working.  BETA7 is out now, though the changes from BETA6 mostly reflect Zen Vision support and a better H264 encode.

Check out the FAQ and Releases pages from the homepage for the answer to both of your questions.  So far, no 1.0.6 BETA7 bugs.  Might be able to release 1.06 Sunday or Monday at this rate.

Cheers

Derek

abuttino:

I used your utility, was pretty good except I told it to stop the service and it kept re-running after I rebooted.

best to go into system startup config and switch it off from doing so ;)

run>msconfig>startup tab :)

@ Derek :)   Nice to see you promoting this super app here as well. Im sure many will find it invaluable :)

I hope I still retain the rank of no.1 x64 compliance tester :)
 
lolz :p

astro

Your x64 rank is pretty secure at the moment Astro.  As for promotion, I'll probably drop some links into other forums and the like once 1.0.6 goes gold.  Got any suggestions for good locations?

MCEBuddy beta testers, 1.0.6 BETA9 is available

This beta contains the following changes:

• Improved encodes for almost everything
• Blackberry and Zune encodes
• 2 pass encodes return and the now work with commercial skipping
• Default MCEBuddy comskip.ini profile is now optimised (original default comskip is also provided)
• Volume normalisation is performed (not too quiet or too loud after conversion)
• UI improvements, profiles are easier to read
• Network connection is now performed using more Vista friendly code

Download here http://mcebuddy.com/files/default.aspx?Sort=PostDate

Cheers

Derek

After many weeks MCEBuddy 1.0.6 has been released
Many thanks to the MCEBuddy beta testers for their time and effort.

New features in MCBuddy 1.0.6

- Simpler configuration UI with basic and advanced modes  - Improved conversions (size options, better compatibility, more portable device support, better quality and faster speed)  - Default conversions to retain existing recording dimensions (no resizing)  - Option to perform an additional conversion as well as normal conversion.  eg. One for Media Center, one for iPod.  - Conversion progress indicator  - Support for two pass encoding  - Mencoder .conf file support  - File wildcard selection  - Resized configuration panel for smaller displays, supports large fonts  - Improved network connections  - Misc bug fixes

Download it from here: http://www.mcebuddy.com

MCEBuddy 1.0.7 Released

New in 1.0.7
- Updated and improved encodes
- Updated comskip and less aggressive ad removal profile
- Misc bug fixes